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STS. TERESA & BRIDGET FOOD PANTRY ―If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.‖ Mother Teresa THERE IS STILL TIME TO HELP This Monday, SEPTEMBER 19 th all of the food we have collected for Fr. Gary's food pantry will be taken to his parish to help all of the hungry people trying to feed their families. Many of the St. Louis pantries are sending out the cry for help and our Kirkwood area also has a need. By picking up a few extra items at the grocery store we can feed a family. Please help us. We all have a few extra cans in our cabinets, LET'S SHARE. DROP OFF LOCATION: Candy and John Behl, 319 East Adams, Kirkwood (block and a half east of the YMCA). Please donate cans that are no larger than 30 ounces, anything larger is difficult for us to carry. Thank you for your support and generosity. Candy and John Behl 965-3390 THE ANGELS ARE HERE Fr. Gary, pastor of Sts. Teresa & Bridget parish has announced that ANGEL BAKED COOKIES are now being sold at the Kirkwood SHOP N SAVE grocery store on Manchester Road. These special Angel Baked Cookies are baked by 13 young budding entrepreneurs of Fr. Gary's parish. Every week 1500 chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies are baked with their secret ingredient, PRAYER. Through their hard work and several grants they are now baking in a full commercial grade kitchen with eight ovens. These young bakers are not only learning how to create a small business but to conduct themselves professionally. Before work each day they begin with a prayer. Their goal is to sell 3000 cookies weekly. That could happen soon with the support of St. Peter parishioners, by purchasing these delicious cookies at SHOP N SAVE. Look for the big cookies packaged individually in Blue and Gold wrappers labeled ANGEL BAKED COOKIES. Check out these websites: angelbakedcookies.org.Frgary.com Spiritual Direction. . . Are you searching how to deepen your relationship with God? Consider a companion to explore your faith journey. Please call Mary Lou Bennett at 314-835-1189 or email blessing101@live.com. Some Items include: Prescription eye glasses, sun glasses, several rosaries and other religious items, umbrellas, miscellaneous clothing and children’s books. Lost & Found items are located in the Usher’s Room in the Gathering Space in the back of church. Contact an usher for assistance. If these items are not claimed by September 30th they will be donated to a worthy charity. 8 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION "The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all and compassionate toward all his works." (from today's Psalm 145) Come! Let us worship! September 18, 2011 The following Holy Hours are in need of an adorer: Wednesday 1:00PM Thursday 3:00PM and 6:00PM Friday 6:00AM and Noon The following hours are in need of a partner: Monday 8:00AM and 3:00PM Tuesday 7:00AM, 2:00PM, 4:00PM & 7:00PM Thursday 11:00AM and 8:00PM Friday 6:00PM Please call Kathy Fotouhi, 821-4347. ADORATION . . . COMMUNITY . . . THEOLOGY . . . SERVICE ACTS RETREAT MEN’S WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 29 TH THROUGH OCTOBER 2, 2011 Registrations are being taken right now! Please call 314-822-1347 or e-mail Linda Doyle at ldoyle@stpeterkirkwood.org TODAY for more information or to request a registration form. FOUNTAIN VIEW QUILT SHOW Go one, Go all, Go everyone - to Fountain View to vote for St. Peter’s quilt. ROOM AT THE INN Room at the Inn Request . . If anyone has gently used hand towels, wash cloths or twin size blankets and would like to donate them please contact Shelly Hebrank at 314-966-1217. We greatly appreciate your donations. Thanks! Win $1000 For St. Peter Church The Grand Prize of $1000 goes to the church whose quilt has the most votes! Stop by Fountain View Assisted Living, 12777 Pointe Drive, Sunset Hills, MO 63127 (on the campus of Friendship Village near Hwy 270 and Gravois Road.) to cast your vote (one vote per person for the week). The Quilt Show contest will be kicked off with an . . Open House Sunday, September 18th 1:00-4:00PM Refreshments will be served Quilts will be on display and available to be viewed and voted on Monday, September 19th through Sunday, September 25th, 9:00AM to 8:00PM. Remember, the church’s quilt with the most votes wins $1,000.
September 18, 2011 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PET FOOD COLLECTION St. Peter’s 6th Grade Girl Scout Troop 2519 will be collecting pet food during the St. Francis of Assisi blessing of the pets on October 4th. The food will benefit ―Paws for a Cause‖ because pets need food too. This organization was established by two local women, Debee Alex and Lois Venus, in 2009 when they realized that animal shelters were being overrun with a special type of animal: those who were loved very much but whose owners could no longer afford to care for them. Those who receive food from food pantries find there are no donations for their pet and ultimately have to give up their pet or end up feeding them ―human‖ food which is therefore unhealthy and may cause the animal to become sick. Please think of the many pets that need food too! Collection boxes will be on the plaza for your donations. Thank you. DINNERS FOR 8 - FALL 2011 Would you like to get to know other members of the parish? "Dinners For 8" is a casual way to get better acquainted with others in the parish. The plan is simple: 4 couples (8 people) have dinner once a month for 4 months. Each couple/pair takes a turn hosting and preparing an informal meal for the others in their group. The couples/individuals are put into groups where hopefully no one knows each other, but have the chance to build new community by sharing the 4 meals together. We make every effort to group people based upon common stages of life. If you are interested, please email Steve Meyer at smts001@gmail.com or call him at 314-580-9200. ST. PETER YOUNG FAMILIES GROUP Are you a parent with young children who'd like to meet more of your peers? The St. Peter Young Families Group offers social, spiritual and service activities for families with children under school age. Visit www.stpeteryoungfamilies.com or e-mail stpeteryoungfamilies@gmail.com to be added to our e-mail distribution list for notification of upcoming events. Our next monthly rosary is Monday, September 26th The Parish Library In Ursuline Hall Have you ever wanted to say the rosary as a family but just thought your kids were too little or would not pay attention? Maybe you don't even remember how to say the rosary but might if you were reminded. The Young Families group at St. Peter Parish has decided to make saying the rosary a true family event! We will meet in the Parish Library in Ursuline Hall the 4th Monday of each month from 6:30-7:00PM and say the rosary for a special intention. All you need to bring is a rosary and your family. There is no need to worry that your kids might be loud or not pay attention, all will add to the overall meaningful prayer our families can offer. TREASURE REPORT AT-A-GLANCE “None of us lives for oneself...whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” Romans 14:7-8 Whatever we have in this life, we have because God gave it to us. We may think that we get all the credit for our success. However, the reality is that we are only working with the gifts that God gave us—including our family background, our natural abilities, our education and the opportunities that have crossed our paths. All of these are gifts from God. Our very lives are a gift from God and thus belong to Him. This is why we must take time every day to ask God how He wants us to use the life He has given us. Offertory for September 11, 2011 Total Parishioners Receiving Envelopes 1,930 372 Envelopes Returned $24,316. Loose Donations $1,778. 9 ST. PETER YOUNG FAMILIES GROUP THE HAITIAN BIRTHING KIT PROJECT Again this year, the St. Peter Young Families Group has been invited to participate in a very special mission project. Our neighbors at Holy Redeemer Parish in Webster Groves have a health ministry in St. Jean de Sud, Haiti. They need our help to send Birthing Kits to the region. Last year we sent over 200 kits! Let’s try to send 200 more this year! Most births in the region take place in the home. The homes do not have running water or electricity and often have dirt floors. Only a portion of births are attended by formally trained personnel. In many cases, there are not proper tools to cut the umbilical cords. The women who are fortunate enough to deliver their babies at the government hospital still supply their own food, medication, towels, linens, and other supplies during their stay. Can you imagine? Birthing Kits allow Haitian families the opportunity for a cleaner and therefore, safer delivery. The use of the kits drastically reduces the rate of infection and mortality for both mothers and babies. The kits are very simple and inexpensive. Each kit consists of 1 receiving blanket, 1 baby cap, 1 baby t-shirt, 1 bar of soap, 1 towel, 2 wash clothes, 1 3’x3’ piece of or cloth, 2 pieces of yarn, 1 single edge razor blade, and 1 pair of sterile gloves. The ministry welcomes gently used baby items and linens as well as large fabric remnants. The Helping Hands Giving Tree will be in the Gathering Space for all Masses the weekend of September 10-11th. Please look for the tree and take a Helping Hand requesting specific items for the kits. We will collect the items in the Gathering Space during the weekends of September 18th & September 25th. We will also accept monetary donations to cover the cost to ship the kits to Haiti. If you have any questions, please contact stpeteryoungfamilies@gmail.com. PAPER RECYCLING . . . The paper recycling bin has been moved to the northwest end of the Adams Lot.
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