St Anthony Church Newsletter
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Each year on the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, we speak about how Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. No earthly king surpasses him in glory and majesty. Jesus was the Anointed One, and we are blessed to be his earthly subjects in a kingdom that cannot be destroyed.
If we are sons and daughters of God, then we are royalty in a sense, we should act like it. With our Baptism comes responsibility. With the name Christian comes accountability. We are called and we are chosen.
Things will improve if all those anointed by God step forward boldly with the Good News of the King of Kings. It will take all of us together — anointed and on fire for our King — to make a difference. This is the day and this is the moment.
This Sunday at 9:30 am there will be a Solemn Mass in observance of
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.
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Please click on the links to familiarize yourself with the Hymns for this weekend:
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Upcoming Events:
- November 24th - Faith and Friendship Gathering hosted by the Altar Society. Join us for some coffee and conversation following the 11:15 am Mass. All are welcome to attend these Faith and Friendship gatherings to make connections to one another and to St. Anthony Church.
- November 26th - Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service, 7:00 pm at Prospect Congregational Church. Join us as local churches unite in worship for Thanksgiving. More information below
- December 3rd - Advent Penitential Service, 6:30 pm
- December 6th & 7th - Ladies Guild Christmas Bazaar -More information below
- December 8th - Faith and Friendship Gathering - Join us for some coffee and conversation following the 7:30 am Mass. All are welcome to attend these Faith and Friendship gatherings to make connections to one another and to St. Anthony Church.Hosted by the Hospitality Committee.
- December 13th - Advent Concert and Reflections, 7:00 pm -More information below
- December 15th - Ladies Guild Christmas Luncheon, 1 pm at the Manor Inn Southington Click here for more information
- January 19th - SAVE THE DATE Ministry Meeting - all are welcomed! More info coming soon
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Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service
Tuesday, November 26th
7:00 pm
Prospect Congregational Church
Thanksgiving Day Mass
Thursday, November 28th
8 am
St Anthony Church
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Keep Christ in Christmas
- We are having a “Keep Christ in Christmas” themed drawing contest!
- Winner will be the cover of the bulletin the week of December 21/22
- All are welcomed to submit a drawing.
- The DEADLINE is December 8th.
- Entry pages, with instructions, at the entrances of the church or can be downloaded here
- All entries will be displayed on the website.
- Entries can be put in the collection basket, brought to FF class, the Parish Center or emailed to stanthonychurchcc@gmail.com
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Join us for the St Anthony Church Annual Christmas Bazaar
December 6th from 6 - 9 pm
December 7th from 9 am – 3 pm
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Highlights Include
- Many vendors selling a variety of items
- Themed Basket Raffle
- Baked Goods
- Granny’s Attic (gently used items)
- Food for purchase
- Special raffle for a Nativity Crèche
- Christmas Craft Activities for children 10 am - 1 pm on Saturday
- Photos with Santa 10 am - 1 pm on Saturday
Breakfast, Lunch and dinner items are available for sale to satisfy your hunger while shopping!
Sponsored by the St Anthony's Ladies Guild
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Earlier this week the Parish Staff gathered for a meeting to watch another video installment of
LPi
series "Building a Vibrant Parish". We brainstormed and good ideas were discussed. Afterward we took some time to celebrate the November birthdays of Evelyn, Edwin and Michael!
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Giving Tree Information
- The red tags on the our “Bags of Hope” Giving Tree are for gifts to children who are in the care of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). We are asking for donations of duffel bags and essential items to fill these bags to help these children during their transitions from home. Gift ideas are hanging on the tree.
- The multi colored tags on our second tree are for donations we are seeking to help our local families.
- Please remove a tag, purchase your gift and return it unwrapped to the Parish Center with the tag securely taped to it no later than Monday, December 16.
- Thank you in advance for your generosity. Please call the Parish Center with any questions.
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Volunteers needed!
- Saturday November 30th at 8:00 am volunteers to help swap the yearly missalettes in the pews and to help decorate the church for Advent. Contact David Byrne, 203-758-4056 ext. 17, if you can help.
- Ushers Needed - Men and women are encouraged to consider joining the Usher/Greeter Ministry, currently needed to serve at the 11:15 Mass. Contact David Byrne or call 203-758-4056, ext. 17.
- The Parish Health Ministry is in need of people to take blood pressures after the 11:15 Mass. Please call the Parish Office if you can help out.
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Just in time for Christmas Shopping ...
When shopping Amazon, you can choose to use Amazon Smile* and a percentage of your order will be donated to St. Anthony Church, specifically for the refurbishing of the Church hall.
Click on the photo to get started!
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We encourage supporting local businesses, direct trade and fair trade partners
as well as environment considerations when making purchases. If you do choose to use Amazon Smile and you don’t need your item immediately, please don’t choose overnight/rush delivery because this often forces people to work on Sunday.
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"Build our Vibrant Parish"
Suggestion Three
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Periodically, these suggestions will change. We invite all parishioners to share their thoughts and ideas as well. Put your thoughts in the collection basket or email Pat Vlamis
stanthonychurchcc@gmail.com
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Faith Formation News and Schedule
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- Confirmation students will be volunteering for the Ladies Guild Christmas Bazaar, both days.
- Mass of Commitment is Saturday December 7th at 4:30pm
- We will also be participating in "Bags of Hope” to support the Waterbury Office of the Department of Children and Families, as a parish family. Info is on the Giving Tree Tags
- Every grade is creating a Christmas tree to be raffled at the Christmas Bazaar. They are responsible for the design and decorating of their tree.
- Please note when Region 16 dismisses school early due to bad weather, or cancels school for the day, we will NOT have any classes that day also here at Saint Anthony’s. We will also alert on Channel 3 if we choose to cancel, it will also be posted on our website, as well as our many social media pages.
- Click here for ongoing photos of our Faith Formation Program
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What a terrific job our children’s choir did singing for Jesus at our 11:15 Mass on Sunday November 17
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! The angelic voices you heard were those of Cecilia, Lucas John, Lucy, Maggie, Micah, Siobhan, Timothy and William. We thank our youngest members for the their happiness and excitement of being in the choir. We must also thank their parents who bring them to practice before Mass, and stay upstairs in the choir loft for the Mass. They sing next for all of us at the 11:15 Mass on Sunday, December 8
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Any student is most welcome to join the choir!
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Join us for our next session November 25th!
The new games are here. Come give them a try!
This will be Session #3 for collecting and saving your door prize tickets towards our next $200 Rollover Cash Door Prize which was awarded at our last session. The winning player's ticket was from a previous session. Your chance of winning that cash door prize is a lot better when you have FOUR chances to win!
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 $900
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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Please consider using online giving for your financial support.
The consistency from online giving is very helpful over vacation periods. You may still use your envelopes and mark “I gave online”.
Thank you and God bless you for all you do for St. Anthony Church!
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St. Anthony Church
4 Union City Road – Prospect, CT 06712
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