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Prepare yourself for this weekend's Mass:
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
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Use 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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Rediscover the Saints Book Available This Weekend!
Thanks to Dynamic Catholic for starting up their Parish Champion program again! Please take a free book, by the exits, this weekend!
This is not just another book about the saints. Both personal and practical, this book proves the saints are not long gone, but alive and well--and ready to join you on your journey! Discover how inviting the saints into your everyday life will open your eyes to the amazing possibilities God has in store for you!
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Cow Chip Raffle - Tomorrow!
The Knights of Columbus Cow Chip Raffle will take place tomorrow. The cow is always provided by
Kelly Cronin of Kelly's Kids INC,
an after-school program here in Prospect.
Raffle tickets are SOLD OUT – Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket or two!
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Feast of Corpus Christi - Sunday!
We will celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi with a
Solemn Mass at 11:15 AM this Sunday June 19th.
This will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the Litany of the Most Blessed Body and Blood of Christ with Benediction.
Following our celebration, parishioners are encouraged to join our Archbishop Leonard Blair with a procession from the St. Anne’s Shrine in
Waterbury to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.
The procession begins at the Shrine at 2:00 PM.
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Parish Prayers for Vocations
If you would like to volunteer to take a chalice home for a week, please contact the volunteer coordinator at the parish center by calling 203-758-4056 or by email at volunteercoordinator@stanthonyprospect.org.
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Healing Service -
Next Friday!
Join us next Friday, June 24th at 6:30pm for a healing service to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the canonization of St Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio).
There is no cost to attend; reservations are not required.
See the attached flyer for more details!
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Dinner & Movie -
Next Saturday!
Join us for Mass, a meal & a movie next Saturday, June 25th! Our 4:30 Mass will be followed by dinner and the showing of the movie Purgatory – The Secret Revelations of St Padre Pio and Fulla Horak.
A light meal will be served prior to the movie.
Cost is $5 per person.
See the attached flyer for additional details!
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We appreciate all of our volunteers,
every day!
Thank you to all of our volunteers, without you, we wouldn’t be the welcoming, faithful and beautiful parish that we are! Here are some recent events & happenings to give “shout outs’ for:
Thank you to the fundraising committee for organizing and being present at the Touch-A-Truck event last Saturday!
Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for the food donations, setting up and cleaning up for the St. Anthony Feast Day cookout, the baking Committee for all the baked goods and to the Ladies Guild members who assisted last Sunday.
Thank you to John Minicucci for requesting and delivering donated beverages last Sunday.
Thank you to Philip Melchionne for donating cleaning supplies to the youth formation program.
Thank you to Deb Mather for her donation of a chair and bookshelf to our new reading corner. Both items have sentimental value to her, so we greatly appreciate her thoughtfulness.
Thank you to Diana Veneri for working to create a cozy reading area for our parishioners.
Thank you to Lois Fusco who put together the program for the Padre Pio healing service and chose the movie Purgatory for our pizza and movie night.
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New Parish Chapel
Dear Parishioners,
We are creating a small Chapel at Saint Anthony Church for parishioners to have a private place to come and speak with God. The new Chapel will be a silent space for you to come praise and adore God, as well as ask for His forgiveness and grace. In the coming months, the congressional will be transformed into this new space. I could use some volunteers to help in the restoration of Holy relics, carpentry, and painting.
This is necessary for our Parish's spiritual rebirth and re-evangelization! Let us raise our Church with this new Chapel and by finishing the Church Hall - providing it with a handicap-accessible elevator!
By working together, we will invigorate our church programs and resources.
Please contact Marty via the Parish office if you have the time and ability to contribute to these spaces, thank you!
Marty Muzzey, Parish Trustee
Personal Apostolate re-evangelization
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2022 Parish Raffle
Thank you to all of our parishioners who have already purchased tickets for this raffle! Extra tickets are available at the parish office.
Prizes from the raffle total $62,000.00!
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Calling all of our Veterans
Or call 203-758-4848, ext. 19
Many thanks!
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Vacation Bible Camp Volunteers Needed!
Vacation Bible Camp is coming - July 5th-8th! We are looking for teen volunteers to help with games, crafts, snacks, skits and all sorts of camp fun! Are you a teen (rising 7th grader and older) looking for service hours? Join us! To volunteer please email Andrea at youthformation@stanthonyprospect.org
or call 203-758-4848, ext. 19
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Is God calling you to be a Catechist?
We are in need of Catechists for the next school year. Catechists are ordinary people, just like you, who generously volunteer their time to share our Catholic faith, values, and traditions with our younger generations. If you are interested in helping out with the youth program, please contact Andrea at youthformation@stanthonyprospect.org, or by phone at 203-758-4848, ext. 19.
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For the full description of each opportunity, please visit our website.
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BINGO: We have a very successful Bingo program here at St. Anthony Church; however, in order to run this week after week, we rely on the help of volunteers. We have regular volunteers who help out on a rotating basis, but others who are there every week. We could use help in the areas of: calling the game, office, floor, sealed ticket sales, and kitchen. Please visit our website for details of each role. If you can volunteer one Monday a month please call the Parish Center at 203-758-4056.
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Vacation Bible Camp: We are looking for teen volunteers to help with games, crafts, snacks, skits and all sorts of camp fun from July 5th-8th! Are you a teen (rising 7th grader and older) looking for service hours? Join us! To volunteer please email Andrea at youthformation@stanthonyprospect.org or call 203-758-4848, ext. 19
- We are looking for volunteers for the following miscellaneous projects:
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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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Blood Pressure Screenings: 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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Catholic Question Corner
Why should we believe in a creator?
Reason 1: Since the universe had a beginning, and the universe includes all space, time, matter, and energy, the universe must have an immaterial cause that exists beyond space and time.
Reason 2: Science can only study physical objects in time, meaning that science can never study or naturally explain the cause of the universe.
Reason 3: The universe contains elements of design and is finite, meaning it must have been created by a personal cause and not a mindless force!
Do you have a question about our Catholic Faith?
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New emails for St. Anthony Staff
Many of us received new email addresses a few months ago.
Unfortunately, we are hearing that several people have found our emails in their “junk” or “spam” folders. We rely on this form of communication
with you. Please check those folders, for anything from us,
and mark them as “safe”. Thank you!
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Bingo!
Our Next Bingo: Monday, June 20, 2022
TWO Jackpot Games!
Jackpot #1: $500
Jackpot #2: $900
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!
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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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