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SS. Peter & Paul, a Catholic Community School, invites the school and parish community to a gift gathering party in preparation for our Auction in April. The event will be at Alchemy from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18th. Please bring an item to donate.

Are you thinking about a Catholic education for your child(ren)? Or do you know someone who may be looking for schools for their child(ren)? Come check out our school!

SS. Peter & Paul Winter Classic Basketball Tournament starts today!

Our Director of Music Ministry, John Meyers, answers frequently asked questions about the Saints Peter & Paul Choristers.

Wow! Our 8th Grade Varsity Basketball team has won every tournament they have played in since the season has started! Most recently they played the Global Concepts and Desales tournaments, which were just this last weekend! Congratulations!

Last night's parish Advent Penance at SSPP was cancelled due to the power outage.  While it won't be possible to reschedule it between now and Christmas, there are a lot of options here at SSPP and neighboring parishes.  Here are upcoming confessions at nearby parishes: SSPP: Confessions Saturday Dec 22, 1 pm - 2 pm. St Bernadettes: Penance on Weds Dec 19 at 6 pm, with an optional 7 pm mass afterward.  Confessions Saturday Dec 22, 4 pm to 4:45 pm. St. John Vienney: Confessions Weds Dec 19, 4 pm - 5 pm.  Confessions Saturday Dec 22, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm. Nativity of Our Lord in OP: Confessions Thursday Dec 20 at 7:30 am.  Confessions Saturday Dec 22 2:30 pm - 4:15 pm. St. Francis of Assissi in Athol Springs: Confessions every weekday at 7:45 am.  Confessions Saturday Dec 22, 3 pm. St Mary of the Lake: Confessions Saturday Dec 22 at 3:15 pm. St John Paul II:  Confessions Saturday Dec 22, 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm.

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The following list contains the Oktoberfest winners. Click to see winners.

We are excited to invite you to be a part of our new parish photo directory that will celebrate our 175th Anniversary. Each family photographed will receive a copy of the Directory and a complimentary 8 x 10 of their Directory Portrait.  Portraits taken in November will be back before Christmas!  Photography will be taken at right here in the gym. Full details are in the bulletin this week and you can make sure you get the appointment you want, please sign up by visiting our website or by calling the photo number listed in the bulletin.  Our directory won’t be complete without you! Please plan to sign up to be included.

SSPP hockey students had an amazing opportunity to meet Buffalo Sabres Center Jack Eichel last night! Students had the chance to hang out one-on-one with Jack and have some quality skating time with the 2015 No. 2 Draft pick! It is a memory that is sure to be something these students look back on with great fondness! Special thank you to Sue Santandreu, who helped make this happen for the students! Thank you to Jack Eichel for taking the time to hang out with our students!

The Saints Peter & Paul Choristers was founded in 2014.  Since then, the children’s choir has grown from seven to as many as seventeen singers and sung at twelve parish Masses. The choir’s director, John Meyers, formed the Choristers shortly after his appointment to the position of parish Director of Music Ministry.  “Participation in our music ministry program was limited to adults and high school students.  With the creation of the Choristers, involvement in liturgical music begins as early as age seven and continues into adulthood,” said Meyers. True to its name (a medieval term referring to children who sing the highest part in a church choir), the Choristers is comprised of third through sixth grade students from various schools.  “We’ve had singers from as many as six area schools at a time!  It amazes me how quickly these students become friends and unite as a team,” marveled Meyers. Over the past four years, Meyers adjusted the choir’s schedule to better fit the active lives of his singers.  “Children don’t have to commit to an entire year.  They sign up to sing for one Mass and five rehearsals beforehand,” explained Meyers. In addition to learning music, Choristers explore the upcoming Mass’s readings, prayers, and liturgical season.  “For their experience to be most fulfilling, I believe singers must not only know their music but also understand the context in which they sing,” said Meyers.  “We’re not performers.  We’re ministers.  We’re servants.  We’re praying at Mass—whether we’re speaking, listening, or singing.  We offer our musical gifts to enrich the worship of our parish community. “We remember the first time we do just about anything.  I want the first time children sing for Mass to be positive.  Then it has a good chance of being the first of many times—the beginning of a lifelong participation in ministry.”   1 Mass on Saturday, November 17, at 4:00 PM 5 rehearsals in church from 4:00 to 5:00 PM on Wednesday afternoons: October 10, October 17, October 24, November 7, November 14 music-ministry@sspphamburg.org 649-2765, extension 527

Oktoberfest Party! One ticket admits two adults (21+) includes dinner, beverages, and entertainment! Tickets available in SSPP Rectory (66 E. Main St., Hamburg) or School Office (68 E. Main St., Hamburg) or by calling 649-7030. $25,000 in cash prizes! $10,000 grand prize!

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Our parish community welcomes the newest member of our staff, Jacob Druzbik. A team of parishioners, staff, and clergy recently formed a discernment committee to look at our position of Youth Minister during its vacancy. We are excited that the position has been expanded and Jacob joins us as the Coordinator of Family and Youth Ministry. In addition to youth ministry, Jacob will be working to support families and parents as the primary evangelizers of their children, offering post-baptismal support to parents of very young children, working with couples to strengthen their marriages, and will prepare teens to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Jacob comes to us from both Queen of Heaven Parish where he was the Youth and Family Ministry Assistant and St. Bernadette where he worked in Youth Ministry and Confirmation preparation. Welcome Jacob to our Saints Peter and Paul Family!

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION PICNIC SATURDAY JULY 28th 2018 Time: 12:00pm-3:00pm Food Served 12:30pm from West End Hotel Kids Zone with Bounce House Music by the Gutter Prophets Table side magic by: Bruce Baum Basket Raffle RSVP by calling 716-827-7400 by Friday July 20, 2018.

Monday's weather called for rain and thunderstorms, but God was looking out for SS. Peter & Paul Parish Community, for our first-ever Blues & Food event.  The rain and thunderstorms held off and visitors were greeted with a nice overcast evening, with a much needed cool off. It was the perfect evening. The Tommy Z Band entertained a large crowd that also enjoyed some of our wonderful local Food Trucks.  Thank you Tommy Z, Master's Barbecue Company, The Great Foodini, Lloyd Taco Trucks and Coldstone Creamery for coming out and giving us a great time! 

Sixteen couples celebrated fifty-plus years of marriage during a Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Church on Sunday, July 8, 2018.  Rev. Arthur Mattulke, Pastor, blessed the couples following a renewal of their marriage vows and presented them with a commemorative scroll signed by His Excellency the Most Reverend Richard J. Malone, Th.D., Bishop of Buffalo.  A reception for the couples and their families followed in the Social Center. 

Grab your lawn chair and stop by SS. Peter & Paul (66 E. Main Street) from 6-8 p.m. for Blues and Food, featuring the Tommy Z Band. He'll be playing classic and Christian blues music. We'll have food trucks for you to purchase dinner (or some ice cream) for the evening. So far we'll have Lloyd's, the Great Foodini, Coldstone Creamery and more. Event is rain or shine. In the event of rain, we'll move into the social center (gym). Please bring your lawn chairs!

The following are the new candidates selected for Pastoral Council on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The first four new members will serve a 3 year term. The fifth member will serve a 1 year term to complete the term of a member who resigned their seat.

Congratulations to the Class of 2018! SS. Peter & Paul: A Catholic Community School recently held their graduation for their 8th Grade Class. We wish our graduates the best and pray for great success in high school and beyond.