S T . A N T H O NY O F P ADUA C HURCH 129 Y EARS OF F AITH & S ERVICE Served by the Order of Friars Minor (The Franciscans) since 1926 PARISH OFFICE 28 STATE STREET, TROY, NEW YORK 12180 PHONE: 518-273-8622 FAX: 518-273-2731 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST OFFICE HOURS: Saturday 4:30 pm Monday – Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm Sunday 9:00 am (July & August 9:00am - 2:00pm) 12:00 pm PARISH WEBSITE & EMAIL DAILY MASS parishes.rcda.org/stanthonyofpadua Monday – Friday 7:15am [email protected] PASTORAL STAFF HOLY DAY MASSES Holy Days will be announced. Fr. Richard Donovan, OFM – Pastor Email: [email protected] Fr. Primo Piscitello, OFM – In Residence RECONCILIATION Deacon Charles Z. Wojton By appointment, please call the friary. Email: [email protected] Suzanne Turner Parish & Cemetery Business Manager PASTORAL CARE Email: [email protected] Please call to arrange for pastoral visitation including Anointing of the Sick and Communion calls to the hospitalized and homebound. PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Clement Campana – Council President BAPTISM Please call to schedule Baptism. PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE Paul Dellio – Committee Chair MARRIAGE PARISH TRUSTEES Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. Paul Dellio, Margaret Fitzgerald Couples must attend a one- day Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation program. PARISH REGISTRATION: Please use registration forms in the back of church. NOVENAS Return completed forms to the friary. WELCOME! All Novenas have been temporarily suspended. JOIN US FOR THE ROSARY HE OARKE ENTER T R C LIVE ON FACEBOOK 107 Fourth Street, Troy 273-8351 EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTER DAILY MASS An outreach for people in Troy; offering its members crisis intervention and advocacy. The mission of St. Anthony of Padua Church is to minister spiritually, sacramentally and physically to all who enter our doors. Thirteenth Sunday Saint of the Day for June 28th in Ordinary Time June 26-27, 2021 St. Irenaeus th (c. 130-c.202) Saturday, June 26 The Church is fortunate that Irenaeus was 4:30 David & Lydia Skiba– Family involved in many of its controversies in the second Olga Canfield – Family century. He was a student, well trained no doubt, with Anthony DeGiorgio –Family great patience in investigating, tremendously protective of Helen Hipwell – daughter, Marcia apostolic teaching, but prompted more by a desire to win over his opponents than to prove them in error. Zigmund C. Wojton – Deacon Chuck & Dolores As bishop of Lyons he was especially concerned th Sunday, June 27 with the Gnostics, who took their name from the Greek 9:00 Anne M. Clemente – Ann & Carl Clemente word for “knowledge.” Claiming access to secret knowledge imparted by Jesus to only a few disciples, their Rocco, Sam, Jerry, Lou & Ralph Valenti –Mary teaching was attracting and confusing many Christians. Louise Cioffi Rowe (B’day)–friend, Vince After thoroughly investigating the various Gnostic Helena Davis–Linda & Walt Maguire sects and their “secret,” Irenaeus showed to what logical Cheryl Romano- Husband, Children & conclusions their tenets led. These he contrasted with the teaching of the apostles and the text of Holy Scripture, Grandchildren giving us, in five books, a system of theology of great 12:00 Teresa Iachetta – DeFazio Family importance to subsequent times. Moreover, his work, Richard E. LaRose – Marcia Kane widely used and translated into Latin and Armenian, gradually ended the influence of the Gnostics. Joan & Mike Capitula – Len & Marianne The circumstances and details about his death, Dabkowski like those of his birth and early life in Asia Minor, are not Belinda & Toby Rubino – son, Joe at all clear. th Monday, June 28 St. Irenaeus Reflection: A deep and genuine concern for other 7:15 Souls in Purgatory - Sue people will remind us that the discovery of truth is not to th be a victory for some and a defeat for others. Unless all Tuesday, June 29 Sts. Peter & Paul can claim a share in that victory, truth itself will continue to 7:15 Lou Allert – Kathy Palmer be rejected by the losers, because it will be regarded as th Wednesday, June 30 First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church inseparable from the yoke of defeat. And so, 7:15 James Van Auken – Al & Beth Pasinella confrontation, controversy and the like might yield to a st genuine united search for God’s truth and how it can best Thursday, July 1 St. Junipero Serra be served. www.franciscanmedia.org 7:15 Jacqueline Caza – Rich. & Monique Cunningham nd Friday, July 2 7:15 Int. of Phyllis Carl – Bev & Rich LaRose Please pray for the sick of our parish and in our rd Saturday, July 3 St. Thomas the Apostle families: Fr. Primo P. Piscitello, P.J. Facteau, Doris 4:30 Julia Smulsky– Family Desmarais, Lori Stuart, and Willie Feliciano and for those Anthony DeGiorgio – Family in our parish community suffering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bernie Peters – Tom & Maureen LaLiberte Joyce Jones – Betty Gaynor th Sunday, July 4 TAKING A SUMMER VACATION 9:00 Maria Commis (B’Day Rem) – son, Vince ~DON’T TAKE A VACATION FROM GOD! Nicolina Danei –Rose & Al Censullo We hope you and your family have a restful, relaxing M/M James Romano, Sr. – Son & Family and safe vacation. If possible, please remember to mail Dec’d Family Members–Barbara Bellantoni your offertory envelope and keep the parish in your prayers while away. MASSTIMES.ORG is a great 12:00 Richard E. LaRose – Marcia Kane resource to help find a Mass wherever you are in the Philip Lemieur – Betty Lemieur th country. In case the website is not up to date, call ahead John Humes (35 Anniv) - Joe Rubino to the parish you’d like to visit….Have Fun! Int. of Fr. Jeffrey L’Arche - Helene LaRose The tabernacle Sanctuary Lamp is being lit Parish Offerings for during the month of June in memory of the June 12-13, 2021 John & Elizabeth McVeigh at the request of Kathy & Eileen Mass Attendance Collection 4:30 62 $ 808.00 9:00 54 $ 655.50 The Altar Bread for the month of 12:00 62 $ 620.00 June has been gifted in memory of Weekly offerings by mail: $ 690.00 Thomas Fitch by his wife, Mary & Total Offerings: $ 2773.50 Family. The Altar Wine has been Monthly: $ 225 Father’s Day: $ 165 gifted in memory of Ralph DeSina by his Family Candles: $ 256.88 Cath Comm.: $ 30 St. Anthony’s Feast: $ 519.50 Pray for the repose of the souls of MISSION COLLECTION: $ 1243.00 Elizabeth M. Italiano, Although Sister Therese McDonough, MMM was Marco J. Caruso & Frank R. Renna unable to make the trip to Troy to speak to us about whose funerals were recently held her missionary work, we know she is grateful for the at St. Anthony’s last week. generous response from the parish. The Medical May they rest in peace Missionaries of Mary focus their ministry on mothers and children throughout Africa and Latin America. To learn more or to make a donation visit NEW MASS PROCEDURES www.mmmworldwide.org BEGINNING JUNE 19-20, 2021 Parish Offerings for We will be relaxing some of our June 19-20, 2021 Covid Protocols. Mass Attendance Collection 4:30 $ 1008.00 *NO PRE-REGISTRATION NEEDED 9:00 $ 2121.00 *NO ASSIGNED SEATING 12:00 $ 481.37 Masks still required and seating in Weekly offerings by mail: $ 49.00 alternate pews. Total Offerings: $ 3659.37 Monthly: $ 20 Father’s Day: $ 512 Candles: $ 217.87 Cath Comm.: $ 20 Scammers Targeting Churches St. Anthony’s Feast: $ 45 We are continuing to hear about email scammers targeting local parishioners. The News Channel 13 link below explains more about the scam and some COUNTERS for MONDAY, June 29th tips to stay safe. Email scams appear to be from a Vivian Stuart, Bernie Bielawa, Joan McBain pastor. It asks you to buy gift cards for deserving staff or and emergency. Please do not be a victim of this and other scams asking for money or gift cards. Our Sunday 9:00am Liturgy and https://wnyt.com/investigative-news/scam-targeting- Wednesday Rosary (following the churchgoers-resurfaces/6138236/ 7:15am Mass) are available on Facebook. You can watch live, or at a later date. If you have a Facebook account, search: St. SUMMER OFFICE HOURS Anthony of Padua Church Troy, NY – or access the Facebook livestream via our parish JULY & AUGUST webpage. If you do not have an account, click the link MONDAY-THURSDAY below, or type into your search bar. 9:00am-2:00pm https://www.facebook.com/DeaconChuckW/ In loving memory of In Memory of In loving Memory of The Deceased Members of the "Troy's Finest & Bravest" Deceased Members of Francese Family Troy P.D. & Troy F.D. the Thorpe Family We miss you. Magnetto Family We will never forget sons Bob & John From the Francese Family Never Forget In loving memory of In Loving Memory of In Loving Memory of The Deceased Members of the David M. Skiba & Crispo & Nistico Families Michele, Fargnoli & Weisenforth mother, Lydia Skiba Families By the Family The Weisenforth Family By the Family In loving memory of the In Loving Memory of In loving memory of Valenti & Perez Families James Vincent Cocca John, Mary & Margaret DeLorenzo Peace and Love. Love and miss you, Patrick & Kathryn Mackey Valenti & Perez Families Wife, Cheryl & Children Anthony & Josephine Razzano In loving memory of In Loving Memory of In loving memory of Phyllis Ciarlone Paglia Nick & Rita N. Cristiano Joseph & Maryann Julian Husband, Michael together forever We Love and Miss you Sons, Michael & Paul Paglia Your Loving Family Love Forever, Your Family In loving memory of In loving memory of In Loving Memory of John & Lena Nardella The Deceased Members of the The Deceased Members of the Catherine L.