Saint Anthony Church 15 Church Street

White River Jct. Vermont 05001

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time–August 11, 2019

Father Charles R. Danielson, Pastor Deacon John P. Guarino

Bishop of Burlington: Most Rev. Christopher J. Coyne

Parish Office

Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

11:00 AM – 4:30 PM Closed on Wednesday

Secretary: Ms. Joanne Collins Telephone: 802-295-2225, ext. 3 Office e-mail: Info@SaintAnthonyChurchWRJ.org Website: www.stanthonysvt.org

Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:30 AM Weekday: Monday & Friday 9:00 AM Holy Days: Consult the parish bulletin

Rectory Chapel

Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Religious Education

Coordinator: Mrs. Julie Hamilton, 295-3989, juliehamilton130@comcast.net

Sacraments

Reconciliation: Saturday from 3:15 – 3:45 PM

Baptism: Parents must come to the rectory to get the necessary forms at least one month in advance. Marriage: Couples must contact the parish at least six months in advance.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Shirley Bates mother of a parishioner, who died last week. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Wellman Muzzey father of a parishioner, who died this week. May their families find solace in their faith and in the promise of eternal life with our heavenly Father.

Mass Intentions

Saturday, August 10 4:00 P.M. Lena Romano birthday remembrance by Herb & Patty Castellini Sunday, August 11 8:30 A.M. The People of Saint Anthony Parish Monday, August 12 9:00 A.M. Mary Huntley by family Wednesday, August 14 5:00 P.M. Christian Thompson by the Family Assumption of Mary

Friday, August 16 9:00 A.M. Mary Gempka by Mike, Susan, Tyler Romano Saturday, August 17 4:00 P.M. Phil Turgeon by Herb & Patty Castellini Sunday, August 18 8:30 A.M. The People of Saint Anthony Parish

MarthaBrockPatrickKendall

FlossieCourtemancheFrankKlymn

ElizabethWheelerSisterAliceVincentTheresaLund

Pleasealsorememberotherswhoareinneedofourprayers.

Nameswillbepublishedinourbulletinforonemonth.Ifyouwouldliketorenewyourprayerrequestafteronemonth,pleasecontacttheparishoffice.

Sanctuary Lamps will burn for:

Jenna Carroll

Sacrificial Giving Report To meet our expenses we need: $ 3,500.00 Offertory collection August 3 & 4: $ 4,755.50 Building repairs, July: $ 260.00 Fuel/energy, July: $ 270.00

Thank You for Your Support

of Saint Anthony Church!

Low Gluten Altar Bread: If you require a low gluten host for communion, come to the altar with the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. The celebrant will give you the consecrated low gluten host from a separate paten.

Office Closed: The parish office will be closed Monday, August 12, 2019. Regular hours will resume Tuesday for the remainder of the week. Schedule Requests Due: Your requests for the next Minister and Counter schedules may be submitted at this time. Please email or phone the office, or drop a note in the collection basket. The new schedule will include September, October, and November. Requests must be reach the parish office by this Sunday, August 11th. Thank you for volunteering to serve to our parish!

Rosary for The Family on August 17 & 18: On August 12 and 14, the Knights commemorate the anniversaries of Father McGivney’s birth and death. He is the founder of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights invite you and your families to join them in praying the rosary next weekend, August 17 & 18 before Saturday and Sunday Mass. Please meet forty-five minutes before each Mass in the pews nearest

the tabernacle at the front of the church. Rosary will be prayed at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, August 17, and at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, August 18. We hope to end the Rosary so participants will have 15 minutes to reflect on the mysteries before Mass.

Message from Fr. Rick: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

- August 11, 2019 –

Once again this weekend Our Lord Jesus Christ speaks to us of the true use of money and material possessions. The first thing we are given to understand about the goods of this world is that they are themselves gifts entrusted to us to be shared with others. Just as God’s sun shines on all and His rain falls on the good and the wicked alike so too the material goods of this world are not our own personal possessions to be used only for our own enjoyment. They are God’s gift to us to be used also to help others. Even the things we purchase with our own hard earned money are not ours in the final analysis. They are gifts entrusted to us by God to be shared with others.

Fr. Rick

Take A Look!: Emanating from the Diocesan directive to increase all avenues of communication, St. Anthony and the other parishes in the Diocese of Burlington will have uniform websites. directly accessible but connected

with the diocesan website. They will be uniform in overall appearance, making them easier for visitors to navigate. More important, we will retain all local content and editing control.

As of Friday, St. Anthony Church has gone ‘live’ with our new website. You may continue to access the site through our current web address, although that will be changing. We will keep you informed of progress. We hope you will like our new look and ease of navigation. PINS Back-to-School Supplies: The Vermont PINS (Partners in Service) program is once again collecting much-needed school supplies for distribution to children in foster care.

Please consider collecting the following items for donation this summer as you shop for school: Pencils, 3-ring binders, backpacks, rulers, colored pencils, pencil boxes, colored markers, highlighters, blue & black ball-point pens, 3-5 subject notebooks, lunch totes/boxes, dividers, folders, loose-leaf paper, erasers, graph paper, glue, and crayons.

You may bring donations to the church or to the rectory office before Sunday, August 18th, after which they will be taken to Family Services and distributed at the Foster Family Picnic. Thank you in advance for your extreme generosity towards these children in need!

Rosary for The Family on August 17 & 18: On August 12 and 14, the Knights commemorate the anniversaries of Father McGivney’s birth and death. He is the founder of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights invite you and your families to join them in praying the rosary next weekend, August 17 & 18 before Saturday and Sunday Mass. Please meet forty-five minutes before each Mass in the pews nearest the

tabernacle at the front of the church. Rosary will be prayed at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, August 17, and at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, August 18. We hope to end the Rosary so participants will have 15 minutes to reflect on the mysteries before Mass. Bishop’s Annual Appeal: Thanks to all those who have made a pledge to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. To date, the diocese is at over 60% of our Bishop’s Appeal pledge goal. Your gift supports many Diocesan efforts that improve communication and spread the Good News throughout the Diocese. Gifts to the appeal this year are focused on discipleship and engaging laity to help build more vibrant parishes.

As of August 6, St. Anthony Parish has reached nearly 50% of our pledge goal, with donations totalling $18,412.00. We are grateful to those who have been able to participate, and encourage others to learn more about your gift at work by visiting bishopsappealvt.org. Envelopes for your donations are available on the bulletin boards at the entrance of the church and in the parish office.

Family and Youth Hike: This Friday, August 16th join us at Blessed Sacrament Church in Stowe for a 9:30am Mass with Father Schnobrich, followed by a hike to Bingham Falls. Bring a bagged lunch and wear good hiking boots. Open to the whole family! Diocesan Pastoral Ministries Conference: This first annual event will take place Saturday, September 28, 2019, at the Lake Morey Resort with a focus on helping us and our parishes move from "maintenance to mission". The keynote speaker will be Ron Huntley from Divine Renovation. In addition, there will be breakout sessions focusing on religious education, youth ministry, marriage and family life, worship, RCIA and communications. For more information and to register please visit www.vermontcatholic.org/ministryconference2019 Support Life: “We often assume parenthood happens easily after ‘I do,’ but for many married couples, it does not. … If you experience difficulty bringing a child into your family, know that you are not alone. God is with you, and his Church desires to walk with you.” USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, “Seven Considerations While Navigating Infertility” Haven: Summertime is a busy time for us all, with vacations and fun warm-weather activities. But we ask that you not forget that there is no vacation from hunger and hurting for those who are in precarious housing situations. Kids do not have access to school breakfasts and lunches, and it is more difficult for families to stretch their food resources to cover those extra meals. The food shelf continues to see an increase in the number of families we are serving. Tell your neighbors about us, and ask for their help. Garden produce is always welcome (please bring directly to the Haven.) Haven: The most needed items this week are peanut butter, cereal, pasta, soup and crackers. Other needs include tents (1 to 2 person size), tarps, sunscreen and bug spray. Non-perishable items may be left in the basket at the top of the stairs. Thank you!

St. Anthony Parish would like to welcome all those who are visiting with us this weekend.

Sunday, Aug 11, 2019NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Ready, set, jump!In a secular age, some believers feel the need to “prove” the

credibility of religion. If only we could dig up Noah’s Ark,

produce Jesus’ swaddling clothes, or locate Martha’s dishes!

Even better, if only consecrated hosts would bleed before the

eyes of skeptics. Archeological evidence and miraculous

interventions aside, a life of faith requires neither and isn’t

bolstered by either. Faith is grounded in the future, not the past,

and is more about where we place our hope rather than where

we misplaced the Holy Grail. Faith is a flying lesson. Let go!TODAY'S READINGS: Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke12:32-48 (117). “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for andevidence of things not seen.”

Monday, Aug 12, 2019MEMORIAL OF JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL, RELIGIOUS

Make peace with the worldJesus said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s.” But at other times,

he’s not so clear. What’s more, it’s not always clear what’s a

worldly concern and what’s a godly one. No doubt Jane Frances

de Chantal wrestled with this ambiguity. Left a widow in 1601,

with four children to care for and an estate that she’d rescued

from ruin, she found solace under the spiritual direction of Saint

Francis de Sales. But even after her worldly affairs were put in

order, Francis dissuaded her from jumping too quickly into the

life of a nun. There was much good she still needed to do in the

world. What in the world are you called to do?TODAY'S READINGS: Deuteronomy 10:12-22; Matthew 17:22-27 (413).“The highest heavens belong to the Lord, your God, as well as theearth and everything on it.”

Tuesday, Aug 13, 2019MEMORIAL OF PONTIAN, POPE, AND HIPPOLYTUS, PRIEST, MARTYRS

No finger-pointing, pleaseThere is a lesson for us today in looking at the persecution of

Christians in the Roman Empire that led to the deaths of Pontian,

Hippolytus, and many more. When Rome burned, Nero blamed

the Christians. As the city fell on hard times, Christians were easy

targets. A minority group, with unfamiliar religious customs—

what more was needed to scapegoat them? Accused of being

disloyal foreigners, things got so out of hand that Christians were

suspected of incest for calling each other brothers and sisters and

even of cannibalism because they consumed the “body and

blood” of their Savior. Next time a demagogue points a finger to

vilify a whole group, ask if one day that finger might be pointed at

you.TODAY'S READINGS: Deuteronomy 31:1-8; Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14(414). "Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become likechildren, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Wednesday, Aug 14, 2019MEMORIAL OF MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST, MARTYR

Make a differenceMaximillian Kolbe (1894-1941) was a Polish priest whose

devotion to Mary was a central part of his life. He was a writer

whose monthly columns expressed that devotion to a sizeable

readership. Human like the rest of us, Maximillian sometimes was

a difficult colleague, and initially his publications reflected some

of the anti-Semitic rhetoric of his time and place. However, he

never abandoned the work of promoting faith, citing indifference

as the poison of the time. Sentenced to Auschwitz in 1941, he

ultimately gave his life to save another prisoner. His was a

martyrdom of love. Be mindful today of the toxin of indifference

within and around you.TODAY'S READINGS: Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Matthew 18:15-20 (415).“For where two or three are gathered together in my name . . .there I am in the midst of them.”

Thursday, Aug 15, 2019SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Don’t assume faith is easyThe Assumption of Mary is often portrayed in art in a blissful

scene of cherubs transporting Mary, eyes cast upward and robes

flowing majestically, up into the heavens. Beneath this image,

however, is a life of grit and grace in which Mary lived the

fullness of Christian discipleship. Mary hears, ponders,

challenges, and receives the Word of God, allowing it to permeate

her whole being. Her Assumption then is a symbol and a promise

to each of us that our journey of discipleship is one destined for

ultimate wholeness in God.TODAY'S READINGS: Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; 1 Corinthians15:20-27; Luke 1:39-56 (622). “Blessed are you who believed thatwhat was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

Friday, Aug 16, 2019MEMORIAL OF STEPHEN OF HUNGARY

Hail, holy orderTo some, Stephen of Hungary was an iron-fisted monarch who

punished any hint of paganism among his people. To others, he

was a grieving father who—having outlived his immediate family

—spent the rest of his days washing the feet of paupers. Either

would be great fodder for the high drama of a Hollywood

screenplay. The reality? Stephen’s legacy stems from being an

administrator. He created local dioceses for the successful

establishment of the church in his country. His rule provided such

a lasting peace that a route through Hungary became the

preferred way for pilgrims to visit the Holy Land. We tend to

bristle at “rules and regulations,” but when the motive behind

them is good, more appreciation is perhaps in order.TODAY'S READINGS: Joshua 24:1-13; Matthew 19:3-12 (417).“Whoever can accept this ought to accept it.”

Saturday, Aug 17, 2019A tribute to touchToday’s gospel has Jesus placing his hands on children and

praying for them. The simple gesture of “touch and prayer” can

be profound because all humans crave a kind touch. Examples of

“touch and prayer” abound. The sacraments are built on this

combination. Some Christians hold hands during grace. In many

Latin countries children routinely ask for a blessing from elders,

who trace a cross on the child’s forehead as they pray. Can you

bless somebody in your life today through the power of “touch

and prayer”?TODAY'S READINGS: Joshua 24:14-29; Matthew 19:13-15 (418).“Children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his hands onthem and pray.”

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