St. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Anthony Shrine

& Ministry Center

100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110 Telephone: 617-542-6440 - Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100 - The Good Word: 617-542-0502

VISIT US ONLINE AT: www.  stanthonyshrine.org

 

REGULAR  EVENTS      

Monday  A.A.  12  Step  Meeting/12  Traditions  Meeting    (closed)   5:45  p.m.    

Tuesday    Seniors  Craft  Group                                                                       10.30  a.m.  A.A.  Discussion  Meeting  (Open  Meeting)      Noon    

Wednesday  Remembrance  Day  for  Deceased  (3rd  Wed.)                                 All  Masses  Anointing  of  the  Sick    -­‐  Mass  (2nd  Wed.)             All  Masses  Women’s  Spiritual  Refl.  Group  (2nd  &  4th  Wed)                   12:30  p.m.  Grupo  Hispano  de  Oracion                                           4:00  p.m.  A.A.  Discussion  Meeting  (Closed  Meeting)     5:45  p.m.  Bread  on  The  Common  (2nd  &  4th  Wed.)             5:45  p.m.    Mass  in  Spanish         5:15  p.m.      

Thursday    S.L.A.A  Meeting                                               Noon  Rosary  Prayer  Group           12:30  p.m.  Men’s  Spirituality  Group  (2nd  and  4th  Thurs.)     5:00  p.m.  A.A  Big  Book  Meeting             5:45  p.m.    

Saturday  Secular  Franciscans  Formation  (2nd  Sat.)                                       10:30  a.m.  Centering  Prayer  Group  (1st  &  3rd  Sat.)                   Noon  Vietnamese  Secular  Franciscans  (2nd  Sat.)         1:00  p.m.  Secular  Franciscans  Fraternity  Meeting  (2nd  Sat.)           1:00  p.m.    

Sunday  Emmaus  Ministry  Prayer/Discussion  (1st  Sun.)   11:00a.m  Healing  Service  (2nd  Sun.)                                                                   1:30  p.m.  Hispanic  Secular  Franciscans  (1st  Sun.)           3:00  p.m.  

 

Mass  and  Confession  schedules  can  be  found  online  at  www.stanthonyshrine.org  and  on  cards  in  the  first  floor  lobby.  

Available Wednesdays & Fridays from 10:00am to 1:00pm.

While supplies last.

Seniors  Program  October  2015  Calendar  WEDNESDAYS  10:00  am  Mass  

10:30  am  Light  exercise/stretching  11:00  am  Activity  or  Presentation  

12:00  Noon  Lunch  Oct  28:  Movie  “The  Second  Best  Exotic  Marigold  Hotel”    

 Stay  even  more  connected  with  the  Shrine  online!  

Welcome to St. Anthony Shine Community. All are welcome here. No one is excluded. Please take this bulletin home with you as well as the many brochures in our lobby that advertise the programs and services of the Shrine.

Information is also available on our website: www.stanthonyshrine.org Thank you for being with us today.

Saturday, October 24th - Friday, October 30th

CANCELLED      “Clare’s  Well:    The  Life,  Charism  and  Spirituality  of  St.  Clare  of  Assisi”  on  Thursday,  Oct  29  has  been  cancelled.  

 “Jesus:  The  Way  of  Surrender,  the  Way  to  Peace”    7-­‐part  workshop  offered  by  Dr.  Bill  Sawyer,  Ph.D.    

Tuesdays,  12:15pm  -­‐  1:15pm  October  6,  13,  20,  27;  November  3,  10,  17  

Come  for  the  whole  series,  or  drop  in  when  you  can.    For  more  info,  please  contact  Br.  John  Aherne  at  ext  236.  

Second  Collection  The  2nd  collection  on  October  24/25  will  go  to  support  “Hands  Together”,  the  annual  mission  

appeal  from  the  Archdiocesan  Propagation  of  the  Faith  Office.    Hands  Together  will  be  preaching  at  all  Masses  on  Oct  24/25  for  its  annual  mission.  

FLU SHOTS!  

Computer  Lab  is  now  open  Wednesdays  1:30  –  3:00pm.  

 MEMORIAL  CANDLES      Honor  your  deceased  Loved  One  with  this  wonderful,   loving   tribute.     Your   beautiful  white   beeswax  candle   at   the   Shrine   will   burn   brightly,   steadfastly,   and  continuously   24/7   for  an   entire  year.     For  more   information,  see  the  Front  Desk  or  call  Diane  at  617-­‐542-­‐8057.  

The  Global  Catholic  Climate  Movement  Come and meet St. Anthony Shrine's newest partner, The Global Catholic Climate

Movement, as they present "How to Care For Creation: Turning Laudato Si into action". Find out the key themes of Pope Francis' recent encyclical, how you can apply it to your daily

life, and meet some of the members of this exciting new global initiative! 2nd Floor Classroom  

Thursday,  November  5th  6-­‐7pm    

 Serving the Spiritual Needs of Grieving Parents  

St. Anthony Shrine Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents

Weekend Spiritual Retreat at Miramar Retreat Center in Duxbury, MA November 6-8, 2015

For more information or to register, call Diane, Mother of Paul, at (617) 542-8057 or see www.emfpg.org

Sunday,  October  25,  2015  Thirtieth  Sunday  in  Ordinary  Time    In  the  Gospel  today,  Jesus  heals  the  blind  man.    Perhaps  I  hear  that  Gospel  a  little  bit  differently  than  most  people.    Both  my  parents  were  blind  at  the  end  of  their  lives.    My  dad  lost  most  of  his  eyesight  because  of  a  stroke  nine  years  before  his  death.    My  mom   lost  most  of  her  sight  because  of  glaucoma  a  couple  of  years  before  her  death.     I  was  blessed   to   learn   a   lot   about   disabilities   through   their   experience.     I   never   really   thought   of   them   as   people  with  limited  sight.    No,  most  importantly,  they  were  my  parents  and  I  loved  them  and  they  loved  me.    That  was  what  was  important  in  our  relationship.    Oh,  and  by  the  way,  they  needed  some  help  with  some  of  their  daily  activities  because  they  couldn’t   see  very  well.    Their   limited  sight  was  a  complete  afterthought.     I   find  that  to  be  a  good  goal  when  I  move  among  all  kinds  of  people  with  disabilities.    Whenever  we  see  a  person  primarily   in  the  context  of  their  “not  being   able   to   do   something,”   well   then,   as   the   expression   goes,   “you’re   doing   it   wrong.”     People   are   first   and  foremost   lovable   and   capable   of   loving.    We  need   to   shape  our   (religious)   imaginations   in   such   a  way   that  what-­‐  someone-­‐else-­‐can’t-­‐do  is  an  afterthought.    Anthony  Andreottola,  LMHC,  is  the  director  of  the  Fr.  Mychal  Judge  Center  for  Recovery  here  at  the  Shrine.    Anthony  is   extremely   well   liked   among   the   staff   and   the   friars   here.     He   is   sensible,   insightful   and   funny.     Anthony   has  extremely   limited  eyesight.    This  past  week  he  made  a  trip  to  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital  in  Baltimore  to  have  an  initial  procedure  to  improve  his  sight.    It  is  enough  of  an  innovative,  high  tech,  and  experiment  procedure  that  HBO  is  doing  a  documentary  about  Anthony’s  story.    In  fact,  HBO  was  at  the  Shrine  last  Sunday  doing  some  filming.    We  will  let  you  know  more  details  about  the  documentary  as  we  learn  them.    In  the  meantime,  we  can  marvel  at  the  timing  of  the  appearance  of  this  Gospel  story  to  this  faith  community  during  this  particular  week!        

   

Thomas  Conway,  OFM  Executive  Director    

 

Please  visit  Br.  Sebastian’s  hand-­‐made  leather  goods  shop.  Open  Sundays  from  9am  to  1:30pm  in  the  1st  Floor  Lobby.  

Save-the-Date! Holiday  Craft  Fair  on  Sunday,  November  22nd  from  

10:30am  –  12:30pm  in  the  1st  Floor  Lobby.    

The  Weekly  Examen    The  weekly  Examen  prayer  group  continues  to  meet  EVERY  FRIDAY  at  6:15  pm,  in  the  second  floor  classroom.    The  Examen  is  a  15-­‐minute  prayer  to  help  you  pause,  reflect  and  take  a  deeper  look  at  your  day.      

For  more  info,  please  contact  Br.  John  Aherne  at  ext  236.    

The  Grief  Group  invites  new  members  to  join  Nov  17.  If  you  would  like  to  join  the  group,  please  contact    

Br.  Paul  O’Keeffe  at  617-­‐542-­‐6440  ext  251.