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Prepare yourself for this weekend's Mass:
Sunday
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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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Pentecost celebrates the day the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles in tongues of fire.
Please wear red to
Mass this weekend
as a symbol of the
Holy Spirit.
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In the US, Godparents' Sunday is celebrated on the first Sunday in June. There will be a blessing of Godparents at each Mass this weekend.
Godparents,
please join us for a special blessing!
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Faith & Friendship Gatherings |
Pentecost also marks the beginning of the Christian church's mission to the world. It's the birthday of the Church and a cause for celebration!
Please join us for the
Faith and Friendship Gatherings
held after each Mass
this weekend!
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Volunteers Remove the Playscape
Recently the playscape, located near the soccer field, was showing signs of aging as well as destruction from vandalism. During our annual property inspection by our insurance company, it was determined that the playscape needed to be removed due to damage and also it was no longer considered safe due to its age. Volunteers John Schieffer, John Riley, and Bob Schepis worked 5 hours to break it down using John Schieffer’s equipment and their trucks to transport the material to the Prospect Recycling Center. Thank you so much for taking the time and working so hard to get the playscape disassembled and removed!
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Touch-A-Truck Fundraiser - Next Weekend!
Join us for an afternoon of fun for the whole family!
See the flyer below for details:
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St. Anthony Feast Day
Join us as we honor Saint Anthony, our Patron Saint, on Sunday June 12th at the 11:15 Mass. Mass will be followed by an outdoor procession and a parish cookout hosted by the Knights of Columbus, the Ladies Guild, and the Baking Committee.
If you are going to join us, please contact the parish center at 203-758-4056
so we can plan on the amount of food we provide. We hope to see you there!
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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.
The cow is always provided by
Kelly Cronin of Kelly's Kids INC,
an after-school program here in Prospect.
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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Thank You!
Thank you to the 58 people who voted for
St. Anthony Church in the Ion Bank Foundations’ Community Awards Program.
We received $25 for every vote and were presented with a check in the amount of $1,450.00.
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2022 Parish Raffle
We are pleased to announce the return of a joint parish raffle with
St. Roch Church in Greenwich. St. Roch has been sponsoring this raffle and it has been very successful, helping many parishes to raise much needed charitable revenue. Thanks to your participation,
last year we received $11,375.00 in charitable revenue!
Prizes from the raffle this year total $62,000.00!
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New Altar Servers Wanted
The Altar Server Ministry is looking for new Altar Servers for all Masses. Servers may be boys or girls, must be old enough to enter the 4th grade or older, and have received their first Holy Communion.
There will be two training sessions scheduled in June, each approximately two hours in length, you need to attend both. That will be followed by several Masses as a trainee then assigned to the schedule. Altar Servers generally serve one Mass every three weeks and you can choose your preferred Mass time.
For questions contact David Byrne, Altar Server Coordinator at the
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Parish Photos
Do you have any photos from Parish events?
Share them with Amanda, our Communications Coordinator at communications@stanthonyprospect.org, to have them featured on our Parish social media pages and in the website photo albums!
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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.
Also, a huge Congratulations to our Faith Formation students on receiving the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation! |
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Catholic Question Corner
What is faith?
The term faith that is commonly used refers to the trust we put in another person or thing. We often tell others "I have faith in you", or "I have faith that..." meaning we trust that they will fulfill our expectations based on previous evidence and experience.
For Catholics, faith has a different meaning.
Faith is "the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe that all that he has said and revealed to us". In other words, faith is one's trust in God's promise based on evidence and experience of God's revelation.
Do you have a question about our Catholic Faith?
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Bingo!
Our Next Bingo: Monday, June 6, 2022
TWO Jackpot Games!
Jackpot #1: $250
Jackpot #2: $600
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!
- Thank you to everyone who has been submitting their LaBonne’s receipts. This past quarter we submitted $50,000.00 worth of receipts and received $250.22 from LaBonne’s Cash for Charities program. Thank you to Shirley Tooth for volunteering time to add up the receipts before they get turned in.
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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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