The SAINT ANTHONY CHRISTMAS CRAFTS AND BAKE SALE will be held on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2022, in the parish hall from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM.  Please keep us in mind when you are making jam, jellies, pickles, preserves, etc. this season. A variety of homemade canned and baked goods are always welcomed. More details will follow in the coming weeks.

Christopher Noble, a parishioner of Saint Anthony Parish, will be ordained to the Permanent Diaconate on October 8, 2022. Chris and six other candidates have been in formation preparing for ordination for the past five years

In the Rite of Ordination, the candidates will prostrate themselves before the altar to symbolize their humility and dependence on God’s grace during the Litany of Saints. Bishop Coyne will lay hands on the head of each candidate to signify the conferral of the Holy Spirit and the commission of service. After the Prayer of Ordination, the newly ordained deacons will be vested with the stole and dalmatic assisted by priests and deacons. Bishop Coyne will then hand the Book of Gospels to the newly ordained deacons, instructing them to “Believe what you read, teach what you believe and practice what you teach.”

A deacon’s responsibilities include helping the bishop and his priests in the ministry of the Word, the altar and of charity. Deacons are to make the preparations for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, proclaim the Gospel, distribute the Eucharist to the faithful at Mass and bring it to the sick, to give instruction in holy doctrine, and to preside over baptisms, marriages, funerals and public prayer. A deacon also carries out acts of charity in the name of the bishop and pastor.

The ordination ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. on October 8, 2022, at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Burlington, Vermont. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

There will be a reception for Chris following the 4:00 PM Mass on the day of ordination at Saint Anthony Church in White River Junction.