2011 ANNUAL REPORT - Saint Patrick - Saint Anthony Church

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2011 AT A GLANCE Your Staff Carolyn Abramo, Office Assistant John Bizis, Wedding Coordinator & Sanctuary Décor Patricia Curtis, Pastoral Associate Denis Geary, Weekend Sacristan Fr. Andrew Giardino, ofm, Parochial Vicar Mary Gray, Religious Ed Family Program Carol Hanlon, Religious Ed 7th & 8th Grade Program Roberta Horton, Volunteer Facilities Scheduler Pamela Johnson, Associate Liturgy Director, Office Administrator Fr. Cidouane Joseph, ofm, Parochial Vicar Lauren Kasperowski, Traditional Rel. Ed Program Fr. Thomas Gallagher, ofm, Pastor Carol LaPorte, Weekend Receptionist Fr. John Leonard, ofm, Parochial Vicar Gilberto Lisboa, Church Custodian Gabriel Löfvall, Director of Music Ministry Frances Martyn, Parish & Center Secretary Salvatrice Mazzarella, Weekend Receptionist Deb Pelletier, Religious Ed Team Coordinator Orville Russell, Director of Maintenance David Violette, Maintenance Faith VosWinkel, High School Confirmation Program Trudi White, Director of Volunteer Ministry The Numbers 1,608 Volunteers with 61,140 service hours 1601 Registered Households 83 New Member Registrations 500 Children in Religious Education 283 Weekend Masses 773 Daily Masses 36 Baptisms 39 Confirmations 60 First Communions 21 Weddings 31 Funerals 1683 Participants in Adult Faith Formation and Women of Hope Programs 107 Zip Codes Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, and 5:00 PM Weekday: 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, and 12:05 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 11:30 AM to 12:00 NOON; Saturday: 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM General Info Phone: 860-756-4034 Email: info@spsact.org Website: www.spsact.org Office Hours: Monday—Thursday: 8:30 AM—7:30 PM Friday: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM; Sunday: 9:00—11:30 AM Church Hours: Monday—Friday: 6:30 AM—1:00 PM 4
SACRAMENTAL LIFE Altar Servers Thirty-one new and veteran Altar Servers ministered at the Lord’s table during our liturgies in 2011. These men, women, and children provided generous assistance at our weekend celebrations of the Eucharist. Baptism The Baptismal Preparation Team offered four preparation classes to help parents consider the ways in which Baptism begins our life in Christ. In 2011, we welcomed thirty-five children and one adult into the Church through the waters of Baptism. The preparation program includes video clips of Father Tom, ofm discussing the theology of Baptism. The team explores with parents the primary symbols of Baptism and the important role of godparents. A blessing of the participants to commission them in their ministry of parenting is an important element in the preparation session. Eucharistic Ministers Sixty-eight extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist exercised their dedicated service in the parish in 2011; this number includes six newly commissioned ministers and two ministers who transferred from another parish. Forty-eight ministers are scheduled every other weekend and twenty are not regularly scheduled. The weekday ministry is served by seventeen active ministers; upon request, others visit people who are homebound or in convalescent homes. Fr. John Leonard, ofm offers a monthly sharing and reflection session for ministers who visit the sick and homebound. Lectors Forty-six Lectors served at our weekend Masses during 2011, and twenty-one Lectors served at the weekday 12:05 pm Mass. On Palm Sunday 2011, the Passion of the Lord was read at each of the Masses by candidates for Confirmation, and at the Good Friday liturgy by various ministry representatives. To highlight the drama of these sacred days, some readers proclaimed the biblical text from the choir loft. Liturgical Advisory Committee The Liturgical Advisory Committee continued to discuss the changes in the liturgical texts that were implemented in Advent 2011. Changes in the weekly printed worship aid to help facilitate the new congregational responses were implemented and the weekly worship aid received a new six-page format to accommodate the additional text. Children of the parish take a front row seat during the Mass to witness the welcoming of a child into the Church through the Sacrament of Baptism. All are extending their hands to take part in the blessing. Lector Bill Prenetta takes a role in the reading of the Passion on Good Friday as liturgical dancer Grace Gothers stands at the ready for her role in portraying the drama of the Passion. 5
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