Vacation Bible School is coming to St. Anthony's this summer, June 14-18, from 8:30 AM-Noon each day. If you are interested in helping, please contact Maria through the Parish Office. Register today!

Father Antony Samy belongs to the Heralds of Good News (HGN) religious order, which is dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood and to supplying priests to different parts of the world where a shortage of priests is experienced due to lack of local vocations. We are thankful for him and his order! Please consider a donation to help support the important work they do.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is a Catholic religious education program for children ages 3-6 based on Montessori principles. Registration details and more information will be available in upcoming weeks.

We would like to celebrate our high school graduating seniors in an upcoming bulletin and on our parish bulletin board. Please submit a photo, along with the names of your parents, your high school name, the college you will be attending and your desired major, or other future plans by Friday, May 7.

Join us on Saturday, May 8 anytime during the day (from 8:00 am-2:00 pm) at St. Anthony's and pray for peace in our country! We will start each hour with a led chaplet, rosary or litany and then follow that with the opportunity for personal prayer. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed the entire time. We hope you join us!

All Liturgical Ministers are asked to volunteer at our upcoming Easter Triduum liturgies. You can sign up by stopping in the sacristy, or here. Thank you all for helping make our liturgical celebrations run so smoothly by volunteering your time and talent. God bless you!

On Friday, March 26, make plans to journey with Father Antony Samy and other St. Anthony’s Parishioners on a Lenten pilgrimage to pray the stations of the cross at six other area Fargo churches. Plan to meet at St. Anthony’s in the Church at 2:00 PM and expect to finish at St. Anthony’s around 5:00 PM, stopping at six area churches in between. So we can better plan, please sign up here, or at the table in St. Francis Gathering Place if you are interested in participating. Limited transportation will be available.

Mark your calendar for Sunday, March 14 at 4:00 PM and Monday, March 15 at 7:00 PM, as we hold our St. Anthony’s Parish Mission. This year be inspired as a local couple, Jason and Lynn Kotrba share their journey of faith, family and farm and how being open to God’s plan for their lives has brought peace and joy to their family. Make plans to join us!

Join us for five Fridays this Lent, beginning February 19 and ending March 19, at 6:00 pm in the Church, as Father Antony Samy discusses major world religions in comparison to Catholicism. Each Friday will have a different focus: an overview and introduction the first week, followed by sessions on prayer, fasting, alms giving and Lenten observances in the different world religions. Plan to broaden your thinking this Lent and walk away with a greater view of how we fit in this world as Catholics.

Mass times are 6:45 am, 12:10 pm (livestreamed), 5:30 pm, and 7:30 pm. Liturgical ministers are asked to volunteer at these Masses by signing up in the Sacristy or online. Also be sure to stop by the table in St. Francis Gathering Place to pick up Lenten resources to aid you in your Lenten journey.

Calling all those who can sing, dance, tell jokes, play an instrument or do something else unique! We are going to have the 2nd Annual St. Anthony’s Talent Show to celebrate Mardi Gras. It will be pre-recorded because of covid concerns, but will be streamed on Shrove Tuesday (February 16) for the enjoyment of all! If you are interested in participating in the talent show, please complete the online form here, or sign up at the table in St. Francis Gathering Place. Contact Sam through the Parish Office with any questions.

You are invited to attend a keynote by Trent Horn, the renowned Catholic apologist, debater, and pro-life advocate. The event will be Wednesday, January 27, at 7:30 PM, here at St. Anthony's. Trent Horn will be refuting the main relativistic arguments of our modern age. Come and join us for this incredible talk, "Refuting Relativism." The event is free and no prior registration is required. Sponsored by St. Paul's Newman Center

Calling the Men of St. Anthony's! Mark your calendars and make plans to attend Catholic Man Night on Thursday, January 21, here at St. Anthony’s. We’ll begin with adoration and confessions from 6:00-7:00 PM, followed by a speaker (Fr. Patrick Parks) and discussion until 8:00 PM. Come and bring a friend!

Our Mass schedule follows: Christmas Eve - Thursday, December 24 Children’s Masses at 2:00 pm (livestreamed), 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm (I) Christmas Day - Friday, December 25 12:00 am (Midnight Mass, I), 8:00 am & 10:00 am (I) *I denotes incense usage

Our Knights of Columbus Council #7083 is having a coloring contest! Coloring sheets can be found on the tables in St. Francis Gathering Place or by clicking here (if you print from here, please make sure it is front and back with the entry information on the back). Entries should be turned in to the Parish Office by Monday, January 25. Prizes will be given for winning entries in the different age divisions. Winning entries from St. Anthony’s will also be sent to the state competition!

Make plans to take advantage of the healing sacrament of Reconciliation this Advent. See the dates and locations of area services here. “Don’t be afraid to go to the sacrament of confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you.” ~Pope Francis

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patronal Feast of the United States will be Tuesday, December 8. Please note the current dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass, due to COVID-19 also applies to Holy Days of Obligation (i.e. Feast of the Immaculate Conception) Mass times on this Holy Day will be: Monday, December 7 at 6:00 pm (Vigil Mass) and Tuesday, December 8 at 6:45 am, 12:10 pm and 6:00 pm. Liturgical ministers, please sign up here to help https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549A9AB29A4F94-immaculate1. *The 12:10 pm Mass will be livestreamed on our Facebook page.

This Sunday, December 6 is the Feast of St. Nicholas! He was a real-life Bishop who was a generous gift giver. To honor him and celebrate, St. Nicholas will be stopping in St. Francis Gathering Place after the Sunday morning Masses (7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 AM) to give each of the kiddos a small treat!

Mass on Thanksgiving Day this Thursday will be at 9:00 AM. There will be no other morning or evening daily Mass that day

SCRIP GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE! Don’t forget about SCRIP gift cards for your everyday shopping needs. Cards can be purchased at Hurley’s Religious Goods. Questions? Contact Janelle at 701-371-0512 or janelle.pederson@jp2schools.org