April 24, 2016|Fifth Sunday of Easter Welcome to the Parish of

St. Anthony Catholic Church Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Divine Mercy

15 Indianola Rd., Des Moines, IA 50315 ~ 515-244-4709 ~ www.stanthonydsm.org

St. Anthony of Padua Brief Prayer: Behold the Cross of the Lord! Begone you enemy powers. The Lion of the Tribe of Juda, the Root of David has con-quered, Alleluia!

MASS TIMES

Mass Schedule

Weekend: Sat. 8:30am & 4:30pm—Vigil; Sun. 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30am (Solemn Mass with Incense), 8:30am Latin Ext. Form—Crypt/Lower Church, 1:15pm Spanish Weekday: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 7am & 8:30am; Wed. 8:30am & 5:30pm. (Fri. 8:30AM is an all school Mass during the academic year) Eucharistic Adoration: In the Adoration Chapel beginning at 9:15am Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 8pm

Sacraments

Reconciliation: (Confession): Sat. 9-9:30am, 3:30-4pm or by appointment. Baptism: Baptism is conferred by appointment on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. At least one parent must be registered and a practicing member of the parish. Parents are requested to call the office (244-4709) to register for the pre-baptism class and date for baptism. Marriage: At least one of the parties must be registered and a practicing member of the parish. Please contact the office at least 8 months prior to the proposed date of the wedding. Funeral: Please contact a funeral home and they will notify the parish office. Newcomers/Addresses: Registration online or in business of-fice. Please notify the office with address changes. Parish Library; Please visit the parish library next to the church located in the elevator foyer. The library is open everyday and books are available for check out.

Msgr. Frank Chiodo, Pastor/Fr. Andrew Windschitl, Parochial Vicar Fr. Jose Reynaldo, Chaplain of Hispanic Community

Deacons: Rev. Mr. Tony Romeo, Rev. Mr. Thomas Starbuck, Rev. Mr. Quan Tong, Rev. Mr. Tom Hunkele

Office and mailing address: 15 Indianola Rd., Des Moines, Iowa 50315 Phone: 515-244-4709|Fax 515-280-6959|Website:www.stanthonydsm.org

Office Hours:8am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday, 8am-12pm on Friday and closed on Holidays

Congratulations to all of our youth who will receive Sacra-

ments this week.! Please keep them in your prayers.

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Monday, April 25th 7:00am Giacomuzzi/Quinn/

Hopfenspirger 8:30am Virginia Babcock Tuesday, April 26th 7:00am Elizabeth Jacob 8:30am Jayne Lipovac 9:15am Adoration 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Wednesday, April 27th 8:30am Sam Sciarrotta 9:15am Adoration 7:00pm Dee Miller 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Thursday, April 28th 7:00am Clara Barbati 8:30am Evelyn Leo Peters 9:15am Adoration 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Friday, April 29th 7:00am Bill Freel 8:30am John Michael Crivaro Saturday, April 30th 8:30am Lloyd Ades Vigil– 4:30pm Int. of Immaculate &

Sorrowful Heart of Mary Sunday, May 1st 7:00am The Siron Family 8:30am Altar & Rosary 8:30am (Crypt Latin Ext. Form) St. Anthony Parishioners 10:00am Dolly Nolan & dec. mem of the Nolan Family 11:30am Tillie Palmer 1:15pm Spanish Community

Liturgical Schedule RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

BULLETIN DEADLINE Submit bulletin information no later

than noon, Friday (10 days before

the date of the Sunday bulletin)

Email: showard@stanthonydsm.org

Information will be subject to edit

and available space. Thanks

Congratulations to all who are receiving their First Holy Communion this weekend! I found the following article on the Our Sunday Visitor website, www.osv.com, which gives some wonderful answers to common questions about this Sacrament. Questions about the Eucharist The Eucharist is at the very heart of the Church’s life. In the Eucharist Christ Him-self is present to His people in the paschal mystery. Rich in symbolism and richer in reality, the Eucharist bears within itself the whole reality of Christ, and mediates to us His saving work. "At the Last Supper, on the night He was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eu-charistic Sacrifices of His Body and Blood. He did this to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the centuries until He should come again, and so to entrust to His beloved spouse, the Church, a memorial of His death and resurrection: a sac-rament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a paschal banquet in which Christ is received, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us" (SC 47).… THE EUCHARIST What is the Holy Eucharist? The Eucharist is a sacrament, a sacrifice, and a sacred banquet. Under the ap-pearance of bread and wine our Savior Jesus Christ is entirely present in this sac-rament, body and blood, soul and divinity. In this sacrament He offers Himself in sacrifice to the Father, and is received as spiritual nourishment. The word "Eucharist" means thanksgiving. Our Lord in a most special way gave thanks to the Father as He offered it. Moreover, the Eucharistic sacrifice is the most excellent means we have of expressing our thanks to God. Why is the Eucharist the center of Catholic life? The Eucharist is the center of Catholic life precisely because Christ is the center of all our life. In this sacrament Christ gives Himself totally, that we might share His life and be bound together in His mystical body. "No Christian community can be built up unless it has its basis and center in the celebration of the Most Holy Eucharist" (PO 6). "For the Most Blessed Eucharist contains the Church’s entire spiritual wealth, that is, Christ Himself, our Passover and living bread" (PO 5). Was the Eucharist foreshadowed in the Old Testament? Yes. In every age God taught mankind to hope for salvation. But in the divine plan salvation was to be achieved only by the sacrifice Christ offered of Himself upon the cross, a sacrifice that is made present now in all places through the sacrifice of the Mass. The sacrifices of the old law could not of themselves bring salvation, but they could and did foreshadow the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The Eucharist as sacrifice was symbolized in a special way in the sacrifice of the Paschal lamb, at the time God was about to lead His people from the slavery of Egypt and guide them toward the promised land. The Eucharist was represented by the manna given to sustain the people of God as they wandered through the desert to the homeland that God planned to give them.

3. April 24, 2016

ST. ANTHONY’S NEWS & EVENTS

AROUND THE DIOCESE

St. Vincent de Paul 25th Annual Charity Golf Outing, Monday, May 9, 2016 Willow Creek Golf Course

Make up your own foursome and join other members of the community for a day of fun and companionship. Should you require a player or two to complete the foursome we’ll be glad to fill in. This is a best-shot event with shotgun start at 10:00 am. Fee includes: door prizes and achievement awards for men and women, ½ cart, and a buffet dinner catered by Willow Creek Catering. Beer and hors d’oeuvres will be served at 3:30 pm with dinner following at 4:30 pm at Willow Creek Club house. Also, participate in our raffles and try for a new car with our hole-in-one, sponsored by Hummel’s Nissan. Cost for this day of fun is $100 per person. Dinner tickets for non-golfers may be obtained with a donation of $35.00.Registration and fees need to be paid by April 27, 2016. Make check payable to: St. Vincent de Paul, 1426 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50314, phone: 515-282-8328 ext.10, fax: 515-282-4751 or email: secretary@svdpdsm.org We will also begin selling raffle tickets for some fabulous prizes $1.00 per chance or 6 chances for $5.00 after masses.

The St. Anthony Altar & Rosary Society will host their annual May

Crowning and Breakfast Sunday May 1st. Members and their guests

should meet in the elevator foyer at 8:15AM to receive their flowers &

be ready to process in.

The May Breakfast will be held following Mass in the Parish Hall.

This will include the instillation of the new officers for the 2016/2017

year. President Fran Ali, Vice-President Jody Hunter, Secretary Mer-

shell Putman and continuing on as Treasurer Sue Augustin. The guest

speaker will be Erin Kiernan. Tickets are $7.50 and are available after

all of the Masses or at the door that morning. Reminder there are no

monthly meetings during the summer months. We still have our Mass

at 8:30AM the 1st Sunday of each month.

JustFaith

I have called you by name, you are

mine (Isaiah 43:1). What is God

calling you to? Looking for a greater

sense of purpose? JustFaith is a

rich spiritual journey based on

Catholic social teaching and fo-

cused on connecting compassion

with the needs of the world. For

more information contact Susie

Tierney at the Center for Social Min-

istry, centerforsocialminis-

try@gmail.com or 515-782-3054

Bishop Drumm Garage Sales

The Bishop Drumm Garage Sale begins on Thursday, May 5th and continues each Thursday through September. Hours are 9:30-1:30. The sale is located in the garage next to the Bishop Drumm Care Center. Donations may be dropped off at the garage during those times or by calling Sue (279-1843) or Joyce (987-1199). No beds, old tvs or computers. If you wish to volunteer for 2 hours, please call the phone numbers above.

Drake University Choir Concert Drake University will present a Cavalcade of Choirs con-

cert, featuring all four choral ensembles, on Sunday April

24th at 3:00PM in Sheslow Auditorium on Drake’s cam-

pus. The concert will feature music by contemporary

American, Latvian, Estonian, Spanish and German com-

posers, along with works by Michael Haydn and Ralph

Vaughan Williams. There is no admission charge.

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St. Anthony Financials

Weekend of Apr. 17th & 18th

Tithes/Plate $9,973.00

Tithes/Plate FYTD $500,654.00

InnerVision

Health Care baby bottle campaign

total contributions as of

4/17/16 $0. Grand to-

tal of $3,676.48.

Mediacom Rebroadcast of Mass

11:30 Sunday Mass is rebroadcast the following days: Wed. at 7:00 PM. The following Sun. at 11:00 AM on Mediacom channels: 17, 84, or 96.11

www.stanthonydsm.org

Click on “Donate to St. Anthony’s”

You can give beyond your life through a bequest to St. An-thony Catholic Church in your will.

Readings for the Week of April 24th

Sunday: Acts 14:21-27/Ps

145:8-13/Rv 21:1-

5a/Jn 13:31-33a, 34-

35

Monday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-

3, 6-7, 16-17/Mk

16:15-20

Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28/Ps

145:10-13, 21/Jn

14:27-31a

Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6/Ps 122:1

-5/Jn 15:1-8

Thursday: Acts 15:7-21/Ps 96:1

-3, 10/Jn 15:9-11

Friday: Acts 15:22-31/Ps

57:8-10, 12/Jn 15:12

-17

Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Ps

100:1-3, 5/Jn 15:18-

21

Next Sunday: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/

Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8/Rv

21:10-14, 22-23/Jn

14:23-29

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Church office 244-4709 Business Manager Mark Paris-mparis@stanthonydsm.org Admin. Asst. to Pastor Stephanie Howard-showard@stanthonydsm.org Secretary Michele Romeo-mrromeo@stanthonydsm.org Director Religious Ed Melissa Hill-mhill@stanthonydsm.org

Adult Choir Director Patricia Civitate-244-4672 or civitate9@q.com Altar & Rosary Society Co-Presidents Helene Wilson-491-0438 DJ Hassel-480-1028 Dowling Representative Frank J. Chiodo-fjchiodo@hotmail.com Finance Council Chair Ralph Marasco Jr.-778-4653 Hispanic Ministry Marisol Guerra-mguerra@stanthonydsm.org Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Paul Comito-246-1402 Marketing Committee Melissa Mauro-249-4629 or Melissa@paper-systems.com Parish Council Coordinator Mary Quinn- Respect Life Ministry Judy Liston-246-8150 Schola Cantorum Director Charlotte Hunkele-641-203-4337 or chunk854@hotmail.com St. Anthony Foundation Stephanie Sarcone-287-7161 St. Anthony Grotto Chairperson David Miller-dmiller7270@q.com St. Vincent de Paul Society Janet Goode-953-1335 Ellen Celsi-288-3917

School Principal-243-1874 Dr. Joseph F. Cordaro- jcordaro@stanthonydsm.org Adventure Club Director-244-2534 Joe Grandanette

Home and School President Shannon McDonald-shannonhomeandschool@gmail.com Parish Board of Education President Deb Bordenaro-867-7240 or tbordo@hotmail.com

St. Anthony School Alumni Committee Loretta Rizzuti (lrizzuti@lolaw.com)

OFFICE PERSONNEL

TRUSTEES

MINISTRIES

SCHOOL PERSONNEL

Joe Graziano-991-4830 Julie Konkol 287-7256

KofC Food Bank Weekend-Please help those in need, May 21st & 22nd, by bringing non-perish-able food items to benefit the Bidwell Food Bank and cash donations to support the Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Bank. The Knights of Columbus will be at all of the doors before and after each Mass collecting for this worthy cause.

Please Pray for: Peggy Grasso, Tommy Allesio, and Adaline & Rosalie Allen

““All those souls who will glorify My mercy and spread its worship, encouraging oth-ers to trust in My mercy, will not ex-perience terror at the hour of death. My mercy will shield them in that fi-

nal battle…(Diary 1540).

A Big THANK YOU to everyone who helped clean the church last time. The next date to clean is May 14th @ 9am. Please meet in the church. This is a great way to earn service hours.

5. April 24, 2016

From Msgr. Frank Chiodo

Dear Parishioners,

In honor of the Sacraments celebrated at St. Anthony this week, I have included two prayers.

Have a Blessed week,

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

6:00pm Respect

Life-LC

9:15am Adoration

5:30pm Home &

School Meeting-

café

6:00pm RCIA-LC

6:30pm Confir-

mation practice-

CH

8:00pm Benedic-

tion of the

Blessed Sacra-

ment

NO 5:30 Mass

9:15am Adoration

6:00pm St. Jude-

café

7:00pm 10th gr.

Confirmation

Mass-CH

8:00pm Benedic-

tion of the

Blessed Sacra-

ment

9:15am Adora-

tion

8:00pm Benedic-

tion of the

Blessed Sacra-

ment

6:30pm Bible

Timeline group-

LC

8:30am A & R

May Crowning

followed with

breakfast

5:00pm Mary

Movement-CH

St. Anthony Weekly Calendar April 25th to May 1st,

Confirmation Prayer O Holy Spirit of God:

take me as Thy disciple. Guide me, illuminate me,

sanctify me. Bind my hands that they may

do no evil. Cover my eyes that they may

see it no more. Sanctify my heart that evil may not dwell within me.

Be Thou my God. Be Thou my guide.

Whatsoever Thou forbiddest Me I will renounce.

And whatsoever Thou commandest me, in Thy

strength I will do. Lead me then unto the fullness

of Thy truth. Amen.

First Communion Prayer Lord Jesus, Bless the children coming forward to receive Holy Communion for the first time. May this day be an initial step into the life-long love of the Eucharist. Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they turn to you for comfort, guidance, and wis-dom as they grow into full discipleship. Thank you for their innocence and goodness. May their hands, extended in anticipation of your Body and Blood, inspire all of us to cherish this sacred sacrament. Amen.