St. Anthony of Padua 

Catholic Church

Please ignore any texts that state they are from Fr. Kane and ask for a favor. Father Kane does not text asking for favors. So please ignore any emails or texts requesting favors. They are a scam.

In order to view St. Anthony's live stream, you have 4 options:

• our parish website

• our Facebook page

• our YouTube channel

• our Roku Channel called "St. Anthony of Padua

Take advantage of our full schedule of activities at St. Anthony's. Here is this week's church schedule:

Wednesday, May 18.  Mass. Adoration. No Confessions.  
8:00am  Church opens
12:00pm Mass  - public welcome & live streamed. 
1:00pm Exposition (at conclusion of Noon Mass). Adoration will take place in our parish church. All are welcome to participate even though you don't have a scheduled adoration time.
6:00pm Benediction
6:30pm Mass  (Spanish) - public welcome 
7:30pm Church closes

Thursday, May 19.  Confessions. Noon Mass. 
8:00am  Church opens
11:00am Confessions 
12:00pm Mass  - public welcome & live streamed  
4:00pm Church closes 

Friday, May 20.  Confessions. Noon Mass. First Friday.
8:00am  Church opens
11:00am Confessions 
12:00pm Mass  - public welcome & live streamed  
4:00pm Church closes 

Saturday, May 21. Confessions. Vigil Mass. 6th Sunday of Easter. 
9:00am Church opens
3:00pm Confessions.
5:00pm Vigil Mass - Public welcome & live streamed. 
6:00pm Church closes

Sunday, May 22.  6th Sunday of Easter.  Sunday Mass. Graduate Recognition at 10am Mass. 
7:00am Church opens
8:00am Sunday Mass  - Public welcome. 
10:00am Sunday Mass  - Public welcome & live streamed. 
1:00pm Sunday Mass (Spanish) - public welcome & live streamed. 
2:00pm Church closes

Monday, May 23.  Mass. No Confessions.  
7:00am Church opens
8:00am  Mass - public welcome & live streamed. 
4:00pm Church closes

Tuesday, May 24.  Mass. Confessions.  
8:00am  Church opens
11:00am Confessions 
12:00pm Mass  - public welcome & live streamed  
4:00pm Church closes 

Wednesday, May 25.  Mass. Adoration. No Confessions.  
8:00am  Church opens
12:00pm Mass  - public welcome & live streamed. 
1:00pm Exposition (at conclusion of Noon Mass). Adoration will take place in our parish church. All are welcome to participate even though you don't have a scheduled adoration time.
6:00pm Benediction
6:30pm Mass  (Spanish) - public welcome 
7:30pm Church closes

Thursday, May 26.  Confessions. Noon Mass. 
8:00am  Church opens
11:00am Confessions 
12:00pm Mass  - public welcome & live streamed  
4:00pm Church closes 

Friday, May 27.  Confessions. Noon Mass. First Friday.
8:00am  Church opens
11:00am Confessions 
12:00pm Mass  - public welcome & live streamed  
4:00pm Church closes 

Saturday, May 28. Confessions. Vigil Mass. Ascension of the Lord.
9:00am Church opens
10:00am First Communion Mass - Public welcome & live streamed. 
2:00pm Church opens
3:00pm Confessions.
5:00pm Vigil Mass - Public welcome & live streamed. 
6:00pm Church closes

Sunday, May 29.  Sunday Mass. Ascension of the Lord.
7:00am Church opens
8:00am Sunday Mass  - Public welcome. 
10:00am Sunday Mass  - Public welcome & live streamed. 
1:00pm Sunday Mass (Spanish) - public welcome & live streamed. 
2:00pm Church closes

Monday, May 30.  Memorial Day Mass. Office/church closed. 7th week in Easter.
8:00am  Memorial Day Mass at parish cemetery. 2922 Camp Easter Road. All are welcome. If inclement weather, the Memorial Day Mass will take place at the parish church.

Tuesday, May 31.  Mass. Confessions.  
8:00am  Church opens
11:00am Confessions 
12:00pm Mass  - public welcome & live streamed  
4:00pm Church closes 

MISSION STATEMENT: To view St. Anthony's Parish Mission Statement, please click here.

RESPECT LIFE: Please visit our Respect Life page to see ministry updates and our new 40 Days for Life flyer. To find our Respect Life page, please click here.

The Respect for Life Ministry will begin a “Spiritual Adoption Campaign” on March 26th - December 25th. (9 months). Parishioners and visitors can pick up a card at the back of the church with a description of a “baby” they can name and adopt and pray for. Monthly “progress” of their baby will be displayed at the back of the church highlighting baby’s growth and development.

CONFIRMATION: For our Confirmation page in English, please click here. Para nuestra informacion en español sobre el sacramento de Confirmación, por favor haga click aquí. 

WESHARE TAX RECEIPTS:
For those whose giving is set up through our WeShare site, tax receipts are available. If you need a tax receipt, please email your request to: church(dot)office(at)stanthonyparish(dot)net
and put "your name - WeShare tax receipt" in the subject line. You can also print through your WeShare login or call WeShare customer service.

Please do not leave WeCare gifts-in-kind at the church or parish office. 

If you have clothes you would like to donate, please do not leave them at the office or in the back of church. Rather, kindly get in touch with Family Promise, Coalition for Human Care, Habitat for Humanity or GoodWill for their hours and drop off locations. 

Our WeCare Ministry will be taking a break for an indefinite period of time during which time we will not be receiving or delivering items. Please wait for further announcements regarding our WeCare Ministry. Thank you for your understanding.

PARISH OFFICE: The parish office is open to serve you. Our office is located at 175 E. Connecticut Ave.,Southern Pines, NC. Our phone number is 910-692-6613. We are open 8:30am to 12pm and 1pm to 4:00pm. Monday through Friday to serve you.

Our Parish Email Address is:
CHURCH.OFFICE@STANTHONYPARISH.NET
 
FOOD DONATIONS: PLEASE PLACE YOUR DONATIONS IN THE BASKETS IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF FOOD DONATIONS AT THE PARISH OFFICE.

CLOTHING DONATIONS:  PLEASE TAKE  YOUR DONATIONS OF CLOTHING TO THE SANDHILLS COALITION FOR HUMAN CARE. CLOTHING DONATIONS ARE NOT RECEIVED AT THE PARISH OFFICE.

FURNITURE DONATIONS:    PLEASE CALL THE PARISH OFFICE IF YOU HAVE ANY DONATIONS OF BEDS, FURNITURE, KITCHEN TABLES AND CHAIRS.
 
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES & DONATIONS: MAY BE PUT THROUGH THE DOOR SLOT AT OUR PARISH OFFICE AT 175 E. CONNECTICUT AVE. OR YOU CAN SEND THROUGH THE MAIL.

MASS INTENTIONS: CALL THE PARISH OFFICE OR DROP BY DURING OFFICE HOURS. THE SUGGESTED MASS DONATION AMOUNT IS $10 FOR ALL MASSES. WE ARE SCHEDULING THE ENTIRE YEAR SO FEEL FREE TO PLACE A MASS INTENTION FOR THE FALL.  IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL DATE YOU WANT TO SCHEDULE, PLEASE DO SO SEVERAL MONTHS IN ADVANCE AS OUR MASS INTENTION BOOK FILLS UP QUICKLY.

THANK YOU!

For those who want to take advantage of our online giving portal to provide their weekly offertory, here is the site to visit:
https://st-anthony-of-padua.weshareonline.org/
If you would like to drop off your envelope at the office, you can do so on any day and at any time through the door slot at our parish office located at 175 E. Connecticut Ave.  If you prefer to provide your offertory via a major credit card, you can do so on our WeShare site and set up your one-time or recurring offertory. We can also receive any major credit card at the parish office for your convenience or do so over the phone if that is helpful. 

May 18 Adoration at 1pm (needs adorers for 4pm)
May 18 Evening Mass 6:30pm in Spanish
May 22 Graduate Recognition during 10am Mass
May 25 Adoration at 1pm (needs adorers for 4pm)
May 25 Evening Mass 6:30pm in Spanish
May 28 First Communion Mass at 10am
May 30 Memorial Day Mass at Cemetery, 8am
June 12 Saint Anthony Feast Day Party, 5pm
June 19 Corpus Christi Procession 11am

All are invited to join us for our Memorial Day Mass, May 30, 8am, at the parish cemetery, 2922 Camp Easter Road, Southern Pines.

The deadline for reception of names of veterans is May 23 at 12pm. All names received after the deadline will be added to the 2023 program.

Each May through November, seasonal Migrant Workers come to Johnston County to plant, grow and harvest food in North Carolina. Approximately 1600 Seasonal Migrant Workers arrive in Johnston County by May 1, 2022 and live in 30 migrant camps. We at St. Anthony of Padua wish to assist St. Ann’s Parish to provide items they need. This is an enormous task! St. Ann’s needs our help to provide plastic grocery bags or large Ziploc bags filled with the basic toiletry items shown. Our brothers who work in fields of tobacco, sweet potato, and other state crops have a difficult life marked by hard work and the solitude of living in the countryside. We ask for your support by donating sets of the products listed. Please place items in a bag and drop in the collection container in the back of the church.

Work pants, shirts, bed sheets, blankets, pillowcases do not need to be new, they can be lightly used and in good condition.

For more information, contact Lanny Lucero at 850-420-1868. We thank you for your generosity and ask for your prayers for the Migrant Workers.

Please deliver items in a bag. Work pants, shirts, bed sheets, blankets, pillow cases do not need to be new, they can be lightly used and in good condition. Finally, we thank you for your generosity and ask for your prayers for our brothers.

A drop off box is placed in the back of our parish Church for your convenience. Please do not bring items to the parish office.

Here is a list of items that are being sought for the migrant workers:
1. Gloves
2. Dandruff Shampoo
3. Toothpaste
4. Toothbrush
5. Bar Soup
6. Deodorant
7. Sunblock
8. Hand lotion
9. Towels
10. Hoodies
11. Work Pants Size (29, 30, 32, 34)
12. Long Sleeve Button Shirts (S, M, L)
13. Bed sheets, blankets, pillow cases
14. Bandanas

In view of the rapidly expanding presence of the Coronavirus variant Omicron, and because the health of the parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua is a very high priority, please take heed of the following precautions concerning Mass attendance for this weekend and for the weeks to come:

1. If you are having even slight symptoms such as sniffling or a sore throat, I strongly encourage you to stay home. As we do not have social distancing between pews present in Church at this moment, please do what you can to respect the health of others, especially of those who have not received the COVID vaccine and of those who are at risk from any illness because of age or frailty.
   • Many people who have received the COVID vaccine shots are contracting this new omicron variant, so it is best that all of us take the same precautions.
2.  I would like to remind you that Bishop Zarama has continued to dispense the faithful from their Sunday obligation for concerns with the COVID-19 virus. If you remain home, even for slight symptoms, you are making good discernment according to the authority that God has put in place over the Church, i.e. the Bishop.
3. As our church building is small and there is currently no social distancing between the pews, I suggest the option of wearing a mask in the building during mass, as well, for extra precaution.
4. We live stream our 10am Mass on Sunday in case you would like to avail yourself of the prayers of the mass from your home.

• • Si tienen síntomas (aun ligeras) como lloriqueo o dolor de garganta, les animo encarecidamente que ustedes permanezcan en casa. Desde no tenemos distancia social entre las bancas durante este momento, por favor, hagan lo que pueden para respetar la salud de otras, especialmente de los que no han recibido la vacuna de COVID y de los que están en riesgo de enfermedad por razón de edad o fragilidad.
    1.    Muchos que han recibido la vacuna todavía están enfermos de esta Ómicron variante. Por eso, lo mejor es que todos toman las mismas precauciones.
  • Recuerdan que el obispo Luis Rafael continua a dispensar la gente de su obligación Dominical por razones del peligro de COVID-19. Por eso, si están en casa, no se preocupen. Están haciendo buen discernimiento en acuerdo con la autoridad que Dios ha puesto sobre la Iglesia aquí, es decir, el obispo.  
  • Desde el espacio en la iglesia es diminutivo, y desde no tenemos distancia social implementado, yo sugiero que nosotros tomemos la opción de vestirnos con mascaras cuando estamos en el edificio de la iglesia durante las misas.
  • Si quieren, todavía tenemos una transmisión en vivo de la misa en español, para que podamos orar con la misa de la casa.

Gracias por examinar estas precauciones, y oremos por todos nuestros amados aquí, especialmente los enfermos.

Padre Juan Kane

Our food pantry is open for any person or family needing food assistance.

The food pantry location for distribution:
320 N. Ashe Street. 

Our days and hours are:
Tuesday & Thursdays       
10am to 1pm only

Here are our food assistance stats since the beginning of the pandemic:

Thank you to Anita, Brenda, Frances, Vikki, Paula, Lois, Dan, Christine, Julie, Marie, Kathy, Mary Tuzio, Virginia Coggins and so many volunteers for your generous time during this difficult time.  Thanks also for the generous assistance of our food donors who have faithfully provided a wide variety of food donations to keep us stocked and functioning.

"Abba, Father, open my heart
to receive hope 
even while I suffer 
to receive patience and 
to trust in Your will 
even if I don't understand it
at the moment. "

 - Rev. John A Kane

Oración por el sufrimiento.
  "Abba, Padre, abre mi corazón
  para recibir esperanza,
  incluso mientras sufro
  recibir paciencia y
  confiar en tu voluntad,
  incluso si no la entiendo
  en este momento.  "
   - Rev. John A Kane