207 VANDALIA STREET · COLLINSVILLE, IL 62234

Contact Information Parish Office: 207 Vandalia Street Phone 345-4343 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM Friday 8:30AM-3:30 PM

Parish Center 301 Vandalia

School 210 N. Morrison 344-5450

Parish Prayer Line 344-4108 Staff Rev. John P. Beveridge, Pastor Ext. 100 Deacon Jim Hill Ext. 104 Deacon Jimmy Ghiglione, Director of Faith Formation Ext. 101 Patricia Kirk, Principal Ext. 200 Maggie Brennan, Director of Pastoral Care Ext. 111 Teri Lesicko, Director Finance & Development Ext. 105 Michelle Trimble, Accounting Manager Ext. 106 Camille Emig-Hill, Director HR & Communications Ext. 102 Nick Robinson, Ext. 107 Music Director

Masses Weekend Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Weekday Monday Communion Service 8:15 AM Tuesday - Friday 8:15 AM First Friday Masses 8:15 AM Holy Day Masses Eve of Holyday 6:30 PM Holyday 8:15 AM & 6:30 PM

Sacraments Confessions: Saturday 3:00-4:00 PM Thursday before First Friday 4:00 PM until all are heard Marriage: Contact the parish office. Annulments & Counseling: Ariel Martin 618-205-8656 Baptism: Contact the parish office for registration forms and scheduling information.

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Catholic Church Ss. Peter & Paul

Dear Parish Family, It’s with excitement but also sad-ness that I share with you that I’ll be concluding my position here at Ss. Peter & Paul and will begin a new job next week at St. John the Evangelist Parish in St. John, In-diana. As of December 10, I will be serving St. John the Evange-list as Director of Service and Outreach. I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with our Parish and School Staff in service to our Faith For-mation and Communication ef-forts, but the Holy Spirit has paved a new path for me that I’m excited to pursue. I will certainly miss being with you and sharing life faith, but I’m ex-cited to see some new ways that the Holy Spirit is working in the Church. Know that Ss. Peter & Paul will always remain in my heart as my home parish. With a truly grateful heart,

Mark Vojas

Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mother Monday, December 9, 8:15am (Holy Day) The School will assign all the Liturgical Ministers Intention: Sue Popov

Monday, December 9, 6:30pm (Holy Day) Lector: Liz Dalton & Felicitas Kluck Music: Glory Choir w/ J Butterfield Gifts: The Family of Dorothy Burns Servers: Joshua Zagorski, Madeleine Kennedy, William Kennedy Communion Ministers: Catherine Benvenuto, Pat Ellis, Dean Fortner, Kay Miskell, Ed Welle, Eileen Welle Intention: Dorothy Burns

Saturday December 14, 4:30 pm Angel Fund/ Red Bag Offering Lector: Mason Wasser & Madasyn Wasser Music: Men’s Choir w/ J Butterfield Gifts: The Family of Larry Miller Servers: Seth Verstraete, Gabe Freeman, Robert Freeman, Ellie Ronzo Communion Ministers: Jean Clancy, Judy Dunne-Keefe, Jackie Freeman, Augie Lohmann, Terri & Jim Odorizzi, Sheri Verstraete, Jim Wolters Intention: Larry Miller

Sunday December 15, 8:00 am Angel Fund/ Red Bag Offering Lector: Ted Jackson & Ed Rakowski Music: Jamie, Joan, Becky, Anna w/ N Robinson Gifts: The Family of Thomas Christiansen, Jr. Servers: Edwin Kircher, Ellis Kircher, Will Swip, Lily Jurgena Communion Ministers: Robert Alvarado, John & Maggie Brennan, Leslie Duff, Rita Heimann, Tim Kircher Intention: Thomas Christiansen, Jr.

Sunday December 15, 10:30 am Angel Fund/ Red Bag Offering Lector: Judi Schutzenhofer & Mariah Juarez Music: Shane, Melissa, Anita, Diane w/ N Robinson Gifts: The family of J Don Heyden Servers: Daniel Wilde, Miley Sanchez, Ayden Perez, Jackson McBride Communion Ministers: Maria Juarez, Sarah & Terry Lanter, Carol & Barry Moore, Bob & Debbie Sanders, Richard Schutzenhofer Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Betsy Bovee & Laura Tosi Intention: J Don Heyden

Auditor’s Schedule Sunday, December 15 Team #6 Barb & Mike Hasamear, Ed Rakowski, MaryAnn Allred, Leona Peskar

Server’s Schedule 8:15 am For weekdays Monday December 9 Alaina Fort, Ella Guerrero, Natalie Pinkston, Jack Starr Tuesday, December 10 thru Wednesday December 11 Chris Marchetti, Kai Gaither, August Kent Thursday, December 12 thru Friday, December 13 Kolin Waligorski, Emma Berg, Kaylee Cook

Mass Intentions Monday, December 9 The Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8:15 am Sue Popov All School Mass 6:30pm Dorothy Burns Tuesday, December 10 8:15 am Beverly Mizulski Wednesday, December 11 8:15 am Robert Griness Thursday, December 12 8:15 am Marilyn Welle Friday, December 13 All School Mass 8:15 am Larry Miller Saturday, December 14 4:30 pm Larry Miller Sunday, December 15 8:00 am Thomas Christiansen, Jr. 10:30 am J Don Heyden

From the Desk Of Fr. John Immaculate Conception usually celebrated on Dec. 8 has been transferred to Monday, Dec. 9 because this Sunday is the Second Sunday of Advent…which holds a higher rank as far as the Feast Day is concerned. This is the Feast Day of our Nation…dedicated to Mary…the Immaculate Conception…as well as the Feast of our Diocese and our Cathedral. We will celebrate Mass on Monday, Dec. 9 at 8:15 am and again on Monday evening Dec. 9 at 6:30 pm. At the beginning of a new year…there are usually many reflections that take us back over the 12 months that have come and gone. There are thoughts of…and interpreta-tions of…the events and persons who have made some impact on those days and months. The focus seems to be…what will the future bring…different than what we have already seen. The questions that are raised ask about whether the past will inspire and refocus the fu-ture...in a positive or negative way. The bottom line is that we all expect the future to continue…possibly indefinitely. So how are we to act…if things will just remain the same and not much change happen? Will we just go on our merry way…and do nothing? Will we decide that the status quo is not good enough and then choose to do something to change things? As we begin the new Liturgical Year, we are faced with the challenge of Jesus…that we are not to just take things for granted. We are shar-ing with Him a mission that is to call and trans-form the world…into the kingdom of God. The idea that we can have no impact on the pre-sent or the future is really not a very good option. Jesus is teaching us…that we are to be vigi-lant…watchful…engaged in the present, which is affecting the future. The conclusion of St. Mark’s Gospel gives us the final words of Jesus to His disciples… ‘Go into

the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature’ (Mark 16: 15). That does not sound like…don’t do anything…or just let it happen! Je-sus has come on a mission…and He calls us to share in that mission until the end of time. Advent is a time of preparing for the great celebration of Christmas…when Christ first came and inaugurated His mission of announc-ing the Good News of Salvation. But Jesus has promised that He will come again…when the full-ness of the Kingdom is revealed. This is now our time to live and spread the good news of the kingdom to all the world. As we enter more deeply into the Advent Sea-son…we find ourselves listening to a famous preacher. We have heard him many times…but each time his message calls us to a new level of insight and awareness. The preacher…the prophet…is John the Baptist. When we listen to the Gospel account…we hear that John is preaching. It is not in the temple or a synagogue…it is in the desert! That should give us a hint that this is something special…and challenging. John has been given a message from the Lord. John is not beginning his mission on his own. John is the mouth-piece of God call-ing out to all of mankind. We might ask ourselves if we would be among the crowd that went out to the desert to listen to John. There were those who did go…Pharisees and Sadducees were among them…and John called them out. They were not coming out of genuine desire or belief that God was acting in a special and unique way through the preaching of John. They came only to criticize and condemn. But John called them to a true spirit of change and repentance. We are called to the same change of heart and mind by the preaching of John…prepare the way of the Lord.

Remember In Your Prayers Maj Matthew Derfler Army

MSgt Glen Davis Air Force Cpl Larry Tyler Marine Corps MSgt Adam Mercer Air Force SSgt Britt M. Sherman Army Capt Michael A. Shah Army Capt Jacob Lewis Marine Corps Lcpl Juan A. Gonzales Marine Corps Pvt Monica Gonzalez Army Fc3 Matthew Wehmeyer Navy Lcpl Michael I. Guide Marine Corps SSgt Daniel Husbands Air Force MSgt Hugh Weise Marine Corps Lt Joshua A. Reeder Navy Pfc Gary Voegtle Army Maj Michael W. Meyer, Jr.

CW04 Jerry Hunter Army SSgt Ben Bohnenstiehl

Air Force

AOM Ed Clark Navy SrA Mark Kimball Air Force 2Lt Adam Fischer Marine Corps SSgt David Bednara Air Force Capt Scott Heimann Army AOM Jack Matthews Navy Col Ed Hulten Army CPO Edward Mahoney Navy SrA Kelly Mahoney Air Force Maj Natalie Walker Marine Corps Pvt Sam Asbury Army Sgt Daniel Manning Air Force David Zagorski Natl Guard LCpl Dominic Blackburn

Marine Corps

2Lt Nathen Walker Navy MM3 Seth C. Popov Navy Amn Manny K. Soto Air Force Ens. Bobby Bitzer Navy 2Lt Zachary Auer Air Force Pfc. Kenneth Denson Marine Corp Sgt. Daniel Jackstadt Army 2Lt David Jackstadt Army SSgt. Dustin Shuman USAF

Please pray for these men and women serving in our armed forces:

Joe Giacoletto Ed Ruef Estelle Rangle Sandy Walter Anna Kussmann Jim Blaylock Brian & family Liberty Lawrence Fr. Nino Viviano Richard Schmidt Brad Hill & Camille Emig-Hill Lisa (Koke) Bohnenstiehl Luke Brandt Jackson Kettenbach Kelsey Dudici Susie Job Michael Lutman David F. Daniels Laurie Woods Lucille Mossa Mary Lou Steel Evan Furfaro Jackson Cruthis Darlene Robert Bob Machinsky Diane Mottin Thomas Colombara Dave Grotefendt Kathy Scully Irene McDeavitt Geraldine Ropak

Mary Crites Jane Starr Melissa and Vicky Alice Zagorski Alexandra Mary Fries Erin Schoper Rod & Shirley Barthel Ann Boulch Jordan Woodward Judy Falline Fr. Henry Schmidt Homebound Parishioners Cody & Lucas Wilson Sharon & Roxanne Payne Wayne Moore Dolly Livingston Brendan Hicks Matthew Slovinski Sandra Eska Betty Fadden Jeff Bear Donna Johnston Rebecca Boyce Liz Sanchez-Setser Herman Wenos Eileen Fohne Valerie Bates Bob Loyet Virginia York Jim Loyet

Parish Holy Hours

Prayers for our Church, Diocese and Parish, es-pecially for the clergy and the victims of any

type of abuse

Monday 2-3 pm Tuesday 6-7 pm

Rest in Peace

Ann Cook

FORMED

Remember to register at

FORMED.org Parish Code: 6BR7BZ

Check out the Advent Programs

KNIGHTS KNEWS: Mon. Dec. 9: No meeting due to observance of Holy Day. Thurs. Dec. 12: Bingo! Noon Mexican Menu: 99-cent tacos, $2 Margaritas Queen of Hearts drawing 8 pm. Grand prize approxi-mately $7,000 Fri. Dec. 13: Fish Fry-Team #1 Tue. Dec. 17: Red Cross Blood Drive; 2:30 - 7:30 pm

Knights of Columbus

Ss. Peter and Paul welcomes with joy a new member to our parish

community baptized on November 23 Gabriel Christopher Delaney

Left to right: Godmother Jean Garcia; father Charles Delaney (with sister Fiona); mother Elizabeth Delaney (with Gabriel); and Godfather Christopher Delaney.

5th Grade Native American Project

This weekend you have the opportunity to sup-port the Annual Catholic Services Ap-peal, if you haven’t already, as we par-ticipate in the in-pew phase of the ap-peal. We have pledges of about $27,000 toward our goal of $80,980. Remember that your generosity helps many people in our parishes through-out the diocese, including Ss. Peter and Paul. We have been communicating about all the sup-port ministries and services that our ACSA giv-ing provides, reaching across parish bounda-ries. This produces a wise use of resources by eliminating needless duplication. The appeal supports Education Services, For-

mation and Renewal, Justice/Outreach, Family and Youth, Seminary and Clergy, Fi-nance Services and other areas for par-ishes and the diocese. Some very important services are be-yond the resources of most parishes, in-cluding Ss. Peter and Paul. Our parish is involved with many of the offices, minis-tries and services, coordinated through

the Catholic Pastoral Center. For example, we use these services to support our RCIA program and other faith formation activities. The diocese provided direction and loan service for our build-ing project. Other services assist our school and youth groups. Your gift to the Annual Cath-olic Services Appeal helps make these minis-tries and services possible.

ACSA In-Pew Request This Weekend

SSPP 8th Grade Fundraiser

Culvers Dec. 12 5-8 pm

Join us for dinner at Cul-ver’s in Collinsville. A

portion of the proceeds will be donated the 8th Grade Mystery Day Trip!

Mending Ministry

Torn seams? Need hemming? Buttons?

We Can fix it!! Just bring items to the

Gathering Space on

December 14-15 Drop off before Mass—pick

up after Mass!

It’s that time of year again. Please select your tag from the Giving Tree and make someone’s Christmas morning special! The tags have items listed from each indi-vidual’s wish list. These lists are sug-gestions. You may purchase something from this list or some-thing of your own choice. Each person in each family has 3 tags on the tree to represent the 3 gifts from the Magi to the Christ Child. Please do not feel like you have to buy everything on the list. When you select a tag from the tree, please fill in the requested information on the Tag Regis-tration Sheet. This is im-portant! Should you misplace

your tag, there is a record of which one you selected. If you take a tag and then feel you cannot provide a gift, please return the tag to the tree and

call Debbie so she can remove your name from the registration sheet. Please return your wrapped gift to the Baptismal area by Sunday, Decem-ber 15. The RCIA will then delivery these gifts to each family.

The best gift you can give this person is your prayers. Please include them in your daily pray-ers so that he/she may know the love of Christ through the generosity of our parish family. If you have any questions or problems, please feel to con-tact Debbie Sanders at 345-7939 or 444-9247.

The Giving Tree: Sharing With the Community

Advent Opportunities at SSPP

Mass Schedule

Tuesday thru Friday—8:15 am Saturdays—4:30 pm Sundays—8:00 & 10:30 am

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 9 8:15 am and 6:30 pm

Christmas Masses

Christmas Eve—Dec. 24—4:00 & 7:00 pm Christmas Day—Dec. 25—8:00 & 10:30 am

New Year’s Eve—Dec. 31– 4:00 pm New Year’s Day 9:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays Dec. 7, 14, 21, 3:00—4:00pm

Communal Reconciliation Services: Wed. Dec. 11, 6:30 pm--Parish Penance Service Thurs. Dec. 12, 12:30 pm with School Children

Rosary—Joyful Mysteries

Monday, Dec. 16, 1:40 pm with School Children

Giving Tree

Return wrapped gifts with tag attached by Dec. 15 to the Baptismal Room

Advent “Little Books” and “Word Among Us”

Reflections and Prayers for Each Day of Advent are availa-ble at the Church Doors. Requested Donation—$2.00

Star from A Far Find the star each day until it reaches Bethlehem on Christ-

mas Morning A Christian alternative to Elf on a Shelf.

See Parish or School Office for more information

Advent Resources on the Web

Go to Formed.org or www.usccb.org/advent for a variety of Advent resources

Our parish Penance Services are December 11 at 6:30 pm and December 12 at

12:30 pm

Other Area Penance Services:

Dec. 9, 6:30 pm St. Paul,

Highland Dec. 10 6:30pm Holy Family &

St. Elizabeth at St. Elizabeth - Granite City

Dec. 12, 7 pm St. Cecilia, Glen Carbon

Dec. 15, 2 pm St. Boniface, Edwardsville

Dec. 15, 7 pm St. Jerome, Troy

Dec. 16, 7 pm St. Mary & St. Cecilia at St. Cecilia

Dec .17, 2 pm: St. Boniface, Edwardsville

Dec. 20, 6:30pm: St. Cecelia, Glen Carbon

Advent Penance Services

Christmas Memorial Flowers

It’s time to get your Christmas Memorial Flowers in honor of or in memory of family and friends. Requests and the donation of your choosing can be put in the collection basket or turned in at the Parish Office by December 11.

Christmas Decorations Please join us Sunday December 15 after 10:30 Mass to put up the Christmas decorations. We appreciate everyone’s help. Please feel free to bring a snack or treat to share. You can leave it in the Parrish Office kitchen.

Weekly Generosity Report Week Of 11/24/2019

Parish Operation Collection Additional Offerings

Envelope Collec on $11,068 ACSA $445

Angel/Red Bag Fund $1,069 Cemetery Contribu on $85

Annual Fund $958 Diocesan 2nd Collec on .$15

Building Fund $275 Holy Cross - Guatemala $95

Special Collec on $1,434

SOS Soup Kitchen $0

Memorials/Bequests $0 Total Addi onal Offerings $640

Total Income $14,804

Budgeted Income $17,000 Construc on Fund Overage/Shortage -$2,196 Capital Campaign $5,597 HVAC Campaign $4,175

Fiscal Year To Date Overage/Shortage -$13,304

Total Parish Construc on Fund $9.772

Sessions are now through Dec. 17 on Tuesdays at 10 am in the St. Anthony’s room in the church lower level. All ex-periencing sorrow from the loss of a loved one are wel-come to attend any or all of the sessions. These sessions in-clude the holiday season which can be a difficult time.

“The Christmas Star From Afar”

This special set encourages children to go on a hunt for their Star, similar to that of the Wise Men. The activity set includes 10 wooden na-tivity characters, 4 piece wooden stable, a wooden Star and a hard bound copy of “The Christmas Star From Afar” book. Cost is $35 and $20 for ad-ditional stable animals. The kit may be purchased at the Parish or School Office. Make checks payable to Ss. Peter and Paul Parish.

SAVE THE DATE Ss. Peter and Paul School

Friday, January 31, 2020 Over the Holidays, talk to your friends and

family about putting a table together! Doors open at 6 pm Bingo begins at 7 pm

Must be 18 or Older to Attend Bring Your Own Drinks and Snacks

PRAY 4 AN END 2 ABORTION!