St. Anthony Catholic Church
Davenport, Iowa
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The Activated Disciple
40-Day Challenge Transformation
Lenten Program at St. Anthony
Starts Ash Wednesday
Jeff Cavins in the video above created The Activated Disciple program. He is an American Catholic evangelist, author, and biblical scholar. He is the creator of The Great Adventure Bible Study program, and was the founding host of the Television Show “Life on the Rock” on EWTN and of the Morning Air radio program on Relevant Radio. 
Are you a fan or a follower?

As Catholics, we practice our faith, and we study what it means to truly be a disciple of Jesus Christ. But we often find that we're not fully living out the bold, abundant, Christ-like life we’re called to live.

The Activated Disciple 40-Day Challenge is a clear, step-by-step transformation program that helps you put what you've been studying into action to become the activated disciple you're called to be.

An activated disciple is someone who strives every moment of every day to imitate Jesus. It’s someone who desires such a close relationship with God that every area of their life is fully transformed. It's someone who actively proclaims the Gospel in their daily life.

It's Game Time.
The Activated Disciple 40-Day Challenge walks you through eight characteristics that mark the life of a disciple:
  • Love
  • Forgiveness
  • Humility
  • Patience
  • Selflessness
  • Kindness
  • Attentiveness
  • Contrition

The Adult Faith Formation committee invites you to take the challenge at St. Anthony's this Lent, beginning with picking up your Activated Disciple 40-Day Study Set on Ash Wednesday. Then starting March 3 at 6 p.m., we will meet on Tuesdays during Lent to touch base through videos and discussion on how we are doing with this challenge.
Are You Planning to take the Activated Disciple 40-Day Challenge during Lent?
LOCATION
St. Anthony Parish Center

DATE AND TIME
03/03/20 6:00pm - 03/03/20 7:30pm

Each Tuesday during Lent we will gather to watch video and discuss our progress on the Activated Disciple 40-Day Challenge.
I'll be there!
Maybe
I can't make it
Downtown with St. Anthony @ Analog Arcade & Bar
The February Downtown with St. Anthony will be at the Analog Arcade & Bar following the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, February 29.

Must be at least 21 years old. No food served, but you are welcome to bring food in or order delivery to the bar! Yes - most arcades are one token and pins are 2 tokens. A couple select games are set at 2 or 4 tokens. One token = 25 cents. Tokens can be purchased at the bar with credit card or cash.  CLICK HERE to see the arcade games. EMAIL to let us know you are planning to attend.
33 St. Anthony Parishioners Have Something to Share with You this Lent
By John Cooper

There will be no little black book again this Lent at St. Anthony's. We have found something even better. 33 of your fellow parishioners have stepped up to provide daily Lenten reflections on the weekday Mass readings starting on Ash Wednesday.

Just like in the previous two years, parishioners will write short, personal reflections on what the daily Mass readings are saying to them. We have parishioners ranging in age from high school to senior citizen. You will hear from persons who just joined the parish recently as well as those who have been here a very long time. This is a real cross-section of our parish who have come together to walk with you this Lenten season.

We want to make these "From the Pews" reflections as easy as possible to access. You can access them in one of three ways.
  1. You can sign up to have the reflection for each day emailed to you. EMAIL, if you want to have the daily reflection emailed to you.
  2. Each day a reflection will be added to the parish website.
  3. For those who don't use a computer or have internet access, we will provide hard copies on the tables by the entry doors each Sunday.

Note: You don't have to be a parishioner to receive these reflections. Let us know of others who might want to receive them.
QC Right to Life Joins Our Youth Group for the Viewing of the Movie Unplanned
The past Sunday evening the High School Youth Group watched the true life movie Unplanned . Afterwards the students heard from Lorrie Bowman and Jeanne Wonio from QC Right to Life.

Pictured here are babies at different stages in the mother's womb from conception to birth.

Depending on the state you reside, abortions can take place at any of these weeks of life.
Progress Continues on the Health Center and Trade School Building in the Congo
Doors and windows ready to be installed in the Health Center and Trade School Building
A LITTLE VALENTINE'S HUMOR

After she woke up, a woman told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine's day. What do you think it means?"
      
"You'll know tonight." he said.
      
That evening, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she opened it to find a book entitled "The Meaning of Dreams."