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His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo Archbishop
Pastor Fr. Joseph Phiet-The-Nguyen (979)922-1253 (Residence) (713)501-3020 (Mobile) Email: [email protected]
Parish Administrator Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1247 (Office) (979)922-1156 (Residence) Email: [email protected]
Office (979)922-1240 Fax (979)922-8643
Online Giving: www.osvonlinegiving.com/1880 [Our Sunday Visitor]
Secretary Imelda Jez (979)922-1240 [email protected]
Bookkeeper Jan Saman (979)922-1211 [email protected]
C.R.E. Monica Sebesta (979)922-1241 [email protected]
Youth Ministry Daryl Peltier (979)922-8106
Altar Servers Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1156
Bazaar Gwen Fief – Chairperson (979)922-1141 Gene Roberts — Co-Chairperson (979)849-4240
Funeral Dinner Ministry Bobbye Peltier (979)922-1197
Women of Worship Connie Peltier (512)365-3075 Meets 2nd Tuesday of Month, 7:00 pm in the St. Anthony Center.
Legion of Mary Ana Mercado (979)922-1127 Meets on Tuesday Evening, 6:00 pm in the CCE Building.
Music Ministry Evelyn Boeker (979)849-4727 Meets every Sunday, 9:00 – 10:00 am in the Church
Pastoral Council Pat Stahl (979)922-8144 Next meeting will be announced. Meeting begin at 6:30 pm.
Finance Council Emil Prihoda, Chair (979)583-6771 Meets on the 1st Thursday, every Three Months.
Liturgy Committee Carol Peltier (979)922-8106
Cemetery Committee Anne Starr (979)922-8562
Pro Life Coordinator Peggy Keillor (979)922-1248
Disaster Committee Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1247
Samaritan Ministry (Parish Office) (979)922-1240
Knights of Columbus Robert Fief, Grand Knight (979)922-1629 Albert Priselac, Deputy Grand Knight (281)733-7963 Meets every third Tuesday, 7:00 pm in the St Anthony Center.
FORMED.ORG (Parish Code 8WHKMK) Movies, Videos, Talks, Studies All available at no cost to you.
St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church PO Box 299 – 1523 Main Street, Danbury, TX 77534
Archdiocese of Galveston – Houston
2nd Sunday of Lent — February 24th / 25th, 2018
Mass Schedule: Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30 am
Weekday Masses: Mon, Wed: 6:00 pm Tues, Thurs: 9:00 am
Friday Lenten Schedule: Mass @ 9am—Stations of the Cross 6pm / First Friday — 9am Mass, Adoration 9:30 am to 6pm, Stations 6pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:00—5:00 pm Or by appointment call 979-922-1240
Devotions in the Church Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: First Friday 9:30 am — 9:30 pm
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotion: Saturdays, at 5:15 pm Rosary: Sunday, at 7:30 am and 10:00 am
Prayer Group: Every Thursday a prayer group meets in the church at 7 pm to say the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet & read the latest message from
Medjugorje. All are invited!
Continuing Christian Education Classes: K to 5th grade: Wednesday, 4 to 5:30 pm 6th to 12th grade: Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Sacrament of Baptism Contact either Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier to make arrangements. Preparation classes are required.
Marriage Preparation Diocesan regulations require that pre-marital preparation must begin at least six months before the tentative marriage date. Contact Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier to make arrangements.
Annulments Contact either Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier.
Communion and Anointing of the Sick Anyone who is ill or who is homebound and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick, please contact the parish office. Hospital and Nursing Home visits can also be arranged. If you know of someone in the Hospital or Nursing Home and would like Fr. Joseph to visit them, please contact the Parish Office at 979-922-1240.
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) or Children (RCIC) Contact Deacon Gerald or Monica Sebesta to make arrangements or for more information.
God Bless Our Military! We pray for their safety & families! God Bless the USA! We pray for Peace throughout the world!
Look for St Anthony’s on: www.saopdtx.org / Facebook
Mass Times for Travel: masstimes.org
2nd Sunday of Lent: February 25 That we may answer, “Here I am, Lord,” whenever, wherever and however God calls us to serve Him.
“’Here I am!’ he answered.” - Genesis 22:11 It is easy to say, “Here I am, Lord,” when we are
kneeling in church. But how easy is it to say
“Here I am, Lord,” when a neighbor needs our help, when we are invited to join
a parish ministry, or when we are asked to provide financial support?
Often times we are called when it’s not convenient for us. Discipleship is not always easy, most of the time it will make
us uncomfortable and vulnerable.
Message from the desk of the Pastor
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Today’s Gospel brings us a story about the illumination of Jesus on a mountain top in the presence of his closest disciples, Peter, James and John. Tradition tells us that this mountain top was Mount Tabor. However, the name of the mountain is not given in any account of the Transfiguration and so we are invited to ponder the symbolic significance of this major event in the ministry of Jesus.
Abraham was a good man and like Noah, he had complete faith and trust in God. God put this trust to the test when he asked Abraham to kill his son Isaac.
God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. How do you think Abraham must have felt? He must have felt very sad, but his faith and trust in God were so great that he was ready to do anything God asked.
The word sacrifice means to offer something for the sake of someone else. In the Old Testament, people would sacrifice animals by killing them and offering them to God. Life is the most precious gift of all and these offering showed how much they loved God.
In the New Testament, God sent his only Son, Jesus to be sacrificed by dying on the Cross.
Abraham’s faith and obedience is an example to all of us. He always took God at his word and responded to his call, even when his faith was being tested beyond all limits. Like Abraham, we are called to journey into the unknown and respond to God’s call, especially when circum-stances make faith seem unreasonable. At moments of crisis, like at the death of a loved one when life is clouded with mystery, it is very im-portant to keep on trusting in God.
Lord, give us the faith and courage of Abraham to do whatever you might ask of us.
Make our trust and love for you grow stronger and stronger each day. May God bless you.
Sincerely yours in Christ, Fr. Joseph
He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or anything or pain. All these things are gone forever.
Revelation 21:4 NLT
With everything that has been going on lately, absolutely breaks my heart. I have watched several videos of the school shooting in Florida and my heart breaks for those students. I can never imagine being in that situation and being so afraid. Since I am attending college to be a teacher, it hurts me even more seeing this. I hope there will never be a day where I have to guard my innocent students that I adore so much from the shooter who is filled with hatred. I remember being in Elementary and I thought our country was such a safe place to live in. I never imagined that we had to worry so much about school shootings. It seems like everywhere we go is not safe anymore, which it is sad. This makes me so scared and sad for my future children because one day they will know the real truth about this world. No one is ever safe. Even though this world can be sometimes scary, I still have this urge to teach. I want every single one of my students to know that I love them and care about them so much. I will be teaching the future of the world, so I am determined to have a huge impact on them because I know they will change the world for the better. That is why I still want to teach. I hope and pray that all of this hate will go away. We can’t change the situation, but we need to all come together and figure out a way to prevent it from happening ever again. We can’t blame others for what happened in Florida. It is evil trying to take control of the world, but one day we won’t be living in this. God will wipe every tear away from our eyes and there will be no pain or suffering. He will wash everything away, but until the time comes, we have to take a stand and do something about it. Be the change you wish to see in the world. With that being said, please listen to the song “There Will Be a Day” by Jeremy Camp. “But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings. That there will be a place with no more suffering. There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears. There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more. We’ll
see Jesus face to face. But until that day, we’ll hold on to You always.” Kylie
Kylie’s Corner
No matter
what people tell you,
words
and
ideas can change
the
world.
Try out formed.org for lent where you can find 15 minute inspiration-als, books, videos and many more offerings to help with Lenten pray-
er, meditations or devotionals. For the Children there are even numerous videos of the lives of saints and stories from Scripture in animation. All this is available at no cost to you. For each day of the week, at your request, formed.org will send you a daily Lenten medita-tion directly to your phone. What a way to spend Lent; spending 10-30 minutes each day in prayer; and/or spending one hour a week watching an inspirational video.
This could be your LENT TO REMEMBER.
formed.org code:8WHKMK
First Friday Lenten Schedule: March 2nd
9:00 am — Mass 9:30 am to 6:00 pm — Adoration —signup sheet in the back of church
6:00 pm — Stations of the Cross 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm — KC’s Fish Fry & Desserts by the Catholic Daughters
Court Immaculate Mary #2134 News, Angleton-Danbury: Our next meeting will take place on Mon-day, March 5, 2018 at St. Anthony Center in Danbury. Mass is at 6 pm followed by our social at 6:30 and our meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. Please join us for an evening of fun and fellowship and to be a part of service to our Church and communi-ty. Membership is open to Catholic women over the age of 18 years. We look forward to seeing you there. Any questions contact Alice Artman at [email protected]
St. Anthony’s Lenten Parish Penance Service: The Penance Service will be
THIS
Wednesday, February 28th, at 7:00 pm in the evening. There will
be 4 priests in attendance. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a
sacrament of healing and a sacrament of conversion, re-turning us to the Father after our sin. We are to
confess serious sins at least once a year; those aware of committing a mor-tal sin must receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation before receiving Holy Communion.
St. Anthony’s Par-ish would like to extend our Prayers and Sympathy to the Family & Friends of Mr. Jack Tolbert, who passed
away this last week. Please keep Mr. Jack in your prayers. May Eternal Rest be granted to Jack, O Lord… May his soul rest in peace. Amen!!!
Joey Roye James Russek Brittany Miles Sanchez Renee Schaatt * Charles & Mildred Scott Christopher Shepherd Kathy Shores Bill Siegel Georgia Schaatt Smith Cindy Stellhorn Sarah Sterzinger Karen Summers Tillie Svoboda Paula Tenorio Sue Ellen Toomer Nancy Veselka Edwin Vrazel Jeanette Vrazel Mildred Vrazel Patrick Vrazel Emmalee Wafford Jerral Waguespack Kay Webb Glen Weise Mike Wheatly Rhonda Whitton Ginger Wooster
For more Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Order!
[Please keep in your prayers:]
Sr. Evelyn Korenek, Sr. Anna Marie Vrazel, Fr. William Kelly, Fr. Bill Oliver, Fr. Carl Tenhundfeld, Fr. Joseph Nguyen, Msgr. Boli Zientek
* Peace of Our Nation & Prayers for the President & All Leaders For Our Young Adults Attending College!
* For all the Babies & Children in the Hospitals and for their parents!
* For All Mom’s To Be & Their Unborn Babies!
* For women considering Abortion, that their hearts be open to life!
* Our Men & Women in the Military!
* For Those Who Are Quick to Judge!
* For those in the Nursing Home, the Homebound , Orphanages and the Hospitalized and the Homeless!
* We pray for all The Poor Souls in Purgatory — —May their Souls rest in peace!
* God Bless the Farmer — Pray for their needs
* For those with Idle minds—the Devil’s Workshop
* For Flood Victims & All Disasters
Gail Gossett Donnie Greenwood Judy Griffith Josie Gutierrez Bailey Hall Robert Hanson Phyllis Harris Charles Herbst Dillion Hill Jim Hill David Jackson Jan Janosky Mike Jaremko Libby Jez Margaret Johnson Dorothy Jones Mary & Clarence Kinnett Joyce Korenek Leonard Korenek Michael Korenek Teri Korenek Cindy Larson Jamie Larson Mary F. LeCompte Richard LeCompte Nora Lennon Thomas Lewis Laura Linkenhoker
Elena Achille Tommaso Achille Miguel Aguila Kyle Atkins Chris Auer Sandy Banda Chris Broz Vikki Buckheit Sunny Bumper Mack Casey John Castillo Dixie Atkinson Chatham Bennie Clawson Delores Clinton Mike Daugherty Bernard Deckert Joyce Dixon Geoff Evans Meghan Ewald Maryann Petrosky Fief Tennie Fief Loretta Filipp Lauren Fluder Regan Fontenot Veronica Gardner Jacko Garrett Megan Garza Isaiah Gitchel
Tracy Linscombe Angie Lostracco Dean Lowry Doug Mackay Darryl Maresh Dr. Dan Martin Henrietta McAdams Bea Mercado Tracy Monroe Brian & Drew Nolen Janell Novak Bobby Olsovsky Johnny Olsovsky, Sr Johnny Olsovsky, Jr. Bob Orsak Sandra Ott Nancy Pieper Evelyn Peltier Jennifer Peltier Robyn Peltier Brilee Phares Betty Ann Plander Nobbie Popp Barbara Rab Isabelle Reedy Betty Jo Ritz Janice Roberts
Please remember the sick, their families, all who suffer in body and mind, in your daily prayers Pro Life Corner: How does this state-ment relate to us? “I was trying to figure out which is worse, ignorance or apathy. Then I realized I don’t know and I don’t care.” Such apathy and
ignorance is why abortion is still “legal” today.
St. Thomas Food Pantry is requesting the following items: There is a need (shortages) of these items…...
cooking oil,
chili (medium or small cans, please),
canned beans (frijoles),
canned soup (any kind), and
Vienna sausage or Spam.
Plastic grocery store bags and hygiene products are always welcome.
Hygiene products, etc. —shampoo, bath soap, etc. The donated items can be left in the church or dropped off at the office. Thank you for your generosity.
St. Anthony’s Women of Worship will be having a Country Store booth at this year’s Church Bazaar. The booth will feature homemade goods and hand-made crafts made by the parish and parish’s family/friends. These items will be priced to sell, no raffle or spin to win. Examples of what we are looking for include items such as; homemade canned goods,
breads, quilts, custom art/signs, propagated plants, succulent gar-dens, etc. We ask that donated items NOT be purchased from any market days, stores or boutiques but rather made by our own community
to enhance each items uniqueness and value. Donated items can be dropped off a week before the bazaar at the Church Office or the day of the bazaar at Skrabanek Park. If you are going to drop items off at the Church Office, please label them “Country Store” and price them.
S Y R S O S T N E T E E R H T
P C A B E L O V E D S O N C D
A A I D M O R I A H S T A R E
R A S O N H A J I L E S A H S
E S E G I U S I A S T T M M C
H I D Y B E S U L I L M O A E
I N H O J V G D N A A C E H N
S O E T I H W G N I L Z Z A D
O S D S T O A A E O M N L R A
W R I E S S T R U T C A E B N
N U R N H L E D P E T E R A T
S O T A I H O L O C A U S T S
O Y D U M I H O T N E T S I L
N O B T R A N S F I G U R E D
W O H I M G O D I S F O R U S
2nd Sunday of Lent Word Search: Abraham, Beloved Son, Built an Altar, Casting a Shadow, Cloud, Dazzling White, Descendants, Elijah, God, God is for us, Here I Am, Holocaust, John, Listen to Him, Moriah, Peter, Raised, Ram, Second Sun-day, Slaughter, Spare His Own Son, Three Tents, Transfigured, You Son Isaac
[31] Remaining letters spell out what ?
BAZAAR NEWS: Bazaar, May 6, 2018
Just to note:
Next Bazaar Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, March 20 @ 6:30 pm. Gene & Gwen are asking All Department Heads and Volunteers to attend. We will meet in the CCE Building.
Raffle Tickets are available for pick-up in the back of the church. Please sell your tickets.
Auction / Silent Auction / Spin Mart / Country Store: Please start looking for items and putting them to the side.
Raffle Tickets Sales for Area Churches: Ann Geissen is in charge of the selling of Raffle Tickets at area churches and will have a sign-up poster in the back of the church. If this is something you can do or would like to do please sign up or contact Ann @ (979)864-5658. The tickets will be ready to sell and so we need volunteers. Thank you to all that step up to help our church.
Attention Graduating Seniors!! If you are interested in applying for a Catholic Daughters Scholarship, please contact Linnet Orlik: 979-292-6460 or
[email protected]. Completed forms must be returned no later than May 9, 2018.
Danbury Knights of Columbus Scholarship Applications are availa-ble in the back of the church or church office for 2018 Graduating Seniors. Scholarships will be presented at the Senior Mass which will be scheduled
for May @ 10:30 am mass. Deadline is April 23, 2018. For more information contact Kent Bollich at Cell (979)236-5633 or Home (979)848-1422.
March Church Cleaners: Gwen Fief, Ella Marie Fillip,
Lanette Roye, Shay Roberts
Thank you to all our Church Cleaners and Their Families.
DANBURY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS District: 59
Council 9817
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming KC Fish Fry events planned during the Lenten season.
the following dates to enjoy a delicious meal and great fel-lowship while helping the Knights raise money for their continued support of our Clergy and annual scholarships.
Mar 2 — / 9 / 16 / 23
Desserts provided by the Catholic Daughters
Next meeting March 20, 2018
Please Pray for Priests
Dear Lord, we pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests and through her intercession strengthen them for their ministry. We pray that Mary will guide your priests to follow her own words, “Do whatever He tells you” (Jn 2:5) May your priest have the heart of St. Joseph, Mary’s most chaste spouse. May the Blessed Mother’s own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot of the cross. May your priest be holy, filled with the fire of your love seek-ing nothing but your greater glory and the salvation of souls. Amen.
St. John Vianney, pray for us.
Scripture Readings For The Week:
Monday Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 Wed Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 Thurs Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 Friday Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-42, 45-46 Saturday Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25
Saint Michael the Archangel
St Michael the Archangel, de-
fend us in battle; be our defense
against the wickedness and
snares of the Devil. May God
rebuke him, we humbly pray and
do thou, O prince of the heaven-
ly host, by the power of God,
thrust into Hell Satan and all the
other evil spirits who prowl
about the world seeking the ruin
of souls. Amen.
Legion of Mary meets Tuesday Evenings, 6:00 pm, CCE Building, Rm 1. They are always looking for new members. If you want more information con-tact Cecilia Bernshausen, 979-922-8783.
Saturday, March 3rd—5:30 pm Lector: Pam Peltier E.M.: Pam Peltier, Jeanie Scott Altar Server(s): Adan & Andrew Lewis
Sunday, March 4th —Sunday — 8:00 am Lector: Sue Powell E.M.: Sue Powell, Ann Geissen Altar Server(s): Joshua Saman
—Sunday -- 10:30 am Lector: Amber Skorupinski E.M.: Amber Skorupinski, Michelle Linares Altar Server(s): Drew Christian, Zachary Cook
Collection Totals for: February 17th/ 18th
Regular Weekly Collection $4,393.00 Children’s Part $16.00 Additional On-Line Giving Donations $605.00 Diocese Black & Indian Collection $758.00
Thank you for your generous donations. God bless!
Online Giving: www.osvonlinegiving.com/1880
Mass Intentions:
Saturday, February 24th 5:30 pm † Deceased of the Vrazel / Heiman Family
Sunday, February 25th 2nd Sunday of Lent 8:00 am The Parish Family of St. Anthony’s 10:30 am † Kenneth Oswald—Birthday Remembrance
Monday, February 26th 6:00 pm † Dorothy Morrow
Tuesday, February 27th 9:00 am † Ralph, Audrey, Phillip & Ralph, Jr. Peltier
Wednesday, February 28th 6:00 pm † Robert & Nettie Webber
Thursday, March 1st 9:00 am † J.D. Izard
Friday, March 2nd Lenten Friday 9:00 † Deceased of the Saman family 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross 5-7pm Knights of Columbus Fish Fry
Saturday, March 3rd 5:30 pm † Leonard Sebesta
Sunday, March 4th 3rd Sunday of Lent 8:00 am † Joe & Veronica Siegal 10:30 am The Parish Family of St. Anthony’s
Taco Breakfast will be the weekend of Feb 25, 2018
The Women of Worship Schedule:
The Ladies will meet on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 @ 7:00 pm in the SAC for their next meeting.
All ladies are encouraged and welcome to attend meetings and events on the Second Tuesday of each Month. Invite a friend.
Those Special Dates to Remember:
February 25 2nd Sunday of Lent 25 Taco Breakfast, Connie Peltier 27 Legion of Mary Meeting, 6:00 pm, CCE Building, Rm 1 28 Parish Lenten Penance Service, 7:00 pm 28 CCE Classes — Afternoon / Evening March 2 1st Friday Mass / Adoration / Stations of the Cross / KC’s Fish Fry 3 St. Katharine Drexel Feast Day 3/4 Easter Flower Donation Collection 4 3rd Sunday of Lent 5 Catholic Daughters Meeting, SAC, 6:30 PM 6 Legion of Mary Meeting, 6:00 pm, CCE Building, Rm 1 9 Mass/Stations of the Cross/Knights of Columbus Fish Fry 10 RCIA Retreat 10/11 Catholic Relief Services Collection 11 4th Sunday of Lent
Unfailing Prayer to
St. Anthony
Feast Day: June 13th
O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and Charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me (request). O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen.
The Sanctuary Lamp is Burning:
Lenten First Friday Schedule: March 2, 2018 9:00 am Mass
Adoration [9:30 am to 6:00 pm] Stations of the Cross @ 6:00 pm
Please sign up for adoration so someone
can be there for each hour.
Healing is attending daily Mass, Adoration and Confession!!!
2018 DSF Summary Report for St Anthony’s Church: Parish Goal: $24,880.00 Total Amount Paid: $2,556.25 Total Amount Pledged: $4,725.00
Total Number of Participants:
Online giving: www.archgh.org/dsf
250 Households
Circle
For Eva Bennett
Birthday Remembrance &
Red Bennett Anniversary of Death
