St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church 710 10th Street South, Fargo, ND 58103 

Parish Office: 701.237.6063 | www.stanthonyfargo.org 

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church is a diverse community of people, unified in Christ on a faith journey to salvation through worship, education and service.

Staff Fr. Raymond Courtright, Pastor raymond.courtright@fargodiocese.org

Fr. Antony Samy, Parochial Vicar antony.samy@fargodiocese.org

Deacon Stuart Longtin, Pastoral Ministry/Outreach stuart.longtin@fargodiocese.org

Maria Gietzen, Religious Education/Youth Ministry recoordinator@stanthonyfargo.org

Melissa Woinarowicz, Music/Liturgy/RCIA music-liturgy@stanthonyfargo.org

April Mitchell, Communications/Events/Technology cetcoordinator@stanthonyfargo.org

Deidra Lies, Office Administrator deidra@stanthonyfargo.org

Sunday Masses Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM, 7:30 PM

Weekday Masses Tuesday-Friday: 6:45 AM Monday - Thursday: 5:15 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM

Confessions Saturday: 3:45-4:45 PM 15 minutes before daily morning Mass 30 minutes before daily evening Mass Other times available by appointment.

Parish Office Hours Monday: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Tuesday-Thursday: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM-12:00 NOON

Closed 12:00-1:00 PM for lunch.

Eucharistic Adoration Thursday: 7:30 AM to 11:59 PM Baptism: Contact Parish Office during pregnancy to register for classes. Marriage: Contact Parish Office 6 months prior to schedule a date. To Register in the Parish: Please see a priest after Mass. Prayer Chain: 701-235-0308 St. Vincent de Paul: 701-566-0638 St. JPII Catholic Schools Representative: Anna Grothmann, 701-306-7621

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*OFFERTORY for March 8, 2020. THANK YOU!

Those who are sick and suffering, especially Al Baumgar tner , Michelle Dahlman, sister of Brian Herding and Marvin Ness.

Please Pray For... 

Friday Lenten Ac vi es at St. Anthony’s 

It’s not too late to take advantage of these Friday Lenten activities at St. Anthony’s.

*Fish Dinner* - Our St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus members will again be serving up a delicious fish dinner on the Fridays of Lent, from 5:00-6:30 PM. On the menu is baked Pollock, deep fried Pollock, French fries, baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese, vegetables and des-sert. The cost is just $10 for ages 13 and up, $6 for children 6-12 and children 5 and under are free. All are welcome!

*Stations of the Cross*- Following the fish fry on Fridays during Lent, join us in the church for Stations of the Cross. We will begin at 6:30 PM. Let us each strive to make this the best Lent ever!

Amount Given Budget Sunday Collection $ 7,920.48 Online Giving $ 3,433.54 Total Giving $ 11,354.02 $15,600.00 Year to Date $ 544,818.29 $561,600.00

COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO ILLNESS PREVENTION With the cold and flu season continuing, we encourage common sense prevention strategies to lessen the likelihood of sharing illnesses. Please be considerate of others, and if you are feeling unwell, it is okay to bow to others at the sign of peace, refrain from receiving the precious blood of Christ, and even to stay home from Mass if you are ill (there are options to view Mass on TV in our viewing area). Please take precautions to ensure your own health and recovery, as well as that of others.

BETHANY HOMES TO DECIDE MASS EACH WEEK Bethany Homes on University Drive is currently restricting visitors as a way to lessen the likelihood of illness coming into their facility. Because of this, they have cancelled all activities, including their Friday Mass. If you typically attend or help with the Friday Mass at Bethany, please plan to call ahead to the St. Anthony’s Parish Office on Friday mornings for the next few weeks to see if Mass is still going to go forward. It will be decided on a week-by-week basis, dependent upon illness risk. Thank you for your understanding.

CHILDREN’S VIDEO ABOUT LENT ON FORMED.ORG Are you looking for a fun video that explains Lent to show

your younger children? Check out Brother Francis on formed.org! Use the St. Anthony Parish Code H6D6VP to setup your own account and start watching great Catholic shows today!

GOD’S GIFT APPEAL Thank you to all of our parishioners who have made their gift to the 2020 God’s Gift Appeal. If you have not yet made a gift or pledge, please fill out a commitment card, located on the table in St. Francis Gathering Place or online at fargodiocese.org/

Parish Events and Happenings

Religious Education and Youth

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P Lucas Hager John McLaughlin

Tom Smith April Mitchell

Brian Kautzman Helen Steffens

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Tess, Angie, and Amy Oduor

Jayden Ouart Isaac & Jacob Kinzler

Carter & Landon Mitchell

Taylor Schmidt Grace & Isaac

Madsen Nick Newsam

Katrina & Lucas Gietzen

Mara Nielsen Anna Seefeldt

H Troy and Rose Pedersen

Madsen Family

Schuh Family

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Cheryl Cameron Peter Oduor

Joanne Selzler Diane Herding Brian Herding

Paul Bailey Bonnie Kroetsch

Ken Kroetsch Shirley Sweeney

Kara Bailey

Gerry Grensteiner Linette Knoll

Pat Knoll Cindy Longtin Troy Pedersen

JR Madsen Tom Nagel Troy Schuh

Chris Thoms Mike Traen

Steve Cossette ____________

Kriste Ross Joan Schaefer Helen Steffens

CAN YOU HELP COORDINATE OUR LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS? We are looking for an adult volunteer with an interest in helping coordinate our high school students to present the Living Stations of the Cross. This person needs enthusiasm and creative ideas, as well as the ability to practice with the students on two Wednesdays (March 25 and April 1) and the performance on April 8. A choreography or threatre back-ground would be a bonus. Contact Maria through the Parish Office if you can help!

Upcoming Lenten Reconciliation Services

Sunday, March 22, 4:00 pm, Holy Spirit Tuesday, March 24, 3:00 pm, Riverview Place Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 pm, Holy Cross Thursday, March 26, 7:00 pm, Blessed Sacrament Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 pm, Sts. Anne & Joachim Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 pm, St. Maurice’s, Kindred Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm, Nativity Friday, April 3, 7:00 pm, St. Leo’s, Casselton Sunday, April 5, 4:00 pm, St. Mary’s Cathedral Sunday, April 5, 4:00 pm, St. Benedict’s, Wild Rice Tuesday, April 7, 7:00 pm, St. Anthony’s Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 pm, St. Paul’s Newman Center

TEAMS OF OUR LADY – A GIFT TO YOUR MARRIAGE Have you been looking for a way to grow in holiness in your mar-riage, meet other like-minded Catholic cou-ples, and have a special “date night” once a month? Teams of Our Lady (TOOL) is an international marriage movement begun in the 1940’s in France and is growing in the United States. The Fargo-Moorhead sector of Teams of Our Lady is celebrating its 13th year and now has eleven teams of five to seven couples each, and we are inviting other Catholic couples to come and check out Teams of Our Lady by attending one of our two information meetings. Team Couple Mat-thew and Laura Devick will present a 45 minute information session with time for questions on Sunday, March 29, at 2:00 PM, in Room 206, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and Sunday, May 3, at 2:00 PM, in the Bethlehem Room at Nativity Catholic Church.

JPII CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IS HIRING! We are hiring the following positions for the 2020-2021 school year: Spanish Teacher – Shanley High School/Sullivan Middle School (1.0 FTE), Science Teacher – Shanley High School (1.0 FTE), Religion Teacher – Shanley High School (1.0 FTE), English Teacher – Sullivan Mid-dle School (1.0 FTE), Elementary Teacher – Trinity Elementary (1.0 FTE), and PhyEd Teacher – Trinity Ele-mentary (1.0 FTE). For more information or how to apply visit https://www.jp2schools.org/central-office/careers/ or call 701-893-3231.

YOUNG ADULTS NEEDED TO PLAN AND PRESENT RETREAT The Diocese of Fargo is looking for young adults, male and female, to help plan and present a gender specific retreat this summer. The retreat is for students ages 13-17. The theme has not been decided yet and young adults would be helping to decide and then design the retreat with talks to fit the theme. You would also choose and participate in indoor and outdoor games for this age. The paid position includes several meetings and the actual retreat and evaluation. For more information or to say ‘yes’, please contact Kathy Loney at 701-356-7902 or email her at Kathy.loney@fargodiocese.org for more information no later than Friday, March 20.

PARISH MISSION TO BE HELD IN LIDGERWOOD St. Boniface Catholic Church in Lidgerwood, ND is hosting a 3-Day Parish Mission on Sunday, March 29 through Tuesday, March 31 at 7:00 pm each evening. EWTN featured priest and dynamic speaker, Fr. Robert Altier, will give a life changing parish mission on "Marriage and Family". All are welcome to come and learn about the "Triumph of Mary's Heart".

WITNESS AT THE BORDER Join us at the Presentation Center on Tuesday, March 17, from 7:00-8:30 PM to hear the stories of people from the F-M area, including Vicki Schmidt of Opening Borders, and Presentation Associate Joshua Boschee, who traveled to the US/Mexican border to witness first-hand the crisis happening there. Free-will donations will be collected for Opening Borders. Registration is strongly encouraged and ap-preciated. See also the documentary “When a River Becomes a Wall”: https://youtu.be/YrL32blrCGE

NEW SCHOLARSHIP FOR SULLIVAN/SHANLEY STUDENTS “The Deacon Builder” is a Brand-New Scholarship now available to all current and new JPII Catholic School students in grades 6-12. This scholar-ship is renewable, needs-based, for students through graduation! Contact Lori Hager, Director of Admissions, for more information at 701-893-3271. The Deacon Builder is in addition to other scholarships available at all of the JPII Catholic Schools. Visit our website at JP2schools.org.

LENTEN PRAYER FRIDAYS DURING LENT AT NATIVITY Please join us for reflective prayer on the mysteries of Jesus’s Passion. We will be meeting for Lenten Prayer Fridays during Lent, from Friday, Febru-ary 28 to April 3, 2020, from 12:00-12:30 PM, in Nativity Church. Join us!

SEVEN LAST WORDS OF JESUS AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS AT RIVERVIEW Come to River-view Place during Lent! We will be offering a special series on the Seven Last Words of Jesus and the Stations of the Cross on six consecutive Fridays of Lent (February 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3), beginning at 3:00 PM, in the Riverview Chapel (5300 12th St S – Fargo). We hope you can come!

Community and Diocesan Events

MONDAY, MARCH 16 2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Lk 4:24-30 5:15 PM +Pawel Zurek and Danuta Zurek

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 St. Patrick, Bishop Dn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35 6:45 AM +Peggy Seeb 5:15 PM Julie Hooker and Family

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Dt 4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19 6:45 AM +Maggie Siebels 5:15 PM Garrett and Brittany Axtman and Family

THURSDAY, MARCH 19 St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a 6:45 AM ++Jim and Larette Zettel 5:15 PM All Carmelites

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 Hos 14:2-10/Mk 12:28-34 6:45 AM +Jim and Kay Kennelly

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Hos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14 8:00 AM +Gertrude Neubauer 5:00 PM ++Ken and Char Smith

SUNDAY, MARCH 22 Fourth Sunday of Lent 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 7:30 AM +Kim Eisenbeis 9:00 AM ++Leona and Harold Weis 10:30 AM +Amanda Leininger 7:30 PM Parishioners of St. Anthony’s REDEEMED WOMEN’S CONFERENCE There is just one week left to register for the REDEEMED Women’s Conference! Sunday, March 22 marks your last chance. After that, registration will close. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet in Fargo on March 27-28 together with women from across our region. We will have the chance to encounter Christ deeply, aided by the stirring music of The Vigil Project during Eucharistic adoration; to be refreshed through powerful keynotes by Helen Alvaré, Dr. James Link, and others; and to grow in friendship as Trusted Sisters in Christ. Visit www.fargodiocese.org/redeemedwomen to find all the details and get registered now!

Mass Schedule

SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Third Sunday of Lent Coffee and Rolls After All AM Masses -Served by St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus 8:35 AM “Lectio: Prayer” Lenten Study 10:05 AM “Lectio: Prayer” Lenten Study 10:30 AM Children’s Liturgy

MONDAY, MARCH 16 Parish Office Closed 8:00 am-1:00 pm 7:00 PM Walking Toward Eternity Study

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 7:00 PM Finance Committee 7:00 PM St. Vincent de Paul Conference

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 11:45 AM Faith & Fitness 3:00 PM Legion of Mary 6:30 PM Adult Choir Practice 6:30 PM Study on the Bible and Church Fathers

THURSDAY, MARCH 19 8:00 AM- Eucharistic Adoration Midnight 11:30 AM “Lectio: Prayer” Lenten Study 1:00 PM Senior Card Players 4:30 PM Little Flowers Girls’ Club 7:00 PM “Lectio: Prayer” Lenten Study

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 Obligatory day of abstinence (or some other penance) 5:00 PM Knights of Columbus Fish Dinner 5:15 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy 6:30 PM Stations of the Cross

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 3:45 PM Confessions SUNDAY, MARCH 22 Fourth Sunday of Lent Coffee and Rolls After All AM Masses -Served by St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus 8:35 AM “Lectio: Prayer” Lenten Study 10:05 AM “Lectio: Prayer” Lenten Study 10:30 AM Children’s Liturgy

STEWARDSHIP MOMENT: “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.” J 4:13 Jesus reminds us that material things, even something as basic as water, can never satisfy us for long. When we build our lives around material possessions we always want more. True Joy and Peace only comes when we follow Jesus; when we become more “God-centered” and less “self-centered”.

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