• Feb 4 - Eagle Scout ceremony, 1 p.m. in the Sank Auditorium
• Feb 4 and 5 - Blessing of Throats at weekend Masses
• Feb 7 - Scouts, 7 p.m. in the Sank Auditorium
• Feb 8 - HSA meeting, 6 p.m. in the Sank Auditorium
• Feb 9 - CDA meeting, 7 p.m. in the Sank Auditorium
• Feb 10 - Set-up for Scouts Blue Gold Dinner, 6 p.m. in the Sank Auditorium
• Feb 11 - Scouts Blue Gold Dinner, 1 p.m. in the Sank Auditorium
• Feb 14 - Scouts, 7 p.m. in the Sank Auditorium
• Feb 17 - School early dismissal at noon
• Feb 18 - St. Peter's Food Pantry, 9-11 a.m., in the parking lot
• Feb 19 - Scouts Patrol Leader meeting, 3 p.m. in the Sank Auditorium
• Feb 20 - School and Parish offices closed for Washington's Birthday holiday
• Feb 22 - Ash Wednesday - beginning of Lent
• Feb 27 - Women's Worship, 7 - 8:30 p.m. (virtual)
• Feb 28 - Holy Hour, 7-8 p.m. in the Church

The 2nd of February marks 40 days after Christmas, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple. This feast is also known as Candlemas Day in acknowledgement of the ceremony of blessing candles and a procession at the beginning of the Mass of this day. The Gospel is the story of the Presentation and Simeon’s prophecy that Jesus is the Light to the Nations.

The 3rd of February is the memorial of Saint Blaise, the patron saint protecting against ailments of the throat. The bishop and martyr was renowned for saving a boy choking on a fish bone. The Church keeps the tradition of blessing throats using two of the candles blessed on Candlemas Day.

Because of the number of people attending weekend Mass, the blessing of throats will be given all at once to the entire congregation as the Solemn Blessing before the Dismissal.