OFS St. Anthony of Padua Newsletter May 2018

Transcription

1 Our May Meeting Our May Meeting: May We are meeting in the East Room of the St. Anthony of Padua Parish Hall. Use the door to the right of the main doors of the Hall Initial Formation at Noon in the East Room Meeting begins at 1:00 PM with our Liturgy, The Franciscan Crown Rosary Ongoing Formation: We finish our study of the OFS Rule with Article XXII and a presentation on the Franciscan Personality of the Month. Please Pray for the Sick & Homebound Virginia Ames, Louis Axeman & wife & daughter, Sandy Baird, Rosemary Beheiter & her son Steve, Nancy Bitter, Dwight Cartier, Fr. Michael Crosby OFM, Virginia Delia, Jay Doolittle, Kenneth Engel, Ginny Gregali & Family, Eileen Immken, Marie Harris, Catherine Jensen, Joetta Kern and her daughter Pam and her granddaughter Sabrina, Val and Michael and Tim Kovac, Dan and Jessica Kovac, Val s sisters, Carol & Pam, Val s daughter & son-in-law Mary & Chris, Val s brother-in-law Bob Ebner, Rita Laiben, Ray & Mary Meuer, Joanna Miles, Sandra Moushay, Candy O Connell, Dolores O Connell, Matt Reinsch, Bryan Rowbottom, Charlotte Schneider, Al Spies & family, John Springstead, Anthony Steiner, Berna Steiner, Elizabeth Steiner, Walburga Steiner, Margaret Styblo, Sr. Charline Sullivan, Susan Taft, Donna Tillman, Stephen Vogel, Mary Wainscott, Sonia Watkins, Tom Wilson, Maureen and Tom Yahnke and Edna Yahnke, Roy Zanneker 1

2 "I beg you to show the greatest possible reverence and honor for the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things, whether on earth or in heaven, have been brought to peace and reconciled with Almighty God," - Words of St. Francis of Assisi in a letter to the priest friars on the Holy Eucharist St. Anthony of Padua Fraternity Meeting April 15, 2018 Minutes Ongoing Formation We viewed a short film on Saint Clare, followed by a brief discussion. Mary Wainscott led us in reading Psalm 45 which was particularly meaningful to Saint Clare. Sharing Many members shared what they were grateful for. Thanks to Mary for providing us with the Post Resurrection Crossword Puzzle. They are always interesting! Prayer requests Steve read all the prayer intentions requested by our members. Regional Retreat is August at Kings House. The cost has been decreased and is now $ for overnight stay and $ for commuters. We should know next month who the Retreat Master will be. If a member cannot cover the entire cost, contact Steve for financial assistance. May 20 th is our Fraternity Meeting. PLEASE NOTE it will be in the EAST MEETING ROOM of the Parish Hall due to First Communion Reception. June 24 th Fraternity Meeting will be our 2 nd picnic at Tower Grove Park and other Fraternities will be invited. More info later. Regional Chapter Meeting Saturday, June 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception in Dardenne Prairie, Mo. All are welcome to come and get acquainted with other fraternity members. If interested, contact Steve. Monthly Dinners Attendance at our 2 nd Monday Dinners aren t well attended. Possibly changing to a different day or time would be more convenient, or even a different place. Suggestion made to consider trying different ethnic restaurants and it might be more interesting. Members are asked to bring 3 suggestions of ethnic restaurants to our May 20 meeting to discuss. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AT BILL S PANCAKE HOUSE ON MAY 14 AT 6 P.M. Adjournment meeting closed with prayer led by Spiritual Assistant Mary Wainscott. 17 Members in Attendance. Respectfully submitted, Audrey Sullivan, OFS, Acting Secretary 2

3 "What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this under the form of a little bread, for our salvation." ~ St. Francis of Assisi Our Picnic Meeting June 24, 2018 will be our second picnic meeting in Tower Grove Park. And once again we will gather at the Stone Shelter. And once again we are inviting members from the Other Fraternities in the Region. And once again you are encouraged to bring family and friends. And once again the picnic will be from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or there-abouts, we have the pavilion all day. Once again we will have hamburgers and hot dogs and brats. And once again if the Holy Spirit moves you, you can bring a side dish or a dessert. There are plenty of tables and benches at the site, but you may want to bring lawn chairs. And once again we are hoping for the great weather we had last time. 3

4 Saint Anthony Feast Day St. Anthony Feast Day, June 13, 2018, is on a Wednesday this year. St. Anthony of Padua Church will be giving out the traditional lilies and St. Anthony Bread after the 11:00 a.m. Mass on that day. They of course will have the 6:30 a.m. Mass, but will not be giving out bread and lilies at that Mass. Our Fraternity usually helps preparing the bread and lilies for distribution and we will probably need to do that earlier that day, but as of now, I do not know exactly what time that will be. I will let you all know when I know. St. Anthony s will order less bread and lilies than they did last year, since they are only giving them out at one Mass and they had so much left over last time. I hope some of you can come to help, since it is a good time. Regional Chapter Meeting There will be a Regional Chapter Meeting on June 16, 2018 at Immaculate Conception Church from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Church is located at 7701 Hwy N, Dardenne Prairie, MO The morning will be mainly devoted to business. Representatives from the National Fraternity will be present for the formal Visitation of the Regional. There will be a good lunch, they have great lunches at Immaculate Conception. After lunch there will be various presentations covering various aspects of Franciscan Spirituality. If you are able to attend, please consider attending. The Regional Retreat The Regional Retreat will August 10 through 12 at the Kings House in Belleville. The price has been lowered to $ ( which is lower than last year ) to stay overnight and $ to commute. We do not have the Retreat Director or them of the retreat yet, but we should know soon. May Birthdays Happy Birthday to those celebrating a birthday in May! May 2 - Nancy Bitter May 7 - Jolene Noack May 16 - Margaret Boland May 4 - Lloyd Bain May 14 - Jay Doolittle May 25 - Audrey Sullivan May Anniversaries Happy Anniversary to those celebrating an anniversary in May! May 19 - Genevieve Doolittle May 22 - Michael Kovac May 26 - Nancy Bitter May 22 - Betty Green May 22 - Charlotte Schneider May 26 - Steve Vogel 4

5 May Feasts, Saints and Blesseds May 9 St. Catherine of Bologna May 16 St. Margaret of Cartona May 18 St. Felix of Cantalice May 24 Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis May 27 Our Lady, Mediatrix of graces May 30 Blessed Baptista Varamo May 11 St. Ignatius of Laconi May 17 St. Paschal of Baylon May 20 St. Barnardin of Sienna May 28 St. Marina of Jesus de Parades May 30 St. Ferdinand the King A Website of our own. Our Formation Director, John Owens II has created a website for our Fraternity. To get to this type in this URL This will take you to our website. There is a Welcome page, an About Us page, a Want to be a Franciscan? page, a Helpful Links page, a Newsletter page, a Contact Information page, a Franciscan Prayers page, and a Prayer Requests page. The Helpful Links has a link to the St. Clare Region site and the New National Fraternity website among other helpful links. Thank you, John, for making this, I think it is attractive and easy to navigate. I invite you to check it out and let John know what you think. Cat available to good home. Candy O Connell, OFS has a cat that is available to a good. The cat used to belong to her Mother, but her Mother can no longer keep her. The cat is litter box trained, If you would like a cat, give Candy a call at Why is Saint Anthony of Padua known for helping us finding lost articles? This is from a letter written by Father John Pfannenstiel, OFM Cap. Let me tell you the real story about St. Anthony and why we turn to him to help us find things. As you know, St. Anthony was a great preacher. While he prayed before any sermon, he wrote in his prayer book the inspiration he received from the Lord. One day that prayer book disappeared. Anthony prayed that he would find that precious book. 5

6 It turns out that a young novice friar, who lost his vocation, decided to leave the Order. As he was leaving the friary to return to the world, he took the prayer book with him. He stole it! After several weeks, thanks to the prayers of St. Anthony, that young man returned the prayer book. But something much more important happened. That young man found his vocation again. He returned to the friary and lived the rest of his life as a holy Franciscan friary. Though the prayer book was of great value to St. Anthony, the return of the young friar was even much more precious to him. That young man had lost his vocation, his purpose, even his sense of right and wrong. Thanks to the prayers of St. Anthony, that young man found what had been lost. Thank you, Audrey, for passing this on to me. Council Members contact information Minister: Steve Geldmacher, OFS: Vice Minister: Val Kovac, OFS: Secretary: Louis Axeman, OFS: Treasurer: Elizabeth Reinsch, OFS: Formation Director: John Owens II, OFS: Councilor: Candy O Connell, OFS: Councilor: Jolene Noack, OFS: Spiritual Assistant: Mary Wainscott, OFS: