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Please pray the Rosary daily, not only in May, but always! Although we honor Our Blessed Mother especially in May and October, our world today needs her more than ever. Our May Crowning will take place on May 29 at the 11 am Mass.

Click the article title to see a list of this year's First Communicants.

On June 4,2022 there will be a special liturgy at the 4:00 p.m. Mass at St. Anthony’s Church to honor the sacrament of marriage. This celebration will be extraordinary, since we will honor couples who are celebrating anniversaries of 1 year, multiples of 5 years, or more than 50 years, during 2020, 2021, and 2022. For more information and a link to the registration form, click the article title.

In our desire to ensure that the Blessed Sacrament not be “left alone” in church during our Thursday Day of Adoration, we are placing a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board at the elevator entrances of both churches. The sign-up sheet will be changed each week, so you are only committing to a single Thursday at a time. For details, click the article title.

The 7 AM Mass offered on April 26 for the repose of the soul of Pauline Tripode was requested by R Santitoro & family.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp and floral intentions for the week of May 1.

Click the article title to see the Mass intentions for the week of May 2.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of April 17.

Next Sunday, April 24, is the Feast of Divine Mercy. For information on how to receive a plenary indulgence on this day, click the article title. You'll also find a link to more information on the Feast of Divine Mercy and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence! Fasting=one full meal a day. Abstinence=not eating meat. Click the article title for more information and a link to a full explanation.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of April 10.

We invite parishioners to participate in the Washing of the Feet ceremony during the Holy Thursday liturgy. Click the article title for details.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of April 3.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of March 27.

We are offering Funeral Liturgy Workshops on Thursday, March 31, where you can learn about the three stages of a Catholic Funeral, symbolism in the Funeral Mass, having a Mass as opposed to a funeral home service, Catholic burial and cremation, as well as how you can pre-arrange your Funeral liturgy or that of a parent or loved one. Click the article title for more information.

This Saturday, March 26, our parish welcomes His Excellency, Bishop David O'Connell, for the celebration of Confirmation. The sacrament will be conferred at St. Anthony Church at 10:30 AM. For more information, click the article title.

And if you can help the Catholic Relief Service help those in or fleeing from Ukraine, please visit https://support.crs.org/donate/donate-ukraine.

Click the article title to find the Lenten opportunities offered this week in addition to the regular weekly schedule.

Daylight Savings Time officially begins at 2 AM on Sunday, March 13. Remember to turn your clocks ahead an hour next Saturday night!

Effective on February 5, the use of the confessionals in our two churches is reinstated. It is strongly recommended, however, that penitents wear a mask for confession.