SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA

A MEMBER OF ST. GEORGE DEANERY

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY

MAY 27, 2018

Pastor: Father Tom Extejt ~ Office: 419-659-2263 or 419-659-4190 e-mail: tjextejt@sa.noacsc.org Deacon: Mr. James Dunn: 419-659-2707 e-mail: jdunn9@woh.rr.com Deacon Donald Siefker: 419-659-5891 e-mail: dsiefker1@gmail.com Principal: Mr. Scott Hummel: 659-2103 Fax: 659-4194 e-mail: hummels@sa.noacsc.org Parish Office: Mrs. Marilyn Siefker: 419-659-2263 Office Fax: 419-659-5202 e-mail: siefkem@sa.noacsc.org CCD Program Leader, Judy Schroeder: 419-659-5498 e-mail: judyfhc@yahoo.com Youth Minister: Hannah Warren: 419-303-5476 e-mail: lifeteen@sa.noacsc.org Parish Office Hours: Monday Thru Friday ~ 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. St. Anthony Parish Website: www.cgstanthony.org St. Anthony School Website: www.stanthonyschool.info

Parish ~ www.facebook.com/cgstanthony/ School ~ www.facebook.com/StAnthonyofPaduaColumbusGrove/

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Mass Schedule May 28 Monday 8:00 a.m. Mass Memorial Day ~ {For The Parish} May 29 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Mass Weekday ~ {Elmer & Audrey Vorst} May 29 Tuesday Confessions, Exposition & Adoration After 6:30 p.m. Mass May 30 Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Mass Weekday ~ {Nathan Siefker} May 31 Thursday 8:00 a.m. Mass The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary ~ {Joyce Klausing (CRHP III)} June 01 Friday 8:00 a.m. Mass St. Justin ~ {Joe Koch ~ Father Keith McCormack ~ Deceased Members of the Koch & Ellerbrock Families ~ Deceased Members of the Raymond & Madeleine Duval Family} June 01 Friday First Friday Exposition & Adoration After Mass Until Noon June 02 Saturday 8:00 a.m. Rosary June 02 Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass Vigil ~ The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ ~ {Gene Ricker ~ Ralph & Marie Ricker ~

Living & Deceased Members of the Wilbert Roof Family} June 03 Sunday 8:30 a.m. Mass The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ ~ {Wayne Stechschulte} June 03 Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ ~ {Tom Siebeneck} ************************************************************************************************ Servers

May 28 Monday 8:00 a.m. Mass Rose Ellerbrock May 29 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Mass Dylan Birkemeier May 30 Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Mass Steven Dunbar May 31 Thursday 8:00 a.m. Mass Nate Kamphaus June 01 Friday 8:00 a.m. Mass Caleb Stechschulte June 02 Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass Abby Buescher, Brandon Buescher, Joshua Buescher June 03 Sunday 8:30 a.m. Mass Keelie Langhals, Natalie Langhals, Reed Schumacher June 03 Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass Jared Kahle, Caleb Morman, Grace Morman ************************************************************************************************ Lectors

June 02 Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass Vonda Nemire June 03 Sunday 8:30 a.m. Mass Ron Teders June 03 Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass Hannah Warren *********************************************************************************************** Eucharistic Ministers June 02 Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass Norm & Rose Schnipke, Deb Siefker, Erica Siefker, Denny Ricker June 03 Sunday 8:30 a.m. Mass Marilyn Birkemeier, Kristy Birkemeier, Charlie Schmiesing, John & Mary Kay Koch June 03 Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass Judy Schroeder, Sue Schroeder, Harold Gerten, Shirley Goedde, Bob Maag

In today's gospel Jesus commands, "Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you." This command is meant for every Christian.

In light of this command, parenting is not only the most difficult task a person can take on, it is also one of the most apostolic and missionary tasks.

Jesus commands all parents to teach their children "all that I have commanded you."

4:30 p.m. ~ Pat Birnesser 11:00 a.m. ~ Dave Tabler June 03 Hilty Home ~ 419-384 Jean Stechschulte-Room 101; Agnes

Jim Fischbach-Room 200;

Betty Yant-Room 301;

********************************* June 02 Saturday 4:30 p.m. MasJune 03 Sunday 8:30 a.m. MasJune 03 Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass June 02 Saturday 4:30 p.m. MassJune 03 Sunday 8:30 a.m. Mass June 03 Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass ************************************************************************************************ Parish & School ActivitiesMay 29 Cleaning the Rectory @ 8:30 a.m. May 30 Discipleship Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. June 04 Creative 4-H Club Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.June 05 Finance Committee Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.June 06 Festival Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. June 12 Parish Council Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. ************************************************************************************************ 300 Club Winner ~ ************************************************************************************************ Summer Mass Servers ~ the week this summer. We truly appreciate you giving of your vacation time to serve the Lord. Those who volunteered are: Derek Birkemeier Dylan Birkemeier Bo Birnesser Steven Dunbar Jared Kahle Adult Servers ~ Bev Baxter, Jerry Dickman, Rose Ellerbrock

**********************************************************************************************What do Catholics Read/Watch?resources for growth in our faith and our relationship with God and each other. A Catholic book store, the internet and our own parish have Catholic bibles. The Catechism of the Catholic Church along with the Bible are important for every Catholic to have in their home. priests, popes, theologians, apologists, saints, bible scholocal Catholic station in Leipsic is Holy Family Radio WJTA 88.9FMMass, music, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, news and many great speakers.Diocese websites are available. Below are some l Sacred Spaces http://www.sacredspace.ie/ Today’s Lectionary readings http://www.usccb.org/nab/index.shtml Saint of the Day http://www.americancatholic.org/F Praying Each Day http://www.prayingeachday.org/reflect.html Preparing for Sundays http://www.liturgy.slu.edu/ Quiet e-moments http://www.catholicdigest.com/index.html On-line Spiritual Journey Vibrant Faith at Home http://www.vibrantfaithathome.org

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June Eucharistic Minister Coordinators~ Pat Birnesser - 931-267-2357 8:30 a.m. ~ Dan Maag

. ~ Dave Tabler - 419-234-2676

384-3218 ~ Denny Gerding ~ (List can be picked up in the Sacristy

~ Hilty Home Residents ~

Room 101; Agnes Friedel-Room 109; Bill Alt-Room 121;

Room 200; Mary Jo Radebaugh-Room 206A;

Room 301; Jeanne Schulte-Room 401; Robert Plescher

Margaret Stechschulte-Room 511

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.m. Mass George Ellerbrock, Doug Roof, Don Stechschulte, Rob Verhoff0 a.m. Mass Tom Dunlap, Eric Dunn, Ron Hoffman, Gene Siefker

Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass Al Schroeder, Dale Schroeder, Alan Stover, Roger Wenzinger

Greeter Schedule Mass M - Pat Birnesser J -

ass M - Marilyn Hoffman J - Joyce Seyer11:00 a.m. Mass M - Tom & Amy Morman J - Dave & Jan Klinker

************************************************************************************************Activities For The Week of May

May 29 Cleaning the Rectory @ 8:30 a.m. Adult ~ May 30 Discipleship Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. Children's

H Club Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. Other Festival Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. Total

eeting @ 6:30 p.m. Total Expenses $ 5,002.21

************************************************************************************************300 Club Winner ~ May 26th ~ Tori Warnecke ~ Ticket #235

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Summer Mass Servers ~ Thank you to those students and adults who have volunteered to serve at Mass during We truly appreciate you giving of your vacation time to serve the Lord. Those who

Derek Birkemeier Nate Kamphaus Dylan Birkemeier Keelie Langhals Bo Birnesser Natalie Langhals Steven Dunbar Elizabeth Morman Jared Kahle Valerie Morman

ervers ~ Bev Baxter, Jerry Dickman, Rose Ellerbrock Sue Knott, Dan Maag & Judy Schroeder

Thanks to all of you!!!**********************************************************************************************

Catholics Read/Watch? Summer or anytime reading is not just for our youth.resources for growth in our faith and our relationship with God and each other.

net and our own parish have Catholic bibles. The Catechism of the Catholic Church along with the Bible are important for every Catholic to have in their home. priests, popes, theologians, apologists, saints, bible scholars, etc. EWTN is a Cathlocal Catholic station in Leipsic is Holy Family Radio WJTA 88.9FM,

osary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, news and many great speakers.ese websites are available. Below are some links to prayer sites:

Sacred Spaces http://www.sacredspace.ie/ Today’s Lectionary readings http://www.usccb.org/nab/index.shtmlSaint of the Day http://www.americancatholic.org/FPraying Each Day http://www.prayingeachday.org/reflect.htmlPreparing for Sundays http://www.liturgy.slu.edu/

moments http://www.catholicdigest.com/index.htmlline Spiritual Journey http://deepeningfriendship.loyolapress.com/

Vibrant Faith at Home http://www.vibrantfaithathome.org

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haristic Minister Coordinators Dan Maag - 419-659-2969

an be picked up in the Sacristy)

Room 121; Mary Margaret Bockrath-Room 125;

Room 206A; Rita Wenger-Room 300;

Robert Plescher-Room 506;

Room 511

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George Ellerbrock, Doug Roof, Don Stechschulte, Rob Verhoff Tom Dunlap, Eric Dunn, Ron Hoffman, Gene Siefker Al Schroeder, Dale Schroeder, Alan Stover, Roger Wenzinger

Kathy Buescher S - Eric & Dawn DavisJoyce Seyer S - Matt & Lisa LanghalsDave & Jan Klinker S - Glenn & Theresa Kahle

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Adult ~ 180 $ 7,749.00 Children's ~ 21 20.60

7,769.60 Other Income 2,805.18

Income 10,574.78

Total Expenses $ 5,002.21 ************************************************************************************************

~ Ticket #235 ~ $100.00 ************************************************************************************************

Thank you to those students and adults who have volunteered to serve at Mass during We truly appreciate you giving of your vacation time to serve the Lord. Those who

Renee Schroeder Abby Stechschulte Caleb Stechschulte Logan Stechschulte

Hunter Sudlow Hanna Warnecke

ervers ~ Bev Baxter, Jerry Dickman, Rose Ellerbrock, Harold Gerten, Sue Knott, Dan Maag & Judy Schroeder

Thanks to all of you!!! **********************************************************************************************

Summer or anytime reading is not just for our youth. Catholics have many great resources for growth in our faith and our relationship with God and each other. Of course the best is a Catholic Bible.

net and our own parish have Catholic bibles. The Catechism of the Catholic Church along with the Bible are important for every Catholic to have in their home. Some great Catholic authors include

EWTN is a Catholic TV and Sirius station. O, with many wonderful programs including

osary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, news and many great speakers. On-line the USCCB and the Toledo

Today’s Lectionary readings http://www.usccb.org/nab/index.shtml Saint of the Day http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saintofday/ Praying Each Day http://www.prayingeachday.org/reflect.html Preparing for Sundays http://www.liturgy.slu.edu/

moments http://www.catholicdigest.com/index.html http://deepeningfriendship.loyolapress.com/

Vibrant Faith at Home http://www.vibrantfaithathome.org

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Room 125;

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Eric & Dawn Davis Matt & Lisa Langhals Glenn & Theresa Kahle

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Thank you to those students and adults who have volunteered to serve at Mass during We truly appreciate you giving of your vacation time to serve the Lord. Those who

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Of course the best is a Catholic Bible. net and our own parish have Catholic bibles. The Catechism of the Catholic Church

include olic TV and Sirius station. Our

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Scrip ~ The next Scrip weekend will be June 2nd and June 3rd. The helpers are: Ken & Connie Kruse, Shirley Goedde and Christie Tabler. Save The Date! ~ We will be having a farewell party for Father Tom on Sunday, June 24th. The festivities will begin with the 11:00 a.m. Mass with lunch to follow in the church basement. Details will follow in future bulletins. K of C ~ Will be leading the Rosary before the Masses the weekend of June 2nd and June 3rd. The next K of C meeting will be Tuesday, June 19th. K of C Essay Contest Winners ~ The Council would like to thank all the 5th, 6th and 7th graders who took part in our annual essay contest. Four winners each received $25 in cash and $75 towards tuition for the next school year. The winners are: Amber Michel, Ty Meyer, Nathan Kamphaus and Andrew Morman. Congratulations!!!! Parish Ministry Schedules ~ The Parish Ministry Schedules for May and June can be picked up on the table in the back of church. The schedules are also on the http://cgstanthony.weebly.com/organizations.html page. Attention Greeters ~ The bulletins will now be in the holders before Mass due to several entrances not being attended by the Greeters. Please-Please find a replacement if unable to fulfill assigned Mass time. Our parishioners count on us to be reliable in our ministry. Please continue to remove the bulletins from the holders before Mass and hand them out after Mass and then place all the bulletins back in the holders before leaving in case the Greeter for the next Mass is not there. Thank you for serving our parish in this ministry. Attention Parishioners ~ If you would prefer to have all of your donations to St. Anthony's be considered school donations, please sign the paper on the table in the back of church. By signing this paper, all of your donations will stay in the parish. We are assessed by the Diocese a percentage of all regular, Christmas and Easter contributions. School donations are not assessed. The current list of those parishioners whose donations are considered school donations is also on the table in the back of church. If your name has been listed in previous years, there is no need to sign the paper again. If you are a new signer, your name will be added to the list and your contribution envelopes for 2019 will all be school donation envelopes. If your current contribution envelopes are not all school donation envelopes, your name is not on the list. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the parish office at 419-659-2263. Cleaning The Rectory ~ We will be giving the rectory a good "Spring Cleaning" on Tuesday, May 29th. We will begin at 8:30 a.m. and with many good helpers, we will finish in just a couple of hours. Please bring your own bucket. We have plenty of cleaning rags. Coffee, orange juice and coffeecake will be served prior to starting the job. Thanks in advance for all of those willing to help! Discipleship ~ The Discipleship group will be meeting on Wednesday, May 30th at 7:00 p.m. in the church basement. Cemetery Flowers Found ~ A beautiful arrangement of red and white roses was found after a very windy day at the Cemetery. If this description of an arrangement matches flowers that are missing from your loved one's memorial stone, call the parish office at 419-659-2263. The saddle of flowers will be at the parish office. School Advisory Council (SAC) ~ This Council is an advisory group, concerned and knowledgeable people representing the members of St. Anthony Parish whose purpose is assisting the Pastor/Principal in matters relating to the school. The Council does not function in the manner of a public school board; rather, it is an advisory body. The SAC duties encompass many school supportive functions such as offering input on local policies relating to the planning and operating of present and future facilities and equipment. The SAC is supportive of policies both local and Diocesan which guide educational programs of the parish. SAC members are helpful in moderating the effectiveness of the school educational program. The SAC helps with raising money for and deciding on expenditures from the 300 Club. The School Advisory Council presently is seeking a new member to fill the position of a resignation for the new 2018-19 school year. If interested please contact Mr. Scott Hummel or Mrs. Lori Giesige at the school office at 419-659 -2103. Vacation Bible School News ~ Please sign your child in at the registration table located in the main entrance of the school shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4th. The helpers will direct your child to their room. Please pick up your child at 12:00 p.m. in their room. Thanks! Vacation Bible School Helpers ~ Any junior high and high school students are welcome to help. Please pick up a help wanted form at the entrances of church and return your completed form to the parish office or drop it in the collection. Thanks!! Vacation Bible School News ~ Our VBS program will be held the week of June 4-8 from 9:00-12:00 noon in the school with a Celebration Night on Thursday, June 7 from 7:30-8:00 p.m. Registration forms will be available at the church entrances and parish office. This program is for children age 4 through incoming 6th graders. Sign up your kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews for engaging faith-based lessons, fun songs and dance, cute crafts, and yummy snacks! If you didn't get a chance to turn in your registration form, feel free to bring your children the day of

Vacation Bible School. Children are always welcome! Any questions, please call Judy Schroeder at 419-659-5498. Thanks!

2018 Summer Festival ~ There will be a planning meeting for our 2018 Summer Festival on Wednesday, June 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the church basement. Chairpersons and any other interested parishioners are encouraged to attend. This year the Summer Festival will be held on August 4th and 5th. Garage Sale ~ Good News! We will be able to have the Garage Sale again this year and will begin accepting items on June 1st. They can be left inside the south entrance of the Garage Sale shed (driveway off of DeBlanche) or at the northwest entrance of school by the modular unit. We do not accept electronics or clothing. Please don't bring items that are broken or items that no longer have any value to anyone. It is also very helpful having all the pieces together for those items that come in pieces. The Garage Sale is a great money maker for our annual parish festival. We truly appreciate all those great donations that come in for the Garage Sale. Please be considerate of those taking care of your donations. Cash or Car! ~ We will again be raffling off up to $20,000 toward the purchase of a new vehicle or $15,000 in cash at the parish festival this year. The advantage of this approach has been that the winner can purchase any new vehicle of any color. It also gives the winner the option of taking cash and not having the hassle of selling the vehicle. H & K Chevrolet from Continental has again offered to showcase their new vehicles for our festival. Tickets are $20 for the first ticket and $5 for a second chance to win. Tickets will be sold every weekend now through festival day. This year we will do a single early bird drawing. Instead of two $100 drawing in June and July, we are going to do a single $250 drawing on Father's Day, June 17th. If you have any questions or for purchasing tickets, contact Mike Birkemeier at 419-234-6993, Mark Edelbrock at 419-659-2269 or Harold Gerten at 419-659-5914. Tickets can also be purchased at the parish office. If you can sell tickets before and after weekend Masses, please contact Mark Edelbrock at 419-659-2269.

Festival Workers' List ~ The 2018 St. Anthony Parish Festival is right around the corner! If you would like to change your festival job or the time you work, please contact Dee Griffith at 419-646-3449. Also, if you know you will not be able to work at the festival, please contact Dee so she can take you off the list for this year. She will need to be notified of any changes by June 1st. Thank you for your support of our festival each year. It takes all of us to make this annual event a success. ********************************************************************************************** Y.E.S. – Youth Elect Service – June 7-9 ~ The 2018 Y.E.S. project will be held at Columbus Grove High School this year beginning Thursday, June 7th at 5:30 p.m. Current 8th grade students through graduating seniors are encouraged to join us for this weekend service retreat. Be ready to meet teens from throughout the St. George Deanery, have some fun, grow in faith and be the hands and feet of Christ in your community. This 3-day retreat experience will close with 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, June 9th at St. Anthony of Padua in Columbus Grove. Registration forms are available from Hannah Warren 419-303-5476 and are due by May 26th! So bring your friends and help us meet our goal and be part of the fun!

Y.E.S. Work Sites Needed ~ On June 8th and June 9th the teens & adults from the St. George Deanery are volunteering to help people throughout Putnam County with various jobs around their homes as they participate in the annual Youth Elect Service weekend retreat. If you would like a team of youth and adults to help with jobs around your home, please contact the parish office at 419-659-2263, or Hannah Warren at 419-303-5476. This includes anything from mulching, to washing your car, or just some spring cleaning in the house or yard!

Y.E.S. Crew Leaders Needed ~ Do you like to spend time helping those in need? We’d love for you to join our adult crew leaders for the Y.E.S. weekend June 7-June 9th starting at Columbus Grove High School and working throughout the county. Adult crew leaders and assistant crew leaders need to be current college freshman, up to retirees! Nothing is more rewarding than sharing your time and faith with the Young Church of Today! Questions or to sign up as a crew leader, please contact Hannah Warren at 419-303-5476, or your parish youth minister. **********************************************************************************************Putnam County District Library Annual Used Book Sale ~ The Friends of the Putnam County District Library will be holding their Annual Used Book Sale on Tuesday, June 5th and Wednesday, June 6th from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the 4th Street Gym in Ottawa. Items for sale ~ hardback and paperback books for all ages plus videos, CDs, DVDs, records, electronics, and attic treasures. Proceeds benefit all the Putnam County libraries. Landeck Ties ~ We invite anyone 65 or older who has any ties to Landeck, to our annual luncheon on Friday, June 15th, at 12 Noon at the Depot located at 5191 North Kill Road in Delphos. This is a great time for us to gather, enjoy each other's company and to thank you for your presence in our lives. Please RSVP to the Parish House at 419-692-0636 or Dave & Shelly Kroeger at 419-233-7316. Carey Healing Mass ~ The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey will be having a healing Mass on Friday, June 1st at 7:00 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, individual prayer and the anointing of the sick will take place after Mass. The next healing Mass is July 6th - 7:00 p.m. The Franciscans Friars at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine, Carey ~ Invite you to attend Mass on Sunday, June 3rd at 12:00 noon. Fr. Scott Woods will be the celebrant. Fr. Scott will be sharing his reflections on “Consolation.” Join us also at 2:30 p.m. for Devotions and outdoor Rosary procession. All are welcome.

Marcus Landin Memorial Benefit ~ Marcus Landin was a special, one of a kind that could make anyone laugh, smile, and was quite the jokester. Marcus loved showing his goats at the Putnam County Fair and succeeded beyond expectations. Marcus’s love for his family, friends, and his dog Lightning was what every parent wants in a son. Marcus Dennis Landin tragically and suddenly passed away December 25th, 2017 at the young age of just 19 years old, due to a heart disease known as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Please join us on Saturday, June 16th at the Four Seasons Park in Kalida for the Marcus Landin Memorial Benefit. All money raised will be donated towards research for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. There will be a 5k Run/ walk in the park, Gun Raffle, BBQ Chicken dinner ($8.00 presale), Silent Auction, and T- shirts (pre-order). Activities begin at 8:00 a.m. For more information Contact Chris Landin at 419-234-8672 or like our Facebook Page “Marcus Landin Memorial Benefit”. The Ark Encounter ~ The Fort Jennings Memorial Hall announces a one day bus trip to "The Ark Encounter" in Williamstown, Kentucky on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. The trip includes motor coach transportation, buffet lunch, admission to the Ark and all gratuities. The cost is $150 per person: $75 due at registration and the balance by May 31, 2018. Please call or text Judy Schroeder to reserve your seat at 419-303-7366. Judy's address is 21263 Road 23 T, Ft. Jennings, Ohio, 45844. The Word Among Us ~ The June copy of The Word Among Us is available at all of the entrances of the church. Parish Office Closed ~ The parish office will be closed on Monday, May 28th in observance of Memorial Day.

FORTY-FIVE YEARS: On Saturday May 26 in Rosary Cathedral, the Bishop ordained three young men to the priesthood: Fathers Andrew Wellman (Delphos), Kyle Gase (Fostoria), and Scott Perry (St. Joseph, Tiffin). On Saturday May 26, 1973, the Bishop ordained three young men to the priesthood, and I was one of them. My classmates and I haven’t outlasted the Queen, but we've outlasted 3 Bishops of Toledo, 4 Popes, 8 Presidents, and 227 starting quarterbacks of the Cleveland Browns. Seriously, it wasn’t my own staying power that has kept me in the priesthood that long. It was the grace of God, which has been working in many ways, chiefly through the Eucharist, but also through the encouragement of so many parishioners.

SOUND OF THE BELLS: What are the sounds of Columbus Grove? Train whistles at all hours, and trucks starting up after the traffic light turns green, and shifting up into higher gears. Sometimes it’s the elevator drying grain, or Production Products’ stamping machines going “clank” in the night. Sometimes it’s the kids a few houses away from the rectory having a rip-roaring good time in the back yard. Now, thankfully, the St. Anthony’s bell has returned to the soundscape. We parted ways a few years ago with our former bell repair company, and kept the bell ringing on our own with some success until just the other month. We located a new bell repair company, and they were able to find a non-functioning relay switch hidden behind other parts. Once they replaced the switch, we were back in business. And that’s a good thing too. The St. Anthony’s bell is a reminder that life isn’t all about making and shipping products, and making money. The bell reminds people to sanctify the hours of the day with prayer. It’s an audible reminder that Sunday Mass is important. When it tolls at funerals, it’s a call to pray for a parishioner who died, and a reminder that none of us is indestructible; someday the bell will toll for each of us. The bell can also be the Church crying out its joy. I let it ring a good while when Pope Francis was elected. I’ll bet it woke the town at midnight on January 1, 2000. Maybe it even rang on the first VE Day and VJ Day in 1945. The bell may need more help eventually. Most of its mechanism is original equipment from 1953. Its clapper is becoming flat on one side, which could eventually crack the bell. We will continue to monitor the situation closely. CROSS CATHOLIC OUTREACH: Father John Quinn will be visiting our parish next weekend to speak at all Masses on behalf of Cross Catholic Outreach. Cross Catholic Outreach was founded to create a meaningful link between parishes in the USA and the priests and nuns working in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean Islands. Father Tom

May 28 Memorial Day VBS is June 4—8, 9:00—1200 Noon VBS Celebration Night is June 7 @ 7:30—8:00 School Begins Next School Year on August 22, 2018.

St. Anthony of Padua School * 520 W. Sycamore Street * Columbus Grove, OH 45830 * 419-659-2103 www.stanthonyschool.info

Saint Anthony

Falcon

News

Dear Heavenly Father from above, Look down on Saint Anthony’s School

with love.

Please guide them and teach them.

Fill them with your power So that in everything they do,

They will be a delight to you!

Q: What do you call a sleep-

walking Nun?

A: A Roam’n Catholic!

The Staff At St Anthony School

would like to thank all the volun-

teers; the Parental, Grandparental

and Friends of St Anthony who help

to make St Anthony a better place

for our children to learn. God Bless

You One and All.

What a Great School Year!

Pictured in the top left is the

Graduating Eighth Grade Class

of 2018. To their right are the

K of C Scholarship Award Win-

ners for this year. Middle left

is the Golden Falcon Award

Winners for the Month of

May. At the bottom left are

the 2017-18 Office Aids. On

the right is a list of the May

Golden Falcon Award Winners