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A prophetic, Franciscan, Catholic community welcoming all people through prayer and outreach.

We extend a special welcome to everyone visiting the Shrine for the first time.

Saturday, April 20 - Friday, April 26, 2019

Telephone: 617-542-6440
Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100
The Good Word: 617-542-0502
Text-to-Give text “DONATE” to: 617-712-2233
April 21, 2019
Easter Sunday

Easter greetings! The Lord has Risen, Alleluia, Alleluia!

We extend a special welcome to any new visitors to the Shrine. We hope that you have a great experience of church
while you are here.

Let me tell you a little about the Shrine community. We are 25 Franciscan Friars of the Order of Friars Minor, the
Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. The friar community is led by our religious superior, Fr. Frank Sevola,
OFM. In addition to the friars, there are also 14 full-time employees here, 31 part-time employees, and about 250
volunteers. The annual budget is about $5 million a year. We are not a parish church, but a Shrine church. We are
blessed with many worshipers who have a particular devotion to St. Anthony of Padua. You can visit the Shrine to St.
Anthony on the mezzanine level of this building.

Most Catholics who grew up in Boston, including Mayor Marty Walsh, have some colorful, nostalgic story about their
parents or grandparents bringing them to this Shrine church as a child. And most of these Catholic Bostonians are
happy to tell that story if you prompt them a bit!

We have some usual ministries here:

A food pantry for low-income families. About 450 families are registered in this program.

A Lazarus Ministry, which is a program that provides dignified funerals for homeless adults and babies. We do this
program in partnership with Dolan Funeral Home in Milton.

A medical clinic for homeless women. The clinic runs two mornings a week, and is in partnership with Boston Health
Care for the Homeless Program.

An active counseling center, supervised by Br. Paul O’Keeffe, OFM.

The Mychal Judge Recovery Program, to help people with addictions.

We have a LGBTQ Spirituality Ministry, led by Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM.

We do a lot with spiritual direction and spiritual companionship programs here at the Shrine. Part of that effort is
training people how to be spiritual directors.

Our Emmaus Ministry helps parents who have suffered the loss of a child, at any age, for any reason.

We also have a Seniors Program, a Veterans Program, and many other smaller groups and ministries to meet a variety
of needs. And a central part of our work is tending to an extensive Mass and confession schedule.

For more information, please visit our website, stanthonyshrine.org, or join the 20,000 other people who follow us on
Facebook. We are on other social media as well.

May the joy of the Christ’s Resurrection be in your heart this Easter season!

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM


Executive Director
Shrine Marathon Raffle Winners
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 28 2019 St. Anthony Shrine
3:00 PM in the 1st Floor Church First prize, $10,000:

The celebration will include a musical recitation of


Marathon Raffle Sheila M. Driscoll of Stoneham MA
Second prize, $3,000:
the Chaplet of Divine Mercy followed by Vespers,
Laura White of Wakefield MA
Benediction and Reverencing of the Divine Mercy
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Tom Anderson of Wakefield MA
The Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday is an Fourth prize, $1,000:
international feast day promoting Jesus’s message George Torrice of Merrimack NH
that He is merciful to everybody and that we should
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 6:30 - 7:30pm
Please come and join us in the celebration of Divine 1st Prize 2nd Pr ize 3rd PrizeSaint4th Prize
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$10,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1000
Mercy Sunday. All are welcome. 18 Belvidere Street Boston, MA 02115 (Hynes Convention Center T Station)
Raffle books are available at the kiosk in the lobby.
100 Arch Street, Boston
617-542-6440 stanthonyshrine.org St. Anthony Shrine
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Seniors at Arch Street
MASS SCHEDULE Wednesdays 10:30am – 1:00pm
3rd Wednesday 10am: Anointing Mass
Saturday Mass: 12PM
10:30am: Refreshments
Saturday Vigil: 4PM , 5:30PM 11am: Presentation/Activity
Sunday Mass: 6AM, 7:30AM, 9AM , 10:30AM , 12pm: Lunch
12PM (Spanish Mass 1st Fl. Church) Upcoming Dates: May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29
12PM , 4PM , 5:30PM , 7PM YOUNG ADULTS GROUP
Thursday, April 25 at 7 PM
Weekday Mass: 6AM, 7AM, 11:45AM, 12:30PM, 5:15PM Taize prayer at the Sisters of St. Joseph in Brighton.
Sunday, April 28 at 5:30 PM
3rd Wednesday of every month: Anointing Mass 10AM Refreshments in the Shrine basement, followed by 7 PM Mass.
Contact Rachel and Matt at youngadults@stanthonyshrine.org
with questions or to RSVP.
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
1st Floor Church
Emmaus Ministry: Serving the Spiritual Needs of
Saturday: 10AM - 4PM Grieving Parents
Sunday: 1:30PM - 3PM Monthly One-Hour Retreat at St. Anthony Shrine
Weekday: 10:30AM - 1:30PM, 4PM - 5:30PM 1st Sunday of Every Month
After the 10:30am Mass.
*Please note: Additional Wednesday Confession: 6:30AM - 8AM For more information, call Diane at (617) 542-8057 or
visit: www.emfgp.org

REGULAR EVENTS
Monday Thursday
OA Meeting (Open), 2nd Floor Classroom 12:15pm St. Augustine Group (S.L.A.A.) (Closed) 12:00pm
A.A. 12 Step/12 Traditions Meeting (Closed) 5:45 pm Rosary Prayer Group, 1st Floor Chapel 12:30pm
Men’s Spirituality Group (2nd and 4th Thurs) 5:00pm
Tuesday Lectura y reflexión del evangelio 5:30pm
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 12:00pm A.A Big Book Meeting (Closed) 5:45pm
Charismatic Prayer, Mezzanine Group Room 12:00pm
Friday
Wednesday S.A.12 Step Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 7:00am
Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses O.A. Meeting (Open), 2nd Floor Classroom 12:15pm
Anointing of the Sick - Mass (3rd Wed.) 10:00am
S.A. Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 7:00am Saturday
Seniors Program, Auditorium 10:30am Secular Franciscans Formation (2nd Sat.) 10:30am
Women’s Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30pm Centering Prayer Group (1st & 4th Sat.) 12:00pm
LGBTQ Spirituality (3rd Wed) 5:30 pm Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00pm
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 5:45pm Secular Franciscans Fraternity Meeting (2nd Sat.) 1:00pm

Sunday
Emmaus Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1st Sun.) 11:30 am
Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:00pm
Latino Ministry Social, Auditorium 1:00pm
Rosary, Vespers, Benediction 2:55pm
Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00pm

100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110


www.stanthonyshrine.org
Telephone: 617-542-6440 Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100 The Good Word: 617-542-0502 Text GIVE to: 617-712-2233

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