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Prepare yourself for this weekend's Mass...
The Third Sunday of Easter
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Please click on the links below to familiarize yourself with the Hymns for this weekend:
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Saint Anthony Parish
Upcoming Events and Announcements
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This weekend at St. Anthony Church: |
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The Communion Retreat
will be held tomorrow at 2 pm
in the Church Hall.
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Join us tomorrow after the 4:30pm Mass! |
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Thank You - Confirmation Retreat
Our Confirmation class spent this past Saturday here on our campus for their retreat. Two other parishes joined us for the day, and the retreat was offered by Trinita Retreat Center. Thanks to all the grade 10 students who allowed themselves to “retreat” that day and allow their faith to be engaged and enriched. Please check out the website for photos of the day well spent! We also thank Father Jim, Father Gregory, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Stantevich for spending their Saturday with us. Also to the Doyle family for Easter candy! Please keep our 27 students and their families in your prayers as we near their Confirmation in May!
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Thank You - Mulching Day
Thank you everyone who came to help on mulching day last weekend! We appreciate all of your hard work, the Parish grounds look wonderful!
Visit our website to see more photos from last Saturday!
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Cow Chip Raffle Tickets
The Knights of Columbus Cow Chip Raffle will take place on Saturday, June 18th. Tickets are $5.00 each.
Look for the Knights in the back of the church
after each Mass. Please support the Knights in this
fun-filled fundraiser.
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Divine Mercy Story
Our Divine Mercy Image was donated to us by Father Nadolny Good News Fund. When we asked Father what inspired this generous donation, his response was this, “Jesus appeared to St. Faustina and asked her to encourage the world and make aware of his divine mercy and love for his children. The Father Nadolny Good News Fund has posted 19 churches so far. Our goal is to have each parish in the diocese to turn to Jesus and his mercy not just on Divine Mercy Sunday, but every day." We are grateful to be a recipient of this gift. Click here to see more photos from the blessing!
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Health Needs Assessment
The Health Ministry at St. Anthony is excited to consider expanding services to include educational sessions. We need your input. Please take a moment to complete the survey that can be found here. We hope to gather information this spring so that we can plan for the fall of 2022 and spring of 2023.
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Support Ukraine
What can we do about the suffering from war? We can pray and we can offer donations to those in need. Recite this prayer, or one of your liking, daily.
If you would like to make a donation to support affected families in Ukraine, please use this link, or contribute to the Knights of Columbus Ukraine Solidarity fund. If you would like to contribute to the Solidarity fund by check, please make it payable to "Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc." and write "Ukraine Solidarity Fund" in the memo line. Then, please mail your check to: Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc., P.O. Box 1966, New Haven, CT, 06510-1966. (More information can be found here.
With these donations, CRS will provide safe shelter, hot meals, hygiene supplies, and more to our Ukrainian brothers and sisters.
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For the full description of each opportunity, please visit our website.
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- We are looking for volunteers for the following miscellaneous projects:
- Put a fence in a section of fence at Father’s house
- Patch a crack in a low ceiling at the Church
- Replace the ramp and build a step in the Church storage barn
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The Health Ministry would like to begin offering blood pressure screenings after Mass again.
If you are a healthcare professional and willing to give 15 minutes of your time after Mass once a month, please contact the Parish Center at (203)758-4056. In the past, blood pressure screenings were offered on the second Sunday of the month
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Religious Education is in full swing and students have been busy!
Check out some photos of their faith in action here.
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Save the Dates!
The following dates were set for the retreats and the
Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation:
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The Communion Retreat
will be held TOMORROW
Saturday April 30 at 2 pm
in the Church Hall.
The celebration of the Sacrament of First Communion will take place on
Saturday May 7th at 11 am at Saint Anthony Church.
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The celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation
for this year is on
Saturday May 21 at 11 am.
This will take place at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford.
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Catholic Question Corner
We as Catholics have learned so much about the history and practices that we partake in but may forget why as time goes on.
This new feature in our newsletter will serve to remind us of T
he Catholic Church's rich history, symbolism,
and purpose - why we do what we do!
Do you have a question about the Catholic Church?
to be featured in this Q&A section!
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Bingo!
Our Next Bingo: Monday, May 2, 2022
TWO Jackpot Games!
Jackpot #1: $750
Jackpot #2: $2,400
PLUS
2 winner-take-all games
$250 quickie game
And more!
VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED!
If you can volunteer one Monday per month,
please call the Parish Center at 203-758-4056
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LaBonne's Cash for Charities Rebate Program
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Please save your LaBonne's cash register receipts. (Keep an envelope in your car to easily save them)
- Every couple of months submit them to St. Anthony Church, via the mail or by dropping them off at the parish center. We will receive 1/2% back.
- You can put your receipts in the Parish Center mailbox, in the collection boxes or mail them to 4 Union City Rd, Prospect, CT.
- Thank you to everyone who has been sending in their slips, keep them coming!
- This past quarter we received $240.03 from $48,000.00 worth of receipts turned into LaBonne’s! Thank you!
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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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