CLERGY Rev. Robert E. Morey, Pastor pastor@saintanthony.com Reginald A.T. Armstrong, Deacon Michael Woodall, Jr., Deacon Bruce A. Fortnum, Ph.D., Deacon CONTACT INFORMATION Church Office.. 843-662-5674……….Fax..843-662-4800 Rectory ……………………………………843-665-5853 Deacon Armstrong……………………..….843-615-5639

St. Anthony School Faith, Family, Knowledge, Service Grades 3K - 8……………………………...843-662-1910

2536 West Hoffmeyer Road, Florence, SC 29501 P.O. Box 5327, Florence, SC 29502 Church and School Website www.saintanthony.com

Diocese of Charleston Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone

HOLY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday (Traditional Latin Mass) ……………...9:00 am Saturday (Sunday Liturgy) ………………..…....5:00 pm Sunday 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm (Spanish), Monday Communion Service…………….……..6:30 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday ….…..7:30 am Friday (when school is in session) …….………. 8:15 am

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday–Thursday… ………..…….…....9:00 am - noon

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday….....4:00 - 4:45 pm and available upon request.

SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY Arrangements must be made six months in advance.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents must be registered and active members of the Parish and attend one class before the child is baptized. Please call the Church Office to register for the February class. Date and time to be determined.

MISSION STATEMENT As a community of faith, we the members of St. Anthony Parish are committed to follow Jesus Christ through prayer and the sacraments, the study of His Word, the teachings of His Church, Evangelization, and

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PARISH & SCHOOL STAFF DIRECTORY

Parish Secretary, Andrea Foyle ................................. 662-5674 andrea.foyle@saintanthony.com Parish Business Administrator, Dixie Coats .............. 662-5674 Pastoral Facilitator, Regina Arde………………...…..662-5674 DRE, Rae Anne MalvaGomes .................................... 662-5674 Music Director, Kevin Verbe ..................................... 662-5674 Youth Ministers, Lyn and Richard O’Donnell .... 843-245-0813 Hispanic Ministry Facilitators, Alex Villalobos & Moraima Romero ...... 662-5674 ext. 227 School Principal, Kristine Galemmo .......................... 662-1910 School Financial Secretary, Ann O’Donnell .............. 662-1910 School Board Chairwoman, Kathleen Mazick ........... 662-1910

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES

Adoration Coordinator, Georgette Falcone ................ 665-2716 Altar Cloths, Regina Arde .......................................... 292-8574 Altar Servers, Calvin Duncan ..................................... 250-4774 American Heritage Girls, Suzanna Linton………….. 496-5089 Bible Study, Wed. am - Dcn. Bruce Fortnum............. 662-5674 Wed. pm - Mike Hill…………………...601-0269 CYO, Lyn and Richard O’Donnell ...................... 843-245-0813 Disaster Relief Committee, Kevin Casper ................ 662-5674 Embrace Your Neighbor…………………………......662-5674 Ecumenical Committee, Marjorie Busscher ............... 667-0859 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Julie Manley .......................................................... 667-0040 Knights of Columbus, Mike Hill ……………..……..601-0269 Lectors, Rick Richey……………………...…… 843-621-1457 Little Rock Bible Study, Warren Busscher ............... 667-0859 Meals on Wheels, Robin and Michael Tange…...843-260-4735 Ministers of Consolation Regina Arde ........................................................... 292-8574 Theresa Efferson.................................................... 346-4661 Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers), Steve Srutkowski ................................................... 317-1802 Parking Lot Mission ................................................... 662-5674 Pastoral Council, Don Manley……………………….667-0040 Prayer Shawl Ministry, Carol Germain ...................... 667-9702 Right to Life Committee ............................................. 662-5674 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), Dcn. Regi Armstrong ............................................ 662-5674 Senior Ministry, Noreen McFann ............................ ...409-7097 Sick & Homebound Ministry, Dcn. Bruce Fortnum ... 662-5674 St. Anthony Men’s Club, Doug Amon ............... .843-861-4586 Trail Life USA Troop 0490, Dcn. Woodall……..…...662-5674 Transportation Minister, Vincent Rolland .................. 615-1654 Women of St. Anthony, Robin Tange……………......260-4735 Young at Heart, Noreen McFann ............................... 409-7097

Our Lady of the Rosary,

intercede for our country.

PARKING LOT MISSION SUCCESS STORY We want to express a special “thank you” to all the parishioners who donated clothes, shoes, and various household items to the Parking Lot Mission. Recently, a lady was very proud to tell us that she won 1st place in a fashion show sponsored by her church. She said that her church family was so amazed when she told them that she was homeless and received her entire outfit from the Parking Lot Mission. She kept saying, “God is good!”

Why Kneel? Question: Why do we kneel at Mass? Answer: Since the beginnings of the Church, kneeling has been a key posture of prayer. We see Sts. Peter and Paul in the Acts of the Apostles kneeling in prayer. Early in the 4th century, the Council of Nicea pro-hibited kneeling on Sundays and special feasts. Kneeling began more as a posture of penance for our sins, but in the history of the Church, it has be-come more a posture or reverence and solemn pray-er. You will notice that the times we kneel at Mass are tied to the consecration of the holy Eucharist. We kneel in both anticipation of what will occur and then in awe of what has taken place: Jesus Christ becomes truly present to us under the guise of bread and wine. The profoundness of this event has over time led the Church to mandate in the current Gen-eral Instruction of the Roman Missal that kneeling is the only posture allowed during this time. The sheer awesomeness of the holy Eucharist leads us to fall to our knees in wonder and thanksgiving.

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ILLNESS:

Hsin Yi Armstrong, Charles Ball, Pete Balotti, Cadian Benabdallah, Joe Bibbo, Gregorio Binuya, Paz Binuya, John Blackwell, Patricia Bolton, Reed Brandis, Martyna Brodecka, Adam Brodecki, Wil-liam Otis Buyck, Margaret Clark, Roselyn Collins, Ai-dan Creech, Jean Cutler, Dorota Czarnocki, Irene Darden, Bunnie Dezinno, Mary Jo Dudgeon, Ed Garand, Bonnie Gensel, Carol Germain, Johnny Guerriero, Don-na Hatchell, Dan & Marge Henry, David Hewitt, Ted Huminski, Clare and William Jann, Judy Jones, Rose Mary Kozacki, James Lavia, grandson of James Lavia, Kathy Lewis, Judy Lin, Lola Mae, Anthony Mancini, Jr., Mary Lou Martinez, Tony Martinez, Terry Matthews, James Mazick, Lisa McLeod, Keith McKervery, Lois McKervey, Richard Mitchell, Ann S. Nichols, George Nichols, Sydney O’Donnell, Dottie Parsons, Barbara Powell, Johnny Powell, Joan Ratchko, Edgard Sar-miento, Kathleen Schafer, Susan Speir, Elizabeth Sun, Antoni Szczawinski, Peg Tallon, Linda Tarte, Betty Tay-lor, Greg Werner

NURSING HOME / ASSISTED LIVING:

Joyce Gingras, Ann Harrison, Linda Holloway, Carmella Sansone, Betty Scaturro, Alberta Thokar

MILITARY SERVICE:

Edward Olszanowski, Jr., Kacie Anderson, James W. Horahan, Sarah Casper Naletelich, Evan Souchet, John P. O’Donnell, Brad Linton

Please help to keep this

Lord, Hear Our Prayer

Thank you for your generosity.

THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS

This, the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Mass, will be of-fered each Saturday at 9:00 am, unless announced otherwise. Using the 1962 Roman Missal, Father will offer the Low Mass in Dialogue format. The congregation may join in some responses. The readings will be read aloud in Latin and re-peated in English. Missalettes are available.

IF YOU NEED A PRIEST... If you are sick, hospitalized, or homebound and you need a priest, please call! Hospitals will not give out patient information; therefore, we have no way of know-ing your needs. If you would like Communion or a visit, you must notify the Church Office. Please arrange to receive the Anointing of the Sick before a scheduled pro-cedure by contacting the Parish Office at 662-5674 or the Pastor at 665-5853. After the Holy Mass is a good time to request anointing.

GOSPEL MEDITATION

What does faith and religion do for us? Ultimately, they remind us of some truths we conveniently forget: we are created by a lov-ing God, we have imperfections, we sin, we need to be forgiven, we have a mission and a purpose, it’s not just about us, and we hunger for the joy of salvation. These are human truths that are not dependent upon whether we like them. Ignoring them places us on the paths of comfort and satisfaction as we blindly pursue the busyness and superficiality of our empty lives. Instead of pursuing supernatural and lasting pleasure, we choose things that are easier and quicker to obtain: sex, drugs, travel, houses, cars, fame, pop-ularity, self-achievement and satisfaction, physical enjoyment, and the like. We may also find ourselves falling victim to more negative responses to what life brings us: anger, envy, lust, pride, gluttony, greed, and apathy. Human hearts can become so hardened to the truth that violence becomes the response of first choice. Being a Christian is hard! Yet, as Pope Francis reminds us, the Church needs to be a field hospital that has to be prepared to provide people with the remedy they need. What we need is Jesus Christ. The Church, with all of the glory of the sacraments, exists to help make Christ present and real for us. Once we find Christ, we find joy. Joy is a matter of the heart that is beyond pleasure and happiness. It is not found in some earthly satisfaction, only in Christ. Once we accept that we are destined to be in Christ, then we will discover eternal life. Namely, “that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” It is easy to conveniently forget truth and pursue illusions immediately within our grasp, but at what price? A man celebrating 60 years of marriage remarked that it took so much effort and so many at-tempts to convince his wife that they were meant to be together. Even his friends told him he was foolish. He easily could have giv-en up and pursued other interests. He chose to persevere and is so grateful that he made that choice because he now has a pearl of great price. Do we see a value in persevering in our faith regardless of the cost? If we don’t take the risk, we could lose more than we know.

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Holy Mass Schedule and Intentions

Readings for the Week

MONDAY, May 25 6:30 pm Communion Service TUESDAY, May 26 7:30 am +Rose Leffingwell WEDNESDAY, May 27 7:30 am +Mary Hosa

THURSDAY, May 28 7:30 am +Robert Anglin FRIDAY, May 29 7:30 am +Doreen Tinker SATURDAY, May 30 9:00 am Karen McMunn and family Latin Mass 5:00 pm +Daniel Davis SUNDAY, May 31 9:00 am +Joshua Ellis 11:00 am +Panfilo Cañete 1:00 pm For the people Spanish Mass

We pray for the repose of the soul

of Daniel Davis, father of Jeff Davis.

The 11 am Sunday Mass will continue to be live-streamed until further notice. Go to the St. Anthony Facebook page or later in the day, go to the church web-site for the link. On Pentecost Sunday, May 31st, at the 11 am Mass, we will bring three people into full communion with the Catholic Church and two others will be Confirmed. High School graduates will be acknowledged at a spe-cial Mass time of 5:00 pm on May 24th. Please call the office and leave a message if you are a graduate and will be in attendance. First Holy Communion has been rescheduled to June 13th at 10 am. There will not be a 9:00 am Mass that day.

St. Anthony School 8th Grade Graduation Mass will be held on Friday, June 5th at 6:00 pm.

I would like to thank Father Morey and the parishioners of St. Anthony’s for the opportunity to have led the CCD program as Director of Religious Education. My four years have been both a blessing and a challenge that I have truly enjoyed. For personal reasons, I am retiring from this position. I am pleased to announce that I have been working closely with Andrea Foyle, our church secretary, who will be taking over as of June 1st. I wish Andrea and the program much success as she takes on this new role.

Yours in Christ, Rae Anne MalvaGomes

Please prayerfully consider how you can use your tal-ents to assist this parish apostolate. Are you an organiz-er, a teacher, or ...? Let us put your servant’s heart to work for the good of the families of this parish. Please call Andrea in the Church office for more information.

Registration for 2020/21 will be July 1st - 21st.

Readings for the week of May 24, 2020 Sunday: Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab [33a]/Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 [33a]/Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab [33a]/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9 -10, 11 [1]/Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab [19a]/Jn 21:15-19 Saturday Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 [cf. 7b]/Jn 21:20-25 Next Sunday: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23

News

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We love our 2020 Graduates! We are so proud of all of you!

Continue Making Known God's Goodness as you succeed in tomorrow's world.

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GET FORMED Every parishioner has 24/7 access to the best Catholic content on any device, including your computer, smartphone and tablet with internet access. Go to www.FORMED.org and register.

ONLINE GIVING Sign up by visiting our parish web-site at www.saintanthony.com and select the Online Giv-ing link. Our TEXT-TO-GIVE number is 843-547-5004.

LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA There are lots of CDs to choose from in the kiosks in the gathering area and the church office. Suggested donation is $4 per CD.

AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 4-5:30 pm in Classroom A from September to May. BIBLE STUDY classes meet on Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 am in classroom A and at 6:00 pm in the gathering area of the Church. Classes are from September to May. The evening class will resume in September. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP If you have suffered the loss of a loved one, this group may be able to help you through their camaraderie. Meetings are the second Tuesday of each month in Classroom A at 1 pm. CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION - Meetings are on Sundays from 5:30-7 pm in the family center from September through May. EMBRACE YOUR NEIGHBOR - Call the office if you would like to assist this hospitality ministry. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 5194 meet at St. Anne’s or St. Anthony’s the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm. For more information contact Mike Hill at 843-601-0269. LEGION OF MARY meets Wednesdays at 7:30 am at St. Anne. Call Pat Srutkowski at 843-317-1802. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY (Knitting and Crocheting) meets every Thursday from 1:00 - 3:30 pm in Classroom A. Items for the sick or for new arrivals are available by calling Carol Germain at 843-667-9702. SENIOR’S BINGO will meet in Classroom A on the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm. For more information contact Noreen at 409-7097 TRAIL LIFE USA meets on the first and third Mondays from 6-8 pm. Call Dcn. Mike Woodall at 843-662-5674. Meetings are from September to May. WOMEN OF ST. ANTHONY meet the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in classroom A. YOUNG AT HEART meets at 11:30 am on the third Wednesday of the month at Stefano’s restaurant.

Welcome Visitors! Interested in becoming a New Parishioner?

Please take a moment and fill out this form. You can either drop it into the collection basket, bring it to our parish office, or mail it to us. We offer several ways to familiarize yourself with your new community: a welcome packet (yes/no), giving you a call ____ (yes/no), or taking a tour of the parish school and/or church ____ (yes/no)? Would you like your new home to be blessed? ________yes _________no

Please print:

Name______________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ City_______________________ Zip ____________ Phone number_______________________________ Best time to call __________________ Email address ___________________________________________ Welcome! We JOYFULLY look forward to meeting

you and being your neighbors.

REGULAR PARISH EVENTS

FAITH AND TECHNOLOGY

Our weapons are not of this world,

and we love a good fight.

Consider the Priesthood.

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HORARIO DE LA OFICINA LA OFICINA ESTÁ ABIERTA LOS MIÉRCOLES DE 5:00-

A 6:00 PM Y LOS DOMINGOS DE 12:30 A 4:00 PM CLASES PRE-BAUTISMALES EL PRIMER SÁBADO DEL

MES A LAS 10:00 AM Y LOS BAUTISMOS CADA TERCER SÁBADO DEL MES A LAS 11:00 AM.

REQUISITOS PARA CUALQUIER SERVICIO:

SI TIENE PLANEADO HACER UN BAUTIZO, PRESENTACIÓN DE UN NIÑO O UNA QUINCEAÑERA ACÉRQUESE A LA IGLESIA POR LO MENOS DOS MESES ANTES PARA QUE LLENE TODOS LOS REQUISITOS QUE LA IGLESIA LE EXIGE. Y PARA LAS BODAS SE REQUIERE SEIS MESES DE ANTICIPACIÓN. -Bautizo: (registro de nacimiento y los padrinos deben ser solteros o pareja casada por la iglesia) -Quinceanera:( haber terminado los dos años de preparación para confirmación. -Bodas: Registro de bautismo, Primera Comunión y Confirmación (seis meses de vigencia). ENTRONIZACIÓN El Sacerdote está proporcionando a los feligreses de la Sagrada Familia la oportunidad de tener sus hogares bendecido con el imagen del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús y Inmaculado Corazón de María. Si usted está interesado participar en esta inmensa gracia para usted y su familia, por favor llame al Moraima Romero 843-662-5674 extensión 227.

VIVIR LA LITURGIA Ser personas reales de fe tiene un precio. ¿Alguna vez has sido visto como impopular, fuera de sincronización o peculiar debi-do a tu fe? San Pedro nos dice: "Si son insultados a causa del nombre de Cristo, felices ustedes." Si ser cristiano es fácil para nosotros, entonces deberíamos repensar cómo abordamos nues-tra fe. Desarrollando hábitos de oración, viviendo de acuerdo con el Evangelio, reservando tiempo cada semana para la prác-tica de nuestra fe, viendo nuestra relación con Cristo como el centro y el enfoque de nuestras familias, todo viene con sacrifi-cio. Vamos a vernos de manera diferente a otras personas y deberíamos hacerlo. Vamos a encontrarnos haciendo menos de las cosas que "se supone que debemos hacer" y más de las co-sas que sabemos que "debemos hacer o queremos hacer". Esto a menudo significa resistir las mareas seculares y poner nues-tras embarcaciones en diferentes aguas. Si esto es lo que nos ayuda a conocer al único y verdadero Dios, que así sea. También nos lleva a la vida eterna.

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In this diocese, all adults who work with children must satisfy the following requirements: -Consent to a background screening by Law Enforcement -Complete the Safe Haven—It’s Up To You Online Adult Education Program -Adhere to the Diocese of Charleston Code of Conduct (This document is available in Church office, School Of-fice, Church Library, DRE office & online at www.sccatholic.org) -Read and acknowledge the Diocese of Charleston Sexual Abuse Policy and Procedures. The Victim Assistance Coordinator for this diocese is Louisa Storen, LISW. She is availa-ble to anyone who needs her assis-tance. 843-856-0748 or 1-800-921-8122