December 13, 2015|Third 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

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 con-quered, Alleluia!

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 Bene-

diction of the Blessed Sacrament 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 par-

ish. Parents are requested to call the office (244-4709)

to register for the pre-baptism class and date for bap-

tism.

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 no-

tify the parish office.

Newcomers/Addresses: Registration online or in busi-

ness office. Please notify the office with address

changes.

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

Photos courtesy of Dr. Joe Cordaro

2. December 13, 2015

Monday, December 14th 7:00am Anna T. Vanni 8:30am Victoria Leto Tuesday, December 15th 7:00am Mary’s Immaculate &

Sorrowful Heart 8:30am Mary’s Immaculate &

Sorrowful Heart 9:15am Adoration 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Wednesday, December 16th 8:30am Mary DeFino 9:15am Adoration 5:30pm Bernie Mihalovich 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Thursday, December 17th 7:00am Roscoe Vacco 8:30am Virginia Babcock 9:15am Adoration 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Friday, December 18th 7:00am Al Scaglione Jr. 8:30am Joe Leo Saturday, December 19th 8:30am Bob Breheny Vigil- 4:30pm Romeo & Serra Families Sunday, December 20th 7:00am St. Anthony Parishioners 8:30am Bud Burns & Family 8:30am (Crypt Latin Ext. Form) Lonnie Severino 10:00am Mary Lamotta 11:30am (Solemn) Tim Sr. & Lola McDonald 1:15pm Spanish Community

Liturgical Schedule

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

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

Liturgical Roles Sat. Dec. 19th & Sun. Dec. 20th

Ministry 4:30 pm 7:00 am 8:30 am 10:00 am 11:30 am

Altar

Servers

Marcus Stutz

Gino Busick

Cienna Daniels

Elena Busick

Blake Prymek

Ashley Akers

Joshua Kirby

Kelly Klinge

Brad Kofoed

Jack Bastian

Vincenzo

Carson

Elijah Qui-

jano

Catherine

Bonnano

Katie Ford

Nicholas

Johnson

Michael Vi-

vone

Jordy Robles

Hank Him-

rich

Jackson

Filer

Jane Smith

Julian Chi-

cas

Noah John-

son

Mikey

Flatherty

EMOHC Michele Romeo

Ray Holman

Pat DeLeon

Theresa

Staats

Ralph Leo

Mary Ann

Wilkinson

John Piper

Marie Piper

Michele Bas-

tian

Ben LaFleur

Jerry

Schmaltz

Jacqueline

Schmaltz

Lector Bill Stowe Margaret

Beener

Chris

Guevara

Nicole Stace Suzanne

Hejkal

What’s all the talk about the Year of Mercy? There are so many great resources online for learning about how our families can incorporate this into our daily lives. Fol-lowing is part of an article I found on the OSV website, www.osv.org. I will be sharing parts of the article for the next several weeks. Also, Monsignor Chiodo will be posting 60-90 sec videos on the St. Anthony facebook page, with practical ideas as well.

Living the Year of Mercy by Emily Stimpson On Dec. 8, 2015, the Holy Doors in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome will swing open for the first time in 15 years. From that day until Nov. 20, 2016, the Church invites Catholics and non-Catholics alike to encounter God’s grace during an extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. God’s mercy, of course, is ever-present and ever-abundant. A Year of Mercy doesn’t make God more merciful or more inclined to forgive. God can’t change. But we can ... and must. As Pope Francis explained in Misericordiae Vultus (“The Face of Mercy”), the bull of indiction that announced the Year of Mercy, “At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father’s action in our lives”. The Year of Mercy is meant to be one of those times — a season for Christians to become “stronger and more effective” witnesses to the Faith we proclaim, changed both by contemplating the depths of God’s mercy and by imitating Christ in the world today. To help make that possible, the Holy Father used Misericordiae Vultus not only to reflect on God’s mercy but also to outline a course of action. In it, he offered a se-ries of practical suggestions for how Catholics should celebrate the Year of Mercy ahead.

3. December 13, 2015

ST. ANTHONY’S NEWS & EVENTS

AROUND THE DIOCESE

2015 Advent Communal Penance Schedule

Our Lady of Immaculate Heart 12/13 3:00pm

St. Theresa 12/14 7:00pm

SS. John and Paul 12/14 7:00pm

St. Boniface 12/15 7:00pm

St. Joseph 12/16 7:00pm

St. Anthony 12/19 9:00am

All Saints 12/20 2:00pm

Dowling Catholic Campus Store Holiday Extended Hours:

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

Magnificat Readers

It is time to renew the subscrip-

tion 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 bas-

ket. All money should be turned

in by Jan. 18th.

Thank you to the following for assist-

ing in setting up the church for

Thanksgiving: Mary Wills, Peter &

Luke Wills, Larry Loffredo, Molly

Gatto, and Jeanne Knight. We ap-

preciate all you do to help beautify

the church for Thanksgiving!

Santa Lucia Celebration Sunday, December 13th, 3:30 pm at the Italian-American Cultural Center of Iowa, 1961 Indianola Ave. Blessing of the Christmas fire, candlelight procession and prayer ser-vice remembering the deceased members of the Italian-American community. There will be the sampling of the traditioinal "cuccia" (wheat) folk dancing, refreshments and bake sale. The gift shop and museum will be open. Open to the public free of charge.

Happy New Year!

Begin the new year with Jesus Celebrate 2016 with our parish family St. Anthony Church Thursday, December 31, 2015 Mass at 5:30pm Dinner in the parish hall at 6:30pm Cost will be $50 for a couple and $25 for a single Reservation will be taken until Dec. 20th.

COMMUNAL CONFESSIONS When: Sat. Dec. 19th

Time: 9:00AM

Where: St. Anthony Church

Help Wanted St. Anthony School Cafeteria Part Time—10:30-1:30, M-F

Experience Needed Call Ashley Marasco @ 243-1874

4. December 13, 2015

St. Anthony Financials

Weekend of Dec. 5th & 6th

Tithes/Plate $17,569.00

Tithes/Plate FYTD $285,752.00

InnerVision

Health Care baby bottle campaign

total contributions as of

12/6/15 $42.97.

Grand total of $3,424.36.

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

www.stanthonydsm.org

Click on “Donate to St. Anthony’s”

A bequest is a vote of confidence in the future of St. Anthony Catholic Church.

Readings for the Week of Dec. 13

Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a/Is 12:2

-6/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-

18

Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/

Ps 25:4-9/Mt 21:23-

27

Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Ps

34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19,

23/Mt 21:28-32

Wednesday: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-

25/Ps 85:9-14/Lk

7:18b-23

Thursday: Gn 49:2, 8-10/Ps

72:1-4, 7-8, 17/Mt

1:1-17

Friday: Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2,

12-13, 18-19/Mt

1:18-25

Saturday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/

Ps 71:3-6, 16-17/Lk

1:5-25

Next Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a/Ps 80:2-3,

15-16, 18-19/Heb

10:5-10/Lk 1:39-45

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Church office 244-4709 Business Manager Mark Paris-mparis@stanthonydsm.org Admin. Asst. to Pastor Stephanie Howard-showard@stanthonydsm.org Secretary Michele Romeo-mrromeo@stanthonydsm.org Director Religious Ed Melissa Hill-mhill@stanthonydsm.org

Adult Choir Director Patricia Civitate-244-4672 or civi-tate9@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 Guerra-mguerra@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 Quinn-mquinn@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 Principal-243-1874 Dr. Joseph F. Cordaro- jcordaro@stanthonydsm.org Adventure Club Director-244-2534 Joe Grandanette

Home and School President Shannon McDonald-shannonhomeandschool@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)

OFFICE PERSONNEL

TRUSTEES

MINISTRIES

SCHOOL PERSONNEL

Mike Vasquez-244-8024 Joe Graziano-991-4830

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 Jan. 9th @ 9am. Please meet in the church. This is a great way to earn service hours.

Please Pray for: Richard Hansen, Michael Delmege,

Ruben Alcoy, Susan Costa, and

Tommy Alessio

“Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy.”

(Diary of St. Faustina, 300).

5. December 13, 2015

Gabriel Project Pregnant? Need Help? Immediate, Confidential

and Practical help (515)284-LOVE (515)284-5683

From Msgr. Frank Chiodo

Dear Parishioners, As we continue our journey through Advent, I am sharing with you the Examination of the Conscience from the Catholic Truth Society. A reminder, Communal Penance is scheduled for Sat. Dec. 19th starting at 9:00AM in the church.

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE SINS AGAINST MYSELF AND OTHERS

Have I been impatient, angry, or jealous? Have a brooded over injuries or refused to forgive? Have I taken part in or encouraged abortion, the destruction of human embryos, euthanasia or any means of taking human life? Have I been verbally or physically violent to others? Have I been racist in my thoughts, words or deeds? Have I hurt anyone by speaking badly about them? Have I betrayed confidences without good cause or revealed things simply to hurt others? Have I judged others rashly? Have I been drunk or used illegal drugs? Have I spoken in an obscene way? Have I looked at obscene pictures, films or books? Have I been involved in any impure behavior on my own or with someone else? Have I told lies to excuse myself, to hurt others or to make myself look more

important? Have I failed to contribute to the support of the Church in proportion to my

means? Have I cheated my employers or employees? Have I encouraged others to do wrong in any way? Blessings,

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

6:30pm St. Vin-

cent DePaul-LC

6:30pm Board of

Education-Lib.

9:15am Adora-

tion

6:00pm RCIA-LC

6:00pm Year of

Mercy Book

Study-MR

8:00pm Benedic-

tion of the

Blessed Sacra-

ment

9:15am Adoration

5:30pm Fresh-

man Confirmation

-CH

6:00pm St Jude

Christmas Pag-

eant-PH

8:00pm Benedic-

tion of the

Blessed Sacra-

ment

9:15am Adora-

tion

6:30pm Men’s

CRHP Formation

Team-MR

8:00pm Benedic-

tion of the

Blessed Sacra-

ment

8:00am St. Vin-

cent DePaul

Christmas Bas-

kets-café

9:00am Commu-

nal Penance-CH

12:30pm

Women’s CRHP

Formation Team-

MR

5:00pm Mary

Movement-CH

St. Anthony Weekly Calendar Dec. 14th to Dec. 20th

There was a special visitor at the Knights of Co-

lumbus Christmas Dinner. Msgr, Chiodo, Santa

Claus and Ned P. Chiodo