Text Box: Please Note Saturday Mass location: 5:00 PM Saturday Mass is celebrated at St. Peter Church beginning Nov. 1, 2008. The Great Adventure Continues … Adult Bible Study Our parish will continue Bible study for adults with the Gospel of Matthew. Interested adults please call CCD office 412-321-3186 or the rectory with the name and phone number. We need a number to order the appropriate study materials. Come and nourish your faith life—spread the Word of God. Bible study next class: February 3, 2009 (March 17, April 14, May 5, June 2, July 7, Aug. 4 Bible online 24/7 … This internet resource is offered by the American Bible Society at www.bibles.com. Attention Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Ushers, CCD Instructors As it was stated in our bulletins the protection of minors is the primary concern to the Pittsburgh Diocese. In continuation of this concern St. Peter Parish held Protecting God’s Children class for all employees volunteers, i.e., Eucharistic Ministers, lectors, ushers, CCD instructors. . Please go to the website: www.virtus.org, register, and fill out the data, and questionnaire. Questions & to register please call rectory 412-321-0711. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops mandates this for the protection of children entrusted to us. Thank you for your cooperation. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church Every Friday, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m., we have an opportunity to pray in front of the exposed Blessed Sacrament. We conclude with the Benediction at 6:05 p.m. Baptism Preparation Class is required for all those interested in having their child baptized. Classes are scheduled monthly; please check our weekly bulletin for dates. Parish Membership Update As we are preparing for the next quarter (January-March) mailing of the offertory envelopes we ask parishioners who recently changed their mailing address or the parish membership status to call the rectory (412-321-0711) to make address corrections. Join the St. Peter Parish E-mail List All parishioners are invited to share ideas, hear about important events, and communicate with one another through our new email listserv. To join the list, send an e-mail to Mariana at marianawhitmer@yahoo.com Posting News on Ministries, Socials, and Groups Specific news about ministries, parish schedules, upcoming socials, can be found using the links to the left.. We need contributions for these pages by leaders in each ministry - - please email them to me at Andy Bailey @ St Peter Parish You can also make a general news or discussion posting by sending an email to our St Parish Discussion Pages: saintpeterparish@googlegroups.com . When you do this, an email is sent to each member of the discussion group.

 

Parish Pastoral Council. . . Mission Workshop

No more meetings scheduled. Please call Barb Basile,  Mission Chair.

 

Parish Pastoral Council meeting . . 

2nd Tuesdays of:  Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.  - - 7:00 to 8PM - - OLQP. 

Committees are to have their meetings, and have reports submitted to Mariana

head of time.

 

 

NEWS ABOUT OUR FINANCES

St. Peter Parish is grateful to all parishioners, loyal friends and benefactors for all support given to the parish.  Your financial support is vital.  As you review your year-end giving for 2008 and 2009 , please consider a gift to St. Peter Parish to help carry the mission of the Church.

 

The latest news on our finances is posted in the Bulletin

 

Finance Committee - meets Jan 27; also in April, and July.  Call the Rectory

 

 

Contribution Statements for 2008

Will be sent upon request.  If one needs such, please call the rectory office 412-321-0711.

St. Peter Parish is grateful to all parishioners, loyal friends and benefactors for all support given to the parish.  Your financial support is vital.  As you review your year-end giving for 2006, please consider a gift to St. Peter Parish to help carry the mission of the Church.

 

Opportunities For Your Planned and Deferred Giving …

 If you are (or will be) 70½ years of age in 2009 and have an IRA, you may roll a gift to the parish (or another charity) from your IRA and suffer no federal or state tax (IRA Rollover Gift).  This opportunity lasts untill the end of 2007 year.  If your need further information, please contact the rectory 412-321-0711, or your tax professional.

 

Memorial Jubilee Tree

Remember A Loved One This Christmas Season

 

In recognition of the generous contributions made by parishioners and friends of our parish who were part of our parish’s Jubilee 2000 Campaign, we have erected a permanent Memorial Tree in the vestibule of St. Peter’s Church.  Anyone who wishes to have a remembrance either of the loved one or a special occasion may fill a special form available at the entrances in both churches.  Please call the rectory office 412-321-0711.

 

Please Note

A provision of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, effective for contributions made in 2009, is that no charitable deduction will be allowed with respect to a gift of cash or check unless the donor maintains either a bank record, e.g., a cancelled check, or written statement from the charity showing the name of this charity and the date and amount of the contribution.  Acknowledgement statements must also indicate whether any goods or services were provided in return for contributions of $250 or more.  This information is particularly important for so called “loose cash collection” donors.

 

SAINT PETER PARISH

NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

 

General NEWS & Announcements

Weekly news - - please see the bulletins

St Peter Parishioner writes a book about Pittsburgh.

Brian O' Neill, a parishioner, has written a book about Pittsburgh. "The Paris of Appalachia"

It is available from him.

Brian is a regular Lector

at the 8:30  Mass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click in the image of the book, above, to find Brian's website

for this book.

 

Click here to read his recent column

in the Post - Gazette about the G-20.