St. Anthony of Padua Parish

WELCOME

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

Flocknote

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Parish Support

Please support our parish during this time. There are still bills to pay and we rely on your support, every penny counts!

Online Giving Click Here

Thank you!

2022 Diocesan Appeal

Do You Love Me

2022 Diocesan Appeal Information can be found by visiting:

Diocese of Rockford Office of Charitable Giving

Every penny helps support our parish and our diocese. Please prayerfully consider contributing to this years appeal. Thank you for your generous contribution.

Religious Education Classes

Registration for the 2022-2023 year is now open! Classes are offered for students from 4-17 years of age.

If you have any questions about our program you may contact the Director of Religious Education, Heather Dunaway, by email at [email protected]

Streamed Masses

We will continue to stream Masses on Facebook each week! Vidoes will be live streamed on Facebook and links will be posted on our website thereafter. These can be found on the tab the says LIVE STREAM.

Click on the image below to be directed to our Facebook Page.

Mass for those Attending Virtually

Readings for today can be found here

Mass Responses can be found here

A Spiritual Communion

Beloved Jesus, deliver us from this pandemic, which is separating all members of society, including families, friends, and our church family. This separation is keeping many of us from receiving you in the Holy Eucharist.

Until we are all rejoined around Your altar, please unite us to Yourself as we make this spiritual communion:

Lord Jesus, I believe You are fully present in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the altar.

I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot now receive You in this precious gift of the Eucharist, I ask You to come spiritually into my heart and soul. I embrace You and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated form You.

Grant that we may soon, once again receive You in this Holy Sacrament when we can come together as Your family, celebrating with deep faith and gratitude, the mysteries of our salvation which You won for us.

Amen.

Mass & Confession Times

Weekend Masses:
Saturday 4:30pm
Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am

Find a Mass Time Near Me: https://catholicmasstime.org/

Weekday Masses:

7:00am Monday - Friday
Morning Prayer immediately after Mass

Please Note: On the 1st Friday of every month, there is only a Noon Mass and not a 7AM morning Mass.

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

Confessions

Saturdays from 3:00PM - 4:00PM

Schedule

St. Anthony Devotions:
Tuesdays after 7:00am Mass

Daily Rosary:
6:30am Monday - Friday (before Mass)

Rosary is recited 30 mins. before ALL Masses through the months of May & October

Holy Days of Obligation

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

Parish Identity Statement

Called to participate in the life of the Most Holy Trinity,

we the people of St. Anthony of Padua Parish,

celebrate and hand on our Roman Catholic heritage of faith.

By the will of the Father, in the power of the Holy Spirit,

we die and rise with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

to become a living sign of His presence in the world today.

Parish Mission Statement

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.

Office Hours

Open Weekdays:
8:00am - 4:00pm

Closed:
Weekends and Holidays

Bulletin Deadline:
Monday at Noon

For directions to our parish please click on CONTACT US.

Parish Staff

Rev Carl Beekman, Pastor
Deacon Peter Addotta, Permanent Deacon
Doreen Addotta, Office Manager/Parish Secretary
Leo Lynch, Business Manager
Heather Dunaway, Director of Religious Education
Vickie Dombrowski, Director of Music & Liturgy

Contact us by Email

Emails may be sent to

[email protected]

rockforddiocese.org

Bulletins

Sun, Aug 14th
Sun, Aug 7th
Sun, Jul 31st
Sun, Jul 24th
Sun, Jul 17th

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Want to Volunteer?

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 complete the Diocese of Rockford Safe Environment Requirements. Please contact the parish office (815-965-2761) to obtain information on how to complete these requirements.

Prayer Chain

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.

Diocese of Rockford Website

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

http://www.rockforddiocese.org/

Bishop Malloy - Weekly Homilies

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

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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

Vatican News

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