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 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. Red symbolizes the joy and fire of the Holy Spirit.

Readings for Pentecost Sunday This Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit wants to stir us up. He wants to hover over our chaos, upend our expectations, and show us a new, transforming joy. We all have areas of our lives where we’ve put things in a few boxes and shut the closet door, giving the appearance of order. What if we opened that space to the Holy Spirit? Perhaps the Holy Spirit is coming in boldness, mystery, and power, like with the Apostles at Pentecost. Perhaps the Holy Spirit needs to first be someone we receive intimately, trembling in fear, like the Apostles in John’s Gospel. This Pentecost Sunday, let God make a mess of your managed life. Let Him do something new. Let His Spirit spark into flame true joy!

Please click on the links to familiarize yourself with the Hymns for this weekend:  Gathering Hymn: Come, Holy Ghost Offertory Hymn: Send Out Your Spirit Communion Hymn: This Bread That We Share Recessional Hymn: Send Us Your Spirit

Upcoming Events: June 8th & 9th - Blessing of Graduates at all Masses.  June 9 th– Pentecost Sunday 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. July 16th -The Ladies Guild will be having an organizational meeting for the Christmas Bazaar at 6:30 pm at the Parish Center. Anyone interested in assisting with planning the Bazaar is welcome to attend.  November 9th - Harvest Dance

Click on the photos above for more images from this week's Youth Appreciation Dinner and CPR class! Thanks to all who participated in both events!

As we approach the summer months, when many people travel, 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! Click here to SIGN UP TODAY!

Volunteers Needed We are inviting 10, St. Anthony high school age parishioners and their parents to join us as volunteers on Sunday 7/21 at St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen on 327 Baldwin Street in Waterbury. We will meet at St Anthony parking lot to carpool. Volunteers will help set up, cook, and serve lunch at the Soup Kitchen. Hours 8:15am -1pm. Please contact Andrea Brown to share the gift of service that day! Sign-ups are limited and waivers will be emailed to parents.

Last week the 2,000 gallon oil tank at the Parish Center was removed. Thankfully, there was no contamination in either of the locations where tanks were removed on the property. This was an unexpected cost of $16,900. We are thankful to Superior HVAC and Tank Removal for their work.

New Outdoor Lighting at the Parish Center    The Parish Center received new, more efficient outdoor lighting. Many of the bulbs needed to be replaced, making it a good time to switch to longer lasting and more efficient lighting. The cost of the 10 new LED wall packs was $1,800.00. The Ladies Guild has contributed $500.00 toward that cost.    Thank you very much to the Ladies Guild for all you do and for your generous contribution toward this expense.

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

This weeks spotlight is the Baptismal Preparation Ministry. Volunteers help prepare parents and godparents for the baptism of their child. This Ministry is in need of more volunteers.  Training will be provided. Please see Deacon Domenic or call the parish office if you are interested. For more information go to the Baptismal Preparation Ministry page o n the website.

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

Be sure to join us for our next session Monday June 10th Our $200 Rollover Cash Door Prize WILL BE AWARDED this week!  Make sure you bring your admission/door prize coupons from the last three sessions for your best chance 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  $875 Progressive Jackpot #2  $750 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

Online Donations : Easy to keep up with weekly donations while on vacation. Just click above and sign up.

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