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Divine Mercy Chaplet
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed daily at 3:00pm in our Chapel. If you are not able to attend in person, you are welcome to join us in prayer online using the screen to your left.

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Mass Schedules
Daily Mass Schedule
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
- 8:00am - English
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- 8:00am - Italian
- 3:00pm - Divine Mercy Chaplet (prayed daily during the week)
- 7:00pm - Contact parish office to schedule evening Mass
- SACRED HEART (FIRST FRIDAYS) and FIRST SATURAYS DEVOTIONS
- First Fridays and Saturdays of every month at 8:00am.
Regular Weekend Mass Schedule
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Saturday:
Confessions take place from 4:00pm - 4:45pm - 5:00pm - English
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Sunday: - 7:30am and 10:30am - Italian
- 9:00am and 12:00 noon - English
Please refer to the Christmas Mass scheduled listed below for proper Mass times.
- ST. PETER'S CHURCH WEEKLY BULLETIN
- Parishioners are encouraged to view our weekly bulletin as it not only contains the weekly mass schedule, but also includes information on ministries, events and special announcements that relate to our parish and within our community.
Month of December Devotion
Dear Heavenly Father, this Advent season, we especially are in need of peace. War rages on in our world. It impacts the daily lives of millions in different ways. This year, as much as ever, we need Jesus, Prince of Peace, in our world and in our hearts. During Advent in 2023, we pray that Jesus transforms our world as we await His coming again. Amen.

Christmas Eve - Sunday, December 24th
- 5:00 p.m. - Family Mass
- 9:00 p.m. - Bilingual Mass
- 12 (Mid-night) - Bilingual Mass
Christmas Day - Monday, December 25th
- There will be no 7:30 a.m. Mass.
- 9:00 a.m. - English Mass
- 10:30 a.m. - Italian Mass
- 12 Noon - English Mass





Confessions
- Friday, December 15th
- Friday, December 22nd
- 9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon
- 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
New Year's Eve - Sunday, December 31st
- 5:00 p.m. - Family Mass
New Year's Day - Monday, January 1st
- There will be no 7:30 a.m. Mass.
- 9:00 a.m. - English Mass
- 10:30 a.m. - Italian Mass
- 12 Noon - English Mass
Upcoming Events / Special Announcements
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION - 2024
San Marco School
Saturday, April 6th, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
St. Peter’s School together with Public/Private & Out of Boundary Catholic Schools
Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
St. Angela Merici School
Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
St. Clement School
Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
REGISTRATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN OCTOBER. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY FURTHER REGISTRATIONS BEFORE CONTACTING THE PARISH OFFICE.
REGISTRATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN OCTOBER. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY FURTHER REGISTRATIONS BEFORE CONTACTING THE PARISH OFFICE.
CONFIRMATION - 2024
San Marco School
Confirmation Date: Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Date: Monday, June 3rd, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (Confirmandi and Sponsor only)
St. Peter’s School, Public/Private & Other Catholic Schools
Confirmation Date: Thursday, June 6th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Date: Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (Confirmandi and Sponsor only)
St. Angela Merici School
Confirmation Date: Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Date: Monday, June 10th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (Confirmandi and Sponsor only)
St. Clement School
Confirmation Date: Thursday, June 13th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Date: Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (Confirmandi and Sponsor only)
Confirmation Catechism Class 2024 Dates
TUESDAYS
only for students of St. Peter's, San Marco and Other Catholic Schools
January 9, 16, 23, 30
February 6, 13,
THURSDAYS
only for students of St. Clement and St. Angela Merici Schools
January 11, 18, 25
February 1, 8, 15
Classes will take place at Holy Cross Catholic Academy on the above dates only. All classes will commence at 7:00pm sharp and end at 9:00pm. All classes are mandatory.

Blessing
On the WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 16 AND 17, parishioners are invited to bring their little statues of the baby Jesus to any of the masses at St. Peter’s church (on that weekend) to be blessed for their nativities at home. It is a beautiful Advent tradition, one that sanctifies the home with the baby Jesus and makes His arrival in the manger scene an even more joyous event.
Baptism Registration
and Marriage Checklist
- BAPTISM
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Once you have completed the Baptism Registration form please remember to provide a copy of each parent(s)' and godparent(s)' Confirmation certificate.
Note: if a parent or godparent WAS Baptized or Confirmed at St. Peter's church, a copy will not be required to be submitted as this information will be contained in our church registry. Please make note of the this on the registration form.
PARENTS:
Proof of Confirmation is still required (and must be provided) even if your marriage was celebrated at St. Peter's church.
- MARRIAGE
- Couples MUST first meet with the Pastor in order to discuss and confirm a wedding date at St. Peter's parish. Following this meeting, couples are asked to download the checklist created to assist with document requirements and timelines. We ask that you read the information provided and note all steps taken as the timeline stipulates.
A Word From Our Pastor...

2nd Sunday - Advent Time - Cycle B - 10th December, 2023
Today’s Gospel is taken from the beginning of Mark. Unlike Luke and Matthew, Mark does not include any details of Jesus’ birth. Instead, Mark begins with the appearance of John the Baptist in the desert. On this Second Sunday of Advent, we are invited to reflect upon the role of John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus and the salvation that he would bring to us.
Mark’s description of the appearance of John the Baptist highlights John’s continuity with the Jewish prophetic tradition. Mark combines quotations from the Old Testament books of Malachi, Isaiah and Exodus. Mark’s description of John as an ascetic, living in the desert, clothed in camel hair, and eating locusts and wild honey, is reminiscent of the description of the prophet Elijah found in Second Kings. The people of Judea and Jerusalem flock to him, listening to his message of repentance and forgiveness; they also come to him to be baptized. Mark’s Gospel is clear, however, that John the Baptist’s role is only to prepare the way for another who will come, one who is greater than John.
Many scholars believe that the Gospels reflect the tension that likely existed between followers of John the Baptist and disciples of Jesus. Each of the four Evangelists reports on John’s preaching and baptizing, and they each emphasize the importance of Jesus’ baptism by John. The four Gospels also explain that John was sent to preach in preparation for another. In the Gospel of Luke, the question is raised as to whether John the Baptist was himself the Messiah. Just as in today’s Gospel, however, John speaks quite explicitly that the Messiah was to come after him.
In today’s Gospel, we hear John the Baptist contrast his baptism of repentance with the baptism that Jesus will inaugurate. John says the he has baptized with water, but that the one who is to come will baptize with the Holy Spirit. John’s baptism was not yet a Christian baptism, but a preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism through which sins are forgiven and the gift of the Holy Spirit is received.
John the Baptist is presented to us as a model during Advent. We, too, are called upon to prepare a way for the Lord. Like John the Baptist, we are messengers in service to one who is greater than we are. Our Baptism commissions us to call others to life as disciples of Jesus.