Mon, September 16 th 1 Tm 2:1-8 Lk 7:1-10 Tue, September 17 th 1 Tm 3:1-13 Lk 7:11-17 Wed, September 18 th 1 Tm 3:14-16 Lk 7:31-35 Thu, September 19 th 1 Tm 4:12-16 Lk 7:36-50 Fri, September 20 th 1 Tm 6:2-12 Lk 8:1-3 Sat, September 21 st Eph 4:1-7,11-13 Mt 9:9-13 Sun, September 22 nd Am 8:4-7 Ps 113:1-2,4-8 1 Tm 2:1-8 Lk 16:1-13 Daily Readings St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 1432 River St., Niagara, WI 54141 Phone: (715) 251-3879 website: www.stanthonyniagara.org Fax: (715) 251-3642 email: [email protected]Mass Schedule : Tues ……. 6:00 pm Wed ……. 6:45 pm Thurs ….. 9 am (Maryhill) Sat …….. 4:00 pm Sun …….10:30 am Pastor : Fr. Matt Settle ……… cell: (715) 891-1560 ……….. email: [email protected]Secretary : Sandra Powalka Deacon : Jerry Nardi Religious Education Coordinator : Grades PreK – 12………..Dawn Johnson …….Email: [email protected]Youth Ministries: Yvonne Voss Email: [email protected]Pastoral Council : chair - Bruce LaLiberte Finance Council : chair - Faith Formation Committee : chair - Dawn Johnson Buildings and Grounds : chair - Rose Bousley & Terry Sweig Worship Committee : chair - Michele Eskritt Karen’s Food Pantry : pick-up hours: Mondays 12- 3 pm, contact person: Teresa DePas St. Anthony Council of Catholic Women (SACCW) : president: Rose Bousley 251-3249 Next Meeting is October 7 th at 7pm. St. Vincent de Paul Niagara Conference : phone: 715-251-1574, president: Sharon Miland Meeting: 1 st & 3 rd Monday of each month in Parish Center from 6:30-7:30pm Knights of Columbus Council #2847 : Grand Knight: Bruce Darne 251-4191 Meeting: 2 nd Monday of each month at St Anthony Church SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION AND CELEBRATION: Baptism: Please call the office to make arrangements (incl. 1 hr class) 2 weeks before desired date. Confirmation : Normally received in 12 th grade with prep in religious education grades 10 – 12; in other cases, please make arrangements with Fr. Matt & Dawn Johnson (RCIA). s Eucharist : Celebrated each Mass. (1 st Communion usually made in 2 nd grade with prep in RE gr. 1 – 2.) Please contact office to make arrangements in other cases. Reconciliation/ Confession : Offered weekly on Saturdays from 9 – 10 am, and from 3 – 3:45 pm; and, any other time as desired by appointment with Fr. Matt. Marriage : Please call Fr. Matt at least 6 months before desired date in order to begin preparation. Anointing of Sick : Call Fr. Matt’s cell phone any time. Holy Orders : Call Fr. Matt or Dcn. Jerry for information. Saturday, September 14 th & Sunday, September 15 th Bulletin Announcements: Please submit your announcement by emailing the [email protected]or drop it off at the office before Wednesday 1:00pm. St. Mary Candle ~ In Memory of Jim Merritt St. Mary Candle ~ In Memory of Ann Turppa Office Hours : Mon-Thu: 8:30a-12:30p Fri: 8:30a-12:00p Appointments can be made for any time of the day. In case of an emergency, please call Fr Matt at 715-891-1560 Check us out on Facebook! Like our page and keep up to date! St. Anthony Collection… Weekly Expenses: $2,844.00 Amount collected: $2,109.00 - $735.00 Adult Envelopes: $1,854.00 Loose: $255.00 Youth: $ Envelopes Issued: 296 Used: 70 St. Vincent De Paul: $100 Karen’s Pantry:
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Mon, September 16th
1 Tm 2:1-8 Lk 7:1-10
Tue, September 17th
1 Tm 3:1-13 Lk 7:11-17
Wed, September 18th
1 Tm 3:14-16
Lk 7:31-35
Thu, September 19th
1 Tm 4:12-16 Lk 7:36-50
Fri, September 20th
1 Tm 6:2-12 Lk 8:1-3
Sat, September 21st
Eph 4:1-7,11-13 Mt 9:9-13
Sun, September 22nd
Am 8:4-7 Ps 113:1-2,4-8 1 Tm 2:1-8 Lk 16:1-13
Daily Readings
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 1432 River St., Niagara, WI 54141
4:00pm St. Anthony Mass Intention: Gerald J. Strouf
SUN September 15th 10:30am St. Anthony Mass Intention: For the People
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9-10:15am RE Class (Grades 1-5)
10:30am NORE Class (Pre K & K ~ during Mass)
Catechetical Sunday
MON September 16th 6:30pm Rosary in the Parish Center
TUE September 17th 6:00pm St. Anthony Mass Intention: Missionary Cooperation Plan (MCP)
The Lumen Fidei study 4:30pm – 6pm
WED September 18th 6:45-7:15pm St. Anthony Mass Intention: St Anthony RE Catechist and Students
5:30-7:15pm RE Class (Grades 6-8)
6:45-8:45pm RE Class (Grades 9-12)
THU September 19th 9:00-10:00am Mass at Maryhill Intention: Garth Brasure
FRI September 20th 1:00-2:00pm St. Anthony’s Faith Formation Holy Hour
SAT September 21st 9-10am St. Anthony Confession
3-3:45pm St. Anthony Confession
4:00pm St. Anthony Mass Intention: Dora Wilson
SUN September 22nd
10:30am St. Anthony Mass Intention: For the People
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9-10:15am RE Class (Grades 1-5)
10:30am RE Class (Pre K & K ~ during Mass)
September 21st September 22nd
Sacristan Frank Sherman Patricia Hansen
Lector
Jan Maitz
Eric Frantz
Altar Server
Austin Tripp & Patrick Moreau Noah Voss & Peyton Aderman
Greeters Ray & Darlene Howen Dawn Comer & Jennifer Huotari
Communion
Distributors
J. Courney, B. Beauchamp,
Deacon
B. Parent, J. Parent,
Deacon
Ushers Jan Maitz, Bill Moreau,
Patrick Moreau, Pat Koskinen
Jeff & Rita Kososki, Phil & Jackie Neveau
Musicians Denise, Kathy, Barb
Money
Counters Julie Turrie & Bernadine Bokowski
Mon., Sept. 16th Hospital
Visitation Joe & Jean Zychowski
Fri, September 20th Staplers Bernadine Bokowski & Marcella Senechal
Can you be one of one-hundred to give one percent? Take Father Matt’s challenge to match 1% of his final gift to this year’s Bishop’s Appeal. If we can get 100 people to step up and meet this challenge, then we will have made our Bishop’s Appeal goal for the 3rd consecutive year! Your 1% will amount to an additional gift of $11 from you. Let’s git ‘er done! You may make your gift through the parish office or by simply putting your gift in an envelope marked “Fr. Matt’s Challenge: Bishop’s Appeal”, and placing it in the collection at Mass.
Beginning in October the Religious Education students in grades 1-5 will bring
up the Gifts during Mass. If you have a Mass intention scheduled for a weekend Mass and would like to bring forward the gifts, please contact Dawn Johnson or the
Parish Office so we don’t schedule a student to do so.
St. Anthony’s Parish News
Religious Education News Registration and the first class for the 2013-2014 Religious Education program will be held on the following days and times: Grades 1-5 on Sunday,
September 15th at 9:00 a.m. in the church.
Grades 6-8 on Wednesday, September 18th at 5:30 p.m
Grades 9-12 on Wednesday, September 18th after the 6:45 p.m. Mass.
Parents need only attend ONE registration session. Preschool – Kindergarten parents can register their student at any one of those sessions and the first class for Pre-k will be on September 22nd during the 10:30 a.m. Mass.
There are postcards at the
back of church available to send
anyone who you may think may
want (or should) join the Catholic
Church. This is a very easy way
to evangelize and plant a seed
that may grow into a beautiful
faith journey for someone you
love.
LOST...
The tenth grade catechist that the Lord has chosen for this year has not yet been found yet. Please help us in our search – make sure to check behind and in front of the mirror. Call Dawn Johnson if find one of our lost catechists (715)251-1773.
Questions wanted: Our Ask Father question hopper has run dry. Please submit your question(s) to be addressed in future editions. Any question related to our life of faith is a good question. If you might ask it, then you can be sure that many others share your wonderings. Thanks for your help!!
Karen’s Pantry
Attention! Please help us by saving the UPC label from
all “Our Family” products. We can get 3cents for each label. Save your Econo and Super
One Store receipts. We can get 1cent for every dollar spent. Bring in UPC and receipts when you come to pick up food. The money will be
used for groceries for Karen’s Pantry. Also, it would help us if you would return your food
boxes. Please be Helpful. Thank You!
Karen’s Food Pantry
The Adult Faith Formation
calendar can be found at all
the entrances of church. Please
consider joining us for our
EPIC journey into Church
history. The first class is
October 3rd from 4-6 p.m. at
Jim’s Red Brick Inn.
The Lumen Fidei study will continue on
Tuesday, September 10th from 4:30 – 6:00
p.m. Back Pack Project
This Back Pack Project in Niagara is now
accepting donations for the upcoming school
year. We are in need of monetary donations,
Scissors, Middle School & High School pencil
bags, calculators, 3-ring binders, Trapper
Keepers, Folders, Notebooks (also 5 subject),
Middle School & High School Backpacks. We
do not need Elementary backpacks at this
time. Donations can be dropped off at St.
Anthony’s Church & mark them for the
Project.
Anyone needing backpacks for their children
or grandchildren should call Gina Sheffer at
906-284-3509 or
Sharon Miland 906-221-4335.
Prayer Requests: If you have a prayer need or would like to be put on the prayer chain please contact the following people.
Knights of Columbus Steak Fry The Niagara Knights of Columbus Council #2847 will be sponsoring a steak fry on September 14th, 2013 at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall. The meal will consist of an 8-10oz. tenderloin, baked potato, salad and dessert. Beer, soda and coffee will be available. The event will take place from 4:30pm until 7pm. Ticket Prices are $15.00 per person with advance ticket sales preferred. If you are interested in purchasing tickets for this event, you may contact Bruce Darne at 715-251-4191 or Larry Neuens at 715-589-3379. Tickets may also be purchased at St. Anthony’s Parish office and will be available at the door. Hope to see everyone there!
Upcoming Seminars St. Anthony Parish will be hosting a men’s conference “Right on Target” with Jim VandeHey, who will share
his years of experience and successes in the world of hunting and outdoor life as a man of God and man of
faith. This is an evening for men to get together to discuss their love of the outdoors, particularly hunting and
fishing in the light of faith. Be fully alive in your faith! It will be Thursday, October 10th from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
and is free of charge.
Marriage Help – Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi) has helped tens of thousands of couples at
all stages of disillusionment or misery in their marriage. This program can help you too. For confidential
information about or to register for the September program beginning with a weekend at St. Norbert Abbey on Sept 13-15 call 800-470-2230 or visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.org.
Thinking about Separation or Divorce? – Is your marriage or that of a relative or friend heading for divorce? Do you know how
to save that marriage? Or do you feel helpless? Retrouvaille is designed to help troubled marriages. It helps spouses uncover or re-
awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together. The program is highly successful in saving hurting
marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples who have already separated or divorced. For confidential information about or to
register for the September program beginning with a weekend on Sept 13-15 call 800-470-2230 or visit the web site at
www.HelpOurMarriage.com
Youth Group 2:20News and Upcoming Events HOLY HILL and St. John Bosco Day on October 5th! Spread the word! Bring a friend! Questions , please contact Yvonne Voss at [email protected].
*****POT LUCK FOR ADORERS***** And families
IN CELEBRATION OF THE 17TH YEAR OF PERPETUAL ADORATION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 3PM at St. Mary & St. Joseph Church
THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY WILL BE RECITED IN CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY A POTLUCK MEAL.
Greetings to you, my dear friends in Christ. Thanks
be to God that in Him, two things come together that we mere
mortals have great difficulty both giving and accepting: mercy
and judgment. This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost. But for that reason I was
mercifully treated.
Sadly, in place of God’s mercy and judgment – in
place of love and truth, in place of peace and beauty – our
modern culture tries to substitute something we have come to
call ‘tolerance’. This ‘tolerance’ has convinced most of us that
“I’m ok; you’re ok.” It says, “Whatever you want to do is ok
as long as you don’t ‘hurt’ anybody.”
The Devil is behind this ‘tolerance’ – I’m convinced
that it’s his favorite trick nowadays. The basic problem with
‘tolerance’ is twofold. First, it denies that there is such a thing
as objective Truth and Goodness. It is the Devil’s oldest trick,
because it convinces us that we decide for ourselves what is
good and evil – or rather – that there is no evil because we are
god, and there is no other. We have become depraved, making for ourselves a molten calf and worshiping it, sacrificing to it
and crying out, 'This is your God, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt!'
Second, it has divorced the virtues of love and mercy
from their proper object. Rather than loving the sinner and
hating the sin, we have denied that there is any sin at all so that
we have come to love the sin and hate the sinner. This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners. When we say that we have not
sinned (because we have decided that our inactions and our
actions are not sins at all) then we have closed off the door to
Jesus Christ who came into the world to save sinners.
When I decide not to go to Mass, I have decided that I
don’t need Jesus Christ because there is no sin in my life – I
am god and I declare that sin does not exist. When we say that
contraception and abortion and child abuse and homosexual
activity and ‘hooking up’ and pornography and (…) are ok,
then we have denied the Truth; then there is no room for God’s
mercy; then there is repression, violence, anger, and hatred.
Just look around (at our schools, in our homes, and even in our
parish) and open your eyes to see where Satan has led us.
But now, let us say ‘I shall get up and go to my father
and I shall say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers."’ Come
to the sacrament of reconciliation and let us see once more
God’s great mercy as our Father replies: 'Quickly bring the
finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Take the fattened calf and slaughter it.
Then let us celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.'
Peace to all of you, my friends, this Holy Day, and to
all who love the Lord in simplicity of heart,
Fr. Matt
Ask Father: This week’s question: “Is ‘Do Not Resuscitate’
euthanasia?”
Your question gives us the opportunity to provide a
wee bit of guidance on an important and often confusing
issue, so – as always, thanks for asking!
First off, before we begin here, we should clarify
some terms. By euthanasia, we’re not referring to Chinese
children – but rather the practice of ending the life of
someone in an attempt to prevent suffering. This is most
often thought of in the case of an elderly and/or terminally
ill person, but is being considered more and more in the case
of disabled children and others.
“Do not resuscitate” (DNR), in this context, has
very little to do with the Department of Natural Resources;
rather, it refers to an “order” not to attempt to revive a
particular individual if she stops breathing and/or her heart
stops beating (as in CPR or the use of electrical/chemical
stimulants to restart the heart).
Euthanasia is always morally evil, since God alone
is the author and master of life. Euthanasia is a direct
violation of the 5th
Commandment (see CCC 2276 – 2279).
In dealing with end-of-life medical treatment, we need to
make an important distinction between ordinary treatment
(things like providing hydration and nutrition and medical
treatments that have a reasonable chance of success without
imposing an undue burden or risk) and extraordinary
treatment (those actions which have little chance of
providing a real benefit and which also impose a great risk
or burden). Ordinary treatments should always be provided,
whereas extraordinary treatments may legitimately be
refused.
So, let’s look at something like a ‘DNR order’.
There are times when providing CPR may truly be
considered extraordinary. For example, if I am in the final
stages of dying from pancreatic cancer or some other
incurable disease, then CPR would be unlikely to provide
much benefit; or, if I was a 104 year-old woman with severe
osteoporosis, then CPR would likely pose a great risk of
severe injury without a great foreseeable benefit. In cases
such as these, a DNR would not involve any act of
euthanasia. However, in most other cases, a DNR order
could very well inhibit medical personnel from saving my
life, and could be seen as a form of euthanasia.
An important principle to keep in mind in all of
these decisions is that our physical and spiritual condition is
always in flux, and so blanket medical orders in advance
directives or ‘living wills’ are not a good idea. Rather, you
should appoint someone (called a “health care agent”) that
you trust to make decisions for you in the event that you are
unable to communicate. You should discuss your wishes
with this person, and assure that they will not act in a way that contradicts Catholic teaching.
I know that this response has been (by necessity) a
little sketchy and brief, so if you have more questions or a
different way of looking at this one, please sign on to our
website and post a response under the “Ask Father” section
in the “Forum” area. And keep those questions coming!
May God bless you now and always!
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