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Readings for January 26, 2020 Some of the Children's Choir after rehearsal last week.

How do the readings this weekend teach us to respond to the enveloping darkness around us? In the second reading, Paul tells us to combat the darkness, we need to follow the light, our lives must be entirely Christ centered. Our primary identity must lie in belonging to Christ. Everything else must become secondary. In the Gospel, Jesus spoke to the darkness surrounding the Apostles spiritually and answered it with the call to follow him, the Light! Our challenge is to recognize that Christ is reaching into the depths and darkness of our own hearts and cultures and calling us to follow him in a new, profound way. We need to answer the question, “What is God calling me to let go of so that I will be freer to live a life for Christ?”

Please click on the links to familiarize yourself with the Hymns for this weekend: Gathering: Gather Us In Offertory: Drawn by His Word Communion: Bread for the World Recessional: Lord of the Dance To see this week's click here: Prayers of the Faithful

Upcoming Events: . January 26th - Faith and Friendship Gathering - 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. February 18th - Ladies Guild Meeting will have a presentation by Deacon Dominic. The meeting is at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center. March 6th - Jesus Take Over - a Lenten Night of Praise. Connect with Christ in a wonderful way through Eucharistic Adoration, beautiful music, and encouraging words. 7-9 pm. More info coming soon! SAVE THE DATE!

St Anthony Parish Communication Tools Last week at the Ministry Meeting a presentation was given which highlighted all of the Communications tools in our Parish. Those of you who missed it can view the PDF here

Parish Health Ministry is in need of health professionals in the parish to assist with the Blood pressure screenings. If you are interested in helping, please contact David Byrne, our Volunteer Coordinator, stanthonyvc@gmail.com

The Knights of Columbus would like to thank everyone for all the donations of baby items, during this year's Baskets for Babies collection. Many people will be helped because of your amazing generosity. We are very blessed and extremely proud to be part of the Saint Anthony Parish family.

Tax letters for 2019 will be mailed BY REQUEST ONLY  If you wish to have a tax letter for 2019 sent to you, please call Charlene at 203-758-4056, ext. 12 or email her at stanthonyadmin2@comcast.net

LaBonne’s Ca$h for Charitie$ Rebate Program Len Noble from Oliver’s has always been supportive of the activities at St. Anthony Church. We certainly are grateful to the kindness he has shown over the years with donating gift certificates and not charging us for the St. Anthony Feast day rolls, just to name a couple of things. He deserves a happy, healthy and blessed retirement! May all the good that he has shown to so many, be returned to him.  We welcome LaBonne’s to Prospect and are excited to introduce their rebate program, special for charities.  Please submit your cash register receipts to St. Anthony Church, via the mail, by dropping them off at the parish center or putting them in an envelope in the collection basket. They will be totaled every couple of months and we will receive a donation equal to ½% of the receipts. LaBonne’s has contributed over $450,000.00 since the inception of this program in 1991.  We wish them the best in their new location.

Faith Formation News and Schedule

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Low Gluten Hosts at St Anthony Church St. Anthony Church has low gluten hosts available for people with Celiac Disease or gluten intolerances to receive Holy Communion. Those with Celiac are unable to digest gluten, the protein in wheat, barley, rye and oats. The gluten damages their intestinal lining. Left untreated, Celiac can lead to other autoimmune diseases as well as cancer and infertility. The only known cure at this time is to follow a Gluten Free diet. Therefore, following a GF diet can cause a problem when it comes to receiving Holy Communion at Mass. According to Canon Law, host must contain wheat. In 2005, The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri developed a Communion host that is made from gelatinized wheat starch and with less than 0.01% gluten in one host.These low gluten hosts meet the requirements of Canon Law and are validly used at Mass. The low gluten hosts at St Anthony Church are made by the Benedictine Sisters. If you have Celiac Disease or a gluten intolerance and would like to receive Low Gluten Host , please contact the parish office (203-758- 4056) prior to discuss the procedure and arrangements.

Be sure to join us for our next session on January 27th   Click here for more details on the BINGO page of our website 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  $625 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

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! * 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.

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!

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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