PARISH OFFICE
28 STATE STREET, TROY, NEW YORK 12180 PHONE: 518-273-8622 FAX: 518-273-2731 OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm (July & August 9:00am - 2:00pm)
PARISH WEBSITE parishes.rcda.org/stanthonyofpadua
PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Richard Donovan, OFM – Pastor Email: [email protected] Fr. Primo Piscitello, OFM – In Residence Fr. Jorge Reyes, OSA – Hispanic Apostolate Deacon Charles Z. Wojton Email: [email protected] Suzanne Turner Parish & Cemetery Business Manager Email: [email protected]
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Clement Campana – Council President
PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE
Paul Dellio – Committee Chair
PARISH TRUSTEES Paul Dellio, Margaret Fitzgerald PARISH REGISTRATION: Please use registration forms in the back of church. Return completed forms to the friary. WELCOME!
THE ROARKE CENTER 107 Fourth Street, Troy 273-8351 An outreach for people in Troy; offering its members crisis intervention and advocacy.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday 4:30 pm Sunday 9:00 am 10:00 am Spanish 12:00 pm
DAILY MASS
Monday – Friday 7:15am & 12:10pm
HOLY DAY MASSES
Holy Days will be announced.
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm or by appointment, please call the friary.
PASTORAL CARE
Please call to arrange for pastoral visitation including Anointing of the Sick and Communion calls to the hospitalized and homebound.
BAPTISM
Please call to schedule Baptism.
MARRIAGE
Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. Couples must attend a one- day Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation program.
NOVENAS
St. Anthony of Padua: Tuesday after daily Mass Our Lady of Lourdes: Wednesday after daily Mass St. Ann Prayer Group: Wednesday 3:00pm St. Jude: Thursday after daily Mass
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH 129 YEARS O F FAIT H & SERV I C E
Served by the Order of Friars Minor (The Franciscans) since 1926
The mission of St. Anthony of Padua Church
is to minister spiritually, sacramentally and physically to all who enter our doors.
The Feast of the Presentation
February 1-2, 2020
Saturday, February 1st
4:30 Joseph & Mildred Boudreau - Family
Bill Warren – Pam & Grace
Sunday, February 2nd
The Presentation of the Lord
9:00 John Nardella (32nd
Anniv)– Betty & Family
John Thompson McGowan- Family
Anthony J. Corina, Sr. – Vivian Stuart
10:00 Spanish Mass
12:00 Ellen L. Marohn (B’day Rem) – husband, William
Monday, February 3rd
St. Blaise & St. Ansgar
7:15 Robert W. St. John – Wm. Fagan & Sons, Inc.
12:10 I. C. Province
Tuesday, February 4th
7:15
12:10 Lawrence & Annette Bocketti- Lorraine & Family
Wednesday, February 5th
St. Agatha 7:15
12:10 James Kane (21st Anniv) – wife, Marcia
Thursday, February 6th
St. Paul Miki & Companions
7:15
12:10 Anthony Corina, Sr. - John Stapleton
Friday, February 7th
7:15 St. Anthony’s Community
12:10 Dec’d Members of Farano Family
Saturday, February 8th
St. Jerome Emiliani & Josephine Bakhita
4:30 Charles Bonfante – sister Virginia & son Charles
James O’Brien – Friend
Bill Warren – Pam & Grace
Anthony Pasinella (B’day Rem) - Family
Sunday, February 9th
9:00 Pellegrino Adamo – Family
Ann Marie Salerno Rosen – Mom & Patty
Fr. John Minkler – Family
Anthony J. Corina, Sr. – Lena Savino & Family
10:00 Spanish Mass
12:00 Jean Gamache – Kathy Palmer
Francisco DiPalma (3rd
Anniv) – Antoinette, Enrico
& Fio
Dr. Frederick Fischer – Robert & Anthony DeMeo
Saints of the Day
February 6th
St. Paul Miki & Companions (d. 1597)
Nagasaki, Japan, is familiar to Americans as the
city on which the second atomic bomb was dropped,
immediately killing over 37,000 people. Three and a half
centuries before, 26 martyrs of Japan were crucified on a
hill, now known as the Holy Mountain, overlooking
Nagasaki. Among them were priests, brothers, and laymen,
Franciscans, Jesuits, and members of the Secular
Franciscan Order; there were catechists, doctors, simple
artisans, and servants, old men and innocent children—all
united in a common faith and love for Jesus and his
Church.
Brother Paul Miki, a Jesuit and a native of Japan,
has become the best known among the martyrs of Japan.
While hanging upon a cross, Paul Miki preached to the
people gathered for the execution: “The sentence of
judgment says these men came to Japan from the
Philippines, but I did not come from any other country. I
am a true Japanese. The only reason for my being killed is
that I have taught the doctrine of Christ. I certainly did
teach the doctrine of Christ. I thank God it is for this reason
I die. I believe that I am telling only the truth before I die. I
know you believe me and I want to say to you all once
again: Ask Christ to help you to become happy. I obey
Christ. After Christ’s example I forgive my persecutors. I
do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope
my blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain.”
When missionaries returned to Japan in the 1860s,
at first they found no trace of Christianity. But after
establishing themselves they found that thousands of
Christians lived around Nagasaki and that they had secretly
preserved the faith. Beatified in 1627, the martyrs of Japan
were finally canonized in 1862.
Reflection: Today, a new era has come for the
Church in Japan. Although the number of Catholics is not
large, the Church is respected and has total religious
freedom. The spread of Christianity in the Far East is slow
and difficult. Faith such as that of the 26 martyrs is needed
today as much as in 1597.
(franciscanmedia.org)
Please pray for the sick of our parish and in our families: William Behan, Martin Schumacher, Deacon Jerry & Marge Christiano, Nickie Danei, Bernadette Curran, Eileen Maguire, Pat Jacobs, Doris Desmarais, Sandra Lauro, Belinda Rubino, Nadia, Jean Valenti, Marge May, Theresa McKee, Paul Dellio, PJ Facteau, Candy Vidulich, Jeanne Leclair, Frank Burek, Claribelle Lohr, Willie Feliciano.
Parish Activities Attendance & Offerings for
The weekend of January 18-19, 2020 Mass Attendance Collection
4:30 92 $ 1130.00
9:00 81 $ 565 .00
10:00 60 $ 203.00
12:00 94 $ 733.00
Weekly Collection: $ 2631.00
Candles: $329.64 Solemnity:$10
Fuel: $645 Christmas: $50
Attendance & Offerings for
The weekend of January 25-26, 2020 Mass Attendance Collection
4:30 128 $ 1324.00
9:00 113 $ 1003.95
10:00 102 $ 318.00
12:00 76 $ 634.00
Weekly Collection: $ 3279.95
Candles: $181.66
Fuel: $ 213 Monthly:$19
Counters will meet Monday, Feb. 3rd Betty Bott, Jim McPhillips, Kathleen Palmer,
Steve Calacone, Tricia Gabriel
Special thanks to PJ Facteau for volunteering to join one of our counting team!
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes will be held February 2nd, 9th and March 1st 8th 15th 29th at 10:00am in the Friary. For questions, contact Rachel Perfetti at (518) 274-4986, [email protected] .
RE-IGNITE CAMPAIGN
Our first packet has already been sent to you. If you are not receiving mail and are a regular Mass attendee at St. Anthony’s, please call the Friary. Next week February 8th our parish 4:30pm Mass will be presided by Bishop Edward Scharfenberger followed by a Re-Ignite Reception in the church vestibule. No RSVP is needed. There will be a table of cookies and punch for you to enjoy on your way PARISH UPKEEP - If you have recently changed your address, please contact the friary so that we can update our records. Thank you. home. Please stop and say hello to Bishop Ed!
TAX STATEMENTS for 2019 If you would like a 2019 Tax Statement prepared for your envelope donations, simply mark the front of your weekly offertory envelope “Need Tax Letter”, call the friary or email Suzanne directly. Your statement will be mailed directly to your home. Bishops Appeal Tax
Statements are mailed by the diocese directly to you.
PARISH COUNCIL AFGHAN RAFFLE
Parish Council will be raffling a beautiful afghan blanket, hand knit by Theresa Anderson, for three weeks: Jan. 25/26, Feb. 1/2 and 8/9. Tickets: 1 for $3, 2 for $5 and 5 for $10. Proceeds will help offset the cost of new altar railings.
CHARISMATIC MASS & HEALING SERVICE
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Praise and Prayer 7:00 pm
Mass 7:30 pm. Healing Service to follow.
Christ Our Light Church, 1 Maria Dr.,
Loudonville, NY
Come experience the power of the Holy Spirit!
Pray for the repose of the soul of
Roland Biski whose funeral was recently held
at St. Anthony’s. May he rest in peace.
The 2019 Bishop’s Appeal will be officially closing on March 15, 2020. If you have not yet completed payments on your pledge, please do so by the deadline. Many thanks for your generous response to the appeal. Payments on existing pledges can be sent directly to the Stewardship Office, 40 North Main Ave., Albany NY 12203 or you can make a first time pledge online: www.thebishopsappeal.org PARISH UPKEEP - If you have recently changed your address, please contact the friary so that we can update our records. Thank you.