Just Desserts, a “date night” series for couples in their 20s and 30s will take place Saturday, Feb. 1, from 7:30-9 p.m. at St. Thérese, Little Flower Church. The evening features food, faith, fun, and a speaker who will help you deepen your relationship as a couple and with Christ, followed by a table discussion and a chance to win a gift card to a local restaurant. Click for more info.

The Office of Worship has organized diocesan liturgical trainings for Lectors (Feb. 29) and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (Feb. 1). There is no charge to attend a training, but advance registration is required. Click to register and for details.

All parish and school families are invited to share your traditions with our community at a new, festive event that celebrates our diverse community. Whether a family food tradition, craft, language, music, art, all are invited to create an interactive display. January 26 at 11:30. Click for info and sign up form.

St. Joseph County Right to Life will offer area residents an opportunity to voice their opposition to the Supreme Court's decision to legalize abortion by running a pro-life ad which will include participants' names on Sunday, January 26 in the SB Tribune. Click to join!

Around the feast of the Epiphany each year, Catholic families throughout the world participate in a blessing of chalk. The blessed chalk is used to mark the main entrance to a family’s home. The tradition is not only a symbol of the presence of God in the home, it places the family under His loving care and protection. Click for instructions.

Fr. Bob has placed names of saints at each entrance of the Church. Be sure to take a strip of paper after praying for the Holy Spirit to help you pick the one for you. Click for a great article from the McGrath Institute on choosing a saint for the New Year and what to do once you have.

The new schedule that runs from Jan. 4 - Feb. 23 is posted for liturgical ministers at St. Anthony. Click to view the schedule and to log-in to your MSP account.

Download a free e-book of reflections on the beautiful O Antiphons, prayed in the octave before Christmas (Dec. 17-23). The reflections were written by past and present staff members of the McGrath Institute for Church Life , as well as the Theology Department at the University of Notre Dame.

Please take a few moments to read the letter from Fr. Bob Garrow, Pastor of St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Parish, regarding the recent news story about Fr. Gaughan. Click to read.

Help us serve the poor this Christmas by stocking our food pantry. Check off all the items on our Christmas List each day leading up to Christmas (Dec. 15-25) and bring the donations to Christmas Mass. Click for the list!

Join us this week for our many offerings for contemplation, prayer, fellowship, and celebrations to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord! Click for details.

There is a terrific way to get a large tax break and support our parish and school through donations to our diocesan SGO (Scholarship Granting Organization). The SGO of Northeast Indiana (www.sgonei.org) supports St. Anthony de Padua School. Click to learn more.

In "Finding friendship: disability awareness" (page 8), St. Anthony 2nd graders are featured with their very special friend, Ryan Bear, a young man with a chromosomal abnormality who visits the school regularly. Click to read the issue!

Click to watch an invitation from Fr. Bob to celebrate the Season of Advent with us at St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Parish.

Our annual Advent Calendar and a new Family Resources page has been posted. Please join us for these special events in the parish and prepare your heart for the coming of the Lord. Click for the info.

Don't forget to use SCRIP for your holiday shopping this year. It's an easy way to support our parish. Giving a gift card? Use SCRIP! And for your store purchases, it's super easy to buy SCRIP online to be used on your phone. Click to learn more and stock up.

Join us for our first ever Advent Mission Week at St. Anthony. The entire week includes special events for the whole family to help prepare our hearts for the Lord.

St. Anthony is participating in a parish wide survey about our parish community and parish life starting Nov. 2 as a part of the Next Generation Parish Program. The survey will be available online, and paper copies will be available after Mass until Dec. 2. Click to take the survey and for more info.

All are warmly welcome to join us for Mass on Sunday, November 10 at 10:30 AM, when we will have very special guests providing music for the liturgy. The Marian High School Liturgical Choir will lead us in song. Be sure to arrive early for an opportunity to pray during sacred preludes. A reception with donuts, coffee, and cider will follow Mass.

St. Anthony School relies on funds from the Scholarship Granting Organization of Northern Indiana (SGONEI) to provide tuition assistance to our students. Please consider giving, especially during the upcoming holiday season, and earn a Tax Credit before the end of 2019! Click for more information.