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St. Anthony Catholic Church
1432 River St., Niagara, WI 54151 Office Hours:
To be arranged: see bulletin for this week’s schedule
Appointments can be made for any time of the day.
In case of an emergency, please call
Fr Matt at 715-891-1560
Phone: (715) 251-3879
Website: www.stanthonyniagara.org Office email: [email protected]
RE e-mail: [email protected]
Pastor: Fr. Matt Settle ……… cell: (715) 891-1560 ……….. email: [email protected]
Office Manager and Faith Formation: Dawn Johnson, Phone: 715-251-1773, Email: [email protected]
Receptionist: Wendy Lindsmeyer RE Assistant: Donna Henrichs
Daily Readings
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Saturday, April 30th
&
Sunday, May 1st
Mass Schedule: Tues ……. 5:00 pm
Wed ……. 6:30 pm
Thurs ….. 9 am (Maryhill)
Sat …….. 4:00 pm
Sun ……. 10:30 am
Pembine, St. Margaret’s Church Fri. 8:30am & Sat. 6pm
Aurora, Sacred Heart Church Last Sunday of each Month 5pm
Mon. May 2nd Tue. May 3rd Wed. May 4th Thurs. May 5th Fri. May 6th Sat. May 7th Sun May 8th Re. Janusz Romanek
Transitional Deacons
Rev. Timothy Ekaitis
Most Rev. John Francis Doerfler
Rev. Michael Woemper
Rev. Gregory Veneklase
Rev. Daniel Moll
Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1-9; John 15:26-16:4
Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-8; John 16:5-13
Acts 17:15-18:1; Ps 148:1-14; John 14:16; John 16:12-15
Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:1-9; Heb 9:24-28, 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53 Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:18; Jn 16:16-20
Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:1-7; Luke 24:26,46; Jn 16:20-23
Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:1-10; John 16:23-28
Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-9; Rev 22:12-20; John 17:20-26
Prayer Requests: If you have a prayer need or would
like to be put on the prayer chain
please contact the following people.
Phone Tree ~ Contact Louise Hohol
(715)251-3753 or Rose Bousley
(715)251-3249.
Email Tree ~ Dawn Johnson at
Bulletin Announcements: Please submit your
announcement by emailing [email protected] OR drop it off at the office
before Thursday 9:00am
OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK: Tuesday: 8:30 – 3:30 pm Thursday: 8:30 – 3:30 pm Friday: 8:30 – 12:30 pm
Or feel free to contact Dawn Johnson
The Parish Council meets the 2nd Tuesday
of the month after the 5:00 pm Mass. The
Finance Committee meets the 4th Tuesday of
the month after the 5:00 pm Mass.
Parishioners are welcome to attend. Also,
both the Finance Committee and Parish
Council are in need of members. If you are
interested in joining, please contact Fr. Matt.
Pastoral Council: chair - Dan Aderman
Finance Council: chair - Craig Garvaglia
Buildings & Grounds:: chair - Terry Sweig
Worship Committee: chair - Denise Sonnenberg
Karen’s Food Pantry: pick-up hours:
Mondays 12- 3 pm
Contact Person: Teresa DePas
St. Anthony Council of Catholic Women
(SACCW): president: Jody Wall 715-251-1626
Next Meeting: May 2nd 6:00pm Parish Center
St. Vincent de Paul Niagara Conference:
phone: 715-251-1574
president: Sharon Miland
Meeting: 1st & 3rd Monday of each month in
Parish Center from 5:30-6:30pm
Knights of Columbus Council #2847: Grand
Knight: Bruce Darne 251-4191
Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month at St
Anthony Church
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
Baptism: Please call the office to make
arrangements (includes a 1 hr class) 2 weeks
before desired date.
Confirmation: Normally received in 12th
grade with prep in RE classes 9th -11th. In
other cases, please make arrangements with
Fr. Matt & Dawn Johnson (RCIA).
Eucharist: Celebrated each Mass. (1st
Communion usually made in 2nd grade with
prep in RE gr. 1 – 2.) Please contact office to
make arrangements in other cases.
Reconciliation/ Confession: Offered weekly
on Saturdays from 9 – 10 am, and from 3 –
3:45 pm; and, any other time as desired by
appointment with Fr. Matt.
Marriage: Please call Fr. Matt at least 6
months before desired date in order to begin
preparation.
Anointing of Sick: Call Fr. Matt’s cell phone
any time.
Parish Personnel
Saturday, April 30th
† 9-10am & 3-3:45pm~ St. Anthony’s Confession
† 10am rehearsal for First Communion
† 4pm St. Anthony Mass Intention: For the people
Sunday, May 1st (6th Sunday of Easter)
† 10:30am St. Anthony Mass Intention: Jim Merritt
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION for Aubrey and Braydin
Monday, May 2nd
† 5:30pm St. Vincent de Paul meeting
† 6:00pm SACCW meeting and Spring Appetizer
† 6:30pm Rosary
Tuesday, May 3rd
† 5pm St. Anthony Mass Intention:
Wednesday, May 4th
† 6:30pm Mass Intention:
Thursday, May 5th
† 9am Maryhill Mass Intention:
Friday, May 6th
† 1pm Faith Formation Holy Hour
Saturday, May 7th
† 9-10am & 3-3:45pm~ St. Anthony’s Confession
† 4pm St. Anthony Mass Intention: Grace Kinziger
Sunday, May 8th (Ascension/ 7th Sunday of Easter)
† 10:30am St. Anthony Mass Intention: Mother’s Day – take home your carnation
Liturgical Ministers for May 7th & 8th Sacristans
† Saturday ~ Frank Sherman
† Sunday ~ Dan and Lori Aderman
Lectors
† Saturday ~ Jody Wall
† Sunday ~ Becky Aderman
Altar Server
† Saturday ~ Ben, Jess, & Sammi Oratch
† Sunday ~ Alex Rankin & Michael McCarthy
Greeters
† Saturday ~ Larry & Mary Zipp
† Sunday ~ Joe & Jean Zychowski
Ushers
† Saturday ~ N Pellegrini, J Maitz, R Ponzio, R Wells
† Sunday ~ P Neveau, C Garvaglia, R Wodenka
Distributors
† Sat~ J Courney, P&M Koskinen
† Sunday ~ L Rankin, J Rice, & J Hoogland
Hospital Visitation (Monday, May2nd) ~
Money Counters (Monday) ~ J Tripp & Marie Oja
Staplers (Friday, May 6th) ~ Jo Nordell & Pat Rouse
Calendar of Events
HOLY HOUR Our next Holy Hour is Sunday, May 8th from 4-5 pm BELL TOWER FUNDRAISER
Let the bell’s ring again!! The raffle tickets are now on sale! Tickets are $10
each and can be purchased in the church office or at the following local businesses: Best Buy Liquor, Forward Financial Credit Union in Niagara; Marcouiller’s Food Center; and at the First National Bank of Niagara. Tickets will also be available after this weekend Masses at St. Anthony’s – please have the correct change or checks can be made to: St. Anthony’s Parish. The raffle has nine cash prizes totaling $2,750. Winners will be selected and announced at our annual summer parish picnic on Sunday, August 14th. In addition to the raffle, if you are willing to donate to this great project, please contact the church office at 715-251-3879 or e-mail [email protected] or phone Dan Decker at 920-883-0526 or e-mail [email protected] Thank you!
Our Living Color Flowers were
delivered April 28th.
😊. Please contact
Shanna if you didn’t get your flowers.
906-221-1075
Bishop's Appeal: This Easter Season is a wonderful time to celebrate our faith and the Resurrection of our Lord. For those newly initiated into the Catholic Church, this spring also marks a milestone on their faith journey. With help from parish-directed programs called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), candidates received the resources, support, and knowledge they needed to take the next step in their journey of faith. The RCIA program begins at the diocesan level, and parishes receive assistance in helping people come into full communion with the Catholic Church. With a gift to the Bishop’s Appeal, you help parishes enhance their RCIA programs and welcome future, newly formed Catholics. To make a gift to the Bishop’s Appeal contact your parish, visit the Bishop’s Appeal website at www.catholicfoundationgb.org/give, or call Debbie toll-free at 877-500-3580, ext. 8184.
Our 2016 Bishop’s Appeal Goal
$14,335.00 Cash ~ $6,845
Pledges ~ $4,050 Total ~ $10,895
Count ~ 76
SACCW NEWS NEXT MEETING: May 2nd at 6:00PM in the Parish Center. Rejoice and be glad!!
ATTENTION ALL LADIES OF THE PARISH!
You are invited to attend the Spring Appetizer - Dessert gathering of SACCW to be held at the Parish Center on Monday, May 2, at 6 PM. There will be -NO- pot luck this year due to the hall renovations. Questions? call Jan Maitz at 715-251-4637 The 31st annual Marian Day will be held Sat. May 19th at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Newton, WI. Sponsored by the DCCW, this Spirit-filled day includes Mass, refection, crowning of Mary, speakers, lunch, adoration, and Benediction. The cost is $20. Please contact Jody Wall (251-1626) for pre-registration material (required) before May 10th if you are interested in attending the devotional day. LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE !
Joy to All as we Celebrate that Jesus is Alive! New CD’s have arrived and are In back of Church and best of all FREE to everyone: The Healing Power of Confession 7 Secrets of Divine Mercy And the DVD Second Greatest Story Ever Told. Please take one, listen to it and share it with a friend. Spread the news, Share your JOY!
ST. ANTHONY COLLECTION Average Weekly Expenses per Budget $(2,668.78) Regular offering (63 env of 296) $1,455.00 Loose Change & Child (5 env) $ 211.81 Candle Money, Flowers & Misc. $ 87.00 Net $ (914.97)
Funds Held for others: Church Hall project: $ 1,000.00 Bell Tower Fund: $ 512.00
MINISTRY SCHEDULING: We will work on all the ministry schedules for July – December in the next few weeks. PLEASE let us know the dates you need off. Call or e-mail the office. RIGHT TO LIFE: Next Sunday, Dickinson County Right to Life Committee will be honoring mothers for their role in carrying out God’s plan for the human race. Those families interested in helping support DCRTL activities will have the opportunity to pick up a baby bottle to take home and fill with spare change for a return in 2 weeks. POSTAL FOOD DRIVE: Volunteers are needed to help the carriers with the food drive pick-up on Saturday, May 14th from about 11am – 2pm. Contact Glenn Lantagne either at work 251-3648 or at home 251-1926 if you are able to help with this worthy cause.
Welcome: Please warmly welcome Wendy Linsmeyer as our new office receptionist. She recently moved to Niagara with her family and currently serves as the Parish Secretary for St. Margaret in Pembine. Wendy will be in the office at St. Anthony on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Dawn Johnson will continue serving as office manager and will be in the office on Fridays from 8:30 – 12:30 p.m. Please let Dawn know how these new office hours are working for you. Saint Vincent de Paul News: SVdP will be having its rummage sale on the following dates this year: Friday May 6th from 9 am to 5 pm (rummage sale and bake sale) Saturday May 7th from 8 am to 2 pm (rummage sale, bake sale and grilled hamburgers and hot dogs from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm)
Due to the parish hall being renovated we will be having the rummage sale at the Niagara Town Hall on US Hwy 8. You may drop off your donated items at the Niagara Town Hall on the following dates: Tuesday May 3rd from 2 pm-6 pm Monday May 2nd from 2 pm-6 pm Wed., May 4th from 2 pm-6 pm Thursday May 5th from 2 pm-7 pm
Those who would like to bake for our bake sale, please contact Carolyn Reimer. Volunteers are also needed for the rummage sale. Please call Cindy Pilon at 715-251-4522 or leave a message at 715-251-1574
Faith Formation News AFF: In May we will begin a study on the WORKS OF MERCY from the book and DVD by Fr. Michael Gaitley You Did It to Me. Please call Dawn if you interested in joining this summer Adult Faith Formation group. Books are $3.50. Progress Reports: Please make sure we have the Mass attendance and stewardship hours for your student in the RE program. Progress reports will be mailed out this week in April. Congratulations to Aubrey Okler and Braydin Pearce, who will receive the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus this Sunday during the 10:30 am Mass
MAY CROWNING: Any student interested in taking part in May Crowning should be in the Narthex on Sunday, May 8th by 10:30 a.m. Process in with Fr. Matt and bring the carnations to Mary – no rehearsal needed!
OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK: Tuesday: 8:30 – 3:30pm Thursday: 8:30 – 3:30pm Friday: 8:30 – 12:30 pm
Fr. Matt’s Corner:... and make our dwelling with him
Happy Easter to all of my favorite people! Today is holy
to the Lord, our God. In the midst of all that has befallen
our community over the past couple of weeks, we have
been hearing great Good News from our Lord: “Behold,
God’s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell
with them and they will be His people and God himself
will always be with them as their God. He will wipe
every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more
death or mourning, wailing or pain, for the old order has
passed away.” And today: “Whoever loves Me will keep
My Word, and my Father will love him, and We will
come to him and make Our dwelling with him.
God is with us. As that old hymn resounds: “No storm
can shake my inmost calm, while to that Rock I’m
clinging. Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, how
can I keep from singing?” We are now in this last
portion of the Easter season, and Mother Church is
preparing us for two major events in the history of the
universe: The Ascension of our Lord back into heaven –
after which we will no longer see Him as He was during
His earthly life (until that day when we meet Him face-
to-face) – and the Descent of the Holy Spirit at
Pentecost.
These will be the next two Sundays on our calendar.
Next Sunday is Ascension Thursday (don’t even try to
figure that one out – I’ve already tried), and the
following Sunday is Pentecost. Seen in light of one
another, these two great feasts of the Church year –
which come so close together – teach us (among other
things) that God is with us even when He’s not – or
rather, when it seems that He’s not.
That’s what the Church is all about. In God’s great plan,
He wants us to know this – not only in our minds (which
is certainly important), but also in our guts (our hearts).
The Sacraments, the Church’s teaching, the Bible, the
Church’s hierarchical structure, the unity that we (are
meant to) have in the Church’s Faith, the Love that we
(are commanded to) share as Jesus’ disciples – all these
things and more have been ordained by the Father and
instituted by Jesus Christ to help us to share in the life of
the Holy Spirit. That is, to help us to know that God is
with us.
If God is with us, whom should we fear? Since the time
of the Apostles and the early Church fathers – who were
all persecuted and/or martyred for our Faith – God has
been with us in and through the Catholic Church. That
union between Jesus and His Bride (the Church – that
holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from
God) is so profound and deep that throughout history,
She has been able to say confidently such bold things as:
‘It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us…’
Whoohoo, what joy and peace to know that God Himself
speaks through the Church. What inmost calm we may
have to know that Jesus and His Father have come to
“make our dwelling with [us]”.
Peace to all of you, my friends, this Holy Day, and to all
who love the Lord in simplicity of heart,
Fr. Matt
Ask Father:
This week’s question: “What is a novena and how/when
is it done?”
Here’s another great question, and one that I’ve
heard other people ask from time to time – especially in
those times leading up to special feast days in the Church
year, so thank you for asking.
Simply stated, a novena is nine days of prayer.
The original novena was the one commanded by Jesus
Christ Himself between His Ascension and Pentecost
(look up Luke 46-53, and Acts 1-14). There were nine
days between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost
Sunday, and this marked the first novena when the
Apostles gathered with Mary in that upper room. The
Church still maintains the practice of doing a novena to
the Holy Spirit in the days leading up to Pentecost, and to
get an idea of how to pray it, you can simply check out
http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/pentecost/seven.htm .
There are countless other novenas available –
some for specific feast days, and others that can be
prayed at any time (generally devotions to particular
saints). Most of these include a short prayer to be prayed
during all nine days, and then particular prayers,
intentions, and/or readings for each particular day of the
novena.
It sometimes happens that a person who decides
to pray a novena will realize during those nine days that
“O my gosh, I forgot to pray yesterday’s portion of the
novena!” When that happens, don’t fret, for all is not
lost. What’s important is that you’re praying it today,
and you can always review the previous day’s
intention/reflection as well.
In short, novenas are wonderful ways to remind
us of – and to prepare us for – special days in our life
with God as we spend nine days in prayer – waiting upon
God’s gifts.
Thanks for another great question, and if you
have more questions or a different way of looking at this,
please sign on to our website and post a response under
the “Ask Father” section in the “Forum” area. And keep
those questions coming! May God bless you this Easter
and always!
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