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Daily Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M
Rectory Office Father John Reiker
Pastor ext. 102 [email protected]
Deacon Richard L. Stevens
Deacon Jim G’Sell [email protected]
314-484-2055
Mrs. Rusalyne Ahlemeyer Business Manager, ext. 104
Sylvia Doucot Secretary, ext. 100
Cafeteria Ext. 212
For submissions to our Facebook page, Website, or our Parish App
please email Monica Becker at [email protected] Please
allow several days for submission to be approved and posted. Thank You
Religious Instruction Parish School of Religion
Phone (636) 677-4868 ext 118 Grades (pre-K through 8)
Mrs. Kathy Joslin [email protected]
Adults - RCIA Please contact:
The Rectory Office 636-677-4868 ext. 100
Sacramental Preparation Baptism Preparation Meeting: Infant Baptisms require parental attendance at a meeting prior to baptism. Meetings will be held with the Pastor in the rectory. Call rectory office for information 636-677-4868, ext. 100. Baptisms: After 10:00 AM Mass on a Sunday of mutual arrangement. Call rectory office to schedule 636-677-4868, ext. 100.
NEW Bulletin Deadline Fridays 9:00 a.m. the week prior you need it to be published in the bulletin. Notices must be submitted in writing: email text to [email protected]
Marriages: Make arrangements with Priest or Deacon of your choice no less than six months prior to proposed wedding date.
Parish Help Line: St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1-877-238-3228, ext. 3329
New Parishioners: Welcome! Please register by contacting the rectory during business hours @ 677-4868 ext. 100
Change of Address or Telephone: Please call the rectory during business hours. 677-4868 ext. 100 Parish website: stanthonyhr.org
Archdiocese of St .Louis Website: www.archstl.org
Catholic Elementary School: All of our parish children who wish to attend a catholic elementary school may do so at the school of their choice and still remain parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua. Call rectory.
Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 17, 2020
Mass Schedule
Confessions Saturday 4:00-4:20 P.M.
By appointment anytime
Holy Days
8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. RECTORY CLOSED ON ALL HOLY DAYS
Sunday Saturday 4:30 P.M.
Sunday 8:15 A.M., 10:00 A.M.
St. Anthony of Padua 3009 High Ridge Blvd. High Ridge, MO 63049
Business Hours Monday - Friday
7:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Phone (636) 677-4868
Fax (636) 677-2781 Website www.stanthonyhr.org
Pastor Father John Reiker
Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be on fire with the love of Jesus Christ,
and with the help of the Holy Spirit, to celebrate our community of faith in the Eucharist
and to share God’s love and mercy with our neighbors through our ministries and evangelization.
St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO
Pastor’s Column
Notes of Thanks and Prayer
Dear Father John: I Pray every day that you, deacons, church staff, church members & Knights of Columbus stay safe from this Pandemic. I live alone but I’m not lonely as I feel God’s presence with me. It is through God’s consciousness that I am hopeful and fearless.
God Bless St. Anthony’s Church.
We miss you Father John and hope that you are doing well. I wish we had the internet…. I am praying for every-
one every night and morning.
SAINT OF THE WEEK
If you’re ever in Philadelphia on May 22, forget parking anywhere near Saint Rita’s shrine. Cars line streets and fill medians as throngs pack a candlelight vigil and six Masses, honoring this patroness of lost causes, hopeless situations, and—as her statue in countless churches built by twentieth-century immigrants testifies—difficult mar-riages, troubled homes, and alienated children. Wise peo-ple warn, be careful what you pray for. “Divine Savior,” Rita prayed, “let me suffer like you!” Obedient to parents who refused her wish to become a nun, Rita married a man who returned her devotion with twenty years of abuse. When enemies murdered him, Rita’s two sons swore revenge. Paintings depict her pointing the angry boys toward Christ crucified, whom she begged to re-strain them. Within the year, both sons died. Alone now, Rita went to the convent but was refused. The nuns feared violence, since one of them was related to the murderer. Rita arranged peace between the families, made vows, and became much sought after as a coun-selor and intercessor for forty years on earth—and ever since in heaven.
SAINT RITA OF CASCIA (1381-1457)
Reading about the lives of the saints is a great example of how to live our lives. How to strengthen our relation-ship with G. It shows how we are all on Body of Christ. It reinforces that our gifts are meant to be shared and used for the benefit of others and not our own self interest.
Going to ask my Mom if that offer to slap me into next year is
still on the table.
Of all the things I learned in grade school, how to avoid cooties
was the last one I expected to use!
People keep asking “is corona virus really that serious?” Listen
up! Casinos and churches are closed. When heaven and hell
agree on the same thing, it’s probably pretty serious!
Now that teachers finally have a chance to use the restroom,
there’s no toilet paper.
It’s like being 16 again. Gas is cheap and I’m grounded!
Shout out to all the parents who never taught their kids respect
and now they’re stuck at home with the little brats!!!
Cops these days will be like…come out with your hands
washed!
Homeschooling Update: My child just said, “ I hope I don’t
have the same teacher next year!”
Never in my whole life would I imagine my hands would con-
sume more alcohol than my mouth!
Ladies…time to start dating the older dudes. They can get you
into the grocery store early.
I don’t like the fact that my chances of survival seem to be
linked to the common sense of others.
I can’t believe I can walk into a store to buy weed, but I have to
meet my hairdresser in a dark alley with unmarked bills to get a
haircut!
Have to say that the Class of 2020 outdid themselves with Sen-
ior Skip Day this year!
Sitting at the bar in the kitchen at night. Tried to pick up my
wife. She gave me a fake phone number
It’s been a blessing being home with the wife for three weeks
now. We’ve caught up on everything I’ve done wrong for fif-
teen years.
Have you noticed that since beauty salons are closed, selfies are
down 68%?
Breaking News: Wearing a mask inside your home is now
highly recommended. Not so much to prevent corona virus, but
to stop eating.
Some Humor For The Day!!!
Welcome To all our Guests, Fr. John Reiker, Deacon Dick Stevens and Deacon Jim G’Sell and All your sisters and brothers at St. Anthony’s Parish Family wel-come you and hope that your time with us may be a moment of spiritual experience. You are always welcome here and if you would like to become a member of this parish or are thinking to become a Catholic, contact the Rectory of-fice. Our phone is 636-677-4868 ext. 100.
May 17, 2020
The Parish Council of St. Anthony of Padua Church
3009 High Ridge High Ridge, Missouri 63049
Will be celebrating our
Featuring special events throughout 2020-2021 we are searching for past parishioners and stu-dents that attended our grade school. We are in desperate need for names, addresses, emails, etc.
PLEASE CALL TODAY!
Parish office: 636-677-4868 Fax 636-677-2781 Jim 636-677-3373
St. Anthony PSR News
Enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year is open!
Our classes will begin Sunday, September 13, 2020. Registration forms for Little Lambs. (ages 3-5), Kindergarten, and grades 1-8 can be found on the parish website at www.stanthonyhr.org under the Education tab. Return registration forms to the parish office. For additional information, contact Kathy Joslin at [email protected] or call 636-677-4868 ext. 118 or 636-677-1567.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL PARISH MINISTRIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS This message is for everyone who holds meetings, classes, Fund Raisers etc. on the parish grounds. Effective immediately all previously scheduled calendar dates for meetings, activities, social gatherings etc. have been cleared from the Par-ish Calendar you must submit a new schedule of dates and where your meeting, classes, fund-raiser etc. are held PRIOR to using any space on the parish grounds You must contact Fr. John and Rusalyne. Once your meetings, classes etc. resume you must adhere to the guidelines of social distancing and everyone in attendance must wear a mask and no more than 10 (ten) in attendance. Thank you for your patience and prompt attention.
I can’t thank everyone enough for your gener-ous donations for the materials needed for the fire pit for my Eagle Scout project. I have reached my goal for the funds needed to com-plete the project. Thank you again John Meglio.
Thank You
Blood Drive Help Save a Life; Urgently needed for surgeries at this time. Blood Drive on Sun-day, June 7th from 9 am to 1 PM in the cafete-ria. A pint of blood could save up to 4 lives. Blood is used for accident victims, surgeries, burns and other diseases like cancer, heart and many others. Please call to schedule an ap-pointment.
Contact Clarence Surmeier at 314-303-7415 or email him at [email protected] if you can donate or have questions. A donation nor-mally takes about 20-30 minutes. Scheduled appointments come first. Please bring some form of ID and drink some fluids. If you are low on iron, eat some raisins, grapes or green vege-tables at least two days before donating. Thank you and God Bless!
Blood Drive June 7th
Margaret Gerling Art Mieger
Jerry Vanarsdall Sylvia Doucot Landon Fisher
Wendy Brinkley Butch Schmidt Dolores Roser
Florenio Rabago Barbara Hood Judy Panus Ellen Schick
Hazel McCarthy Kurt Wagner Betty Reimer Doug Short Ray Sutton
Linda Burkart Jo Harrison Terri Flynn
Gerry Gutting Robin Gutting
Melissa Johnston Jan Stevens Alex Petry
Tim Lohman Melinda Petry
Jim Hurst Jane Sullivan Judy Koebel Allan Koebel
Dave Schoenberger Dannie Kyle
Austin Francisco Cornelius Becker Marianne Lakin
Mina Ellmer Wayne Petry Jim Derner
Dolores Naegeli Tara Townsend
Margie Korn Dorothy Hartung
Dennis Krupinski Maureen Flaherty Connie Conboy Norma Goetz Kathy Ryals Rick Moss
A. J. Burkart Richard Kotva Barbara Aten Nick Frank
Alice Borner Andria Powell Sharon Maier Mike Menne
Jacqueline Gries Jessica Kilper
Rose Hill Jeff Jackson Nick Wilson
George Russell Maryann Kyle Pruitt
Jeanne Burnau John Kindt
Mason Korn Dave Riley
Becky Quigley Ryan Bowles
Isaiah Thornton Emersen Hercules
Caleb Scanlon Bob Kilper
Bob Townsend Mary Ellen Miller
Brad Hook Ryan Heard
John McCarthy Mason Lohman
Adam Petry Nancy Kalkbrenner
Richard Siebert Marcus Utama
Justin Schnieders Mike Mann
Please Pray for the Sick
Names of the sick will remain on the list above for a month. You may contact the office to have a name added to the list for an additional month at a time. New additions will appear at the top of the list as they are received.
St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO
Sunday Gospel
TODAY’S READINGS
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
First Reading — The people of Samaria accepted the word of God preached by Philip; they received the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:5-8, 14-17). Psalm — Let all the earth cry out to God with joy (Psalm 66) Second Reading — Act with gentleness and rever-ence toward all, so that when you are maligned those who defame you will be the ones put to shame (1 Peter 3:15-18) or 1 Peter 4:13-16. Gospel — I will not leave you orphans, but will come to you (John 14:15-21) or Jn 17:1-11a.
Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20 (for Ascension); otherwise Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8; 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11a; or (for Ascension) Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17- 23; Mt 28:16-20
“What is the reason for your hope?” Imagine some-body coming up to you and asking you that question. Not “What are you hoping for?” or “What are you hoping to do?” No, this isn’t about our desires for possessions or aspirations for life, it’s “Why do you hope?” Peter today tells us that we ought to be ready to give an answer to this question. Truth be told, few of us spend much time thinking about why we hope. Luckily, the scriptures today give us our answers. We hope because Christ suffered for us, in order that we might come to God. We hope because we know that, in the Spirit, God grants us another Advocate through Christ to remain with us always. No matter what we might hope for, whatever we might hope to do, we must always first know and proclaim the reason for our hope: the presence of God in Christ, with us through the power of the Spirit.
COLLECTION
God bless you for your generous contributions. We all appreciate your sacrifices and
love of our St. Anthony Family! Are we in your will?
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Parish Financial Report
The following are collection deposits that we made
from donations being dropped off or mailed to the
rectory.
April 22- May 5, 2020
Sunday Envelopes Building Fund Retired Priest St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Communication Catholic Home Mission Catholic Relief Easter Flowers Easter Offering Holy Land Eagle Scout Donation Rice Bowl
7,868.00 267.00 40.00 385.00 25.00 20.00 20.00 60.00 140.00 40.00 315.00 32.75
Donations from May 6-10
General Fund (Parish) Building Fund St. Vincent De Paul
1,660.00 250.00 350.00
St. Vincent De Paul Reminder that your St. Vincent de Paul enve-lope is in this monthly envelope mailing for Sun-day, May 10th.
We are expecting a lot of activity from low in-come families in High Ridge once the utilities and rent people go back to acting on late or missing payments.
Your help is appreciated in these difficult times.
Thanks! Bill Matlach
Kathy Lyons and family on the death of her sister Mary Ann Brake. Jim Kotva and family on the death of his father Richard Kotva Malia Hanewinkel and family on the death of her mother Nora Fenton Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
May 17, 2020
There is a geography to the liturgy of bap-tism that distills the journey of faith. Each part of the liturgy is assigned to a distinct part of the church building. Baptism, whether of infants car-ried to church by their parents or of adults follow-ing the paschal candle into a darkened church at Easter, starts at the door. First, a threshold must be crossed and a new community of meaning and memory encountered for the first time. Then, the celebration moves to the place for God’s Word. Next, as the litany of the saints is sung, there is a procession to the font. Finally, the movement is to the table, the altar of the Eucha-rist. There, newly baptized adults are brought to the sacred meal, or the parents of infants are blessed and reminded that their child will one day share fully in the table’s banquet.
Many Catholic churches honor this geog-raphy by placing the font near the door, or at least small vessels with water. The doorway of our church is a place of memory, and a passage-way to a new way of living.
Treasures From Our Traditions
St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO
May 17, 2020