St. Anthony Catholic Church 1017 Jefferson Avenue • Follansbee, WV 26037 ___________________________ November 16, 2014 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Sacramental Schedule Sunday Masses: Saturday .............. 4:00 p.m. Sunday ............... 8:00 a.m. ............... 10:30 a.m. ............... 12:30 p.m. Weekday Masses: Monday ............... 7:30 a.m. Tuesday ............... 6:00 p.m. Wednesday ............... 7:30 a.m. Thursday ............... 6:00 p.m. Friday ............... 7:30 a.m. Saturday ............... 7:30 a.m. Holy Days: Masses at 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Confessions: Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - Noon or by appointment Baptism & Marriage: Please contact Msgr. Hudock or Fr. Pete as soon as possible to begin Sacramental Preparation and scheduling. RCIA: Please contact Msgr. Hudock or Fr. Pete for more information. Parish Prayer Line: If you are in need of prayers, please call Lorraine Durante (304-527-1957) Mary Lou Mirasola (304-527-2261) or Rose Ann DeAngelis (304-527-1449) Our parish is dedicated to ministering to the sick, the hospitalized, the homebound and those in nursing homes. Please call the parish office if you would like to receive the Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick or Holy Communion. Please inform the parish staff if you are aware of a member of our community is seriously ill. GET READY The Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians are among his earliest writings, and are driven by his belief and the belief of the entire early Christian community that the return of Christ was imminent. Therefore, to devote time or attention to anything else was foolish. As time progressed, this fervor receded a bit. Today we may wonder, when we hear these readings about the coming endtimes, if we should take them to heart. What should we do when we hear that the day of the Lord will come upon us “like a thief at night”? (1 Thessalonians 5:2) Does this mean we are to stop our long-range goal-setting, get rid of our yearly calendars and planners, or stop putting money in the college education fund? Of course not. What it does mean is that we need to change our lives, living like children of the light and illuminating the world around us with the light of the gospel. Then, on that day, when the details of our daily living become unimportant, we will be ready to find our peace and security in Christ Jesus. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Contact the Parish Staff Pastor ................................................... Rev. Msgr. Paul Hudock [email protected] Associate Pastor ....................................... Rev. Pete Giannamore [email protected] Parish Secretary……………………….……... Janet McFadden [email protected] Director of Music and Organist………...……….Ronald DuBois [email protected] Directors of Religious Ed. ...............Chris & Fred Welshans, Jr. [email protected] Maintenance ........................................................... David Owen St. Francis Centre Manager…………………….. Jim DeMundo Saint Francis Centre: 304-527-1279 Jim DeMundo: 304-905-4699 www.st-anthonyfwv.org St. Anthony Phone: 304-527-2286 St. Anthony Fax: 304-527-2548 Page Two BIBLE STUDY Fr. Pete will lead Bible study on Tuesday, November 18th at 10 a.m. in the RCIA Room. “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much…”- Matthew 25:21 God expects us to nurture and develop the giŌs He has given us and then generously give back with increase. He doesn’t want us to waste or hoard the giŌs He has given us; He expects us to grow our giŌs, use them wisely and be generous with them. MUSIC EVENTS ADULT CHOIR REHEARSAL ever y Wednesday in the Church from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Rosary for the music ministry will in the Church from 6:00 - 6:25p.m. HANDBELL ENSEMBLE REHEARSAL will be on Sunday, November 16, 23, & 30th in the Choir Room from 8:30 –9:15 a.m. NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION St. Francis Centre on December 31, 2014. SAVE THE DATE. More information to come. DIVINE MERCY DEVOTIONS: Friday, 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and Prayer of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. CCD Classes ar e scheduled for 9:15 a.m. ever y Sunday. Should you have any questions contact Fred or Chris Welshans. HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMATION CLASS will meet every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Religious Education Office. For more information contact Chris Welshans. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS who missed the Sacr ament of Confirmation for whatever reason should contact Chris Welshans to enroll in a separate preparation program leading to the reception of this special Sacrament. LITURGICAL MINISTRY TRAINING ♦ Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist Training will be held this Sunday, November 16th at 3:30 p.m. in the Church. ♦ Lector Training will be held in the Church after the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 30th starting at 11:45a.m. ♦ Usher Training (for both new ushers and veterans) will be after each Mass on the weekend of December 6th and 7th. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Thur sday, November 20th, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room. FINANCE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult Classes will be held every Thursday 6:30 p.m. in the Emmaus Room. For more information contact Fr. Pete Giannamore at 304-5272286. WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST PARISHIONER Vanessa Inman, daughter of Matthew and Amanda Scherich Inman, who was baptized on Sunday, November 9, 2014. CONFIRMATION, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH AT 6:00 P.M. Please plan to attend the celebration of Confirmation. Please support our young people and pray for their growth in the faith. CONFIRMANDI (AND CONFIRMATION NAME) LESLIE BIONDILLO (TERESA) JUSTIN CANEI (SEBASTIAN) ANAMARIA CASINELLI (CHRISTINA) MORGAN GRAY (JOHN) JACOB JONES (DANIEL) JENA RICCELLI (MONICA) MALLORY SANTORO (ISABELL) GABRIELLA VELEGOL (ELIZABETH) CHRISTOPHER YACHINI (JOSEPH) Page Three HOLIDAY & HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE Thanksgiving Day -Thursday, November 27, Mass at 8:30 a.m. THERE WILL BE NO 6:00 P.M. MASS. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation) - Monday, December 8, Masses at 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The Great Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Christmas Eve - Wednesday, December 24, The Vigil of the Nativity Masses 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and The Mass during the Night 12:00 a.m. (Midnight Mass). The Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Day—Thursday, December 25, Mass at 10:30 a.m. The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Holy Day of Obligation) Wednesday, December 31, Mass at 6:00 p.m. Mary Mother of God, New Years Day -Thursday, January 1, Mass at 9:00 a.m. THERE WILL BE NO 6:00 P.M. MASS. CONGRATULATIONS Knights of Columbus has announced that Kevin Hoge is the Knight of the Month for November and Kevin and Kathy Hoge has been named family of the month. JESSE TREE The J esse Tr ee will be set up on November 22nd in the church hall. It will be relocated to the church after Advent. The Christmas gifts will be for children from Jefferson Primary and Follansbee Middle School. Please return the gifts as soon as possible and thank you for your assistance with this project. RIGATONI DINNER Theta Chi Alpha is having an all you can eat Rigatoni Dinner on Sunday, November 16, 2014. Dinner includes 1 meatball, salad, bread, dessert, ice tea or coffee. Cost is $7.00 per ticket. Takeout is available by calling 304-374-5929 or 304-670-2297. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS General Meeting: December 9, 2014 Officer Meeting: November 25, 2014 Beginning with the 6:00 p.m. Mass Meeting immediately following in the Council Home Contact: Bernie Kelly at 304-748-2326 ALTAR & ROSARY Meeting: November 16, 2014 After 8:00 a.m. Mass Contact: Lorraine Durante at 304-527-1957 HOLY NAME Meeting: December 7, 2014 after 8:00 a.m. Mass Refreshments will be served. Contact: Joe Settimio at 304-527-1605 STEWARDSHIP CORNER • • • UPCOMING DIOCESAN COLLECTIONS November 23 -Campaign for Human Development December 14 - Retirement Fund for Religious December 25 - Catholic Charities West Virginia CATHOLIC SHARING APPEAL AT ST. ANTHONY PARISH We thank ever yone who has help the par ish reach our CSA goal. The parish will receive back $8,977+ from the CSA and this money will help keep the parish financially independent. All gifts to the CSA will be returned 100% to St. Anthony Parish. Our total CSA pledges thus far are $18,348. FRIDAY FRIENDS We ar e cur r ently pr oviding 25 backpacks to students in need and we are accepting food items that are individual servings, and pull top cans. We cannot accept peanut butter and food that has expired dates. Items can be dropped off to the church office Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. THANK Y OU to all our parishioners who continue to supply food for our Friday Friends. PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE REQUESTED PRAYERS Baby J ude, J ohnny Chiar ello, Donna Chiarello, Frank Cortez, Michael DiPasquale, Josie D’Ulisse, Adam Durante, Shannon Stewart Hunter, Geno Iafrate, Toni Kovalcheck, Dave Krizan, Brittany Murphy, Juliana Prekup Petruccioli, Kevin Richardson, Dan Tenaglio, Angie Vitarelli, and Janie Wittmer. SANCTUARY LAMP is bur ning in memor y of McFadden from November 15th to November 28th. Ed Last Week’s Collection: Adult Dues $4.829.50 Children Dues $0. 00 Loose Change $101.06 Major Improvements $120.00 Debt Reduction $215.00 Friday Friends $20.00 St. Anthony Bread $6.00 All Saints $40.00 All Souls $60.00 Archdiocese of Military Services $55.00 Campaign for Human Development $85.00 Total $5,531.56 Weekly Budgeted Expenses: $6,800.00 Attendance: 424 107147 St. Anthony Church 1017 Jefferson Street Follansbee, WV 26037 304-527-2286 [email protected] Contact: Janet McFadden Software Using: Win Vista AAX Publisher 2010 Transmit: Tuesday, noon Special Instructions: