7/10/11 - St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

Steubenville
Religious Education Page 5
Thank you for all those who have donated for our Steubenville Retreat! You are AMAZING! You have helped
sponsor 10 of our teens who would have otherwise not been able to attend.
We are still in need of your support. There are 41 of us going from St. Anthony’s, many for the first time. If you
can see it in your heart to contribute, please make a donation to our Life Teen Retreat Ministry.
We would also like to ask you to keep us in your prayers in the next few weeks.
For questions please call Sharon Christison @ 559-439-0124 ext111. You can follow us on Facebook
found on our website at www.stanthonyfresno.org.
SONSHINE SUMMER BIBLE CAMP T-SHIRT SPONSORS
A special thank you to Danny and Lynn Medeiros and a couple of other anonymous sponsors who helped
fund the t-shirts for the volunteers. We are forever grateful, and may the Lord bless you with much
more! Thank you for sharing of your treasure with us.
R.C.I.A. - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Sessions continue every Tuesday at 6:30pm in the Conference Room. New inquirers are always welcome.
No pre-registration is required. If you have any questions,
please call Martha @ 439-0124, ext. 114
LIFE TEEN
All High School teens are invited to attend our Life
Nights which are held from 7pm - 9pm.
We gather by the glass doors of the Community Center.
Bring a friend!
July 24 - Summer Life Nights
For more information contact
Sharon Christison at 439-0124 ext. 111 or email
schristison@stanthonyfresno.org
Steubenville San Diego July 29th thru 31st
LISTEN
Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.
~ St. Benedict
6th, 7th & 8th grades YOUTH
EDGE SUMMER NIGHTS
Features: Sports, Ice Cream & Bible Study
July 12 - Movie Night!
Come see what’s playing & bring your pillow!
July 19 - Timothy - The Bible’s last apprentice
Wear your swim suit and bring a towel for water games!
Be prepared to get soaked!!
It’s our last summer EDGE NIGHT!
For more information, contact
Sarah Moreno at 439-0124 ext. 110 or
smoreno@stanthonyfresno.org
Saint Felicity was a noble Roman matron, distinguished above all for her virtue. This mother
of seven children raised her sons in the fear of the Lord, and after the death of her husband, served God
in continence, concerning herself only with good works. Her good examples and those of her children
brought a number of pagans to renounce their superstitions, and also encouraged the Christians to show
themselves worthy of their vocation. The pagan priests, furious at seeing their gods abandoned,
denounced her. She appeared with her pious sons before the prefect of Rome, who exhorted her to
sacrifice to idols, but in reply heard a generous confession of faith.
“Wretched woman,” he said to her, “how can you be so barbarous as to expose your children to
torments and death? Have pity on these tender creatures, who are in the flower of their age and can aspire to the highest
positions in the Empire!” Felicity replied, “My children will live eternally with Jesus Christ, if they are faithful; they will
have only eternal torments to await, if they sacrifice to idols. Your apparent pity is but a cruel impiety.” Then, turning to
her children, she said: “Look towards heaven, where Jesus Christ is waiting for you with His Saints! Be faithful in His
love, and fight courageously for your souls.” . . . .
. . . . .When the interrogation was finished, the Saints underwent the penalty of the lash and then were taken to prison.