Loving Christ, Loving Others
THE PARISH FAMILY OF SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA
MISSION STATEMENT
The Parish Family of Saint Anthony of Padua is a diverse Community of Faith formed in July 2012 by the merging of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Woodbridge (est. 1920) with Saint Anthony of Padua Church, Port Reading (est. 1904).
We proclaim the "Good News" of Jesus Christ and the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church.
We are committed to maintaining worship as a powerful experience of the presence of God through Word, Sacrament, Music and Community. We have a passion for Social Justice and our duties toward all people.
We enrich the Faith of those in need through a variety of ministries. All are Welcome.
We strive to be a beacon of Faith, Hope and Love while honoring God's Presence in every person.
Weekday and Weekend Masses
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Please see Father Smith if you have concerns about being seen on camera.
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Daily Mass livestream - 7:30am unless noted -
ONLY THE SUNDAY, 8:30AM MASS WILL BE LIVESTREAM, UNLESS NOTED
Thank you!
Mass Times
Saint Anthony of Padua Worship site
436 Port Reading Avenue
Port Reading, NJ 07064
Saturday Evening: 4pm
Sunday: 8:30am & 11:15am
(8:30am Mass only will be livestream)
Daily: 7:30am in Chapel
Liturgy of the Hours prayed 20 minutes before Mass
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
First Friday devotions to the Sacred Hearth following 7:30am Mass
Confessions:
Thursday evening - 6:00-6:30pm and Saturday 3:00-3:30pm
Eucharistic Adoration:
Thursdays - 2:30 - 6:00pm
at 3:00pm the Rosary and Divine Chaplet are prayed
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Worship Sit
280 Amboy Ave. (Rt. 35)
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Sunday: 9:45am (Rosary prayed in Hungarian before Mass)
Daily: Saturday - 8:30am
Liturgy of the Hours prayed 20 minutes before daily Mass
First Saturday of the Month Devotions to Mary following 8:30am Mass
MOTHERS DAY BLESSING
LOVING GOD,
AS A MOTHER GIVES LIFE AND NOURISHMENT TO HER CHILDREN,
SO YOU WATCH OVER YOUR CHURCH.
BLESS THESE WOMEN,
THAT THEY MAYBE STRENGTHENED AS CHRISTIAN MOTHERS.
LET THE EXAMPLE OF THEIR FAITH AND LOVE SHINE FORTH.
GRANT THAT WE, THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS,
MAY HONOR THEM ALWAYS
WITH A SPIRIT OF PROFOUND RESPECT.
GRANT THIS THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD.
AMEN.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
Dear Parishioners of Saint Anthony’s and Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
As you may know, Father Bill Smith, who has so faithfully served as your Pastor, has asked Bishop Checchio to retire from active priestly ministry. Bishop will grant Father Smith’s request; he will step down as your Pastor and another priest will be appointed to lead your parish community during the upcoming Summer.
Pastors are appointed by the bishop to lead local parish communities and to provide for their pastoral care. They share in the bishop’s ministry of teaching, sanctifying, and governing. With the bishop's mandate, and with the assistance and support of other clergy and the lay faithful, the Pastor has full responsibility for shepherding the local church community.
To facilitate the appointment of a successor to Father Smith, Bishop Checchio has initiated a consultation process to elicit input from your entire parish community, including the staff, ministry leaders, and all parishioners to determine what the people of your parish hope for in your new Pastor. This consultation process includes meetings with both parish staff and interested parishioners.
The meetings for parishioners will be held on Tuesday, May 14, at 1:00 PM and 7:30 PM in St. Anthony Church; and also on Saturday, May 18, at 9:15 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. These general meetings will be facilitated by Rev. Msgr. John Fell, Director of Priest Personnel for the Diocese. They will welcome members of your Pastoral Council, Finance Council, trustees, any other parish or ministry leaders who wish to attend, and all parishioners—everyone is invited and encouraged to participate. People who regularly worship at Our Lady of Mount Carmel are welcome to attend the sessions at St. Anthony’s and vice versa.
During these guided listening sessions, information will be gathered from parishioners that will assist the Bishop and Priest Personnel Board to better understand the parish’s current status and needs. Please understand that these sessions are information gathering only and that the data collected from parishioners at these meetings will be one factor among several which the Priest Personnel Board will consider in recommending candidates and the Bishop will consider in ultimately choosing your next Pastor. This consultation is not to solicit the names of individual priests, and these will not be discussed.
For any parishioners who might be unable to attend in person, there is also an option to be heard via email by writing to Msgr. Fell at JFELL@DIOMETUCHEN.ORG by May 20. If you choose this option, please reflect on the following points:
· the nature and current status of your parish and its ministries, programs, facilities, etc.,
· the qualities you feel would be most needed by the new Pastor,
· the most salient features of the parish that the new Pastor should be aware of,
· what you are most proud of at your parish, and
· the most pressing needs that you think the new Pastor must be able to address in the short term.
All parishioners are asked to join in prayer that the Holy Spirit may guide and illumine this process and are invited and encouraged to participate in person or by email to help the diocese more fully understand the status and needs of your entire parish family.
Thank you so much for your kind assistance in this important matter.
Upcoming
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL THE PARISH OFFICE OR EMAIL THE FOOD PANTRY AT foodpantrystanthony@gmail com.
FOOD DRIVE -
Food donations can be dropped off any time in the narthex of the Church during Church hours.
PRAYER FOR THE NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL
PRAYER FOR THE NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL
Lord Jesus Christ, you give us your flesh and blood for the life of the world, and you desire that all people come to the Supper of the Sacrifice of the Lamb. Renew in your Church the truth, beauty, and goodness contained in the Most Blessed Eucharist.
Jesus living in the Eucharist, come and live in me.
Jesus healing in the Eucharist, come and heal me.
Jesus sacrificing yourself in the Eucharist, come and suffer in me.
Jesus rising in the Eucharist, come and rise to new life in me.
Jesus loving in the Eucharist, come and love in me.
Lord Jesus Christ, through the paschal mystery of your death and resurrection made present in every Holy Mass, pour out your healing love on your Church and on our world. Grant that as we lift you up during this time of Eucharistic Revival, your Holy Spirit may draw all people to join us at this Banquet of Life. You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Eucharist, Pray for us.
What is a National Eucharistic Revival?
The Bishops of the United States are calling for a three-year grassroots revival of devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. They believe that God wants to see a movement of Catholics across the United States, healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist—and sent out in mission “for the life of the world.”
These three years will culminate in the first National Eucharistic Congress in the United States in almost fifty years.Almost a hundred thousand Catholics will join together in Indianapolis for a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage toward the “source and summit” of our Catholic faith.
Bishop Checchio is part of the Bishops’ Advisory Group for the Revival Team.
More information about the Eucharistic Revival in the Diocese of Metuchen can be found here: diometuchen.org/eucharisticrevival
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