CLERGY Rev. Robert E. Morey, Pastor pastor@saintanthony.com Reginald A.T. Armstrong, Deacon Michael Woodall, Jr., Deacon Bruce A. Fortnum, Ph.D., Deacon CONTACT INFORMATION Church Office.. 843-662-5674……….Fax..843-662-4800 Rectory ……………………………………843-665-5853 Deacon Armstrong……………………..….843-615-5639

St. Anthony School Faith, Family, Knowledge, Service Grades 3K - 8……………………………...843-662-1910

2536 West Hoffmeyer Road, Florence, SC 29501 P.O. Box 5327, Florence, SC 29502 Church and School Website www.saintanthony.com

Diocese of Charleston Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone

HOLY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday (Traditional Latin Mass) …………….....9:00 am Saturday (Sunday Liturgy) ……………………....5:00 pm Sunday 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm (Spanish), Monday Communion Service……………….…....6:30 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday …..…..7:30 am Friday (when school is in session) …….…..……. 8:15 am

SUMMER CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday–Friday… …………..…….…..8:00 am - 4:00 pm

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday……..4:00 - 4:45 pm and available upon request.

SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY Arrangements must be made six months in advance.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents must be registered and active members of the Par-ish and attend one class before the child is baptized. Please call the Church Office to register for the next class.

MISSION STATEMENT As a community of faith, we the members of St. Anthony Parish are committed to follow Jesus Christ through prayer and the sacraments, the study of His Word, the teachings of His Church, Evangelization, and through reaching out in service to our fellow human beings, pa-rishioners and non-parishioners, with love, respect, and support.

ST. ANTHONY

CATHOLIC CHURCH

December 8, 2019

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2019

PARISH & SCHOOL STAFF DIRECTORY

Parish Secretary, Andrea Foyle ................................. 662-5674 andrea.foyle@saintanthony.com Parish Business Administrator, Dixie Coats .............. 662-5674 Pastoral Facilitator, Regina Arde………………...…..662-5674 DRE, Rae Anne MalvaGomes .................................... 662-5674 Music Director, Kevin Verbe ..................................... 662-5674 Youth Ministers, Lyn and Richard O’Donnell .... 843-245-0813 Hispanic Ministry Facilitators, Alex Villalobos & Moraima Romero ...... 662-5674 ext. 227 School Principal, Kristine Galemmo .......................... 662-1910 School Financial Secretary, Ann O’Donnell .............. 662-1910 School Board Chairwoman, Kathleen Mazick ........... 662-1910

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES

Adoration Coordinator, Georgette Falcone ................ 665-2716 Altar Cloths, Regina Arde .......................................... 292-8574 Altar Servers, Calvin Duncan ..................................... 250-4774 American Heritage Girls, Suzanna Linton………….. 496-5089 Bible Study, Wed. am - Dcn. Bruce Fortnum ............ 662-5674 Wed. pm - Mike Hill…………………...601-0269 CYO, Lyn and Richard O’Donnell ...................... 843-245-0813 Disaster Relief Committee, Kevin Casper ................ 662-5674 Embrace Your Neighbor…………………………......662-5674 Ecumenical Committee, Marjorie Busscher ............... 667-0859 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Julie Manley .......................................................... 667-0040 Knights of Columbus, Mike Hill ……………..……..601-0269 Lectors, Rick Richey……………………...…… 843-621-1457 Little Rock Bible Study, Warren Busscher ............... 667-0859 Meals on Wheels, Robin and Michael Tange…...843-260-4735 Ministers of Consolation Regina Arde ........................................................... 292-8574 Theresa Efferson.................................................... 346-4661 Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers), Steve Srutkowski ................................................... 317-1802 Parking Lot Mission ................................................... 662-5674 Pastoral Council, Don Manley……………………….667-0040 Prayer Shawl Ministry, Carol Germain ...................... 667-9702 Right to Life Committee ............................................. 662-5674 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), Dcn. Regi Armstrong ............................................ 662-5674 Senior Ministry, Noreen McFann ............................ ...409-7097 Sick & Homebound Ministry, Dcn. Bruce Fortnum ... 662-5674 St. Anthony Men’s Club, Doug Amon ............... .843-861-4586 Trail Life USA Troop 0490, Dcn. Woodall……..…...662-5674 Transportation Minister, Vincent Rolland .................. 615-1654 Women of St. Anthony, Silvia Jeanton……….....718-581-6844 Young at Heart, Noreen McFann ............................... 409-7097

Sunday 8

9 am Mass with the school children reading and providing music. Men’s Club Breakfast with Santa 10 am Compassionate Friends of the Pee Dee Candle Lighting ceremony 6:30 pm

Monday 9

Escuela de Fe 7 pm

Tuesday 10

Bereavement Support Group 1 pm Women of St. Anthony 6 pm Knights of Columbus 7 pm

Wed. 11

Bible Study 9:30 pm Bingo 1 pm Gymnastics 3:30 pm CCD dinner 5:15 - 5:35 pm CCD class 5:45 - 7 pm Bible Study 6 pm Hispanic Prayer Group 6 pm RCIA 7:15 pm Choir practice 7:00 pm

Thurs. 12

Prayer Shawl 1 pm

Friday 13

School Chorus at the 8:15 am Mass

Saturday 14

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass, Procession and Social 7 pm

DECEMBER Month of

The Immaculate Conception

FLU SHOT CLINIC

We are hosting WellCenter Pharmacy for a flu shot clinic to be held in Classroom A, Saturday, December 7th af-ter the 5 pm Mass. The Pharmacy will donate $5 to the church for each vaccine administered. Here is an insur-ance list with free flu shots: Medicare, Medicaid, Tri-care, Express Script, BCBS, PCS, Caremark, Paid Direct, United Health Care, Cigna, Catalyst; otherwise, the shot is $24. Bring your prescription insurance cards!

The Knights of Columbus are hosting the American Red Cross on Wed., Dec.18th, from 2-7 pm in the gathering area of the church. Please call Mike Hill at

601-0269 if you have any questions.

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2019

ILLNESS: Hsin Yi Armstrong, Pete Balotti, Cadian Benabdallah, Joe Bibbo, Gregorio Bi-nuya, Paz Binuya, John Blackwell, Patricia Bolton, Reed Brandis, Martyna Brodecka, William Otis Buyck, Mar-garet Clark, Roselyn Collins, Aidan Creech, Jean Cutler, Dorota Czarnocki, Irene Darden, Bunnie Dezinno, Mary Jo Dudgeon, Georgette Falcone, Bonnie Gensel, Carol Germain, Johnny Guerriero, John Hanna, Donna Hatchell, Dan & Marge Henry, Ted Huminski, Clare and William Jann, Sylvia Jeanton, Judy Jones, Rose Mary Kozacki, James Lavia, grandson of James Lavia, Kathy Lewis, Judy Lin, Anthony Mancini, Jr., Mary Lou Marti-nez, Terry Matthews, James Mazick, Lisa McLeod, Keith McKervery, Lois McKervey, Richard Mitchell, Ann S. Nichols, George Nichols, Joan Niebruegge, Syd-ney O’Donnell, Dottie Parsons, Barbara Powell, Johnny Powell, Joan Ratchko, Kathleen Schafer, Susan Speir, Elizabeth Sun, Antoni Szczawinski, Peg Tallon, Linda Tarte, Ralph and Betty Taylor, Greg Werner, John Ze-lenka

NURSING HOME / ASSISTED LIVING: Joyce Gingras, Ann Harrison, Linda Holloway, Betty Scaturro

MILITARY SERVICE: Edward Olszanowski, Jr., Kacie Anderson, James W. Horahan, Sarah Casper Naletelich, Evan Souchet, John P. O’Donnell, Brad Linton

Please help to keep this list updated.

Lord, Hear Our Prayer

Thank you for your generosity.

THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS

This, the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Mass, will be of-fered each Saturday at 9:00 am, unless announced otherwise. Using the 1962 Roman Missal, Father will offer the Low Mass in Dialogue format. The congregation may join in some responses. The readings will be read aloud in Latin and re-peated in English. Missalettes are available.

IF YOU NEED A PRIEST... If you are sick, hospitalized, or homebound and you need a priest, please call! Hospitals will not give out patient information; therefore, we have no way of know-ing your needs. If you would like Communion or a visit, you must notify the Church Office. Please arrange to receive the Anointing of the Sick before a scheduled pro-cedure by contacting the Parish Office at 662-5674 or the Pastor at 665-5853. After the Holy Mass is a good time to request anointing.

Offertory This Year Last Year October $37,319.00 $44,914.00 Parish repairs $ 1,303.00 $ 1,710.00 Catholic School $ 971.00 $ 676.00

Capital Campaign income for October - $63,917.22

The second collection this week is for parish repairs and renovations. There will be a collection on Monday, the

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Next week’s second collection is for the Building Our

Mission Together Capital Campaign.

GOSPEL MEDITATION: What does it mean to be worthy? There are a few different ways to approach this question. Today’s Gospel highlights two: the way of the Pharisees and the way of John the Baptist. Our faith values good works and discipleship. Perhaps, then, we “earn” our worth by adhering to the right doctrines and following the right pious practice. The Pharisees thought they were worthy. Due to their reli-gious pedigree and proper procedures, they were self-satisfied. John the Baptist’s words to them are strong. “Do not resume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’” Of course, Jesus (and John) don’t omit the responsibility for moral behavior. John gives the Pharisees quite a strong warning in that regard. “Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance … every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” It’s a question of attitude. Of disposition. It’s a matter of the heart. If anyone would be worthy in this scenario, it’s John the Baptist. Jesus himself will name him the greatest of prophets and a great man. John, however, recognizes his own lowly place in the grand scheme of things. “The one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals.” The Pharisees take pride in being “better” than others. John embraces humility in Christ being “better” than him. We don’t self-generate our own wor-thiness. We receive it as a gift from God. In a few short weeks, we’ll celebrate the birth of Christ. Bishop Ven. Fulton Sheen wrote about the Nativity in his “Life of Christ”: “Because [Jesus] was born in a cave, all who wish to see Him must stoop. To stoop is the mark of humility. The proud refuse to stoop and, therefore, they miss divinity.” God invites us to prepare our hearts this Advent. When you consider your own life, where are you looking for your worth? This Christmas, are you prepared to stoop?

©LPi

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2019

Holy Mass Schedule and Intentions

Readings for the Week

MONDAY, December 9 8:15 am Healing of George Heath, III 7:00 pm Thanksgiving of the Foyle family

TUESDAY, December 10 7:30 am Sue Russell

WEDNESDAY, December 11 7:30 am Dcn. Robert Gerald

THURSDAY, December 12 7:30 am Mary Frances Williams

FRIDAY, December 13 7:30 am Rose Leffingwell 8:15 am Dcn. James Williams

SATURDAY, December 14 9:00 am Intentions of the Foyle family Latin Mass 5:00 pm Gail Crews 7:00 pm Vocations to the priesthood

SUNDAY, December 15 9:00 am Doreen Tinker 11:00 am Rose Leffingwell 1:00 pm For the parish Spanish Mass

December 8th

The school children will be prominent at the 9 am Mass. The chorus and brass ensemble will provide the music. After Mass go to the family center for a Men's Club Breakfast with Santa. Bring your camera for pictures! There will also be a market for children to buy Christ-mas gifts.

Sunday: Is 11:1-10/ Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 19 [cf. 7]/ Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12 Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [1]/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11/Ps 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13/ Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10/Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 [cf. 8]/Lk 1:5-25 Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6/Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18- 19/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Next Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10/ Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 [Is 35:4]/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11

ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00 pm

There will be several priests available. One will be flu-ent in Spanish. Be prepared for the beauty of Christmas.

SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Monday, December 9th

This is not a holy day this year in the United States. Our Lady under the title of The Immaculate Conception is the patroness of the United States. Father will celebrate the Holy Mass in her honor at 8:15 am and at 7:00 pm.

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Tuesday, December 24th Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord

4:00 pm 7:00 pm Bilingual Mass 12:00 am Midnight Mass

Wednesday, December 25th

The Nativity of the Lord 10:00 am

Tuesday, December 31st Vigil of the Solemnity of

Mary, the Holy Mother of God 5:00 pm

Wednesday, January 1st

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 10:00 am

We pray for the repose of the soul of Brant Speir, husband of Susan.

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2019

St. Anthony School Spotlight

PRAYING FOR VOCATIONS Our Baptismal call is towards lives of holiness and love. We live this out in various ways through a vocation that might entail ordination to the priesthood, religious, married, or single life, or a commitment to a particular ministry. St. An-thony students pray for vocations daily. Faith formation is important to our commitment to educating the whole child. We partner our younger grades with our Middle School students to pray together for vocations.

Meet Mrs. Tammie Richey. Mrs. Richey teaches math to our middle school students and Religion to our 5th grade. She is also a Dean for the House of Saint Paul. She has an energy towards teaching which is infectious towards her students. You might find them learning math outside on the breeze way or sitting in the Mary Garden. Mrs. Richey is known for hav-ing high expectations. Because of her work with our students, our school’s math test scores are consistently higher than the National Average. Mrs. Richey says she enjoys teaching at St. Anthony School because the kids love to learn and enjoy being at our school!

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2019

GET FORMED Every parishioner has 24/7 access to the best Catholic content on any device, including your computer, smartphone and tablet with internet access. Go to www.FORMED.org and enter Parish Code: E3MV87

ONLINE GIVING Sign up by visiting our parish web-site at www.saintanthony.com and select the Online Giv-ing link. Our TEXT-TO-GIVE number is 843-547-5004.

LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA There are lots of CDs to choose from in the kiosks in the gathering area and the church office. Suggested donation is $4 per CD.

AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 4-5:30 pm in Classroom A from September to May. BIBLE STUDY classes meet on Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 am in classroom A and at 6:00 pm in the gathering area of the Church. Classes are from September to May. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP If you have suffered the loss of a loved one, this group may be able to help you through their camaraderie. Meetings are the second Tuesday of each month in Classroom A at 1 pm. CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION - Meetings are on Sundays from 5:30-7 pm in the family center from September through May. EMBRACE YOUR NEIGHBOR - Call the office if you would like to assist this hospitality ministry. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 5194 meet at St. Anne’s or St. Anthony’s the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm. For more information contact Mike Hill at 843-601-0269. LEGION OF MARY meets Wednesdays at 7:30 am at St. Anne. Call Pat Srutkowski at 843-317-1802. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY (Knitting and Crocheting) meets every Thursday from 1:00 - 3:30 pm in Classroom A. Items for the sick or for new arrivals are available by calling Carol Germain at 843-667-9702. SENIOR’S BINGO will meet in Classroom A on the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm. For more information contact Noreen at 409-7097 TRAIL LIFE USA meets on the first and third Mondays from 6-8 pm. Call Dcn. Mike Woodall at 843-662-5674. Meetings are from September to May. WOMEN OF ST. ANTHONY meet the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm. YOUNG AT HEART meets at 11:30 am on the third Wednesday of the month at Stefano’s restaurant.

   Welcome Visitors! Interested in becoming a New Parishioner?

Please take a moment and fill out this form. You can either drop it into the collection basket, bring it to our parish office, or mail it to us. We offer several ways to familiarize yourself with your new community: a welcome packet (yes/no), giving you a call ____ (yes/no), or taking a tour of the parish school and/or church ____ (yes/no)? Would you like your new home to be blessed? ________yes _________no

Please print:

Name______________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ City_______________________ Zip ____________ Phone number_______________________________ Best time to call __________________ Email address ___________________________________________ Welcome! We JOYFULLY look forward to meeting

you and being your neighbors.

REGULAR PARISH EVENTS

FAITH AND TECHNOLOGY

The first seminary is the home, where a Christian at-mosphere is experienced by the young! That is where the

seed for future priests is planted early. Is your home a place where this seed is planted, nourished, and encour-aged to grow?

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2019

CELEBRACIÓN DE LA VIRGIN MARIA DE GUADALUPE

LA IGLESIA CATÓLICA DE SAN ANTONIO INVITA A LA COMU-NIDAD HISPANA DE FLORENCE A LA MISA EL DIA 14 DE DICIEMBRE/19 A LAS 7:00 PM “TE ESPERAMOS”

HORARIO DE LA OFICINA LA OFICINA ESTÁ ABIERTA LOS MIÉRCOLES DE 5:00-

A 6:00 PM Y LOS DOMINGOS DE 12:30 A 4:00 PM CLASES PRE-BAUTISMALES EL PRIMER SÁBADO DEL

MES A LAS 10:00 AM Y LOS BAUTISMOS CADA TERCER SÁBADO DEL MES A LAS 11:00 AM.

REQUISITOS PARA CUALQUIER SERVICIO:

SI TIENE PLANEADO HACER UN BAUTIZO, PRESENTACIÓN DE UN NIÑO O UNA QUINCEAÑERA ACÉRQUESE A LA IGLESIA POR LO MENOS DOS MESES ANTES PARA QUE LLENE TODOS LOS REQUISITOS QUE LA IGLESIA LE EXIGE. Y PARA LAS BODAS SE REQUIERE SEIS MESES DE ANTICIPACIÓN. -Bautizo: (registro de nacimiento y los padrinos deben ser solteros o pareja casada por la iglesia) -Quinceanera:( haber terminado los dos años de preparación para confirmación. -Bodas: Registro de bautismo, Primera Comunión y Confirmación (seis meses de vigencia).

VIVIR LA LITURGIA - INSPIRACIÓN DE LA SEMANA El mundo, la iglesia y los eventos actuales con-tinúan desafiando nuestra fe. Esta es una razón más para continuar uniéndonos y encontrar ánimo y esperanza en la palabra de Dios, los sacramentos y nuestra comunidad de fe. Somos personas de esperanza llamadas a perseverar, incluso en medio de la confusión y la oscuridad, mientras esperamos lo que está por venir. Se nos pide arrepentirnos, es-pecialmente por nuestra tendencia a caer en la duda y la desesperación. Se nos pide arrepentirnos y con-fiar en las palabras de Isaías de que el mundo de inocencia de Dios será restaurado. Necesitamos es-cuchar las palabras de Juan el Bautista hoy más que nunca: “¡Arrepiéntanse, porque ya está cerca el Re-ino de los cielos!” En lugar de estar decepcionados por lo que los seres humanos y el mundo no pueden dar, comprometámonos de nuevo a lo que Dios puede y en verdad proporcionará.

©LPi

Purchase fresh Christmas decorations online

lynchcreekfundaising.com

From the Lynch Creek website, go to “Find a Fund-raiser” and enter 29501 and start shopping. They have a beautiful selection of wreaths, garlands and much more

to choose from.

The school will receive 15% of your purchase.

THINK SCRIP FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Bring your Christmas gift list and get all your shopping done in one place while helping St. Anthony School! We will have gift cards from 50 popular stores to purchase after Mass on the weekends of Dec. 7 & 8 and Dec. 14 & 15. We take cash or check as pay-ment. You can stop in the school office any time and shop from our large inventory.

There are collection boxes in the gathering area of the church for your gifts of un-wrapped toys to the needy children of this area.

Thank you for your generosity.

The Masterworks Choir of Florence will present their annual Christmas concert, Saturday, December 7 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, December 8 at 4:00 pm at Central United Methodist Church. The performance, entitled Arise, Your Light Has Come, features some of your fa-vorite Christmas carols, along with a few new carols that are sure to become favorites. A number of singers from the choir will be featured as soloists and a chamber or-chestra will accompany the choir. The concert is free and all are invited to attend.

PEE DEE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS

Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony unites family and friends around the globe for one hour in honor of their children, siblings and grandchildren who have died. The event takes place in the family center from 6:30 to 7:30 pm on December 8th. Please arrive earlier to register.