First Sunday of Lent - Year A March 1, 2020

St. 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 community of faith in the Eucharist and to share ’s love and mercy with our neighbors through our ministries and evangelization.

Mass Schedule Sunday Saturday 4:30 P.M. Daily Sunday 8:15 A.M., 10:00 A.M. Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M Holy Days Confessions 8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. Saturday 4:00-4:20 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 Deacon Jim G’Sell Please register by contacting the [email protected] Sacramental Preparation rectory during business hours @ 677- 314-484-2055 4868 ext. 100 Preparation Meeting: Infant

Mrs. Rusalyne Ahlemeyer require parental attendance at Business Manager, ext. 104 Change of Address or Telephone: a meeting prior to baptism. Meetings Please call the rectory during business [email protected] will be held with the Pastor in the hours. 677-4868 ext. 100 Mrs. Jackie Dostal rectory. Call rectory office for Secretary, ext. 100 information 636-677-4868, ext. 100. Archdiocese of St .Louis Website: [email protected] Baptisms: After 10:00 AM on a www.archstl.org

Sunday of mutual arrangement. Call Cafeteria rectory office to schedule 636-677-4868, Catholic Elementary School: Ext. 212 ext. 100. All of our parish children who wish to

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St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO Pastor’s Column

JOURNEY TO THE FOOT OF THE CROSS - 10 THINGS TO REMEMBER FOR LENT

1. Remember the formula. The Church does a good capturing certain truths with easy-to-remember lists and formu- las: 10 Commandments, 7 sacraments, 3 persons in the Trinity. For Lent, the Church gives us almost a slogan—Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving—as the three things we need to work on during the season.

2. It’s a time of prayer. Lent is essentially an act of prayer spread out over 40 days. As we pray, we go on a journey, one that hopefully brings us closer to Jesus Christ and leaves us changed by the encounter with him.

3. It’s a time to fast. With the fasts of Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, meatless Fridays, and our personal disciplines interspersed, Lent is the only time many Catholics these days actually fast. And maybe that’s why it gets all the attention. “What are you giving up for Lent? Hotdogs? Beer? Jelly beans?” It’s almost a game for some of us, but fasting is actually a form of penance, which helps us turn away from sin and toward Jesus Christ.

4. It’s a time to work on discipline. The 40 days of Lent are also a good, set time to work on personal discipline in gen- eral. Instead of giving something up, it can be doing something positive. “I’m going to exercise more. I’m going to pray more. I’m going to be nicer to my family, friends and coworkers.”

5. It’s about dying to yourself. The more serious side of Lenten discipline is that it’s about more than self-control – it’s about finding aspects of yourself that are less than Christ-like and letting them die. The suffering and death of Christ are foremost on our minds during Lent, and we join in these mysteries by suffering, dying with Jesus Christ and being resur- rected in a purified form.

6. Don’t do too much. It’s tempting to make Lent some ambitious period of personal reinvention, but it’s best to keep it simple and focused. There’s a reason the Church works on these mysteries year after year. We spend our entire lives growing closer to God. Don’t try to cram it all in one Lent. That’s a recipe for failure.

7. Lent reminds us of our weakness. Of course, even when we set simple goals for ourselves during Lent, we still have trouble keeping them. When we fast, we realize we’re all just one meal away from hunger. In both cases, Lent shows us our weakness. This can be painful, but recognizing how helpless we are makes us seek God’s help with renewed ur- gency and sincerity.

8. Be patient with yourself. When we’re confronted with our own weakness during Lent, the temptation is to get angry and frustrated. “What a bad person I am!” But that’s the wrong lesson. God is calling us to be patient and to see our- selves as he does, with unconditional love.

9. Reach out in charity. As we experience weakness and suffering during Lent, we should be renewed in our compassion for those who are hungry, suffering or otherwise in need. The third part of the Lenten formula is almsgiving. It’s about more than throwing a few extra dollars in the collection plate; it’s about reaching out to others and helping them without question as a way of sharing the experience of God’s unconditional love.

10. Learn to love like Jesus. Giving of ourselves in the midst of our suffering and self-denial brings us closer to loving like Jesus Christ, who suffered and poured himself out unconditionally on cross for all of us. Lent is a journey through the desert to the foot of the cross on Good Friday, as we seek him out, ask his help, join in his suffering, and learn to love like him.

Spread the Gospel, the Good News about Jesus and His St. Anthony Family. A HOLY COMMUNITY THROUGH HOLY COMMUNION! Your brother in Jesus, March 1, 2020 Me llamo Maria Ana. Welcome to CRS Rice Bowl 2020. My name is Maria Ana. Maria Ana is 16 years old. Seri- ous and kind, she lives with her We are so happy to have you join us on this Lenten journey as we parents, four brothers and one sister in Honduras, a country in travel around God’s beautiful world to meet three girls and their fami- Central America. Her village, El Pinal, is surrounded by hills. lies. When you donate to CRS Rice Bowl, you share your life and Maria Ana speaks Spanish. your abundance with these families and others like them. Your gener- Tên tôi là Nguyen Thi Trinh. osity puts nutritious food on their tables and helps them lead healthier My name is Trinh. Trinh is a hard-working, ener- lives. As Jesus teaches us in the Gospel story of the loaves and the getic 12-year-old. She lives in fishes, your small offering can feed many, and what may seem like a the farming community of Binh Dao, located outside of the city little, can actually be a lot. of Hoi An, Vietnam with her parents, two older brothers and younger sister. Her country is in Meet our global family Southeast Asia and is sur- rounded on three sides by wa- ter. Trinh speaks Vietnamese. Now it’s time to meet three girls from three different parts of the world. As you read about each girl and her family, think about what Jina langu ni Yvone. My name is Yvone. you might have in common with them. Ambitious and intelligent, Yvone is 11 years old. She lives with her grandparents, her aunt, three siblings and three cousins in Konjiko, a village in Kenya. REFLECT Her community is located near Lake Victoria, the largest lake During the 40 days of Lent, as you get to know Maria Ana, Trinh in Africa. The village is also and Yvone, remember them in your daily experience of prayers, close to the Equator, so it is fasting and almsgiving. very hot there. Yvone and her family speak Kiswahili and English.

Lent and CRS Rice Bowl Lent is a 40-day journey of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Each day during Lent, we have the opportunity to be inspired by the stories of people and communities from around the world, and to take time to set aside a little of ourselves to make room for a stranger.

This Lent, CRS Rice Bowl invites you, your family and commu- nity to journey with Christ through fear to fortitude, recognizing God’s invitation to reach out beyond ourselves to encounter the needs of all.

A NEW JOURNEY THIS YEAR! Use the calendar (inside your Rice Bowl) AND the CRS Rice Bowl app to help guide your Lenten journey. ✞ Read and watch the Story of Hope as a family. ✞ Reflect on the social teachings of the . ✞ Share a meatless meal with your family. ✞ Make a weekly tax-deductible donation through the app. When you see the “phone” icon in the calendar, open the CRS Rice Bowl app to find additional content. St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Saint of the Week Lent Venerable Satoko Kitahara “The Mary of Ants Town” (1929 - 1958) O Jesus, Despite her upbringing in an affluent sub- come and awaken us from our apathy urb, Satoko Kitahara shared with other Japanese and renew in us your gift of hope. the trauma of war. In the wake of the firebombing of Bring me into your presence, Tokyo, her country’s defeat, and the disillusioning that I may listen to your voice, exposure of militarist lies, she suffered a profound which is the source of all wisdom, crisis of faith. Her spiritual journey led her tio seek and watch your face forever. baptism as a Catholic. From then on, she wrote, “I experienced a desire amounting almost to a neces- -St. sity to ‘serve’ which seemed to be a natural accom- paniment to being a follower of Christ.” After reading an article about a shantytown of Joke of the Week homeless squatters not far from her home, she Say What? found her opportunity to serve. The residents of this Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you so-called Ants Town supported themselves by col- buy for work and driving through traffic in a car lecting recyclable rubbish. Satoko began to volun- that you are still paying for, in order to get to the teer her time among them, offering lessons to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car children and organizing excursions. But eventually and the house you leave vacant all day so you she was challenged by one of the community lead- can afford to live in it. ers. He mocked the “charity” of Christians who sim- ply offer handouts or donate their extra time. Had not Christ emptied himself to take on the life of a Steadfast Spirit slave? Stunned by these words, Satoko determined Savoring a Lenten journey to uncover spiritual to become one with ragpickers, living among them “finds” in real-time and joining them in begging for trash. She was revered as “the Mary of Ants Town.” By: John Schroeder But such loving service carried a heavy price. Al- ready weakened by tuberculosis, Satoko died on Available to purchase or order for $15.00 January 23, 1958, at the age of twenty-nine. In 2015 she was declared venerable. “I feel my path to Heaven will be a long and painful “Then unexpectedly came the whisper, pene- one. I do not intend to work just for my own eternal trating my spiritual gloom: “Write a blog this salvation, closing my eyes to the people around Lent. Write what I give you.” me.” So began the author’s 40-day dance– following —Venerable Satoko Kiitahara the Holy Spirit’s lead, to see how God pene- trates even the most ordinary moments of eve- Some Friendly Reminders During This Sseason ryday life. The stories he discovered throughout this Lenten journey will likely amuse, encourage If you have symptoms of a cold or flu, please refrain from of- and enliven your own walk with God, in any fering handshakes during the sign of peace, consider receiving season. Communion in your hand instead of on the tongue, and refrain from receiving Communion from the chalice until you are feel- ing better. If your symptoms indicate you may be contagious This superb collection of brief daily readings in- (fever, upset stomach, fatigue, muscle aches, coughing), con- spire pleasant reflections appropriate for the sider staying at home rather than coming to Mass that day. Ill- Lenten season and Easter Sunday. Creative ness is a valid reason for missing Sunday Mass. Many studies approaches to Scripture encourage refreshed have shown that receiving the Precious Blood from a shared commitment to devotion and service. Everyday chalice is not a significant risk of spreading germs, but it is still activities come alive as occasions for prayer wise to take precautionary measures to reduce the spread of the and spiritual renewal. cold and flu in our parish. March 1, 2020

Welcome Mass Intentions To all our Guests, Fr. John Reiker, Deacon Dick Stevens and Monday, March 2 Lenten Weekday Deacon Jim G’Sell and All your sisters and brothers 8:00 A.M. John Kindt (intention) at St. Anthony’s Parish Family welcome you and Tuesday, March 3 St. Katharine Drexel hope that your time with us may be a moment of 8:00 A.M. Deacon Bill Gearon spiritual experience. You are always welcome here Wednesday, March 4 St. Casimir and if you would like to become a member of this 8:00 A.M. Bob Erb parish or are thinking to become a Catholic, contact Thursday, March 5 Lenten Weekday the Rectory office. Our phone is 636-677-4868 ext. 8:00 A.M. Vicki Norton 100. Friday, March 6 Lenten Weekday (Abstinence) 8:00 AM Michele Mekel Saturday, March 7 Ss. 4:30 P.M. John Kohn Please Pray for Our Beloved Who Have Passed On Sunday, March 8 Second Sunday of Lent We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Bill Matlach and family on the death of his mother Virginia Matlach. 8:15 A.M. Judy Brouk We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Gerri Barbeau and family on the 10:00 A.M. Parishioners of St. Anthony death of her niece Adasia Zinselmeyer.. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

Please Pray for the Sick

Butch Schmidt Kathy Ryals Readings for the Week Dolores Roser Rick Moss Bob Dostal A. J. Burkart Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Florenio Rabago Richard Kotva Barbara Hood Barbara Aten Mt 25:31-46 Judy Panus Nick Frank Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Ellen Schick Alice Borner Hazel McCarthy Andria Powell Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Kurt Wagner Sharon Maier Lk 11:29-32 Betty Reimer Mike Menne Doug Short Jacqueline Gries Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Ray Sutton Jessica Kilper Linda Burkart Rose Hill Mt 7:7-12 Jo Harrison Jeff Jackson Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Terri Flynn Nick Wilson Gerry Gutting George Russell Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Robin Gutting Maryann Kyle Pruitt Mt 5:43-48 Melissa Johnston Jeanne Burnau Jan Stevens John Kindt Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Alex Petry Mason Korn 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 Tim Lohman Dave Riley Melinda Petry Becky Quigley Jim Hurst Ryan Bowles Jane Sullivan Thornton Judy Koebel Emersen Hercules Allan Koebel Caleb Scanlon Dave Schoenberger Bob Kilper Dannie Kyle Bob Townsend LENT 101 Austin Francisco Freeman Fouts Cornelius Becker Mary Ellen Miller Marianne Lakin Brad Hook Still not sure what you’re giving up for Lent? Need Mina Ellmer Ryan Heard ideas about entering into Lent through prayer, fasting, Wayne Petry John McCarthy Jim Derner Mason Lohman & almsgiving? The Archdiocese of St. Louis is sponsor- Dolores Naegeli Petry ing a weekly e-mail series to help you get more out of Tara Townsend Nancy Kalkbrenner Lent, no matter where you are in your faith journey. Margie Korn Richard Siebert Dorothy Hartung Marcus Utama Simply pull out your phone and text lentSTL to 84576 Dennis Krupinski Justin Schnieders right now, or go to archstl.org/lent to join in. Maureen Flaherty Connie Conboy Additional bulletin inserts can be found on the bulletin Norma Goetz gateway. Know that we’ll be praying for you in your efforts to Names of the sick will remain on the list above for a month. You may contact the office to have a name added to the list for an additional reach everyone who walks in your doors this Ash month at a time. Wednesday. If you have questions or need additional New additions will appear at the top of the list as they are received. support, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

NOTE: Due to privacy laws, hospitals no longer notify us when parishioners are patients. If you wish a visit from the parish staff please notify the office. Thank you. St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Activities This Week March 1, 2020 - March 8, 2020 SUNDAY - March 1 Prayer Ministry after Masses Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:00 AM 6:30 to 8:00pm PSR 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM St Anthony’s High Ridge 7th Grade Class- Family Faith Group 11:45 AM—12:45 room PM (café) The Caregiver Workshop Series is a combination of Bible Study 5:30 PM (café) education focused support groups and traditional care- Youth Group 6:00 PM giver support groups. Each of the bi-weekly MONDAY - March 2 meetings will begin with an educational focus topic pre- Patriotic 7:00 PM sented by the facilitator or guest speaker and followed TUESDAY - March 3 by group discussion. Quilters 9:00 AM Contact Tina Hartung at 636-541-1435 Choir 6:30 PM musicians & cantors 7:00 PM vocalists You may also call the Alzheimer’s Association at 800- Scouts 6:30 PM (aud) 272-3900 Women’s Small Faith Sharing Group or visit our website at www.alz.org/greatermissouri 7:00 PM (Little Lambs) RCIA 7:00 PM (Rectory) WEDNESDAY - March 4 Adoration of Our Lord Men’s Faith Group 6:30 PM (café) Dementia Caregivers 6:30 PM (7th gr) What has God prepared for those who love Him? THURSDAY - March 5 Ask Him! Various hours are in need of an additional Knights of Columbus 7:00 PM committed adorer, can you help? Adoration begins FRIDAY - March 6 Abstinence Friday, March 6th at 12 noon. There is always a Clean Church after 8:00 AM Mass need for faithful committed adorers. Will you be 1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration 12 one? noon - 7:00 PM Fish Fry 4:00PM-7:00PM Stations of the Cross 7:00PM (Church) SATURDAY– March 7 First Saturday Prayer Breakfast 1st Saturday Prayer Breakfast 9:00 AM March 7, 2020 Hot breakfast from IHOP this morning at 9:00am in the (café) cafeteria. The Knights of Columbus, Ladies Auxiliary Jonah Prayer Ministry after 4:30 PM will be our hosts. Please bring a friend to join other pa- Mass rishioners in celebrating the goodness of our Lord by SUNDAY - March 8 starting the day with a hot meal. Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:00 AM Your brothers and sisters in Christ, Parish Council PSR 11:30 AM —12:45 PM Family Faith Group 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM (café) Bible Study 5:30 PM (café) Youth Group 6:00 PM St. Anthony’s Youth

The STAY high school youth group is now meeting weekly. SUNDAY evenings at 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM for social time and Upcoming Events meeting starts at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Fish Fries All Fridays of Lent 4-7 PM except Good Friday To receive our emails, please send your name and e-mail ad- dress to [email protected] to be added to the Stations of the Cross All Fridays of Lent at 7:00 PM except list. Good Friday Phone: 636-226-6099 March 1, 2020

Fish fry Lenten Stations of the Cross

volunteers needed All Fridays during Lent except for Good Friday Our annual Fish Fry will be starting on Ash Wednesday, Febru- ary 26th and continue each Friday during Lent with the excep- tion of Good Friday. At 7:00 PM

This is a huge event every week and we need all the volunteers we can get. In addition to physical volunteers the day of the fish fry, we need lots of desserts. If you can make or donate any items, they can be dropped off on Thursdays or Fri- CHOIR days . Choir practice is held on Tuesday evenings starting: 6:30 - for musicians and cantors This year we are asking for an entire crew for clean up; we are 7:00 - for vocalists trying to relieve some of the people that are here for several Anyone interested in joining (vocal or instrumental) please join hours on Thursday and Friday. us. For more information please contact: Sign-up sheets will be in the back of church. Nancy Struckhoff (choir director) - (636) 253-6115 or uphol- [email protected] If you sign up and show up, please don't be discouraged if it Harry Sheldon (music director) - (636) 677-4577 or hshel- seems we are overstaffed with people. We can always find [email protected] something for everyone to do. We seem to have lots of volun- teers in the beginning and then they dwindle off in the later weeks.

This is a great opportunity for Parish Financial Report PSR students to get their volun- teer hours needed for Confirma- Thank You for Your Gifts tion. If you have any questions, contact Tina Hartung 636-541- to God & Your Parish Family 1435. COLLECTION February 23, 2020 Blood Donors – Just a Reminder Contribution Collection 3,706.00 Next “Blood Drive” on Sunday, March 22nd from 9 am to Online Giving 1,200.00 1 pm in Blood Mobile in front of School. Thank you! Easter Flowers 15.00 Loose 216.00 Building Fund 25.00 Looking for Help Total for Parish 5,162.00

Looking for volunteers to help with set-up and tear- down for Passover Supper. God bless you for your generous Please contact Theresa Winkler 314-750-4540 contributions. We all appreciate your sacrifices and love of our St. Anthony Family! Are we in your will?

Easter Egg Hunt

Please join us on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. for a For more information, please visit our website: free family fun event hosted by MOST (Mom of St. Anthony). www.stanthonyhr.org Meet in the St. Anthony’s cafeteria with your Easter basket for All children through 5th grade are welcome to hunt. Collections for March 2020 Weekly Contributions (general fund) Building Fund Follow us on Facebook Black and Indian Missions Anthony of Padua St. Vincent de Paul High Ridge Catholic Relief Services Easter Flowers St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

ALL FIRST COMMUNION AND FAMILIES AND ALL PSR FAMILIES AND ALL PAIRSH MEMBERS ARE WARMLY INVITED TO COME CELEBRATE PASSOVER SUPPER

Palm Sunday - April 5 4 PM in Cafeteria

As a parish family we can help the 1st Communion and Confirmation Candidates to better under- stand the setting of The Last Supper of Holy Thursday, our 1st Mass.

We will have prayers, symbolic foods, Bible readings, songs and candy games as part of the Supper. It is fun and prayerful for everyone.

What to bring - serving for (12): A-H vegetable/pasta I-R appetizer or salads S-Z dessert

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Please complete and return.

I/We will attend the Passover Supper

Name: ______

Dish we will bring: ______

Number attending: ______

I/We will help set-up and clean-up ______

All must return this RSVP by March 22, 2020 To teacher or Collection Basket March 1, 2020 “SENIOR PROM” (50 yrs. Young and Older)

When MARCH 21, 2020 7PM TO 10PM SPONSORED BY ST. ANTHONY’S YOUTH GROUP

St. Anthony’s Youth Group is putting on their first ever “Senior Prom”. Everyone 50+ years and older are welcome (We won’t be carding anyone).

There will be Games, Photo Booth, Dancing, Music, Drinks and Appetizers.

One lucky Gentleman and Lady will be crowned Senior Prom King and Queen.

$25 per person or $45 per couple.

To make a reservation please contact Andy Berra at 636-226-6099 or [email protected]

*All proceeds will be going to the St. Anthony’s Youth G roup.

Collection for the Church in Central National Black & Indian Mission Collection and Eastern Europe Today, our parish will take up 136th annual National Black and Indian Mission Collection. Our support of Thank you for your generous contributions last this collection helps build the Church in African week to the Collection for the Church in Central and American, Native American, and Alaska Native Eastern Europe! As a parish, we collected to help communities from coast to coast. Schools, parish restore the Church and build the future in more religious education programs, and diocesan minis- than 20 countries. If you missed the collection, it’s tries depend on your generosity to help them not too late to give. Visit www.usccb.org/ spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ! You can help nationalcollections for more information. meet unmet needs with a generous contribution to- day. Thank you for your support. St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

The Parish Council News Parish Council and the “Centennial Homecoming”

The Parish Council is beginning to work on the “Centennial Homecoming.” We want this event to be just that -- a homecoming for everyone -- for those who attended school here -- for those who were baptized and/or raised here -- for those who grew up in our parish --and for those who were married here. Over the next 15 months, information about coming events will be pub- lished here and on our website.

It is impossible to reach out to current and past parishioners without your help. We are asking for names, addresses and tele- phone numbers of current parishioners as well as past. We want to keep you informed. We will be sending out postcards with upcoming events, a telephone blast might occur to invite everyone personally to the opening event on June 13, 2020 and/or the closing event on May 15, 2021 and to any of the special events in between. We won’t pester you; we’ll keep you informed so you can attend whatever you wish.

We also encourage all of you to send us stories of memories you hold dear from your time here at St. Anthony of Padua church in High Ridge, MO -- as a student and/or as a parent. These little stories can be inserted into a very special memory book for everyone to enjoy.

Also, we want to say a special thank you to everyone who participated in Commitment Saturday and Sunday. The Council will be reviewing everything and helping all of you, who wish to volunteer, to do so. You’ll be hearing from the chair persons for each of the groups/organizations that you have indicated you would like to support in the next 2-3 weeks.

So, in closing, we are asking all of you to reach out to family, friends, neighbors, etc. and forward their contact information to Jim Radil at [email protected]. We are hopeful that you will become as excited about this once-in-a-lifetime event as we are. We are praying that our Heavenly Father will guide us and lead us through the ensuing months so everyone can enjoy and participate in this 100 year celebration and help all of our members grow closer to God.

Thank you.

The Parish Council of St. Anthony of Padua Church High Ridge, Missouri 63049 Will be celebrating our 100th Centennial Homecoming featuring special events throughout 2020-2021 Searching for Past Parishioners And Students that attended our grade school We are in desperate need for names, addresses, email(s), etc

PLEASE CALL TODAY! Parish office: 636-677-4868

Fax 636-677-2781

Jim 636-677-3373

Parish Council Mission Statement: Our Mission as a Parish Council is to discern the leadership of God the Holy Spirit in the goals and direction of our Parish Family. March 1, 2020 Ministry Schedule

Extraordinary Altar Servers Eucharistic Minis- Lectors Sacristan Ushers/Greeters ters

Macy Spicer Carol Greife Margaret Hook (1) Greg Uhls Gene Blanc Hailey Spicer Ken Hartung Bob Hook (2) Joe Bowles Saturday, Mar 7, 4:30 Nathan Uhls Tina Hartung *** Andy Kozuszek PM Mary Harper Tim Lohman Volunteer Needed Joann Cooley Molly Fox Gary Cooley (1) Kathy Joslin Jim Radil Betty Livengood Jim Brouk Pat King (2) Dannie Kyle Sunday, Mar 8, 8:15 Charlotte Furt- Hanewinkel *** Dan Mueller AM wengler Laurie Rebholz Dennis Sauter Schoenberger James Cupples Cynthia Davies Judy Hawkins (1) Volunteer Needed Steve Hartung Cupples John Koenig Frank Roser (2) Bob Hawkins Sunday, Mar 8, 10:00 Rebekah Cupples Art Lafser *** Lawrence Nault AM Linda Lafser Marc Poppe Chris Stolte FISH FRY MENU Adult Shrimp Dinner (10 Shrimp) 2 sides, dessert $10.50 Adult Fish Dinner (8 oz Fish) 2 sides, dessert $10.00 Shrimp & Fish Combo (5 Shrimp & 4 oz. Fish) 2 sides, dessert $10.50 Child Shrimp Dinner (5 Shrimp) 1 side, dessert $ 6.50 Child Fish Dinner (4 oz. Fish) 1 side, dessert $ 6.00

Side Orders Slaw, Spaghetti, Green Beans, French Fries $ 2.50 1 lb. Side order: Slaw, Spaghetti, Green Beans, French Fries $ 6.50 Side order of Shrimp (3 pc.) $ 4.00 Fish Sandwich $ 5.50 1 piece Fish $ 3.50 1 lb. Fish $14.00 Delicious Dessert $ 1.50 1 lb. Shrimp $17.00 Serving: 4:00PM - 7:00 PM Every Friday in Lent and Ash Wednesday EXCEPT GOOD FRIDAY To place an order call: 636-677-4868 ext 212

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

St. Anthony PSR News For information contact Kathy Joslin at [email protected] or call 636-677-4868 ext. 118 or 636-677-1567. March Prayers & Lists 1st grade – Our Father 2nd grade – Seven Sacraments 3rd grade – Apostles’ Creed 4th grade – Apostles’ Creed 5th grade – Gloria 6th grade – Gloria, Glorious Mysteries 7th grade – Sorrowful Mysteries, Corporal Works of Mercy 8th grade – Prayer to the Holy Spirit CLASS SCHEDULES March 1st - The First Sunday of Lent Family Faith Group meets 11:30-12:45 in the cafeteria 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th grade grade grade grade grade grade grade grade Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Gospel ch. 21 ch. 3 ch. 21 ch. 15 ch. 15 ch. 7 Connections Cover The Cover Cover chs Cover Cover Cover Decision ch. 22 Mass ch. 17 17 &18 ch. 16 ch. 16 ch. 11 Point

March 8th - The Second Sunday of Lent Family Faith Group meets 11:30-12:45 in the cafeteria 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th grade grade grade grade grade grade grade grade Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Gospel ch. 22 ch. 17 ch. 18 ch. 16 ch. 16 ch. 11 Connections Cover Cover Cover Cover Cover Cover Cover Decision ch. 23 ch. 4 ch. 12 ch. 19 ch. 17 ch. 17 ch. 12 Point

~ The questions on the class quizzes (grades 1,3-7) are taken directly from the online quizzes. ~ To review for an upcoming quiz or to make up a quiz online, go to www.bemydisciples.com, scroll down to “Chapter Re- view”, choose the grade level, choose the chapter, click GO. Submit quiz scores from make-up quizzes. PSR involvement in the 10:00 Mass March 15th – 5th grade Upcoming PSR Events March 1st – Second Grade pick up banner kits in the auditorium “Patience is adjusting your time to God’s time.” ~ Mother Angelica

PSR

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St. Anthony Centennial March 1, 2020 Activities Outside the Parish

Notice – “Let Go…Let Flow…Holy Spirit Retreat” Jonah Prayer Ministry Training Il Ritiro Franciscan Retreat Center in Dittmer, MO is offer- ing this Retreat twice in March. “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of March 14, 2020 9:00 am – 3:00 pm God: everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows March 17, 2020 10:30 am – 2:30 pm God . . . In this is love: not that we have loved God, but This Retreat is a reflection on the life of the Holy Spirit in that He loved us and sent His Son as expiation for our Biblical times and in our daily lives. The Holy spirit has sins.” This quote is taken from this morning’s first read- often been called the forgotten member of the Holy Trin- ing from 1 John 4:7 & 10. God is love and it is this very ity. Come and be surprised how the Holy Spirit has been love that we extend to our fellow parishioners through the active in your own life and or share those marvelous ex- Jonah Prayer Ministry. Thank you for your continued ac- periences with others. tivity and support of this wonderful prayer ministry. Presenter: Sr. Cecilia Loomer, S.F.C.C. To Register please call 636-274-0554 or email us at At the start of the new year, is the perfect time to let you [email protected]. know the Jonah Training Schedule for 2020. Website: Ilritiro.org April 18 & 25 - 2-Day Training - 9am - 2pm Sunday, March 15, 1:30-3:30pm: June 6 - Jonah Renewal Day - Noon - Giving up Exclusion 3pm Without being aware of it, we claim privilege, often July 18 & 25 - 2-Day Training - 9am – 2pm based on race, gender, class, etc. There are also November 14 - 1-Day Training - 9am – 4pm situations where we don’t even notice who’s miss- ing or being treated differently. Led by Sister Priscilla Moreno, RSM . She is part of the Institute Anti-racism Transformation Team and is a co- Worldwide Marriage Encounter founder of the Alliance of Sisters of Mercy of Color Great Marriages Don’t Just Happen, Living in the USA. Couples Make Them! For more information, go to “At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the de- www.mercycenterstl.org Mercy Conference & Re- sert to be tempted by the devil.” If the devil tempted treat Center 2039 N Geyer Rd 63131 Jesus, who was God, how much more will he tempt Pauline Books and Media us into sin? Bring the Father, Son and the Holy Presents: Spirit into your marriage to help resist temptations. Sr Kathryn James Hermes, fsp, Speaker & Author of The next weekends are April 24-26 and Aug. 7-9 at “Reclaim Regret: How God Heals Life’s Disappoint- the Courtyard Marriot in St. Peters, MO. https://stl- ments” and “Surviving Depression: A Catholic Ap- wwme.org/schedule.php or call or text proach” will be in St. Louis March 21-28. All are wel- 314.649.7317. come to the following events: Sat. March 21: “Healing our Woundedness” Retreat, 10 am – 4 pm at Pauline Books & Media, 9804 Watson Rd. in Crestwood. Day will include conferences on healing the wounds we all carry, times of prayer, reflection. $20 includes lunch. Call 314-965-3512 to register. Mon. March 23: “Healing our Woundedness” at St. Monica, Creve Coeur, 7 – 9 pm, in Parish Hall Tues. March 24: “Healing our Woundedness” at Ste. du Bois, STL, 7- 8:30 pm in Church Wed. March 25: “Mary at Foot of the Cross” at St. Mi- chael’s in Shrewsbury, 7 – 8 pm in Church Sat. March 28: “Healing our Woundedness” at Immacu- late Conception, Dardenne Prairie. Morning will begin with Mass at 8 am, followed by lite breakfast, talks, prayer and reflection, concluding by 11:30 am. Sr Kathryn will be available to sign her books at all events. For info call 314-965-3512