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February 7, 2010
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time



From the Desk of the Pastor
SCRIPS are great way to support our Parish and School. SCRIPS are gift cards to local businesses. A percentage of purchases are rebated to the Parish and School. Food and Gas Cards are particularly good “investments” as most of us are going to eat or fill the gas tank anyway. Buy some SCRIPS for yourself or as a gift and support our parish and school. They are sold before and after all weekend Masses.

Budget Envelopes: If you have not received your budget envelopes for the current year, please call the rectory. Envelopes were in the vestibule through December. Subsequently, I mailed about 50 boxes. However, over time envelope boxes, envelope usage and parish registrations get out of sync. I apologize if I failed to get yours in the mail to you.

STEWARDSHIP AND THE SUNDAY READINGS: “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?’‘Here I am,’ I said, ‘send me!’” This sure goes against the advice of not volunteering before you know what you are being asked to do. But then, stewardship does go counter this worldly norm. “Here I am, send me!” This statement carries with it the explicit and faithful belief that God walks with us when we say yes to God. Stewardship helps us encounter and live the reality that God does indeed walk with us.

VIRTUS: Please remember to establish and maintain safe environments for our children by getting VIRTUS trained and remaining VIRTUS compliant. More information about VIRTUS can be found on our website.

Last week I spoke of Catholic Schools in general and St. Anthony in particular. I sometimes worry about our small enrollment numbers from a financial point of view. But what is often missed is the educational advantages of small classes and combined classes if they also remain small. Several studies have shown that smaller class size increases overall student achievement, especially for younger children. Students receive more individualized attention and interact more with the teacher. Teachers have more flexibility to use different instructional approaches. Fewer students are less distracting to each other. There are usually fewer discipline problems. Students are more likely to participate in class and become more involved. Things to ponder about our small (but very fine!) Catholic School here at St. Anthony. 

                                                        Fr. Joe