29th Sunday in Ordinary Time — October 21, 2018

St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church PO Box 299 – 1523 Main Street, Danbury, TX 77534

Archdiocese of Galveston – Houston

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:00—5:00 pm Or by appointment call 979-922-1240

Devotions in the Church Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: First Friday 9:30 am — 9:30 pm

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotion: Saturdays, at 5:15 pm Rosary: Sunday, at 7:30 am and 10:00 am

Mass Schedule: Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30 am

Weekday Masses: Mon, Wed: 6:00 pm Tues, Thurs: 9:00 am

FORMED.ORG (Parish Code 8WHKMK) Movies, Videos, Talks, Studies All available at no cost to you.

Prayer Group: Every Thursday a prayer group meets in the church at 7 pm to say the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet & read the latest message from

Medjugorje. All are invited!

God Bless Our Military! We pray for their safety & families! God Bless the USA! We pray for Peace throughout the world!

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time: October 21

That we may change our attitude of wanting more to being grateful and sharing more generously.

“For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.

”(Mark 10:45) If you held a mirror up to your life, would it reflect

God’s love and mercy? If you are struggling with this, try changing

your attitude from “I want more” to “thank you God for everything you

have given me, I have enough to share”. This change in perspective will bring you joy

through service to others.

His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo Archbishop

Pastor Fr. Joseph Phiet-The-Nguyen (979)922-1253 (Residence) (713)501-3020 (Mobile) Email: jpnguyen11@yahoo.com

Parish Administrator Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1247 (Office) (979)922-1156 (Residence) Email: deacon.gerald.peltier@gmail.com

Office (979)922-1240 Fax (979)922-8643

Online Giving: www.osvonlinegiving.com/1880 [Our Sunday Visitor]

Secretary Imelda Jez (979)922-1240 st1523@sbcglobal.net

Bookkeeper Jan Saman (979)922-1211 bookkeeper1523@sbcglobal.net

C.R.E. Monica Sebesta (979)922-1241 stanthony-cce@sbcglobal.net

Youth Ministry Daryl Peltier (979)922-8106

Altar Servers Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1156

Bazaar Gwen Fief – Chairperson (979)922-1141 Gene Roberts — Co-Chairperson (979)849-4240

Funeral Dinner Ministry Bobbye Peltier (979)922-1197

Women of Worship Connie Peltier (512)365-3075 Meets 2nd Tuesday of Month, 7:00 pm in the St. Anthony Center.

Legion of Mary Cecilia Bernshausen (979)922-8783 Meets on Tuesday Evening, 6:00 pm in the CCE Building.

Music Ministry Evelyn Boeker (979)849-4727 Meets every Sunday, 9:00 – 10:00 am in the Church

Pastoral Council Charles LeCompte (979)248-5127 Next meeting will be announced. Meeting begin at 6:30 pm.

Finance Council Emil Prihoda, Chair (979)583-6771 Meets on the 1st Thursday, every Three Months.

Liturgy Committee Carol Peltier (979)922-8106

Cemetery Committee Anne Starr (979)922-8562

Pro Life Coordinator Peggy Keillor (979)922-1248

Disaster Committee Deacon Gerald Peltier (979)922-1247

Samaritan Ministry (Parish Office) (979)922-1240

Knights of Columbus Robert Fief, Grand Knight (979)922-1629 Albert Priselac, Deputy Grand Knight (281)733-7963 Meets every third Tuesday, 7:00 pm in the St Anthony Center.

Continuing Christian Education Classes: K to 5th grade: Wednesday, 4 to 5:30 pm 6th to 12th grade: Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Sacrament of Baptism Contact either Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier to make arrangements. Preparation classes are required.

Marriage Preparation Diocesan regulations require that pre-marital preparation must begin at least six months before the tentative marriage date. Contact Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier to make arrangements.

Annulments Contact either Father Joseph Nguyen or Deacon Gerald Peltier.

Communion and Anointing of the Sick Anyone who is ill or who is homebound and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick, please contact the parish office. Hospital and Nursing Home visits can also be arranged. If you know of someone in the Hospital or Nursing Home and would like Fr. Joseph to visit them, please contact the Parish Office at 979-922-1240.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) or Children (RCIC) Contact Deacon Gerald or Monica Sebesta to make arrangements or for more information.

Look for St Anthony’s on: www.saopdtx.org / Facebook

Mass Times for Travel: masstimes.org

When I was a child, I spoke and thought and

reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put

away childish things. -1 Corinthians 13:11

I remember waking up early on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons and eat cereal, while still being in my pajamas! During my childhood, I would always play with barbies and of course, my baby dolls. It was such a great time to be alive since this was way before technology took over the entire world. Do you wish you could go back? It is crazy how God wants us to become like little children again (Matthew 18:3) especially when we have been exposed to what the world is actually like. Can we really become sweet and innocent like we once were back then? It is possible with God. Please listen to “I Wanna Go

Back” by David Dunn Kylie

To read the full “Kylie’s Corner,” check out Kylie’s blog at: http://inspirationalwritingsbykylieceline.com/category/kylies-corner

Kylie’s Corner

Catholic Charities with The Archdiocese of Gal-veston-Houston will again be collecting gifts for families this Christmas. Soon there will be the Christmas Tree in the back of the church with

tags to purchase gifts for families. In the meantime…… There are Applications in the back of the church if you know of anyone in the area needing help this Christmas. The Deadline to return this form is

Sunday, November 11th. Please return the completed form to the church office.

Message from the desk of the Pastor

My dear people of God,

Again, Our Savior speaks to us about humility.

Isaiah, in the first reading, predicts that the servant of Yahweh will be a man of suffering. We see here the basic humility that the Messiah will demonstrate in his own life. In our second reading, the author of the letter to the Hebrews reveals that Jesus, our high priest, will be like us in all things, except for sin, therefore he would be able to understand our human weaknesses. In our Gospel, we see the mother of James and John asking that her sons sit one at the right hand of Jesus and the other at the left hand when he comes into his glory. Jesus reminds them and us that to enter into his glory much will be expected of us. Jesus says that he has come, not to be served, but to serve.

To be first means that we serve others. There are many opportunities to serve others in our parish family. Humility. Like that of Christ, is re-quired for discipleship.

Why should we be humble? First of all we are each totally dependent upon God. Because without God, we can do nothing. And we should be greatly humbled when we approach the Eucharist at Communion and try to realize how deeply Jesus loves us. He constantly carries our cross and asks us to do the same. Above all, we are to imitate Jesus in our daily lives. This often will mean that we put our first preferences to the service of our neighbor and to Christ himself.

Let us in every respect imitate our Savior. It only matters that we follow his example and his constant reaching out to others. May God bless each of us and may we all continue to grow to be a people of God worthy of our calling.

Sincerely yours in Christ, Fr. Joseph

Today is World Mission Sunday. We celebrate the day by remembering the revitalizing mission at the heart of our Christian faith — to bring the Gospel to all. The collection today for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith ensure the work and service of the Mission Church, as it supports priests, religious and lay leaders who offer the Lord’s mercy and concrete help to the most vulnerable communities in the Pope’s missions. Thank you for your generosity.

IGNITE: If you are contributing to the Ignite Campaign please make your checks out to IGNITE. Please do not make out to the Diocese or to St. Anthony’s Church. Thank you to all who are contributing towards the Campaign in hopes of meeting our goal!!

Parish Goals with monies that come back to the parish:

Replace church flooring

Paint church interior

Replace front doors

Improve church interior lighting

Upgrade Stations of the Cross

IGNITE envelopes can be dropped in the collection basket or dropped off at the church office.

The Workbook for Lectors is ready to be picked up in the

Sacristy. Thank you for your

Ministry to the Church.

Vegetable Race: A lettuce and a tomato were in a race. Who won? The lettuce went a head, but the tomato never could ketchup.

Save the Date: St. Anthony’s Harvest Dinner will be Sunday, Nov 11th at 5:00 pm in the evening. Plan on bringing your favorite covered dish and dessert to share. Also, there will be door prizes. Should be a fun even-ing. Come and enjoy the fellowship. Bring a friend.

Also that day we celebrate Fr Joseph’s Birthday!

Join the Christian Renewal Center, Dickinson, for a Workday on Sunday, October 28 from Noon - 7PM. This workday is to focus on our grounds through trimming trees, cutting trees, hauling away trees, weeding flower beds, trimming shrubs, and planting shrubs and flowers. Please bring your own tools and bring the family to help! Youth need to be with a parent or guardian. Large Equipment: If you have a wood chipper, trailer, or large equip-ment to help with the job, please contact Kim Brown at kbrown@retreatcentercrc.org in advance. Otherwise, on October 28 bring your work gloves, safety glasses, ear plugs, chainsaws, bush trimmers and clippers, and shovels to help us out! Stop by Gerard Room in the Cafeteria on October 28 to get an assignment. If you have the expertise to lead a group cutting trees, trimming shrubs, or planting flowers, please contact Kim Brown as we need Area Coordinators for the day.

QUALITY TIME: Sitting on the porch with your family, friend, or

neighbor in the late afternoon can be a bit of a lost art in our fast-paced

culture. However, great conversations happen and memories are made on

the steps, chairs, and swings of porches worldwide.

Nancy Pieper Betty Ann Plander Trey Pucek Barbara Rab Betty Jo Ritz Brittany Miles Sanchez Charles & Mildred Scott Bill Siegel Debbie Smith Gary Sonnier Karen Summers Tillie Svoboda Paula Tenorio Will Thomson Carol Unsicker Nancy Veselka Jeanette Vrazel Mildred Vrazel Kay Webb Mike Wheatly Aaron Wollam

For more Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Order!

[Please keep in your prayers:]

Sr. Evelyn Korenek, Sr. Anna Marie Vrazel, Fr. William Kelly, Fr. Joseph Nguyen, Msgr. Boli Zientek

* Peace of Our Nation & Prayers for the President & All Leaders For Our Young Adults Attending College!

* For all the Babies & Children in the Hospitals and for their parents!

* For All Mom’s To Be & Their Unborn Babies!

* For women considering Abortion, that their hearts be open to life!

* Our Men & Women in the Military!

* For Those Who Are Quick to Judge!

* For those in the Nursing Home, the Homebound , Orphanages and the Hospitalized and the Homeless!

* We pray for all The Poor Souls in Purgatory — —May their Souls rest in peace!

* God Bless the Farmer — Pray for their needs

* For those with Idle minds—the Devil’s Workshop

* For Flood Victims & All Disasters

Matthew Geissen Louise Girardo Donnie Greenwood Judy Griffith Josie Gutierrez Dennis Gutowsky Mary Harris Phyllis Harris Charles Herbst Dillion Hill Landin Hoffman David Jackson Libby Jez Mary & Clarence Kinnett Joyce Korenek Leonard Korenek Michael Korenek Teri Korenek Cindy Larson Jamie Larson Cody Lewis *

Elena Achille Brittni Dale Athey Kyle Atkins Scotty Baker Steven Barker Jack Bevers Peyton Boaz Eleanor Boeker Bennie Clawson Richard & Dolores Clinton Amy Cook Kerry Cook Lula Corona Bernard Deckert Joyce Dixon Tennie Fief Ben Filipp Veronica Gardner Adan Lewis Jacko Garrett Megan Garza

Mary F. LeCompte Thomas Lewis Isabelle Reedy Tracy Linscombe Dean Lowry Dr. Dan Martin Mia Moran Henrietta McAdams & Family Guy McNeil Bea Mercado Toni Meyer Mitchell Mund Mary & Henry Novak Peggy Novak Bobby Olsovsky Johnny Olsovsky, Sr Johnny Olsovsky, Jr. Tommy Orr Scott Osborne Sandra Ott Robyn Peltier

“Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you

will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first

among you will be the slave of all.” The next

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is Nov.

02-04. Contact Brian & Tina Little at 281-773-

4014 for more information. Or go on-line to

www.houstonme.org.

N M S T G A R H Y S Y N C R E

O O U S S O R O A K O I H E M

P N I D E I O C T I N E R J B

S R S T S N R D T A A O O E O

T L O O A I E A N R E S N C S

P S D C F R G V H E B R I T S

E E I I E E U N I C S U C I I

C P C T R S D G A G U S L O N

E E O G P N S E I I R E E N G

R U N S W A H I C F D O S O H

P O A V E P B U O E S R F T O

C U E C N E C O N N I N A R H

S N A I H T N I R O C V A U O

P R O P H E T I C P E I E R G

N Y O G N I S S E R T S U D T

Pro-Life: We are never defeated unless we give up on God. We need to pray unceasingly to end abortion and euthanasia.

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Word Search: Baptist, Chronicles, Congregation, Corinthians, Creator, Deceived, Embossing, Eucharist, For-giveness, Goodness, Guardian, Innocence, Isaiah, Precepts, Procession, Prophetic, Rejection, Sacri-fice, Stressing, Transfiguration

[50] Remaining letters spell out what ?

List of words by 7th Grade CCE Class

Please remember the sick, their families, all who suffer in body and mind, in your daily prayers

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School —Annual Fall Festival —Sunday, Oct 21st

St. Katharine Drexel, Hempstead —Annual Bazaar, Sunday, October 21st

CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE, Danbury, will be November 10th. Any interested persons should con-tact Janelle Williamson @ 922-1154.

From the desk of Deacon Gerald

I have talked to you before about how Jesus and Our Blessed Mother are warning us of our sinfulness in these present days. They are calling us to repent and change our ways before the Justice of Jesus falls in response to our overall sinfulness. I have mentioned well known and approved apparitions at Lourdes, Fatima, Medjugorje, La Salette, etc. But one I haven’t mentioned is one in the USA, Our Lady of America.

The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in the United States and revealed her title as “Our Lady of America, The Immaculate Virgin. She appeared to a young nun in the United States in several apparitions during the latter half of the 20th century. The nun’s name was Sister Mary Ephrem (later Mildred Neuzil). She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 2, 1916. In 1929, she entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood at Rome City, Indi-ana. In 1959, she became a Contemplative of the Indwelling Trinity in Fostoria, Ohio. In 1938, she began to have mystical experiences. Our Lady of America revealed her title, her image and her messages to Sister Mildred that continued until her death in her convent on January 10, 2000 at the age of 83.*

One of her most important messages for you and I follows:

It is the United States that is to lead the world to peace, the peace of Christ, the peace that He brought with Him from heaven… Dear children, unless the United States accepts and carries out faithfully the mandate given to it by heaven to lead the world to peace, there will come upon it and all nations a great havoc of war and incredible suffering. If howev-er, the United States is faithful to this mandate from heaven and yet fails in the pursuit of peace because the rest of the world will not accept or cooperate, then the United States will not be burdened with the punishment about to fall.**

Think about the importance of this message. It is plain to see that God has placed great riches (resources of all types i.e. energy, mineral, technology, etc.), and power (military, commercial, and financial) in the United States. These must be used very judiciously for the good of all people of the world. You and I have the responsibility to pray before the Hearts of Jesus and Mary for an abundance of graces for our country. May our leaders be filled with the grace of Wisdom to use its powers in Love for the benefit of people of all nations.

Be a part of the “prayer power of this country”. There is no time to waste accumulating worldly wealth or delving into entertainment in excess. There is no sin in wealth, or enter-tainment, as long as neither becomes the purpose of our life. A greater purpose of our life is to be disciples of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary for the Greater Glory of God.

God Bless

*http://www.jkmi.com/our-lady-of-america ** http://wwwourladyofamerica.com/explanation.php

Once you learn how to be happy, you won’t toler-ate being around people who make you feel any-thing less.

ALL SAINTS DAY SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, Oct 31st—Vigil Mass @ 6pm Thursday, Nov 1st—Mass @ 9am ALL SOULS DAY SCHEDULE:

All Souls Day / 1st Friday Mass @ 9am

Adoration 9:30 am to 6:30 pm

All Souls Day Mass @ 7pm More info to come this next week!

October Church Cleaners:

Bill Lander, Mike & Barbara Beer, Peggy Keillor

Thank you to all our Church Cleaners and Their Families.

DANBURY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS District: 59

Council 9817

Fellowship Sunday every 3rd Sunday of the month. KC’s will supply pastries & drinks-9:15-10:15 am

Fellowship Sunday on October 21, 2018

Next meeting Nov 20, 2018

Please Pray for Priests

Dear Lord, we pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests and through her intercession strengthen them for their ministry. We pray that Mary will guide your priests to follow her own words, “Do whatever He tells you” (Jn 2:5) May your priest have the heart of St. Joseph, Mary’s most chaste spouse. May the Blessed Mother’s own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot of the cross. May your priest be holy, filled with the fire of your love seek-ing nothing but your greater glory and the salvation of souls. Amen.

St. John Vianney, pray for us.

Scripture Readings For The Week:

Monday Eph 2:1-10/Lk 12:13-21

Tuesday Eph 2:12-22/Lk 12:35-38 Wed Eph 3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48

Thurs Eph 3:14-21/Lk 12:49-53

Friday Eph 4:1-6/Lk 12:54-59

Saturday Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9 Sunday Jer 31:7-9/Heb 5:1-6/Mk 10:46-52

Saint Michael the Archangel

St Michael the Archangel, de-

fend us in battle; be our defense

against the wickedness and

snares of the Devil. May God

rebuke him, we humbly pray and

do thou, O prince of the heaven-

ly host, by the power of God,

thrust into Hell Satan and all the

other evil spirits who prowl

about the world seeking the ruin

of souls. Amen.

Legion of Mary meets Tuesday Evenings, 6:00 pm, CCE Building, Rm 1. They are always looking for new members. If you want more information con-tact Cecilia Bernshausen, 979-922-8783.

Saturday, October 27th—5:30 pm Lector: Jacko Garrett E.M.’s: Jacko Garrett, Gwen Fief Altar Server(s): Adan & Andrew Lewis

Sunday, October 28th —Sunday — 8:00 am Lector: Maureen Vrazel E.M.’s: Maureen Vrazel, Cynthia Wendel Altar Server(s): Joshua Saman

—Sunday -- 10:30 am Lector: Doris Elaine Lewis E.M.: Doris Elaine Lewis, Emil Prihoda Altar Server(s): Zachary & Hadley Cook, Ethan Davenport, Drew Christian

Mass Intentions:

Saturday, October 20th 5:30 pm † Jake, Melba & Alfred Geissen

Sunday, October 21st 8:00 am † Joe & Veronica Siegel

10:30 am The Parish Family of St. Anthony’s Monday, October 22nd 6:00 pm † Mary Olshosky

Tuesday, October 23rd 9:00 am Living & Deceased of the Prihoda / Vrazel Families

Wednesday, October 24th 6:00 pm † Eddie & Henrietta Prihoda

Thursday, October 25th 9:00 am † Cletus, Opal & Bill Robinson & Ancestors

Friday, October 26th No Mass

Saturday, October 27th 5:30 pm † William & Elba Taylor

Sunday, October 28th 8:00 am † Thomas Havran

10:30 am The Parish Family of St. Anthony’s

Taco Breakfast will be the weekend of Oct 28, 2018

The Women of Worship Schedule:

The Ladies will meet on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 @ 7:00 pm in the SAC.

All ladies are encouraged and welcome to attend meetings and events on the Second Tuesday of each Month. Invite a friend.

Unfailing Prayer to

St. Anthony

Feast Day: June 13th

O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and Charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me (request). O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen.

The

Sanctuary

Lamp

Is

Burning

First Friday Schedule: November 2, 2018 9:00 am Mass

Adoration [9:30 am to 9:30 pm]

Please sign up for adoration so someone can be there for each hour.

Collection Totals for: Oct 13th/ 14th, 2018

Regular Weekend Offerings $3,200.00 Children’s Part $17.00 Additional On-Line Giving Donations $415.00

2018 DSF Summary Report for St Anthony’s Church: Parish Goal: $24,880.00 Total Amount Paid: $22,206,25 Total Amount Pledged: $23,863.00 Pledge (Under) Goal: $1,017.00

Total Number of Participants: 85 of 250

Online giving: www.archgh.org/dsf

Thank you for your generous donations. God bless!

Online Giving: www.osvonlinegiving.com/1880

Those Special Dates to Remember:

October 20 White Mass—Medical Profession @ the Co-Cathedral 20/21 Diocese Propagation of the Faith Collection 21 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 21 Laity Sunday / World Mission Sunday 21 Our Lady Queen of Peace School Fall Festival 21 St. Katharine Drexel, Hempstead, Bazaar 21 Our Lady of Perpetual Help & St. John the Apostle Turkey Dinner & Bazaar—Knights os Columbus Hall, Brazoria 22 Feast of St. John Paul II, Pope 23 Legion of Mary, 6pm, CCE Building 23 RCIA Class, 7pm, CCE Building 24 CCE Classes, Afternoon / Evening 27/28 Diocese Mission Appeal Sunday [Fr. Steve Benden, C.Ss.R.] 28 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 28 Taco Breakfast, Rhonda Wendel 30 Legion of Mary, 6pm, CCE Building 30 RCIA Class, 7pm, CCE Building

For

Jerry Kocurek

70th

Birthday Blessing

May you be blessed with many

Blessings. God bless!

IGNITE Campaign Report: