St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

Temperance, Michigan

Fourth Sunday of Advent

“The Antonian”

December 20, 2015

This Week’s Mass Schedule December 21 - 25, 2015 Monday: 8:30am Tuesday: 8:30am Wednesday: 9:00am Thursday: 9:00am

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Christmas Eve Masses Thursday, December 24

4:00pm & 6:00pm

Christmas Day Masses: Friday, December 25 12:00am (Midnight)

(Choir begins at 11:30pm)

10:00am

Traveling Vocation Chalice Dec. 20 Joe Dollison Family Dec. 27 Lowell & Liz Cousino Jan. 3 **Host Family Needed Jan. 10 **Host Family Needed

“Blessed are you who believed

that what was spoken to you by the Lord would

be fulfilled.”

Luke 1:45

Pray without ceasing

The Advent Giving Tree

There are bins

in the Narthex for your donations.

Gift Cards may be dropped off to

the Parish Office, or dropped in

the mail slot outside the

Secretary’s Office. Please return the items

UNWRAPPED

And with the tag attached

By the end of the day

TODAY,

Sunday, December 20 in order to be sorted and

delivered before Christmas.

St. Anthony

Knights of

Columbus will be selling

Religious Themed Christmas cards. Here is their schedule of when and where

you can purchase their cards, as well as

Annuals for 50/50:

December 19 & 20:

All Weekend Masses - Narthex

December 26 & 27 (Annuals Only):

All Weekend Masses - Narthex

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) will be offered

Monday, December 21 11am - 12pm

Tuesday, December 22 7-8pm

There will be two priests available

PREPARE YOUR HEARTS FOR THE COMING

OF THE LORD!

Christmas decorating for

our church will be

Wednesday, December 23

at 10:30am.

It takes about 2 hours to

transform our church from the

observance of Advent to the rejoicing of

Christmas. Come, join us!

“My Soul Proclaims the

Greatness of the Lord, and my

Spirit rejoices in God my Savior!

For He has looked upon His handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on

will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great

things for me, and holy is His name. His mercy is from age to age

to those who fear Him. He has shown might with His arm,

dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart.

He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones

but lifted up the lowly. The hungry

He has filled with good things; the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped Israel His servant,

remembering His mercy, according to His promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to His

descendants forever.” Luke 1: 46-55 Parish Offices will be

closed for Christmas beginning

Wednesday, December 23 until Monday, January 4, 2016

Have a Blessed Christmas!

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This Week’s Calendar Monday, December 21, 2015 8:30am - Mass 11am - 12pm - Confessions NO Religious Ed 6:30-8:30pm - RCIA - Magdaline House Tuesday, December 22, 2015 8:30am - Mass 11am - Mass @ Aspen Grove 7-8pm - Confessions Wednesday, December 23, 2015 9:00am - Mass Offices Closed 10:30am - Church Decorating 6:15-7pm - Perpetual Help/Prayer Team Thursday, December 24, 2015 9:00am - Mass Christmas Eve 4:00pm - Mass 6:00pm - Mass Friday, December 25, 2015 Christmas Day 12:00am (Midnight) - Mass 10:00am - Mass Saturday, December 26, 2015 3:30-4:30pm - Confessions 5:00pm - Mass Sunday, December 27, 2015 9am & 11am - Mass 12:15pm - 50/50 Drawing - Narthex

ST. ANTHONY’S DIRECTORY

PASTOR

Father Brian Hurley……….734-854-1143 fatherbrianhurley@stanthonytemperance.org

Rectory……...…………………734-854-1143

4605 St. Anthony Road.

Fax……………………………..734-854-4622

Web site…………....stanthonytemperance.org

E-mail……...……….…....stanthony@bex.net

OFFICE STAFF:

Michelle Lindsey, Parish Secretary...734-854-1143

Linda Moeltner, Business Office…734-854-8445 *************************

DIRECTOR OF LITURGY & MUSIC

Eric Hite………………………...419-266-0571

titulaire@msn.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (RE)

Ginny Stout, RE Coordinator……...734-854-1160 *************************

Padua Hall………………….….734-854-9120

4611 St. Anthony Road

Kenna Hall…………………..…734-854-9162

4635 St. Anthony Road

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Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday 5:00pm

Sunday 9:00am & 11:00am

Holy Days Check bulletin & Website

Sacrament of Penance

Saturday 3:30-4:30pm

First Wednesday 6:30-7:30pm

Second Tuesday 6:00-6:30pm

Devotions

First Friday 7:00pm Mass

First Saturday (Latin Rite) 8:00am Mass

O. L. of Perpetual Help - Wednesday @ 6:15pm

Prayer Blankets

Sandy Maenle………………..….734-847-7813

Prayer Chain

Miriam Dressel……………….…734-888-1192 ************************************

Our Sacramental Policy Six-month Parish registration and

participation are required for Baptism,

Confirmation and Marriage.

Baptisms: Arrangements must be made in

advance and parents must attend a baptism

class. The Church requires that at least one of

the parents be a practicing Catholic, and the

Godparents must be active, practicing, fully

initiated Catholics at least 16 years of age. If

two Godparents: must be 1 male & 1 female; if

one Godparent: may be male or female.

Marriage: Arrangements must be made at

least nine months in advance. Please call the

rectory office. Officiate at the ceremony must

be St. Anthony Parish Pastor or a family

member.

Funerals: Officiate must be St. Anthony

Parish Pastor or a family member.

Please note: The services of the Parish

Organist are used for all sacramental liturgies.

For more details regarding our Sacramental

policies and procedures, please refer to the

Sacrament link on our Parish web-site.

The “O” Antiphons The O Antiphons are seven verses

in the Liturgy of the Hours that contain powerful pleas for the coming of the Lord. They are

chanted or recited during Vespers on the last seven day of Advent.

They are: December 17: O Sapientia

(O Wisdom)

December 18: O Adonai (O Sacred Lord)

December 19: O Radix Jesse (O Flower of Jesse’s Stem)

December 20: O Clavis David (O Key of David)

December 21: O Oriens (O Radiant Dawn)

December 22: O Rex Gentium (O King of All the Nations)

December 23: O Emmanuel (God with Us!)

If you take the first letter of each Latin title starting backward at

December 23, you will form the Latin words, “Ero Cras” which means:

“Tomorrow I will come.”

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel!

Oplatki

Christmas breads are available

in the Narthex.

Suggested donation: $1.00

Please keep in your prayers all our service men and

women, especially those

currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan:

Kenneth Lee Ziegler, Jr, Army

The Mass with Jubilarians for 2016 will be Sunday, February 14, 2016

at 11:00am. Parishioners who will be celebrating a

milestone anniversary

(25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, +) in 2016, please

call the Parish Office 734-854-1143.

Papal Blessings are ordered for 25th

and 50th Anniversaries.

Readings for the Week

Monday, December 21: Songs 2:8-14 or Zephaniah 3:14-18a Luke 1:39-45 Tuesday, December 22: 1Samuel 1:24-28 Luke 1:46-56 Wednesday, December 23: Malachi 3:1-4,23-24 Luke 1:57-66

Thursday, December 24: Morning: 2Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12,14a,16 Luke 1:67-79

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Vigil of Christmas: Isaiah 62:1-5 Acts 13:16-17,22-25

Matthew: 1:1-25

Friday, December 25:

Midnight: Isaiah 9:1-6 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14

10:00am Isaiah 52:7-10 Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18

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Saturday, December 26: Acts 6:8-10;7:54-59 Matthew 10:17-22 Sunday, December 27 Sirach 3:2-6,12-14, or

1Samuel 1:20-22,24-28

Colossians 3:12-21 or

1John 3:1-2,21-24

Luke 2:41-52

Liturgical Assignments - December 26 & 27, 2015

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….Let us Pray for…. Bob Abercrombie

Kathy Allegrini Phil Ameye

Dr. Norman Arends Helen Arends

Maria Baer Adriana Baiford Olivia Baisdell Ray Bashaw III

Mike Baumgartner Janet Braden

Lynette Braden Toni Breininger Michael Briskey

Sara Bupp Georgette Burkey

Don & Shirley Carter Jim Cobak

Sandy Chamberlain George Chapman

Emily Clemens Sally Clock

Bonnie Cornprobst Natalie Cousino

Keith Crillo Phillip Curtis

Marcus Demorest

Reagan Devlin Edna DiVirigilio Virginia Doyle Carol Driscoll Rose Dunlap

Patty Edelbrock Michael Elsinger

Albert Failer Fr. Tim Ferris Whitney Fields

Liz Fisher Dale Fracassi

James Fuelling Paul Gabor

Shirley Gabor Phil Gill

Phyllis Glowacki Steve Haman

Gloria Hartman Paul Herman

Phyllis Hinkelman Scott Hinkelman

Daniel Holup Will Hubbard

JoAnn Huntwork Bernice Iott

Rosemary Jacobs Jason Jambor

Mass Priest Lector Altar Servers

Saturday, 5:00pm Fr. Brian J. Rawski J., J. & L. Rawski

Sunday, 9:00am Fr. Brian J. Hajdu C. Oswald, K. Nusbaum, A. Vaughn

Sunday, 11:00am Fr. Brian D. Ordorica J. & S. Updike

MASS SCHEDULE (TLM indicates Traditional Latin Mass)

Monday, December 21, 2015 8:30am Dr. Edward Malik and

Dorothy Malik by Edward Malik

St. Peter Canisius (1597), Pr., D. (New) St. Thomas (1st C.), Ap., M., Ap. Of India, baptized the Magi (Trad.) Tuesday, December 22, 2015 8:30am Bill Shields

by Diane & Randy Shields

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1917), V., R., F. of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Pt. of immigrants (Trad./some places) Sts. Chaeremon & Ischyrion (3rd C.), Ms. (Hist.)

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 9:00am Jack, Pat, & Peter Carey

by Dan Carey on Behalf of the Family

St. John of Kanty (John Cantius) (1473), Pr., Pt. of Poland (New)

St. Yvo of Chartres (1115), B. (Hist.) St. Servulus (590), Beggar (Hist.)

Thursday, December 24, 2015 9:00am Andrew, Alexander

& Tanner Skelton by Steve & Pat Miller

************************** Christmas Eve (Vigil of Christmas)

4:00pm Craig Baer by Greg & Karen Baer

6:00pm Floyd Kitzmiller by Ken & Michelle Lindsey

Sts. Adam & Eve (First Age of the World) (Hist.) Friday, December 25, 2015 Christmas - The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ (New, Trad.) Holy Day of Obligation

12:00am The People of St. Anthony (Midnight)

10:00am Paula Prebula by Robert Glinski

St. Anastasia (304), M. (Trad.)

Saturday, December 26, 2015 St. Stephen (35), the First Martyr, Pt. of stonemasons (New, Trad.)

******************************* Sunday Vigil 5:00pm People of St. Anthony

Sunday, December 27, 2015 Feast of the Holy Family (New) Sunday in the Octave of the Nativity (Trad.) 9:00am Floyd Kitzmiller

by Mike & Larraine Dressel

11:00am Julius & Anna Nagy and

Debra Birtcher by Joe Kibler

St. John (100), Ap., Evangelist, Pt. of Theologians & Asia Minor (New, Trad.)

Josefowicz Family Derick Joseph Dianne Kapela

Michael Katafiasz Charlotte Kehoe

Elaine Kolodzaike Ginger Kosmider

Michael Kosmider, Sr. Albert Kraft Lisa Krall

Theresa Kubiak Chase Kukiela Marilyn Laboe Joan LaPoma

Audrey Lawrence Donna Lawrence

Al LaRee Anthony Lehman Robert Lehman Mazy Sue Lucas Robert Maenle Sandy Maenle Shirley Martin

Debbie Marietta Carolyn McCutchen

Shawn Michael Becky Miller

Melissa Miller

Robert Mueller Amanda Myrphy Steve Murzynski Walter Nichols Bob Nusbaum Frank Parker

Brenda Ridner Richard Rising

Kaye Ritzenthaler Jean Schroder

Dennis Selengowski Wanda Selengowski

Anna Sepesy Eugene Smith Harry Stubleski

Jackie Tomaszewski Javan Ulmer

Carole VanBrandt Jerol Wack Jerry Wack Jade Wells Vicki White Jim Wilhelm

Gloria Wilkins Norbert Wnukowski Kathy Woodward

Kathy Young Shirley Zempel

St. Anthony of Padua, Our Patron

and Intercessor, Pray for Us.

Liturgical Assignments - Christmas - December 24 & 25, 2015

Mass Priest Lector Altar Servers

Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve - 4:00pm

Fr. Brian D. Strzelewicz M., P. & P. Dillon

Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve - 6:00pm

Fr. Brian M. Lindsey C., C. & C. Gunterman

Friday, December 25 Christmas Day - 12:00am (Midnight)

Fr. Brian K. Shade J. Hajdu, K. Nusbaum, A. Vaughn

Friday, December 25 Christmas Day - 10:00am

Fr. Brian R. Oehlers L. & P. Cousino, C. Oswald

Christmas Pilgrimage of Eight Detroit Historic Churches On Friday, January 8th, you are welcome to join Prayer Pilgrimages as we are scheduled to visit, with guided tours: the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament (with special Jubilee Year Holy Door Indulgence), St. Florian, St. Josaphat, Ste. Anne de Detroit, St. Hedwig, Most Holy Redeemer, Sweetest Heart of Mary, & St. Joseph Churches with closing 7 PM Mass. All of these churches will be specially decorated for Christmas. Scheduled deluxe motorcoach local departures from Oakland Mall in Troy, Levagood Park in Dearborn, Sears Lot in Lincoln Park, Kmart Lot in Farmington Hills, & Best Buy Lot in Novi. Total cost per person, including catered full meal, is $50. To reserve & more information: Michael Semaan at (248) 250-6005 or www.prayerpilgrimages.com.

http://www.prayerpilgrimages.com/

Prayer cards are available in our Adoration Chapel that can be used to offer an hour spent in

Eucharistic Adoration for a special intention.

Cards are printed on regular card stock and are suitable to send to those you choose. The inside of the card reads, “A Gift of Prayer for

You...A Holy Hour of Adoration has been made for your intentions”. What a beautiful gift for any occasion: an hour spent

before our Eucharistic Lord.

Check out the front page “Eucharistic Adoration” slider on our Website.

Abbreviation Key to “Mass Schedule”

Abbreviations:

New: Sundays and feast days that date

from 1970

Trad.: Traditional Sundays and Feast days.

Hist.: Feast days which no longer appear

on either the New or Traditional calendar

(as of 1962).

The date in parentheses after the name of a

Saint is the year of the Saint’s death.

Ap. Apostle Abbot,

Abbess

Ab.

B. Bishop Archangel Arch.

Comp. Companion C. Confessor

Dcn. Deacon D. Doctor of the

Church

F. Founder,

Foundress

M. Martyr

Pt. Patron,

Patroness

P. Pope

Pr. Priest R. Religious

V. Virgin W. Widow

The Offertory Story December 13, 2015

# Envelopes assigned: 308 # Envelopes used: 139 Envelope total $ 5,282.00 Loose: $ 454.00 Children’s Envelopes: $ 15.50 Total $ 5,751.50 Weekly Budget amount..$ 5,500.00 +Over/-Under Budget $ +251.50 Year To Date +- $ -7,101.00

Other: Candles $ 62.52 Catholic Charities $ 2.00 Christian Mothers $ 4.00 Christmas Envelopes $ 232.00 Christmas Flowers $ 41.00 Donation $ 104.00 Funeral $ 125.00 Giving Tree $ 20.00 Helping Hands $ 50.00 Holy Day $ 727.00 Masses $ 40.00 Oplatki $ 24.00

Total for Other: $ 1,431.52

Thank you……. In recent weeks, we’ve received various thank you’s in the Parish Office. We’d like to

share them with you:

You all have touched my

heart with all of your prayers

and the prayer blanket. It is so

beautiful! What an awesome

ministry that is! I appreciate

each of you for your time on the

blanket and for the prayers. I

am so blessed to have you all as

fellow brother and sisters in

Christ. My prayers are with

your always Thank you

again!

Love, Mily

Dear Prayer Blanket Ministry, My deep and heartfelt thanks to all of you for the beautiful Prayer Blanket you made for my friend Tanya Paluch. She is at St. Joseph Hospital fighting for her life. She had partial leg amputation and is on kidney dialysis. If she could she would be thanking you from the bottom of her heart. I will be taking it to her in the next few days. Again thank you for all of you wonderful women.

Hugs & Love Dorothy Gudes!! Friends of Tanya Paluch and Karen LaVoy

To the Members of St. Anthony Church

We would like to Thank you for the Thanksgiving

Food Basket for our Family. We greatly appreciate

all the time you all spent to make our Thanksgiving

Dinner.

Thank you all for your Kindness.

The Pribyl - Parks Family

Connie, Tom & Chelsea, Frank, Terra, Isiah, Kelcey

& Kylin, Jacob, Malachi, Mikyah & Marcus.

Truly a Blessing.

Alumni news….. St. Anthony Parish offers Congratulations to the following

parishioners who have achieved Honors

for the recent marking period:

From St. John Jesuit High School

Scott Reed - First Honors

Congratulations for a job well done!

Waiting for the Light

to come.

St. Anthony Catholic Church Advent Christmas New Year’s - 2015/16

Sacrament of Reconciliation Individual Confessions Saturdays, 3:30-4:30pm

Monday, December 21: 11:00am - 12:00pm Tuesday, December 22: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Two Priests will be available for Confessions December 21 & 22

Christmas Masses

Christmas Eve: Thursday, December 24 4:00pm and 6:00pm

Christmas Day: Friday, December 25 12:00 Midnight (Choir begins at 11:30pm); 10:00am

************************************** Mary, Mother of God (New Year’s Day)

Friday, January 1, 2016 - Holy Day of Obligation

Masses: Thursday, December 31, 2015: 5:00pm Friday, January 1, 2016: 10:00am

Advent Daily Prayer: Heavenly Father, as You sent Jesus into the world

to make You known and loved, inspire us to continue Your mission in our daily living

and choice of vocation. Amen.