From Father Jim's desk

  

I don’t know if it has happened yet. I suspect that it has. But back in February I read that the Catholic Church in England and Wales planned to distribute one million “faith cards” to every parish in the country in a bid to help all baptized Catholics know, live and share their faith.

The faith cards are plastic and they are the size of a credit card and are meant to be carried in a wallet or purse. On the one side of the card it lists six things a Catholic is called to do: “Share with others the joy of knowing Jesus. Pray. Celebrate the sacraments regularly. Love my neighbor as myself, Use the gifts that I’ve been given wisely, and Forgive as I have been forgiven.” There is also a space for the owner to sign his or her name with the request that “in the event of an emergency please contact a Catholic priest.”

On the reverse side is a quote from the recently beatified Englishman, Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, “God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another.”
During this Easter season as we hear in the Acts of the Apostles how the early Church spread the faith throughout the world, we are reminded that we are called to do the same in our time. Through the strength of the Holy Spirit that we receive in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist, we are made faithful witnesses to God’s love. We might not have “faith cards” but we have the grace of the Holy Spirit given to us in the sacraments to assist us in proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Next Sunday, Mothers Day, some young people from Our Lady of the Hills and St. Anthony’s Parishes will receive their First Holy Communion at the 10:30 AM Mass at St. Anthony’s. Confirmation will be administered at St. Anthony’s at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 27, 2012 by Bishop Michael Bransfield. The first preparation session for Confirmation will take place at St. Anthony’s on Sunday, May 20th at 6:30 PM. Pray for these young people as they prepare to receive these sacraments.
 
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Pastor's Message

 

"Your life must be woven around the Eucharist. Direct your eyes to Him, who is the Light; bring your hearts very close to His Divine Heart; ask Him for the grace to know Him, for the charity to love Him, for the courage to serve Him. Seek Him longingly." (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta 1910-1997) Yes Jesus in the Eucharist is at the center of our parish. Therefore we cannot remain alive in Christ and grow in His love if we do not celebrate the Eucharist on Saturday evening or on Sunday. We cannot stay alive in Christ if we absent ourselves from the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist. Celebrating the Eucharist during the week will also help deepen our love for God and our neighbor, although we are not obligated to attend Mass during the week as we are on Sunday. As Mother Teresa said,  "your life must be woven around the Eucharist."

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Altar Schedule May 19&20

Lectors:
5:30 Dottie Hess
10:30 Stephen Kawash& John Polak

Eucharistic Ministers:
5:30  Jeanne Matras & Jackie Canterbury
10:30 Brenda Ashworth & Bob Kushner

Acolytes - Saturday:
1. Wanda Graham
2. John Casey
3. Romayne Casey

Acolytes - Sunday:
1. Dawn Kushner
2. Connie Vaughan
3. Monica Hamilton


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Mass Schedule

Sunday Eucharist  10:30 am

Monday:  No Mass
Tuesday:  7:30 am
Wednesday:  6:30 pm
Thursday:  7:30 am 
Friday:  7:30 am
Saturday:  5:30 pm
(Vigil Mass for Sunday)

Rosary and Confessions- Saturday at 5:00 pm

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