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St. Peter The Apostle Catholic Community welcomes Our New Parishioners
December, January
John F. RiveraJose & Ofelia MartinezMichael R. CallowayGeorge & Maria BransonWilliam & Barbara Weinacht
Oliver Villanueva & Anna GrahamRenza & Tanya StingleyMarius & Lenuz ChicoGerald & Nadine Villalobos
Linda McDermottOlivia Nicole MancusoSaimua Bauer LeasiolagiJohn & Laurie Brodeur
Edward James & Celine Marie DoddsJoe Bowyer & Dolores GabaySilvia SiliceoChristina Vasquez
Irene A. SteinhardtMichael & Fe AllenDaniel FredericksonCarlito & Gloria Locsin
Raymundo Lopez & Mercedes GuerreroWilfredo & Elizabeth Recientes
In order that we may better serve you, please register with the Parish.
A Call to Serve
"If you attend Saturday 5:00 P.M. Mass, Sunday Noon
Mass, or 5:00 P.M. Sunday Mass - we need your help and
your talents. Since you attend that Mass, we would love Parents and Godparents should attend a baptism class
to train you to be a Eucharistic Minister to serve your
Church, friends, and family. You do need to be a member English baptism class, every 1st Saturday at 9am Room 13
of the Parish. If you have a special situation you need to
address, Father Gem would be more than happy to speak Spanish baptism class, every 2nd Saturday at 9am Room 13
with you. Speaking for myself, I am not a saint but I
truly enjoy being part of the Mass and an E.M.
Marriage Encounter Las Vegas
Sadly, if we do not get some help soon, we may be forced
to have only one E.M. at each Mass (instead of 3). Thank February 4-5, 2017
you in advance and you and yours have a great
Thanksgiving. Just so, your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds and
Bill Gubanic - 702-650-0775 bgubanic@yahoo.com." glorify your heavenly Father. Let the light of
your love shine upon your marriage by
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Parish center. If
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Parish office at 702-970-2500 to
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install carpet for Faith Formation.
702-970-2500 February 11-12, 2017
For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even
HOW CAN YOU HELP? the depths of God. Let the Holy Spirit
scrutinize and strengthen your marriage by
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FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 5, 2017 Pg.4
When the custom of the stational liturgies was revived in the city of Rome in the early days of the twentieth
century, the papal liturgy for Good Friday was appropriately housed in the stational church of Santa Croce in
Gerusalemme, the Holy Cross of Jerusalem.
The church is off the tourist track today, but true pilgrims would never miss it. It stands on the grounds of the
Sessorian Palace, the home of the Empress St. Helena, mother of Constantine. She dedicated her life to finding
the true cross of Christ in Jerusalem, and desired to found a church in Rome for people who could not make the
long and dangerous trip to the Holy Land. Eventually, it came to house relics of the cross. When the pope fled the
city of Rome for Avignon, the religious institutions of Rome collapsed and the church was abandoned. Centuries
later it was given into the care of monks. Amazingly, it concealed a forgotten treasure. In 1492 repairmen took
down a brick wall and discovered a niche with the inscription Title of the Cross, and within, an ancient wooden
tablet on which was carved the inscription dictated by Pilate for the cross of Christ in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
No one is certain that this is authentic, although its discovery was enough to give the church great prestige
among pilgrims. The veneration of the relic of the cross located here was a factor in shaping our restored Holy
Week.
James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
ST. PETER THE APOSTLE HENDERSON, NV Pg.5
Dear Father Gem: I love reading your bulletin article every week. your friends and family in the
Im a fan. This time though, Id like you to make a little detour of your hospital. You invite us to share your hopes
weekly column. I hope my humble request will merit a positive response. and your fears in our offices. You humble
It is very easy to strive towards the attainment of our goals and us with your sincere desire for forgiveness
objectives when the oceans are calm and nothing appears to be standing in the confession.
in our way. However, if we are not mentally prepared the moment The priest is called not just to teach about the Lord but also to
something begins to stir the waters and rock the boat from side-to-side, make the experience of Jesus real for the people. Many times we are aware
we begin to panic and struggle to deal with our circumstances. We see when this is happening. Sometimes, though, we are totally unaware. It
these problems and challenges sometimes as larger than life. makes no difference. It is the Lord working, not us, in fact, sometimes it
I understand how tough the job of the priests is. I personally is the Lord working despite us.
know some priests who ended up quitting and throwing in the towel of It is a very humbling experience to be a priest. We know how very
defeat, all because their resolve wasnt strong enough to handle the limited we are in all aspects of our lives, including our spirituality and our
burdens associated with their vocation. Am sorry for the intrusion, but personal living of Christianity; yet, God still works through us.
my instinct is telling me that the weight youre carrying inside you is One of the nicest things that anyone has said to me was when
affecting you personally. Whatever it is youre undergoing right now, the gentleman in our parish told me: You really love being a priest, dont
Father Gem, you can never give up; you can never quit. you? Thats the truth. I love being a priest. I love being called on in all
Yes, there will always be people who will purposefully try to sorts of different situations. I love baptizing children and watch them
sabotage your progress by doing things that will throw you off course in grow. I love the hugs they give me on Sundays. I love watching their
order to serve their own personal interests. But if you really think about parents grow as they give more and more of themselves to their children,
it, there are a multitude of other people who are relying on you to excel to each other, and, in the same action, to the Lord. I love helping young
and succeed with achieving your goals and objectives. Think about all couples prepare for marriage and then celebrating their big day with them.
the people in this parish: the kids, parents, families, friends, the people I love Life Teen. I love doing things you wouldnt expect anyone would
you care about most, etc. How much each of them is relying on you to love. I love being called upon in moments of crisis and grief. I love
succeed in your field of endeavor? If you do not do this for yourself, reminding people at the most difficult times of their lives that God is with
then at least succeed for them. Theyre all behind you. We love you. them. I enjoy saying Mass. I enjoy the liturgical seasons. They force me
Were here to support you. to examine my own living of the life of Christ: my need for Christ during
BSJ, Concerned Friend Advent, the presence of Christ during Christmastime, my frail humanity
during Lent, the eternal gifts of the Lord during Easter, the life of the Sprit
Dear BSJ: Thank you for your concern and very uplifting and at Pentecost, and the ever new message of Christ during the year. Do you
heartwarming words. Youre right, my friend, the funny thing about life is really think I would give up; that I would quit?
that it sometimes has a habit of presenting us with a myriad of As a final thought, Id thought I leave you with a famous poem
opportunities presenting themselves to us as unimaginable problems. Over that was once given to me by my late grandfather to help cultivate the
time, our negative emotions usually turn into uncontrollable fears that attitude of persistence within my heart. The author of this poem is
direct and dictate our daily decisions and actions. These fears will rob us unknown, however this persons heart and determination speak louder
of our life essence and desire to successfully move past the obstacles that than words. I hope you enjoy it.
stand in our way.
Cardinal Castrilln Hoyos once said to priests that they should When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
not "be intimidated by difficulties in the ministry. The priestly vocation, When the road youre trudging seems all uphill,
planted in you with efficacy by Christ and accepted by you with generous When the funds are low and the debts are high,
humility, will bear abundant fruit in such a fertile terrain." And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
"The priest is a thing of immensity, if he himself were to realize When care is pressing you down a bit,
it he would die," the good Cardinal explains, quoting St. John Vianney, the Rest if you must but dont you quit.
Cur of Ars.
I have no reason to make excuses. Yes, I sometimes delve Success is failure turned inside out,
into the details of the problems and obstacles that I face on a daily basis. The silver lining of the seeds of doubt,
To say that they werent affecting my behavior is obviously not true and in And you can never tell how close you are,
fact an understatement. Yet, it is important to understand that in some It may be near when it seems so far.
ways our excuses are sometimes blessings in disguise, as they provide us So, stick to the fight when youre hardest hit,
with an insight into the self-sabotaging forces that are dominating our Its when things go wrong that you must not quit.
current reality and process of thinking.
A wise man once said, It is not so much what happens to us Life for a priest is good, very good. Now, I must ask all the
that actually makes a difference, it is rather what we do with what parents reading this article. Can you convey to your children how beautiful
happens to us that determines where we will end up, what we will have, the life of the priest is? Who knows they might respond to the call. The
and how we will be transformed by our experiences. Blessed Virgin Mary constantly says to us: "Do whatever he tells you."
We, priests, are called upon to celebrate the most important
times in our parishioners lives. We baptize your children, celebrate the
weddings of your sons and daughters, and bury your loved ones. We visit Fr. Gem
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 5, 2017 Pg.6
Prayer of the Faithful, we Pray for the names written in our book of Intentions.
First Reading If you share your In Memoriam As children we sang the lively song This
food with the hungry, provide Little Light of Mine. The words, of course, are
housing for the homeless, then light based on todays Gospel, in which we are called
shall break forth upon you (Isaiah St. Peter The Apostle Catholic as disciples to be salt and light for the world.
58:7-10). Community Children are uninhibited about sharing their
Extend our Most Sincere faith. Its only when we grow older that we
Psalm The just man is a light in prefer to hide our light under a bushel basket
the darkness to the upright (Psalm Condolences to The Families Of:
112).
because our culture tends not to emphasize
discipleship. The message in this weeks
Joseph Gregory Monahan readings is clear: in order to give glory to God
Second Reading My message to
you, says Paul, was not clever words Christine Straczek through our discipleship, we must show the light
of wisdom but the proclamation of Anne Roberts of Christ in our words and deeds. Not an easy
Christ crucified (1 Corinthians 2:1-5). thing for inhibited adults. Often we may think of
Bill Pacheco
salt and light in terms of what we do for others,
Gospel You are the salt of the Nancy Salazar but it can be just as important not to do
earth, the light of the world. In your
good deeds your light shines before Richard Fiske something, such as getting angry with the
others, leading them to glorify God Beverly Harbauer stranger on the road, or telling an offensive joke.
(Matthew 5:13-16).
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ST. PETER THE APOSTLE HENDERSON, NV Pg.7
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