St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and School

307 Gower St. Greenville, SC 29611

Phone: (864) 233-7717 www.newstanthony.com

stanthonyparish@gmail.com

Welcoming all people to worship God in the

genius of African American Catholic Spirituality

Fr. Patrick Tuttle, OFM

Fr. David Phan, OFM

Fr. Jim Nero, OFM

Deacons

Deacon Winston Wright, retired

Deacon James Williams

Deacon Steve Olson

Deacon Dexter Gourdin

Deacon Phil Allen

Parish Office

Mary Corner

School Office

Sonya Ferguson

Directors of Religious Education

Deacon James Williams

Debra Drennon

Communications

Susan Cinquemani

Volunteer Coordinator

James Boyd

Sexton

Thomas Baldwin

Food Pantry

Stephanie Rosso

Phillip Griffin

Recreation Event Manager

Ruby King

April 15, 2018

3rd

Sunday of Easter

Sunday 8, 10, 12 Noon and 6:30PM

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Noon

Wednesday at 6PM, No Mass on Fridays

Confessions and Adoration 11-12 Saturdays,

or confession by appointment

Holy Days no vigil, Noon and 7PM* *Holy Day Mass times subject to change if it is a Wednesday

SAINT OF THE WEEK Saint Bernadette Soubirous’s Story

Bernadette Soubirous was born in 1844, the first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in

southern France. The family was living in the basement of a dilapidated building when on February 11, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette in a cave

above the banks of the Gave River near Lourdes. Bernadette, 14 years old, was known as a virtuous girl

though a dull student who had not even made her first Holy Communion. In poor health, she had suffered from asthma from an early age. There were 18 appearances in all, the final one occurring on the feast of Our Lady of

Mt. Carmel, July 16. Although Bernadette’s initial reports provoked skepticism, her daily visions of “the Lady”

brought great crowds of the curious. The Lady, Bernadette explained, had instructed her to have a chapel built on the spot of the visions. There, the people were to come to wash in and drink of the water of the spring that had welled up from the very spot where Bernadette had

been instructed to dig. According to Bernadette, the Lady of her visions was a girl of 16 or 17 who wore a white robe with a blue sash. Yellow roses covered her feet, a large rosary was on her

right arm. In the vision on March 25 she told Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” It was only when the

words were explained to her that Bernadette came to realize who the Lady was.

Few visions have ever undergone the scrutiny that these appearances of the Immaculate Virgin were subject to.

Lourdes became one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world, attracting millions of visitors. Miracles were

reported at the shrine and in the waters of the spring. After thorough investigation, Church authorities

confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions in 1862. During her life, Bernadette suffered much. She was

hounded by the public as well as by civic officials until at last she was protected in a convent of nuns. Five years

later, she petitioned to enter the Sisters of Notre Dame. After a period of illness she was able to make the journey

from Lourdes and enter the novitiate. But within four months of her arrival she was given the last rites of the Church and allowed to profess her vows. She recovered enough to become infirmarian and then sacristan, but

chronic health problems persisted. She died on April 16, 1879, at the age of 35.

Bernadette Soubirous was canonized in 1933.

REFLECTION Millions of people have come to the spring

Bernadette uncovered for healing of body and spirit, but she found no relief from ill health there.

Bernadette moved through life, guided only by blind faith in things she did not understand—as we all

must do from time to time.

SAINT ANTHONY UNIVERSITY

Tues., April 17th: Deacon 101 Deacon Phil Allen

6:30pm in the Social Hall Thurs., April 19th: History of the Eucharist

Br. Casey Cole, OFM 6:30pm in the Social Hall

Register Online: www.surveymonkey.com/r/9L7B9FD

For more info., email T.J. Cofield: sapfaithformation@gmail.com

MAGNIFICAT

GREENVILLE, SC CHAPTER Attention all women of the diocese of

Charleston! Magnificat- Greenville, SC Chapter is hosting its next meal on

Saturday, April 28 from 9am to Noon, at Hilton Greenville, 45 West Orchard Park

Drive, Greenville, SC, 29615. Join us for fellowship, praise and worship, and be inspired by our guest

speaker Elise Botch. Given a unique “gift” at birth, which others would call a deformity, Elise

discovered that this gift opened her to the realm of the Spirit and not of the flesh. Elise will give witness that her physical, mental, and spiritual growth as a

woman of God has been a faith journey embraced by the love of Our Blessed Mother Mary and

the Sacred Heart of her Son, Jesus. Come and be encouraged, and uplifted, and bring a friend!

For more information go to our: www.magnificat-ministry.org

under Chapter Webpages. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by mailing a check payable

to Magnificat-Greenville by April 18. Along with payment, please include your name, phone number, email, home address, and parish,

and mail to: Beth Snyder, 151 Lake Lyman Heights,

Lyman SC 29365 by April 18. Reserve your ticket early as seating is limited. For

more information call Lucille Irving: 864-967-7463.

SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 15TH Under the Big Top Gala

It’s going to be a real circus of fun, especially if you are there! Your Gala team is getting organized and planning our next committee meetings. If you are interested in volunteering to help us, please call us

at the phone numbers below. We’re also looking for some large baskets. If you

had a BIG Easter basket, please save it for us. We’ll be collecting BIG baskets in a couple of months.

Please start putting your creative minds to work on ideas and donations for baskets. Perhaps you want to get together with some friends and assemble a

basket as a group. It might be theatre tickets and a dinner out, restaurant gift certificates, event

packages, lake/ocean houses, or sharing some of your talents like offering some golf or tennis lessons,

painting, plumbing, or photography. ALL DONATIONS MUST BE IN BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, so

it’s not too early to begin planning. Thanks so much for your support!

If you have any questions, you can call Gail Veideman (864) 354-9130 or

Jean Hever at (864) 608-5256.

REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP CONFERENCE

Anyone interested in embracing stewardship as a way of life will benefit from attending this empowering conference! The conference, coordinated by 5 different dioceses, offers

compelling and practical workshops, presentations, and discussions around stewardship, teamwork,

and innovative parish programs. Join us Saturday, April 21, from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center

in Augusta, GA. To register, please go to http://sestewardship.weconnect.com

SAP HIKING CLUB Please join us for our next hike at Buncombe Trail

near Newberry on Saturday, April 21st. We will traverse 6 - 7 easy to moderate miles over multiple

trails. All are welcome. For more information and to sign-up, go our website -- bit.ly/sap-hikingclub – or you can join our Facebook group to sign up -

facebook.com/groups/ saphikingclub. Please contact Paul Herr - pdherr@gmail.com or

864- 907-9356 - for more information.

2018-SOFTBALL SEASON-

ADULTS If you are interested in playing

softball this season contact: T.J. Cofield – sapfaithformation@gmail.com

for the Men’s & Women’s teams

TRAVELING CARDS

The Women Council will be hosting another fun day of cards, food, prizes and fellowship

on April 29th at 2pm in the Social Hall. Come out and let's play.

FAMILY HONOR PRESENTS

CHANGES & CHALLENGES St. Joseph's Catholic School will be hosting a truly

unique chastity program for parents and their children in 6th grade on Wednesdays, April 11 and 18 from 6:30-8:45 PM. The purpose of this program is to bring parents and children together to discuss

life’s most important issues, with a special emphasis on chastity and God’s gift of sexuality.

Space is limited so register online now at www.familyhonor.org.

There is a $30 registration fee to be paid at the first session. (Please make checks out to

St. Joseph’s Catholic School) For more information contact:

Phyllis Stanton at pstanton@sjcatholicschool.org or (864)234-9009.

FOSTERING GREAT IDEAS Greenville's local nonprofit organization,

Fostering Great Ideas (FGI), focuses on supporting children and

youth in foster care. With this focus in mind, FGI is recruiting volunteer tutors willing to commit

to a year service for one child, at the foster home, weekly. FGI would like each tutor to

have teaching/tutoring experience or a strong knowledge base in a particular subject. If interested,

please contact Hope Woford at 864-201-2347 or hope.woford@fgi4kids.org

Join Life Teen on Sundays for Life Night! (after the 6 pm Mass) St. Mary Magdalene 2252 Woodruff Road.

EDGE Middle School Youth Ministry Meets Fridays at 7 pm.

UPCOMING EVENTS Junior/ Senior Retreat For this school year’s high school Juniors and Seniors May 18-20, 2018, at the Tidswell property. Cost: $35. Registration deadline May 15, 2018

Diocesan Junior High CLI For middle school students June 18-22, 2018, at Camp Kinard Cost: $295. Registration deadline June 1, 2018.

Diocesan High School CLI For high school students July 9-13, 2018, at Camp Kinard Cost: $295. Registration deadline June 1, 2018. Adults! Is God calling you to serve the Youth Ministry as a volunteer? If you are interested in helping with EDGE or Life Teen, please contact us. Youth Office Contact: 864-288-4884 x206, For questions regarding any of our Youth Ministry Programs, please contact: Joe Maggio, Youth Minister, at 288-4884 x206, via email at joem@smmcc.org or visit us at www.smmcc.org. St. Mary Magdalene 2252 Woodruff Road. Please visit our website for more information and registration forms. Smmcc.org/lifeteen

SOCIAL HALL & GYM

RESERVATIONS For scheduling of the social hall and gym please

contact Mary Corner: mary5265@gmail.com.

SAVE THE DATE

August 3rd-5th Men’s Annual Retreat

St.Ignatius House Atlanta, GA

More details to follow. For more info.: Pete Mansfield at 843-349-1449 or

pmans612@gmail.com Or

Johnny Payne at 864-616-0923 johnnyRpayne@charter.net

KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY

PRAYER VIGIL & COOKIES The St. Anthony Prison Ministry is supporting the May 3-6, 2018 Kairos Prison Ministry weekend at

Tyger River Correctional Institution in Spartanburg County. During the weekend, the Ministry Team will

present a short course on Christianity to 24-30 prisoners selected by the warden, and distribute

cookies each day to over 1,000 inmates in the prison. St. Anthony Prison Ministry members will

participate by helping to organize a round-the-clock prayer vigil to support the weekend and by helping

in an area-wide effort to obtain thousands of homemade cookies. Parishioners are invited to

participate by signing up to pray in support of the weekend during one of the designated time slots, and/or by baking cookies to send into the prison

with the Kairos Team. The acceptable cookies include chocolate chip, oatmeal, peanut butter,

molasses, ginger and sugar cookies. Cookies should be between 2 and 2 ½ inches in diameter, not more that ½ inch thick, and must not contain fruit or nuts or be covered by sugar or icing.

Please layer them in boxes to prevent breakage and indicate the number of cookies packed on the

outside of the box. Cookies should be brought to the social hall on Sunday, April 29, 2018 no later

than the beginning of the 12 Noon Mass. Prayer Vigil Sign Up Sheet is located in the

church lobby. Kairos Cookie Recipes: http://www.kairossc.org/

KookieRecipes.pdf

PLEASE PRAY FOR Martha Cotel, Mary Curran, Paige Kilton, Lillie Davis, Jonathan Turner, Christy Dias, Sherri Rogers, Stuart MacNaughton, Frances D. Peck, Jean Boggs, Megan

Counihan, Joe Mausser, Barbara Prinzing, Vernon Prinzing, Lori McGinley, Donna Nickels,

Charlene Palmer, Eric Kuhn, Charles & Alice Rigler, Richard Palmer, Kathy Barnett, Jennifer Dogan,

Margaret Dreher, Matthew Bryson, Garrett Esser, Sabrina Walker, James Johnson, Franka Clarke,

Peyton Dowling, Abby Anderson, Ann Nechodom, Olivia Brown, Karen Randall & family, Cleon Bigby,

Alec Kubica, Ken Holloway, Gregory Kuhn, Tom James, Tara Cleary, Joanne Dean, Hazel Hill, Julius Pinson Jr.,

Sharon Patton, Betty Braun, Dave & Mary Turner, Clarice Hanly, Phyllis Oliver, Nancy Turrill, Willie Davis, Nancy Lemmons, Chester Williams, Melvin Armstrong,

Dee Dee Dzikowicz, Sammy Huguet, the Maddox Family, James West Wright, Mike Hudson,

Diane Manzi, Joetta Bowling, James McCauley, Sr., Franca Dike, Frank Henderson, Billy Mays,

Carolyn Lenhardt, Laurie Rappl, Evelyn Butler, Steve Miller, Linda Mausser, Malik McCauley,

Margaret Morris, Deacon Steve Olson, Wilbert Morgan, Anthony Davis, Lori Cortese, Diane Collins,

Barbara Poteat, Catherine & Michael Branca, Pamela Retterath, Patricia Carnes, Ruby King

and Deacon Winston Wright.

OUR SICK AND SHUT-INS: Martha Richardson, Ray & Darlene Sawitski,

Julia Starks, Clenty Fair, Eileen Downey, Alfred Richardson, Bessie Williams, Julia Dandeneau,

and Nicole Campbell Little.

READINGS FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER

April 15, 3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48 April 16, Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 6:8-15; Jn 6:22-29 April 17, Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 7:51-8:1a; Jn 6:30-35 April 18, Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 8:1b-8; Jn 6:35-40 April 19, Thursday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 8:26-40; Jn 6:44-51 April 20, Friday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 9:1-20; Jn 6:52-59 April 21, Saturday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 9:31-42; Jn 6:60-69 April 22, 4th Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

THIS WEEK April 15, 2018

8am, 10am, 12noon, and 6:30pm Masses

Monday Mass at 12noon

Tuesday Mass 12 noon in the Church

Living Waters Bible Study, 6:30pm, in the Gallivan Center

SAU: Deacon 101, 6:30pm in the Social Hall

Wednesday

Mass at 6pm in the Church CCD 6:30-7:30pm

Thursday

12noon Mass in the Church SAU: History of the Eucharist, 6:30pm

in the Social Hall

Saturday Adoration 11am-12pm

Confession 11am Mass 12noon

Next Sunday 8am, 10am, 12noon, and 6:30pm Masses

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS

Collection for Sunday, 4/08/18: $27,527.16

Poor Box $200.00

NEW PARISHIONERS Please welcome Sean & Tracy Manning;

Courtney Carothers and children, Merritt & Charles,

Matthew Cassabon, Heather Moor, and Daniel Lollman.

BAPTISM CLASSES The Baptism classes are held on the third

Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the robe room. For questions concerning Baptism, please

contact Deacon Dexter Gourdin: dddmm2@charter.net.

STEWARDSHIP QUESTIONS For questions concerning Stewardship and online

giving please contact Joe Galloway: joe10treasure@gmail.com.

Parish Contacts Ministries Parish Office: Altar Services (Swiffer Team): Mary Corner 233-7717 The Secular Franciscans 233-7717 Mary5265@gmail.com Elijah Cup Vocations Ministry Parish email: Bonnie Carfolite stanthonysparish@gmail.com bwcnonnie@gmail.com Parish website: www.newstanthony.com Garden Group Stewardship: Suzanne Newton 292-1914 Joseph Galloway: joe10treasure@gmail.com Handicap Transportation Ministry Parish Clergy Chuck Milteer 350-9684 Father Patrick Tuttle, OFM: Hospice Ministry friarpriest@gmail.com Susan Olson 228-9220 Fr. David Phan, OFM: Housing Ministry daveph@hotmail.com Allan Oliver Fr. Jim Nero, OFM: allanoliver@gmail.com James_nero@bshsi.org Just Faith Deacons: stanthonysparish@gmail.com Ken Christy 370-2943 Deacon Winston Wright (retired) Knights of Peter Claver Deacon James Williams Paul Latimore 299-0847 Deacon Steve Olson Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxillary Deacon Dexter Gourdin MaryAnn Boyd 619-517-2191 Deacon Phil Allen Knights of Columbus Volunteer Coordinator: Richard Cortese 268-0007 James Boyd Meal Ministry jamestimeandtalent@gmail.com Dana Lacher 354-0049 Communications: danalacher@charter.net

Susan Cinquemani Men’s Club

sjcinq@charter.net Johnny Payne 616-0923

Catholic Charities: 242-2233 johnnyRpayne@charter.net Sexton: Prison Ministry

Thomas Baldwin 275-2652 Richard Krainas 360-1098

Food Pantry: Gwen Whitner 297-0123 Stephanie Rosso 469-4688 Propel High School Ministry Rosso.slr@gmail.com Pat Dillard Parish & School Nurse patriciadillard63@gmail.com Jenny Weidenbenner 625-0496 Respect for Life Ministry St. Anthony School Laura Maganini 449-9926 School website: ServantHearts www.stanthonygreenvillesc.org sapservanthearts@gmail.com School Office: St. Ann’s Guild Ministry Sonya Ferguson 271-0167 Ann Douglas 458-7175 Recreation Event Manager: amkdouglas@gmail.com Ruby King 509-1984 Women’s Council rubykinggym@gmail.com Debra Drennon 483-2919 Religious Education Director of Religious Education: Music Ministry CCD grades K-12: 10 o’clock Choir: Deacon James Williams: james18@charter.net Ruby King 430-6124 Assistance Director: Children’s Choir: Debra Drennon Larry McCullough 205-3655 Susu1053@gmail.com Gospel Choir: RCIA Adult Initiation: Jannie Jones 467-0574 Deacon Steve Olson 449-4284 Music Ministry: Deacon Phil Allen 706-2999 Stan Greggs 386-9875 Living Waters Bible Study: Nicky & Lillie Jones 277-8126 Adult Faith Formation: sapfaithformation@gmail.com T.J. Cofield