St. Anthony Catholic Church Davenport, Iowa Weekly Email Newsletter

McAnthony Window's "Sheriff" Retires by John Cooper

Dale Conard, the "Sheriff" of McAnthony Window (pictured above giving away a coat) retired this month after providing security for our meal site patrons for ten years. Dale will be remembered more for the friendships he developed with patrons, parishioners, and staff than for being the "long arm" of the law. This Assumption High School alum and Army veteran showed care and concern for those in need. He tried to get to know each of their stories and encouraged them to keep going. He really never needed to "flex" his muscle because he gained people's respect very quickly. Don't get me wrong, if Dale needed to get tough, he could in a heartbeat. If you want to stop by and wish him well, we're going to have a little going away party for Dale at the McAnthony Window Annex this Tuesday at 10 a.m. We're going to miss you, Dale. We hope that you enjoy more time hunting and fishing at your cabin with your family! May God bless you for the blessing you have been to so many at our Window!

Make 2019 the Year You Get More Involved You Need Our Ministries and Our Ministries Need You!

Pictured above is a new ministry involvement card that will be in our pews this weekend.

You need our ministries and our ministries need you! That's the theme of our new campaign to get more parishioners involved at St. Anthony's. That's right. There's a ministry at St. Anthony's for everyone - man, woman, child, extrovert, or introvert. Whether you're a teenager or senior citizen...at the beginning of your Catholic life or experiencing the end of life, there's a ministry for you. We can work with you if you have a lot or very little time. The key is to deepen your faith life through involvement. At the end of every Mass, the priest dismisses us with the words , "Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life." We glorify the Lord best when we seek to minister to his people. Everything we do here at St. Anthony's involves a ministry. These ministries range from landscaping to ushering. The ministry involvement card pictured above will in the plastic pew holders beginning this weekend. After all the Masses on the weekend of February 9-10, we will have a ministry fair in the Parish Center that will allow you to learn about various ministries.

Parish Breakfast Sunday, January 27 Plan to stay after Mass on Sunday, January 27 for a breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage, and fruit. Free will offering proceeds will go toward the high school youth group's trip to the National Catholic Youth Conference in November.

Eucharistic Adoration & Divine Mercy Chaplet February 1st Every first Friday there is Eucharistic Adoration and the Divine Mercy Chaplet from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Give yourself an hour of praying before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. CLICK HERE for 10 Surprising Things that Can Happen to You at Adoration

A Retreat for Homeless in the Quad Cities On Saturday, February 23, we are going to try something we have never tried before. We are going to host a day long retreat for the homeless at Eagles Wings Retreat Center (5816 Telegraph Road, Davenport). We plan to take up to 12 persons. We could use volunteers to supply breakfast, lunch and dinner for about 18 people. If you are interested in taking one or more of those meals, please email John Cooper. If you are interested in being part of the retreat, please email .

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Humor from the Pews A Sunday school teacher  asked the children just before she dismissed them to go to church, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?"    Annie replied, "Because people are sleeping."