TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SACRAMENTS Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions are heard daily Monday through Friday from 4:30 until 5:00 pm; Saturdays from 7:30 until 7:50am and 3:00 until 3:45pm. The sacrament is also available by request. Sacrament of Baptism Please call the rectory to schedule your preparation class and arrange the time of the ceremony, usually held at 12:00 p.m., immediately following the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Sacrament of Matrimony Following Diocesan guidelines, Catholic parties must contact the Cathedral and have their first meeting with the Priest Celebrant at least six months before the wedding to allow time for evaluation and sacramental preparation. Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Anointing and Holy Communion are available to the elderly and infirm upon request. Families are asked to notify the Rectory to arrange a visit. Sacrament of Holy Orders Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time. Some men fulfill God’s call to holiness by serving as priests or permanent deacons. Men, high school age or older, who feel a call to Holy Orders should contact one of the parish priests. Religious Education Classes are held Sunday mornings during the school year. Please contact the Director of Religious Education for particulars. New Parishioners Are warmly welcomed to the Cathedral. You may register your family by calling the Rectory Office.

31 Club for Vocations Pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. 28 Barb Kelly 29 Dolores Garvey 30 Katie Tullio 1 John Trucilla 2 Maurice Kaluzny Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers) Schedule Sep 2/3 Team 2 Sep 9/10 Team 3 Sunday Collection Counters Sep 3 Team 5 Sep 10 Team 1 Readings for the Week of August 27, 2017 Sunday: Is 22:19-23/Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20 Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b/Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8/Ps 139:1-6/Mk 6:17-29 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13/Ps 139:7-12ab/Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13/Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17/Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8/Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12/Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11/Ps 98:1, 7-9/Mt 25:14-30 Next Sunday: Jer 20:7-9/Ps 63:2-6, 8-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27

Event Calendar Sep 5, Tuesday SFO General Mtg. 6:30 p.m. Synod Hall Sep 26, Tuesday SFO Council Mtg. 6:30 p.m. Synod Hall

Financial Report August 20 2017 Offertory Collection; $7,643.69

AUGUST 27, 2017

Most Rev. Lawrence T. Persico, J.C.L, Bishop of Erie, Rev. Michael P. Ferrick, Rector Rev. Michael Polinek, in Residence Rev. David Renne, in Residence Rev. Jason Mitchell, Gannon University Deacon Jeffrey Swanson, Deacon Assistant Deacon Ray Sobina, Deacon Assistant Sunday Masses 4:00 p.m. on Saturday Vigil Mass, 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Weekday Masses Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m. & 5:15 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Handicap Access Ramp is located on the 9th Street side of the Cathedral

Cathedral Rectory 230 West 10th Street, Erie 16501 814-453-6677 | Fax: 814-456-1351 Toll Free Number: 1-888-325-2888 Website: www.stpetercathedral.com Business Hours: Mon-Thurs. 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. & 1:00 P.M-4:00 P.M Closed For Lunch From 12:00 NOON TO 1:00 P.M Closed: Friday, Saturday and Sunday Mr. Louis Ensani Director of Finance Mr. William Herring, M.A., Director of Music Ministry Mrs. Margie Frezza, Director of Religious Education, Saint Peter Cathedral and St Joseph/Bread of Life ~ 814-440-7960 Tim Rydberg Youth Minister St. Joseph, Bread of Life and Saint Peter Cathedral 814-452-2982

Religious Education First journey into the Catholic Faith is on Sunday, August 27th. We will meet at St. Joseph Bread of Life Church for the Rite of Initiation through the Bible Presentation at the 8 p.m. Mass. This is a ceremony to highlight the importance of the use of the Bible in your life as a Disciple of Christ. Please be there 20 minutes early so that we can check you in. Confirmandi are invited to attend the Life Teen Group before Mass if they choose to do so.

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Mass Intentions Monday, 8/28/17 St. Augustine 6:30 am Those Deceased July 2017 (CWC) 12:10 pm Gerard McCormick (Family) 5:15 pm Monsignor William Biebel (Cathedral Prep Class of 1964) Tuesday, 6:30 am 12:10 pm 5:15 pm

8/29/17

The Passion of St. John the Baptist Elizabeth Roberts (Dr. John J. Roberts) Mr. & Mrs. John J. McCormick, Sr. (Family) Martha Yuskovic (Family)

Wednesday, 8/30/17 Weekday 6:30 am The Parker Family (Hedy Parker) 12:10pm Joseph M. Evanoff (Frank & Mary Therese Riley) 5:15 pm Joan Tomczak (Mary Ellen Ferrick Family) Thursday, 8/31/17 Weekday 6:30 am Catharine Cerami (Dr. Richard Cerami) 12:10 pm Sr. Anastasia Valimont, B’Day (Rich & Karin McCormick) 5:15 pm Leo Saternos (Mr. & Mrs. William Herring) First Friday, 9/1/17 Weekday 6:30 am Bernadine Zdunski (Family) 12:10 pm William Kuklinski (Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Antalek) 5:15 pm Thomas Kaminski (Mary Lombardozzi) Saturday, 8/2/17 Weekday 8:00 am Cecile Weir, B’Day (Mary Dolores Weir) 4:00 pm Bill Quirk (Family) Sunday, 6:30 am 8:30 am 11:00 am 8:00 pm

8/3/17

Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Living & Deceased Members of the Parish Stella Glowacki, B’Day (Roberta & Michael Palmisano) Dr. Joseph Scottino (Mary Lou Scottino)

Life Teen Mass, St. Joseph, Bread of Life

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From the Rector’s Desk…. It is with great joy that we welcome Sarah DelFraino to St. Peter Cathedral. Know what an honor it is to have you as a member of our parish family. Spread the word that we will offer a 6:30 am Mass and a 9:00 am Mass on Labor Day. Especially spread the word to those people who may not belong to the Cathedral parish. The 2017 Catholic Education Collection will take place the weekend of September 16-17. The Catholic Faith, which we believe and practice, has been handed on through the centuries. Our challenge as Catholic faithful is the same: To hand on the faith to succeeding generations. Your help is needed to assist in this challenge. Please give generously to this year's Catholic Education Collection. One-half of this collection stays here at St. Peter Cathedral to help support our own religious education program. As always, know that your generosity is most appreciated. We are getting ready to begin our RCIA program in September. This is the process by which a person becomes a member of the Catholic Church. If you are interested or know anyone who is interested in becoming a member of the church, please have them give Deacon Ray a call at 453-6677. He will be more than happy to help. Welcome back to our college students, especially those from Gannon University and Penn State Behrend. Know how much we missed you over the summer and how happy we are to have you back. Know you are always welcome here at the Cathedral. Tomorrow many of our children begin a new school year. A new school year offers endless possibilities for our young people. We pray for all our children that they make grow in their knowledge and love of God. In a special way, we pray for the principals, teachers and students of the Erie Catholic School System and the Erie Public School District. This is for both school systems, a new beginning. We pray for a safe and successful year for both. Our community can only benefit from our young people receiving a quality education. After all they are the future of church and community. Fr. David has been gone for a week and is getting settled in at Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. We pray for him and his studies. I am sure it is an adjustment going back to school after being in a parish for four years. We look forward to his return to the Cathedral during his school breaks and vacations.

Weekend Mass Celebrants September 2/3 4:00 PM Saturday ~ Fr. Michael 6:30 AM Sunday ~ Fr. Michael 8:30 AM ~ Fr. Mike 11:00 AM ~ Fr. Jason

I know I thanked you last week for your generosity toward the “Erie Gives Day”, but your generosity continues. We are still receiving donations from people who forgot about the day or were not able to give on that day. I will share with you the final total in a few weeks. Plan on participating in our Continuing Education Series this fall. We are offering Bishop Barron’s Pivotal Players videos. This is a great way to grow in our faith. See the announcement in today's bulletin for more details.

PIVOTAL PLAYERS We each have received gifts that, with God’s Grace, enable us to share His love and help bring about the Kingdom of God here on earth. Throughout the history of the church, many have accepted this call and have shared their gifts with the Church in profound ways. Some are very familiar to us as is St. Peter in today’s Gospel (Mt. 16:13-28). Upon professing his belief in Jesus, Peter received his commission as the Rock upon which Jesus would build His Church. In Catholicism: The Pivotal Players, Bishop Robert Barron shares the stories of some familiar and not so familiar people who have accepted God’s call and used their gifts to impact the world in most profound ways. Each influenced the world far outside their homes and the times in which they lived. Come journey around the world and through time with Bishop Barron though his magnificently produced videos to meet six Pivotal Players. We will learn much of the familiar St. Francis of Assisi who received the call to “rebuild my church” and create true and lasting reform built on the solid rock that is the radical witness of the saints. Bishop Barron refers to St. Thomas Aquinas frequently in his other programs as one who tells us more about how “to believe is to think and that the life of the mind is integral to life in Christ”. Blessed John Henry Newman, with whom we may be less familiar, used his prodigious intellectual gifts to help the Church better understand its identity and mission and engage in the challenges of a secular age. St. Catherine of Sienna witnessed to a higher world beyond the material. Her life constitutes a powerful challenge to the flattened-out secularism of our time. She impacted the Papacy in a profound way. G. K. Chesterton, a convert, witnessed to joy as the fundamental disposition of effective evangelization and life in Christ as a day-to-day encounter with an abundant and surprising offer of grace. Michelangelo serves as a privileged representative of the creative potential engendered by the Catholic Faith and the creative artistry, through which we glimpse the power and glory of the Lord. (WordonFire.Org)

Catholicism: The Pivotal Players, will be offered in Synod Hall on Wednesdays @7:00 PM from September 13 through October 18. Each approx. 50-minute video will be followed by a brief discussion session with an “expert” on that week’s Pivotal Player. There is no charge for the program, but preregistration @ [email protected] or after Masses on September 2/3 and 9/10 is appreciated.

The choir will meet for the first time this season, at 10:15am on Sunday, September 17th. We are looking for new members. If you enjoy singing and want to become part of this Liturgical Ministry, please consider joining us. As a rule, we do not have rehearsals in the evening, except if needed for a large event. This year we are combining the Children’s Choir with the Adult Choir. If you have children already in the choir we hop to see them back this year. They will sing wit the adults. It will give them excellent training in learning to sing harmony.

CONSOLING THE HEART OF JESUS A 10 week course on Consoling the Heart of Jesus. Course begins on Tuesday, August 22 at St. Andrew Arundel Hall from 7 to 8:15. You'll gain new insights into how you can console Jesus. Focused on the Divine Mercy, it includes insights of St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Louis de Montfort, we also learn the keys to the great sanctity of the saints like Therese of Lisieux, Faustina Kowalska, and Mother Teresa. The book used in this course is: Consoling the Heart of Jesus by Michael E. Gaitley, MIC. Book may be purchased at time of sign up for $5. All are welcome, if any questions contact Mary Therese Riley at 814-452-6603.

The Diocese of Erie is very excited about the opportunity to participate in the Take Me to Worship campaign that is being promoted in Erie County this summer and fall, August 15 – October 30, 2017. Data from this campaign has shown that when children participate in regular, weekly, organized religion, they are less likely to be involved in violence, drug and alcohol use, and committing suicide. Let’s take our families to mass regularly! To find out more and to get involved, please visit www.takemetoworship.org or contact the Family Life Office at 814-824-1261 or [email protected].

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he Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a dance on Saturday, Sept 23,2017 at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 837 Bartlett Road Harborcreek PA 16421. The dance is from 7 to 11 p.m. in the gym and features "The Groove" one of Erie's most popular bands. Complimentary beer and snacks will be provided. Tickets prices are (1) for $15 and (2) for $25 Tickets can be purchased at the parish office Monday thru Friday from 9AM to 3 PM. For any additional information call 899-5342

The advertisers on the back of Wealth Management 814-836-7840 our weekly bulletin help us defray the cost of publishing our weekly bulletin. Take a look at the back cover to see all the wonderful folks who are advertising with us and please say thank you to them when you see them. We thank all of them for their continued and generous support to Saint Peter Cathedral.

SEPTEMBER 2-3

SATURDAY 4 PM

SUNDAY 6:30 AM JOHN BLILEY

"The Prep and Villa Kickoff Classic fall fundraiser is next Saturday, August 26th at the Prep and Villa Events Center. This important event benefits fall sports at Prep and Villa. There is a $500 prize you need not be present to will and many other prizes available at the event. Contact Eric Sitzler at [email protected] for tickets. You can also contact the Prep athletic office for more information. Thank you for your support!"

Wedding Banns September 2, 2017—2:00pm Liam Phillips and Lauren Held September 9, 2017—2:00pm Joseph Guild and Jessica Emerick September 16, 2017—2:00pm Jon Stull and Danielle Mather

Mission Statement St. Peter Cathedral Parish is a Roman Catholic Christian community of believers gathered together to worship God in joy. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit we seek to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, celebrate the uniqueness and diversity of our people and charitable minister to all our brothers and sister.

Fifth Annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children The Fifth annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children will be held Saturday, September 9 at 1 p.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 5711 West Lake Rd., Rain or Shine. The event will take place at the Knights of Columbus memorial in the infants section at the west end of the cemetery.

SUNDAY 8:30 AM

SUNDAY 11 AM

Lector

MAUREEN WILSON

DIANE RUTKOWSKI

FRANCINE BALLARD

Altar Server - Captain

HOPE SHERROD

MEGAN WEIDNER

KADEN SWANSON

Altar Server

ANNALISE RUSSELLWOODARD

PHILIP WEIDNER

Altar Server Communion Minister

KEN WISNIESKI

Communion MInister Communion Minister Communion Minister Children's Liturgy

GRACE BLILEY

LEN WEIDNER

NICOLE SWANSON

RACHEL SOBINA

JOE KLOECKER

DENNIS MAGERLE

LAURIE BRETZ

JILL BELMONTE

PAMELA MAGERLE

CATHY HORNICK

TIM BROWN VICKI WIESNER

SYLVESTER RUCINSKI