December 8, 2023,...... Feast of the Immaculate Conception Holy Day of Obligation....... 8:00am - English mass...... 6:00pm - Spanish Rosary...... 7:00pm - Spanish Mass
The November-December 2023 issue of Catholic Herald Magazine is available. The theme for this issue is lay ministry and volunteers. The digital edition of the magazine is available: https://bit.ly/49CvhRN
Saint Peter-All Hallows' Parish.......... Youth Community........ Monday's 7:00-8:15 PM....... Ages: 14+......... First Meeting: November 6th........ in the Parish Hall ....5605 14th Avenue..... Get to know us...... Pray with us..... Have fun together......
Upgrades to Saint Peter's Statue continue!!! Special thanks to all those who donated their time and the needed materials as well as your continued support of the Parish Development Fund that makes these projects possible!
Watch and Listen to Father Jovito's Reflections on Life Issues as he shares his Words of Wisdom on forgiveness, humility, grieving and more. They can be found on YouTube:
As we approach the holy season of Advent and leading up to the Birth of Christ, we are in need of volunteers to prepare the church with appropriate decorations. ............ Elizabeth Montoya is willing to work and train volunteers. It is hoped that someone from each of our communities’ will be part of this team and be able to share the work. .................If interested, please call the rectory office @ 916-456-7206.
No parking is allowed along 14th avenue in front of the church/hall/school. The City will issue tickets of $50 for cars blocking driveways and $40 tickets for parking in a “No Parking” zone. Vehicles preventing residents from exiting their driveways will be towed. Please use one of our three parking lots when attending mass or other Parish events.
Great News! We have secured funding from the City of Sacramento’s River Friendly Landscaped program to fix and upgrade the sprinklers at the Parish School & Old Convent (used for Religious Education) to more water efficient sprinklers in the lawn, drip for some of the flower bed, a new unified irrigation controller, and replacement of inoperable and leaking valves. Part of the project will also be spreading mulch in the flower beds around the school and old convent. There will be plenty of volunteer opportunities during the project, if you are interested in helping out email [email protected] for more information, the project will be on-going through September Your continued support to our Development Fund has made this all possible.
Thank you to our new volunteers interested in our Parish Bereavement Committee. We continute to need new members.---------- Responsibilities include setup, serving catered meals and clean up in the parish hall for families after funerals.---------- If interested, please call the office at 916-456-7206.
Thank you to the following parishioners who volunteered to maintain our parish grounds.----------- Joanne Walker for Rose Garden around Blessed Mother ---------- Ray and Rose Raynor for the Semi-circles outside stairs to side door and the Semi-circles outside by the chapel stairs ----------- Daniel and Brain Walsh for Msgr. Corkell’s Roses behind church ---------- Gail Samcoff for Roses in front of Parish Hall ---------- We are still seeking a volunteer to maintain the area in front of main rectory doors on 13th avenue. ----- For more information and to sign up, call the rectory office @ 916-456-7206.
In April we finished installing a new fence and gates around the perimeter of our school grounds facing 14th Avenue. Security measures continue to be upgraded. We recently completed installing over 20 cameras inside and outside the church, the hall, school, old convent and grounds. New lock systems are now operational on all doors through out the parish grounds.
Saint Peter - All Hallows’ is seeking licensed, bonded insured, and skilled tradepersons that may be able to assist us in our Parish facility projects. Several projects need to be completed in the old Convent used for our Faith Formation Programs. Those who are interested please contact David at [email protected]
Thanks to your generosity, St Peter-All Hallows' Parish completed a number of renovations to our church and grounds. Security Cameras have been installed throughtout the grounds. Worn carpet in the church has been replaced with beautiful tile in the Sanctuary. The terazzo has been exposed, polished and concrete floors renovated. A Ramp has been placed outside the Parish office. St Peter's statue has been raised to a place of prominence. Wifi has been extended and strengthed thoughout our old convent that is being used for Faith Formation. New doors have replaced half doors in the convent. New door locks are being installed throughout the property. The outside of the church and parish hall were painted Recently the Parish celebrated its 80th Anniversary with a special mass celebrated with the Bishop and a dinner/dance following. In 2023, a security fence will be installed around the school grounds and eventually around the church on 14th Ave. The church is now a beacon of light with its cross shining!
Scam Donation Requests Individuals falsely representing themselves as members of our clergy have texted or emailed parishioners asking those parishioners to buy gift cards for the sick or to make contributions to a special cause. Some of these bad actors will make a strong effort to make these messages appear to originate from the pastor. The scammer will write messages using very personal greetings and indicate there is a need to get the cards or funds quickly to create a sense of urgency. Pastors or clergy members will not typically solicit donations via emails or texts. Any parishioner who receives such a message should always verify its authenticity personally with the sender before making any contribution. Report the incident to law enforcement and to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (https://www.ic3.gov/ ).
We now have 20 cameras throughout out the church and school property. We have video cameras in the Sanctuary and around the altar and in the Chapel. Last Wednesday and Thursday Nights the men's bathroom was vandalized with graffiti on the bathroom doors and walls. This past Sunday evening, Dec. 11, we also captured two teen girls pulling the firealarm at the school. They also persistantly continued to knock on the Priest Rectory door. In addition new graffiti was found on the men's bathroom after the Dec. 11th Mass. Please monitor where your children are, and what they are doing when using the church and facilities