St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Temperance, Michigan

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

“The Antonian”

March 20, 2016

Holy Thursday Adoration A Eucharistic Procession

will follow the 7:00pm

Mass of the Lord’s Supper

on Holy Thursday Evening.

The Blessed Sacrament

will then be reposed at the

side altar in the Sanctuary

for Adoration through the

night. All are encouraged to spend

time with our Lord, remembering His words to Peter, James, and John:

“Keep watch with Me.”

A sign-up sheet has been placed on the

Chapel door; please sign your name before

Holy Thursday this week so we can be assured

at least one person is present at all times from

the end of Mass on Thursday evening until

Noon on Good Friday.

We encourage everyone to

come, even for a little while

and spend time with our Lord

during this night of His

Passion. The Lord Jesus is

calling you:

“Keep watch with Me.” Church decorating for Easter

will take place Holy Saturday,

March 26 at 9:00am.

Join us as we prepare God’s

House for the celebration of

the Resurrection!

Traveling Vocation Chalice

March 20 Paul Bazydlo March 27 Homero Ortiz April 3 **Host Family Needed April 10 **Host Family Needed

Holy Week Monday, March 21 Mass: 8:30am

Confessions: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Tuesday, March 22 Mass: 8:30am Confessions: 7:00-8:00pm

Wednesday, March 23: Mass: 8:30am

††††† Holy Thursday, March 24

Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:00pm followed by

Eucharistic procession to the altar of repose

for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Good Friday, March 25 Stations of the Cross - 12Noon Scriptural Rosary - 1:00pm Chaplet/Novena of Divine

Mercy - 1:40pm Mid-day Prayer - 2:00pm Sacred Music - 2:15 - 2:45pm

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 3:00-4:30pm with

Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion

†††††

Holy Saturday, March 26 Blessing of Food - 12:00Noon

Easter Vigil Mass - 9:00pm

Easter Sunday, April 27 Masses:

9:00 & 11:00am

Parish Offices will be closed from Good Friday until Friday, April 1.

Have a Blessed Easter!

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This Week’s Calendar Monday, March 21, 2016 8:30am - Mass

† 11am - 12pm - Confessions 4:45-6pm - Religious Ed Grades 1-8 6:30pm - RCIA - Magdalene House Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:30am - Mass ; Church cleaning after

Mass 11am - Mass @ Aspen Grove

† 7-8pm - Confessions Wednesday, March 23, 2016 8:30am - Mass 6:15-7pm - Perpet. Help & Prayers - Church NO Catholic Conversations meeting Holy Thursday, March 24, 2016 † 7:00pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper;

Followed by Procession to the Altar of Repose; Adoration

Good Friday, March 25, 2016 Fast & Abstinence No Mass; Offices Closed † 12:00pm - Stations of the Cross

† 1:00pm - Scriptural Rosary

† 1:40pm - Chaplet of Divine Mercy

† 2:00pm - Mid-Day Prayer

† 2:15pm - Sacred Music

† 3:00pm - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion including Veneration of the Cross

and Holy Communion Holy Saturday, March 26, 2016 9:00am - Church Decorating 12:00pm - Blessing of Food 9:00pm - Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 9am & 11am - Mass Padua Hall Rental

St. Anthony of Padua, Our Patron

and Intercessor, Pray for Us.

The Offertory Story March 13, 2016

# Env. assigned: 310; # Env. used: 124

Envelope total $ 4,778.00 Loose: $ 215.00 Children’s Envelopes: $ 13.25 Total $ 5,006.25 Weekly Budget amount..$ 5,500.00 +Over/-Under Budget $ -493.75 Year To Date +- $-12,524.83

Other: Candles $ 93.00 CD’s $ 23.00 Donation $ 100.00 Easter Baskets $ 70.00 Easter Flowers $ 115.00 Helping Hands $ 10.00 Little Sisters of the Poor $ 14.85 Masses $ 130.00 Rosary Makers $ 195.00 Total for Other: $ 750.85

MASS SCHEDULE Key to Abbreviations:

EF - Extra-ordinary Form (Trad. Latin Mass)

OF - Ordinary Form (New Rite; Novus Ordo)

LM - Low Mass MC - Missa Cantata (Sung)

Monday in Holy Week, March 21, 2016

8:30am Cheryl Stanford and

(OF-LM) Craig Baer by Greg & Karen Baer

St. Benedict (543), “Father of Western Monasticism,”

twin of St. Scholastica, R., F., Pt. against poison (Trad.)

Tuesday in Holy Week, March 22, 2016

8:30am Keith Dressel (OF-LM) by Mike & Larraine Dressel

St. Isidore the Farmer (1130), Pt. of farmers (Trad./

some places)

St. Nicholas of Flue (1487), Hermit, Pt. of

Switzerland and councilmen (Hist.)

Wednesday in Holy Week, March 23, 2016

8:30am John S. Hartman (OF-LM) by Joe & Gloria Hartman St. Turibius of Mongrovejo (1606), B., Pt. of native

rights (New)

Spy Wednesday (Hist.)

Our Lady of Victories (Hist.)

Holy Thursday, March 24, 2016 Maundy Thursday - Institution of the Holy Eucharist (New, Trad.)

7:00pm All Priests (OF-MC)

St. Gabriel the Archangel, Pt. of

telecommunications & diplomats (Trad.)

St. Catherine (Karin) of Sweden (1381), V., W.,

Ab., daughter of St. Bridget of Sweden, invoked against miscarriages (Hist.)

St. Simon of Trent (1475), M. (Hist.)

Good Friday, March 25, 2016 Fast & Abstinence

No Mass (Tre-ore: 12:00-3:00pm; Liturgy of

The Lord’s Passion: 3:00-4:30pm)

St. Dismas (33), “The Good Thief”, Pt. of convicted

criminals (Hist.)

St. Margaret Clitherow (1586), wife, mother, M.

(Hist.)

Holy Saturday, March 26, 2016 Easter Vigil (New, Trad.)

9:00pm The People of St. Anthony (OF-MC)

St. Ludger (802), B. (Hist.)

Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD (New, Trad.)

9:00am Bernie Rochowiak (OF-MC) by Harriet Rochowiak

11:00am Duncan James (OF-MC) by Barbara James

St. John Damascene (749), Pr., D. (Trad.)

St. Rupert of Salzburg (720), B. (Hist.)

Readings for the Week

Monday, March 21: Isaiah 42:1-7; John 12:1-11

Tuesday, March 22: Isaiah 49:1-6; John 13:21-33,36-38

Wednesday, March 23: Isaiah 50: 4-9a; Matthew 26:14-25

Holy Thursday, March 24: Exodus 12:1-8,11-14;

1Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15

Good Friday, March 25: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9

John 18:1-19:42

Holy Saturday- Easter Vigil, March 26: Genesis 1:1-2:2

Genesis 22:1-18

Exodus 14:15-15:1

Isaiah 54:5-14

Isaiah 551-11

Baruch 3:9-15,32-4:4

Ezekiel 36:16-17a,18-28

Romans 6:3-11

Luke 24:1-12

Easter Sunday, March 27: Acts 10:34a,37-43

Colossians 3:1-4 or 1Corinthians 5:6b-8

John 20:1-9 or Luke 24:1-12

Easter Food Baskets St. Anthony will be accepting donations for Easter Food Baskets for the less fortunate this holiday season. Items needed are:

Canned fruits & vegetables

Potatoes (bag or instant)

Macaroni & Cheese Rolls Eggs

Hams (cash or gift cards to purchase them will also be accepted)

Any other items that will make a holiday meal

Any items for the Easter baskets should be placed in the containers in the Narthex no later than Monday, March 21. We will be packing the baskets and handing them out on Tuesday, March 22.

Any Questions, please call Linda Sloan (734)856-5991

or the Parish Office

Just a note… Attending any one of the Masses offered for Easter (Easter Vigil at

9:00pm on Saturday; Easter Sunday at 9:00 or 11:00am) fulfills your obligation for

attending Easter Mass. We hope this clears up any confusion.

Liturgical Assignments for Easter - March 26 & 27

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….Let us Pray for…. Bob Abercrombie

Marie Allore Phil Ameye

Anne Anderson-Moore

Dr. Norman Arends Helen Arends

Maria Baer Adriana Baiford Olivia Baisdell Anna Barch

Ray Bashaw III Mike Baumgartner Christine Bischoff

Janet Braden Lynette Braden Toni Breininger

Sara Bupp Georgette Burkey

Don & Shirley Carter Nicholas Christy

Jim Cobak Sandy Chamberlain George Chapman

Emily Clemens Sally Clock

Larry Closurdo, Jr. Bonnie Cornprobst

Natalie Cousino Keith Crillo

Phillip Curtis

Marcus Demorest Reagan Devlin Alex Dusseau Rose Dunlap

Patty Edelbrock Fran Eichner

Michael Elsinger Albert Failer

Fr. Tim Ferris Whitney Fields

Liz Fisher Dale Fracassi

Justin Fry James Fuelling

Paul Gabor Shirley Gabor

Phyllis Glowacki Lena Halmin Steve Haman

Gloria Hartman Janet Harrell Donna Henry

Phyllis Hinkelman Scott Hinkelman

Daniel Holup Will Hubbard Beth Huner

JoAnn Huntwork Rosemary Jacobs

Jason Jambor Josefowicz Family

Mass Priest Lector Altar Servers

Easter Vigil Saturday, 9:00pm

Please arrive by 8:30pm

Fr. Brian 1. M. Lindsey 2. D. Strzelewicz 3. K. Shade 4. R. Oehlers 5. R. Burke 6. M. Faunt 7. K. Shade Epistle: J. Hajdu

K. Nusbaum J. Hajdu C. Oswald A. Vaughn

Sunday, 9:00am Fr. Brian R. Dressel L., L. & P. Cousino

Sunday, 11:00am Fr. Brian J. Rawski J., J. & L. Rawski

Derick Joseph Michael Katafiasz Charlotte Kehoe

Elaine Kolodzaike Ginger Kosmider Michael Kosmider

Albert Kraft Frank Krall Lisa Krall

Theresa Kubiak Chase Kukiela Marilyn Laboe Joan LaPoma

Audrey Lawrence Donna Lawrence Anthony Lehman Robert Lehman Mazy Sue Lucas Robert Maenle Sandy Maenle Shirley Martin

Debbie Marietta Carolyn McCutchen

Shawn Michael Becky Miller

Melissa Miller Hugh Moore

Steve Murzynski Ruth Ann Neal Walter Nichols Bob Nusbaum

Christopher O’Connor Frank Parker

Elva Rau Brenda Ridner Richard Rising

Kaye Ritzenthaler Patty Samsel

Jean Schroder Jonathan Scout

Dennis Selengowski Wanda Selengowski

Anna Sepesy Eugene Smith

Angela Thompson Jackie Tomaszewski

Tom Townsend Sr. Sue Tracy, OP

Louis Trejo, Jr. Javan Ulmer

Valestine Ulmer Carole VanBrandt

Charles Vergel Jerol Wack Jerry Wack Jade Wells Vicki White Jim Wilhelm

Gloria Wilkins Kathy Woodward

Kathy Young Shirley Zempel

Spring Blood Drive Saturday, April 2 - 10am - 3pm

To schedule an appointment, please call

1-800-RED CROSS or visit: redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: STANTHONY. The Red Cross is offering a choice of

free gifts (samples are on the table in the

Narthex) for anyone who gives blood at

their St. Anthony Blood Drive, to be

held Saturday, April 2 from 10am until

3pm in Kenna Hall. Make your

appointment today!

Upcoming Events

Right to Life of Michigan’s 38th Annual

Respect Life Dinner will be held Thursday, April 14, 2016 Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Center

in Livonia. Special Guest Speaker:

Abby Johnson St. Anthony Church & K of C will be

sponsoring 2 tables. Please call the Parish

Office to reserve a spot.

Life Line Health Screening Thurs., April 7 - Kenna Hall Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call:

1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/

community-partners.

SPRING April 20 & 21, 9am - 7pm

We’ll start setting up for the sale on Sunday, April 10 after the 11am Mass. We’ll begin taking donations on Monday, April 11, and we’ll need lots of help sorting, pricing, etc. Any questions, please call Carol Fuelling 419-350-5900.

Liturgical Assignments - Good Friday, March25

Time Priest Lector Altar Servers

12:00-12:45pm Please arrive by 11:40am

Fr. Brian - J., & L. Rawski, C. Oswald

3:-4:30pm Please arrive by 2:40pm

Fr. Brian 1. K. Dressel 2. R. Dressel

M., P., & P. Dillon

Liturgical Assignments - Holy Thursday, March 24

Priest Lector Altar Servers Please arrive by 6:30pm

Mass

Fr. Brian M. Lindsey L. Cousino J. Hajdu C. Oswald A. Vaughn

7:00pm

Cemetery News - Spring Clean-up

The date has been set for

Saturday, April 30 beginning at 10:00am.

Please mark your

calendars now.

Fr. Brian’s Blarney Adoration Please sign up to adore our Blessed

Lord after Mass on Holy Thursday

evening. The signup sheet is located on

the door to the Adoration Chapel. There

are still plenty of hours to be filled for the

overnight adoration. There needs to be at

least one adorer per hour. We will be

looking to have the sheet filled by

Wednesday evening. If there are not

enough adorers, then I will have to close

out the adoration at Thursday at Midnight.

Fundraiser for High School

Parishioner Many of you may know that one of our

high school age parishioners, Jonathan

Scout, has a tumor in his brain. He had

surgery on it on Tuesday at Mott

Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. On the

Facebook page, the statement read

“during the surgery, they were able to tell

that this is a fast growing, invasive tumor

associated with malignant tumors. The

tumor has attached itself to [the] brain

stem and other tissues in that area. The

surgeons were only able to remove 30%

of it and send it off for analysis. We

should know on Friday what type of

malignant tumor it is and what will be the

best course of action. He is in great

spirits.”

Please continue to pray for Jonathan and

see the flier regarding the fundraiser they

are doing to pay for the hospital costs. It

is a “gofundme.com” type of fundraiser.

Your prayers and support will be greatly

appreciated by Jonathan and the family.

Heartbeat of Monroe The Executive Director of Heartbeat of

Monroe, Margaret Horvath, sent a nice

letter thanking us for our generosity. The

Baby Bottle Fundraiser carried out here at

St. Anthony raised a total of $733 ($423

in cash and checks and $310 in change).

Thank you for supporting this

wonderful organization.

May God Be Blessed!

The Dublin Mystic: Matt Talbot

By K. V. Turley http://catholicexchange.com/the-dublin-

mystic-matt-talbot

On 8 June 1925, the following news

item appeared in the Irish Independent:

“Unknown Man’s Death”.

An elderly man collapsed in Granby

Lane [Dublin] yesterday, and being taken

to Jervis Street Hospital he was found to

be dead. He was wearing a tweed suit, but

there was nothing to indicate who he was.

What was not reported was the unusual

discovery when he was taken to hospital.

He was wearing heavy chains: some

wrapped around his legs, others on his

body. Mortuary staff puzzled over not just

who he was but, also, the meaning of the

chains.

The newspaper report had appeared on a

Monday morning. Later that night, police

ushered a woman into the mortuary. She

identified the body as that of her brother:

Matt Talbot. A nursing nun present asked

about the chains. The dead man’s sister

replied simply that it was something he

wore, and with that, they were placed in

the coffin and the lid closed.

That was not the whole story though;

the chains were part of the mystery of the

man who had died. They were as

symbolic as they were real. The man’s life

having been a ‘crossing over’ from the

servitude of vice to the freedom of those

in chains for Christ.

Talbot was born in 1856 into a large

Catholic family living in semi-poverty in

Dublin. His schooling was slight. He was

barely literate when he went to work full-

time aged just 11 years old. For the rest of

his life his occupation was as an unskilled

labourer. He was exposed to harsh

working conditions, at times harsh bosses

and to a social environment that

necessitated some form of release from

this – this was found by many in the city’s

public houses. Matt was no different, so

much so that by his teenage years he was

hopelessly addicted to alcohol.

Matt had the reputation of being a hard

worker. Increasingly, however, that work

ethic was simply the means to finance his

‘hard drinking’. As it grips, vice of

whatever sort is hard to counter,

especially when the will to oppose it

diminishes, so it was with Matt Talbot –

what had began as an escape soon became

a prison of moral and spiritual

degradation. And, the more time he spent

there the more Matt needed alcohol to

shield him from that reality. Those around

watched and, shaking their heads,

concluded that Talbot was a lost cause.

But they were to be proved wrong and in

a most unexpected way.

Fittingly, the second phase of Matt’s life

began outside a pub. That day he had no

money, and, therefore, hoped that some of

his drinking fraternity would stand him a

drink. As each acquaintance filed past,

none offered to buy him anything. On that

summer’s day in 1884, something

occurred that was to change Matt Talbot

forever. Humiliated by the indifference of

his erstwhile friends, he turned and

walked straight home. His mother was

surprised to see him – at that early hour,

and sober. He proceeded to clean himself

up before announcing he was going to a

nearby seminary to ‘take the pledge’ – a

promise to abstain from all alcohol. His

mother was mystified by this and fearful.

She knew that pledges made to God were

not something to be taken lightly. She

counselled him against doing any such

thing unless he was intent on persevering.

He listened, and then left.

Matt did take the pledge that day. He

also went to Confession. It was as

dramatic as it was decisive. It had all the

hallmarks of a genuine conversion, one as

sincere as it was needed. Nevertheless, a

conversion takes but a moment, the work

of sanctity a lifetime: after years of

drunkenness, still arraigned against Matt

was a weakness of character and a world

that revolved around alcohol. It looked as

if the odds were stacked against him, but

this was not solely a human undertaking.

Into this ‘land of captivity’, from ‘across

the Jordan’, there came invisible armies to

fight alongside this now embattled soul,

one embarked upon a war of liberation.

This was not a new spiritual combat, but

rather one that had commenced many

years previously when this poor man’s

parents brought a child to a parish church

and asked for baptism in the name of the

Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

After his conversion, not much changed,

outwardly at least: Matt continued with

his employment in the docks. He

continued to work hard, now respected

more than ever by his fellow workers and

employers who noticed that he had started

to give his wages to his mother rather than

straight to a publican. Nevertheless, work

alone cannot satisfy the human heart.

Previously, when not working his life had

been many hours spent in public houses,

but, now, he had turned his back on that.

He had been ‘born anew’, but like a

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(“The Dublin Mystic”, continued)

newborn was vulnerable to the world he

inhabited. With no material substance to

cling to he turned inward, to the Spirit

that dwells within each baptised soul.

And, as he did so, he commenced upon an

adventure that few could have imagined

possible.

From then on, along the Dublin streets,

there moved a mystic soul. Each morning

at 5AM, dressed in workman’s clothes a

man knelt outside a city church waiting

for the doors to open and the first Mass to

begin. After the Holy Sacrifice, he would

pray for a time before going to one of the

timber yards near the docks. There, he

laboured all day; but there were periods

in the day when lulls and breaks would

occur. Whilst his fellow workers gossiped

or smoked, Matt chose to be alone, knelt

in prayer in a hidden part of a workshop

until the call came to return to his

labours.

***

Each evening, when work was finished,

Matt walked home with his fellow

workers. They knew their companion’s

free time was spent praying in some city

church before the Blessed Sacrament.

Often he asked them to join him in

making a visit to Our Blessed Lord. Some

did. After a short while, however, they

would leave with Matt still knelt in the

gathering twilight. Eventually, when at

night he did return home it was to yet

more prayer – and mortification. His bed

was a plank of wood, a piece of that same

material his pillow. Although respected

by those he lived amongst and worked

alongside, and not unfriendly, he had few

visitors. Those who did encounter him

felt he was not quite of this world; they

were right; he was travelling ever inwards

on a mystical journey to a freedom he

could never have dreamt of when trapped

in an alcoholic stupor.

When his belongings were found after

his death, one of the surprises was the

number of books he owned. Inquires soon

revealed that he had slowly, but

determinedly, taught himself to read and,

as he did so, effectively began a course of

study that included the spiritual classics,

the lives of Saints, doctrinal books, and

works of mystical and ascetical theology.

When asked how he, a poor workman,

could read the works of St. Augustine,

Newman et al, his reply was as

straightforward as it was telling. He said

he asked the Holy Spirit to enlighten him.

And so, he grew in an intellectual

understanding of his faith, which in turn

deepened the prayer and penance he

undertook. Here was a 20th Century heir

to the spiritual traditions of the ancient

Irish monks, albeit one now living not on

an island monastery but in the slums of

Dublin, but, like those earlier

contemplatives his life was work, study

and prayer with eyes turned ever inward

to the Holy Trinity.

Matt never married; held no position of

note, was unknown outside his own small

circle of family and friends – only one

blurred photograph has survived him-

and, yet, this was a rare man: one who had

taken the Gospel at its word and lived it.

His lifetime ran alongside the then

momentous events in Irish history. A time

of cultural renaissance and nationalist

fervour, of a Great Strike in 1913 and

open revolution in 1916, of the Great War

and a War for Independence, throughout it

all his life remained largely unchanged.

Matt knew all too well that kingdoms rise

and kingdoms fall, but that he had set his

face to serve a different Kingdom, one

shown him in 1884 when he confessed all

and cast himself into the hands of the

Living God.

By 1925, Matt was 69. He had been in

poor health for some time. Out of

necessity he tried to continue working as

there was only limited relief for the poor

or elderly, but his strength was failing.

Nevertheless, he persisted in his prayer

and penance. On 7 June 1925, whilst

struggling down a Dublin alleyway on his

way to Mass, he fell. A small crowd

gathered around him. A Dominican priest

was called from the nearby church, the

one where Matt had been hurrying. The

priest came and knelt over the fallen man.

Realising what had happened, he lifted his

hand in a blessing for the final journey.

Little did he realise the dead stranger

lying in front of him had already been on

that ‘journey’ for over 40 years.

Having lived in the intimacy of the

Triune God, it was apt Matt died on

Trinity Sunday. Having lived off the

Eucharist daily for more than 40 years, it

was equally fitting he was buried on the

feast of Corpus Christi.

Decades later, a visiting Italian priest

went privately to pray at the grave of the

Dublin worker he had heard so much

about. In 1975, and after the due process

had been completed, that same cleric, now

Pope Paul VI, bestowed a new title upon

that Irish workman: Venerable Matt

Talbot.

There is a large trunk in the safe

keeping of the Archdiocese of Dublin. It

contains the books owned by Venerable

Matt Talbot. A veritable treasury of

spiritual theology, one of the books

contained therein is True Devotion to

Mary by St. Louis de Montfort. In its

pages it reflects on being a slave to this

world or to the Blessed Virgin. For those

that choose the latter path it recommends,

after due recourse to a spiritual director

and the suitable enrolment, that a chain be

worn to symbolise that that soul no longer

belongs to the powers of darkness but is

now a child of the light. On that June day

in 1925, when Matt Talbot fell upon a

Dublin street, it was dressed as a slave to

Mary and as an ambassador of Christ.

The Feast of St. Joseph, Spouse of the

Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, March 19

› ›

Memorare of St. Joseph

Remember, O most illustrious Patriarch, St. Joseph, on the

testimony of St. Teresa, thy devoted client, never has it been heard that anyone who has invoked they protection or sought they mediation has not obtained relief. In this confidence, I come before thee, my loving protector, chaste Spouse of Mary, foster-father of the Savior of men and dispenser of the treasures of His Sacred Heart. Despise not my earnest prayer but graciously hear and obtain my petition. Amen

ST. ANTHONY’S DIRECTORY PASTOR

Father Brian Hurley……….734-854-1143 fatherbrianhurley@stanthonytemperance.org

Rectory……...…………………734-854-1143 4605 St. Anthony Road, Temperance, MI 48182

Fax……………………………..734-854-4622 Parish E-mail……...….…....stanthony@bex.net

Web site: stanthonytemperance.org

OFFICE STAFF: Michelle Lindsey, Parish Secretary: 734-854-1143 Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 4pm

Linda Moeltner, Business Office: 734-854-8445 Office Hours: Monday & Tuesday: 9am - 3pm *************************

DIRECTOR OF LITURGY & MUSIC Eric Hite……419-266-0571…..titulaire@msn.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (RE) Ginny Stout, RE Coordinator……...734-854-1160

dredu@stanthonytemperance.org

************************* Padua Hall: 734-854-9120 4611 St. Anthony Road

Kenna Hall: 734-854-9162 4635 St. Anthony Road

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Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday (Sunday Vigil) (OF-MC): 5:00pm

Sunday (OF-MC): 9:00am & 11:00am

Holy Days: Check Bulletin & Website

Sacrament of Penance Saturday: 3:30-4:30pm; First Wednesday: 6:30-7:30pm; Second Tuesday: 6:00-6:30pm

Devotions First Friday: 7:00pm Mass (OF-LM) First Saturday: 9:00am Mass (EF-MC)

O. L. of Perpetual Help & Prayer - Wednesday @ 6:15pm

Prayer Blankets Prayer Chain

Sandy Maenle……734-847-7813 Miriam Dressel….…734-888-1192 ************************************

Our Sacramental Policy Six-month Parish registration and participation are required for Baptism, Confirmation

and Marriage.

Baptisms: Arrangements must be made in advance and parents must attend a baptism

class. The Church requires that at least one of the parents be a practicing Catholic, and

the Godparents must be active, practicing, fully initiated Catholics at least 16 years of age.

If two Godparents: must be 1 male & 1 female; if one Godparent: may be male or female.

Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least nine months in advance. Please call the

rectory office. Officiate at the ceremony must be St. Anthony Parish Pastor or a family

member.

Funerals: Officiate must be St. Anthony Parish Pastor or a family member.

Please note: The services of the Parish Organist are used for all sacramental liturgies.

For more details regarding our Sacramental policies and procedures, please refer to

The Good Friday

Pontifical Collection Every year, each Parish in the United

States takes up a collection on Good

Friday as designated by the Holy Father.

This collection helps support the work of

the Franciscans in the Holy Land. The

money is used to care for the people and

places of the Holy Land. This collection

keeps Christianity alive in this area made

holy by the life, suffering, death and

resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Please be generous

Blessing of Food

on Holy Saturday In Slavic and Polish traditions, the

blessing of Easter foods was very

important.

Food Blessing at St. Anthony will take

place on Holy Saturday at 12:00pm.

Among the traditional foods to bring are

lamb, boiled eggs, (dyed or plain), bread

and butter - these food receive specific

blessings; as well as other foods that will

be served for the Easter meal. Come and

take part of this beautiful tradition.

I Rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

Ps. 122

Tuesday, March 22, following the

8:30am Mass, volunteers will be in the

church for a thorough cleaning of the

sanctuary, sacristies, and Adoration

Chapel. All adults are welcome to come;

Cleaning supplies will be provided.

Come Encounter Christ! Monday, April 4: 7-8:30pm

Tuesday, April 5: 7-8:30pm Wednesday, April 6: 7-9pm

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ChurchTemperance, MI 734-847-2805

************************* St. Anthony Parishioners have been asked to help with ushering and hospitality. We need one volunteer to attend their organizational meeting: Monday, March 21 at 6:30pm in the OLMC Religious Ed Office. Please call the Parish Office to volunteer to go.

Please keep in your prayers all our service men and

women, especially those

currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan:

Kenneth Lee Ziegler, Jr, Army

Tabernacle Candles

The Candle in the Chapel has

been requested for

The Intentions of Jonathan

Scout and his Family.

Fr. Brian Hurley on the air Friday, April 8 Annunciation Radio's Spring Sharathon will take place Tuesday, April 5th through

Friday, April 8th, from 7 am to 6 pm each day. Be sure to tune to 89.7 WNOC and hear

Fr. Brian Hurley Friday, April 8th from 3-4 pm, and show your parish support by

calling in a pledge during his hour at 1-888-215-0624. Please help support Catholic

Radio by making a monthly or one-time pledge to this listener-supported ministry.

Listen every day at 89.7 in NW Ohio, on the web at www.AnnunciationRadio.com, or on

our free app for your smart phone and tablet. God Bless you for your generosity!

...PLEASE NOTE… The March 50/50 drawing will be

held TODAY Sunday, March 20 (due to Easter falling on the 4th

Sunday of the month.)

Divine Mercy Sunday April 3, 2016 - The First Sunday after Easter St. Anthony Catholic Church 4605 St. Anthony Road, Temperance, Michigan

1-3pm - Prayer Ministers to be available for Prayer - Confessions until 2:45pm Beginning at 3:00pm: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Singing the Chaplet The Litany of Divine Mercy Benediction

************************************* Jesus told St. Faustina that this Feast of Mercy would be a special day when “all the divine floodgates though which graces flow are opened.” He also said, “I desire the Feast of Mercy to be a refuge and shelter for all souls, especially poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open.” Our dearly beloved Pope John Paul II wrote his last and final statement, from his deathbed, on Divine Mercy. In it, he expressed to the world the importance to understand and accept the urgent message of Our Lord’s Divine Mercy.

Our Lord said to St. Faustina: “Encourage souls to say the Chaplet, which I have given you. Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the time of death….When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as a just Judge but as the Merciful Savior. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy….Through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will.” *********************************

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy can be said any time, but Our Lord specifically asked that it be recited as a novena, especially on the nine days before the Feast of Mercy. And he promised, “By this novena I will grant every possible grace to souls.”

*************************** St. Anthony Church will begin the Novena of Divine Mercy with the recitation of the “Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Novena” on Good Friday at 1:40pm. The Chaplet and Novena prayers should be recited every day at 3:00pm.

The Novena concludes on Saturday, April 2. St. Anthony Catholic Church 4605 St. Anthony Road Temperance, MI 48182 734-854-1143

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and The Apostles Creed.

2. Then on the Our Father Beads say the following:

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and

those of the whole world.

3. On the 10 Hail Mary Beads say the following:

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

(Repeat step 2 and 3 for all five decades).

4. Conclude with (three times):

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,

have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Jesus, I Trust in You!

Catholic Services Appeal

2016

Dear Friends in Christ,

Each year, all parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit embark upon the CSA (Catholic Services Appeal) Drive. The CSA is

a required collection taken up for the general operational expenses of the Archdiocese of Detroit. It helps to subsidize

Catholic institutions that may not necessarily be connected to or funded by a particular parish. Among these special

services are Campus Ministry, Telecommunications, Hospital and Prison Chaplaincies, Central Service Offices, which

provide direct assistance to individual parishes, the Marriage Tribunal, and the like. Since the CSA provides for 62% of the

operating budget of the Archdiocese, we are assessed or taxed a specific amount we are asked to meet. Our assessment is

based upon many factors, including parish registration, Sunday collections, and financial status of the area within our parish

boundaries.

We would like to begin our collection for 2016 earlier than usual. As we enter into the holy season of Lent, we would like

you consider making your pledge and/or contribution to CSA for 2016 part of your Lenten observance for sacrifice. For your convenience, pledge forms can be found at the bottom of this page. Please complete the form and designate the

amount of your pledge and the payment plan you prefer and return to the Parish Office. Pledges may also be made by

calling the Parish Office 734-854-1143; sending your pledge via email (stanthony@bex.net) or by stopping by the Parish

Office during regular business hours.

Your pledge can be made in several ways: paid in full and returned with your pledge form; a down payment returned with

your pledge form, with the balance divided into quarterly payments, or divided evenly among 9 monthly payments. Credit

card and automatic withdrawal payments will also be accepted. If you wish to contribute this way, please indicate on the

line below and a form will be sent to you.

Please note: If you sign up to make payments on your pledge, the payment schedule will not begin until July 2016.

Please remember that we are required to make an accounting of all CSA cards for our Parish, so even if you are unable to

pledge, we ask that you indicate that to the Parish Office as well.

I am grateful for your continued stewardship and prayers.

May God Be Blessed!

Father Brian Hurley

Pastor, St. Anthony Parish

CSA - 2016 Name________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________ Phone #______________________

Amount of total Pledge $__________________ Amount paid today $__________________________

Balance due $_________. Please bill me quarterly_____ or monthly (9 monthly payments)_________

____I would like to pay by credit card (or) ____I would like to pay by automatic withdrawal payments.

-- Please make checks payable to: St. Anthony – CSA