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

Parish Office:114 Sunset Drive Phone: 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: aracelycorrea40@gmail.com or call 364-6150

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

August 23, 2020 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

TRUST Keys hold great significance for those who carry them. They

represent the trust and authority of the owner when given to

another person. We may give our house key to a trusted friend

to take care of our matters while we are away. We may give

keys to someone responsible for maintaining or working in a

particular building. Keys to vehicles are given to people who

have proven themselves responsible drivers. The readings to-

day focus on this kind of trust—the trust that conveys author-

ity and responsibility. In the first reading, the symbol is spe-

cifically that of a key; but the second reading and the Gospel

also speak of trust and leadership as they refer to the earthly

church that Jesus established. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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

Friday, August 28: School Mass, 8:15 am.

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

Tues.—Thurs. 9am– 12pm, 1pm-5pm.

Fri. 9 am—12 pm

Church Announcements: Sunday, August 23:

9:30 am Mass live-streamed from our Facebook page

11 am Family Based Faith Formation meeting in the A/R

5 pm Holy Hour

Monday, August 24:

6:45 am morning prayer every weekday

7:15 am Daily Mass

7 pm, Men’s bible/book study at the KC Hall. (18 and

over )

Tuesday, August 25:

5:30 pm Daily Mass

Wednesday, August 26:

5:30 pm Family Based Faith Formation meeting in the

A/R, meeting will be available on Zoom.

7 pm Mass for the elderly and those with an autoimmune

disease.

Thursday, August 27:

7:15 am Daily Mass

Friday, August 28:

8:15 am School Mass

Saturday, August 29:

6 pm Mass

Sunday, August 30:

9:30 am Mass live-streamed from our Facebook page

11 am Family Based Faith Formation meeting in the A/R

ONLINE GIVING: You can scan the QR code to make a

donation, make a one-time gift, or

create a personal recurring gift

account.

LITURGY INTENTIONS Monday7:15 am In Honor of Ronnie & Debbie Fetsch

Tuesday 5:30 pm For the Health of Marcella Hoffman

Wednesday7 pm For the Corona Virus to end

Thursday 7:15 am Vickie Valdez RIP

Friday 8:15 am In Memory of Barry Everett

Saturday 6 pm People of the Parish

Sunday 9:30 am Virginia Jaramillo

Pray with the Deacons. Morning prayer with Deacon Ronnie

and Deacon Gerald will begin at 6:45

am. All protocols for social distancing

will remain in place, please wear a

face mask as you enter the church.

Morning prayer will begin at 6:45 am. Please enter

through the bell tower entrance.

My family prayed _____

rosaries this week.

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 23, 2020

9:30 am Mass live streamed on Facebook

11 am Family Based Faith Formation meeting in the A/R

5 pm Holy Hour.

MONDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer Group.

7:15 am Daily Mass.

7 pm, Men’s bible/book study at the KC Hall. (18 and over )

TUESDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer Group

7-8 am Men’s Lectionary Study Group.

5:30 pm Daily Mass

WEDNESDAY – 6:45 am Morning Prayer Group.

5:30 pm Family Based Faith Formation meeting in the A/R

7 pm Mass for the elderly and those with an autoimmune disease.

THURSDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer Group

7:15 am Daily Mass

FRIDAY–6:45 am Morning Prayer Group.

8:15 am School Mass

11 am deadline to register for this weekends Mass.

SATURDAY 6PM LITURGY August 29, 2020

6 pm Mass

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 30, 2020

Special Collection Catholic Charities

9:30 am Mass live streamed on Facebook

11 am Family Based Faith Formation meeting in the A/R

5 pm Holy Hour.

HOLY CROSS CORNER Holy Cross Catholic Academy is a Roman

Catholic School that strives to be one with our

Holy Father and the Magisterium of the

Church.

Holy Cross religion curriculum is designed to promote

Catholic identity and faith in the lives of the students.

Students will attend a steaming Mass during homeroom each

Wednesday during the remainder of the pandemic.

6th grade - Sr. Gabriel Mary Gaughan, active at Disci-

ples of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Prayer Town – 8

years at Holy Cross

7th and 8th grade - Burkleigh Hund – Holy Cross

alum, graduated from WTAMU in 2018 – 3 years at

Holy Cross

9th grade and 12th grade – Collin Backus – graduate of

Benedictine College – 3 years at Holy Cross

10th and 11th grade – Devin Van Curen – recently

moved from Pennsylvania and will be starting her 1st

year at Holy Cross; discerning to join The School

Sisters of St. Francis

All Altar Flowers: In HONOR of Kel-

ley & Justin Foster’s wedding day from

Tom and Joyce Schlabs. Congratula-

tions and may God grant you all of

life’s blessings and love’s joys!

HOLY HOUR. Holy Hour will begin at 5 pm, every Sun-

day. Please enter through the bell tower

doors. Please continue to practice social

distancing and face masks are required.

Monday Evening Men’s

Book/Bible Study The Knights of Columbus Coun-

cil 2778 is sponsoring a Book/

Bible study for all Men 18 and over. Starting

back up on Mondays at 7:00 pm at the

Knights Hall.

40 rosaries were prayed for voca-

tions this past week, thank you all

so much!

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE August 15/16, 2020

Envelopes– 26 Loose Checks–17

Envelopes & Checks $6,960.00

Online $2,800.00

Plates $185.00

Total $9,945.00

Native American Church $338.00

Black Bag Collection $500.00

FINAL Total = $10,783.00

August 13, 2020

Memorial of Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus

Dear Members of St. Anthony Catholic Church,

This year the Diocese of Amarillo has requested that Faith Formation be done off the Church campus and in homes

or small faith communities. We have spent quite a bit of time in research, planning, and preparation and have de-

cided that our Faith Formation program at St. Anthony Catholic Church will be transitioning to Family Based Cate-

chesis. The home is the Domestic Church and everything that we can do to strengthen the family, builds the com-

munity of faith. Faith, friendship with Christ, and discipleship is best given, grown, and strengthened within the

bounds of the family home supported by the Church Community. By supporting and enabling Family Based Cate-

chesis we make Faith Formation more flexible for different family scheduling needs, we strengthen the confidence

that parents and guardians have in their own personal faith, and we show the importance and place of primacy that

the family has in sharing the Life of Jesus Christ in the life of the young Christian.

Each month our families will have 3 opportunities to meet at St. Anthony’s for students to spend some social time

with their peers, as parents and guardians learn about that month’s theme. These Catechetical Training sessions will

also be available through Zoom for those who need to maintain limited exposure. We will begin the week of August

23-30. On the Sundays, August 23 and 30, we will meet at 11:00am after Mass. On Wednesday August 26, we will

meet at 5:30pm. Families need to choose one of the three times to attend. The Wednesday evening meeting will be

available by Zoom and login information is available by calling the Church Office.

Each Month’s theme will contain 4 weekly lessons that will take about an hour and a half of time each. In each

week’s lesson parents and guardians will receive that week’s catechesis, supplemental information for questions and

adult personal enrichment, and at least two family prayer services (one prayer service more liturgical in nature, the

other based on scripture reflection suitable for all ages in the family). The children will receive age appropriate ac-

tivities, online resources, a weekly Patron Saint’s story and coloring image for the younger students, and family dis-

cussion questions.

I know that this change will cause some anxiety. I want to assure you that we will not leave you alone and on your

own. Aracely and I will be available to support you, answer your questions, and assist you in sharing your stories of

faith in Jesus Christ with your families. Our goal in Faith Formation is the call, formation, and sending of Christian

Disciples into the world equipped with the ability to share their own stories of Faith in Jesus Christ.

This year we place our Family Based Catechesis under the protection and intercession of St. Andrew, the first disci-

ple to bring another to the Lord Jesus. After meeting Jesus, Andrew went to his brother Simon Peter and said, “We

have found the Messiah.” I am certain that your families will bring each other closer and closer to the Jesus Christ

the Son of God and our Salvation.

In His Holy Name I remain,

Fr. Anthony C. Neusch

Pastor

FLOCKNOTE. Please be sure to register for Flocknote to receive

the latest updates from the church. If you are not

registered for Flocknote you can call the church of-

fice and we will be happy to assist you or you can

visit our website https://

stanthonyscatholicparish.com/flocknote-signup

Respect Life Banquet Sunday, September 27

This year’s keynote

speaker: Kathryn

Whitaker, a Catholic

author, blogger, speaker,

freelance graphic

designer and Panhandle

native. Respect Life Banquet will begin with a social

hour at 4:30 pm a prime rib dinner, provided by The

Big Texan will begin at 5:30 pm. For more informa-

tion and to purchase tickets please go to

www.amarillodiocese.org/rlm-banquet or call the

Family Life Office at 806-414-1059.

THANK YOU! We would like to Thank Our parish of St.

Anthony's for your continued prayers for

Br. Vincent Carrasco as he professed his

perpetual vows. A special Thank You to Fr.

Tony and all who took time to travel to Denver to witness his

journey. And to all who watched. Thank you! St. Anthony's

is truly the BEST!

Much love, Rudy, Suzanne, and Family.

Saint Anthony’s Parish & Community,

I would like to take this time and this space to extend my utmost gratitude to all of you

for your love and support throughout my vocation. It seems like not that long ago that I

was there, participating in various activities, like youth group garage sales and car

washes. But, then again it does! I have journeyed through the long and often hard-fought

battle of discovery and discernment and in the midst of it all, you have been there by my

side. It gives me great joy to know that my friends, family and parishioners are holding

me in their prayers and intentions daily. So Thank you.

Recently, I gained tons of clarity on my life and vocation as a Franciscan Capu-

chin friar. As a result, I decided to further my life-long commitment by perpetually pro-

fessing the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. I was so delighted to hear that Fr.

Tony would be coming along with others, to represent the parish. I was also grateful to

have received all the love, letters and gifts from you. With that, I just want to say thank

you for everything. Your prayers, your support and encouragement have shown me all these years that prayer is a

powerful thing, friendship is a powerful thing. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Your friendships and

prayers have motivated me with the help of God’s grace, and it gives me great hope to continue. It has become clear

to me that St. Anthony is a saint that never really goes away. I find myself asking for his intercession often, we have

friaries that are named after him, cities like San Antonio who take him as patronage. To me it sheds light on the fact

that St. Anthony will always be close to me as I make my steps, especially the parish.

Friends, As I move forward, I ask you to please keep me in your prayers as I continue my studies toward the

priesthood, a calling that I feel in the depths of my heart to be the one that I was made to fulfill. Through the inter-

cession of St. Anthony, may we always desire to grow closer to the person of Jesus Christ, loving Him under one

breath, one heart and one will. Amen.

Keeping you in my prayers, always.

Br. Vince Mary Carrasco OFM Cap.

THANK YOU! Thank you to Fr. Tony, to St. Anthony’s

parish, and to all who prayed for us dur-

ing our deacon program these past few

years and for your continued support,

prayers, and well wishes! We felt your

prayers and are truly grateful for your

love and support throughout the years. Please, continue to

keep us in your prayers, you all are in ours.

- Gerald and Denise Marnell,

Ronnie and Debbie Fetsch

Women of the parish, we will not

resume Wednesday Lectionary Upon speaking with many members,

we agree that BOTH FRIDAY

Morning and WOMEN’s Wednes-

day Lectionary Study-Prayer

Groups will not resume weekly

meetings until after school begins.

(even perhaps in September after

Labor Day) and when we learn new protocols for keeping

men, women, children and teachers safe from further trans-

mitting COVID-19. Thank you! - Janie

(Please call me with your thoughts) Blessings on all ... In

the event that corona virus numbers keep going up with

more positives and more deaths, it may be that we should

exercise our patience and wisdom and wait until next year,

2021. Thank you!

Some Good News from

Hereford Senior Citizens Association. Some good news, we are pleased to announce the Her-

ford Senior Center is open! Because the COVID threat

is still out there we are going to limit our hours and acti-

vates for while, but we believe it is important for our

members to have a place to go and participate in acti-

vates they enjoy should they choose to do so. Our lim-

ited hours will be Tuesday—Friday from 8am-2pm. The

front sliding doors, the pool door, and the back doors

will be the only entrances that will be unlocked. The

areas available for us are: exercise room, quilting room,

pool area, bridge room, and coffee bar. We ask that you

limit your groups to 8 people or less in any given area.

Mask will be required at the Center for your protection

as well as the protection of others. For social distancing

purposes, the dining room will remain closed, however,

the Good Times Grill Drive Thru will be available and

our Meals on Wheels will continue to be delivered once

a week.

Thought for Reflection: “When I die, God won’t measure my head to see how clever I was.

God will measure my heart to see how loving I was.” - Anonymous

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” —St. Augustine