Blessing of Grandparents National Grandparents Day is celebrated each year on the first Sunday after Labor Day. Here is a blessing that I found: God, who is our model of an ever-loving and patient parent, we give thanks for these men and women who stand in our community as models of parenting. We im-plore your fatherly blessing on these grandmothers and grandfathers as they stand with their grandchildren close to their hearts. We ask that you give them health and longevity so that they may impart their knowledge and love to their grandchildren. Help them to be pa-tient, loving, and kind. We ask all this in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Blessings to you and yours,

St. Anthony Catholic Church Home of the Grotto:

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 conquered, Alleluia!

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 7, 2014

WELCOME to our Parish Jason & Emily Pendergraft, Rene & Antonio Guerrero, Oscar &

Araceli Garcia, Silvia Tubac, Carmen Garcia, Janet Mapel, Luke & Angela Reisdorf, Ophelia Dorbor, Jodi Cravens, Mario &

Antonia Cervante-Madrigal, Benjamin & Irene Ponce, Ana Toledo, Raul Morales, Hugo Salas, Bernice & Gustavo Silva,

Alberto & Carolina Perez

Total of 107 new households in 2014 We welcomed 101 new households in 2013, 102 in 2012, 72 in 2011,

64 in 2010, 67 in 2009 and 96 in 2008. Total since 2008 589

2. September 7, 2014

Monday, September 8th 7:00am Respect Life 8:30am Nancy & Barbara Tuesday, September 9th 7:00am Emil Sodoro 8:30am Jeannie Renda 9:15am Adoration 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Wednesday, September 10th 8:30am Michael O’Donnell 9:15am Adoration 5:30pm Jim Lucia 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Thursday, September 11th 7:00am John & Benjamin Sullivan 8:30am Jerry Hassel 9:15am Adoration 6:00pm Spanish Mass 8:00pm Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament Friday, September 12th 7:00am John, Frances & Phyllis

De Marco 8:30am Dominic Rizzuti Saturday, September 13th 8:30am Catherine Chiodo &

Marlene Chiodo Iaria Vigil- 4:30pm Sam, Mabel, Nicolino &

DeFrancisco Family Sunday, September 14th 7:00am Dale & Janet Krumbholz 8:30am Phillip Beener 8:30am (Crypt Latin Ext. Form) Ray Lipovac 10:00am St. Anthony Parishioners 11:30am (Solemn) Augustina Delli 1:15pm Fr. Juan Antonio & Spanish Community

Liturgical Schedule ST. ANTHONY’S NEWS & EVENTS

Attention All Altar Servers We will run three training sessions starting August 30th, September 6th and September 13th at 9:45 at the Church. Will be from 4th grade up to 12th. We would like all servers to attend, training is on-going. Funeral Training will be in-cluded. Please contact Patrick Connolly if you have any questions. We will also be starting a new reward program for Altar Servers who serve consistently and holy and who meet attendance requirements. Thank you all for your service, PATRICK CONNOLLY.

Attention all St. Anthony Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Lec-

tors and parishioners considering these ministries: Please plan to attend the

upcoming training workshop(s). September 6th will be for extraordinary min-

isters of Holy Communion; September 13th, for lectors. Both workshops will

begin at 9:00 a.m.in the church immediately following the Saturday 8:30

Mass.

SAS ALUMNI NEWS . . . CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SAS CLASS OF 1964, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS!

It’s Almost Here! Fall Festival 2014 will be held September 26th, 27th & 28th. There will be a lot of activities for young and old to do that weekend. Friday night will be Bingo held starting at 6:30pm in the parish hall. Altar & Rosary’s Bake Sale will start Friday night and go till everything is gone. Saturday 11am – 5pm there will be many things for the kids to do, bounce houses, new carnival games, mechanical bull and a craft room. Saturday night for the adults is a dinner with DJ. Although it is not required to attend we encourage you to decorate your table for a chance to win the Best Themed Table traveling trophy. Cost is $40 per person. Please contact Maria Zenti to make your reservation by September 21st. Sunday the 11:30am Mass will be held at the Grotto. Pasta dinner will be in the parish hall 11am-2pm. Please turn your raffle tickets in by 2pm Sunday Sept. 28th for your chance to win $1,000, $750 or $500. Drawing will be at 2pm. The games, bounce houses and the dunk tank will start up again after Mass and go till 5pm. As you know this is our largest fundraiser. We could use your help. If you would like to help please contact Todd Bordenaro at toddb@honeycreekresort.com or 312-401-7240. Thank you.

3. September 7, 2014

KofC Food Bank Weekend-Please help those in need, Sept. 20th & 21st, 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.

A Big THANK YOU to everyone who helped clean the church last time. The next date to clean is Sept. 20th @ 9am. Please meet in the church. This is a great way to earn service hours.

Fascinating Facts of our Faith

Our Lady of Guadalupe Cont.

Every year, up to 20 million pilgrims visit the shrine of Our Lady. Guadalupe is

the most visited shrine in the world, unlike any other shrine which is man

made. Her likeness on the tilma was indeed a heavenly gift. When Pope

Benedict XIV in 1754 was first shown a copy of the miraculous picture, he

said “God has not done like manner to every nation,” a verse from psalm

147 a very complimentary statement. The tilma made of cactus fibers was a

course and porous surface that should have been in a state of decomposi-

tion within a few years, but such is not the case in almost 500 years, so also

the image has been miraculously preserved.

The colors are as fresh and vivid as when it first appeared, despite one hun-

dred years of smoke from burning vigil lights. It was enclosed in glass in

1647. Examined by artists and scientists, the conclusion was always the

same. The work is beyond the power of man to produce. In conclusion: The

Miracle of Guadalupe is a heart-warming story that every good Catholic could

benefit from reading, and perhaps the most important reason behind the

Miracle, not previously mentioned, was the conversion of 10 million Indians

in ten years and the continuing lesson to never underestimate the power of

the Mother of God. NEVER. PRAY THE ROSARY!!

In next week’s bulletin: Birthday of the Mother of God

Patriot Day

Three months after the September 11,

2001, attack on the United States,

President George W. Bush signed into

law a bill designating September 11 as

Patriot Day.

Not to be confused with Patriots' Day,

an April holiday in some New England

states celebrating the first shots fired

at Lexington and Concord, Patriot Day

honors the nearly three thousand peo-

ple who lost their lives on the morning

of September 11, 2001. Flags are

flown at half-staff throughout the coun-

try, and a moment of silence is ob-

served at 8:46 am Eastern time, the

minute the first plane struck the North

Tower of the World Trade Center in New

York.

While Memorial Day and similar state

observances honor those who have

given their lives in service to their coun-

try, Patriot Day is unique in that it hon-

ors first responders as well as the many

civilians who died on that day.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Last Call for Parish Religious Education!!

K-8 - There is still time to register for K-8 Religious Ed. Classes will begin with

a kick-off on Sunday, September 14th, at 9:45 in the cafeteria. Parents and

students will be required to attend this first session. We will be discussing

the expectations of the program and have a chance to meet your catechist

and visit your classroom. This will be the final opportunity to register.

Youth Group - The first YG meeting will be held on September 24th, from 5:30-

7:30. We will meet at Mass, and then follow up with food and discussion in

the lower church. This year, we will be doing several different discussion

groups, a couple of movies, food each meeting, and also attending Mass to-

gether. Public school students in the Confirmation program are required to

attend; Dowling students are encouraged and welcome to attend. There will

be a few different speakers and catechists leading the YG, and it’s sure to be

a very enriching (and fun!) experience! The schedule for the year will be dis-

tributed at the first session. Call or email me for details if you cannot make it.

Confirmation - Families in the Confirmation program will meet on September

10th, at the 5:30 Mass. Following Mass, we will head to the lower church to

discuss the upcoming year and all of the Confirmation requirements. Parents

need to attend this first meeting, but will not be required to attend subse-

quent classes.

We still need assistants and subs in each classroom , please contact me if

you would like to volunteer.

God’s blessings,

Melissa Hill

515-244-4709

mhill@stanthonydsm.org

4. September 7, 2014

Readings for the Week of Sept. 7th

Sunday: Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-

10/Mt 18:15-20

Monday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom

8:28-30/Mt 1:1-16,

18-23 or 1:18-23

Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11/Lk 6:12-

19

Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31/Lk

6:20-26

Thursday: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13/

Lk 6:27-38

Friday: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-

27/Lk 6:39-42

Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22/Lk

6:43-49

Next Sunday: Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-

11/Jn 3:13-17

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

9

3:00pm Volley-

ball Practice-PH

6:30pm St. Vin-

cent dePaul-LC

10 9:15am Adora-

tion

5:00pm Volleyball

Practice-PH

6:00pm Home &

School Meeting-

café

8:00pm Benedic-

tion of the Blessed

Sacrament

11 9:15am Adora-

tion

5:30pm Confirma-

tion-LC

6:00pm Life in the

Spirit-music

6:00pm St. Jude In-

service-café

8:00pm Benediction

of the Blessed Sac-

rament

12 9:15am Ado-

ration

3:00pm Volley-

ball Practice-PH

6:00pm Spanish

Mass-CH

8:00pm Benedic-

tion of the

Blessed Sacra-

ment

13

6:30pm Bible

Study-LC

14

9:00am Lector

Training-CH

9:30am Altar

Server Training-

CH

15

3:00pm

Women’s CHRP

Formation

Team-LC

6:00pm Christ

Life-PH

THE Parish WEEKLY Calendar

Saturday, September 13th

4:30pm Dominic Marasco-Altar Server Delaney Orewiler-Altar Server Madison Orewiler-Altar Server Jalyn Thompson-Altar Server Ray Holman-EMOHC Pat DeLeon-EMOHC Michele Romeo-EMOHC John Sarcone-Lector

Sunday, September 14th

7:00am Ralph Leto-EMOHC Lynn DeFino-EMOHC Theresa Staats-Lector

8:30am Jacob Ruperto-Altar Server Anthony Ruperto-Altar Server Wil McDonald-Altar Server Bella Gatto-Altar Server Chris Guevara-EMOHC Mary Ann Wilkinson-EMOHC DJ Hassel-EMOHC Michael Sullivan-Lector

10:00am Damian Chamberlin-Altar Server Rhian Chamberlin-Altar Server

Ethan Chamberlin-Altar Server Anakin Chamberlin-Altar Server Ben LaFleur-EMOHC Michelle Bastian-EMOHC Suzanne Hejkal-Lector

11:30am Michael Vivone-Altar Server Conor Connolly-Altar Server Ciaran Connolly-Altar Server Nicholas Johnson-Altar Server Noah Johnson-Altar Server Mary Oriho-Altar Server Elijah Quijano-Altar Server Joseph Reed-Altar Server Jerry Schmaltz-EMOHC Jacqueline Schmaltz-EMOHC Michele Belden-Lector

Please Pray for: All Grandparents

www.stanthonydsm.org/giving

St. Anthony Financials

Weekend of Aug. 30th & 31st

Tithes/Plate $11,825.00

Tithes/Plate FYTD $111,937.00

Liturgical Ministry Schedule

InnerVision

Health Care baby bottle campaign

total contributions as of

8/31/14 $00. Grand

total of $1924.56.

Mediacom Rebroadcast of Mass

11:30 Sunday Mass is rebroad-

cast the following days:

Wed. at 7:00 PM

The following Sun. at 11:00 AM

on Mediacom channels:

17, 84, or 96.11

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

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR

CHRIST OUR LIFE CONFERENCE There are still many spots available

for volunteers to assist with the Christ

Our Life conference. One of the bene-

fits of volunteering for a minimum of

2 hours is a discounted ticket of $15.

Please go to the website to register.

http://www.christourlifeiowa.com/

volunteer/2014-volunteer-registration

5. September 7, 2014

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 academic year)

Holy Day: See Liturgical Schedule on pg 2 First Friday: Litany of the Sacred Heart following 8:30am Mass First Saturday: Anointing of the Sick & Litany of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel following 8:30am Mass

Eucharistic Adoration: Held in the Adoration Chapel beginning at 9:15am Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 8pm

Sacraments Reconciliation (Confession): Sat. 9-9:30 am, 3:30-4pm or by appointment.

Infant Baptism: Infant 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 parish office (244-4709) to arrange for 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 a priest at least 8 months prior to the proposed date of wedding.

Newcomers/Addresses Please register in person. Notify office with address changes.

Parish Staff Church Office 244-4709 School Office 243-1874 Priests Msgr. Frank Chiodo—Pastor Fr. Adam Westphal—Parochial Vicar Fr. Juan Antonio Hernandez—Chap. of Hispanic Com. In Residence/Assisting Fr. Adolfo Aban (Chaplain—Vet’s Hospital) Deacons Rev. Mr. Tony Romeo Rev. Mr. Thomas W. Starbuck-twstarbuck@mchsi.com Rev. Mr. Quan Tong-quantong19@msn.com Trustees Mike Vasquez-244-8024 Joe Graziano-991-4830 Admin. Asst. to Pastor Stephanie Howard-showard@stanthonydsm.org Secretary Michele Romeo-mrromeo@stanthonydsm.org Business Manager Mark Paris-mparis@stanthonydsm.org Director Religious Ed Melissa Hill-mhill@stanthonydsm.org Scrip Representative Diane Gaulke di.gaulke@mchsi.com Hispanic Ministry Marisol Guerra-mguerra@stanthonydsm.org Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Nick Nigro-nnkoc2014@gmail.com Altar & Rosary Society President Helene Wilson 288-4197 Dowling Representative Frank J. Chiodo-fjchiodo@hotmail.com Finance Council Chair Ralph Marasco Jr.-778-4653 Parish Council Coordinator Mary Quinn-mquinn@mercydesmoines.org Respect Life Ministry Judy Liston-246-8150 St. Anthony Foundation Gerard Neugent-287-5956 St. Anthony Parish Booster David Miller-dmiller7270@q.com St. Vincent de Paul Society Greg & Ramona Peterson-402-0638 Adult Choir Director Patricia Civitate-244-4672 Schola Cantorum Director Mary Craven-554-6342 or m.craven10@gmail.com School Principal Dr. Joseph F. Cordaro-jcordaro@stanthonydsm.org Adventure Club Director-244-2534 Lesvie Juarez-ljuarez@stanthonydsm.org Home and School President Sheila Kramer-Sheilakramer@hotmail.com Parish Board of Education President Deb Bordenaro-867-7240 or tbordo@hotmail.com St. Anthony School Alumni Committee Joe Jeffries-515-988-3229 or jjeff26@mchsi.com

Notes from the Parish Office

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

School Office Hours are from 7:45am-3:45pm Monday-Friday through the School year and closed on Holidays.

Group Functions: To schedule a group function, please call the Business Office at 244-4709.

Hospital Visits: If you or a family member is in the hospital and would like to be visited, please call the parish office at 244-4709.

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