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40 days for life continues through March 24th. Come each Monday and pray for an hour either in the church at 12:00 Noon or at Pre-Term. The carpool will leave the church parking lot at 11:15AM. A free Pro-Life Booklet is available at all church entrances.

Every Church in our Diocese will be open for Confessions on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, from 5:00pm - 8:00pm. At St. Peter's, several priests will be available for you to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Please join us for the St. Julie & St. Peter Women's Fellowship breakfast on Saturday, March 9th at 8:30a.m. at St. Julie’s. Enjoy a delicious breakfast and fellowship. So we have enough seating and food prepared, please RSVP by March 4th at our website: https://www.stpeternr.org/womens-ministry.If you prefer, you can call our office and we will get you registered.

The parishes of St. Peter and St. Julie Billiart will come together once again for the Communal Penance Service. Many priests will be available at St. Peter's on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 3:00pm to hear your confessions.

Parents of any High School and Junior High youths who are interested in St. Peter's Youth Group are invited to this introductory meeting.

St. Peter Parish sponsors a dinner for the community of North Ridgeville through Community Care. The dinner is provided on the last Wednesday of each month in the gym. It is served from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Our next meal is Wednesday, February 28, 2024.

Discovering Christ will begin again on February 19th at St. Julie’s. This is a free seven week series with a life-changing retreat. You will enjoy a delicious free dinner and listen to an enlightening teaching. After, you will join others in exploring the meaning of life and the identity of Jesus Christ. Spend time this Lenten season discovering Christ in a new way! For more details and to register, click here or visit www.stpeternr.org/discover-Christ. Please join us even if you will miss a session or two.

Volunteers are Needed! St. Peter Parish's "Care for Creation" group will be having our next highway clean-up event on Saturday morning, March 2. We are in need of helpers. If you or your group/ organization can donate an hour or two of your time that morning, or during a future clean-up, please contact Matt Bahar (mbahar@breezeline.net or 440- 281-8444). Our adopted highway is Island Rd, just south of Hwy. 82 in Eaton Township.

Brought to you by Youth Challenge Sports and St. Peter's School: come witness the difference as two wonderful programs come together to raise awareness of adaptability in sports. Join us Saturday, February 24th at St. Peter's school gym; doors open at 5:30pm with tip off at 6:30pm. Donation based entry fee.

Do you like to begin your day with prayer? Do you need some prayer time during your lunch hour? Do you like to end your day with prayer? The Diocese of Cleveland is pleased to offer daily audio prayers delivered to you via email every morning. The prayers are led by a variety of clergy from the diocese and provide a simple way to create and sustain a prayerful relationship with God. Sign up at https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/my-daily-prayers.

To sign up to join a small group prayer meeting, click here.

Ash Wednesday is February 14th, 2024. Mass with distribution of ashes will take place at 8:15 am (St. Peter School students will be in attendance at this Mass) and 7:00pm.

Please join us for the St Julie & St Peter Men's Fellowship breakfast on Saturday February 17th @ 8:20am. Breakfast will be served at St. Julie’s in the Church. Open to men of any parish in the Diocese, come and enjoy a hearty, hot breakfast followed by a short video and discussion. We will end promptly at 9:45 am. So we have an idea of how much food to prepare please RSVP by sending an email to sjspbreakfast@gmail.com by February 12th .

If you missed the High School Retreat meeting in November and have a high school student who would like to attend, there is still space available! The retreat is February 16th through February 18th at Damascus Catholic Camp in Centerburg, OH. Please email Jill Papesch (jillpapesch@gmail.com) for the details and instructions on how to register. We already have a group of high schoolers that are registered to go!!! You do NOT want to miss out on this retreat!!!

Hot coffee and fresh donuts will be served after all Masses this Sunday, February 11. Come for fellowship and refreshment!

The 2024 Catholic Charities Appeal will take place next weekend in our parish. This year's appeal theme is "Transformed by your love." Your generous support will transform the lives of others, to offer dignity, possibilities and companionship to those who are most vulnerable. All who have not received the mailing from Bishop Malesic, or have not had a chance to respond to it, will be asked to consider making a pledge to support the ministries provided by Catholic Charities. Click here to view stories of inspiration and for more information.

Parishioners of St. Peter’s and St. Julie’s: join us for our annual Parish Mission. This year’s mission will be led by Fr. Michael Denk, Administrator of St. Matthias Church in Parma and author of PRAY40DAYS, which is a complete 40-Day Prayer Program. Please join us for an opportunity to go deeper in your prayer life this Lent as we are introduced to six different prayer types. The Parish Mission will be held on Monday, February 12th and Tuesday, February 13th at 7:00pm in St. Peter Church. You are encouraged to bring a friend or neighbor too!