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This Week with Our St. Anthony Parish Family Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B January 14, 2018 St. Anthony of Padua 3009 High Ridge Blvd. High Ridge, MO 63049 Business Hours Monday - Friday 7:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Phone (636) 677-4868 Fax (636) 677-2781 Website www.stanthonyhr.org Pastor Father John Reiker PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to be on fire with the love of Jesus Christ, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, to celebrate our com- munity of faith in the Eucharist and to share God's love and mercy with our neighbors through our ministries and evangelization." Mass Schedule Sunday Saturday 5:00 P.M. Daily Sunday 8:30 A.M., 10:15 A.M. Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M Holy Days Confessions 8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. Saturday 4:15-4:45 P.M. RECTORY CLOSED ON ALL HOLY DAYS By appointment anytime Rectory Office Religious Instruction Marriages: Make arrangements with Father John Reiker Parish School of Religion Priest or Deacon of your choice no less Pastor ext. 102 Phone (636) 677-4868 ext 118 than six months prior to proposed [email protected] Grades (pre-K through 8) wedding date. Mrs. Kathy Joslin Parish Help Line: St. Vincent de Paul Deacon Richard L. Stevens [email protected] Adults - RCIA Society, 1-877-238-3228, ext. 3329 [email protected] Please contact: New Parishioners: Welcome! The Rectory Office 636-677-4868 ext. 100 Please register by contacting the Deacon Jim G’Sell rectory during business hours @ 677- [email protected] Sacramental Preparation Baptism Preparation Meeting: Infant 4868 ext. 100 314-484-2055 Baptisms require parental attendance at Change of Address or Telephone: a meeting prior to baptism. Meetings Please call the rectory during business Mrs. Rusalyne Ahlemeyer will be held with the Pastor in the Business Manager, ext. 104 hours. 677-4868 ext. 100 rectory. Call rectory office for [email protected] information 636-677-4868, ext. 100. Archdiocese of St .Louis Website: Baptisms: After 10:15 AM Mass on a www.archstl.org Mrs. Jackie Dostal Sunday of mutual arrangement. Call Secretary, ext. 100 rectory office to schedule 636-677-4868, Catholic Elementary School: [email protected] ext. 100. All of our parish children who wish to attend a catholic elementary school Bulletin Deadline may do so at the school of their choice Cafeteria Monday 9:00 a.m. the week you need it to be and still remain parishioners of St. Ext. 212 published in the bulletin. Notices must be Anthony of Padua. Call rectory for submitted in writing: email text to details. [email protected]. St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO Pastor’s Column Prayer of the Week Prayer to St. Benedict for Peace Saint of the Day St. Benedict, you were a man of peace. You walked the paths of peace your whole life long and led Lawrence Jenco all who came to you into the ways of peace. Priest (1934-1996) Help us, St. Benedict, to achieve peace; In 1985, Fr. Lawrence Jenco, a Servite priest peace in our hearts, peace in our homes, peace in our sorely from Illinois and the director of Catholic Relief Ser- troubled world. vices in Lebanon, was taken hostage in Beirut by a Through your powerful intercession with God help us to be Shiite group called Islamic Holy War. He would peacemakers. Aid us to work for peace, to take the first step in ending bit- spend 564 days in captivity before his release and terness, to be the first to hold out our hands in friendship and return to the United States. forgiveness. Days of unrelenting boredom—often blindfolded, Beg God to let peace permeate our lives so that they may be locked in a closet, or handcuffed to a radiator-were lived in God’s grace and love. interspersed with bursts of terror. During transport And at the end of our lives obtain for us the reward of peace- from one hiding place to another he was bound in makers, the eternal blessed vision of God in heaven. Amen. tape from head to toe or wrapped with explosives. —Benedictine Daily Prayer He endured beatings and several times expected RCIA Rites of Acceptance and Welcoming execution. Sunday, 10:15 AM Mass Nevertheless, he sustained himself with prayer, reciting a homemade rosary, or celebrating a clan- The initial inquiry (Precatechumenate) period for St. An- destine Mass-sometimes in the company of fellow thony’s group of inquirers will be moving into the second American hostages. The night before he was re- stage, with our unbaptized inquirers to go through the Rite of leased, one of the guards asked him if he could for- Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens, and baptized give his captors. Jenco realized his faith was being inquirers to go through the Rite of Welcoming. The first phase of initiation has been a time for seekers to hear the put to the test. While he would not forget his treat- mystery of Christ proclaimed. The inquirers have con- ment, he chose the way of forgiveness in place of sciously and freely sought the living God and entered the vindictiveness. way of faith and conversion as the Holy Spirit opens their After his release, Jenco remained remarkably hearts. We ask you to please pray for our catechumens as free of bitterness, sharing a message of peace and they continue their conversion journey and for our RCIA reconciliation. (He was more disturbed to learn that process as we assist them in moving toward a closer rela- his freedom had been purchased by the sale of arms tionship with Jesus. Your prayers are critical to the success of our program. We will continue to keep you informed of the to Iran.) He served as a campus minister at the Uni- initiation process and progress of those considering joining versity of Southern California and died of cancer on the Church. We invite you to take an active role in welcom- July 19, 1996. ing our candidates, and to be models of faith and Christian charity for them. “God, give me a new heart and a new spirit. You have asked me to love unconditionally. May I forgive Joke of the Week as you have asked me to forgive, unconditionally. Catholic Code Words Then you will be my God and I will be your son.” “This information is for Catholics only. It must not be di- vulged to non-Catholics. The less they know about our —A prayer by Fr. Lawrence Jenco, composed the ritual and code words, the better off they are.” night of his release AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows. BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass. Spread the Gospel, the Good News about Jesus CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest and His St. Anthony Family. of the Parish to lip-sync. A Holy Community through Holy Communion! HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is Your brother in Jesus, H2OLY. HYMN: A song of praise usually sung in a key three oc- taves higher than that of the congregation’s range. January 14, 2018 Welcome Activities This Week To all our Guests, January 14, 2018 - January 21, 2018 Fr. John Reiker, Deacon Dick and Deacon Jim and All at St. Anthony’s Parish Family welcome you SUNDAY - January 14 and hope that your time with us may be a moment Luke 18 Retreat of spiritual experience. You are always welcome Children’s Liturgy 10:15 AM Mass here and if you would like to become a member of PSR 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM this parish or are thinking to become a Catholic, Family Faith Group 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM contact the Rectory office. Our phone is 636-677- Bible Study 5:30 PM (café) 4868 ext. 100. Monday, January 15 Patriotic Rosary 7:00 PM Holiday - Rectory Office Closed TUESDAY - January 16 This Week with our St. Anthony Quilters 9:00 AM Cub Scouts 6:30 PM (aud.) Parish Family Choir 7:00 PM Practice - All new members welcome; Teens, adults and any 7th or 8th Please Pray for the graders Recently Deceased Women’s Small Faith Sharing Group 7:00 PM (7th gr) Josef Ellmer uncle of Sylvianne Doucot WEDNESDAY - January 17 Youth Group 6:15 PM Men’s Faith Group 6:30 PM (7th grade) 4th Degree Knights of Columbus 7:00 PM Parish Council Discernment 7:00 PM (Church) Please Pray for the Sick THURSDAY - January 18 Don Schuler MaryAnne Dundon Liturgy Committee 7:00 PM (Rect.) All welcome! Michael Buchheit Dave Siemons Knights of Columbus 7:30 PM Nathan Davis Mike Kern FRIDAY - January 19 Marian Werner Paul Dischert Larry Pellen Clean Church after 8:00 AM Mass Adnan Husidic Giovanna Donato Alice Borner Charles Corley Rick Byerly Janet Parker SUNDAY - January 21 Theresa Chapman Judy Koebel Children’s Liturgy 10:15 AM Mass John McCarthy Toni Ahlemeyer PSR 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Terry Hunt Dorothy Hartung Joaquin Vigil Lynn Peters Welcome Comm. Hospitality Breakfast after Phyllis Smith Vasilius Kolios 10:15 AM Mass (café) Jayne Donovan Betty Moleski Parent, sponsor, student Confirmation Mtg. Richard Siebert Ryan Heard 11:45 AM (Church) Hazel McCarthy Cathy O’Brien Bible Study 5:30 PM (café) Tom Fischer Ken Loretta Robert Mecey Kathy Ryals Rose Hill Dave Riley Jenni Dillon Mason Korn Edmund Bailey Mark Korn Upcoming Parish Events Sally Klohr Justin Schnieders Margaret Hook Dick Bardon Friday, February 2 First Friday Eucharistic Adora- tion 2:00 PM Names of the sick will remain on the list above for a month.
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