S T . A N TH ON Y
125 YEARS
OF
OF
P A DUA C H U R CH
FA I T H & S E R V I C E
1 892- 2 017
Served by the Order of Friars Minor (The Franciscans) since 1926
PARISH OFFICE
28 STATE STREET, TROY, NEW YORK 12180
PHONE: 518-273-8622
FAX: 518-273-2731
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday – Thursday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
(July & August 9:00 am – 2:00 pm)
PARISH WEBSITE
www.rcda.org/churches/stanthonyofpadua
PASTORAL STAFF
Fr. Francis Walter, OFM – Pastor
Fr. Primo Piscitello, OFM – Priest in Residence
Brother Philip Hira, OFM – Hospital & Parish Ministry
Fr. Jorge Reyes, OSA – Hispanic Apostolate
Deacon Charles Z. Wojton
Email: [email protected]
Christopher Lohr – Sacristan
Email: [email protected]
Suzanne Turner – Parish Business Manager
Email: [email protected]
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday 4:30 pm
Sunday
9:00 am
10:00 am Spanish
12:00 noon
5:30 pm*
*The 5:30 Mass is not held on the following weekends:
New Year’s, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial
Day, July 4 , Labor Day, Thanksgiving & Christmas.
DAILY MASS
Monday through Friday 7:15 am & 12:10 pm
Holy Days will be announced.
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm or by appointment.
Please call the friary.
PASTORAL CARE
Please call to arrange for pastoral visitation including
Anointing of the Sick and Communion calls to the
hospitalized and homebound
Paul Dellio - President
PASTORAL FINANCE COUNCIL
Rich LaRose – President & Trustee
Gene Sestito – Trustee
Dr. Frank Lanzillo
Kelly Melaragno
PARISH REGISTRATION:
Please use registration forms in the back of church. Return
completed forms to the friary. WELCOME!
THE ROARKE CENTER
107 Fourth Street, Troy 273-8351
An outreach for people in Troy; offering its members
crisis intervention and advocacy.
BAPTISM
Please call to schedule Baptism.
MARRIAGE
Arrangements must be made at least six months in
advance. Couples must attend a one- day Pre-Cana
Marriage Preparation program.
PERPETUAL NOVENAS
St. Anthony of Padua: Tuesday, after daily Mass
Our Lady of Lourdes: Wednesday, after daily Mass
St. Anne: Wednesday 4:00pm (winter months 3:00pm)
St. Jude: Thursday, after daily Mass
The mission of St. Anthony of Padua Church
is to minister spiritually, sacramentally and physically to all who enter our doors.
Second Sunday of Lent
March 11-12, 2017
Saints of the Week
Let us pray for the deep faith which puts an end to fear and allows us to follow Jesus completely Saturday, March 11th 4:30
Charles Hewitt (B’day Rem.) – Wife, Linda
Crispo, Sisk & Falco Families – Paul & Joanne
Patricia Kane – Lena Savino
Theresa Nowe (B’day Rem.) & Charles Nowe III (23rd Anniv.)The Skiba Family
Sunday, March 12th
9:00 Pat Hartman – Wife
Lydia Skiba – The Pulcher Family
Catherine Nardella (6th Anniv.) – Sister, Betty & Family
Phyllis Martone (2nd Anniv.) – Karen & Chuck Carletta
& Family
10:00 Spanish Mass
12:00 Joseph & Mary Behan – The Behan Family
Steve, John & Jack Trela – Marianne & Leo Dabkowski
Michael Gabriel, Sr. – Joseph & Judith Valenti & Family
Joseph Julian – Daughter, Lisa
5:30 For the Parishioners
Monday, March 13th
7:15 Deceased Members of the Hart Family
12:10 Anthony Debboli – Wife & Family
Tuesday, March 14th
7:15 Deceased Members of the Hart Family
12:10 Infant of Prague, Thanksgiving for Favor Received –
Betty Lemieur
Wednesday, March 15th
7:15 Perry Spain, Jr. (38th Anniv.) – Kathleen Palmer
Lydia Skiba (B’day Rem.) – Family
Julia Skiba (Anniv.) - Family
12:10 Stefanie & Francis Janas – Frances Tetrault
Thursday, March 16th
7:15 Deceased Members of the Hart Family
12:10 St. Anthony & St. Joseph, Thanksgiving for Favor Received
Friday, March 17th
St. Patrick
7:15 Int. of Doris Desmarais – Richard Dupont
12:10 For the Province
Saturday, March 18th 4:30 St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Carmela Babulas – John, Theresa & Rachel
Perry Spain, Jr. – Tom & Maureen LaLiberte
Joseph Smulsky (B’day Rem.) – Lydia Skiba, Fran Hoff & Families
Olga Canfield (B’day Rem.) – The Skiba Family
Sunday, March 19th
9:00 Michael Gabriel, Sr. - Mary Bevevino & Family
Thomas Schermerhorn – Friend, Mike
Raymond M. Donie – The O’Brien Family
Rita Cristiano (B’day Rem.) - Husband, Nick
Angela Renna – Rocco DeFazio & Family
10:00 Spanish Mass
12:00 St. Joseph, Special Intention – Maria DiGiorgio
Rocco Valenti, Sr. (B’day & Anniv.) – Wife, Elaine & Family
5:30 For the Parishioners
Saint Patrick
(c. 386-461)
Legends about Patrick abound; but truth is best served by our seeing two solid qualities in him: He was humble and he was courageous. The determination to accept suffering and success with equal indifference guided the life of God’s instrument for winning most of Ireland for Christ. Details of his life are uncertain. Current research places his dates of birth and death a little later than earlier accounts. Patrick may have been born in Dunbarton, Scotland, Cumberland, England, or in northern Wales. He called himself both a Roman and a Briton. At 16, he and a large number of his father’s slaves and vassals were captured by Irish raiders and sold as slaves in Ireland. Forced to work as a shepherd, he suffered greatly from hunger and cold. After six years Patrick escaped, probably to France, and later returned to Britain at the age of 22. His captivity had meant spiritual conversion. He may have studied at Lerins, off the French coast; he spent years at Auxerre, France, and was consecrated bishop at the age of 43. His great desire was to proclaim the good news to the Irish. In a dream vision it seemed “all the children of Ireland from their mothers’ wombs were stretching out their hands” to him. He understood the vision to be a call to do mission work in pagan Ireland. Despite opposition from those who felt his education had been defective, he was sent to carry out the task. He went to the west and north–where the faith had never been preached–obtained the protection of local kings, and made numerous converts. Because of the island’s pagan background, Patrick was emphatic in encouraging widows to remain chaste and young women to consecrate their virginity to Christ. He ordained many priests, divided the country into dioceses, held Church councils, founded several monasteries and continually urged his people to greater holiness in Christ. He suffered much opposition from pagan druids and was criticized in both England and Ireland for the way he conducted his mission. In a relatively short time, the island had experienced deeply the Christian spirit, and was prepared to send out missionaries whose efforts were greatly responsible for Christianizing Europe. One of the few certainly authentic writings is his Confessio, above all an act of homage to God for having called Patrick, unworthy sinner, to the apostolate. There is hope rather than irony in the fact that his burial place is said to be in County Down in Northern Ireland, long the scene of strife and violence. Reflection: What distinguishes Patrick is the durability of his efforts. When one considers the state of Ireland when he began his mission work, the vast extent of his labors, and how the seeds he planted continued to grow and flourish, one can only admire the kind of man Patrick must have been. The holiness of a person is known only by the fruits of his or her work. (franciscanmedia.org) DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS Sunday March 12th Don’t forget to set clocks ahead 1 hour before you go to bed Saturday evening. Parish Activities
Offering for the weekend of
March 5-6, 2017
Mass
Attendance
Collection
4:30
171
$ 930.00
9:00
186
$ 1078.00
10:00
96
$ 204.00
12:00
100
$ 672.00
5:30
69
$ 499.00
Weekly Collection:
$ 3383.00
STATIONS OF THE CROSS at St. Anthony’s
Every Friday during Lent at 12:45 pm - English
Every Friday during Lent at 7:00 pm - Spanish
Candles: $260.70
Holy Thursday: $10.00
Monthly: $1057.00 Ash Wednesday: $ 124.75
Easter: $35.00
Easter Flowers: $15.00
Black, Latin, Native American: $347.00
FIVE-WEEK LENTEN SPEAKER SERIES
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm ~ Beginning March 8th
The Chapel & Cultural Center
2125 Burdett Avenue, Troy NY
Money Counters will meet Monday, March 13th:
Rosanne Milo, Vivian Stuart, Bernie Bielawa, Rae
Francese, Joan McBain & Barbara Bellantoni.
Thank you for worshiping with us today! If you are
attending St. Anthony’s Church regularly, we invite
you to join the parish. Your commitment to our
parish family is vital to our growth. Your
registration also helps us to provide sacraments,
sick calls and other assistance you may need.
Please use the forms in the back of church to
register. If you are contributing to the offertory
every week, we encourage you to sign up for
envelopes. This enables us to prepare a year-end
tax statement for you. Thank you and God bless.
Religious Education Class Schedule
Classes will take place in the Friary on
March 19, April 2 from 9:45-10:45.
BLAZE Pizza ~ Stuyvesant Plaza
20% Proceeds to benefit St. Antony of Padua
Monday, April 3rd 4:45-7:45pm
Coupons are needed at event and will be available on
the table at the back of church beginning this weekend.
Coffee Hour hosted by Faith Formation:
Sunday, March 19th after 9:00am Mass St.
Anthony’s Faith formation classes will be participating
in the 9:00am Mass. Following Mass, there will be a
coffee hour for all parishioners in the parish hall.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS at St. Joseph’s
Fridays in Lent, March 3-April 7 at 7pm
PENANCE SERVICE & Individual Confessions
(Combined service with St. Joseph’s Parish)
St. Anthony of Padua Church
Tuesday, March 28th at 7:00pm
DYNAMIC CATHOLIC
Make it the ‘Best Lent Ever’!
Spend a few minutes watching
a daily video messages from
Dynamic Catholic’s Matthew Kelly.
Visit www.dynamiccatholic.com to sign up.
BOWL-A-THON
to support the families staying at
Joseph’s House & Shelter
April 8th ~ 2:00 pm
Uncle Sam Lanes, Troy
Please call Uncle Sam Lanes at 271-7800
or Joseph’s House at 272-2544 to register or
to sponsor a lane ($120/lane)
Looking to spend some quiet time…
with the Lord this Lent?
Please consider a visit to the Perpetual Adoration
of the Real Presence at St. Augustine’s Chapel in
North Troy (see ad on back of our bulletin). The
chapel is open to visitors and hourly adorers - 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. If you haven’t
experienced the grace and peace of Perpetual
Adoration, the season of Lent is the perfect
opportunity.