SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA A MEMBER OF ST. GEORGE DEANERY 4th Sunday of lent march 22, 2020
Pastor: Father David Ritchie ~ Office: 419-659-2263 or 419-659-4190, (Cell)~419-234-6976 e-mail: [email protected] Deacon James Dunn: 419-659-2707 e-mail: [email protected] Deacon Donald Siefker: 419-659-5891 e-mail: [email protected] Principal: Mrs. Nancy Dukes: 659-2103 Fax: 659-4194 e-mail: [email protected] Parish Office: Mrs. Marilyn Siefker: 419-659-2263 Office Fax: 419-659-5202 e-mail: [email protected] CCD Program Leader, Judy Schroeder: 419-659-5498 e-mail: [email protected] Youth Minister: Jordan Kelch: 567-204-3548 e-mail: [email protected] Parish Office Hours: Monday Thru Friday ~ 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. St. Anthony Parish Website: www.cgstanthony.weebly.com St. Anthony School Website: www.stanthonyschool.info Parish ~ www.facebook.com/cgstanthony/ School ~ www.facebook.com/StAnthonyofPaduaColumbusGrove/
******************************************************************************************************** Failure to forgive blinds us to another’s goodness. Lent provides an opportunity to wash away our blind spots in the pool of forgiveness. Listen to Jesus in today’s gospel. “Go wash and see.” ************************************************************************************************
March 20 Friday 12:00 Noon Adoration & the Divine Mercy Chaplet – Followed by the Stations of the Cross March 21 Saturday 8:00 a.m. Rosary March 21&22 Mass Weekend Mass Posted After 4:00 p.m. Saturday March 24 Tuesday Mass Streamed on Facebook Live March 26 Thursday Mass Streamed on Facebook Live March 27 Friday 12:00 Noon Adoration & the Divine Mercy Chaplet – Followed by the March 27 Friday Stations of the Cross March 28 Saturday 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Confessions ~ in the Sacristy
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For The Week of March 15th Adult Sunday ~ 148 $ 5,616.00 Children's ~ 33 63.25 5,679.25 Other Income 2,019.08 Total Income $ 7,698.33
Total Expenses $ 2,394.90
Total Parking Lot Donations To-Date ~Initial Matching Donation ~ $ 50,000.00 Matched To-Date by Parishioners ~ $ 32,672.55
*********************************************************************************************** Church Is Open ~ Feel free to make a visit to our church any time throughout the day. There will be two doors open to the church. The East door (facing the rectory) at the Sycamore Street entrances of the church will be open along with the doors to the parking lot entrance of the church. These doors are open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Feel free to make a visit.
Attention Hilty Home Distributors ~ No distributors will be going to the Hilty Home until further notice.
Youth Mass & Living Stations of the Cross ~ All High School Youth activities have been cancelled.
Attention Choir Members ~ Choir activities are cancelled for the remaining choir season. Choir will not meet again until September. The children’s choir is also cancelled.
Scrip ~ Scrip will be available at the parish office for in stock items only.
Cleaning of Church ~ Cleaning the church on Tuesday, March 31st is cancelled.
Christian Formation Classes ~ Remaining CCD classes are cancelled. K of C ~ K of C meetings are cancelled until after Easter.
That Man Is You ~ That Man is You will be cancelled until after Easter.
Altar Rosary ~ The Altar Rosary meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday, April 1st, is cancelled.
Preschool Bible School ~ Preschool Bible School scheduled to meet this Sunday, March 22nd, is cancelled.
Prayer Cards for Confirmation Candidates ~ Prayer cards for our Confirmation students will be available on a poster on the table in the back of church after Easter.
Mother's Day Flower Sale ~ The High School Youth Group Flower Sale has been extended to Monday, April 20th. Order forms are available at the church entrances and can be returned to the parish office. Your order will be available for pick up after the Masses on Mother’s Day weekend. Any questions, please call Judy Schroeder 419-659-5498.
Casino Night! ~ St. Anthony School Advisory Council’s 3rd annual Casino Night has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 9th. Tickets for Casino Night are $20.00 and include 2 drinks, appetizers and money to play casino games. Golf cart tickets are 1 ticket for $10.00 or 3 tickets for $25.00. Tickets can be purchased at the parish office.
St. Anthony Preschool Fund Raiser ~ The Preschool Fund Raiser has been extended to Monday, April 6th. Any items ordered can be picked up at the school on Wednesday, April 29th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Checks can be made out to St. Anthony of Padua Preschool. There are some forms available at the entrances of the church. You can also go online to place your order. Go to bit.ly/stanthonypaduapastry to access your link to the online store. Click on the name of one of our preschoolers who will then get the credit from your order. If you have any questions, contact Mindy Unverferth at [email protected].
Marriage Encounter Weekend ~ Have a Good Marriage? Want to have a Great, Exciting & Romantic One? Why settle for merely good when you can have the exciting and romantic relationship you have both dreamed about? Now is the time to reach out for more and attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend. Saint Anthony's will be hosting a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend April 18-19, 2020 right here at St. Anthony's parish! For more information or to register, go online at www.wwme.org or call Brian & Chris Schroeder at 419-538-7210.
Palm Sunday Palms ~ Blessed palms will be available at the Sycamore Street and parking lot entrances of the church, Friday, April 3rd. Feel free to stop by the church and pick up your palms.
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See Father David’s letter for information on our Streamed Mass Schedule.
The Sunday Mass is broadcast nationally on EWTN at 8 a.m. and noon. Buckeye Cable Channels 179 and 592.
Sunday Mass is Broadcast on local station WNWO-TV, Channel 24 at 6:30 a.m. Buckeye Cable Channels 10/624
Sunday Mass is Broadcast on local station WTVG-TV2, Channel 13.2 at 8:30 a.m., Buckeye Cable Channels 5/605
Sunday Mass is broadcast at 10:30 a.m. on Fort Wayne’s WFFT-TV and can be seen in Defiance, Paulding, Williams and Van Wert counties.
Sunday Mass is broadcast at 6 a.m. on Cleveland’s WJW-TV and can be seen in Crawford, Erie, Huron, Richland, Seneca and Sandusky counties.
Sunday Mass is Broadcast 6:00 a.m. on Detroit’s WKBK-TV Channel 2.
Sunday Mass is Broadcast 6:00 and 10:00 a.m. on Lansing’s WLAJ-TV Channel 53.
Sunday Mass is broadcast at 7:30 a.m. on Columbus’ WWHO-TV and can be seen in Crawford County.
The radio broadcast of the Sunday Mass is aired at 8:00 a.m. on WNOC 89.7 FM Annunciation Radio. Including - 88.1 WHRQ Sandusky, 89.9 WRRO Bryan, 89.5 WFOT Mansfield, 90.9 WSHB Willard.
Father Baron’s Chapel ~ www.menofmelchizepek.org/dailymass
Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist Mass & Prayer ~ sistersofmary.org **************************************************************************************** Corporal Works of Mercy Project ~ This school year, St. Anthony students researched how to help Feed the Hungry & Clothe the Naked in America. Each class made different creations and displayed them last weekend asking for donations only. Items available included decorated cupcakes, trail mix, prayer bracelets, rubber band and beaded jewelry, scrunchies, cell phone boxes, bottle friends, bath bombs, body scrubs, and stress balls. We collected $988.36 after the March 14 - 15 Masses! Added to the $624 raised from our Valentine’s Day Bake Sale, we will be sending a check for $1,612.36 to Feeding America! We cannot thank St. Anthony parishioners enough for their outstanding generosity. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you, and God Bless You!!
Red Cross Blood Drive ~ St. Anthony’s will be sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, March 27th, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the St. Anthony church basement. Temperatures will be taken for those blood donors as they arrive. To schedule your appointment, contact Marge Tabler at 419-659-5190. (This is permitted by the state.)
Bulletin ~ If you have family members who do not have access to a computer and are homebound but would like to receive a bulletin, call the parish office at 419-659-2263 and we will mail a bulletin to them.
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*********************************************************************************************** A Note from Father David...... Dear St. Anthony Family,
I'm sure that This Lent is one we will never forget. The Events and Announcements of this past week have certainly shaken us to Our Core. In Psalm 46 it says: "Be Still...and Know that I Am God". This quote is "Made" for these times. God reminds us that he is "In Control" and "He" will bring us through this. We must Trust that as hard as it may be to understand the actions taken by Our Bishops and Government Leaders, Our best interests were the basis of their decisions. These decisions come at a great Sacrifice to many. We add to Our "Lenten Fasting" the loss of our ability to attend Mass and Receive The Most Holy Sacrament of His Body and Blood, which is the Source and Summit of all we believe. I Believe that we will find in ourselves a stronger Belief and Faith in Our Church and Our God when all of this subsides. I encourage you to pray often at home with your families and look out for each other and your neighbors including those who may not have anyone to look after them. This Weekend's Gospel tells the story of The Blind Man who was healed by Jesus. The Authorities did not believe the Blind Man was healed and yet with God's Blessing, he could see for the first time since birth. Let Us support one another in Prayer and Pray that God ends this Suffering in our World and brings us Joyfully to that day when we can Celebrate Once more The Holy Sacrifice of Mass in Our Wonderful Community.
St. Anthony of Padua, Pray for Us!
Love, Fr. David
Below please find some general information regarding Our Parish and School.
ALL PUBLIC MASSES AND MEETINGS ARE CANCELED THROUGH AND INCLUDING EASTER SUNDAY. CONFIRMATION IS POSTPONED TO JUNE 6TH. (I AM WORKING TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS AND WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.) NURSING HOMES ARE (LOCKED DOWN) AND ALL EVENTS CANCELED RE: MASS AND BRINGING COMMUNION. COMMUNION TO SHUT-INS IS BY REQUEST OF THE SHUT-IN AND WITH THE WILLINGNESS OF A COMMUNION DISTRIBUTOR. COMMUNION TO FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE ARRANGED BY CALLING FR. DAVID. WITH A SERIOUS NEED, ANOINTING OF THE SICK CAN BE ARRANGED BY CALLING FR. DAVID. WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS WILL BE ALLOWED UNDERSTANDING THE NEED TO REDUCE ATTENDANCE TO CLOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE CHURCH WILL BE OPEN FROM 8AM TO 10PM FOR PRIVATE PRAYER VIA THE AUTOMATIC DOORS AT THE REAR ENTRANCE AND THE RECTORY SIDE (FRONT) SIDE DOOR (PLEASE KEEP A REASONABLE DISTANCE FROM OTHERS) SUNDAY MASS WILL BE POSTED AFTER 4:00 P.M., SATURDAY. BEGINNING THE WEEK OF MARCH 22ND I WILL BE STREAMING WEEKDAY MASS ON FACEBOOK LIVE ON THE ST. ANTHONY FACEBOOK PAGE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AT NOON. AT NOON ON FRIDAY, WE WILL STREAM ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT AND THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET WITH BENEDICTION, FOLLOWED BY THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS (WHICH WILL NOT BE STREAMED). PLEASE SPREAD OUT FOR SAFETY. THE PENANCE SERVICE IS CANCELED. CONFESSIONS WILL BE HELD FROM 2PM TO 3PM ON SATURDAYS IN THE SACRISTY. (PLEASE SPREAD OUT FOR SAFETY AND HAVE YOUR ACT OF CONTRITION SAID BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CONFESSIONAL.)
AND FINALLY, IT SADDENS ME THAT THIS UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION HAS CURTAILED OUR CELEBRATIONS TOGETHER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT ALL OF "THIS" IS BEHIND US.
ONE PRACTICAL CONSIDERATION: IF YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO CONTINUE TO SEND YOUR ENVELOPES IN, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE CANCELLATION OF OUR MASSES, EASTER COLLECTIONS AND OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT WILL CERTAINLY CAUSE MUCH HARM TO OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION. WE STILL HAVE PAYROLL, UTILITIES, INSURANCE AND ALL THE OTHER COSTS THAT CONTINUE. I REALIZE THAT MANY OF YOU ALSO MAY FACE THE SAME SITUATIONS AND I ONLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER HELPING US WITH YOUR PRAYERFUL AS WELL AS FINANCIAL SUPPORT. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS.
STAY SAFE, STAY HEALTHY AND ENJOY YOUR FAMILIES!
IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO ME AND CAN’T REACH ME AT THE RECTORY, PLEASE CALL MY CELL AT 419-234-6976.
GOD BLESS,
LOVE, FR. DAVID
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