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Father Vito humbly displays the key to the Town of Prospect which Mayor Bob presented to him before the start of Mass on Thursday, May 9th, Father Vito’s 90th Birthday!  Happy Birthday, Father Vito and may God continue to Bless you! ‌

Readings for May 26th The Holy Spirit is the love relationship between the Father and the Son and we are included in this universal love. This loving relationship shows itself in myriad forms and each manifestation expresses God’s endless desire to create new forms of life and externalized love. The Holy Spirit shows up as the central and healing power of absolute newness and healing in our relationship with everything else. The Spirit’s work helps us stay in relationship and building connection. The Spirit warms, softens, mends, and renews all the broken, cold places in and between things. Invisible but powerful, willing to be anonymous, the Spirit does not care who gets the credit for the wind from nowhere, the living water that we take for granted, or the bush that always burns and is never consumed.

This weekend we welcome Rev. Msgr. David H. Benz from Cross Catholic Outreach who is speaking at all Masses on behalf of the poor in developing countries. Cross Catholic Outreach was founded to create a meaningful link between parishes in America and the priests and nuns working in the Church overseas. Please be sure to give Msgr Benz a big St Anthony welcome this weekend!

The Parish Office is closed Monday , May 27th in observance of Memorial Day Feast of the Ascension is this Thursday, May 30th Mass schedule is Vigil at 6 pm on Wednesday and 8 am and 12:15 pm on Thursday. In the liturgies,generally this day is meant to celebrate the completion of the work of our salvation, the pledge of our glorification with Christ, and His entry into heaven with our human nature glorified.

Please click on the links to familiarize yourself with the Hymns for this weekend:  Gathering Let There Be Peace on Earth Offertory Hymn: God of the Hungry Communion Hymn: Taste and See Recessional Hymn: America the Beautiful

Upcoming Events: June 1st - Youth Appreciation Dinner, more details below. June 1st -The Ladies Guild Retreat at Wisdom House, Litchfield CT. June 2nd - Faith and Friendship Gathering hosted by the Hospitality Committee following the 11:15 am Mass. June 3rd -Heart Saver CPR/AED Certification - Recertification Course 6-9pm June 8th & 9th - Blessing of Graduates at all Masses.  June 9 th– Pentecost Sunday - Please wear red to Mass this weekend to celebrate the "the birthday of the Church" and the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. June 15th & 16th -Distribution of the St. Anthony bread will take place after all Masses this weekend.  June 16th - Faith and Friendship Gathering hosted by the Knights of Columbus following the 7:30 am Mass. June 18th – Parish Office is closed for a Staff retreat June 22nd - The Knights of Columbus Cow Chip Raffle. Ticket sales after all weekend Masses.

The Stewardship Committee will be hosting a Youth Volunteer Appreciation Dinne r on Saturday June 1, 2019 immediately following the 4:30 Mass. All parish youth (18 and under) who have donated their time and talent to any of our parish ministries is invited to attend. If you are a member of the Altar Server Ministry, Children's Choir or helped out in Faith Formation, Church Decorating, Spring clean up or any other parish activity we hope you will join us! To RSVP email stanthonyvc@gmail.com OR call the parish center 203-758-4056 extension 17 OR let your ministry leader know you want to attend.

Senior Server Jillian Plante will serve her final Mass on this Sunday at 9:30 am. Jill has been an altar server for 9 years and has been a lead server at the 4:30 Mass for many years. Jill has been an active member of the ministry serving at many special ceremonies over the years. In addition to her ministry at the altar, Jillian has been a musician with the Liturgical Music Ministry playing at Mass regularly. Jillian will be attending Naugatuck Valley Community College in the fall. We wish her all the best.

CPR Course to be Offered The Heart Saver CPR/AED Certification - Recertification Course will be offered on June 3, 2019 at the Parish Center, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.  The cost the course is based on a grant we applied for and are awaiting the outcome. It will either be $20 (if we received the grant) or $30 (if we do not). Books will also be available for a purchase cost of $5. Please consider taking the course, you might save a life! Please RSVP ASAP to Pat Vlamis  stanthonychurchcc@gmail.com or call 203-808-1577. Be sure to indicate if you would like to purchase a book

Thanks to Melissa and Jack Lawlor for taking the time to install the signs on our new gate.  Thank you to David Beutel for volunteering his time to replace outlets and switches in the parish center kitchen.

The St. Anthony Church Meditation Garden Walkway Fundraiser is ongoing. We are currently putting another order of stones together. If you would like to honor someone you love with a beautiful stone in our Meditation Garden Walkway please order soon so they can be placed in the garden before next Fall. Order forms are in the church vestibule or Click Here

Saint Anthony Ladies’ Guild Annual Mass May 19, 2019 Followed by Communion Breakfast at the Manor Inn. Click here for more photos !

The Hospitality Committee is an active ministry that brings the church community together for social occasions by preparing meals, providing refreshments, organizing baked goods at church receptions. . See the Hospitality Committed page on the website for more information

New Altar Server Training Your son or daughter is invited to become an altar server at the Church of St. Anthony. The Altar Server Ministry is a great way for young people to learn about Church traditions and liturgy. It allows them to become involved in the Mass in a more meaningful way and helps them to grow in self-confidence. Most of our servers enjoy the experience so much they continue to serve until they graduate from high school  Servers may be boys or girls, must be old enough to enter the 4th grade in the fall or older and have received their first Holy Communion.  There will be a training program scheduled toward the end of June and another in the fall. It consists of two sessions of approximately two hours in length. The training is then followed by serving several Masses as a trainee before assignment to the regular schedule You get to choose your primary Mass time (if there are spaces) and servers are scheduled once every third week.   Father Gregory, Deacon Dominic and DavidByrne are hopeful that you will discuss this wonderful opportunity to participate in the Mass in a special way with your child and join this very active ministry. For more information contact David Byrne, Altar Server Coordinator at the Parish Center 203-758-4056 ext 17 or email stanthonyserver@gmail.com

Thank you to all who attended the "Jesus Take Over" event last week. It was a very special evening and those who attended agree it was not like anything they had ever experienced before. More photos can be found here

PLEASE NOTE-NO BINGO on Memorial Day Monday May 27th. Be sure to join us for our next session Monday June 3rd Doors open at 5:30 PM   Games begin at 7:00 PM PLEASE NOTE: In order to the start of our sessions promptly at 7:00 PM, admission and all bingo game sales will now close promptly at 6:55 PM Progressive Jackpot #1  $750 Progressive Jackpot #2  $600 Delicious Dinners are served at a very reasonable price. VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED! If you can volunteer one Monday per month, please call the Parish Center at 203-758-405

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Patrick Baker’s Incentive Program:  For every purchase made St Anthony Church is given a portion of the proceeds. Click on the link or visit the store in Southington. St Anthony Church Code is # 500 please provide it when purchasing items!

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Parish Mission Statement St. Anthony Church is a parish where God’s love nourishes the soul to actively minister to people and share the joy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

St. Anthony Church 4 Union City Road – Prospect, CT 06712 203-758-4056 .   www.stanthonyprospect.org