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Visit us on the Internet at www.stpeterkirkwood.org or send your comments to: parishsitemanager@stpeterkirkwood.org Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Rectory (966-8600) for details regarding participation in the preparation program. We encourage expectant parents to make arrangements for the preparation program at least a few months prior to the birth of their child. Sacrament of Marriage Please contact the rectory for details regarding the preparation program. In accordance with Archdiocesan policy, couples should contact a member of the parish clergy at least six months prior to their proposed wedding date. Holy Orders and Consecrated (Religious) Life If interested, please call the parish rectory or the Archdiocesan Office of Vocations at 792-6460 Rectory/Parish Office 243 West Argonne Drive Saint Louis, Missouri 63122 966-8600 (Phone) 966-5721 (Fax) Saint Peter Elementary School Pre-K thru Eighth Grade 215 North Clay Saint Louis, Missouri 63122 821-0460 Offices of Faith Formation Linda Doyle, 822-1347, ext. 3001 Parish School of Religion Jan Hartmann, 822-1347, ext. 3004 Office of Youth Ministry Robby Francis, Director of Youth Ministry 822-1347, ext. 3003 Office of Music Ministry Carol Bauer, Liturgical Music Coordinator 822-1347, ext. 3005 Pastoral Council Mr. Bill Carmody, Chairperson 984-0534 Mrs. Sue McAtee, Vice Chairperson 965-5203 Mrs. Patty Boyd, Secretary 966-3835 Finance Commission Mrs. Diane Hadler, Chairperson 822-0422 Mr. Dave Patritti, Vice-Chairperson 835-1170 St. Vincent de Paul Society 314-289-6101 Ext. 2220 (Voice Mail) Calendar Coordinator Cathy Herrmann, 822-1347, ext. 3002 Parish Center 821-6219 Bulletin Deadline!! Articles intended for publication in the Bulletin must be submitted to the rectory by Monday, at 3:OOPM for the following Sunday’s Bulletin. All announcements must be in writing with a name and telephone number attached. Please remember St. Peter Catholic Church in your will. 2 YEAR OF PRAYER ST. PETER PARISH PRAYER Lord, thank you for the rich history you have bestowed on our family of St. Peter in Kirkwood. Blessed by your grace, we ask that you be present in our parish today. Guide us as we celebrate our gifts through worship, education and loving service. Holy Spirit, create within us a vision for the future that we live, witness and proclaim the good news of Christ. Amen Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:OOPM (Satisfies Sunday obligation) Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:OOAM, 11:OOAM and 6:OOPM Weekday Mass Schedule Monday - Friday: 6:45AM & 8:15AM Saturday: 8:15AM Holy Day Mass Schedule Consult the bulletin for Mass times http://www.stpeterkirkwood.org Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:45 to 4:45PM or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Friday, 6:00AM to 10:00PM St. Angela Merici Chapel in Ursuline Hall adjacent to the Church building For more information or to sign up for a weekly Holy Hour of prayer contact Kathy Fotouhi at 821-4347 Baptism Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday of the month at 12:30PM. Parents are expected to participate in a Baptismal Preparation Program. Please call the rectory to arrange for the Baptismal Preparation Program and a date for Baptism. Weekly Anointing and Prayer After the 9:OOAM Mass each Sunday, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, for anyone who has the need to receive this sacrament. This is meant to include such concerns as upcoming diagnostic tests, limitations of aging, anxiety, depression, undue stress, addiction, etc. for all ages. Please gather in the pews at the front of church and the priest will be with you approximately 10 minutes after Mass is over.
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 9, 2011 Praying the Mass Anew… The New Translation of the Roman Missal The day will be Sunday, November 27th, 2011. This day will likely seem as any other Sunday. Faithful Catholics will rise from sleep at their chosen times; each will carry out the normal Sunday morning preparations for Mass, arriving at the parish church at a fitting time. Some will enter a familiar pew, while others sit in a place that is new to them. Some will open the missalette or hymnal to preview the readings of this First Sunday of Advent; others may simply pray in silence before Mass. All will be as normal. Mass will begin with a typical music selection, fitting for this Advent morn. The priest and other ministers will process into church, going to their proper places. Finally, the priest will lead the people in the Sign of the Cross and greeting. All of a sudden, an entire parish congregation, on hearing the priest greet them with the words “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all,” will respond “And with your spirit.” No longer will the Sunday be merely routine; we will be praying the Mass anew. The people‟s response, perhaps seeming unfamiliar or odd at first, will begin the praying of the mass with words that will likely include new musical settings for newly worded hymns like “Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts,” and new responses to such phrases as “Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.” Everyone, aware of the change, will be ready to respond “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” Many will receive the Eucharist, aware that is the same gift of Christ‟s Body and Blood as on the previous Sunday, but with renewed understanding, as given through the words themselves, of who it is that they receive and how we are nourished in the offering of every Mass. The given scene, while it may be a replica of every experience to be had, serves as a means to begin answering the question “why?” Some may recall the first time they prayed the Mass in English. Others may have never known prayers for Mass other than in English versions that have been prayed over the last 40 years. Some may be hesitant to accept what appears on the surface as nothing more than change “for change sake.” Yet, all deserve to know why such a change is happening, and why it is happening now. Translations Direct From the Latin… These new prayer settings, the fruits of new English translations of the venerable and time-honored Latin prayers for Mass, are given as a further implementing of the use of the common or “vernacular” languages in the liturgy of the Church. In the 1960‟s, the Second Vatican Council sought to reform the liturgy of the Church so that all of the faithful would more easily and fruitfully be able to enter into liturgical prayer, actually participating in the saving mysteries of Christ with a greater sense of prayer and deeper awareness of God‟s presence in the rituals of the Church. An expression of this fruitful participation envisioned at Vatican II was through the fitting use of the common languages of peoples throughout the world. In addition to using Latin, such opportunity for the use of vernacular was set forth by the Council to aid the people in praying the Mass with more complete understanding. For the last 40 years, 3 English speaking countries have already prayed most, if not all of the Mass parts in their own language, using English versions translated from original Latin prayer texts. However, the work of translating necessarily continues from generation to generation, as language continues to evolve and change, and new words, with more definite meaning come to be. Currently, we have received a renewed and revised English translation of these Latin prayers. Within this new translation, specific goals and guidelines for translating prayers, as set forth by the Church, have been more fully accomplished. This new translation portrays in English the more literal meaning of the Latin prayers, restoring words that convey the truths of faith more properly, and reconnecting these texts more clearly to their biblical sources and roots. In some cases, too, it is a more formal or poetic style. While the learning of the new versions will take time and practice, this learning process invites us to open our minds and hearts to being renewed in the Catholic faith that we have received and truly love, encouraging us to grow in knowledge of the faith itself, deepening our love for God. In the weeks ahead, pages like this one will be in my column, both to explain the new versions of the prayers, and to give answers to real questions and concerns as we prepare to pray the Mass anew, beginning on that historic First Sunday of Advent, November 27th, 2011. Each insert will seek to invite all of us to go beyond simply knowing the new words to a deeper and more complete understanding of the great gift of the Holy Mass. As we begin this journey toward praying the Mass anew, may we commend ourselves to the care of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Incarnate Word, who responded, “Let it be done to me according to your word,” that Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, may lead us to love and understand the renewed words through which we approach the Father in heaven at every Mass. The Burning Question: Why is there a need for a new translation? Pope John Paul II issued the third edition of the Missale Romanum (the Latin text of the Roman Missal) during the Jubilee Year in 2000. This new edition included many new texts requiring translation. In addition, the experience of the years after the Second Vatican Council gave rise to a desire for more formal and literal translations of the original texts from the Vatican Council. Pope John Paul II, being a linguist, realized in his travels and celebrating Holy Mass around the world, that some language groups were not praying what the original Latin text said. We all were not praying the same thing. He penned a document entitled Liturgiam Authenticam where he expresses his desire for greater unity with our words, with what we say and pray within the Mass. He challenged each language group to conform their translations more in line with the original Latin. Latin, by the way, is still the official language of the Roman Catholic Church. This new translation will employ the best of what we have learned about translation and liturgical language in two generations of celebrating the Liturgy of the vernacular. It will provide an opportunity to reflect more deeply on what we say and pray and on the Eucharist itself. It is October folks…truly Missouri‟s best month! Enjoy its colors, its smells, its autumnal foods, and its incredible beauty. And…I‟ll see you in church! Monsignor Jack 1-3-5
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