ST. PETER MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday, April 4

     8:00   Mem:  Julia Frankiewicz by Joe & Carol

              Barbagallo

     5:15   Birthday Mem:  Marie Duplessis by Sue

              Ahearn and Family

Sunday, April 5 – PALM SUNDAY

     7:30   3^rd Ann:  Regina Mazzariello by Family

   11:00  Ann:  Charles E. McGinnis, Sr. by Family

Monday, April 6

     9:15   (Loretto Home)  Birthday Mem:  Salvatore

              Anzalone by Family

     4:45   Mem:  Charles & Helen Tinsley by the Frazier’s

Tuesday, April 7

     9:15   (Loretto Home)  Ann:  Patricia Magner by her

              Brother, James

     2:00   Mass at Genesis Elder Care Center:

              Mass for Parishioners

Wednesday, April 8

     9:15   (Loretto Home)  Ann:  Martina Vitagliano by

              Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Vitagliano and Nancy

              Benincasa

ST. DOMINIC MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday, April 5 – PALM SUNDAY

     9:15   Mem:  Joshua & Lucia Bennett by the Campo

              Family

Tuesday, April 7

     9:00   Mass for Parishioners

Wednesday, April 8

     9:00   Mass for Parishioners

ST. DOMINIC COLLECTION REPORT

WEEKEND OF MARCH 28/29

Offertory                                                              987.00

Fuel                                                                         55.00

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Sunday April 5

     Holy Thursday Rehearsal:

          After 9:15 AM Mass at St. Dominic

          After 11:00 AM Mass at St. Peter

Monday, April 6

     2:00 PM – Legion of Mary meet at St. Peter Rectory

Thursday, April 9

     8:00 – 10:00 PM – Adoration – St. Dominic

     8:00 – 10:00 PM – Adoration – St. Peter

Saturday, April 11

     9:00 AM – Decorating – St. Dominic

   10:00 AM – Decorating – St. Peter

   10:00 AM – Holy Saturday Rehearsal – St. Peter

   12:00 – 1:00 PM – Confessions – St. Dominic

     4:00 – 4:45 PM – Confessions – St. Peter

CANDLES FOR THIS WEEKEND:

(ST. PETER’S)

For Parishioners

We are looking for volunteers to help us decorate St. Peter Church at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 11.

On Holy Thursday, April 9, we have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 8:00 – 10:00 PM at both St. Peter and St. Dominic after the evening service.

ST. PETER COLLECTION REPORT

WEEKEND OF MARCH 28/29

123 Envelopes (326 sent out) plus $828.00      3,331.00

Need                                                                  4,800.00

Difference                                                     -   1,469.00

Last Year – Same Date – Offertory                     4,491.00

PROCTOR COMMUNITY EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE will be held in “the Connector” at the Union Church of Proctor, on Easter Sunday morning, April 12, at 6:30 AM. Clergy and lay people will be participating. There will be coffee, juice and donuts.

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH – The month of April is set aside to remember victims of child abuse. Please visit the USCCB web page at www.USCCB.org. Scroll down to Child Abuse Prevention and click on their link http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/april cap month 2009.shtml and hear the message from the Executive Director speaking about the progress of Diocesan compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

INSTITUTE FOR CATHOLIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM deadline has been extended to May 15. This program is open to all adults over the age of 21. Classes will meet on most Saturday mornings for approximately 2.5 hours between September 2009 and May 2010. Those who wish to continue in Lay Apostolate Formation program or who want to apply for the Permanent Diaconate program must first complete the classes offered through the Institute for Catholic Enrichment. If you have any questions, please contact Dorothy Barewicz at 802-658-6110 Ext. 1130.

EASTER EGG HUNT

There will be an Easter Egg Hunt here at St. Peter on April 19 (the Sunday after Easter), after the 11:00 AM Mass. If you would like to help with this activity or for more information, please call Chris Babb at 775-3436.

“A good exercise for the heart is bending down and helping someone to get up.”  Proverb

Dear St. Peter Friends:

My heart is overwhelmed with gratitude for your generous support of the Dismas Backpack Project. Approximately 600 items and $270 in gift cards and cash were donated to the residents of Rutland Dismas House. Dismas House is a home where former prisoners reconcile themselves with society and society with them. Your donations will make the transition back into society much easier for Dismas residents, who very often leave prison with only the clothes on their backs.

Many years ago a wonderful woman named Mary O'Neil came to St. Peter Parish Council asking for volunteers to cook for the House. Several parishioners volunteered and began cooking there. Eighteen years later two of us still cook bimonthly. This has become an incredibly fulfilling mission in my life and that of my husband, Joe. There are many other opportunities to help out at the house. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me, or co-directors, Terese Black or Valerie Page, at 775-5539.

God bless you for your kindness to those who are often forgotten or ignored, and for being thoughtful individuals who bend down to help others up.

With warmest regards,

     Carol Barbagallo, Vice-President

     Rutland Dismas House Board of Directors

The Rectory Office will be closed on Friday, April 10 and

Monday, April 13.