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Vacation Bible School June 22-26 9AM – Noon Mark your calendars and don’t miss this exciting program Volunteer and camper registration forms available in April. Contact Lisa Smith 904-631-5391 or Catherine Barras 214-802-9809

Mar 14th & 15th CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS WILL BE SELLING YUMMY TREATS after each mass in the Narthex.

The next Safe Environment training class will be held on Tuesday, March 17th @7pm at the church office. This is offered for those who need to update their training and also for those who wish to volunteer for the first time. Safe Environment Screening procedures are to be used for volunteers who work directly with minors and vulnerable adults. Other volunteers who must follow the screening procedures are ushers/greeters. To volunteer, you should be attending Mass in our parish.

Educational Scholarships for Fall 2020 are available for male and female students entering college, graduate school, and catholic high school. Access applications sponsored by CDA at the parish website ( www.saint-anthony.com), click on organizations/CDA. Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2020. Flyers in atrium. For additional info call Karla Warborg 972-941-8266.

Don’t forget Mardi Gras! It’s Tuesday, February 25th. We will be celebrating in Fr. Pondant Hall starting at 6:30 pm. Crafts for the kids. Gumbo contest for the adults. This is a potluck event; so bring your favorite entree to share. There will be King cake for desert!

Educational scholarships are available from the Knights of Columbus for senior students entering college or trade schools this Fall, 2020. Access applications at parish website (www.saint-anthony.com), Organizations/ Knights of Columbus. Open link for council 12300 at lower left. Packages also available in Narthex. Applications must be returned by April 17th, 2020.

Our parish will be offering free donuts and beverages in Fr. Pondant Hall after the 7:30 and 10:30 Masses., March 1st. Stop by after Mass for food and fellowship.

The Music Ministry is forming a special choir to sing for the Holy Week, Easter Triduum Masses. Practices will be on Monday evenings from 7-9 pm in the choir room in Father Pondant Hall starting February 10th. All voice parts are welcome, but we are in special need of tenors and altos. For more information and to join, please contact Amanda Noboa at 682- 554-4900 or aknoboa@hotmail.com, or simply attend the first practice on Monday, February 10th.

Beginning Experience is a peer ministry for separated, divorced, or widowed individuals. It is a weekend program to help move from the darkness of grief into the light of a new beginning of hope for the future. While this ministry is rooted in the Catholic tradition, it is open to men and women of all faiths. The weekend retreats for 2020 will be held 26-28 April and 16-18 October at the Catholic Conference and Formation Center in Dallas. To register please call or text our voicemail number at (682) "BE-DFW-GO", that is (682) 233-3946, or e-mail the DFW Beginning Experience Team at beginningexperiencedfw@gmail.com. Additional information can be found at www.beginningexperiencedfw.org and www.beginningexperience.org.

The St. Anthony Knights of Columbus will be holding a parish drive to benefit the American Wheelchair Mission on February 8-9 to raise funds for the delivery of wheelchairs to families in need in Mexico. This is a life changing mission that allows children, teens and adults to have their prayers answered with the gift of hope, freedom, dignity, independence…a wheelchair! For more information please visit amwheelchair.org. Los Caballeros de Colón St. Antonio de realizarán una campaña parroquial para beneficiar a la Misión Estadounidense de Sillas de Ruedas del 8 al 9 de Febrero para recaudar fondos para la entrega de sillas de ruedas a las familias necesitadas en México. Esta es una misión que cambia la vida y permite que los niños, adolescentes y adultos reciban sus oraciones con el don de la esperanza, la libertad, la dignidad, la independencia ... ¡una silla de ruedas! Para obtener más información, visite amwheelchair.org.

Important Notice for Registered Confirmation Session Attendees: The second session in January has been moved to January 26th! Aviso importante para los asistentes a la sesión de confirmación registrada: ¡La segunda sesión de enero se ha trasladado al 26 de enero!

For the 16th year, the Rebekah Leah Rivera Foundation is offering Spirit of Love Scholarships to Catholic student parishioners in the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. The scholarships are being given in memory of Rebekah Rivera who passed away in June 004. The Application Period for the Scholarships is January 2, 2020 through February 3, 2020. Applications must be postmarked during the Application Period. To be considered, please see eligibility requirements and applications at www.rebekahleahrivera.org or call 972-480-5273.

A $1,000.00 college scholarship will be awarded by the Texas State CDA Court to a graduating senior (male or female) who is related to a living CDA member in good standing and/or who is a member of JCDA. Application must be postmarked by January 31, 2020. Access info at www.Saint-Anthony.com Click on Groups/CDA and download application or contact Karla Warborg, 972-941-8266.

Youth 9th-12th Grades

Sacred Heart Winter Wonderland Gala & Auction. Featuring Entertainment by Author & Comedian, Jennifer Fulwiler. December 7, 2019 at 6:30pm. Granville Arts Center, 200 N. Fifth Street, Garland, TX 75040. For more information and to purchase tickets go to our website: https://one.bidpal.net/sacredheart/ welcome.

Practice Begins: Sundays - 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 and 12/22 Practice Times: 2:15pm – 3:15pm (All Grades 1st – 8th) Children Choir will sing for 4:00pm Christmas Eve Mass Contact Ricardo Schmitz – ricshmitz@hotmail.com Jackie Stefe – Jacqueline_Stefe@yahoo.com We will have a table in the Atrium during the next few weekends, if you would like to ask questions or sign up.

JUST IN TIME FOR YOUR THANKSGIVING FEAST! The Catholic Daughters will hold their annual Bake Sale after all masses the weekend of November 23rd and 24th . Profits will go to the CDA Scholarship fund.