December 6, 2015 Second Sunday of Advent Welcome to the Parish of St. Anthony Catholic Church Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Divine Mercy 15 Indianola Rd., Des Moines, IA 50315 ~ 515-244-4709 ~ www.stanthonydsm.org Msgr. Frank Chiodo, Pastor/Fr. Andrew Windschitl, Parochial Vicar Fr. Jose Reynaldo, Chaplain of Hispanic Community Deacons: Rev. Mr. Tony Romeo, Rev. Mr. Thomas Starbuck, Rev. Mr. Quan Tong, Rev. Mr. Tom Hunkele Office and mailing address: 15 Indianola Rd., Des Moines, Iowa 50315 Phone: 515-244-4709 Fax 515-280-6959 Website:www.stanthonydsm.org Office Hours:8am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday, 8am-12pm on Friday and closed on Holidays MASS TIMES Mass Schedule Weekend: Sat. 8:30am & 4:30pm Vigil; Sun. 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30am (Solemn Mass with Incense), 8:30am Latin Ext. Form Crypt/Lower Church, 1:15pm Spanish Weekday: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 7am & 8:30am; Wed. 8:30am & 5:30pm. (Fri. 8:30AM is an all school Mass during the academic year) Eucharistic Adoration: In the Adoration Chapel beginning at 9:15am Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday with Benediction of the at 8pm Sacraments Reconciliation: (Confession): Sat. 9-9:30am, 3:30-4pm or by appointment. Baptism: Baptism is conferred by appointment on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. At least one parent must be registered and a practicing member of the parish. Parents are requested to call the office (244-4709) to register for the pre-baptism class and date for baptism. Marriage: At least one of the parties must be registered and a practicing member of the parish. Please contact the office at least 8 months prior to the proposed date of the wedding. Funeral: Please contact a funeral home and they will notify the parish office. Newcomers/Addresses: Registration online or in business office. Please notify the office with address changes. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Peace statue at Trinity Heights Garden in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo courtesy of S. Howard. St. Anthony of Padua Brief Prayer: Behold the Cross of the Lord! Begone you enemy powers. The Lion of the Tribe of Juda, the Root of David has conquered, Alleluia!
Liturgical Schedule Monday, December 7th 7:00am Dec. Mem. of Fatino & Pasutti Families 8:30am Arlo Babcock 5:30pm Carmela Genovese 7:00pm Spanish Community Tuesday, December 8th Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Holy Day of Obligation 7:00am Jane Dalsing 8:30am St. Anthony Parishioners 7:00pm Jack Housby Wednesday, December 9th 8:30am Antonio, Margaret & Mary Aiello & Anthony Pigneri 5:30pm Tillie Palmer Thursday, December 10th 7:00am Lucretia Tumea 8:30am Pete Scaglione Friday, December 11th 7:00am George Funaro 8:30am Lonnie Severino Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass 7:00pm Spanish Community Saturday, December 12th 8:30am John Michael Crivaro Vigil- 4:30pm St. Anthony Parishioners Sunday, December 13th 7:00am Andrea Rivera 8:30am Elmo Magnani 8:30am (Crypt Latin Ext. Form) Joseph & Mary Leo & Leo-Riccelli Families 10:00am Josephine & Rocco Pigneri 11:30am (Solemn) Louie Delli 1:15pm Spanish Community BULLETIN DEADLINE Submit bulletin information no later than noon, Friday (10 days before the date of the Sunday bulletin) Email: showard@stanthonydsm.org Information will be subject to edit and available space. Thanks 2. December 6, 2015 Liturgical Roles Sat. Dec. 12th & Sun. Dec. 13th Ministry 4:30 pm 7:00 am 8:30 am 10:00 am 11:30 am Altar Servers EMOHC Ryan Webb Joseph Reed Blake Hentges Michael Lord Jacob Nevitt Ellen Celsi Emma Madonia Karen Leonetti Margaret Beener Lynn DeFino Campbell Lucas Marian Mendez Taylor Klinge Bella Gatto DJ Hassel Pat Vetter Michael Sullivan Lector Frank Celsi Pam Tursi Helene Wilson Hello families of St. Anthony, Jack Bastian Vinnie Bertagnolli Louie Bertagnolli Tripp Hutton Nicole Stace Jo Corigliano Chris Guevara RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Ben Mauro Leo Mauro Olivia Oriho Sophia Connolly Mary Oriho Violet Bordenaro Bella Kennedy Zeb Fitzgerald Ryan Russell Ben LaFleur Melissa Hill Happy Second Sunday of Advent! I hope you are recognizing this season of waiting and preparation with an Advent wreath, special prayers or discussions. Are you aware that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has a wonderful website where you can find All Things Catholic? Well, they do and you can! Just head over to www.usccb.org, and take a look around. You ll find daily Mass readings along with video and audio reflections each day, news about the Church around the world, resources for Advent and the Jubilee Year of Mercy for yourself and your family, and much more. I highly recommend this site for solid, Catholic information that will help you and your family during this time of preparation for the birth of our Lord. God s blessings, now and always, Melissa Hill HELP SUPPORT ST. ANTHONY SCHOOL! ENJOY A TREAT FROM DQ! ST. ANTHONY SCHOOL DAY AT SW 9 TH DAIRY QUEEN Wednesday, December 9 th ALL DAY SW 9 th DQ, 3408 SW 9 th Street Steve Sarcone, Owner 25% of sales from Parish comes back to the school
ST. ANTHONY S NEWS & EVENTS December 11th the celebration at St. Anthony Church of the feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of The Americas. This celebration will begin with the Holy Rosary at 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. St. Anthony School Spanish Immersion participation 7:15 p.m. Bilingual Mass The Mass ends with a procession to the Grotto, followed by a gathering and dances in parish hall. Thanksgiving Day Basket - Thank You! A HUGE thank you goes out to all those who were able to contribute, as well as all of the Dowling, SAS and RE students who helped put together and handed out the St. Vincent DePaul Thanksgiving baskets. Magnificat Readers It is time to renew the subscription to the Magnifcat. Cost will be $30 again this year. You can put your money in an envelope to the attention of Michele and drop it in the collection basket. All money should be turned in by Jan. 18 th. Dowling Catholic Campus Store Holiday Extended Hours: Wed., Dec. 9th 5 pm - 8 pm Wed., Dec. 16th - 5 pm - 8 pm Sat., Dec. 19th - Noon - 4 pm Dowling Catholic Campus Store regular hours when school is in session: Monday - Thursday 9 am - 1 pm Fridays 9 am - 4 pm 3. December 6, 2015 AROUND THE DIOCESE 2015 Advent Communal Penance Schedule St. Mary-Elkhart 12/6 2:00pm St. Luke 12/6 3:00pm Christ The King 12/6 7:00pm St. Pius 12/6 7:00pm Basilica of St. John 12/12 10:00am Our Lady of Immaculate Heart 12/13 3:00pm St. Thomas Aquinas-Indianola 12/13 11:30am St. Theresa 12/14 7:00pm SS. John and Paul 12/14 7:00pm St. Boniface 12/15 7:00pm St. Anthony 12/19 9:00am All Saints 12/20 2:00pm
St. Anthony Financials Weekend of Nov. 22nd & 29th Tithes/Plate $11,386.00 + $9872.00 Tithes/Plate FYTD $268,183.00 You can give beyond your life through a bequest to St. Anthony Catholic Church in your will. www.stanthonydsm.org Click on Donate to St. Anthony s InnerVision Health Care baby bottle campaign total contributions as of 11/29/15 $35.73. Grand total of $3,381.39. Mediacom Rebroadcast of Mass 11:30 Sunday Mass is rebroadcast the following days: Wed. at 7:00 PM. The following Sun. at 11:00 AM on Mediacom channels: 17, 84, or 96.11 Mass Schedule 12/7 5:30pm-English 12/7 7:00pm-Spanish 12/8 7:00 & 8:30am-English 12/8 7:00pm-Latin 4. December 6, 2015 Please Pray for: Richard Hansen, Michael Delmege, Ruben Alcoy, Susan Costa, and Tommy Alessio KofC Food Bank Weekend-Please help those in need, Dec. 19th & 20th, by bringing non-perish-able food items to benefit the Bidwell Food Bank and cash donations to support the Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Bank. The Knights of Columbus will be at all of the doors before and after each Mass collecting for this worthy cause. A Big THANK YOU to everyone who helped clean the church last time. The next date to clean is Dec. 12th @ 9am. Please meet in the church. This is a great way to earn service hours. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Readings for the Week of Dec. 6th Sunday: Bar 5:1-9/Ps 126:1-6/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 Monday: Is 35:1-10/ Ps 85:9-14/Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1-4/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10/Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Ps 145:1, 9-13/Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-4, Saturday: 6/Mt 11:16-19 Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Jdt 13:18-19/ Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Next Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a/Is 12:2-6/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18 TRUSTEES Mike Vasquez-244-8024 Joe Graziano-991-4830 OFFICE PERSONNEL Church office 244-4709 Business Manager Mark Paris-mparis@stanthonydsm.org Admin. Asst. to Pastor Stephanie Howardshoward@stanthonydsm.org Secretary Michele Romeomrromeo@stanthonydsm.org Director Religious Ed Melissa Hill-mhill@stanthonydsm.org MINISTRIES Adult Choir Director Patricia Civitate-244-4672 or civitate9@q.com Altar & Rosary Society Co-Presidents Helene Wilson-491-0438 DJ Hassel-480-1028 Dowling Representative Frank J. Chiodo-fjchiodo@hotmail.com Finance Council Chair Ralph Marasco Jr.-778-4653 Hispanic Ministry Marisol Guerramguerra@stanthonydsm.org Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Paul Comito-246-1402 Marketing Committee Melissa Mauro-249-4629 or Melissa@paper-systems.com Parish Council Coordinator Mary Quinnmquinn@mercydesmoines.org Respect Life Ministry Judy Liston-246-8150 Schola Cantorum Director Charlotte Hunkele-641-203-4337 or chunk854@hotmail.com St. Anthony Foundation Stephanie Sarcone-287-7161 St. Anthony Grotto Chairperson David Miller-dmiller7270@q.com St. Vincent de Paul Society Janet Goode-953-1335 Ellen Celsi-288-3917 SCHOOL PERSONNEL School Principal-243-1874 Dr. Joseph F. Cordarojcordaro@stanthonydsm.org Adventure Club Director-244-2534 Joe Grandanette Home and School President Shannon McDonaldshannonhomeandschool@gmail.com Parish Board of Education President Deb Bordenaro-867-7240 or tbordo@hotmail.com St. Anthony School Alumni Committee Loretta Rizzuti (lrizzuti@lolaw.com)
From Msgr. Frank Chiodo Dear Friends, I am passing this on for your meditation. Have a Blessed week. WELCOME to our Parish Derek & Kindall Brownell, Dennis & Wendy Ogden, Irvin Carrasco & Claudia Barberena, Ryan Rivas, Luis & Corina Solano Reyes, Andres & Miriam Camarena Coronel, Tara Naber, Jose & Dolores Peralta Contreras, Cara Edmondson, Delaney Graziano, Vincente & Patricia Martinez Total of 99 new households in 2015 We welcomed 122 new households in 2014, 101 in 2013, 102 in 2012, 72 in 2011, 64 in 2010, 67 in 2009 and 96 in 2008. Total since 2008 714 To learn more about the St. Anthony Victor Romanelli Council 12482 visit saintanthonykofc12482.com St. Anthony Weekly Calendar Monday Tuesday Dec. 7th to Dec. 13th Wednesday 5:30pm Fresh5:30pm Knights 6:00pm RCIA-LC man Confirmation -LC of Columbus-LC 6:00pm Year of Mercy book study- 6:00pm Life in 5:30pm MassMR the Spirit-MR CH 7:00pm Latin 6:00pm St. Jude7:00pm Spanish cafe 8:00pm Benedic- tion of the Blessed Sacra ment 5. December 6, 2015 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 6:30pm Spanish Baptism Class-LC 6:30pm Men s CRHP Formation Team-MR 7:00pm Bilingual Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe-CH 8:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe ReceptionPH 12:30pm Women s CRHP Formation TeamMR 5:00pm Polish 5:00pm Msgr s Pilgrimage Meeting-LC