St. Peter Cathedral Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 5 2917

THIRTY-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. 6 Kim McCormick 7 Mary Ann Pattison 8 Ruth Ann Smith 9 David Romanowicz 10 Mary Therese Ciacchini 11 Bruce Swanson Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers) Schedule Nov 11/12 Team 1 Nov 18/19 Team 2 Sunday Collection Counters Nov 12 Team 5 Nov 19 Team 1

Congratulations to Vincent Jeffrey Evans son of Jeffrey Evans and Sara DeFraino who was welcomed into the Church through the waters of baptism. May God bless him each and every day of his life.

NOVEMBER 5, 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

Nov 5, Sunday Parish Breakfast 9:20 a.m. Prep Cafeteria Nov 7, Tuesday SFO General Mtg. 6:30 p.m. Synod Hall Nov 28, Tuesday SFO Council Mtg. 6:30 p.m. Synod Hall

Financial Report October 29, 2017 Offertory Collection: $8,883.11

ST PETER CATHEDRAL

Mass Intentions Monday, 6:30 am

11/6/17 Weekday Special Needs for Hunter (Dr. Richard Cerami) 12:10 pm Jeanne M. McCormick (Family) 5:15 pm Edward Trojan (Brother, Jim) Tuesday, 6:30 am 12:10 pm 5:15 pm

11/7/17 Weekday Katie Trojan (Son, Jim) Ronald Weir, Anniv (Mary Dolores Weir) Patricia Burick (Frank Burick Family)

Wednesday, 11/8/17 Weekday 6:30 am Dr. R. John & Richard Roberts (Dr. John J. Roberts) 12:10pm Monsignor William Biebel (Cathedral Prep Class of 1964) 5:15 pm Mary Alice Denny (Leah & David Dieteman Family) Thursday, 11/9/17 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 6:30 am Maria Simon (Hedy Parker) 12:10 pm Bernadine Zdunski (Family) 5:15 pm Deborah M. Laird (John K. Gleason) Friday, 6:30 am 12:10 pm 5:15 pm

11/10/17 St. Leo the Great Special Needs of Alexander (Dr. Richard Cerami) Thomas Kaminski (Mary DeSanto-Schultz) Timothy J. McCormick, B’Day (Family)

Saturday, 11/11/17 St. Martin of Tours 8:00 am Nan Held & Jack Theuerkauf (Mary Ree Travers) 4:00 pm Josephine Krick (Son, Joe) Sunday, 6:30 am 8:30 am 11:00 am 8:00 pm

11/12/17

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Living & Deceased Members of the Parish Wingerter & Strasser Families Mrs. Mary McDonald, B’Day (Family)

Life Teen Mass, St. Joseph, Bread of Life

The Sanctuary Candle is burning this week in memory Catherine, Robert & Francis Keim from family. Weekend Mass Celebrants Nov 11/12 4:00 PM Saturday~Fr. Mike 6:30 AM Sunday~Fr. Jason 8:30 AM~Fr. Michael 11:00 AM~Fr. Michael

ERIE, PA

From the Rector’s Desk…. Today (Sunday) is our Parish Communion Breakfast immediately following the 8:30 am Mass in the Cathedral Prep Cafeteria. There is no formal program scheduled. Another great opportunity for us to share a meal and enjoy good conversation with our friends. If you did not make a reservation and still want to attend, you are in luck! Please just join us for a delicious meal at 9:15 am on Sunday in the Cathedral Prep Cafeteria. I look forward to seeing you there. Even though Thanksgiving is 18 days away, I am happy to announce that Masses here at the Cathedral will be at 6:30 am and 9:00 am. We will have the earliest mass in town on Thanksgiving. Since Fr. Mike and I both are home, we are able to offer two Masses on Thanksgiving Day. I encourage you to attend Thanksgiving Mass giving thanks to Almighty God for the many blessings we received throughout the year. Confessions will also be offered after both Masses on Thanksgiving Day. I have heard from Fr. David and he is doing well studying at Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. He is looking forward to returning home for the holidays. Fr. David will be in Erie for a very short time over the Thanksgiving holiday. He is scheduled to have the 4:00 pm Mass the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I know Fr. Mike and I are looking forward to having him home, even if it is only for a few days. In January we plan to begin repairing all the kneelers in church. New foam and fabric will be installed on every kneeler which should make it more pleasant to kneel. We will remove the kneelers by sections. You may find yourself sitting in a section of pews with no kneelers for a few weeks. Once all those kneelers have been refurbished, they will be put back in and another section of kneelers will be removed. I want to thank you in advance for your patience as we continue to fix up our beautiful Cathedral. It is with great joy that we welcome John and Nancy Roskovich to St. Peter Cathedral. Know what an honor it is to have you as members of our parish family. Starting next Saturday and for three consecutive Saturdays following, we have weddings here at the Cathedral. Our last wedding for the year is scheduled for the Saturday after Christmas. We still have many openings for 2018 Weddings here at the Cathedral. If you are interested in getting married here at the Cathedral please call me at (814) 453-6677 and I will be happy to help you scheduled your wedding. We hope to open our 2019 Wedding Book shortly. I will be sure to let you know when we do.

COME AND SEE “They said to him, ‘Rabbi, where are you staying?’ He said to them ‘Come, and you will see.’” (John 1:38-9) Spending time with people and “seeing where they live” is the way to get to know them. Jesus wants us to get to know Him and through Him, His Father. We are blessed with many opportunities to do just that. We read about His life and love in the Scriptures, we can witness his love and gifts in nature in the faces of those we love and in the kindness and struggles of so many. Prayer is a particularly powerful way to get to know Jesus. It is the way God reveals Himself to us in a very personal way. We are blessed with many ways to pray. We pray in community in the words of the Mass. We pray the silent prayer of the Rosary, prayers we learned as children and the Divine Office knowing those same words are prayed by millions. We pray in our own words that express our thoughts, desires and gratitude. We don’t even need words to dwell in the silence that allows us to hear the voice of God, sometimes as only a whisper. However we pray, prayer is the way to “Come and See” where Jesus lives, who Jesus is and who He wants us to be. Sometimes it takes time to become comfortable, but as we begin to enjoy the time spent, we find it easier to adjust our routine and prioritize time for prayer every day. Jesus wants us to know Him. We are His priority and He want to be ours. “A daily habit of prayer is like the tide—the waves just keep coming in and out, and over time they change the coastline.” (Matthew Kelly in Rediscover the Rosary, DynamicCatholic.com) Pray with these very familiar passages. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” (John 14: 27) “I came that [you] may have life.” (John 10:10)

CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES WITH ORGAN RECITAL ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2017 AT 4:00PM

Kenneth Danchik, Associate Organist of St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh, earned a Master’s Degree in Organ and Sacred Music from Duquesne University, and the Fellowship diploma from the American Guild of Organists. He is especially attuned to the organ music of American composers, and French composers of the classic through contemporary eras. A frequent visitor to the organ lofts of Paris, he will be returning to play a solo recital at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in the fall of 2019. His Pittsburgh cathedral responsibilities include playing the monumental Beckerath Organ, accompanying the choir, and directing the Cathedral Ringers handbell choir. In addition to his cathedral music ministry, he is active as a recitalist, organ teacher and composer.

The Bishop's Breakfast Christmas donation drive was very successful last year. We thought, why not do it again? The date is set for Tuesday, December 12, 2017. We would love for all of you to be involved this year at a level you feel most comfortable at. It was helpful last year to have additional volunteers helping with the clothing drive and will welcome your help. WE ARE ASKING FOR *Warm blankets *Socks for men, women and children - warm socks *Boxers and t-shirts in all sizes for men *Clothing for men, women and children - all sizes. Last year the adults shopped for their children. *Warm hats, gloves and scarves. *Hoodies and jackets for men, women and children This is the beginning. We could use your help in recruiting volunteers and items for our clients. Bishop Persico will once again attend and pass out the gifts and offer encouraging words to our clients. A member of our parish will be available after all the weekend Masses to collect any donations for this celebration starting October 21 until November 11, 2017. For more information contact: Mary Therese Riley 814-452-6603 or Diane Rutkowski at 814-456-9464 Readings for the Week of November 5, 2017 Sunday: Mal 1:14b—2:2b, 8-10/Ps 131:1-3/1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13/ Mt 23:1-12 Monday: Rom 11:29-36/Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36/Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b/Ps 131:1bcde-3/Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10/Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9/Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 Friday: Rom 15:14-21/Ps 98:1-4/Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27/Ps 145:2-5, 10-11/Lk 16:9-15 Next Sunday: Wis 6:12-16/Ps 63:2-8/1 Thes 4:13-18 or 4:1314/Mt 25:1-13

PLEASE NOTE There will be no after Mass social this month because we're having a Parish Breakfast on Nov 5th! EVERYONE IS INVITED to join us...didn't reserve? THAT'S OK...you're welcome to attend~no charge! TIME and LOCATION: After the 8:30 Mass in the Cathedral Prep cafeteria.

Are you a person with a disability and looking for more in your Faith Life? Are you someone with a disability or do you know someone with a disability who wants more out of their Faith Life? The Office of Disabilities and Deaf Ministry has a number of groups that will provide the faith-filled social interaction you're looking for. Call Michele Inter, Director of Spiritual Ministry for the Disabled and Deaf/Hard of Hearing, at 814824-1257 or email at [email protected] for more details. You can also learn more about our ministry on the diocesan website www.ErieRCD.org under Catholic Charities Disability Ministries.

NOVEMBER 11-12 Lector Altar Server - Captain Altar Server Altar Server Communion Minister Communion MInister Communion Minister Communion Minister Children's Liturgy

Wedding Banns November 18, 2017 2:00pm Matthew Adamczyk and Katherine Irvin November 25, 2017 2:00pm William Clark and Marisa Rodriguez

SATURDAY 4 PM Georgeann Antalek Charlie Caryl Katie Caryl

SUNDAY 6:30 AM Jim Dombrowski

SUNDAY 8:30 AM John Flamini Danny Cooper Nick Cooper

SUNDAY 11 AM Christian Burch Saide Latouf Sophia Latouf

Bill Shields Kylie Pellegrino Mark Pellegrino Matt Piglowski

Marilyn Pol

Joe Kloecker Mark Schilejew Gina Schilejew Len Weidner Linda Susko

Juan Irizarry Sonia Irizarry Dennis Magerle Pamela Magerle