St Anthony Church Newsletter
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Last week's "Burying of the Alleluia"
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Perhaps this Lent we can examine our own interior with the wisdom of the Church. Maybe we can practice being mindful of our thoughts during this time. Maybe we can learn to be more discerning of what we allow our thoughts to entertain.
Maybe, during this Lenten season, we can learn to think more about God throughout the day and let His thoughts become our thoughts so our actions and words might better reflect His.
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At the 11:15 Mass this Sunday, Father Gregory will be presented with a new Missal, a gift from the Ladies Guild. The new Missal and an art print of St. Michael the Archangel will both be blessed at this Mass.
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Please click on the links to familiarize yourself with the Hymns for this weekend:
Communion:
Instrumental during Lent
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During the Sundays of Lent will be be singing the following solemn prayers in Latin. They can be found in the
missalette:
- The Kyrie #842
- The Sanctus #844
- The Agnus Dei #848
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Upcoming Events:
- February 29th -Join us for some coffee and conversation following the 4:30 pm Mass on Saturday. All are welcome to attend these Faith and Friendship gatherings to make connections to one another and to St. Anthony Church.
Blood pressure screenings will be taken at this time
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- 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 below
- March 15th -Join us for some coffee and conversation following the 9:30 am Mass. All are welcome to attend these Faith and Friendship gatherings to make connections to one another and to St. Anthony Church.
Blood pressure screenings will be taken at this time.
- March 25th - New Day Bereavement Group begins. See the web page for details.
- March 29th -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.
Blood pressure screenings will be taken at this time.
- April 15th - Right to Life March in Hartford see below
- April 17th - St Anthony Wine Tasting Fundraiser more info coming soon
- April 28th - Right to Life Mass, St Anthony Church more info coming soon
- June 4th - St Anthony Golf Outing - more info coming soon
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Confessions
Mondays from 6 pm to 7 pm and Saturdays at 3 pm
Daily Mass during Lent:
12:15 pm - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
8:00 am - Thursday
Click here to find more:
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Please consider, as your Lenten promise, spending one hour with Jesus in Adoration.
What do I do for an hour you ask? Pray, read the Bible, tell Jesus all
your worries, tell Him all your desires, ask for His healing for others and yourself,
ask for His help in all your plans, ask His forgiveness for your sins, give Him your
thanks and praise, listen for His voice or just be. Be in His Presence and feel His
love for you.
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Each week the meal is provided by a Parish Ministry:
February 28th soup will be provided by Communications, Altar Society, Altar Servers.
- At each supper, all who attend will be given a raffle ticket! On April 3rd a winner will be picked and receive a Gift Certificate to Hometown Pizza!
- The more suppers you attend, the more chances you will have to WIN!
- Followed by Stations of the Cross at 6:30 pm
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"
You have to go and experience it for yourself!"
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The first Connecticut March For Life will take place in Hartford on April 15.
This is an opportunity for CT citizens to come together and remind state legislators that CT stands for the rights of the unborn. It is also an opportunity to celebrate life and commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice
for all of our citizens, especially the most vulnerable – the unborn.
Click here for more
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St Anthony Food Pantry
- After prayerful consideration, we have decided to transfer the contents in our food pantry to the Prospect Food Pantry run through the Senior Center.
- For several months, we have had very few requests from Prospect residents and we are concerned that our items will not be used before they expire. It’s possible that residents are more comfortable going to an ecumenical food bank rather than ours. When we receive calls from people requesting food or other assistance, if they are from out of town, we have a list of resources that we refer them to.
- We will continue to offer gift certificates to Oliver’s/LaBonne’s for our parishioners or Prospect residents in need, who would like fresh produce, meat, bread, etc.
- Thank you to all of our parishioners who have supported the food bank through donations, to Evelyn Kiley who has managed the food pantry for a countless number of years and to Andrea Brown and the youth formation students who have been keeping the pantry organized.
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This is the last suggestion in our
“Build our Vibrant Parish" but the conversation can continue. We invite all parishioners to share their thoughts and ideas as well. Put your thoughts in the collection basket or email
Pat Vlamis
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Faith Formation News and Schedule
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CRS Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program.
- All students received their rice bowl for Lent.
- More are available for the Parish at every exit this weekend, along with a calendar.
- During the 40 days of Lent, we will reflect on the challenge of global hunger and how it affects our human family. It offers opportunities for your family to engage daily with the spiritual pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
- Read some stories of Hope
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Spring Cleaning
St. Anthony is starting its spring cleaning early and is looking for volunteers.
The Saturday dates are as follows: March 21st , April 4th and 25th (if needed). We will start at 8 am.
We will be working in the church basement to sort items (keep, donate and toss) in the various storage spaces throughout the basement. We will also need people power to carry items to the dumpsters.
If you are available for any of the dates, please contact David Byrne at
stanthonyvc@gmail.com or (203)758-4056.
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Waterbury is hosting Bingo at St. Anthony Church in Prospect. Bingo for Habitat is on March 8 and starts at 2 PM. Enjoy Bingo and help support a great cause!
For additional information, please call (203) 596-0014
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Be sure to join us for our next session on March 3rd
Progressive #2 Jackpot now stands at $1,650
That means this next session will be SURPRISE NIGHT. Progressive #2 is a potential MUST GO
One player will determine if there will be a MUST GO on Jackpot #2.
See details website to see how SURPRISE NIGHT works.
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
$250
Progressive Jackpot #2 $2,050 Surprise Night! This jackpot could be a MUST GO!
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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Voting has begun for the 11th Annual Community Awards Program so please help us earn grant money!
- St Anthony Church will receive a $25 donation from the Ion Bank Foundation for every vote we receive!
- CLICK HERE if you are an Ion Bank customer to vote
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When shopping Amazon, you can choose to use Amazon Smile* and a percentage of your order will be donated to St. Anthony Church, specifically for the refurbishing of the Church hall.
Click on the photo to get started!
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We encourage supporting local businesses, direct trade and fair trade partners as well as environment considerations when making purchases. If you do choose to use Amazon Smile and you don’t need your item immediately, please don’t choose overnight/rush delivery because this often forces people to work on Sunday.
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LaBonne’s Ca$h for Charitie$
Rebate Program
- Please save your Labonne's cash register receipts. (Keep an envelope in you car to easily save them)
- Every couple of months submit them 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 and St Anthony Parish will receive a donation for 1/2% of the total receipts!
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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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