St. Anthony Church 123 Hilldale Road Thunder Bay, ON P7G 1H6 Ph: 768-1878 Fax: 768-9366

Email: admin@stanthonysparish.ca www.stanthonysparish.ca

St. Anthony’s Parish is a Catholic Faith community rich in cultur-al diversity with a strong flavor of identity.

Our mission is to foster a strong spiritual growth of life and faith in our families, community and society by sharing the gift of our time, treasures and talents.

We hope to do this with a Spirit of Christian generosity that brings us closer to the blessing of unity, peace and reconcilia-tion.

Like St. Anthony called to love and to serve - we try our best in following Christ on the road of this world using God-given gifts for his glory and for the good of our brothers and sisters.

Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am-12 noon 1:00pm- 4:00pm

For Daily & Weekend Mass Intentions see inside

SATURDAY: 5:00 PM (English) SUNDAY: 9:00 AM (Italian - English) & 11:00 AM (English)

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – A October 11, 2020

- Happy Thanksgiving -

Today’s gospel should cause us to pause and think about the wonderful future that is within our reach. It is telling us that God is longing for our homecoming in the next world. Meanwhile the one thing necessary is to make sure that we will arrive safely by responding to his love. We are never nearer that love than when we come forward at Mass to receive the Body of Christ in Holy Communion and when in our daily lives we avail of the opportunities of sharing in Christ’s life. By beginning our day with a prayer or asking his blessing before we eat our food, also in the cele-bration of the Eucharist we are walking with one another and with Christ.

XXIX DOMENICA DEL TEMPO ORDINARIO

La domenica e' il giorno del Signore: "O Padre, che inviti il mondo intero alle nozze del tuo Figlio, donaci la sapienza del tuo Spirito, perché possiamo testimoniare qual è la speranza della nostra chiamata, e nessun uomo abbia mai a rifiutare il banchetto della vita eterna o a entrarvi senza l'abito nuziale". In questa domenica ci viene presentata, nel testo del Vangelo, un'altra parabola sul Regno di Dio. E' la parabola della festa delle nozze, alla quale sono invitati tutti, ma non tutti erano degni di parteciparvi. Alla fine la selezione tra i degni e gli indegni avviene automaticamen-te. Siamo pronti ad accettare l'invito della speciale festa in occasione delle nozze del Figlio del Re?

Registration: Parish Census Forms at Church entrance or call the Office.

Baptism: Parish Membership & Baptism class required. Please contact the Office.

Marriage: Parish Membership & Preparation required. Call Office 6 months in advance.

Reconciliation - Confession: Saturday 4:00pm & 30 min. before each Mass or on request.

Anointing of the sick: Every First Friday of the Month during the Mass & on request.

Church & Hall at one level: Wheelchair & Washroom Facilities available. Hall: 768-9368 

Pastor: Rev. Luigi Filippini

Deacons: Rev. Dave Cattani & Rev. Pasquale Coccimiglio

Office Admin.: Mary Stefanile Custodian: Raffaele Stefanile

Rite Christian Initiation Adults — R.C.I.A. call office 768-1878

Dressing for the Feast

Our Lord’s parable in to-

day’s Gospel is again a

fairly straightforward out-

line of salvation history.

God is the king, Jesus the

bridegroom, the feast is the salvation and eternal life that

Isaiah prophesies in today’s First Reading. The Israelites

are those first invited to the feast by God’s servants, the

prophets. For refusing repeated invitations and even kill-

ing His prophets, Israel has been punished, its city con-

quered by foreign armies. Now, Jesus makes clear, God

is sending new servants, His apostles, to call not only

Israelites but all people—good and bad alike—to the

feast of His kingdom. This an image of the Church,

which Jesus elsewhere compares to a field sown with

both wheat and weeds, and a fishing net that catches

good fish and bad.

We have all been called to this great feast of love in the

Church, where, as Isaiah foretold, the veil that once sep-

arated the nations from the covenants of Israel has been

destroyed, where the dividing wall of enmity has been

torn down by the blood of Christ. As we sing in today’s

Psalm, the Lord has led us to this feast, refreshing our

souls in the waters of Baptism, spreading the table be-

fore us in the Eucharist. As Paul tells us in today’s Epis-

tle, in the glorious riches of Christ, we will find supplied

whatever we need.

And in the rich food of His body, and the choice wine of

His blood, we have a foretaste of the eternal banquet in

the heavenly Jerusalem, when God will destroy death

forever. But are we dressed for the feast, clothed in the

garment of righteousness? Not all who have been called

will be chosen for eternal life, Jesus warns. Let us be

sure that we’re living in a manner worthy of the invitation

we’ve received. - Scott Hahn

BISHOP’S DIOCESAN MINISTRY CAMPAIGN: “He’s not heavy...he’s my brother!”

Our goal this year is $29,000.00. This Campaign will run until mid December. Cheques can be made out to St. Anthony’s Church or the Diocese of Thunder Bay.

All donations are tax-deductible. To date, we have reached 44% of our goal

having raised $12,843.50 Thank you for your continued generosity.

May God bless us all on our journey as a community of believers.

OCTOBER, MONTH OF THE ROSARY: in hon-our of Our Lady, the Rosary will be said every day before weekday Masses.

THANKSGIVING MASS: Monday, October 12 at 10:00am

Please join us in prayer

& thanksgiving. There will be no 9:00am Mass for that day.

Office will be closed.

DEACON DAVE CATTANI: will be recognized at every mass on the weekend of October 17 & 18 on the occasion of his retirement from his Diaco-nate ministry. Please join us in thanking Deacon Dave & Suzanne for their service in our parish and diocese, and for their spiritual guidance and faith-filled example in our parish community. SUNDAY MISSALS 2020-2021: available in the church lobby. Cost is $6.00. Please use availa-ble envelope located in the lobby by the missals. Electronic donations can be made online. One-time or automatic monthly donations by credit card www.stanthonysparish.ca Thank you to all Parishioners & visiting friends for your continued generosity & support. God Bless! 

  

COMMUNITY EVENTS LADIES OF ITAL. SOC. OF P.A.: monthly meeting can-celled until further notice due to COVID restrictions. For any members in good standing who’s child is entering Uni-versity or College & has both high academic achievements & demonstrated strong community involvement, please apply for a Bursary-given to 1 male and 1 female student. Bursary is $500 each. Application must be received by October 31, 2020 or will not qualify. For more information please contact Michele Love 344-6893 ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTRE TAKEOUT: for more info call 345-5511 COLUMBUS CENTRE TAKE OUT: you must preorder with credit card only. For more info call 623-3252

MASS INTENTIONS October 12— 18, 2020

Monday, October 12 10:00am English Intentions for All Parishioners

Tuesday, October 13 7:00pm Italian Giuseppe Marino Figli Francesco Colistro Family Angelo Papa Papa Family Ercole D’Angelo Family

Wednesday, October 14 7:00pm English Raffaela Marino Figli Giuseppe Pienig Gina & Family Rosina Rosso C. Rosso Thursday, October 15 7:00pm Italian Emilio Costanzo wife & daughters Vincenzo, Angelina, Ida & Michelina Colosimo Riccardo & Teresa Gemma Petrone Riccardo & Teresa

Friday, October 16 7:00pm English Benjamin & Americo Miranda Sara & Family Michele Caruso L. & E. Caruso Carmen Caruso L. & E. Caruso

Saturday, October 17 5:00pm Giuseppe Magisano M. Sgarbossa Deceased of Zanandrea Family Dino & Family Pietro Muraca Family Anthony Cording A. & R. Uvanile Deceased of Vitali Family Buso Family All Saints & All Souls Tucci Family Raffaele Costanzo A. Arella & Family Diego & Maria Concetta Pepe F. Costanzo & Fam. Julia & Francesca Garofalo Rosan & Allan In Thanksgiving for Deacon Dave & Suzanne Cattani Parishioners

Sunday, October 18 XXIX Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00am Franco Paladino Moglie e figli Vincenzo Rosso daughter Gina Benincasa F. & R. Fabiano Rose & Stanley Nowak H. & F. Iorianni Carmelo & Giuseppina Iorianni F. & H. Iorianni

11:00am Ilidio & Adelina DaSilva E. & M. Novo All Souls in Purgatory M. Cabral Frank Joseph Cappello M. Rosso Pina Valente C.W.L. Serafino Barca Family Antonio Arruda M. & C. DaRocha Nicola Bava R. & T. Forte Lyndall Benvenuto was baptized in the Lord. Congratulations & blessings to the family.