Daily Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M

Rectory Office Father John Reiker

Pastor ext. 102 johnreiker01@gmail.com

Deacon Richard L. Stevens

rlsteve@sbcglobal.net

Deacon Jim G’Sell james.r.gsell@gmail.com

314-484-2055

Mrs. Rusalyne Ahlemeyer Business Manager, ext. 104

rusalynesahr@att.net

Mrs. Jackie Dostal Secretary, ext. 100 jackiesahr@att.net

Cafeteria Ext. 212

For submissions to our facebook page, the website, or our parish app please email Mike at mike63051@yahoo.com. Or phone: 314-401-3334 Please allow several days for submission to be approved and posted. Thank You

Religious Instruction Parish School of Religion

Phone (636) 677-4868 ext 118 Grades (pre-K through 8)

Mrs. Kathy Joslin mrskathyjoslin@yahoo.com

Adults - RCIA Please contact:

The Rectory Office 636-677-4868 ext. 100

Sacramental Preparation Baptism Preparation Meeting: Infant Baptisms require parental attendance at a meeting prior to baptism. Meetings will be held with the Pastor in the rectory. Call rectory office for information 636-677-4868, ext. 100. Baptisms: After 10:00 AM Mass on a Sunday of mutual arrangement. Call rectory office to schedule 636-677-4868, ext. 100.

Bulletin Deadline Monday 9:00 a.m. the week you need it to be published in the bulletin. Notices must be submitted in writing: email text to jackiesahr@att.net.

Marriages: Make arrangements with Priest or Deacon of your choice no less than six months prior to proposed wedding date.

Parish Help Line: St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1-877-238-3228, ext. 3329

New Parishioners: Welcome! Please register by contacting the rectory during business hours @ 677-4868 ext. 100

Change of Address or Telephone: Please call the rectory during business hours. 677-4868 ext. 100

Archdiocese of St .Louis Website: www.archstl.org

Catholic Elementary School: All of our parish children who wish to attend a catholic elementary school may do so at the school of their choice and still remain parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua. Call rectory for details.

Baptism of the Lord - Year A January 12, 2020

Mass Schedule

Confessions Saturday 4:00-4:20 P.M.

By appointment anytime

Holy Days 8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

RECTORY CLOSED ON ALL HOLY DAYS

Sunday Saturday 4:30 P.M.

Sunday 8:15 A.M., 10:00 A.M.

St. Anthony of Padua 3009 High Ridge Blvd. High Ridge, MO 63049

Business Hours Monday - Friday

7:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Phone (636) 677-4868

Fax (636) 677-2781 Website www.stanthonyhr.org

Pastor Father John Reiker

Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be on fire with the love of Jesus Christ,

and with the help of the Holy Spirit, to celebrate our community of faith in the Eucharist

and to share God’s love and mercy with our neighbors through our ministries and evangelization.

Pastor’s Column

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Spread the Gospel, the Good News about Jesus and His St. Anthony Family. A HOLY COMMUNITY THROUGH HOLY COMMUNION! Your brother in Jesus,

Pope Francis Prayer of the Month

Lord Jesus, we adore your cross which frees us from sin, the origin of every division and evil; we proclaim your resurrection, which ransoms man from the slavery of failure and death; we await your coming in glory, which will bring to fullfilment your kingdom of justice, joy and peace.

Lord Jesus, by your glorious passion, conquer the hardness of our hearts, imprisoned by hatred and selfishness; by the power of your resurrection, save the victims of injustice and maltreatment from their suffer-ing; by the fidelity of your coming, confound the culture of death and make the triumph of life shine forth.

Lord Jesus, unite to your cross the sufferings of the many innocent victims: the children, the elderly, and the persecuted Christians; envelop in paschal light those who are deeply wounded: abused persons, deprived of freedom and dignity; let those who live in uncertainty experience the enduring con-stancy of your kingdom: the exiles, refugees, and those who have lost the joy of living.

Lord Jesus, cast forth the shadow of your cross over peoples at war; may they learn the way of reconciliation, dialogue and forgive-ness; let the peoples so wearied by bombing experience the joy of your resurrection: raise up Iraq and Syria from devastation; reunite your dispersed children under your gentle kingship: sustain Christians in the Diaspora and grant them the unity of faith and love.

O Virgin Mary, Queen of peace, you who stood at the foot of the cross, obtain from your Son pardon for our sins; you who never doubted the victory of his resurrection, sustain our faith and our hope; you who are enthroned as Queen in glory, teach us the royal road of service and the glory of love.

Amen.

– Pope Francis, Prayer for Peace at Meeting with the Assyrian-Chaldean Community – 9/30/16

JOKE OF THE WEEK Catholic Code Words

“This information is for Catholics only. It must not be divulged to non-Catholics. The less they know about our ritual and code words, the better off they are.” AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows. BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass. CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Parish to lip-sync. HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.

Saint of the Day Lawrence Jenco Priest (1934-1996)

In 1985, Fr. Lawrence Jenco, a Servite priest from Illi-nois and the director of Catholic Relief Services in Leba-non, was taken hostage in Beirut by a Shiite group called Islamic Holy War. He would spend 564 days in captivity before his release and return to the United States. Days of unrelenting boredom—often blindfolded, locked in a closet, or handcuffed to a radiator-were inter-spersed with bursts of terror. During transport from one hiding place to another he was bound in tape from head to toe or wrapped with explosives. He endured beatings and several times expected execution. Nevertheless, he sustained himself with prayer, recit-ing a homemade rosary, or celebrating a clandestine Mass-sometimes in the company of fellow American hos-tages. The night before he was released, one of the guards asked him if he could forgive his captors. Jenco realized his faith was being put to the test. While he would not forget his treatment, he chose the way of forgiveness in place of vindictiveness. After his release, Jenco remained remarkably free of bitterness, sharing a message of peace and reconcilia-tion. (He was more disturbed to learn that his freedom had been purchased by the sale of arms to Iran.) He served as a campus minister at the University of Southern California and died of cancer on July 19, 1996. “God, give me a new heart and a new spirit. You have asked me to love unconditionally. May I forgive as you have asked me to forgive, unconditionally. Then you will be my God and I will be your son.” —A prayer by Fr. Lawrence Jenco, composed the night of his release

January 12, 2020

Grief is a God-given gift that helps others adjust to a loss

God is present in the midst of grief, pastor, psychologist say.

By: Jennifer Brinker in St. Louis Review

So where does God factor into this? Father Kempf said it is important to take great care when speaking about God to those who are suffering. “Phrases such as ‘God never gives you more than you can handle’ or ‘everything happens for a reason’ seem to suggest that God is the cause of their heartache, and give many people a distorted image of God,” he said.

“I have often been with people who know great heartache and have sensed — if they could see God — they would see God weeping with them,” Father Kempf said.

“No, God does not send us suffering or death” Father Kempf stressed. But when suffering does happen, God is right there with us to bring good out of them. “Often, there is something of God that is forged in our souls through suffering that we would have not known except through what we have suffered,” he said.

Grief is a God-given gift and healthy process designed to help people survive a loss, according to Suzanne Harvath, a psychologist, coordinator of human and pastoral formation and associate professor of pastoral theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.

“We are learning how to adjust our life and our beliefs and our feelings in order to go on in our lives without wherever it is we have lost,” she said. “It is a lifelong adjustment process.”

She cited four primary grief tasks developed by psychologist William Worden of Harvard University, which are needed to complete the mourning process. The tasks aren’t meant to be sequential, Harvath noted, and people may move back and forth among each task as they process their grief. They include:

• Accept the reality of the loss: This entails eventually coming to peace with the fact the loss happened — and that will take time. Our assumptive beliefs have been disrupted, especially in situations where a loss happened suddenly. “We are all touched by a death of a community member, whether we know this person or not,” Harvath said. “But the other thing we are grieving is a loss of inno-cence, a loss of safety, a loss of sense of well-being.” That’s why people ask questions in an attempt to make sense of a tragic situa-tion, such as the shooting death of Jamie Schmidt at a Catholic Supply store. “Here’s a nice lady who went to the store to buy rosary parts — something like this shouldn’t have happened to her,” Harvath said

.• Share the emotions associated with a loss: It’s important for people to talk to others about how sad, frightened or angry they are about a loss. Talking with others helps with the healing process.

• Adjust to the environment where the loss has occurred: Certainly a loss changes us, Harvath said, but we look for ways to adjust our ways of living in order to keep living our lives.

• Form an enduring relationship with the person or situation we have lost: When a person dies, or we experience a situation where a loss has occurred, we begin to see a shift from a relationship of presence to a relationship of memory.

Grief is unique to each individual, said Harvath. It is important to respect others’ expressions and help them as they proceed in their grief, not being afraid to acknowledge their loss or emotions, she added.

Of course, there are times in which grief becomes complicated. Recognizing signs that a person is stuck in their grief is important, Harvath noted. In those situations, support from a professional counselor or a trained spiritual director can prove beneficial.

The Church is a path to healing, most visibly through the sacraments. Members of St. Anthony of Padua Church in High Ridge, for example, offered a Mass of remembrance for Jamie Schmidt, who was a parishioner and member of the choir there. The Eucharist — the source and summit of faith — united a hurting community and offered an opportunity for healing.

“The prayer tonight healed hearts and brought people closer together and closer to Our Lord,” pastor Father John Reiker said after the Nov. 20 Mass. “You can feel it. You can feel the power of Jesus here.”

Other examples in which the local Church has offered healing include regular prayer services for victims of sexual abuse by clergy or others; as well as the Rite of Naming and Commendation for a Baby Who Has Died Before Birth, which is for families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion or accident.

Welcome To all our Guests, Fr. John Reiker, Deacon Dick Stevens and Deacon Jim G’Sell and All your sisters and brothers at St. Anthony’s Parish Family welcome you and hope that your time with us may be a moment of spiritual experience. You are always welcome here and if you would like to become a member of this parish or are thinking to become a Catholic, contact the Rectory office. Our phone is 636-677-4868 ext. 100.

Terri Flynn Gerry Gutting Robin Gutting

Melissa Johnston Gerry Harper Jan Stevens Alex Petry

Tim Lohman Melinda Petry

Jim Hurst Jane Sullivan Judy Koebel Allan Koebel

Dave Schoenberger Dannie Kyle

Austin Francisco Cornelius Becker Marianne Lakin

Mina Ellmer Wayne Petry Jim Derner

Dolores Naegeli Richard Miller

Tara Townsend Margie Korn

Dorothy Hartung Dennis Krupinski Maureen Flaherty

Josh Elmore Connie Conboy Norma Goetz Kathy Ryals Rick Moss

A. J. Burkart Richard Kotva Barbara Aten

Nick Frank

Steve Sherrell Alice Borner

Andria Powell Sharon Maier Pat Hoffmann Mike Menne

Jacqueline Gries Jessica Kilper

Rose Hill Jeff Jackson Nick Wilson

George Russell Maryann Kyle Pruitt

Jeanne Burnau John Kindt

Mason Korn Dave Riley

Becky Quigley Ryan Bowles

Isaiah Thornton Emersen Hercules

Caleb Scanlon Bob Kilper

Bob Townsend Freeman Fouts

Mary Ellen Miller Brad Hook

Ryan Heard John McCarthy Mason Lohman

Adam Petry Nancy Kalkbrenner

Richard Siebert Marcus Utama

Justin Schnieders

Please Pray for the Sick

Names of the sick will remain on the list above for a month. You may contact the office to have a name added to the list for an additional month at a time. New additions will appear at the top of the list as they are received.

NOTE: Due to privacy laws, hospitals no longer notify us when parishioners are patients. If you wish a visit from the parish staff please notify the office. Thank you.

Monday, January 13 St. Hilary 8:00 A.M. Vicki Norton Tuesday, January 14 Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Dennis “Eddie” Bowen Wednesday, January 15 Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Tony Michaels Thursday, January 16 Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Beverly Pfleegor Friday, January 17 St. Anthony 8:00 AM Angie Myer Saturday, January 18 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins 4:00 Divine Mercy Chaplet 4:30 P.M. Jim Bowles Sunday, January 19 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:15 A.M. Randy Stiern 10:00 A.M. Parishioners of St. Anthony

Mass Intentions

Readings for the Week

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Please Pray for Our Beloved Who Have Passed On

Dennis (Eddie) Bowen son of Joan Bowen

Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8; Ps 116:12-19; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2, 5, 7-10; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-19; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Ps 21:2-7; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34

To the wonderful people of St. Anthony's, Thank You.

You will never how much your love, care, and prayers for me have helped me to the road of recov-ery from my accident. My heart is full with love and prayers that God will continue to shed his graces abundantly on each of you. God's blessings upon you in the New Year Jan Stevens (sister of Deacon Dick)

January 12, 2020 - January 19, 2020 SUNDAY - January 12 Luke 18 Retreat for Confirmation Candidates Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:00 AM PSR 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Family Faith Group 11:30 AM—12:45 PM (café) Bible Study 5:30 PM (café) Youth Group 6:00 PM MONDAY - January 13 Patriotic Rosary 7:00 PM TUESDAY - January 14 Quilters 9:00 AM Choir 6:30 PM musicians & cantors 7:00 PM vocalists MOST 6:30 PM (2nd gr) St. Vincent de Paul 7:00 PM (7th gr) RCIA 7:00 PM (Rectory) WEDNESDAY - January 15 Men’s Faith Group 6:30 PM (café) Knights of Columbus 4th Degree 7:00PM THURSDAY - January 16 Grief Support Group 7:00 PM (7th gr) Knights of Columbus 7:00 PM FRIDAY - January 17 Clean Church after 8:00 AM Mass ACTS (café and aud) SATURDAY– January 18 ACTS Praise & Worship Mass (starts with Divine Mercy Chaplet at 4:00 PM) followed by 4:30 PM Mass (CAFÉ & AUD)

SUNDAY - January 19 Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:00 AM PSR 11:30 AM —12:45 PM 8th Gr. PSR Confirmation Mtg 11:45 AM WELCOME COMM. HOSPITALITY BREAKFAST AFTER MASSES (CAFÉ) Bible Study 5:30 PM (café) Youth Group 6:00 PM

Activities This Week

Upcoming Events

February 1 1st Saturday Prayer Breakfast February 7 1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration February 15 & 16 Commitment Sunday

My dear brothers and sisters who are grieving the loss of a loved one, please be patient with yourself, and avoid people who are impatient with you. Nei-ther you nor those around you should forget that the death of someone loved changes your life forever. Stay close to the Lord, your parish family and friends. You are loved beyond measure. Please al-low us to help you when you are in need. Bob Hawkins 636-575-1368 The mercy of Jesus Christ is unmeasurable. Mourning the loss of someone you love is never easy, but there is hope.

Grief Support Group

We will meet in the seventh grade classroom - on same level as auditorium - on Thursday, January 16. 2020 at 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM. For additional information, please contact Bob Haw-kins. Email bobhawkins08@yahoo.com or call 636-575-1368.

January 12, 2020

St. Anthony’ s Youth

The STAY high school youth group is now meeting weekly. SUNDAY evenings at 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM for social time and meeting starts at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. To receive our emails, please send your name and e-mail ad-dress to andy.berra@aceitconsulting.com to be added to the list. Phone: 636-226-6099

CHOIR Choir practice is held on Tuesday evenings starting: 6:30 - for musicians and cantors 7:00 - for vocalists Anyone interested in joining (vocal or instrumental) please join us. For more information please contact: Nancy Struckhoff (choir director) - (636) 253-6115 or upholster52@aol.com Harry Sheldon (music director) - (636) 677-4577 or hsheldon@hotmail.com

We clean Church every Friday after the 8:00 AM Mass. Our Heavenly Dusters are in need of help! If you can offer any time, it would be deeply ap-preciated. Thank you!

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

JANUARY 18, 2020 4:30PM

St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady Queen of Peace invite you to an evening of prayer. A Praise and Worship Mass will take place January 18 at 4:30PM at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in High Ridge. We will begin at 4:00 with the opportunity for Confession, and The Divine Mercy Chaplet.

Sing like you have never sung and pray like this is your last. This night is yours!

Please join us after Mass in the cafeteria for a pot luck dinner, courtesy of

For additional information regarding ACTS, please contact:

Sue Syers- 314-337-2966 Mike Kinworthy- 314-686-0876

Upcoming Retreat Dates: Men’s: 07/23/2020-07/26/2020

Women’s: 12/10/2020-12/13/2020

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 6:30 to 8:00pm St Anthony’s High Ridge 7th Grade Class-room The Caregiver Workshop Series is a combination of education focused support groups and traditional care-giver support groups. Each of the bi-weekly meetings will begin with an educational focus topic pre-sented by the facilitator or guest speaker and followed by group discussion. Contact Tina Hartung at 636-541-1435 You may also call the Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900 or visit our website at www.alz.org/greatermissouri

White House Retreat

All men of the parish are invited to join us on our annual retreat at White House. This will be a silent, guided retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It’s a peaceful break from the chaos and confusion of everyday life. It’s like a 3 day va-cation with Christ on their beautiful 80—acre cam-pus high on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. All meals and private lodging are provided. Our retreat begins the evening of Thursday, March 12, 2020 and concludes Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 2:00 PM. There is no set fee to attend a retreat at White House! White House operates on a free will offering basis, asking those in attendance to simply give what they feel they can at the conclusion of the retreat. To register call: Bob Hook 636-677-2262 or M a t t F ra nk 6 36 - 6 77 -0 552 o r v i s i t www.whretreat.org to find additional dates. PLEASE RSVP BY JANUARY 27, 2020.

The Parish Council News:

Parish Council Mission Statement: Our Mission as a Parish Council is to discern the leadership of God the Holy Spirit in the goals and direction of our Parish Family.

January 12, 2020

Left: Shannon Lang is our kindergarten teacher. Right: Alicia Wissler is the kindergarten assistant.

Shannon Lang – Kindergarten Teacher My husband Kyle and I have been attending St Anthony’s for ten years. We have two daugh-ters in 1st and in 3rd grade. I am a member of the Moms of St Anthony’s, which has helped me in my faith and in raising my daughters Catholic. I love teaching kindergarten because it is exciting to see how their minds are so open to Jesus. I am fortunate to be able to teach with my friend Alicia.

Alicia Wissler – Kindergarten Assistant I am married to a wonderful husband and we have 3 children. My family and I have been in the Saint Anthony parish for 10 years. I currently work for a TPA as a network specialist but I previously was blessed to be an in home childcare provider for 6 years. I really enjoyed the time I got to spend helping the children I cared for learn and grow. I had missed the energy, creativity, silliness, and joy that comes along with working with children so I felt assisting teaching the kindergarten PSR class would be a perfect way to give back to my parish com-munity and play a small role in bringing children closer to Jesus.

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Parish Financial Report Thank You for Your Gifts

to God & Your Parish Family

God bless you for your generous contributions.

We all appreciate your sacrifices and love of our St. Anthony Family!

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For more information, please visit our website: www.stanthonyhr.org

Collections for January 2020 Weekly Contributions (general fund)

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Ministry Schedule

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Saturday, Jan. 18 Sunday, Jan. 19 Altar Servers

Extraordinary Eucharistic Minis-

ters Lectors

Sacristan Ushers/Greeters

Saturday, Jan 18, 4:30 PM DIVINE MERCY Chp 4:00 PM

Tony Kattelman Linda Bowles Nathan Uhls

Tina Hartung Ken Hartung MaryAnn Turek Jim Brouk

Joe Robben (1) Judy Hawkins (2) ***

Sharon Saunsaucie Bob Hawkins Tim Ortman Rich Ortman Herb Barbeau Gerri Barbeau

Sunday, Jan 19, 8:15 AM

Joann Cooley Charlotte Furt-wengler Tony Kattelman

Sherry Clark Diane Kattelman Cathy LaRue Laurie Rebholz

Carolyn Jonas (1) Linda Kreienkamp (2) ***

Molly Fox Dolores Heard Dannie Kyle James Radil Dennis Sauter David Schoenberger

Sunday, Jan 19, 10:00 AM

James Cupples Rebekah Cupples Joseph Cupples

Cynthia Davies Mickey Girse Linda Lafser Art Lafser

PSR STUDENTS (1) (2) ***

Kathy Joslin Steve Hartung Bob Hawkins Lawrence Nault Marc Poppe Chris Stolte PSR STUDENTS

COLLECTION January 5, 2020

Contribution Collection 4,355.00 Online Giving 3,615.00 Loose 371.00 New Years 273.00 Building Fund 401.00 Total for Parish 9,015.00

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 Children’s Liturgy of the Word takes place during the 10:15 a.m. Sunday Mass. This pro-gram is designed for children ages three through nine. Children’s Liturgy of the Word brings the Gospel to the children in an enlight-ening and meaningful way and at their level of understanding. Through appropriately adapted Scripture texts, music, prayer, and activities that reinforce the Gospel message, the children have an opportunity to celebrate their faith in a way that is joyful and relevant to their own young lives. The children are escorted out of mass by the program catechists after the Open-ing Prayer and return to mass at Offertory. For more information, contact Kathy Joslin at mrskathyjoslin@yahoo.com or call 636-677-4868 ext. 118 or 636-677-1567.

January 12, 2020

We would like to thank IHOP

for advertising in our parish bulletin. Because of their generosity we do not pay for our bulletins to be printed. Please patronize our advertisers and thank them for supporting our parish.

St. Anthony PSR News

For information contact Kathy Joslin at mrskathyjoslin@yahoo.com or call 636-677-4868 ext. 118 or 636-677-1567. January Prayers & Lists

1st grade – Hail Mary 2nd grade – Glory Be 3rd grade – Seven Sacraments 4th grade – Seven Sacraments placed in Categories, Sorrowful Mysteries 5th grade – Ten Commandments, Sorrowful Mysteries 6th grade – Ten Commandments, Saint Michael Prayer 7th grade – Ten Commandments, Seven Sacraments placed in Categories, Gloria 8th grade – Ten Commandments, Act of Hope

January 12th – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Family Faith Group meets 11:30-12:45 in the cafeteria

January 19th

~ The questions on the class quizzes (grades 1,3-7) are taken directly from the online quizzes. ~ To review for an upcoming quiz or to make up a quiz online, go to www.bemydisciples.com, scroll down to “Chapter Re-view”, choose the grade level, choose the chapter, click GO. Submit quiz scores from make-up quizzes. PSR involvement in the 10:00 Mass

Jan. 19th – 8th grade Feb. 16th – 6th grade

Upcoming PSR Events Confirmation meeting – Jan. 19th – 8th grade students, parents, and Confirmation Sponsors Progress Reports will be sent home later in January

“Love is the only thing that grows when shared.” Author Unknown

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8th grade

Quiz ch. 5

Blessed 1st Com.

Quiz chs. 11

& 14

Cover Ch. 13

Cover Ch. 1

Cover Ch. 15

God’s Own

Making

God’s Own

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God’s Own

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God’s Own

Making

Luke 18 Retreat

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4th grade

5th grade

6th grade

7th grade

8th grade

Quiz ch. 13

Blessed 1st Com.

Quiz ch. 15

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Conf. Meet-ing

Jonah Prayer Ministry

Our Parish’s Jonah Prayer Ministers have a prayer box mounted on the inner wall of the vestibule. You will find it

on the right-hand side (near the candle stand) as you enter church. This box is for written prayer requests. All petitions

are kept confidential by your Jonah Prayer Ministers.

St. Anthony of Padua, High Ridge, MO

Children Celebrating Faith

Merry Christmas from PSR 3rd grade!

January 12, 2020

Activities Outside the Parish Being United N Christ with Others

Looking for a way to share your faith with others in your community? Join us for BUNCO where we share love, faith and have a fun social with members of our communities. The group is open to any adult and will meet monthly on 2nd Fri-day evenings 6p-8pm beginning January 10th. All supplies, light snacks and beverages provided. Contact Sue Syers @ 314-337-2966 or smooth-sue@sbcglobal.net .Sponsored by the ACTS alumni of OLQP & St. Anthony of Padua parishes

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Great Marriages Don’t Just Happen, Couples Make Them!

“he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon him.” Encourage the Holy Spirit to enrich your marriage by taking part in a Worldwide Marriage En-counter weekend. The next weekends are Feb. 7-9, 2020 and April 24-26 at the Courtyard Marriot in St. Peters, MO. https://stl-wwme.org/schedule.php or call or text 314.649.7317.

St. Paul Catholic School is hosting an Open House Sunday, January 26th from 11-1

and you are invited! Pre School – 8th Grade

Families with students entering Kindergarten through 8th grade may apply for the Alive in Christ and Beyond Sunday Scholarships. These scholarships provide tuition support for families. Information can be found at www.ttef-stl.org We look forward to seeing you at our open house! In the meantime, should you have any questions, please do not hesi-tate to contact us." 636-343-4333 principal@stpaulfenton.org http://stpaulcatholicschoolfenton.org

The Young Catholic Musicians The Young Catholic Musicians will hold auditions in January. The Young Catholic Musicians is an or-chestra and choir of young people [age 10-18] that leads the music for Mass once a month at different churches. For additional information, check the web page at www.archstl.org/musicians. To set up an audition, call Fr. Bruce Forman at 314-231-7464 or Mrs. Mary Smith at 314-962-9260.

PEACE We should have great peace if we did not busy

ourselves with what others say and do. —Thomas à Kempis

Jonah Prayer Ministry Training

“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God: everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God . . . In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as expiation for our sins.” This quote is taken from this morning’s first read-ing from 1 John 4:7 & 10. God is love and it is this very love that we extend to our fellow parishioners through the Jonah Prayer Ministry. Thank you for your continued ac-tivity and support of this wonderful prayer ministry. At the start of the new year, is the perfect time to let you know the Jonah Training Schedule for 2020. February 8 - 1-Day Training - 9am - 4pm April 18 & 25 - 2-Day Training - 9am - 2pm June 6 - Jonah Renewal Day - Noon - 3pm July 18 & 25 - 2-Day Training - 9am – 2pm November 14 - 1-Day Training - 9am – 4pm

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