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1 mass SCHEDULE FEB. 18- 26, 2017 02/18 5:30 Julie Toy 02/19 9:30 Austin Petty 02/20 0:00 NO SERVICES 02/21 6:00 Bill Williams 02/22 8:00 Margie Colvin 02/23 NOON Liz Nolan 02/24 8:00 Bill Hart 02/25 5:30 Rosemary Love 02/26 9:30 Julie Toy _____ SUNDAY COLLECTION 2- 12-2017 - $4, _____ SATURDAY SUNDAY February 25th & 26th 5:30 9:30 R: Louis Kavanaugh, III R: Cindy Sermersheim H: Rodney Babrick H: Raymond Hart C: John Taylor C: Trudy Fuhs C: Lea Ann Taylor C: Sharon Grindstaff Server: Noah Bradley Server: Bristol Yoder Server: Ashlyn Kane Server: Lexi Traylor Greeters: Steve & Pat Riney Greeters: Tony & Trudy Fuhs Ushers: Bill Baker & Steve Riney Ushers: Brian & Brad Traylor Gift Bearers: mark & Jane Sturgeon Gift Bearers: Linda Parson s & Normita Aishe Collection Counters for February 26th are David Hedrick & Tim Showalter.

2 From the desk of Fr. Jim One week from this Wednesday, March 1st, we will observe Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. It is a day of fast and abstinence. (No meat, only three meals with no snack between them) I encourage you to do something extra during the Lenten season to help you grow spiritually and to help throw away bad habits and sin so you can celebrate Easter renewed in mind, heart and spirit. The parish will provide some materials to help you, if you choose to use them. The Lenten version of The Word Among Us will be available as will a limited number of Our Daily Bread. This small prayer pamphlet is good from March through May. Another resource is Handbook for catholic Families. Currently we have enough of these for one book per household. Please limit yourself to one until every household has had a chance to get theirs. As always there is the Rice Bowl program. Materials will be available for that too.

3 Beside all those things, remember prayer, fasting and almsgiving are the three practices recommended by the Church. Masses for Ash Wednesday will be celebrated at ST. PETER CHURCH on Tuesday evening, February 28, at 6:00 and Wednesday, March 1, at 7:00 PRAY FOR THE SICK AND SHUT-INS OF OUR PARISH. Remember all our parishioners who have special needs. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for your 2016 contributions to St. Peter parish are ready. Since not everyone uses the information on their tax return, we will send a report only to those who request it. You can phone in or email your request. Letters will be mailed out on Wednesday and Thursday of each week. GARDEN OF SORROW AND JOY Anyone may be memorialized, young, old, etc. Space for information on the pavers is limited. Three lines are possible on each paver. Each line is limited to 14 characters (including spaces). If you wish to remember several, work out the language to fit that space.

4 Anyone can buy more than one paver. The cost is $ each. When requesting your paver and sending in payment please send it to St. Peter Church. All information will be confidential and a letter of receipt will be sent to all buyers. Make your check out to St. Peter Church and you will receive notice that your gift is tax deductible. If you are a member of St. Peter your donation will be attached to your annual giving record. ANNUAL VOCATIONS APPRECIATIONS DINNER at K of C, Washington on Thursday, February 23rd. 6:00 Social Hour, 7:00 , Dinner. This year will be our first year to be able to honor our own Deanery s new Seminarian, Tyler Underhill. Tickets for the dinner will be $ Tickets at the door will be $12:00. Any questions, please contact Greg McCarty (812-259-5838) or the parish office. WATY is partnering with Monical s Pizza in Vincennes for a fundraiser. We will be selling Monical s Oven ready Pizza, choices being: sausage or pepperoni or cheese for $10 each, payable at the time of order.

5 These pizzas are made in Vincennes Monical s and frozen for you to take home A tentative pick up date at the parish will be the weekend of February 25th & 26th. HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR catholic FAITH? What is the name of the proper liturgical color for the season of Lent? St. Peter catholic Church Montgomery, IN Founded 1818 Saturday mass 5:30 Sunday mass 9:30 CONFESSIONS 4:30 5:00 Saturday at St. Peter 5:30 - 5:50 Tuesday at All Saints Rev. James E. Koressel, Pastor 305 North Second Street / Box 10 Montgomery, Indiana 47558-0010 812-486-3149 812-486-5126 (Cell Phone Fr. Jim) 812-486-2571 (Fax) Parish Secretary s hours: Wednesday 8 12:00 noon & Thursday 9:30 1:30 PRAYER CHAIN (Lea Ann) 812-644-7698. ALL SAINTS HALL RENTAL Call St. Peter Rectory 812-486-3149. Email address: Website: (more bulletin information can be found here) Like us on Facebook Please contact the Rectory to register in the parish. All weddings must be scheduled at least 6 months in advance.

6 Check weekly bulletin for weekday and Holy Day mass times. Baptism: contact the Rectory. Anointing of the Sick: contact the Rectory. Reconciliation: check bulletin for schedule or call the Rectory for an appointment. Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time February 19, 2017 ANSWER: The proper color for the season of Lent is Red Violet. This shade of violet is contrasted with the Blue Violet of Advent. The blue makes reference to the last month of Mary s pregnancy. The Red in Lent refers to the blood of Christ shed for our sins. There is a subtle difference but proof that nothing happens in our Church by accident. WISDOM OR FOOLISHNESS? Sometimes the idea of repentance can seem old-fashioned, na ve, even foolish. But if you re looking for real foolishness, you ll find it in today s readings. We begin with Leviticus and the admonition Take no revenge and cherish no grudge (19:18). We ve heard that message before, of course, so we might forget how far it is from the so-called practical realities of life.

7 St. Paul warns us about being practical, though. Whoever considers himself wise had better become a fool, because the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God (1 Corinthians 3:19). This foolishness continues in today s Gospel: Offer no resistance to one who is evil (Matthew 5:39). In fact, turn the other cheek when you ve been slapped. Hand over your coat as well as your shirt. Be like God, who sends sunshine and rain on the bad as well as the good. Be perfect, Jesus says, just as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48). THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE GOSPEL The so-called wisdom of this world tells us that it is foolish to keep working for peace, to keep up the struggle for life against the many and various merchants of death. It is foolish to keep siding with the poor and downtrodden against the economic forces of the marketplace. It is foolish, also, to give to the one who asks of you (Matthew 5:42). Or so goes the wisdom of this world.

8 It is foolish to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matthew 5:44). It is foolish to let someone get away with striking you in the face, to give in when someone sues you for the very clothes off your back, to let someone make you work without pay. Yet that is what Jesus encourages us to do. Why? Maybe only the poets, the prophets, and the so-called fools can answer, because the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God (1 Corinthians 3:19). It does seem, however, that if we want to follow the path of Jesus, we must eventually come down firmly on the side of what the world deems foolishness. Today s Readings: Leviticus 19:1 2, 17 18; Psalm 103:1 4, 8, 10, 12 13; 1 Corinthians 3:16 23; Matthew 5:38 48 Copyright 2007, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. St. Joseph catholic Church in Princeton will host a Fish Fry dinner from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, March 3rd in the School Cafeteria, 427 S Stormont St.; Princeton. The dinner will include fish, hush puppies, potato salad, baked beans, macaroni & cheese, applesauce, dessert and drink.

9 The cost is $ for adults; $ for kids 10 and younger. Carry out is available. St. Bernard Raffle Corvette at Eastland Mall Raffle tickets are now on sale for the 29th Annual Classic Corvette Raffle benefiting Saint Bernard Parish and School in Rockport. This year s car is a roman red 1962 Corvette convertible in show condition. The Corvette will be on display on Saturdays and Sundays for five consecutive weeks, February 11 through March 12 inside Eastland Mall in Evansville. Everyone is invited to view the car and purchase tickets. This will be the only opportunity for the public to view the car prior to the drawing at 9:00 CDT on August 19, 2017. You may also view photos and download ticket order forms by going to The phone number to order tickets is 812-649-9113. The cost of each opportunity is $ or 4 for $ Indiana Raffle License #141806. Washington catholic 7th grade class will be sponsoring a yard sale in June. The yard sale will be a fundraiser to help raise money for their 8th grade field trip next year.

10 We are asking the members of Saint Peter's if they would like to donate toys, furniture, clothing, household goods, or anything else. Please contact Tiffany Robinson at 812-698-4202. Also, if you have big items, like furniture, that you wish to donate we will be more than happy to come and pick it up. Indy s Got Sisters! | February 24-25 | Indianapolis, IN Spend 24 hours visiting and praying with sisters from a variety of religious communities. Come experience community life, while asking questions about discernment and getting answers in real time, for single catholic women ages 18-40. For more information, contact Sister Theresa Sullivan, , at or 812-963-7556. Register now online at Annual Lenten Day of Recollection The St. Vincent de Paul Society cordially invites you to attend their annual Lenten Day of Recollection on March 4, 2017 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Seton Residence.