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Page 6 Parish Ministries Please join us as we Celebrate the Feast of St. Anthony our Patron Saint, Monday, June 13th Mass begins @ 5:30pm in the Main Church followed by a Procession and a ‘Free’ Dinner at St. Anthony School Grounds…with lots of food, desserts, fruit a piñata, music, fun and fellowship! Let us gather as a Community of God! EVERYONE IS WELCOME!! 24 HOUR PERPETUAL ADORATION Urgent Hours Need Adorers! Sunday 10pm -Tuesday 1am Wednesday 6am -Thursday 12pm, 9pm & 10pm “Jesus waits for you!” If you would like to schedule a permanent hour, please contact Peggy at: 439-0124, ext., 106. Thank you. ST. ANN ’ S BRIDGE CLUB Come join us for fellowship and fun this Monday June 13th, at 12:00 noon in the Conference Room. For reservations call Rose Marie at: 439-2601 or Ann at: 439-1649. New comers are always welcomed! CENACLES oF LIFE This group will be on a summer break. Thank you in advance for your faithfulness to God and others. Have a nice summer!! Taizé Prayer Service Monday, June 27th @ 7:30pm At St Anthony of Padua in the Main Church We invite you to come and experience God’s presence in our lives. In this busy world, we need to nourish ourselves more and more through prayer, silence, song and on Christ Himself, who is the source of all grace and wisdom. “Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?” ~ St. Gerard Majella If you have any questions please contact the Office of Ministries at: 439-0124, ext. 105. ....Only the Heart of Christ who knows the depths of his Father's love could reveal to us the abyss of his mercy in so simple and beautiful a way ----From the Catechism. P:1439 THE MONTHLY MEMORIAL MASS Saturday, June 25th @ the 5:15pm Mass. At this Mass a list of names will be read out loud and a candle will be lit in memory of those who have passed away a year ago in June 2010, here at St. Anthony’s Church. We invite members of the families to come up after Mass to take the candle home as a memorial to your loved one. If you have any questions please call the Office of Ministry at: 439-0124, ext. 105. The Silver Angels Senior Ministry invites you to join us on a Two-Night Retreat at St. Clare’s Retreat House (near Santa Cruz) Tuesday, July 12, 2011 We will leave St. Anthony’s at 8:30am and will return on Thursday 7/14/11, at approximately 5:00pm. Revised price: Single - $170.00; Double - $160.00, transportation and all meals included. For additional information please call Marti, 431-1985 or Antoinette, 431-9536. ST. ANTHONY FOOD DRIVE JUNE 25 & 26 WEEKEND! Catholic Charities is in great need of food at this time. If you could help non-perishable food items needed: Peanut butter, tuna, canned vegetables, tomato sauce, beans, rice, cereal, etc. Monetary donations are greatly appreciated; please send checks to: Catholic Charities 149 N. Fulton St. Fresno, CA 93701 For questions contact: Rick & Kathy Martinez at: 431-3398. “Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance.” ~St. Vincent de Paul
Pentecost Sunday Page 7 For the Ride Home Pentecost Sunday June 12, 2011 Scripture And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit… (Acts 2:4) When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth. (Psalm 104:30) For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. (1 Cor 12:13) Jesus … stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." (John 20:19) he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.” (John 20:22) Reflection Is there anything that you do to cause you to be “filled with the Holy Spirit?” Does everyone receive the same Spirit? What happens when you receive the Spirit? How do you live in the Spirit in your family and in your parish community? The problem of forming Christ in us is not to be solved by our own efforts. It is not a matter of studying the Gospels and then working to put our ideas into practice, although we should try and do that too, but always under the guidance of grace, in complete subjection to the Holy Spirit.. For if we depend on our own ideas, our own judgment and our own efforts to reproduce the life of Christ, we will only act out some pious charade which will ultimately scare everybody we meet because it will be so stiff and artificial and so dead. It is the Spirit of God that must teach us Who Christ is and form Christ in us and transform us into other Christ's. Merton, Thomas, New Seeds of Contemplation, New Directions: New York, 1961 p 156. By Ted Bergh ParishVision LLC © 2011 – Visit ParishVison.org PRAYERS TO SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA Glorious Saint Anthony, I salute you as a good servant of Christ, and a special friend of God. You once were favored to hold the Christ Child in your arms as you cherished His world in your heart. Today I place all my cares, temptations and anxieties in your hands. I resolve ever to honor you by imitating your example. Powerful patron, model of purity and victor over fleshly impulses, please win for me, and for all devoted to you, perfect purity of body, mind and heart. I promise by my example and counsel to help others to the knowledge, love and service of God. Amen. Saint Anthony of Padua, you endured much discouragement in your life before finding your calling. Help us to find patience in our own lives, and to trust God to lead us where we need to go. You preached by example; help us show others through example the truth of our faith. Amen. GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT In one of the readings for this feast day Saint Paul refers to “different kinds of spiritual gifts” and “different forms of service, but the same Lord” (1 Corinthians 12:4). Yet spiritual gifts and service can be mismatched, causing difficulties for the person and the parish. Think of John, who had been head of the finance committee for over fifteen years. As an able businessman and head of his own company he dominated meetings, tightly controlled the agenda, and managed to push through “pet projects” by silencing and alienating other committee members. John is an example of someone with strong administrative gifts who needed a different challenge. Fortunately, John was tapped by the new pastor to begin a “Welcome Home” ministry for Catholics who have left the Church. This initiative is flourishing as John has discovered new energy and enthusiasm in matching his planning skills with hospitality. Then there is Alice, who was talked into teaching a parish religion class, although she had no training and didn’t relate well to young teens. Alice did not really know her true abilities, so her service was reluctant and not likely to last. Another woman on the faith formation team sensed Alice’s difficulties. They were chatting after class and Alice said she had just finished arranging the wedding of her third daughter. Her friend sympathized with all the hard work, and Alice said “Oh no, I just love weddings!” Alice now leads a team of parish wedding coordinators, who help couples through all the arrangements before and during their special day. She attracts new volunteers easily because she has such aptitude and love for the work. The Spirit is enriching the spiritual lives of John and Alice because their service matches their abilities, and their service, in turn, is adding new strength to their parish community.
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