St.

Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center

REGULAR EVENTS

Mass and Confession schedules can be found online at

www.stanthonyshrine.org and on cards kept at the welcome desk of

Monday
A.A. 12 Step Meeting/12 Traditions Meeting (closed) 5:45 p.m.

the first floor lobby.

Tuesday
Seniors Craft Group
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open Meeting)

10.30 a.m.
Noon

Wednesday
rd
Remembrance Day for Deceased (3 Wed.)
nd
Anointing of the Sick - Mass (2 Wed.)
nd
th
Womens Spiritual R efl. Group (2 & 4 Wed)
Grupo Hispano de Oracion

A.A. Discussion Meeting (Closed Meeting)
nd
th
Bread on The Common (2 & 4 Wed.)
Mass in Spanish

All Masses
All Masses
12:30 p.m
4:00 p.m
5:45 p.m
5:45 p.m
5:15 p.m

Thursday
S.L.A.A Meeting


Rosary Prayer Group


nd
th
Mens Spirituality Group (2 and 4 Thurs.)
A.A Big Book Meeting

Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor

Fr. Daniel Horan, OFM a Friar in
Residence at St. Anthony Shrine,
will present a public lecture on
Pope Franciss Laudato Si at
the Paulist Center (5 Park Street)
on Thursday, October 1 at 7pm.

Noon
12:30p.m
5:00p.m
5:45 p.m

Noon
1:00 p.m
1:00 p.m

FLU
SHOTS!

Saturday, October 3rd at 1:00pm Presentation

on the stained glass windows in 2nd Floor Church.

Save the date: Blessing of the

th
Animals - Sunday, Oct 4 2pm.

Come for the whole series, or drop in when you can.

11:00a.m
1:30 p.m
3:00 p.m

Available Wednesdays & Fridays

from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
While supplies last.

The 2nd collection on

September 26/27 will go
to support the
Mechanical Overhaul
Project at the Shrine.

Tuesdays, 12:15pm - 1:15pm

October 6, 13, 20, 27; November 3, 10, 17

Sunday
st
Emmaus
Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1 Sun.)

nd
Healing Service (2 Sun.)
st
Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1 Sun.)

Second Collection

Jesus: The Way of Surrender, the Way to Peace

A 7-part workshop offered by Dr. Sawyer, Ph.D.
Learn how to surrender your will to Gods will, moving from
anxiety to a peace beyond this world.

Saturday
st
rd
Centering Prayer Group (1 & 3 Sat.)
nd
Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2 Sat.)
nd
Secular Franciscans (2 Sat.)

For more info, please contact Br. John Aherne at ext 236.

Individual One-on-One Franciscan Spiritual

Companionship Ministry

Please call Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM
at 617.542.6440 x 121.
For more information on the process and the
Directors, please visit our website
at www.stanthonyshrine.org. Click on
Ministries and then Franciscan Spiritual
Companionship Ministry.

All service men, women,

veterans & military families
are invited to attend a free
Resource Fair.
Contact Mary Ann Ponti,
Director, Outreach Ministries
mponti@stanthonyshrine.org
or by phone at 617-542-6440
ext 258.

Stay even more connected with the Shrine online!

100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110

Telephone: 617-542-6440 - Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100 - The Good Word: 617-542-0502
VISIT US ONLINE AT: www. stanthonyshrine.org
September 27, 2015: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What would the Church be without you? Women of strength, fighters, with that spirit of courage which puts you in the front lines
in the proclamation of the Gospel. To you, religious women, sisters and mothers of this people he said I wish to say thank
you, a big thank you and to tell you that I love you very much, said Pope Francis to the crowd gathered at St. Patricks
Cathedral in New York City this week. Our inspiring, holy Pontiff certainly made plenty of headlines this week. It was great that
he acknowledged the great work of the religious sisters. Their work in educating U.S. Catholics has gone a long way to contribute
to the prosperity of Catholics this country. Similar work has been done by the sisters in the area of health care and mission work.
God bless them!
Pope Francis continues to sound themes that resonate with Franciscans. Protecting of the poor and vulnerable, caretaking of the
environment, and showing mercy and reconciliation are three major Franciscan themes that he continues to promote. To my way
of thinking, this remarkable place of St. Anthony Shrine is following right in step.
Our Director of Outreach, Mary Ann Ponti, has great compassion for the poor and does a wonderful job in helping to lead a number
of initiatives to help the poor and vulnerable people of Greater Boston. The flagship ministry in that regard is our Franciscan Food
Center, which provides groceries to 450 needy families a week.
Global Catholic Climate Movement is a new, international organization started to promote Pope Franciss encyclical Laudato Si.
They recently opened their offices here at the Shrine. It is an honor to be working with this high-profile organization that has the
Holy Fathers blessing.
I am happy to work with friars who work so hard in order to reconcile people with God, with the Church, and sometimes with
themselves. Reconciliation happens in the sacrament of that name, but it also happens in many other aspects of the friars work. As
the late Fr. Fergus Healy used to say, it is a privilege to be part of peoples lives in this way.
Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM
Executive Director

Seniors Program October 2015 Calendar

WEDNESDAYS
10:00 am Mass
10:30 am Light exercise/stretching
11:00 am Activity or Presentation
12:00 Noon Lunch
Oct 7: Lake Winnipesaukee Trip (8am departure)
Oct 14: Virtual Assisi Pilgrimage
Oct 21: Halloween Craft Project
Oct 28: Movie The Second Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel

St. Anthony Shrine

& Ministry Center

Saturday, September 26th - Friday, October 2nd

Clares Well: The Life, Charism and Spirituality

of St. Clare of Assisi

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and check out our website often for new, daily photos of the
Pope visiting our various ministries and staff around the Shrine. Our life-size replica of Pope Francis
will be in the lobby of the Shrine this weekend (September 26th and 27th) for anyone interested in
taking a photo with him while he's here in the United States. #PopeOnArchSt @shrineboston.

A 4-part presentation offered by Patricia Justine Fazzone.

Thursdays, 6:00pm
- 7:00pm
October 8, 15, 22 and 29

For more info, please contact Br. John Aherne at ext 236.

Welcome to St. Anthony Shine Community. All are welcome here. No one is excluded. Please take this bulletin home
with you as well as the many brochures in our lobby that advertise the programs and services of the Shrine.
Information is also available on our website: www.stanthonyshrine.org
Thank you for being with us today.