Join us on Saturday, August 14, anytime from 8:00 AM-3:00 PM as we join together to pray for peace in our country. The day will begin with Mass at 8:00 AM, and then follow this schedule: 9:00 AM - Patriotic Rosary, 10:00 AM - Chaplet of Divine Mercy, 11:00 AM – Litany of the Sacred Heart, 12:00 PM – Litany of St. Joseph, 1:00 PM – Litany of the Saints and Chaplet of St. Michael, and 2:00 PM – Litany of the Virgin Mary and prayers for peace. Each hour will start with the led prayer, and any remaining portion of the hour will allow for private prayer and Adoration. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for the full time. Please make plans to join for any part of the day that you are able! Sponsored by the Legion of Mary.

Sunday, September 26 Mark your calendars and tell all your friends and family! We’ll be holding our annual Fall Bazaar with our legendary turkey dinner, bake sale, games for the kids, and booths that include crafts, plants, books, jewelry and an apple pie wheel. It will be a wonderful day of fun and fellowship for the whole family!

Are you being called to serve as an usher or greeter? This hospitality ministry is so important in our church. The individuals who serve in these roles greet and welcome parishioners as they enter the church, help with seating anyone who may need assistance and collect the offering. Individuals or families can serve as ushers and greeters. We have a specific need at the 11:00 AM Sunday Mass. If you (or your family) are able to help one Sunday/month, please contact Sam.

There will be a beautiful collection of hand carved olivewood religious articles from the Holy Land available for sale in St. Francis Gathering Place this weekend (July 31/August 1) after the Saturday 5:00 PM and Sunday morning Masses. Profits from the sale of these items goes to support 27 Catholic families who made these articles in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Thank you for your support!

Registration is open for Religious Education this fall. Please sign your children up today! Also, if you have ever felt the Holy Spirit nudging you toward sharing your faith with our youth, please consider being a teacher for this year’s religious education. We are still in need of a few wonderful people willing to give of themselves. Contact Maria with any questions.

A Memorial Day Mass will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery North (1502 32nd Ave N, Fargo) on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, at 9:00 AM. All are welcome! St. Anthony’s will also have Mass on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, at 8:00 AM only (NO 5:15 PM Daily Mass that day).

All are welcome to celebrate the feast of our patron, St. Anthony of Padua, with a grill-out picnic of hot dogs and burgers, on Sunday, June 13, beginning at 12:00 PM (Noon), in the St. Anthony’s northeast parking lot. The event will be hosted by our Knights of Columbus. The picnic will also provide parishioners an opportunity to say goodbye to Fathers Courtright and Antony Samy and thank them for their time at St. Anthony’s. We hope you make plans to join us for this fun annual tradition. St. Anthony of Padua, pray for our parish family!

In conjunction with Bishop Folda’s reinstatement of the Sunday Mass obligation on May 1, 2021, we will be discontinuing the St. Anthony’s livestreamed Mass on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM, with our last livestreamed Mass being this Sunday, May 30. If you are unable to attend Mass in person, we encourage you to consider one of the following options: · Diocese of Fargo Sunday Mass at 9:00 AM, available on the Diocesan website at fargodiocese.org  · Television: Sunday Mass on WDAY TV at 10:30 AM  · Real Presence Radio/AM 1280: Sunday Mass at 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM

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