PARISH OFFICE

28 STATE STREET, TROY, NEW YORK 12180 PHONE: 518-273-8622 FAX: 518-273-2731 OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm (July & August 9:00am - 2:00pm)

PARISH WEBSITE parishes.rcda.org/stanthonyofpadua

PASTORAL STAFF

Fr. Richard Donovan, OFM – Pastor Email: richard.donovan@rcda.org Fr. Primo Piscitello, OFM – Priest in Residence Fr. Jorge Reyes, OSA – Hispanic Apostolate Deacon Charles Z. Wojton Email: cwojton1@nycap.rr.com Christopher Lohr – Sacristan Email: sacristan4@aol.com Suzanne Turner Parish & Cemetery Business Manager Email: sturner.sac@gmail.com

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Clement Campana – Council President

PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE

Paul Dellio – Committee Chair

PARISH TRUSTEES Paul Dellio, Margaret Fitzgerald PARISH REGISTRATION: Please use registration forms in the back of church. Return completed forms to the friary. WELCOME!

THE ROARKE CENTER 107 Fourth Street, Troy 273-8351 An outreach for people in Troy; offering its members crisis intervention and advocacy.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday 4:30 pm Sunday 9:00 am 10:00 am Spanish 12:00 pm

DAILY MASS

Monday – Friday 7:15am & 12:10pm

HOLY DAY MASSES

Holy Days will be announced in bulletin

RECONCILIATION

Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm or by appointment, please call the friary.

PASTORAL CARE

Please call to arrange for pastoral visitation including Anointing of the Sick and Communion calls to the hospitalized and homebound.

BAPTISM

Please call to schedule Baptism.

MARRIAGE

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. Couples must attend a one- day Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation program.

NOVENAS

St. Anthony of Padua: Tuesday after daily Mass Our Lady of Lourdes: Wednesday after daily Mass St. Ann Prayer Group: Wednesday 3:00pm St. Jude: Thursday after daily Mass

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH 1 2 7 Y E A R S O F F A I T H & S E R V I C E Served by the Order of Friars Minor (The Franciscans) since 1926

The mission of St. Anthony of Padua Church

is to minister spiritually, sacramentally and physically to all who enter our doors.

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 29-30, 2019

Saturday, June 29th 4:30 Kenneth Schumacher – Kathy Palmer Sunday, June 30th 9:00 Valente Bros: Ralph, Jerry, Rocco, Lou & Sam- sister, Mary Martha V. Tedesco – Mary Grace Scorsone Anita DeGiovine – Rosanne Milo 10:00 Spanish Mass 12:00 Joseph & Mary Behan – Family David Cohl – Jim Canfield Eileen Claypoole (2nd Anniv) – sister, Doris Int. of Marcia Kane (B’day) – Dick & Helene LaRose Monday, July 1st St. Junipero Serra 7:15 Int. of Andrea LaRose – Bev & Rich 12:10 Angelo Battisti (Anniv.) – daughter, Mary Tuesday, July 2nd

7:15 Int. of Abby & Eli Parkis – Bev & Rich 12:10 I. C. Province Wednesday, July 3rd St. Thomas, Apostle

7:15 St. Anthony’s Community 12:10 Madelon F. McNulty (21st Anniv) - Family Thursday, July 4th

Independence Day

7:15 For Our Country 12:10 No Mass Friday, July 5th Sts. Anthony Zaccaria, Elizabeth of Portugal

7:15 Int. of Robert Donovan - Family 12:10 Sat., July 6th St. Maria Goretti 4:30 Julia Smulsky – Family Bill Warren – Grace & Pam Sunday, July 8th 9:00 Joseph Salerno (12th Anniv) – wife, Betty Martha V. Tedesco – Marion, Albert & Vincent Scorsone Lidia Lombardi – Pat & Mary Casale 10:00 Spanish Mass 12:00 Mike Maloney (B’day Rem) – Turner Family

Saint of the Day for July 6th

St . Maria Goretti (Oct. 16, 1890-July 6, 1902)

One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer, had no chance to go to school, never learned to read or write. On a hot afternoon in July, Maria was sitting at the top of the stairs of her house, mending a shirt. She was not quite 12 years old, but physically mature. A cart stopped outside, and a neighbor, 18-year-old Alessandro, ran up the stairs. He seized her and pulled her into a bedroom. She struggled and tried to call for help. “No, God does not wish it,” she cried out. “It is a sin. You would go to hell for it.” Alessandro began striking at her blindly with a long dagger. Maria was taken to a hospital. Her last hours were marked by the usual simple compassion of the good—concern about where her mother would sleep, forgiveness of her murderer (she had been in fear of him, but did not say anything lest she cause trouble to his family), and her devout welcoming of Viaticum, her last Holy Communion. She died about 24 hours after the attack. Alessandro was sentenced to 30 years in prison. For a long time he was unrepentant and surly. One night he had a dream or vision of Maria gathering flowers and offering them to him. When he was released after 27 years, his first act was to beg the forgiveness of Maria’s mother. Devotion to Maria grew, miracles were worked, and in less than half a century she was canonized. At her beatification in 1947, her 82-year-old mother, two sisters, and her brother appeared with Pope Pius XII on the balcony of St. Peter’s. Three years later, at Maria’s canonization, a 66-year-old Alessandro Serenelli knelt among the quarter-million people and cried tears of joy. Reflection: Maria may have had trouble with catechism, but she had no trouble with faith. God’s will was holiness, decency, respect for one’s body, absolute obedience, total trust. In a complex world, her faith was simple: It is a privilege to be loved by God, and to love him—at any cost. (franciscanmedia.org)

LIMITED OFFICE HOURS due to clergy and staff vacations

July 1st-3rd

Friary open 9:00-12:00

July 4th and 5th Friary Closed

Mon. July 8th

Friary open 9:00-12:00

Parish Activities Offering for the weekend of

June 22-23, 2019 Mass Attendance Collection 4:30 100 $ 1191.00 9:00 114 $ 1466.00 10:00 152 $ 374.00 12:00 123 $ 743.00 Weekly Collection: $ 3774.00 Father’s Day: $120 Candles: $545.97 St. Anthony Feast Day: $15

Counters will meet Monday, July 1st

Rosanne Milo, Vivian Stuart, Bernie Bielawa, Joan McBain, Theresa & Tom Anderson

Have a HAPPY 4th of July!!!

The Friary offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4th for the holiday. There will be 7:15am morning Mass on the 4th but no 12:10pm.

2019-20 Bishop’s Appeal is Underway Please make your pledge today using envelopes in the back of church or online at: donate.thebishopsappeal.org. The

2019-2020 diocesan goal for St. Anthony’s Parish is $57,301.00 Pledge total to date: $12,670.00

Parish Memorial and Living Gifts The following memorials will be available to honor your deceased loved ones or as a gift to honor your living loved ones. Please call or stop in the parish office to make your arrangements. You can purchase one month or multiple months. Your donation will be acknowledged in the bulletin and a gift letter can be sent to grieving loved ones. Sanctuary Lamp: $40/month, Altar Bread: $50/month, Altar Wine: $50/month. The Bread and Wine are available for the month of August. Please pray for the sick of our parish and in our families: William Behan, Martin Schumacher, Deacon Jerry Christiano, Nickie Danei, Bernadette Curran, Eileen Maguire, Pat Jacobs, Doris Desmarais, Sandra Lauro, Belinda Rubino, Nadia, Jean Valenti, Marge May, Rae Francese

The tabernacle Sanctuary Lamp is being lit during the month of July in memory of the Deceased Members of the Perfetti, Fulgan & Files Families, requested by Louis & Rachel Perfetti.

The Altar Bread for the month of July has been given in memory of Thomas M. Fitch by his wife, Mary. The Altar Wine for the month of July has been given in memory of Jack & Betty McVeigh by Kathy & Eileen.

Through Baptism we welcome

Thomas Michael Lansing

into our Faith Community

SUMMER HOURS The Friary will be closing at 2:00 pm during July & August. Summer Office Hours will be Monday–Thursday from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Congratulations to our Hispanic Apostolate First Communicants

God Bless You ~ Dios los Bendiga Isabella Brito-Mena

Henry Guamán-Palaguachi John Guamán-Palguachi

Aracely Martinez Daniel Martinez Allison Mendez Anyeli Mendez Yoiner Mendez

Alex Uzhca

Primera Comunion