Do you feel the call to become a Eucharistic Minister?  If so, please call the Church Office at 979-823-8145 to leave your name and number and make plans to attend training on October 22, 1019 at 6:30 pm in the Church.

The month of November is considered as specially designated for prayer for the deceased. November 2nd is celebrated as "All Souls Day". This year All Souls Day falls on a Saturday. Any Mass offered after 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays is considered Vigil Mass for Sunday. Therefore, we are not expected to have All Souls Day Celebration Mass this year in the evening of November 2nd. We will combine the celebrations that we had in the church and the Blessing of the Graves.

The order of Our celebration on
All Souls Day, November 2, 2019:

1. A short Prayer Service for All Souls at 10:00 a.m. in the Cemetery Chapel.

2. Handing out Memorial Candles with the name of the parishioners who passed away within this one year-November 2nd, 2018 through November 1st, 2019 to the family.

3. The family members/friends of the deceased take the lighted candle to the gravesite and come back to the chapel. The parish will provide the candle.

4. Parish representatives will take the candles to the gravesite dedicated to our former Pastors, Fr. Basil Bravi and Fr. Peter Villani.

5. Holy Mass offered for All the Souls Departed.

6. After Holy Mass, there will be the Blessing of the Graves as people process reciting the Holy Rosary.

7. At the conclusion of the celebrations, the family members may take the candle to their home, if they prefer not to take them to the Chapel.

The families of the deceased are requested to contact the Parish Office at 979-823-8145 no later that October 25th to inform us whether some one will be at the procession with the candle.

May the souls of all the faithful departed, through
the mercy of God, rest in peace.

The deceased members:

Beatrice Montalbano
David Dawson
Margaret Best
James Goolsby
Leona Fazzino LeNoir
Ann Blaser
Margaret Cardwell
Marion "Red" Scarmardo
Mike M. Lampo
Mary Ottea
Nellie Powell

If we missed any name, please let us know.

Fr. Joseph has appointed Tony & Angela Okonski as Coordinators for Pro-Life Ministry in our parish, effective September 15, 2019. Our diocese invites each parish to structure a Pro-Life Ministry and appoint a Pro-Life Ministry Coordinator. The Coordinators will initiate and organize Pro-Life activities within the parish. Working in collaboration with the pastor, the coordinators help build a culture of life within the parochial community, implements specific projects or requests from the diocese through the pastor, and liaisons with the pastor and the diocesan Office of Pro-Life Activities. This Ministry needs to implement the USCCB Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities at the parish.

All our parishioners are invited to participate/support this ministry. We are planning to have a team of volunteers to work with Tony & Angela to give leadership to this ministry. Anyone willing to be on the team is requested to contact Tony/Angela Okonski through email at prolife@saintanthonys.org.

Abortion is certainly a terrible blight on our country but there is a God-honoring and effective way to respond. The 40 Days for Life campaign is built on a foundation of prayer and fasting and recognizes that with God, all things are possible.

From September 25 to November 3, our community will take part in 40 Days for Life Vigil in College Station.  We pray that, with God's help, this will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city—and beyond.

Signup online at 40DaysForLife.com or via email at vigilforlife2019@gmail.com or by phone at 979-779-0908

The facilities of St. Anthony's Church must be reserved in advance to prevent double booking. This includes the church, the Malinowski Center and rooms in the multi-purpose building. These are used for a variety of functions as part of the Parish and must be reserved ahead of time for any event or meeting and also for setting up before a meeting, decorating or using the kitchen. It is also rented to outside sources for different events during the week and weekends. Please prevent embarrassing double booking by calling the office to make sure the space is available at 979-823-8145. Thank you.

Job Opening for a Bookkeeper

St. Anthony Catholic Church, Bryan, is accepting applications for a full time Bookkeeper at the Parish Office.  This appointment will be effective November 15, 2019.  The job description for the bookkeeper position can be found at this link.

If you are interested in applying, obtain an application from the church website using the link provided: www.saintanthonys.org/job or obtaining a copy from the parish office (401 S. Parker Ave., Bryan, TX 77803).  Submit your completed application on or before October 17, 2019 by returning to the Parish Office in person, emailing a completed application to the Pastor (pastor@saintanthonys.org), or mailing the application to:
 
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Attention: Fr. Joseph Varickamackal
401 S. Parker Ave
Bryan, TX 77803
 

Looking for a fall bible study class?  Well here's your sign - Follow Me, a Bible Study on the Gospel according to John. The study invites you to experience the joy of a renewed friendship with Christ. You will learn what it takes to follow him. You will experience the joy of divine friendship, and you will see how God— and only God—can satisfy the deepest desires of your heart. We will meet on Monday evenings beginning on September 16th at 6:45 PM in the back part of the Center for 9 weeks. The evenings will end at 8:15 PM. Cost is $20 per person. Please RSVP to Deacon Mike at mbeauvais@saintanthonys.org or at (979) 823-8145 so we know how many study guides to order.

Fr. Joseph will be on vacation from September 24 to October 17, 2019. He will be going to India for his vacation.

While Father Joseph is on vacation we will have Weekend Masses at the regular times by the visiting priests.

On September 24th-27th there will be Communion Service. After that time, 
there will be Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Wednesdays and Fridays there will be Communion 
Service. No confessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Please keep Joseph in your prayers that he may have safe travels and good time with his
family and friends.

We are in search of old photos of St. Anthony’s Church in the years before the fire.  If you or someone you know has any photos from that time, please bring them by the church office.  We will scan them & hand them right back to you.  The scan only takes a couple of minutes.  Thank you for helping to preserve the history of the church.

Come by the Church Office and take a look at our “Gift Shop”. There are items for the whole family.

We have Rosaries, Crucifixes, Bibles for children and adults, beautiful jewelry, Holy Water bottles and a lot more.
 

If you are currently a parishioner and any of your or your family's contact information (address/phone number, etc.) on file with us has changed, please call in the changes to 
979-823-8145 or email info@saintanthonys.org so that we can update our records.  You may also go to our website www.saintanthonys.org to update your information.  Thank you.