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Parish Office: 202-250-8208 or 202-526-8822 Fax: 202-250-6223 Mailing Address: 1029 Monroe Street, NE Washington, DC 20017-1761 Internet Address: StAnthonyofPaduaDC.org Email: [email protected] St. Anthony Catholic School Office: 202-526-4657 Fax: 202-832-5567 Internet Address: www.stanthonyschooldc.org Email: [email protected] ! MISSION STATEMENT ! ! St. Anthony of Padua Parish, located in the Brookland area of Northeast Washington, DC, is a Catholic Community of faith !filled Christians.  We celebrate Christ’s life and presence through vibrant and meaningful worship and a rich community life based on openness, unity and love.   We proclaim the Good News through hospitality, education and evangelization. We respond in service to the poor and Canonically Established in 1892 ! reach out in justice to those in our community and beyond in order to reach the final goal of happiness in Eternity with  Almighty God.    SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM ! Baptisms are usually scheduled for the first Sunday of the month. Parents interested in arranging for the Sacrament of Baptism for their infant/child should call the parish office to arrange for a date for baptismal Pastor: Rev. Frederick J. Close preparation. ! Priests in Residence: Fr. Kirkconnell (Detroit, MI) SACRAMENT OF PENANCE ! Fr. Andrew LaFramboise (Saginaw, MI) Sunday: 5:30 – 6:15 PM in the Church, or by appointment. Fr. Maurel (Bordeaux, France) During LENT - T he Light is On For You: Tuesdays 7:30 -8 :30P ! Fr. Sean Paul Fleming ( Buffalo, NY) ! SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

The bride or groom must be a parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua Parish. Arrangements with a priest should be made at least 6 months in advance. Permanent Deacons: Rev. Mr. John Feeley ! Rev. Mr. Kenneth Lee FUNERALS ! It is customary for the family to contact the funeral home of their choice Business Manager: Ms. Elaine Schaller after a loved one is deceased. If the family member was a parishioner of Bookkeeper: Sr. Pauline Oduekila, SSFAT St. Anthony, then the funeral home will contact the pastor to schedule Music Ministry Director: Ms. Lynne Gray the date and time for a funeral Mass. Music arrangements for a funeral Mass must be made with Lynne Gray at (301) 262-8493. School Principal: Mr. Thomasian ! School Secretary: Ms. Atchoi Osekre-Bond ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ! Home & School Pres.: Ms. Tanzi West RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) ! Religious Education: Mr. Arthur Linder Adults interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, please call the ! parish office. Masses at St. Anthony Church ! ! ! Sunday Masses: 7AM, 10AM, Noon and 6:30PM ! PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION ! Sunday School classes are available for Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Daily Masses celebrated in the Church ! grade. Classes are held on Sundays from 11:15 AM -12:15 PM in the Monday through Friday ~ 8AM Saturday ~ 8AM ! grade school from September to May. For more info, please call Arthur Tuesday evenings ~ 6:30PM with the 13 Tuesdays to ! Linder at (202) 529-7558. St. Anthony NMass, Adoration and Confession until 8PM ! ! ! ANOINTING OF THE SICK ! On Federal Holidays ~ 10AM ~ On Holy Days ~ see bulletin ! ! Please call the parish office to schedule a priest. Novena ~ 5:30PM Mondays ! ! ! LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ! 1st FRI/1st SAT 2Hearts Devotion ~ 8PM Rosary; 9P Mass, Only registered and participating parishioners in good standing can be Adoration and Confession follows the Mass; Holy Hours with ! issued a Letter of Recommendation. Letters cannot be issued to non - 9 Offices prayers; followed by 12:15A 1st Saturday Mass ! parishioners.

Welcome to new parishioners and visitors! Be sure to introduce yourself to the priest after Mass. ! Registration forms are available in the gathering area of the Church & at the Parish Office. ! SɄ. AȾɄȸȿȾɉ ȿȶ PȱȴɅȱ, WȱɃȸȹȾȷɄȿȾ, D.C. ! 5th Sunday of Easter ! ! May 19, 2019 ! ! Jesus said: "My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. I give you Current Week’s Mass Schedule ! a new commandment: love one another." ! John 13:33a, 34a  Monday, May 20th St. Bernardine of Siena 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 21th St. Christopher Magallanes & Comps

8:00 a.m.

6:30 p.m. 10th Tuesday in Novena

Wednesday, May 22th St. Rita of Cascia

8:00 a.m. Remember those who are Sick: ! ! Thursday, May 23th John Barbera, Unita Belle, Vincent Brook, ! Joseph C. Brown, III, Joseph R. Butler, ! 8:00 a.m. Alfred Capobianco, Annamarie Castellucci, ! Betty Colbert, Sarah Cronin, Cajetan Demello, ! Friday, May 24th Mychael Doss, Denise Doss !Arrington , Ruby Duckwilder, Eulaulia Ellsworth, Althea Fox Watts, Rita Goodwin, 8:15 a.m. ! Eureka Gray, Pauline Gregory, Jo Harris, Saturday, May 25th St. , St. Gregory VII, Sr. Barbara Karl, Roosevelt Lake, Mary Marshall, St. de’ Pazzi Michael McCurtis, Sabrina Porter, Josephine Reid, ! Bill Smith, George Taylor ! 8:00 a.m. Souls of Priests & Religious in Purgatory ! Remember our Homebound: ! Next Weekend’s Mass Schedule ! ! Leonard Cain, Orval Cooke, Harriet Gay, Will Grissett, Carolyn Hamilton, Mary Lafferty, Rachel Parham, ! Celia Ross, Ruth Scott, Amy Smith, Edna Wagner, Sunday, May 26th Sixth Sunday of Easter Dorothy West, Sylvia Wood ! ! 7:00 a.m. Pray for our Family and Friends: ! ! 10:00 a.m. +Erin Gaydos Carlisle by Colleen G. Mark Bowen, Joseph Fisher, Willard Goldsmith, ! JoAnn Coules, Jessalyn Charles, Marie Keaveney, Noon ! Claudia Nelson, Nancy Logan, Rose Willis, 6:30 p.m. Parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Msgr. Joaquin Bazan, Theodore McCarrick ! ! Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord: ! ! Michael McCurtis, Carmen Gillmore Scott, ! Clifford Starkey, III, Dolores Craig, Carolyn Caldwell, ! The names listed next to a specific Mass indicate an act of love for the Sr. Rosa Maria Alvarez, Rivizil Chandler, ! living or the deceased member of a family or friend. Mass intentions are and the Holy Souls in Purgatory ! scheduled on a first come/first serve basis. If you would like to have a ! Mass offered for a specific date or intention, please contact the parish We pray also for all those who have asked for prayers office. Customary offerings are as follows: through the Intercession of our patron, !

Mass stipend: $10 Sanctuary candle: $10 Flowers: Main Church - $65 Engraved Memorial Candles: $200

“The Holy Mass would be of greater profit if people had it offered in their lifetime, rather than having it celebrated for the relief of their souls after death.”  Benedict XV ! St. John Vianney said that if we knew the value of the Mass, we would die of joy. FȹȶɄȸ SɅȾȴȱɉ ȿȶ EȱɃɄȵɂ !

! ! ! ! A.M.D.G. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Dear Parishioners, ! ! ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL ! ! www.stanthonyschooldc.org !

On our way to Pentecost, we read of Paul and Principal: Mr. Michael Thomasian ! ’ very ambitious missionary journey. It con- Secretary: Ms. Atchoi Osekre Bond ! cluded with a report “of what God had done with them, (202) 526 4657 ! and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gen- Email: [email protected] ! tiles.” Now that it is our turn, what does this have to ! do with us? ! School Hours: 8:00 AM M 3:00 PM ! ! First of all, it was and is the proclamation of School Mass: 8:15 AM (Fridays) ! something “new,” as the other readings make clear: “a Before Care: 7:00 AM M 8:00 AM ! new heaven and a new earth; … a new Jerusalem, After Care: 3:00 PM M 6:00 PM ! and “a new commandment.” For believers, “the old order has passed away” and God now makes “all things new,” starting with us. ! ! “This is it!” as St. Peter says on Pentecost. ! ! ! Now that it is our turn, let us focus on the inner ! ! structure of reality, that the substance of my person is, ! ! mysteriously, the presence of Another, who has “loved St. Anthony had the privilege of participat- us,” and given us the responsibility to “love one anoth- ing in the Holocaust Day of Remembrance. Seventh er” from that inexhaustible source. Since “it is neces- and eighth grade students and a small handful of sary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the faculty had the opportunity to visit the U.S. Holo- kingdom of God” let us do so with the confidence that caust Memorial Museum and read the names and whatever God asks he gives the power to do. ! brief information of Holocaust victims. It was a ! This past weekend some two dozen parishion- powerful experience. We are proud of our ers came together under the able leadership of Debbie students’ maturity and the grace in which they gave honor to the victims. !! Mc Donald of the Archdiocese to explore “Engaging ! the Mission” of Saint Anthony of Padua parish. To “Taco in a Bag” was another great success. begin to see “t he new thing ” God is doing in our midst, Señoras Garcia and Bunker and their team of volun- we shared perceptions of our current life in common, a teers did a fantastic organizing, decorating, shared vision of what God is calling us to become, and cooking, and truly making this event memorable. some ideas of how to get there. A small but important Special thanks are extended to Mr. Jake Abbott of step in a journey all are invited to join. “W hat has God Abbott Klar Real Estate Group for coordinating a done with us? What doors of faith and service is he traditional mariachi band to perform during lunch. ! Students and staff loved the live music and en- opening? Let us pray! ! joyed the surprise dance party. ! A “Little Free Library” will soon be installed Sincerely yours in Christ, ! ! ! at the corner of 12th and Lawrence Streets, NE. Father Fred It will focus primarily on children’s books and will be maintained by our Student Council. We’re very excited and are most grateful to have received the grant from Catholic Charities. ! ! ! Mȱɉ 19, 2018 !

Altar Servers: Deacon Lee …………………....202-526-8822 Extraordinary Ministers: Eleanor Fleming ……615-336-3664 Bulletin articles must be submitted by 12 Noon on Monday Lectors: Amanda Alexander …………….…….202-526-7667 for publication the following weekend. Bulletin inserts must Liturgy: Fr. Fred ………………………………...202-526-8822 be in the parish office on the Tuesday prior to the weekend Children’s Liturgy: Diane Hart ……....……...…202-573-0343 that the insert will be used. Inserts and articles for the bulle- Music Ministry: Lynne Gray ..………………….301-262-8153 tin must be approved by the pastor and arrangements made Sacristan: (wanted)…………………....………..202-250-8208 for the organization to stuff the bulletin with the office staff. ! Ushers: Theodore Hudson …………………….202-832-7469 ! PARISH Ministries Office Hours: Monday M Friday 8:30 AM M 5 PM and ! The parish office is closed for lunch from 12 1 PM ! Alliance of 2 Hearts: Candace Harshaw ……. 845-401-4678 Couples For Christ: Norma Tumbali ………… 630-849-9636 Holy Name Society: Pierre Crutchfield ……... 240-205-5880 Knights of Columbus: James Bennett …..….. 202-526-4406 Intentions of Pope Francis for May Legion of Mary: Diane Hart ………………….. 202-573-0343 St. Anthony Moms: Jen Emmel …………..…. 574-274-0466 The Church in Africa, a Seed of Unity Catechesis Good Shepherd : Annie Wolfson … 574-727-6414 That the Church in Africa, through the commitment of its members, St. Vincent DePaul: Gary Reyes ....……….... 301-674-1415 may be the seed of unity among her peoples and a sign of hope for Sick & Homebound: call parish office ………. 202-250-8208 this continent. Sodality: Pat Smith ………………………..….. 240-644-3226 Tonies: Gwendolyn Means ………………….. 202-635-0863 Save the Date: June 2nd CATECHETICAL Ministries Paul Nabhan is a violin student of Adult Inquiry & RCIA: call parish office ……. 202-250-8208 twenty-seven years. A Texas native Alive: Bill Clausen ……………………... 301-767-7180 and Suzuki Method advocate, he Parish School of Religion: Arthur Linder …….202-529-7558 studied violin with Cheryl Terry, YOUTH Ministries Professor Brian Lewis, Dr. Pasha Sabouri, and Dr. Bryan Hall. Nabhan recently obtained his Juris Cub Scouts: Dcn. John Feeley ……….……....202-526-8754 Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, before which he Boy Scouts: Bryan Martin Firvida ……………..202-588-5808 practiced as a certified public accountant after obtaining a Bachelor Girl Scouts: Beulah Sutherland ……………….202-529-1088 of Business Administration and Master in Professional Accounting CYO: Mrs. Flowers: …………………………….202-526-4657 from the University of Texas at Austin.

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