St. Anthony of Padua 

Catholic Church

Our Give-a-Gift Christmas program is available to assist families of parishioners who are undergoing temporary financial or medical concerns that will make it difficult for parents to provide Christmas gifts for their children.
Due to these unprecedented times with the pandemic in our midst, we are accepting names NOW through October 31, 2020.  The number of families that can be provided for this year may need to be limited, so we encourage you to call the office as soon as possible. 
Names are kept confidential and families must call the office directly.  Additional information is provided to those who qualify for assistance.

Upcoming Holy Hours at our parish church:

Friday, Oct 2, at 7pm. Led in Spanish.

Friday, Oct 16, at 7pm. Led in English.

All are welcome at our Holy Hours. No matter what language you speak we are one parish.

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

Thanks to Anita, Brenda and all We Care volunteers for their constant assistance to the needy. Here is their report:

March:  pick ups 7
             deliveries 12
 
April:     pick ups 6 
             deliveries 3
 
May:     pick ups 17
            deliveries 11
 
June:   pick ups 20
           deliveries 21
 
July:    pick ups 16
           deliveries 12

August: pick ups 15
            deliveries 22
 
We are in need of dish sets at this time and any size beds.
 
Prayerfully,
Anita and Brenda

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

The food pantry location for distribution:
175 E. Connecticut Ave (use street parking or park at nearby strip mall)

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

We need non-referigerated, unexpired food donations to continue to support those requesting food assistance during this difficult economic time. Please consider making a food donation of canned or boxed items. We are supporting a much larger number of food assistance requests. Thanks for your help.

Volunteers are needed for our twice weekly food pantry. There are a variety of tasks with which help is needed. Please call the office to get in touch with Anita Monk. Thank you for your generous assistance.

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. 

We have assisted the following number of families & individuals during the last 3 months:

March
72 families
173 individuals

April
108 families
365 individuals

May
118 families
385 individuals

June
142 families
402 individuals

July
132 families
358 individuals

August 
105 families
321 individuals

6 months totals:
677 families
2004 individuals

6 month average:
113 families per month
334 individuals per month

Our We Care program continues as well.

Thank you to Anita, Brenda, Frances, Vikki, Paula, Lois, Dan 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.

FOR ATTENTION: OUR PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, YOU MAY ARRANGE A MEETING BY APPOINTMENT. YOU MAY ALSO USE EMAIL, A PHONE CALL OR OUR PARISH WEBSITE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PARISH STAFF. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU. OUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS:  CHURCH.OFFICE@STANTHONYPARISH.NET
 
FOOD DONATIONS: PLEASE PLACE YOUR DONATION IN A PAPER BAG AND LEAVE AT CHURCH IN THE BASKETS IN BACK OF CHURCH. 
 
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES & DONATIONS: PLEASE PUT THROUGH THE DOOR SLOT AT OUR PARISH OFFICE AT 175 E. CONNECTICUT AVE. OR YOU CAN SEND THROUGH THE MAIL.

THANK YOU!

Here are the times when you will find our parish church open for prayer:

CHURCH OPEN HOURS

SUNDAY OPEN
7AM TO 2PM

MONDAY - FRIDAY 
7AM TO 4PM 

SATURDAY 
9AM TO 6PM

First and Third Fridays of each month. Holy Hour.
6:45pm Church opens
8:15pm Church closes

Holidays may affect church open hours. When visiting our parish church, please use a face mask and sanitize your hands upon entry and departure. Thank you for your cooperation.