St. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center

100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110 Telephone: 617-542-6440 - Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100 - The Good Word: 617-542-0502

VISIT US ONLINE AT: www.  stanthonyshrine.org

REGULAR  EVENTS      

Monday  A.A.  12  Step  Meeting/12  Traditions  Meeting    (closed)   5:45  p.m.    

Tuesday    Seniors  Craft  Group                                                                       10.30  a.m.  A.A.  Discussion  Meeting  (Open  Meeting)      Noon    

Wednesday  Remembrance  Day  for  Deceased  (3rd  Wed.)                                 All  Masses  Anointing  of  the  Sick    -­‐  Mass  (2nd  Wed.)             All  Masses  Women’s  Spiritual  Refl.  Group  (2nd  &  4th  Wed)                   12:30  p.m  Grupo  Hispano  de  Oracion                                           4:00  p.m  A.A.  Discussion  Meeting  (Closed  Meeting)     5:45  p.m  Bread  on  The  Common  (2nd  &  4th  Wed.)             5:45  p.m    Mass  in  Spanish         5:15  p.m      

Thursday    S.L.A.A  Meeting                                               Noon  Rosary  Prayer  Group           12:30p.m  Men’s  Spirituality  Group  (2nd  and  4th  Thurs.)     5:00p.m    A.A  Big  Book  Meeting             5:45  p.m    

Saturday  Centering  Prayer  Group  (1st  &  3rd  Sat.)                   Noon  Vietnamese  Secular  Franciscans  (2nd  Sat.)         1:00  p.m  Secular  Franciscans  (2nd  Sat.)                                         1:00  p.m    

Sunday  Emmaus  Ministry  Prayer/Discussion  (1st  Sun.)   11:00a.m  Healing  Service  (2nd  Sun.)                                                                   1:30  p.m  Hispanic  Secular  Franciscans  (1st  Sun.)           3:00  p.m  

  Individual  One-­‐on-­‐One  Franciscan  Spiritual    Companionship  Ministry  

Please  call  Fr.  Gene  Pistacchio,  OFM  at  617.542.6440  x  121.    

For  more  information  on  the  process  and  the  Directors,  please  visit  our  website  

at  www.stanthonyshrine.org.  Click  on  “Ministries”  and  then  “Franciscan  Spiritual  

Companionship  Ministry”.    Thank  you  for  your  interest!  

 SENIORS  AT  ARCH  STREET  

Upcoming  Fall  Foliage  Cruise:  Wednesday,  October  7th        8:00am  –  6:15pm  

Cost  $65  per  person.  RAIN  OR  SHINE!Contact  Fr.  Barry  Langley,  OFM  at    

617-­‐542-­‐6440  ext  241.  

Senior  Crafters  meet  at  10:00am  on  Tuesdays!  Join  us  to  knit  or  crochet  and  socialize,  then  attend  

the  11:45am  Mass  together.    Beginners  are  welcome!  

 

Mass  and  Confession  schedules  can  be  found  online  at  www.stanthonyshrine.org  and  on  cards  kept  at  the  welcome  desk  of  

the  first  floor  lobby.  

 Cry  of  the  Earth,  Cry  of  the  Poor  Fr.  Daniel  Horan,  OFM  a  Friar  in  Residence  at  St.  Anthony  Shrine,  will  present  a  public  lecture  on  

Pope  Francis’s  “Laudato  Si”  at  the  Paulist  Center  (5  Park  Street)  on  Thursday,  October  1st  at  7:00pm.  

FLU SHOTS! We anticipate having flu vaccines in the coming weeks. Check back for more details.

Seniors  Program  September  2015  Calendar    

WEDNESDAYS  10:00  am  Mass  

10:30  am  Exercise  11:00  am  Activity  or  Presentation  

12:00  Noon  Lunch      

Sept  23:  Presentation  “Faces  of  Jesus”  by  Br.  Daniel  Murray,  OFM    

Sept  30:  Activity  -­‐  BINGO!    

 Stay  even  more  connected  with  the  Shrine  online!  

Welcome to St. Anthony Shine Community. All are welcome here. No one is excluded. Please take this bulletin home with you as well as the many brochures in our lobby that advertise the programs and services of the Shrine.

Information is also available on our website: www.stanthonyshrine.org Thank you for being with us today.

 

 

 

   

The Emmaus Ministry Serving the Spiritual

Needs of Grieving Parents See www.emfgp.org

 

Saturday, September 19th - Friday, September 25th “Clare’s  Well:    The  Life,  Charism  and  Spirituality    

of  St.  Clare  of  Assisi”    A  4-­‐part  presentation  offered  by  Patricia  Justine  Fazzone.    

Thursdays,  6:00pm  -­‐  7:00pm  October  8,  15,  22  and  29  

Come  for  the  whole  series  or  drop  in  for  one.  Cost:  Free  

For  more  info,  please  contact  Br.  John  Aherne  at  ext  236.    

 “Jesus:  The  Way  of  Surrender,  the  Way  to  Peace”    A  7-­‐part  workshop  offered  by  Dr.  Sawyer,  Ph.D.    

Learn  how  to  surrender  your  will  to  God’s  will,  moving  from  anxiety  to  a  peace  beyond  this  world.    Tuesdays,  12:15pm  -­‐  1:15pm  

October  6,  13,  20,  27;  November  3,  10,  17  Come  for  the  whole  series,  or  drop  in  when  you  can.    

Cost:  Free  For  more  info,  please  contact  Br.  John  Aherne  at  ext  236.  

Save  the  date  for  Foxwoods:  Sunday,  September  27th  8:30am  Depart  Shrine  

10:30  am  Arrive  at  Foxwoods  4:30pm  Depart  Foxwoods  6:00pm  Arrive  at  Shrine  

Cost:  $20  per  person,  includes  $10  meal  voucher  &  $10  for  bets.  Limited  seats,  so  register  early!  

Grupo  Hispano  de  Oracion                                                        Únase  a  nosotros  el  miércoles  de  4-­‐5  pm  para  Grupo  Oración,  en  el  la  aula  del  sótano.  Grupo  Oración  es  un  grupo  de  estudio  

de  la  Biblia  para  los  miembros  del  Minsterio  Latin@  aquí.  

All service men and women, veterans and military families are invited to attend a resource fair on Wednesday, October 7th from 1600 to 1900 here at the Shrine.

There is no cost to attend and no pre-registration necessary.

Questions, please contact Mary Ann Ponti, Director of Outreach Ministries at mponti@stanthonyshrine.org or by phone at 617-542-6440 ext 258.

Dear members of St. Anthony Shrine community,

I am deeply grateful for all the cards and mementos that have been sent to me. It is impossible for me to answer them all at this time, but I am praying for you all and wish you all well. I ask for your prayers too. Peace and all good, that all may be happy. Sincerely,

Philip O’Shea, OFM

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: September 20, 2015

First, a bit of a financial report. The figures are unaudited and rounded to the nearest thousand.

Next week’s second collection will be for the mechanical overhaul project. It has been quite a large, complex project that is approaching completion. We have been using the new equipment for air conditioning and ventilation this summer. This fall we will begin to use the new heating equipment. We still have some significant bills to pay, hence the need for next week’s second collection for that purpose. Special thanks to the good people at EM Duggan: Vincent and Maureen Petroni (owners), Ken Hagan (Fabrication Shop Superintendent), and Pipefitters Local 537. They have been incredibly generous to this project. The August 2015 issue of UA Journal features a full-page article on some of the remarkable aspects of the mechanical project at the Shrine. This publication is the national publication for plumbers, sprinklerfitters, steamfitters and service techs. We are grateful for the national publicity! We have gotten very good feedback on the new kneelers on the second floor. We are glad everyone likes them. Please use caution with them as they aren’t indestructible. The most important thing is to not stand on them. Thanks for your cooperation with that. We have significantly increased the number and the quality of the security cameras on the first floor of the building. Know that when you are in first floor lobbies, hallways, and doorways, you are on camera. In the event of any incidents, please let us know. We are pleased to announce that the Shrine has a new nonprofit partner in our work. The international organization called Global Catholic Climate Movement has moved its offices to St. Anthony Shrine. This organization has the blessing of Pope Francis and its purpose is to promote his encyclical and the general idea that Catholics should be involved in this movement. The charismatic leader of the group is Tomás Insua. Christina Leano will also be working in that office. Global Catholic Climate Movement was started in January 2015 and it already has more than 18,000 likes on its Facebook page. The website, in six languages, is http://catholicclimatemovement.global/ Welcome, Tomás and Christina! Thomas Conway, OFM Executive Director  

Fr.  Philip,  Fr.  Howard,  Fr.  Charlie,  Fr.  Myron  and  Br.  Jesse  can  all  be  written  to  at  the  following  address:    

Holy Name Friary 2 Morris Road Ringwood, NJ 07456-1700

Be  sure  to  follow  us  on  Instagram  and  Twitter  and  check  out  our  website  often  for  new,  daily  photos  of  the  Pope  “visiting”  our  various  ministries  and  staff  around  the  Shrine.    Our  life-­‐size  replica  of  Pope  Francis  will  be  in  the   lobby  of  the  Shrine  next  weekend  (Sept  26/27)   for  anyone   interested  in  taking  a  photo  “with  him”  while  he's  here  in  the  United  States.    Post  photos  to  your  own  social  media  using  the  #PopeOnArchSt  @shrineboston.