St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church PO Box 299 – 1523 Main Street, Danbury, TX 77534

Archdiocese of Galveston – Houston

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time — October 11, 2015

Mass Schedule: Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30 am

Weekday Masses: Mon, Wed: 6:00 pm Tues, Thurs: 9:00 am Friday: No Mass ***Special Mass: First Friday Mass: 9:00 am With Adoration to follow 9:30 am — 9:30 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:00—5:00 pm Or by appointment call 979-922-1240

Devotions in the Church Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: First Friday 9:30 am — 9:30 pm

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotion: Saturdays, at 5:15 pm

Prayer Group: Every Thursday a prayer group meets in the church at 7 pm to say the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet & read the latest message from

Medjugorje. All are invited!

Continuing Christian Education Classes: K to 5th grade: Wednesday, 4 to 5:30 pm 6th to 12th grade: Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Sacrament of Baptism Contact either Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier to make arrangements. Preparation classes are required.

Marriage Preparation Diocesan regulations require that pre-marital preparation must begin at least six months before the tentative marriage date. Contact Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier to make arrangements.

Annulments Contact either Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier.

Communion and Anointing of the Sick Anyone who is ill or who is homebound and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick, please contact the parish office. Hospital and Nursing Home visits can also be arranged. If you know of someone in the Hospital or Nursing Home and would like Fr. Joseph to visit them, please contact the Parish Office at 979-922-1240.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) or Children (RCIC) Contact Deacon Gerald or Monica Sebesta to make arrangements or for more information.

God Bless Our Military! We pray for their safety & families! God Bless the USA! We pray for Peace throughout the world!

Pastor Fr. Joseph Phiet-The-Nguyen (979)922-1253 (Residence) (713)501-3020 (Mobile) Email: jpnguyen11@yahoo.com

Parish Administrator Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1247 (Office) (979)922-1156 (Residence) Email: deacon.gerald.peltier@gmail.com

Office (979)922-1240 Fax (979)922-8643

Online Giving: www.osvonlinegiving.com/1880 [Our Sunday Visitor]

Secretary Imelda Jez (979)922-1240 st1523@sbcglobal.net

Bookkeeper Jan Saman (979)922-1211 bookkeeper1523@sbcglobal.net

C.R.E. Monica Sebesta (979)922-1241 stanthony-cce@sbcglobal.net

Youth Ministry Daryl Peltier (979)922-8106

Altar Servers Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1156

Bazaar Gwen Fief – Chairperson (979)922-1141 Gene Roberts — Co-Chairperson (979)849-4240

Ladies of St. Anthony’s Bobbye Peltier (979)922-1197 Funeral Dinner

Women of Worship Bobbye Anne Wollam (979)922-1322 Meets 2nd Tuesday of Month, 7:00 pm in the St. Anthony Center.

Legion of Mary Ana Mercado (979)922-1127 Meets on Wednesday, 9:00 am in the Parish Office.

Music Ministry Evelyn Boeker (979)849-4727 Meets every Sunday, 9:00 – 10:00 am in the Church

Pastoral Council Pat Stahl (979)922-8144 Next meeting will be announced. Meeting begin at 6:30 pm.

Finance Council Scott Hairston, Chair (281)704-1213 Meets on the 1st Thursday, every Three Months.

Liturgy Committee Marianne Vrazel (979)922-1413

Cemetery Committee Anne Starr (979)922-8562

Pro Life Coordinator Peggy Keillor (979)922-1248

Disaster Committee Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1247

Samaritan Ministry (Parish Office) (979)922-1240

V.I.P. (Senior Ministry) Francis & Betty Fief (979)922-1496 Meets last Thursday of month, 10:00 am in the St Anthony Center.

Knights of Columbus Robert Fief, Grand Knight (979)922-1629 Albert Priselac, Deputy Grand Knight (281)733-7963 Meets every third Tuesday, 7:00 pm in the St Anthony Center.

Look for St Anthony’s on: www.saopdtx.org / Facebook

Mass Times for Travel: masstimes.org

RESPECT LIFE MONTH

Message from the desk of the Pastor

My dear people of God,

In our readings from sacred scripture, we are challenged to an ever deeper follow of the Lord. Jesus challenges the rich young man and all of us to follow him more completely.

The young rich man in the Gospel, was being called to be an apostle. But, his great wealth prevented him from following Jesus. Our Lord is not condemning material wealth. He is calling us to put it in the right perspective. We must be detached from material wealth. One of the beatitudes is “Blessed are the poor in spirit for they shall see God.” Being poor in spirit is being detached from material possessions. It is not allowing the material things of our life to dominate our goals and our values.

Our Lord is constantly calling out to each of us to follow him more perfectly. Only as a people of prayer can we discern God’s call and re-spond to him. He wants our hearts, not our pocket books. That is more than most of us realize. Let us each take a part of every day and seek the face of Jesus. If we pray constantly we are more capable of being aware of his presence. We find him most dynamically in the Eucharist. Come and visit him in this house of God. We can find Jesus in our daily prayer life wherever we might be. We find him in others, especially those with whom we have the most contact. May God bless each of you. Let us always be a people of God constantly searching for Jesus.

Sincerely yours in Christ

Fr. Joseph

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

There are times in my life where I feel like I don't deserve God's love. Some people might feel like this too. That’s why I want to write about this. You may feel like you're worthless or maybe you feel like you are invisible to people. Whatever it is God knows what you are going through and things will get better. Sometimes I ask my-

self "Why does God love me?" Yes, I am a sinner like everyone else in this world and I am too far from being perfect. Even though we are sinners God wants us to all come to him and he will take away all of your struggles that you have. I pray for all of the people who feel this way and I hope they real-ize how much God loves them. You are worth it enough in God's eyes and his love for you is indescribable. ~~Kylie

No CCE this week due to Brazoria County Fair Week. All classes will resume on Wednesday, October 21st.

Thank you to these wedded Catechists for saying yes to God by teaching CCE. Thank you to Daryl & Carol Peltier, Al & Judy Priselac, Deacon Gerald & Patsy Peltier, Steve & Anne Starr. While individ-ually they are catechists and helpers, as married couples they also witness to the Sacra-ment of Holy Matrimony to our students!

Skrabanek Park New Restrooms Projects

Main Street Steakhouse in Danbury is giving 15% of all food sales (excludes alcohol) to the "Skrabanek Park New Restrooms Projects" on Wednesday October 14th!! This will take place all day long and includes take out orders. Their donation will be matched by the matching funds...so every dollar donat-ed will be doubled. Come out for a great meal and show your appreciation for Main Street's generosity.

That's this Wednesday October 14th....all day long!!!!!

If you would like to personally donate to the NEW RESTROOMS contact Jacko Garrett or Linda Piper or drop a check off at Danbury City Hall!

Just to note: This is tax deductible………...

THYROID PROBLEMS [Ministry of Aging — Archdiocese] The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. The thyroid acts as the thermostat of the body. It produces hor-mones that control the way your body uses energy. If the thyroid gland is not functioning properly, it may produce too much or too little thyroid hormone. Having either too much or too little thyroid hormone can make you not feel well. If a patient's thyroid is not producing enough thyroid hormone, then the patient is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Having a low level of thyroid hormone af-fects your whole body. The symptoms of hypothyroidism include fatigue, weight gain, constipation, and hair loss. If left untreated, hypothyroidism can cause an increase in your cholesterol and in-crease your risk of heart disease and stroke. People of any age can get hypothyroidism, and both men and women will experience the same symptoms. However, older adults are more likely than young-er adults to get this disease. Women over the age 60 are at the high-est risk of getting hypothyroidism. Also, those patients with a fami-ly history of hypothyroidism are at higher risk of developing it themselves. Fortunately, hypothyroidism is easily detected with a blood test and is successfully treated with medication. If the thyroid gland produces an excess of thyroid hormone, the condition is referred to as hyperthyroidism. Symptoms of hyperthy-roidism include unintentional weight loss, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremors, and feeling nervous. Again this condition is easily diagnosed with a blood test and is easily treated. Radioactive iodine and antithyroid medicine are the treatments doctors use most often. The best treatment for each pa-tient will depend on a number of things, including age and other medical problems. Most patients respond very well to treatment. It is important to diagnose this condition early, because if hyperthy-roidism is left undiagnosed and untreated, it can lead to serious heart problems, bone problems, and a life threatening condition called "thyroid storm." Patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism don't usually need to have their thyroid gland removed. Those patients that need to have a thyroidectomy, usually have a concerning growth, or nodule, in their thyroid gland that requires surgery. Lab tests, ultrasounds, and thyroid scans are used to determine which patients will need this surgery. After a thyroidectomy, a patient will need to take thy-roid medication for the rest of their lives.

Catholic Cemeteries announces All Soul’s Day Mass schedule:

Come and join the celebration of our loved ones. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Catholic Cemeteries All Soul’s Day Mass schedule for Monday, No-vember 2, 2015, is as follows: • Holy Cross Cemetery, 3502 North Main St., Houston. Mass at 10 a.m., Father Paul Felix, celebrant. • Mount Olivet Cemetery, I45 southbound at Hughes Road, Dickinson. Mass at 10 a.m., Father Chacko Puthumayil, celebrant. • Calvary Cemetery, 2506 65th St. Galveston. Mass at Noon, Father E. J. Stein, O.F.M., celebrant. • Old Catholic Cemetery, Avenue K at 41st, Galveston, at 10 a.m., Father E. J. Stein, O.F.M., celebrant. • St. Vincent Cemetery, 2405 Navigation Blvd., Houston. Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Time to be announced. • Mount Olivet Candlelight Mass, 7:00p.m. Monday, November 2. Father Law-rence C. Wilson, celebrant. Bring vigil candle and lawn chairs.

Meghan Ewald

Loretta Filipp

Veronica Gardner

Jacko Garrett

Bobby Geissen *

Mary Harris

Rose Irwin

Mike Jaremko

Libby Jez

Margaret Johnson

Camdyn Jones

Molly Judge

Elsie Kadera

Mary & Clarence Kinnett

Joe Knopp

Joyce Korenek

Leonard Korenek

Michael Korenek

Teri Korenek

Amanda Larson

Jamie Larson

Mary F. LeCompte

For more Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Order!

[Please keep in your prayers:]

Sr. Evelyn Korenek, Sr. Anna Marie Vrazel, Fr. William Kelly, Fr. Bill Oliver, Fr. Carl Tenhundfeld

For Our Young Adults Attending College!

For all the Babies & Children in the Hospitals and for their parents!

For All Mom’s To Be & Their Unborn Babies!

For women considering Abortion, that their hearts be open to life!

Our Men & Women in the Military! * For Those Who Are Quick to Judge!

For those in the Nursing Home, the Homebound and the Hospitalized!

We pray for all The Poor Souls in Purgatory —

May their Souls rest in peace!

God Bless the Farmer — Pray for their needs

For those with Idle minds—the Devil’s Workshop

Emma Aaron

Elena Achille

Nancy & Gemma Achille*

Tommaso Achille

Miguel Aguila

Peggy Albert

Mary Ann

Clawson-Albritton

Russell Ashchenbeck

Rusty Atkinson

Hannelore Bayerl

Jeremy Bazar

Pat Bernshausen

Vikki Buckheit

Kayla Cadenhead

Dixie Atkinson Chatham

Jim Clawson

Amy Cook & Baby

Dick Curran

Mike Daugherty

Charles Dixon

Tennie Fief

Victor Schaatt

Charles & Mildred Scott

Dan Scott

Stephen Scott

Christopher Shepherd

Kathy Shores

Elsie Shuman

Bill Siegel

Georgia Schaatt Smith *

Ray Starr

Sarabeth Strother *

Elba Taylor

Will Thompson

Nancy Veselka

Joe Vrazel

Jeanette Vrazel

Patrick Vrazel

Emma Lee Wafford

Joseph Pete Waguespack

Bill Walcik

Charles Zieber

Lonnie Lostak

Angie Lostracco

Louis Lukasheay, Jr.

Ron Martindale

Henrietta McAdams

Bea Mercado

Robert Mercado, Jr

Allison Miller

Debbie Miller

Joel Miller

Suzanne Lesch-Nelsen

Brian Nolen

Drew Nolen

Johnny Olsovsky, Jr

Evelyn Peltier

Jennifer Peltier

Lucy Pierce

Isabelle Reedy

Alice Rektorik

Betty Jo Ritz

Antonio Rodriguez

James Russek

Please remember the sick & their families in your daily prayers

New Life Word Search: Attend Church, Baby, Bap-tism, Broken Chains, Changed, Confession, Damascus Road, Discipleship, Divine Nature, Edification, Faith, Gift, Heart, Holiness, Life Giver, Light to the World, Love One Another, Pray, Receive Christ, Regenera-tion, Resist Satan, Set Free, Spirit Man, Study, Trust in God, White as Snow [left over letters spell words]

D N E W W O N S S A E T I H W

I L T S I R H C E V I E C E R

S S R T N O I T A C I F I D E

C D N O I T A R E N E G E R H

I A I I W D O G N I T S U R T

P O Y V A E E R F T E S C E O

L R S B I H H T I A F O H V N

E S P E A N C T S T N T A I A

S U I A M B E N O F E R N G E

H C R U H C D N E T T A G E N

I S I Y D U T S A K T E E F O

P A T F I G S N T T O H D I E

R M M M S I T P A B U R G L V

A A A H O L I N E S S R B I O

Y D N N A T A S T S I S E R L

Congratulations to Nick & Nancy Achille with the birth of their new daughter, Gemma Marie, born Thursday. Her big brothers and sister are so excited. I’m sure mom will have plenty of help. They have

been waiting for her arrival. Proud grand-parents are Steve & Anne Starr.

Pray to

end abortion.

Pro Life Corner: “The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from the moment of concep-tion until its natural end. Abortion, consequently, can-not be a human right — it is the very opposite. It is a deep wound in society.” Pope Benedict XVI

Prayer for Life: Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splen-dor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness. Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nur-ture and sustain your precious gift of life. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Deacon Gerald Column

The purchase of the “Old EJ Restaurant “ has been completed. The property now be-longs to us. Until, or unless, we find a better name for the building I am now naming it ST ANTHONY ANNEX.

May everyone who has pledged to the Building Fund please commence their prom-ised response. May those who have not yet committed to giving to the fund consider making a donation, or pledge. Pledges can be fulfilled by scheduling payments at any frequency for up to 5 years. Envelopes are available at the entrance of the church to aid in making your donation/pledge.

The first order of business will be to clean up the exterior of the building and the property. We must also install a sign(s) identifying the property as belonging to St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. The area around the building will be mowed, cleaned and the one tree will be removed. The pavement will be cleaned of weeds and debris and parking bumpers will be installed where appropriate.

There will be some repairs required to the building gutter system and a few holes patched in the outer skin. Then we will work on the inside by cleaning and making it minimally functional for storage. Flooring and ceiling tile will be evaluated and elimi-nated, or replaced, as necessary and/or appropriate.

The HVAC systems will be evaluated and made useable to provide for a minimal comfort environment.

Feel free to ask me any questions about our plans going forward. Actually, there are no firm plans so you have the opportunity to make suggestions. I am praying that this can provide an opportunity for us to become a more “servant of those in need” parish by providing basic necessities to those in our parish who lack what most of us have. One option is to establish a St. Vincent de Paul center where we can provide furniture, bedding, etc. to people who have little more than a roof over their head. Of course this requires more than a building. It will require volunteers who are ready and able to coordinate and work the center for a few hours each month.

We want to especially thank Joyce Peltier – Bob Peltier and Associates and Gwen Fief – Alamo Title for their help in making the transaction and for the generous waiv-ing of fees for their work.

God Bless. Deacon Gerald

Hunters Safety: Two avid hunters take a hunter's safety class in which they learn that the universal signal for an emergency is three shots in the air. Sure enough, on their next hunting trip the two men get lost. One says to the other, "What shall we do?" The other says, I know fire three shots in the air and someone may come to find us. He fires off three shots, and they wait two hours. No sign of help. What shall we do? Fire off three more shots. So he does. Three hours later there is no response and it is getting dark. The one says "Shall we try again?" The other says, "I guess not... I only have two arrows left...

Those Special Dates to Remember:

October 13 WOW Meeting, 7pm, SAC 14 Skrabanek Park New Restrooms Projects Fundraiser — Main Street Steakhouse 14 Legion of Mary, 9am, CCE Building, Rm 1 14 No CCE Class due to Brazoria County Fair Week 15 Feast of St Teresa of Jesus 17/18 Propagation of the Faith Collection 18 Knights of Columbus Fellowship Sunday, after 8 am mass 18 Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School Fall Festival 19 Bible Study, 7pm, SAC 21 Legion of Mary, 9am, CCE Building, Rm 1 21 CCE Classes — Afternoon [4pm-5:30 pm / Evening [7pm-8:30 pm] 25 Taco Breakfast, Rhonda Wendel 28 Legion of Mary, 9am, CCE Building, Rm 1 28 CCE Classes — Afternoon [4pm-5:30 pm / Evening [7pm-8:30 pm] 29 V.I.P.’s Fellowship & Games, St. Anthony Center — 10:00 am

October Church Cleaners: Bill Lander, Mike & Barbara Beer, Peggy Keillor

Thank you to all our Church Cleaners and Their Families.

DANBURY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS District: 59

Council 9817

Fellowship Sunday every 3rd Sunday of the month.

KC’s will supply Kolaches & drinks-9:15-10:15 am

Sunday, Oct 18, 2015 is the next Fellowship Sunday !

Next meeting Oct 20, 2015

Please Pray for Priests

Dear Lord, we pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests and through her intercession strengthen them for their ministry. We pray that Mary will guide your priests to follow her own words, “Do whatever He tells you” (Jn 2:5) May your priest have the heart of St. Joseph, Mary’s most chaste spouse. May the Blessed Mother’s own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot of the cross. May your priest be holy, filled with the fire of your love seek-ing nothing but your greater glory and the salvation of souls. Amen.

St. John Vianney, pray for us.

Scripture Readings For The Week:

Monday Rom 1:1-7/Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday Rom 1:16-25/Lk 11:37-41 Wed Rom 2:1-11/Lk 11:42-46 Thurs Rom 3:21-30/Lk 11:47-54 Friday Rom 4:1-8/Lk 12:1-7 Saturday Rom 4:13, 16-18/Lk 12:8-12 Sunday Is 53:10-11/Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22/Heb 4:14-16/Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45

Saint Michael the Archangel

St Michael the Archangel, de-

fend us in battle; be our defense

against the wickedness and

snares of the Devil. May God

rebuke him, we humbly pray and

do thou, O prince of the heaven-

ly host, by the power of God,

thrust into Hell Satan and all the

other evil spirits who prowl

about the world seeking the ruin

of souls. Amen.

Legion of Mary meets Wednesday morning, 9:00 am, CCE Building, Rm 1. They are always looking for new members. If you want more information contact Cecilia Bernshausen, 979-922-8783.

Saturday, October 17th—5:30 pm Lector: Peggy Keillor E.M.: Dinah Zacek, Patsy Peltier Altar Servers: Adan & Andrew Lewis

Sunday, October 18th —Sunday — 8:00 am Lector: Maureen Vrazel E.M.: Maureen Vrazel, Cynthia Wendel Altar Server: Daniel, John Paul & Cecilia Phillips

—Sunday -- 10:30 am Lector: Doris Elaine Lewis E.M.: Doris Elaine Lewis, Emil Prihoda Altar Servers: Drew Christian

First Friday Schedule: November 6, 2015 9:00 am Communion Service / Adoration [9:30 am to 5pm]

Please sign up for adoration so someone can be there for each hour.

Healing is attending daily Mass, Adoration and Confession!!!

If you cannot make your hour, please contact Cecilia Bernshau-

sen at 922-8783 or contact someone to fill in for you. First

Friday adoration will be for Vocations, St. Anthony’s Parish

and your own special intentions.

Collection Totals for: October 3rd /4th

Weekly Sunday Collection $3,886.07 On-Line Giving $10.00 Children’s Part $8.00

Diocese Mission Appeal $2,079.35

Thank you for your generous donations.

2015 DSF Summary Report for St Anthony’s Church: Parish Goal: $22,900.00 Total Amount Paid: $31,386.25 Total Amount Pledged: $33,630.00 Total Number of Participants: 87

MASS Intentions:

Monday, October 12th 6:00 pm † JD Izard

Tuesday, October 13th 9:00 am † Regina Michalek — Anniversary of Death

Wednesday, October 14th 6:00 pm Healing for Theresa Listak

Thursday, October 15th 9:00 am † Andy Dollar / † Jack Lollar / † Carolyn Bell

Friday, October 16th No Mass

Saturday, October 17th 5:30 pm † Nancy Garrett & Blessing & Healing for Jacko Sunday, October 18th 8:00 am Randie & Mary Saman — Wedding Anniversary Blessings 10:30 am The Parish Family of St. Anthony’s

Taco Breakfast will be this Sunday, October 25th, 2015 after the 8 & 10:30 am masses. Taco’s will be sold for $1.50 each.

The Women of Worship Schedule:

The Ladies will meet on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7pm in the St Anthony Center. All ladies are invited.

All ladies of the parish are encouraged and welcome to attend meetings and events.

The Flowers in front of the Altar, Blessed Mother,

St. Anthony, St. Joseph or the Sacred Heart Statue are in

Memory or Honor of ……….

Donated by ………..

If you would like to have the flowers in Honor of or in Memory of, please contact the Parish Office.

Unfailing Prayer to

St. Anthony

Feast Day: June 13th

O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and Charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me (request). O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen.

The Sanctuary Lamp is Burning

For those facing a terminal illness: May they be comforted by God’s love

through the support of family, friends, and the local community;

We pray to the Lord: