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The grain of wheat must die to produce fruit. Such dying must be cultivated by obedience and by our covenant with God, rooted in love and forgiveness.

WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT

Weekend of March 14-15-2015

BUDGET $ 3.234.00

CANDLES $ 238.00

CATHOLIC R. SERVICES $ 1,645.62

LENTEN MISSION $2,374.00

MALASSADAS $1,900.11

TOTAL $ 9,391.73

A good administrator gives to God the best of his TIME, TALENT and

TREASURE. Give to God the first fruits of your labor. Our Church

depends and appreciates your generosity and love.

PARISH CALENDAR This weekend second collection is for:

Fuel

Next weekend’s second collection will be for:

Maintenance

From the Pastor’s desk

The Blessed Sacrament Lamp will burn in: Int. of Maria Vieira for graces received

The 4 Blessed Sacrament Lamps for: For graces received

These lamps are available for your request in memory of your loved ones or your particular intentions ($20 per week). To schedule please call the Rectory.

EUCHRISTIC ADORATION We conduct Eucharistic Adoration at Saint Anthony every Tuesday. The Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Commences at the conclusion of the 8:00am Mass and concludes with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 6:00PM. Spend time with Jesus-the Eucharist and pray for vocations and for peace in the world. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is also prayed after the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

Youth Group Leadership Team The next meeting of the Youth Group Leadership Team will be Monday, April 13 at 6:30pm in the Parish Library.

Youth Group Living Way of the Cross

Good Friday, April 3, 2015 at 3:00pm Rehearsals:

Wednesday, April 1st at 6:00pm Good Friday, April 3rd at 12:00pm

Prayer Basket We have placed a basket in front of Our Lady's Altar, in the

sanctuary of the church. Please place your written petitions for

yourselves, your loved one, the community and our world, in the

Prayer Basket. Your petitions will be remembered in our prayers.

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St. Anthony's Parish Ministries Lenten Retreat Day

Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:00pm-4:30pm

In the Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to participate in this special day of Lenten renewal. We will view the “Catholicism” video on the Celebration of the Eucharist and have time for faith-sharing and prayer. We will, also, discuss some

of the needs of our parish community today.

Prayer Line We are beginning a "Prayer Line" here at St. Anthony's Parish. You may call our parish secretary, Regina Medina and explain to her, your prayer need, she will then call the next person on the "Prayer Line" who will, in turn, call the next person and so on. This is a way of guaranteeing that your intentions are being remembered in prayer.

Lenten Penance Service

St. Anthony's Church will host a Bilingual Lenten Penance Service, Monday, March 23 at 7:00pm. Several Bilingual priests will be present to hear individual Confessions.

A Note From Fr. Bill Last week was a very special week for us here at St. Anthony's. Fr. João Chaves, a visiting priest of Santa Maria Island, preached a very spiritually uplifting Lenten Mission for our community. It was great to see so many people in attendance each evening, as well. I would like to thank Gilda Pedro, Matt DeMatos and the St. Anthony's Portuguese Choir for providing the beautiful music for the Mission. Also, I would like to thank the altar servers, lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and all who volunteered to make the Mission a good experience. I would like to thank, as well, all those who worked to make the Thursday evening reception such a delightful time. The birthday cake for your pastor was a wonderful surprise. I truly appreciated that, too!

The Malassada Sale on Sunday was a success, once again. I would like to thank Gilda Pedro and all those who spent so many hours working to make the best malassadas around! Thank you, as well, goes to all those who contributed, in advance of the sale, to help defray the cost of preparations. As Holy Week draws nearer, may the Lord continue to bless us all on our Lenten pilgrimage, this year!

Saturday 21- 5:00 pm Jonh, Maria Paul Amaral Georgina Cabral Sunday 22 - Fifth Sunday of Lent 7:00am- Manuel Arruda, wife and son in-law António Leite 9:00am-JKVKDVKZM FF António Cabral wife and deceased family members Anibal Pereira and Maria dos Prazeres 11:00am- António Madeira, Cristiano Chibante and Joana Fontes Maria Ferreira de Jesus and Manuel Camara Monday 23- 8:am Maria, Mariano, Duarte, José António Octavio, João Victor, uncles and god parents Elsie Abreau Tuesday 24-8:00am António and Maria Isabel Medeiros and parents Manuel and Maria Tomazia Mendes and parents

Wednesday 25- 8:00am Alfred Costa parents in-laws and siblings Maria and Manuel Silveira and Celeste Faria

Thursday 26-

Friday 27- 8:00am Palmira Fraga husband and children Souls of Purgatory

6:00pm- Stations of the Cross Saturday 28- 5:00 pm Daniel Santos, Pedro and Ana Medeiros António and Bernardette, Joseph Peixoto, Manuel e Rosa Laranjo and deceased families

Sunday 29 – Palm Sunday 7:00am- f For the people the people 9:00am-JKVKDVKZM FF Memorial Mass Marie Costa, Francisco Brito, Filomena Resendes, Maria Vieira, Joseph Medeiros, Sister Estela Pereira Maria Pereira husband and deceased family members

11:00am- António Araujo and Conceição Festa Int. of António and Normanda Velho

Prayer for Persecuted Christians Please join in us in praying this prayer for Persecuted Christians around the world Father in Heaven, you make your Sun Shine on good and bad alike. Your Son

Jesus Christ died for us all and in His glorious Resurrection He still retains the five wounds of His passion. With His

divine power He now sustains all those who suffer the persecution and martyrdom for the sake of their fidelity to

faith of the Church. Merciful and mighty Father, do not allow Cain to return again to murder helpless Abel,

innocent Abel. May persecuted Christians around the world remain, like Mary,

their Mother, together at the foot of the cross of Christ the Martyr. Comfort those menaced by violence and those oppressed

by uncertainty. May your Holy Spirit of love make fruitful the witness and the blood of those who die forgiving. Amen.

TELEVISION MASS This Sunday, March 22, the 11:00am Mass will be televised by The Portuguese Channel. Memorial offerings will be accepted in advance of the Mass. You may place your memorial offerings in the collection

basket at weekend Masses or bring them directly to the Parish Office. The names of your memorialized loved ones and intentions will be read at the beginning of the Mass.

We are asking our parishioners if they can bring different items of food to fill baskets to go out to our poor for Easter. For this week we ask for canned goods. .

Sister Mary Sardinha, S.S.D. will be teaching our Adult Faith

Formation classes. Sister’s classes takes place at the same

time as the youth Faith Formation classes on Saturday and

Sunday mornings. The theme of sister’s course this year is

“Decisions”, based on the works of the popular Catholic

author, Matthew Kelly. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Bible.

Parish Bake Sale There will be a parish-wide bake sale this weekend March 21 and 22. Parishioners are invited to donate baked goods that will be available for purchase after all weekend Masses. The funds raised through this bake sale will go towards the purchasing of supplies that are needed for our parish kitchen.

“Being a Blessing,” a Spirituality for Everyday Living mini-retreat led by Peggy Patenaude of Taking Time Out will be held on

Wednesday, April 8 at Sacred Hearts Retreat Center in Wareham,

MA from 10:00am -12:30pm. Cost is $20. Pre-registration

required. Contact Peggy at 508-548-9149 or timeoutretreats@comcast.net.

“Soul Sisters,” a women’s retreat led by internationally known

speaker and author, Edwina Gateley will be held August 10-15,

2015 at Sacred Hearts Retreat Center in Wareham, MA. For more

information, contact Peggy Patenaude at 508-548-9149 or

timeoutretreats@comcast.net.

Since his birth, we have

remembered Joe Lima, Jr., in our

prayers. Many people have asked

how Joe Jr. is progressing.

His parents, Joe and Allison Lima

have said that they would like to

express their gratitude to the parish

for our prayerful support. The

following is Mr. and Mrs Limas’s

update. He is now 6lbs 5 oz. They did a follow-up

ultrasound on his head on Monday and it shows no new

bleeding and or swelling. He recently passed both hearing

and eye exams. He is learning how to drink out of a bottle.

Once he masters that he will beable to go home. Thank you

again for all of your prayers and support. God Bless.

Joe and Allison Lima