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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. Bruno 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 Novena 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. ! 6th Sunday of ! ! May 26, 2019 ! ! Jesus said to his disciples: "The Advocate, the , whom the Current Week’s Mass Schedule ! Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you. Peace I leave with you; Monday, May 27th St. my peace I give to you." ! John 14:26 !27a  10:00 a.m. Memorial Day Holiday +James & Regina Jenifer by J. Jenifer, Jr Tuesday, May 28th

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6:30 p.m. 11th Tuesday in Novena C.D. Allaire by Tony Carpineti

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8:00 a.m. +Beverly F. Jones by Beulah Sutherland Remember those who are Sick: ! ! Thursday, May 30th John Barbera, Unita Belle, Vincent Brook, ! Joseph C. Brown, III, Joseph R. Butler, ! 8:00 a.m. +Rev. Henri Hyvenernat by P. Maryknowich Alfred Capobianco, Annamarie Castellucci, ! Betty Colbert, Sarah Cronin, Cajetan Demello, ! Friday, May 31st The Visitation of Bld Mary Mychael Doss, Denise Doss !Arrington , Ruby Duckwilder, Eulaulia Ellsworth, Althea Fox Watts, Rita Goodwin, 8:00 a.m. ! Eureka Gray, Pauline Gregory, Jo Harris, First Saturday, June 1st St. Justin Sr. Barbara Karl, Roosevelt Lake, Mary Marshall, Michael McCurtis, Sabrina Porter, Josephine Reid, ! 8:00 a.m. Souls of Priests & Religious in Purgatory Bill Smith, George Taylor ! ! 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, June 2nd The Ascension of the Lord Dorothy West, Sylvia Wood ! ! 7:00 a.m. Pray for our Family and Friends: ! ! 10:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Anthony Mark Bowen, Joseph Fisher, Willard Goldsmith, ! JoAnn Coules, Jessalyn Charles, Marie Keaveney, Noon Claudia Nelson, Nancy Logan, Rose Willis, ! Msgr. Joaquin Bazan, Theodore McCarrick ! 6:30 p.m. ! Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord: ! ! Michael McCurtis, Carmen Gillmore Scott, ! Clifford Starkey, III, Dolores Craig, Carolyn Caldwell, ! Sr. Rosa Maria Alvarez, Rivizil Chandler, ! The names listed next to a specific Mass indicate an act of love for the and the Holy Souls in Purgatory ! living or the deceased member of a family or friend. Mass intentions are ! We pray also for all those who have asked for prayers scheduled on a first come/first serve basis. If you would like to have a through the Intercession of our patron, ! Mass offered for a specific date or intention, please contact the parish office. Customary offerings are as follows:

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. SȹɈɄȸ SɅȾȴȱɉ ȿȶ EȱɃɄȵɂ !

! ! ! ! A.M.D.G. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Dear Parishioners, ! ! ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL ! ! www.stanthonyschooldc.org ! On our way to , the birthday of the Church, our Principal: Mr. Michael Thomasian ! readings remind us that the more things change, the more they Secretary: Ms. Atchoi Osekre Bond ! stay the same. Growing pains are painful, and are only resolved in (202) 526 4657 ! the Holy Spirit! In the Light of the Resurrection, a physical initia- Email: [email protected] ! ! tion of males into Judaism via circumcision is not essential to sal- M ! vation, but living in accordance with the promptings of the Holy School Hours: 8:00 AM 3:00 PM School Mass: 8:15 AM (Fridays) ! Spirit is. M ! Now it is our turn! Always famous for offering hospitality, Before Care: 7:00 AM 8:00 AM M ! Saint Anthony of Padua parish now anchors a rapidly changing After Care: 3:00 PM 6:00 PM parish in a rapidly changing city and more rapidly changing world. The last 50 years have witnessed the collapse of many things ! once self-evident on every level, and today the fastest growing ! “religious” affiliation is “Nones” who today outnumber Catholics in ! ! the United States. Thanks be to God that Jesus promises: “The ! Holy Spirit will teach you everything and remind you of all I told ! Last Saturday, Mr. Thomasian received an you.” Hospitality is the way forward. honorary degree from The Catholic University of In our “Town Hall” style meeting on May 11th, more than America. He happily received the recognition on 24 good people came together to discuss and discern what the behalf of the countless Catholic educators and ad- ministrators who have dedicated themselves to the Holy Spirit is teaching us about the way forward. The men and ! ! women represented about 24 different groups and ministries active Church. Mr. Thomasian thanks all of the parishion- in the parish, and two or three of the larger ministries were absent. ers and friends of the school for their congratula- tory messages and words of support since receiving Just as in the readings today, the established way of doing things the degree. Much gratitude is also extended to had to give way to a greater reality, so today it is important for us the University for celebrating the laity and their to change our focus from trying to maintain “a world as we know it role in building up His Kingdom. May the Lord con- that is passing away” and ask in prayer about “the new thing” God tinue to bless St. Anthony Catholic School, Catholic wants to do in our midst. University, and all Catholic schools. ! The key, I believe, is Pentecost. Saint Elena Guerra ! The school congratulates Archbishop Wilton taught: “Pentecost is not over. In fact it is continually going on in D. Gregory on his installation as the seventh bishop every time and in every place, because the Holy Spirit desired to of the Archdiocese of Washington. A few weeks give Himself to all. All who want Him can always receive Him, so ago St. Anthony was fortunate to be the first we do not have to envy the Apostles and the first believers; we school he visited in the archdiocese. (Photos from only have to dispose ourselves like them to receive Him well, and his visit can be found on the vestibule bulletin He will come to us as He did to them.” board.) The school community quickly felt a con- Now that it is our turn, we need to be filled with the Holy nection and continues to pledge its prayers and support for our new shepherd. !! Spirit, as Mary was at the beginning, as the Apostles and Disciples ! were at Pentecost, and as we are called to be today. Our patron, Thank you to all who attended our "Night of the Arts" and spring concerts. Mark your calen- St. Anthony of Padua, Saint of all the World, taught us that it is our dars: Graduation is on Friday, June 7th and our task “to bring the day of Pentecost to fulfillment.” As the Church, spaghetti dinner is on Saturday, June 8th. In the equipped with gifts of love, goes out and washes all the dirty feet meantime, know you are always welcome to visit and around it, the parish will change and be healed. We must em- learn more about your parish school! ! brace the newcomers to our neighborhood, and to reach out to those on the margins, just as the Apostles ultimately did. Pray for the Fire of Pentecost!

Sincerely yours in Christ, ! ! Father Fred Mȱɉ 26, 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 St. Vincent DePaul: Gary Reyes ....……….... 301-674-1415 members, may be the seed of unity among her peoples and a sign Sick & Homebound: call parish office ………. 202-250-8208 of hope for this continent. Sodality: Pat Smith ………………………..….. 240-644-3226

Save the Date: June 2nd Tonies: Gwendolyn Means ………………….. 202-635-0863 CATECHETICAL Ministries Paul Nabhan is a violin student of twenty- seven years. A Texas native and Suzuki Adult Inquiry & RCIA: call parish office ……. 202-250-8208 Method advocate, he studied violin with Bible Alive: Bill Clausen ……………………... 301-767-7180 Cheryl Terry, Professor Brian Lewis, Dr. Parish School of Religion: Arthur Linder …….202-529-7558 Pasha Sabouri, and Dr. Bryan Hall. Nabhan recently obtained his YOUTH Ministries Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center before which Cub Scouts: Dcn. John Feeley ……….……....202-526-8754 he practiced as a certified public accountant after obtaining a Boy Scouts: Bryan Martin Firvida ……………..202-588-5808 Bachelor of Business Administration and Master in Professional Girl Scouts: Beulah Sutherland ……………….202-529-1088 Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. CYO: Mrs. Flowers: …………………………….202-526-4657 Jubilarian Mass On Sunday, June 16th at 2 pm, Archbishop Gregory will celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass for couples commemorating Jubilee anniversaries at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Evenings with the Merciful Jesus Immaculate Conception. This Mass commemorates those couples On the 22nd of every month from 7-10 pm, the Saint John Paul II celebrating 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and more years of marriage. National Shrine at 3900 Harewood Rd., NE hosts a gathering for This is an especially joyous occasion for the couples but also for young adults and the young at heart, featuring a talk, Adoration of the archdiocese. We will fill the Basilica with couples who the Blessed Sacrament with praise and worship music, Confes- symbolize by their lives all that we work for in marriage and family sion, refreshments, and a time for fellowship. Please contact: [email protected] or visit jp2shrine.org for more information. life ministry.

Help St. Anthony’s Church Altar Celebrate the Telephone Rosary for Healing Resurrection The Washington Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Volunteers are needed to help decorate and maintain the church (WACCW) is hosting a telephone Rosary call from now until Sep- Altar during this joyful Easter season, which lasts until Pentecost. tember 4, with the special intention of healing for all hurt by indi- Specific tasks include watering Easter lilies and other potted viduals within the Church. All are welcome to join the call at 8pm plants, arranging flowers, and general cleaning. No experience is EST, Mondays-Saturdays, at 605-468-8016, code 357090#. For needed. Please contact Christina at (202)352-8438 by phone or more info, contact Sharon O'Brien, WACCW President, at text for more information. [email protected] or follow at Facebook.com/ WashACCW.

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