St. Anthony Catholic Church Davenport, Iowa Email Newsletter

Joe Scott Says, What We Are All Feeling by Joe Scott Dear Parish Family Members: Donna and I are in lock down here at Ridgecrest. That’s just the way it has to be, but I miss so much of what “used to be”—getting down to church early in the morning and beginning the day in prayer the way I had been brought up, going over to the parish hall once a week for coffee, donuts, talk with the other “mass goers”, going out to the mall for a walk, then doing whatever had to be done at home, perhaps breakfast or lunch out with Donna. Kind of routine, I guess. Yet one day was very special to me – Thursday, Bible Class Day. The day each week when 15-20 of us would come together at 10:00 am to read the coming Sunday’s scriptures and pool our respective understanding of what was contained in both the Jewish and Christian writing. I have come to appreciate more and more of what our older Jewish brothers and sisters handed on to us - how very much we need them to understand who we truly are. This was not routine – it was endurably special! We’ll get back, I’m sure. I hope and pray that you are all well and looking ahead to what Thursdays will bring: some new insight into something Jesus said, what does that Greek verb really mean, who was that prophet talking about? It will be wonderful getting into all of this again. I think of you all and oddly I am reminded of a verse from an old WWII English war tune that seems appropriate here: “We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but we’ll meet again some warm and sunny day”.  Joe Scott Longtime Parishioner and Bible Study Leader

Easter Video Message Below from the Martinez Family Don't Forget We Catholics Have 50 Days to Say Happy Easter!

Preparing for Our Merger with St. Mary's Catholicism in the Americas by John Cooper I was a few credit hours shy of a bachelor's degree in history in college. Much of my coursework focused on U.S. Cold War history. Yes, our world's history is so immense that we can come away from studying it with only knowing the history that's most important to us. If I'm living in China, the U.S. Civil War is not going to be very appealing to me. As we prepare to merge with St. Mary's Hispanic community on July 1, we think it's important that to acquiant ourselves with Catholicism in the Americas. In future newsletters, I'm going to offer a few bullet points on this history.

Latin America consists of 20 countries and 14 dependent territories from Mexico to Argentina. See map above. 1492 Christopher Columbus discovery of the Americas begins the colonization of indigenous populations. As Catholic Portugal and Spain, the Church focuses on Christianization of the peoples. In 1522, the first Franciscan missionaries arrived in Mexico, establishing schools, model farms and hospitals. Almost immediately, the partnership between the colonizing countries and the Church became strained as Franciscan, Jesuit, and Dominican missionaries advocated for the rights of the native peoples. In 1537 Pope Paul III confirmed in a Papal Bull that "their souls were as immortal as those of Europeans" and they should neither be robbed nor turned into slaves,"

Meet Alysa Martin-Diaz and Her Son Yovanie Candidate for Confirmation and Infant to be Baptized

Where are you originally from? Davenport  Do you have any children? Yes, I have Yovanie Mateo Gomez  What has been your main line of work (inside or outside the home? I’m a stay at home mom What led you to the Catholic faith? I was raised to be a Catholic and most of my family is Catholic. I also really like the structure of the Catholic Church. The architectural and the spiritual structure.  What's the journey to becoming Catholic been like for you? I have been in and out of church and classes so it’s been a long wait, but I’m ready.  How are you dealing with the possible delay of your receiving the sacraments and fully coming into the Church? It’s an even longer wait, but good things come to those who wait.  Some of you are having your younger children coming into the Catholic faith with you. How does that make you feel? I’m excited to watch Yovanie grow closer to God and excited to see what God will have in store for our family. I also know I will feel really relived when he’s baptized, just with all his heart issues he's had. It’s nice to know that God and my son would have a closer relationship while in the operating room. I know if he felt closer to God too, it wouldn’t make everything so scary.

Dear Parishioners, As you heard in the video by the Martinez children, happy Easter! We owe it to our Lord and Savior to be resurrection people despite the continuing health crisis. Two parish families are mourning the loss of loved ones this week. Remember in your prayers Linda Reedy, whose mother Mary Ann Fellman passed away last weekend. Also, Carole Hanrahan who is the mother of Carrie (Mike) Jacobsen and Patrick (Maria) Hanrahan left this world on Saturday. May the good Lord welcome both of them into His Kingdom. And may God bless you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Yours in Christ, Father Apo

McAnthony Window Reopens with 2650 Pounds of Food!

Large Donation of Non-Perishable Food Items from Our Brothers and Sisters from Our Lady of Victory and the Knights of Columbus

To Respect Social Distancing Please Follow These Steps…

Day 1 Social Distancing Engineering Window Worker will Take Your Order from this Stand. Wait until Your Order has been Placed on the Ledge and Window is Closed Before Picking It Up. Thank You and May God Bless You and Keep You Safe!

Day 2 Social Distancing Engineering No Instructions Needed!!!

Earth Day at the Prairie 50th Anniversary of Earth Day is April 22 Click Video Below