St. Anthony Catholic Church Church 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. | Hereford, Texas 79045

Parish Office:114 Sunset Drive 364-6150

School Office: 120 W. Park Ave. Phone 364-1952.

Parish website http://stanthonyscatholicparish.com/ In case of an emergency email: frneusch@gmail.com or 806-570-5706

PARISH PASTOR — Rev. Fr. Anthony Neusch DIOCESE of AMARILLO — Bishop Patrick Zurek

Sign up for R.C.I.A and Small Groups Adult Faith Formation email: janiebanner1@wtrt.net or call 364-6150

Bulletin Editor Jasmin Enriquez email: jme.stanthonys@gmail.com bulletin deadline is noon WEDNESDAY.

Church Announcements: Sunday, October 6:

Please welcome Msgr. Bixenman.

Second Collection Black Bag for Charity.

Monday, October 7: NO MASS.

6:30 pm Safe Environment Training.

Tuesday, October 8:

NO MASS.

6:30 pm Red Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Wednesday, October 9:

NO MASS.

NO Adoration.

6-7 pm elementary F.F.C.

6:30-8:30 pm jr. high and high school F.F.C.

Thursday, October 10:

NO MASS.

Friday, October 11:

7-8 am book study in the A/R—“Doors to the Sacred.”

NO School Mass

Sunday, October 13:

5 pm Holy Hour.

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 6, 2019

A LITTLE FAITH Today our readings are about faith, frustration, and how

much is enough. Habakkuk is a complainer having an argu-

ment with God. Timothy is encouraging a community chal-

lenged by cowardice and the apostles want more faith than

they have. Things aren’t happening fast enough for any of

them or for us. All of them and we want God to do some-

thing sooner rather than later and we want God to give us a

reason to believe that it will all work out. What does God

do? God puts it back on them—and us—telling Habakkuk

to describe the world he wants; telling the apostles to do

more than the expected. Doing more with less is a familiar

phrase today and a reminder that a little faith may be

enough even for the most difficult times. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

School Announcement: School Number: (806) 364-1952

Thursday, October 10:

6 pm, PTO meeting..

Friday, October 11:

NO school Mass

Parish Office Hours: Mon. 10am– 12pm, 1pm-5pm.

Tue .—Thur. 9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm.

Fri. 9 am—12 pm

Mon. NO Mass

Tues.5:30PM NO Mass

Wed.7:15AM NO Mass

Thurs.7:15AM NO Mass

Fri.8:15AM NO Mass

SAT.6PM Jaycie Gonzalez, Bailee Gonzalez,

Alexia Hernandez, and Braedyn Mendoza

SUN. 9:30 AM Brylie Tucker, Bryce Tucker,

Faith Zepeda, and Hope Zepeda

LITURGY INTENTIONS Mon. NO MASS

Tues.5:30PM NO MASS

Wed.7:15AM NO MASS

Thurs 7:15AM NO MASS

Fri.8:15AM NO MASS

Sat. 6PM Henry and Virginia Gerber RIP

Sun. 9:30AM Bruce Johnson RIP

-Every Sunday Fr. Tony will be saying Mass for the

People of the Parish wherever he is that day.-

Pray with the Deacon Candidates. Come join the deacon

candidates each morning

at 6:45 am, in morning

prayer. Please enter

through the bell tower entrance.

ALTAR SERVERS

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE September 28/29 2019

Envelopes–51 Loose Checks–28

Envelopes/Checks $5,586.00

Plates $467.00

Children $32.00

Total $6,085.00

FINAL Total = $6,085.00

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Schedule for Oct. 12/13: 6PM Mass: Janie Banner, Judith Grotegut, Samantha Guerrero,

Monica Hernandez, and Larry McNutt

9:30AM Mass: Erin Jesko, Joe Lauente, Anita Lafuente, Denise

Marnell, Walter Paetzold, Ana Zepeda, and Robert Zepeda SICK CALL ONLY: Jackie Casarez,Maggie Diller, Ronnie Fetsch, Shawn Frye,

Kryson Jesko, and Brenda Yosten

Lector Schedule for Oct. 12/13: 6PM Mass: Deby Reinart and Ana Copeland

9:30AM Mass: Debbie Fetsch and Melissa Sciumbato

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 6, 2019

Please Welcome Msgr. Bixenman

Second Collection Black Bag for Charity.

9:30 AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily, followed by topic—A/R.

Vocation Crucifix:

6 pm: Volunteer

9:30 am Mass: Volunteer

5 pm Holy Hour

MONDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer.

NO Mass

6:30 pm Safe Environment

TUESDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer

7-8 am Men’s Lectionary Study Group

NO Mass

6:30 pm Red Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral

WEDNESDAY – 6:45 am Morning Prayer.

NO Mass NO Adoration.

9:30 am Ladies Lectionary Group, A/R.

6—7 pm F.F.C begins for elementary

6:30-8:30 pm F.F.C begin for jr. high and high school

THURSDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer.

NO Mass

FRIDAY–6:45 am Morning Prayer.

7-8 am Book Study—”Doors to the Sacred” Antonian Room

NO School Mass

SATURDAY 6PM LITURGY October 12, 2019

Vocation Crucifix Volunteer

Twenty-Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time October 13, 2019

9:30 AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily, followed by topic—A/R.

Vocation Crucifix: 9:30 am Mass: Volunteer

5 pm Holy Hour

99 rosaries were prayed, for

vocations this past week. Thank you!

ATTENTION During the purification process, we will

pray, out loud, the Anima Christi

prayer, the prayer can be found in the

missalette on page 311, and the Diocese

Prayer for Vocations and the Saint

Michael prayer. Prayer cards for the

Diocese Prayer for Vocations and the Saint Michael

prayer can be found in the pews.

HOLY HOUR. Please join us for Holy Hour every Sunday

at 5 pm in the church.

NOTE: There will be NO Holy Hour on

Sunday, October 20 due to the Karnival Krazy.

ALL ALTAR FLOWERS: are in

MEMORY of Kerry Marnell from David Mar-

nell. Thank you and God Bless!

OCTOBER CALENDAR OCT. 5/6—Please Welcome Msgr. Bixenman!

OCT. 8—Red Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 6:30 pm.

OCT. 7-10—NO Daily Mass

OCT. 9—NO Adoration

OCT. 13—Holy Hour, 5 pm.

OCT. 20—Second Collection for World Mission

OCT. 20—Karnival Krazy! See insert for more details

OCT. 20—NO Holy Hour.

OCT. 26—Parents and Student Confirmation meeting, 10 am in the A/R

OCT. 27—First Reconcilation Retreat, 3-6 pm in the A/R

OCT. 31—7:15 am Mass

OCT. 31—7:15 pm Vigil Mass.

ATTENTION. Adoration will close at 7 pm on

Wednesdays. If you have any

questions please call the church office,

364-6150.

RED MASS Everyone is invited to attend the ninth annual Red Mass,

set for Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30 pm at St. Mary’s Ca-

thedral. Bishop Patrick J. Zurek will celebrate Mass with

local lawyers and judges, asking the Holy Spirit for wis-

dom for all who participate in judicial system. Douglas S.

Lang, a former justice of the Fifth District Court of Ap-

peals in Texas, and now Of Counsel for the Dallas office

of Doresy & Whitney LLP will be the keynote speaker.

The Red Mass has marked the beginning of the judicial

year since the 13th century in England and France and

today, is celebrated in cities throughout the United States.

Heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be shared after-

wards. For additional information, please contact Brad

Howard at 345-310.

F.F.C students preparing for sacraments: Please be sure to sign in after Mass, in the back of the

church. Parents, if you have any questions please call

Aracely Correa, DRE, 364-6150.

Adorer’s needed: At these times, an Adorer is needed for Adoration on

Wednesday at 11 am to 12 pm and 12 pm to 1 pm. To sign

up please call the church office, 364-6150.

R.C.I.A. THANK YOU Notes A HUGE THANK YOU once

again to our faithful

‘friend and brother-in-

Christ’ Farrin McPherson

for your annual, 3-wick, scented

Candle for RCIA.

We use it in prayer and for breaking open Readings

on Sunday sessions. You are part of that light of the

world Jesus spoke of in His Holy Word. God Bless you!

THANK YOU Blessings also go out to those bringing

breakfast foods on Sundays during September. Richard &

Brenda Bice and Paula Miller –We appreciate you so

very much! - RCIA, Janie, and Lisa.

Watch the next issue of The Bell Tower for “Meet the

candidates and Sponsors” for 2019-20

Special F.F.C October Dates. Mark your calendars!

Saturday, October 26: Parent and Student

Confirmation Meeting. (Sponsors are welcome to

attend the meeting, if possible.)

Sunday, October 27: First Reconciliation Retreat

in the Antonian Room, 3-6 pm.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING: Monday, October 7 Safe Environment Training in the

Antonian Room at 6:30 pm.

All adults wanting to work with our youth are required to

be safe environment trained. For more information please

call Aracely at 364-6150.

FRIENDLY REMINDER. The bulletin deadline is

Wednesday at 12 pm, anything

sent after will not be published

in that weekend's bulletin, no

exceptions.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS.

PICTORIAL DIRECTORY

We’re updating our pictorial directory next month!

Lifetouch Pictures will be here on November 14, 15,

and 16. More information to come in future bulletins.

Confession Times: Wednesday: 6:30am-7am.

Thursday: 6:30am—7am.

Friday: 7am-8 am.

Saturday: 4:30 pm-5:30 pm.

Sunday: 8—9:15 am before Mass.

If you have any questions please call the church office.

ATTENTION: October 7—10 there will be NO daily Mass.

Fr. Nestor will be out of town for a

conference. October 4 school Mass will be

celebrated with Fr. Raj. There will be no adoration on

October 2 and October 9. Daily Mass will resume

October 14 and Adoration will resume October 16. If you

have any questions please call the church office.

The following are excerpts from 2 letters received recently from Brother John Poncia (aka Brother John Deporres)

who served St. Anthony’s in 1968-70 with Fr. Simeon Heine, Pastor. Fr. Tony recently visited him and enjoyed a

tour of the new Franciscan Atonement Friary at Graymoor, N.Y.

Hi Janie and Mark:

I was so happy to receive your email. I am doing fine for an old man. (at 81 he spends his days attending Mass, pray-

ing and assisting in various volunteer household duties around the friary) This past year God called 28 of our friars

to Himself. We are praying that God will replace them with a blessing of new and younger vocations. At the present

time we have five younger friars in formation in our house in Rome, Italy. All of them are from Italy with the excep-

tion of one who is from Poland. Please keep us in your prayers that God will bless us once again with worthy voca-

tions.

The friars who passed away within the past twelve months are: Fr. John Coppinger, Fr. Joseph DiMauro, Fr. Thomas

Gumprecht, Bro. Leo Hall, Fr. Donald Howard, Bro. Gregory Luckrezia, Fr. Raymond Luis, Fr. Martin Madison,

Bro. Savio McNeice, Bro. Raymond Saville, Fr. Peter Taran, Bro. Benedict Terasawa, Fr. Pacificus Von Essen. Bro.

Ramond Luis was our youngest friar who died at the age of 35 and Bro. Benedict Terasawa at the age of 95.

Many of the religious orders are not getting numbers of vocations as they use to. There are so many distractions in

the world for young people, many of which no longer attend their churches or synagogues. There are so many evils

in the world and my heart goes out to these young people to make better choices in their lives. We need them not

only for religious vocations but more so to become leaders in their home churches.

There are a few of us still kicking that were stationed in Texas … such as Fr. Timothy MacDonald, Bro. Charles

Kenny, Fr. Gerald DiGiralamo, Fr. Frank Eldridge, and Fr. Arthur Gouthro.

Once again I enjoyed the visit from Fr. Tony. As you are aware our Founder, Fr. Paul Watson’s cause has been intro-

duced to Rome for canonization to sainthood. This process takes a long time. I feel so honored that his tomb is lo-

cated just outside our building. I have a few old used copies of his biography which was written back in the early

50’s. If you would like a copy I will be happy to send you one.

Please give my regards to all, especially the high-school students I knew. I pray that God will continue to bless all of

them.

Sincerely in St. Anthony, Bro. John Poncia

Our Deacon Candidates will be taking the

next step toward ordination. They will be

installed as Acolytes Sunday, October 13

at 9:15 am Mass at the Cathedral in

Amarillo. Ronnie Fetsch and Gerald

Marnell along with their wives appreciate

your continued prayers. Their anticipated Diaconate ordi-

nation is June 6, 2020.

DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Josefina Hernandez Tapia, 75, passed away Thursday,

September 19 in Amarillo. Funeral services were held

Monday, September 23 at Mendez and Mullins. Josefina

was the sister of parishioner Emilio Hernandez

Ramon “Raymond” Hernandez, 70, passed away Sun-

day, September 29 in Hereford, Mass of Christian Burial

was Thursday, October 3 at San Jose. Raymond was the

brother of parishioner Emilio Hernandez.

Our thoughts and prayers go out the Hernandez family

during this difficult time.

Thought for Reflection:

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm”.Abraham Lincoln