• The Special Events committee is holding the Spring Vendor Craft Fair on Sat. March 29 at the Parish Hall. There will be a light breakfast available to purchase. Eric & Angela Layden will be selling tacos starting at 11am continuing all day as a fundraiser for the St. Anthony Parish.

• The Stations of the Cross will be on Fridays of Lent at 6:30 PM.

• On Friday, March 28 , Schlarman is having a blood drive from 2:30-6PM in Honor of a student who is fighting AML Leukemia. The blood drive is at North Campus.

• Please mark your calendars for Wed. Apr. 2 at 6:30PM. Matt Faley, Chief of Mission for the Diocese of Peoria for RETURN TO ME, a Lenten Parish Mission Night. Come for a night of reflection, prayer, and music where we will return to the heart of God’s unbelievable plan for our lives.

• We are in need of more help on Thurs days for Adoration. Please contact Debbie in the office if you would be willing to be a Partner with a current adorer.

• The Penance Services will be 6-7 pm Tues. April 8 at St. Anthony, Thurs. April 3 at Holy Family and Mon. April 7 at St. Mary’s in Westville.

• All parishes are invited to a Catholic Skate Outing on Sunday April 13 at noon at Skateland in Danville.

• Also, we are invited to the Spring Freedom Luncheon at the Motsett Center Sat. April 5 at 11:30 am.

• Once every 6 weeks on Wednesdays at 9:45 AM, St. Anthonys assists with Meals on Wheels. We are in great need of more volunteers. If we cannot get volunteers for this community service, St. Anthonys will have to discontinue our service. If you are willing to be a volunteer, please contact Linda Sheppard as soon as possible.

How can we walk more closely with Jesus, not only this Lent, but beyond? Join us for this Lenten retreat, based on the book “Boundless Compassion’, focusing on how we can be a compassionate presence for people who are suffering and / or marginalized.

Where: Ave Mariea Retreat Center, Danville, Illinois
When: March 22-23
Cost $50/75

To register, click on the blue tab below

St. Anthony’s Announcements

First Sunday of Lent

March 8, 9, 2025

           Good Morning!

Thank you for joining us today for this Eucharistic Celebration.  Welcome to visitors, guests and parishioners. 

•  Today is the First Sunday of Lent. The readings begin on page 81.

• Please pray for all St. Anthony’s friends and family members who are ill or deceased. This week we especially want to pray for Cathly Kasalis, Jason Vanier, Emily Montes,  Mary Lou Alt,  Delmer Doeden, Mary Dickman, Raquel Maria Torres, Juan Resendez, Jim Benjamin, Father Ted and Pope Francis.  

• Please pray for the repose of the soul of RAIVEN VANIER (granddaughter of Sarah Miller) whose funeral mass at St. Anthony’s. Please keep her family in prayer.

• We are currently taking nominations for St. Anthony’s Annual Service Award for 2024. This award is a yearly award given to individuals who exemplified service of time and talent during the previous year. Nomination forms are located at the rear of the church. Two nominees will be selected and recognized on Donut Sunday, April 6.  Lifetime service award recipients will also be recognized that morning.

• Stations of the Cross will be on Fridays of Lent at 6:30 PM. 

• There are still a few spots available for the Women’s Retreat on March 22-23.  Contact Linda Sheppard if you are interested.

• On Friday, March 28, Schlarman is having a blood drive  from 2:30-6 PM in honor of a student who is fighting AML Leukemia.  The drive will be at North Campus Gym .

•  St. Anthony’s Spring Vendor Fair will be 9 AM -3PM on  Saturday, March 29. Please see the bulletin for more information.

• Please mark calendars for Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 PM.  We are pleased to invite Matt Faley,Chief of Mission for the Diocese of Peoria for Return to Me, a Lenten Parish Mission Night.  Come for a night of reflection, prayer, and music where we will return to the heart of God’s unbelievable plan for our lives.  

• Envelopes in our pews for the “Support the Church in Central and Eastern Europe”. Please be generous.