Bulletin for December 16, 2018



† Faith Formation †

 Director:  Amanda Page

• December 19      
  Faith Formation Classes Pre-K-Confirmation
  1st Reconciliation 2nd Grade 
  No Faith Formation Classes

• January 2
  Faith Formation Classes

• January 6            
  9:30 am Mass followed by Children’s Epiphany Program                                  Pancake Breakfast following Program

Please keep those who will be receiving the Sacrament of  Reconciliation for the first time in your prayers:  Addison Bienek, Jaden Bienek, Lucas Fenning, Weston Jevne, Landon LaBine, Rubyjane Miller, Tristan Stroble, Carter Wall and Brier Wollin.

First Holy Communion will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2019. 

† December 16, 2018 - 3^rd Sunday of Advent

“Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.” PHILIPPIANS 4:6

St. Paul reminds us that our God is an abundant God, the ultimate giver of gifts. He promises to give us all that we need. When we trust that God will take care of us, it is easier for us to share what we have been given.

† ADORATION  †

• Tuesday-Adoration  
• 12:00 pm to 9:30 pm5:30 pm Reconciliation



†  Liturgical Ministers for Daily Mass  †

• 6:00 pm Mass, Tuesday, December 18th
  
  • Lector: J. Ranstrom
    
  • Eucharistic Minister: J. Ranstrom
    

   
  

• 8:00 am Mass, Wednesday, December 19th
  

  • Lector: J. Lamb
    
  • Eucharistic Minister: Volunteer
    

We give our most heartfelt sympathy to the family of Julia Nicholls.  She passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018.  Her Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. 

May God grant her eternal peace.

We thank those in Funeral Group 3 for donating bars and/or salads and thank you to those who helped serve the lunch.  The family was most grateful.

Parish Celebrations!

Pope Francis’s Birthday, Father Emmanuel’s Birthday, Parish Volunteers’ Appreciation Day

• Monday, December 17, 2018
• Warren American Legion
• 6:00 pm Social Hour, 7:00 pm Dinner

Please RSVP before December 10, 2018

Free will offering accepted...

For contact:

Sts. Peter and Paul Church

208 N 7th St

Warren, MN

Phone:  218-745-4511

Email:  donnag@invisimax.com



Are You Ready to Go Shopping...

…for a resident at North Star Manor?  The Sharing Tree will return once again beginning Sunday, November 25.  Let’s bless the Christmas celebrations of the residents!  Simply choose an ornament or ornaments from the tree.  Purchase gifts on that individual’s list with a minimum of $20, wrap or gift bag your gift, and return it to the church by Sunday, December 16.  Gifts may also be dropped off in the parish office.  Also consider writing a warm message for the recipient on a Christmas card and enclose with your gift.  More details are provided at the time of your ornament selection.

Bless you for your generosity!  These gifts are truly appreciated and treasured by the residents.

 The Perfect Gift:  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said, “Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.” At Christmas we celebrate God coming to earth to look outward with us in the same direction, from our perspective and experience.
Jesus was an ordinary person: He learned to talk and walk like any toddler, learned a trade from his father and acquired the habits of faith from his family. In adulthood, Jesus experienced life as we all do: the challenge of hard work, grief at a loved one’s death, heartache over oppression and the world’s great needs — but also joy in celebration, fellowship with neighbors and deep friendship.
God personally knows our every experience, emotion and need — because Jesus, while fully divine, lived as a full human being. He has gazed at the world, life and even death from our direction, giving us the perfect Christmas gift: love.