St. Anthony of Padua Parish

Holy Day Masses are at 7am, Noon & 5:30pm (unless otherwise stated)

- 2020 -

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God) MASS AT NOON ONLY

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 (Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Welcome to our parish website, which we hope will be a useful tool for you. If you are new to the parish, please introduce yourself, we would love to get to know you better! 

Become involved in our many parish ministries, learn about our faith formation programs for parishioners of all ages, find out how you can contribute financially, view some great photos, know what's going on by looking through our parish bulletins online. Prepare yourself for Mass by the Daily Readings, submit a prayer intention, and so much more!

Thank you for visiting St. Anthony of Padua website!

Don't forget to checkout our Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/St-Anthony-Church-Rockford-1902419389982607/?fref=ts

Reborn in Christ,

our mission is to worship God

in truth and in love, 

and to discern and fulfill God's will 

in the work of evangelization

by welcoming, sharing our faith,

and compassionate outreach.

If you would like to volunteer at our parish we are always looking for help in various ministries, events and more! In order to follow Diocesan Policy and make everyone aware of the safety of our Youth and Vulnerable Adults we need you to fill out the required paperwork which can all be found at the links below. 

The following need to be signed and returned to volunteer in the parish:

1. Criminal Background Check Authorization Form (18 years of age or older)

    http://www.rockforddiocese.org/pdfs/human-resources/Authorization_to_Conduct_Background_Check.pdf

2. Protecting God's Children Training Certificate (live sessions and online sessions available) (16 & 17 years of age)

     http://www.ceorockford.org/virtus-protecting-gods-children/

3. Mandated Reporter - Volunteer (18 years of age or older)

    http://www.rockforddiocese.org/pdfs/safe-environment-program/CANTS_22_Acknowledgement_of_Mandated%20Reporter%20Volunteer.pdf

4. Forms a, b, c and d need to be completed (16 & 17 years of age)

   a. Code of Pastoral Conduct (pg. 16)

       http://www.rockforddiocese.org/pdfs/safe-environment-program/pastoral_conduct_en.pdf

   b. Technology and Social Media Guidelines (pg. 5)

        http://www.rockforddiocese.org/pdfs/safe-environment-program/Diocesan_Code_with_Signature-9-17.pdf

   c. Guidelines for Youth and Those Working with Youth (pg. 10) 

        http://www.rockforddiocese.org/pdfs/safe-environment-program/2019-Guidelines_for_Youth.pdf

   d. Sexual Misconduct Norms (pg. 27)

       (password protected document, please contact the office 815-965-2761)

        http://www.rockforddiocese.org/pdfs/sec/2019-Sexual-Misconduct-Norms.pdf?passCor=true

If you have a person you would like us to add to our prayer chain, email the first name of the person only to [email protected] Make sure in the subject line to add: Prayer chain. 

To explore what is happening in our Diocese click on the link below:

http://www.rockforddiocese.org/

http://www.rockforddiocese.org/Bishop-Malloy-Homilies

The USCCB (The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) offers a multitude of information. Please click the link below to visit their website.

www.usccb.org

Keep up to date on things happening at the Vatican by clicking the links below.

 http://www.zenit.org/en

http://www.news.va/en