SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2019, TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA NEW BEDFORD, MA.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, NEW BEDFORD, MA.
WELCOME SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE If you are new to St. Anthony of Padua Parish, please Engaged couples are asked to contact Fr. know how welcome you are to worship God with us. Cortez at least eight months in advance and The motto of our parish is written in Latin over the before they book a reception hall. front entrance: “The hardworking people of St. Anthony have built this Temple to the Lord.” We know SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM that we have been blessed with one of the most Parents are encouraged to call the rectory beautiful church most people have ever seen and that to make an appointment. the Lord demands more of those who have been given more. Our goal is to is allow the Lord to build with us ANOINTING OF THE SICK a parish community of “living Stones” even more Please notify us if someone is in danger of beautiful than the physical edifice in which we have the death due to serious illness or old age, to awesome privilege to worship Him. We would love you arrange a time for the priest to visit and confer the to become part of that building project! Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
MASS INTENTIONS COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND Parishioners who are unable to attend Mass, and SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 14 would like to receive Holy Communion, please call 9:00 am For the Servants of the Lord and the the rectory to arrangements. Virgin of Matara Sisters 4:00 pm Ϯ Arlindo Moura & Family PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS SUNDAY – SEPTEMBER 15 All the sick of our parish especially for those 6:30am Ϯ Manuel Couto who are homebound, in the hospital & nursing 8:30am Ϯ Lucilia Demelo & Jose & Maria Martins facilities; and for all the faithful departed. 10:00am Living & Deceased Parishioners 11:30am Ϯ CONFESSION MONDAY – SEPTEMBER 16 Tuesday 6:30pm -7:30pm in Chapel 7:00 am Ϯ Fernando Filipe & Fernanda Quardos Thursday 6:30pm -7:30pm in Church TUESDAY – SEPTEMBER 17 Friday 5:15pm– 6pm in Chapel 7:00 am Intentions of Antonio Borges Saturdays 11 am – 12pm (When priest available) WEDNESDAY – SEPTEMBER 18 & 3pm - 3:45pm in Church 7:00 am Ϯ Antonio Jose Pires da Siva THURSDAY – SEPTEMBER 19 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 7:00 am Ϯ Pauline Bolduc Tuesday 6:30pm to 7:30pm in Chapel in English 7:00 pm Ϯ and Thursday 6:30pm – 7:30 in Church in Spanish FRIDAY – SEPTEMBER 20 Friday 5:15pm to 6:15pm 6:15pm Ϯ Santos & Pinhancos Families Saturday 9:30 am to 3:30pm SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 21 9:00 am Ϯ SANCUTARY LAMP Will burn in the month of September in memory of 4:00 pm Ϯ Mozart Amaral & Family Ϯ Normand Dumont SUNDAY – SEPTEMBER 22
6:30am Ϯ Ernesto & Delores Oliveira Visit our Facebook page: 8:30am Ϯ Miriam David & Living Saint Anthony of Padua 10:00am Living & Deceased Parishioners Visita nuestra página de Facebook: 11:30am San Antonio de Padua NB
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, NEW BEDFORD, MA.
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ROSARY COAST TO COAST AT FORT TABER Opening — There’s A Wideness in God’s Mercy BB-476 Offertory – What Wondrous Love Is This BB-480 Holy —BB-p-.14 # 9 Amen – M.A. - #A BB-p.16 #10 Lamb of God — BB-p. 27, #14 Communion – And Now, O Father, Mindful of The Love V-281 Recessional – The King of Love My Shepherd Is V-269 READINGS First Reading – Exodus 32:7-11,13-14(132C) OCTOBER 13, 2019 from 3pm to 5:30pm Responsorial – Psalm 51:3, 12-13,17-,19 Second Reading – 1 Timothy 1:12-17 IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA Gospel – Luke 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 October 13, 2019 Procession FINANCIAL REPORT Around the block of St. Anthony Parish Collection……………………………….… $ 5,172.70 After the Spanish Mass 12:30pm Candles/Shrines……………………………….… $ 163.00
Organ Restoration ……………………………… $ 2,166.35 Among this Week’s Bills and Expenses: Parish Staff Average Weekly Salaries $ 3,032.40 GROCERY CARDS Raise funds for our parish by using gift cards to these Parish Staff Average Weekly BC/BS $ 916.00 Local Markets. 5% of purchase stays here You may UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS use for yourself when shopping or donate to Our September 15 – Music Ministry Food Pantry. Cards may be purchased at the September 22 - Fuel Sacristy. St. Anthony of Padua 1359 Acushnet Ave. SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC CHURCH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FR. MICHAEL J. MCGIVNEY COUNCIL #14557
Meetings 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm
For Information contact Robert Keegan 1-508-758-9340
ROSARY RECITATION EVERY Tuesdays at 7:pm at Our Lady of Fatima, 4256 FREEWILL OFFERING Suggested Donation $10 - $30 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford September 29, 2019 at 3:00pm Thursday at 7:15 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 114 St. GIGI Mitchell-Velasco, Providence RI Mary’s Square, Taunton Complimentary tea to follow. Friday at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1359 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. CHOIR REHEARSAL in convent on Wednesday 7pm to 8:30pm all are welcome especially the youth.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, NEW BEDFORD, MA. PASTOR’S MESSAGE
BRIEF BIO OF THE SISTERS
It is hard sometimes to remember names, but it is even harder when the names are long and different. In the case of religious sisters, when they enter religious life, they take a new name to be concealed from the world. The new names they take carry a spiritual connotation. These names honor a specific mystery of the faith or a particular devotion. This picture shows the sisters now living in the parish convent. They will be assisting me in directing JOIN US FOR COFFEE AND DONUTS religious education, and sacristy work. From left to September 22, 2019 right we have first sister Mary Guardian of the Child After the 8:30am Mass Jesus. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, she entered CCD CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER nd religious life in 2014, taught catechism at Saint 22 , 9:45am Sign in at Parish Hall.
James Catholic Church in Mt. Rainier Maryland. This Maysoon khair will be here September 28 & 29, will be her first mission outside of the convent. In the 2019 representing school of Joy for slow learner middle we have sister Maria Mater Consecrata, the children and over a hundred Christian families who Latin for ‘Mary chosen mother’. She was born in make their livelihood through the selling of their Providence R.I. but grew up in western hand carved olive wood religious articles. After all Massachusetts. She entered religious life in 2014 masses there will be a display of these beautiful and was previously working at the Provincial House hand carved items; such as nativity scenes, crucifix, in Washington D.C. She taught catechism at Saint rosaries, last supper and many other beautiful Cyprian Catholic Church in D.C. She has a bachelor’s religious statues. Please stop by and look over the degree in American Studies. Mother Consecrata will carvings that are available and help support this self- be the superior of the community. On the right, we help project to keep the Children and the Christians have sister Ng Krus. She was born in the Philippines living in the Holy Land. Thank you and God Bless you and entered religious life in 1999. She just celebrated her 20th anniversary of religious life. She HOLY GHOST BROTHERHOOD- ST. ANTHONY’S worked for 14 years at Our Lady of Peace Shrine in CHURCH. Promotes a Dinner Dance Fund Raiser California as sacristan and as CCD teacher, she has a SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 ST. ANTHONY’s Bachelor of Science in agricultural engineering. We CHURCH HALL Acushnet Ave. (Nye Street Entrance) welcome the sisters to our parish, and we pray for a Soup, Chicken, Fish, Rice & Potato serving from fruitful mission here. God bless you. 6:30pm to 8:00pm Dance from 8:00pm to 12:00am. Donation $20.00 for Adults and (Children 6-12) $12.00. 3
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, NEW BEDFORD, MA.
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH BAZAAR THE OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION will be offering We will continue collecting “Gift Cards” or donations Adult Confirmation Classes beginning on October 2 for them. In August we will look for CVS, Rite Aid and & 3, 2019, (for 6 consecutive weeks) from 7-9 p.m. Walgreens. Maybe you will be there for first aid at Bishop Stang High School on Wednesday products and could pick up a gift card for the Bazaar. evenings, and Holy Cross Parish in Easton on Thank you to everyone who has supported this on- Thursday evenings respectively. Both sessions going project. We now have 260 assorted gift cards. conclude with a retreat on November 16, 2019. For Our goal is to have 1,000 cards that would give us a more information or to register for classes, please profit of $5,000. We are at 26% of our goal 2 months call the Parish office. You can also visit the Office of to go! Faith Formation website at www.fallriverfaithformation.org or contact Deacon CRAFT LADIES ARE IN NEED OF BUTTONS Bruce Bonneau at 508-678-2828, ext. 13. Will accept all used buttons, any size, shape or color! If you have 2019 WORCESTER CATHOLIC WOMEN'S buttons you will no longer need CONFERENCE on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 please bring them to church, you Come to rediscover and renew your faith. There will may leave on the counter in parish hall. be great national speakers and opportunities to meet them, fellowship, confession, celebrate the WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Eucharist, and altogether strengthen your Catholic Welcome God into your marriage by attending a identity! Join us for this conference to grow deeper Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next in your understanding of “The Eucharist: Source and Weekend Oct 18-20, 2019 in LACONIA, NH. For info, Summit of Our Faith” (Registration begins at 7:30 call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or AM, first talk is at 9 AM) Where: Assumption visit them at https://wwmema.org/ College, 500 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA 01609
(Tsotsis Building) "The Eucharist: Source and ANNUAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Theme: Summit of Our Faith" All are welcome! A special Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated for couples observing significant wedding anniversaries The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (including first year in 2019) . This celebration will created the CHARTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF take place on Sunday, October 6, 2019, at 3:00 pm CHILDREN and Young People, revised in 2018. The at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River. If you would like Charter directs the creation of Safe Environment an invitation, please let your Pastor know as soon as programs for children, as well as healing for possible. victims/survivors of sexual abuse. If you would like
more information about the Charter, please visit ST. MARY’S GOLDEN AGE CLUB – FAIRHAVEN, MA. Invitation SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 10am to 5pm to www.fallriverdiocese.org or the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website at WRIGHTS FARM and gift shop, family style lunch all you can eat chicken banquet followed by TWIN http://usccb.org/issues-and-action/child-andyouth- protection/charter.cfm or call Deacon Joe Regali at RIVERS Lincoln R.I. Tickets: $38.00 ea. For more (508) 675-1311. information call Yvette Costa @ 508-341-3106
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, NEW BEDFORD, MA.
MENSAJE DEL PÁRROCO las hermanas a nuestra parroquia y le pedimos a Dios que haya muchos frutos espirituales. Dios los Breve Biografía de las Hermanas bendiga.
Es difícil algunas veces es recordar INVITACIÓN AL RETIRO DE VIDA NUEVA nombres, pero incluso más difícil La comunidad católica María Sede de recordar nombres largos y la Sabiduría Parroquia San Antonio diferentes. En el caso de religiosas, de Padua, New Bedford, MA. Te invita a tener un encuentro personal cuando se entra en la vida religiosa, con Dios. A vivir una experiencia las monjitas toman un nuevo nombre. Estos nuevos maravillosa, el 21 y 22 de septiembre nombren tiene una connotación espiritual y honrar de 2019 en Cathedral Camp 167 algún misterio de la fe o alguna devoción particular. Middleboro Rd. East Freetown, MA. Esta foto muestra a las religiosas que estarán 02717 Costo por persona: $140.00 viviendo en el convento de la parroquia. Ellas me estarán ayudando a dirigir el programa de educación Las clases Primera Comunión y Confirmación para religiosa, trabajo de sacristía, entre otras cosas. De adultos comenzaran el Lunes 23 de Septiembre a las 7:00 pm. Todos los interesados por favor asistir a la primera izquierda a derecha tenemos primero a la hermana reunión para anotarse. Lugar de reunión: Salón Mary Guardian of the Child Jesus. Nativa de Phoenix, Parroquial. Arizona, la hermana Guardian entro a la vida consagrada en el 2014, enseno catecismo en la Las clases matrimoniales empezaran el día 28 de parroquia Saint James de Mt. Rainier en Maryland. Septiembre a las 6:00 pm. Todos los interesados en Esta será su primera misión fuera del convento. Al recibir el sacramento del matrimonio, presentarse a la medio tenemos a la hermana María Mater primera reunión para inscribirse. Lugar de reunión: Salón Parroquial. Consecrata, que en Latin quiere decir Madre escogida, consagrada. Ella nació en Providence, R.I. EQUIPO DE LIMPIEZA pero creció en el Oeste de Massachusetts. Entro a la SEPTIEMBRE vida religiosa en el año 2014 y se dedicaba a trabajar 14 - Comunidad Católica María Sede de la Sabiduría en el proyecto Fabro en la casa Provincial en D.C. 21 - Renovación Carismática Católica San Kilian también enseno catecismo en la parroquia San 28 -Renovación Carismática Católica Puerta del Cielo
Cipriano de la misma ciudad. Tiene un grado de HERMANDAD DEL SANTO ESPÍRITU - IGLESIA DE bachillerato en Estudios Americanos. Ella será la ANTONIO. Promueve una recaudación de fondos para de superiora del convento. Al lado derecho tenemos a CENA Y EL BAILE el sábado 12 de octubre de 2019 la hermana María Ng Krus. Ella nació en las Filipinas IGLESIAS DE SAN ANTONIO Acushnet Ave. (Entrada de la y entro a la vida consagrada en 1999. Acaba de calle Nye) Sopa, pollo, pescado, arroz y papa que se sirve celebrar su vigésimo aniversario de vida consagrada. de 6:30 p.m. a 8:00 p.m. Baile de 8:00 p.m. a 12:00 a.m. Antes de venir a nuestra parroquia estuvo Donación de $ 20.00 para adultos y (niños de 6 a 12 años) trabajando en la Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Paz $ 12.00. en California por 14 años como sacristán y maestra de catecismo. Ella tiene un bachillerato en ingeniería de agricultura. Damos la bienvenida nuevamente a 5