As the parish family of St. Anthony of Padua Church we are committed to enriching our love of God, through our Lord, Jesus Christ, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Our sacramental life is centered in the real presence of Jesus as we continue to challenge ourselves to continue to grow as a community of faith. Through our prayers, worship, education and fellowship, our goal is to put God first as thankful stewards by sharing our time, talent and treasure in our service of God for all people.
Announcements
Schedules
Bingo is back! Wednesdays & Fridays 7:30pm
Volunteer workers are most welcome and needed,
please call the rectory at 973-481-1991.
You may also call 973-759-1417 for Bingo times, cancellations and other Information concerning bingo.
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday February 17th, 2021
Please see the Lenten regulations given by our Archdiocese of Newark.
If you have questions about eating meat on a Friday, please call our office and/or you may ask our priests.
2021 Mass Book is Now Open!
You can request your masses by calling Leonora at the Rectory 973.481.1991
Hard times requires sacrifice
As you may already know, our parish has been hit extra hard these past two years. First, we lost our tenant at the school and have been looking for a new tenant for nearly two years. Then, the pandemic hit and we had to close the church and bingo (a huge source of income for us). At this time, we have had to close bingo again for a period of time. With this loss of income we can only rely on ourselves to pick up the slack. Please be generous – the Lord will bless us. It is written “give and it shall be given you, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over shall men pour into your
bosom.” These are the words of the Lord.
Just click and donate. Thank you for your generosity and may the Lord bless you abundantly.
Bible Study On Zoom!
All are invited to attend our weekly Bible Study with 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. You will need to provide your email address if you want to receive all materials for each week. Just email
ZOOM ID# 325 853 2121 / PASSCODE LordJesus
Sign in Sheet
It is mandated and very important for reasons of contact tracing at this trying time during the pandemic that everyone entering the church for mass or any other occasion must sign in with your name and number. Please use the sign in sheet when you enter in the vestibule.
Introducing our Wishlist 2021
As you can imagine, the pandemic has set us back a bit, but we have a vision! A vision for our parish to grow strong as never before. You can help! The Word says “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. 3 For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay.” Hab 2:2-5
As the Lord leads you please consider donating towards the cost of the new tablet and microphone that we recently purchased for our Mass livestreaming. The cost of these together totaled $701.59. A complete list will be forthcoming in the next few months. Thank you all for your generosity.
Unable to attend Mass in person? We stream our Masses live on Facebook.
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Lord thank you for the gift of our baptism and for calling us to be your beloved sons and daughters. Bless us and guide us always so that we may live lives pleasing to you.
Fill us with your joy and love so that we share them with our
family, friends, co-workers, schoolmates, neighbors and fellow
parishioners.
All these we pray in your mighty name. Amen.
ALL ARE WELCOME
We are happy you are here…. and want you to stay. We would like to share our faith with you. If you are alienated or upset, we welcome you lovingly. If you are in need of forgiveness, Jesus forgives you completely – with unconditional love. If you have been hurt by the Church, we are truly sorry. If you are angry, Jesus offers you peace. If life has become burdensome, we are here to support you. Join us each week so we can worship God together