St. Anthony of Padua Parish

Mass Times

Weekend Masses:
Saturday 4:30pm
Sunday 7:00am, 9:00am & 11:30am

Weekday Masses:
8:00am Monday - Friday
Morning Prayer immediately after Mass

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

Schedule

St. Anthony Devotions:
Tuesdays after 8:00am Mass

Daily Rosary:
7:30am Monday - Friday (before Mass)

Confessions:
Monday - Friday after Morning Mass
3:30 - 4:00pm Saturdays

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)

- 2019 -

Thursday, August 15, 2019 (Assumption of Mary)

Friday, October 1, 2019 (All Saints Day)

- 2020 -

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)

Thursday, May 21, 2020 (Ascension of the Lord)

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

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

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

in the Franciscan tradition.

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.

Contact us by Email

Emails may be sent to [email protected]

Parish Staff

Rev. James M. Ciaramitaro, OFM Conv., Pastor
Rev. Lucjan Szymanski, OFM Conv., Associate Pastor
Br. James Dufresne, OFM Conv., Assisting in Parish Ministry
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

Want to Volunteer?

If you would like to volunteer at our parish we are always looking for help in various ministries, events and more. You will just need to fill out the required paperwork which can all be found at the link below.

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

1. Criminal Background Check Authorization Form

2. Protecting God's Children Training Certificate (live sessions and online sessions available)

3. Mandated Reporter - Volunteer

4. Codes of Conduct Forms (forms a, b, c and d need to be completed)

a. Code of Pastoral Conduct (pg. 16)

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

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

d. Sexual Misconduct Norms (pg. 27)

(d is a password protected document, contact the office for the password 815-965-2761)

Obtain the forms from this link:

https://www.ceorockford.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Summary-for-Adult-EE-or-Vol-3.28.2019.pdf

What's happening?

To find out everything that is happening in the parish please check in the bulletins posted below!

Bulletins

Sun, Sep 15th
Sun, Sep 8th

Older Publications »

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.