Daily Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M

Rectory Office Father John Reiker

Pastor ext. 102 johnreiker01@gmail.com

Deacon Richard L. Stevens

rlsteve@sbcglobal.net

Deacon Jim G’Sell james.r.gsell@gmail.com

314-484-2055

Mrs. Rusalyne Ahlemeyer Business Manager, ext. 104

rusalynesahr@att.net

Mrs. Jackie Dostal Secretary, ext. 100 jackiesahr@att.net

Cafeteria Ext. 212

For submissions to our facebook page, the website, or our parish app please email Mike at mike63051@yahoo.com. Please allow several days for submission to be approved and posted. Thank You

Religious Instruction Parish School of Religion

Phone (636) 677-4868 ext 118 Grades (pre-K through 8)

Mrs. Kathy Joslin mrskathyjoslin@yahoo.com

Adults - RCIA Please contact:

The Rectory Office 636-677-4868 ext. 100

Sacramental Preparation Baptism Preparation Meeting: Infant Baptisms require parental attendance at a meeting prior to baptism. Meetings will be held with the Pastor in the rectory. Call rectory office for information 636-677-4868, ext. 100. Baptisms: After 10:15 AM Mass on a Sunday of mutual arrangement. Call rectory office to schedule 636-677-4868, ext. 100.

Bulletin Deadline Monday 9:00 a.m. the week you need it to be published in the bulletin. Notices must be submitted in writing: email text to jackiesahr@att.net.

Marriages: Make arrangements with Priest or Deacon of your choice no less than six months prior to proposed wedding date.

Parish Help Line: St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1-877-238-3228, ext. 3329

New Parishioners: Welcome! Please register by contacting the rectory during business hours @ 677-4868 ext. 100

Change of Address or Telephone: Please call the rectory during business hours. 677-4868 ext. 100

Archdiocese of St .Louis Website: www.archstl.org

Catholic Elementary School: All of our parish children who wish to attend a catholic elementary school may do so at the school of their choice and still remain parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua. Call rectory for details.

The Baptism of the Lord - Year C January 13, 2019

Mass Schedule

Confessions Saturday 4:20-4:50 P.M.

By appointment anytime

Holy Days 8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

RECTORY CLOSED ON ALL HOLY DAYS

Sunday Saturday 5:00 P.M.

Sunday 8:30 A.M., 10:15 A.M.

St. Anthony of Padua 3009 High Ridge Blvd. High Ridge, MO 63049

Business Hours Monday - Friday

7:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Phone (636) 677-4868

Fax (636) 677-2781 Website www.stanthonyhr.org

Pastor Father John Reiker

Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be on fire with the love of Jesus Christ,

and with the help of the Holy Spirit, to celebrate our community of faith in the Eucharist

and to share God’s love and mercy with our neighbors through our ministries and evangelization.

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Pastor’s Column

Spread the Gospel, the Good News about Jesus and His St. Anthony Family. A HOLY COMMUNITY THROUGH HOLY COMMUNION! Your brother in Jesus,

A Prayer for the New Year

Lord, I invite you to live in my life today.

Here is my face—Smile through it.

Here is my mouth—Speak to someone with it.

Here are my ears—Listen to someone with them.

Here is my heart—Love someone with it.

Here are my hands—Touch someone with them.

Here are my arms—Hug someone with them.

Here are my feet—Walk with them this day.

Amen.

Saint of the Day Lawrence Jenco

Priest (1934-1996) In 1985, Fr. Lawrence Jenco, a Servite priest from Illinois and the director of Catholic Relief Ser-vices in Lebanon, was taken hostage in Beirut by a Shiite group called Islamic Holy War. He would spend 564 days in captivity before his release and return to the United States. Days of unrelenting boredom—often blindfolded, locked in a closet, or handcuffed to a radiator-were interspersed with bursts of terror. During transport from one hiding place to another he was bound in tape from head to toe or wrapped with explosives. He endured beatings and several times expected execution. Nevertheless, he sustained himself with prayer, reciting a homemade rosary, or celebrating a clan-destine Mass-sometimes in the company of fellow American hostages. The night before he was re-leased, one of the guards asked him if he could for-give his captors. Jenco realized his faith was being put to the test. While he would not forget his treat-ment, he chose the way of forgiveness in place of vindictiveness. After his release, Jenco remained remarkably free of bitterness, sharing a message of peace and reconciliation. (He was more disturbed to learn that his freedom had been purchased by the sale of arms to Iran.) He served as a campus minister at the Uni-versity of Southern California and died of cancer on July 19, 1996. “God, give me a new heart and a new spirit. You have asked me to love unconditionally. May I forgive as you have asked me to forgive, unconditionally. Then you will be my God and I will be your son.” —A prayer by Fr. Lawrence Jenco, composed the night of his release

RCIA Rites of Acceptance and Welcoming Sunday, 10:15 AM Mass

The initial inquiry (Precatechumenate) period for St. An-thony’s group of inquirers will be moving into the second stage, with our unbaptized inquirers to go through the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens, and baptized inquirers to go through the Rite of Welcoming. The first phase of initiation has been a time for seekers to hear the mystery of Christ proclaimed. The inquirers have con-sciously and freely sought the living God and entered the way of faith and conversion as the Holy Spirit opens their hearts. We ask you to please pray for our catechumens as they continue their conversion journey and for our RCIA process as we assist them in moving toward a closer rela-tionship with Jesus. Your prayers are critical to the success of our program. We will continue to keep you informed of the initiation process and progress of those considering joining the Church. We invite you to take an active role in welcom-ing our candidates, and to be models of faith and Christian charity for them.

JIOKE OF THE WEEK Catholic Code Words

“This information is for Catholics only. It must not be di-vulged to non-Catholics. The less they know about our ritual and code words, the better off they are.” AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows. BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass. CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Parish to lip-sync. HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.

Grief is a God-given gift that helps others adjust to a loss

God is present in the midst of grief, pastor, psychologist say

By: Jennifer Brinker in St. Louis Review

So where does God factor into this? Father Kempf said it is important to take great care when speaking about God to those who are suffering. “Phrases such as ‘God never gives you more than you can handle’ or ‘everything happens for a reason’ seem to suggest that God is the cause of their heartache, and give many people a distorted image of God,” he said.

“I have often been with people who know great heartache and have sensed — if they could see God — they would see God weeping with them,” Father Kempf said.

“No, God does not send us suffering or death” Father Kempf stressed. But when suffering does happen, God is right there with us to bring good out of them. “Often, there is something of God that is forged in our souls through suffering that we would have not known except through what we have suffered,” he said.

Grief is a God-given gift and healthy process designed to help people survive a loss, according to Suzanne Harvath, a psychologist, coordinator of human and pastoral formation and associate professor of pastoral theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.

“We are learning how to adjust our life and our beliefs and our feelings in order to go on in our lives without wherever it is we have lost,” she said. “It is a lifelong adjustment process.”

She cited four primary grief tasks developed by psychologist William Worden of Harvard University, which are needed to complete the mourning process. The tasks aren’t meant to be sequential, Harvath noted, and people may move back and forth among each task as they process their grief. They include:

• Accept the reality of the loss: This entails eventually coming to peace with the fact the loss happened — and that will take time. Our assumptive beliefs have been disrupted, especially in situations where a loss happened suddenly. “We are all touched by a death of a community member, whether we know this person or not,” Harvath said. “But the other thing we are grieving is a loss of innocence, a loss of safety, a loss of sense of well-being.” That’s why people ask ques-tions in an attempt to make sense of a tragic situation, such as the shooting death of Jamie Schmidt at a Catholic Supply store. “Here’s a nice lady who went to the store to buy rosary parts — something like this shouldn’t have happened to her,” Harvath said.

• Share the emotions associated with a loss: It’s important for people to talk to others about how sad, frightened or angry they are about a loss. Talking with others helps with the healing process.

• Adjust to the environment where the loss has occurred: Certainly a loss changes us, Harvath said, but we look for ways to adjust our ways of living in order to keep living our lives.

• Form an enduring relationship with the person or situation we have lost: When a person dies, or we experience a situation where a loss has occurred, we begin to see a shift from a relationship of presence to a relationship of memory.

Grief is unique to each individual, said Harvath. It is important to respect others’ expressions and help them as they proceed in their grief, not being afraid to acknowledge their loss or emotions, she added.

Of course, there are times in which grief becomes complicated. Recognizing signs that a person is stuck in their grief is important, Harvath noted. In those situations, support from a professional counselor or a trained spiritual director can prove beneficial.

The Church is a path to healing, most visibly through the sacraments. Members of St. Anthony of Padua Church in High Ridge, for example, offered a Mass of remembrance for Schmidt, who was a parishioner and member of the choir there. The Eucharist — the source and summit of faith — united a hurting community and offered an opportunity for healing.

“The prayer tonight healed hearts and brought people closer together and closer to Our Lord,” pastor Father John Reiker said after the Nov. 20 Mass. “You can feel it. You can feel the power of Jesus here.”

Other examples in which the local Church has offered healing include regular prayer services for victims of sexual abuse by clergy or others; as well as the Rite of Naming and Commendation for a Baby Who Has Died Before Birth, which is for families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion or accident.

January 13, 2019

Welcome To all our Guests, Fr. John Reiker, Deacon Dick Stevens and Deacon Jim G’Sell and All your sisters and brothers at St. Anthony’s Parish Family wel-come you and hope that your time with us may be a moment of spiritual experience. You are always welcome here and if you would like to become a member of this parish or are thinking to become a Catholic, contact the Rectory of-fice. Our phone is 636-677-4868 ext. 100.

Eleanor Roser Dolores Roser Caleb Scanlon

Bob Kilper Kady Baranek

Mike Pinski Cathy LaRue

Sharon Seiberlich Gerry Harper

Margie Krupinski Donald Moore Bob Townsend

James Cooseman Erwin Nickels

Connie Struckhoff George T. Ruzicka

Marjorie Korn Freeman Fouts

Mary Fouts Julie Marlinghaus Mary Ellen Miller Shirley Caggiano

Gerri Barbeau Carol Bardon Rick Byerly

Jim Kreienkamp Brad Hook

Ryan Heard

John McCarthy

Lainey Bartleson Betty Street

Deacon Bill Casseau Tim Lohman

Rosalie Cooseman Brycen Kalesh– McMunn

Matthew Carley Earl Challans Tom Conboy

Mason Lohman Sue Barton Kathy Ryals

Joe Hunt Terry Hunt Adam Petry Bob Hook

Nancy Kalkbrenner Dean Stegmann Robert Beougher Richard Siebert

Judy Brouk Marcus Utama Clara Gansner Janet Parker

Justin Schnieders

Please Pray for the Sick

Names of the sick will remain on the list above for a month. You may contact the office to have a name added to the list for an additional month at a time. New additions will appear at the top of the list as they are re-ceived.

NOTE: Due to privacy laws, hospitals no longer notify us when parishioners are patients. If you wish a visit from the parish staff please notify the office. Thank you.

This Week with our St. Anthony Parish Family

Monday, January 14 Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Betty Jean Lochirco Tuesday, January 15 Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Laury Livengood Blair Wednesday, January 16 Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Chris Conley Thursday, January 17 St. Anthony 8:00 A.M. Harold Petry Friday, January 18 Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Jamie Schmidt Saturday, January 19 Ordinary Time 5:00 P.M. Anna & Heinrich Oswald Sunday, January 20 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 A.M. Rachel Preston 10:15 A.M. Parishioners of St. Anthony

Mass Intentions

Readings for the Week

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11

Joaquin Vigil friend of Frank Kohn Family

Please Pray for Our Beloved Who Have Passed On

January 13, 2019 - January 20, 2019

SUNDAY - January 13 Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:15 Mass PSR 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Family Faith Group 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM (café) Bible Study 5:30 PM (cafe) MONDAY - January 14 Patriotic Rosary 7:00 PM TUESDAY - January 15 Quilters 9:00 AM Cub Scouts 6:30 PM (aud) RCIA 7:00 PM (Rectory) Women’s Small Faith Sharing Group 7:00 PM (Little Lambs Room) Choir 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY - January 16 Youth Group 6:00 PM Men’s Faith Group 6:30 PM (café) Knights of Columbus 4th Degree 7:00 PM THURSDAY - January 17 Knights of Columbus 7:30 PM FRIDAY - January 18 Clean Church after 8:00 AM Mass SATURDAY - January 19 SUNDAY - January 20 Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:15 Mass PSR classes 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Welcome Committee Hospitality Breakfast after 8:30 AM &10:15 AM Masses Bible Study 5:30 PM (café)

Activities This Week

Upcoming Events Feb. 1, 2019 First Friday Adoration 12 noon Feb. 2, 2019 First Saturday Prayer Breakfast

January 13, 2019

Choir Tuesdays - Choir 7:00 PM for practice All new members welcome: Teens, adults and any 7th or 8th graders Questions/concerns: Nancy: upholster52@aol.com

Being United N Christ with Others

Looking for a way to share your faith with others in 2019?

Join us for a morning of BUNCO where we share love, faith and have a fun social with members of our communities. The group is open to any adult and will meet monthly in the OLQP Marian Room (below the office) starting January 14, 2019 from 10:30a to 12:30p. All supplies, light snacks and beverages provided. Con-tact Sue Syers to reserve your spot @ 314-337-2966 or smoothsue@sbcglobal.net . Brought to you by the ACTS alumni of OLQP & St. Anthony

Welcome Committee Hospitality Breakfast Sunday, January 20, 2019

Breakfast being served after both 8:30 AM and

10:15 AM Masses.

PLEASE JOIN US!

St. Vincent de Paul Donation Bin There is a St. Vincent de Paul donation bin in front of the school building. They take new or gently used clothing, shoes, belts, and purses, preferably in bags. Proceeds from the sale of these items at St. Vin-cent de Paul thrift stores go to help our needy clients with utilities and other expenses. Thanks for your donations! Note: furniture and other items can be taken directly to our Fenton St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store at 625 Gravois Road (across from Fenton Plaza near Gold’s Gym and Sky Zone). You may want to check out that store for some really good bargains!

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Jonah Prayer Ministry

Our Parish’s Jonah Prayer Ministers have a prayer box mounted on the inner wall of the vesti-

bule. You will find it on the right-hand side (near the candle stand) as you enter church. This box is for written prayer requests. All petitions are kept

confidential by your Jonah Prayer Ministers.

We clean Church every Friday after the 8:00 AM Mass. Our Heavenly Dusters are in need of help! If you can offer any time, it would be deeply appreciated. Thank you!

We would like to thank

Don’s Automotive for advertising in our parish bulletin. Because of their generosity we do not pay for our bulletins to be printed. Please patronize our advertisers and thank them for supporting our parish.

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High Ridge

The STAY high school youth group is now meeting weekly. Wednesday evenings at 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM for social time and meeting starts at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. To receive our emails, please send your name and e-mail address to Rachel at beautifulmountain96@gmail.com to be added to the list.

White House Retreat

All men of the parish are invited to join us on our annual retreat at White House. This will be a silent, guided retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It’s a peaceful break from the chaos and confusion of everyday life. It’s like a 3 day va-cation with Christ on their beautiful 80—acre cam-pus high on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. All meals and private lodging are provided. Our retreat begins the evening of Thursday, Febru-ary 28, 2019 and concludes Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 2:00 PM. There is no set fee to attend a retreat at White House! White House operates on a free will offering basis, asking those in attendance to simply give what they feel they can at the conclusion of the retreat. To register call: Bob Hook 636-677-2262 or M a t t F ra nk 6 36 - 6 77 -0 552 o r v i s i t www.whretreat.org to find additional dates. PLEASE RSVP BY JANUARY 28, 2019.

The Baptism of the Lord

January 13, 2019 He saved us through the bath of rebirth

and renewal by the Holy Spirit. -- Titus 3:5

For more information, please visit our website: www.stanthonyhr.org

Collections for January 2019: Weekly Contributions (general fund)

Building Fund St. Vincent de Paul St. Louis Review

Parish Financial Report

Thank You for Your Gifts to God & Your Parish Family

God bless you for your generous contributions.

We all appreciate your sacrifices and love of our St. Anthony Family!

IRA Charitable Rollover

Did you know if you are age 70.5 or older, you can distribute up to $100,000 tax-free each year from your IRA account to benefit St. Anthony of Padua & not pay any tax on it? For details on contributing to St. Anthony of Padua with an IRA Charitable Rollover, please contact the planned giving experts at the Roman Catholic Foun-dation. 314.918.2893 | giftplanning@rcfstl.org

Ministry Schedule

COLLECTION January 6, 2019

Contribution Collection 5,149.00 Online Giving 2,400.00 Loose 288.00 New Year’s 117.00 Building Fund 402.00 Total for Parish 8,356.00

January 13, 2019

St. Anthony PSR News

For information contact Kathy Joslin at mrskathyjoslin@yahoo.com or call 636-677-4868 ext. 118 or 636-677-1567. January Prayers & Lists ~1st grade – Hail Mary ~2nd grade – Glory Be ~3rd grade – Seven Sacraments ~4th grade – Seven Sacraments placed in categories, Sorrowful Mysteries ~5th grade – Ten Commandments, Sorrowful Mysteries ~6th grade – Ten Commandments, Saint Michael Prayer ~7th grade – Gloria (from Roman Missal), Ten Commandments, Seven Sacraments placed in categories ~8th grade – Ten Commandments, Act of Hope January 13 – The Baptism of the Lord Family Faith Group meets 11:30-12:45 in the cafeteria

January 20

**The questions on the class quizzes (grades 1-6) are taken directly from the online quiz.

**To review for an upcoming quiz or to make up a quiz online, go to www.bemydisciples.com, scroll down to “Chapter Re-view”, choose the grade level, choose the chapter, click GO. Submit quiz scores from make-up quizzes.

Upcoming PSR Events PSR Involvement at the 10:15 Mass – 6th grade on January 20th; 5th grade on February 17th 8th grade students, parents and sponsors attend 10:15 Mass on January 27th - students will receive crosses

Confirmation Meeting for 8th grade students, parents, and sponsors on January 27th

“If we pray - we will believe; If we believe - we will love; If we love - we will serve.” Mother Teresa

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January 13, 2019

Another Look at Christmas 2018 at St. Anthony of Padua

Thank You!

Thank you to those kind parishioners who took photos to share with the Parish!

Thank You!!!!!!!!

Please note: You will find an envelope for the Review in your January collection envelope packet. Please write on the envelope in your set for this—whether or not you want to receive the St. Louis Review and enclose your contribution.

YOUR ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC FAITH NEWS

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January 13, 2019

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

St. Paul Catholic School - Fenton Open House

Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Strength in Faith and Family

Our annual Open House is a great opportunity for you to tour our school, and visit with faculty and staff. Both new and current school families may come and register their children for grades K – 8. The faculty and staff will be here to welcome you, and provide you with any information you may need. Come and see the wonderful things happening at St. Paul Catholic School! We would love to see you there. Any new student entering Kindergarten through 8th grade and any student currently attending a Catholic Elementary School can apply for the Beyond Sunday Scholarship. This scholarships provides tuition support for middle income families. Information can be found at www.ttef-stl.org

465 New Smizer Mill Rd.

Fenton, MO. 63026 636-343-4333

fnieburg@stpfenton.org

Activities Outside the Parish

Trivia Night Our Lady’s Inn Maternity Homes is having their Annual Trivia Night – Saturday, January 19th at Chaminade College Prep School (425 S. Lindbergh). Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and trivia begins at 7:00 p.m. Cost is $25 per person and $200 for a table of ten. For more information or to register, visit www.ourladysinn.org or call Katrina at 314-736-1544. Guided by our Mission, Our Lady’s Inn provides pregnant women and their children shelter and hope for a new life through humble acts of love.

January 13, 2019

Inspiration from Pope Francis For Everyone