MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday August 8
5:00 PM Mary Ellen Bethman
6:30 PM * ----
Sunday August 9
8:00 AM Living & Deceased
Parishioners
10:00 AM Maria Cicoria
12:00 PM Vincent Fusca
6:00 PM Margarite & Thomas
Pritchard
Anthony D'Armiento
Monday August 10
8:00 AM Anna DeMarco
7:30 PM ----
Tuesday August 11
8:00 AM John Donald Michel
7:30 PM ----
Wednesday August 12
8:00 AM Joseph Siciliano
7:30 PM Nuha Aghabi
Thursday August 13
8:00 AM Angela Zurica
7:30 PM ----
Friday August 14
8:00 AM Salvatore Giglio and Orazio
& Erasmo Siino
7:30 PM Marc Bisceglia
Saturday August 15
8:00 AM Thomas & Yolanda
Monteforte
5:00 PM Vincent Cerreta
6:30 PM * ----
Sunday August 16
8:00 AM Living & Deceased
Parishioner
10:00 AM Henry A. Russo
12:00 PM Ronald Crecco
6:00 PM Jeanette Weber
Angela Zurica
* Mass is in Spanish
Save The Date
There will be a Women's Retreat from October 2nd-4th at St. Alfonso's Retreat House in New Jersey. More information will be coming in the next few weeks but be sure to save the date!
LIVE-STREAMING SCHEDULE*
Monday - Friday:
Masses: 7:30 pm
Holy Hour: 8 pm
Masses: 7:30 pm
Holy Hour: 8 pm
Saturday:
Masses: 8 am & 5 pm
Holy Hour: 8 pm
Sunday:
8 am, 10 am, 12 pm, 6 pm
Holy Hour: 8 pm
The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed everyday at 3 pm.
* The Church is open for private prayer from 8 am - 9 pm each day
Financial Report
Income for the Week of August 2, 2020
$5,188.50
Cardinal's Appeal
Goal: $76,000.00
Pledged: $70,791.56
Paid: $58,441.56
Renew & Rebuild
Goal: $798,000.00
Pledge: $768,771.00
Paid: $342,373.87
Balance: $426,397.13
Thank you for supporting your parish!
Remember you can always make your offering or donation online by clicking HERE.
Volunteers are needed to help sanitize the Church in-between Masses. With six people it should take about ten or fifteen minutes. admin@sapwh.org
Your feedback is important!
If you have any ideas, suggestions, or constructive criticism on how we can improve on anything here at St. Anthony's, especially with regard to the new protocols for Mass please send us an email at: admin@sapwh.org.
THIS WEEKENDS SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR PASTORAL SOLIDARITY FOR THE CHURCH IN AFRICA
Annual Blood Drive
Due to the pandemic, our August blood drive has been postponed until September 13th. Keep in mind this will be by appointment only. More details will follow in the coming weeks. Please stay healthy.
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
AUGUST 9, 2020
First Reading: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a
After fleeing from the revenge of the King of Israel, Elijah hid in a cave, but at the command of God, he went outside and stood on a mountain. There the Lord came to him, not in the wind nor in the earthquake, but in a “tiny whispering sound.”
Second Reading: Romans 9:1-5
Paul is deeply pained because the Jews - in spite of everything that has been given to them - have rejected Christ.
Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33
Matthew vividly recounts the event of Jesus walking on the water. When the disciples see this, they are terrified, and Jesus chastises them for their fear. Peter begs Christ to let him walk on the water; he is at first brave but begins to sink and loses faith, crying out, “Lord save me!” Christ rescues him for his faltering faith.
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“At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave where he took shelter. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Go outside and stand at the entrance before the Lord, the Lord will be passing by’... After this there was a tiny whispering sound. When he heard this Elijah hid his face in his cloak, and went and stood at the entrance of the cave.”
All the natural signs, often of disasters – wind like a tornado, earthquake, fire, all familiar to us in Tennessee, Haiti, California – but the Lord was not found. It took the tiny, whispering sound to discover Him.
Our lives are filled with noise, the radio blaring in a car, ear buds attracting attention of pedestrians, police sirens all make it hard to hear a gentle breeze, singing birds, and laughter. Our attention is filled with distractions.
As the psalm advises us, ‘be still and know that I am God.’ Take a minute of stillness and silence to allow God to speak to you. Surely we do not want Him to pass us by, but to touch our hearts. Can you listen to God speak in silence for just five minutes? Such a moment can be a real blessing.
HIS WORD TODAY
BY REV. WILLIAM J. REILLY
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON
THE SUNDAY READINGS
Reminder of some scheduling changes:
Please note that there have been three changes to the Mass schedule. The Saturday morning Mass is now at 8 am instead of 9 am and is now consistent with the 8 am weekday Mass schedule. The Sunday morning Mass is now 10 am instead of 10:30 am to allow for an hour between Masses to sanitize and prep for the following Mass. We have added the 6:30 pm Mass in Spanish back into the Saturday evening schedule.
A 7:30 pm evening Mass has been added to the schedule along with a Holy Hour from 8 pm – 9 pm Monday through Friday.
Confessions will continue to be held from 4 pm – 5 pm every Saturday and Fridays at 8 pm. Confessions are now held in the lower church to allow for more effective social distancing. Please enter the social hall through the Harrison Street side of the church next to the rectory. Please do not use the stairway in the church.
Live-Streaming:
Live-streaming will continue indefinitely and will follow the regular Mass schedule for now with the exception of the 8 am Masses Monday-Friday. Please see the website to stay current on changes and updates to this schedule.
Reminder of Temporary Protocols for Mass:
The obligation to go to Mass is still suspended. Many people are still rightfully cautious and perhaps even feeling very apprehensive about leaving their homes and are being very careful about avoiding public places in order to reduce the risk or chance of catching or spreading the coronavirus. Even though the churches are open to the public for Mass, you are not obligated to come. In fact if you are 65 and over and/or have an underlying medical condition and/or if you are currently sick you are strongly encouraged to stay home.
Please bring a mask to church.
Although we have sanitizer available, it is recommended for you to bring your own personal supply.
The pews of the church as well as high contact areas such as door handles and light switches are sanitized in-between each Mass by volunteers. At the end of Mass we need about six people to help with this. If you could stay for a few minutes afterwards that would be most helpful.
Please follow the arrows with regard to traffic flow. The only entrance to the church is through the main door on the left along Gainsborg Road.
Seating is limited to about 125 people in the upper church due to social distancing regulations. Basically there is a two row separation between each individual or family. Please do not sit in the roped off sections or where there is an orange “x”. In the event that we exceed 125 people, we can accommodate up to 80 people in the lower church where Mass will also be made available.
The “Sign of Peace” will not be offered at this time to reduce contact and potential transmission of germs/viruses.
There is also no collection taken up during the Mass for a similar reason as #7 above. Instead, a basket will be placed in the sanctuary of the church and at both exits for you to drop off any donation or offering you would like to make.
Holy Communion will be distributed in the hand only at this time. In order to avoid having people stand in line and risk the possibility of infringing on the recommended six foot separation, only a section of the church will be called up at a time. You will notice a sanitizing station in each aisle for you to use if you wish before coming forward to receive Holy Communion. When receiving Holy Communion, please wear your mask as you come forward and have your hand open and as flat as possible so as not to make contact with the priest or minister’s hand as the host is placed vertically in your hand. When returning to your seat, please do not walk back down the same aisle you came up for Holy Communion. Instead, please follow the arrows.
Hymnals and Missalettes will not be used at this time. Bulletins will only be distributed electronically through Flocknotes at this time as well.
