Schedule for meetings and organizations:
BIBLE STUDY classes meet on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm in the gathering area of the Church.
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY meets at 10:00
am in Classroom A.
CYO AND LIFE TEEN – Meetings are after the 5:00 pm Sunday Mass.
EMBRACE YOUR NEIGHBOR – Meets the third Friday of each month at 7 pm in Classroom A.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS meet at the Knights’ Hall on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm. For more information contact Fran Barcomb at 601-3405.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY (Knitting and Crocheting) meets every Thursday from 1:00 – 3:30 pm in Classroom A. Items for the sick or for new arrivals are available by calling Patti Musto @ 665-0169.
RIGHT TO LIFE – Meets on the second Friday of each month at 7 pm in classroom A.
SENIOR’S BINGO will meet in Classroom A on the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm. For more information contact Noreen at 409-7097
STEPHEN MINISTRY Confidential request cards asking for a Stephen Minister, either for yourself or for another, along with information about Stephen Ministry, are available at all entrances to the Church.
TRAIL LIFE USA meets on Mondays from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Call David Schneider @ 843-610-3707.
ULTREYA MEETING The third Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at St. Anne’s. Contact Sherri Bender @ 843-665-8871.
WOMEN’S CLUB meet the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in Classroom A. Contact Robin Tange @ 843-260-4735
YOUNG AT HEART meets at 11:30 am on the third Wednesday of the month at Stefano’s restaurant.
Below you will find a list of ministries and organizations that St. Anthony has to offer, please look over this list and if you find something that interest you call the church office at 843-662-5674 and let us know. We are always in need of volunteers and it is a great way to serve God with your time and talent. Below are a list of contacts for each organizations.
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES
Adoration Coordinator, Georgette Falcone ……………. 843-665-2716
Altar Cloths, Regina Arde …………………………………… 843-292-8574
Altar Servers, Calvin Duncan………………………………. 843-250-4774
American Heritage Girls, Lynn Marlowe……………….843-.618-5063
Bible Study, Mike Hill (Wednesday) …………………….843- 662-5674
CYO, Lyn O’Donnell ………………………………………… 757-748-4025
Assistant ………………………………………………… 843-662-5674
Disaster Relief Committee, Mark Sestito ……………..843- 662-5674
Embrace Your Neighbor, Dcn. Mike Woodall, Jr. …..843-662-5674
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion,
Darlene Stowe ………………………………………………. 843-667-9637
Hispanic Music Ministry, ………………………………..843- 662-5674
Knights of Columbus, Fran Barcomb …………………… 843-601-3405
Lectors, Rick Richey ………………………………………843-621-1457
Little Rock Bible Study, Warren Busscher …………….667-0859
Meals on Wheels, Robin Tange ……………………..843-260-4735
Ministers of Consolation
Regina Arde………………………………………………….. ….292-8574
Theresa Efferson………………………………………………… 346-4661
Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers),
John Guerriero………………………………………………. ….667-5098
Parking Lot Mission …………………………………………… 662-5674
Pastoral Council, Mike Hill…………………………………. .667-9540
Prayer Shawl Ministry, Patti Musto 665-0169
Right to Life Committee,
Dcn. Michael Woodall, Jr. ………………………………….. 662-5674
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA),
Dcn. Regi Armstrong …………………………………….. …..662-5674
Senior Ministry, Noreen McFann………………………. …409-7097
Sick & Homebound Ministry, Rita LaBruzzo ………… 407-6250
Sally Kenney… 669-0478
St. Anthony Men’s Club, Doug Amon …………….843-861-4586
Stephen Ministry, Carol Germain………………………….843- 667-9702
Trail Life USA Troop 490, David Schneider………843-610-3707
Transportation Minister, Vincent Rolland……………….843-615-1654
Women of St. Anthony, Robin Tange……….. 843-260-4735
Young at Heart, Noreen McFann …………………………. 843-409-7097
Those involved will be asked to:
- Wash and iron altar linens
- Clean and change the altar cloths as necessary for specific season and liturgies
- Co-ordinate flower offerings for the altar
- Repair altar clothes
- Check on linen and towel orders
- Check vestments periodically for wear and cleaning needs
Activities include:
- Meet weekly on Sunday at 6:00 PM
- Plan monthly outings such as pool parties, pizza parties, bowling, etc.
- Participate in a Lock-In scheduled once a year in the Family Center
Has begun at St. Anthony Catholic Church for the purpose of:
1) Fostering….Parish Community friendships by hosting events and activities where we as a parish can individually build a tighter community of faith.
2) Reach out….to missing parishioners to invite them to come home.
3) Welcome…….new parishioners, those visiting, those interested in the faith and those who have relocated to our area.
Eucharistic Adoration
Our parish is very blessed to have an Adoration Chapel where someone is present before the Blessed Sacrament between the hours of 6:00 am until 12:00 midnight. The first adorer in the morning takes the Blessed Sacrament from the tabernacle and places it in the monstrance. There is a schedule of adorers for an hour each and we ask that you remain with the Blessed Sacrament until the next adorer arrives. During your hour you have time to pray, spend quite time in meditation, or read. We have many books available. The last adorer at night will take the Blessed Sacrament from the monstrance and place it in the tabernacle. If you do not feel like you can commit to an hour a week, please feel free to spend time in the Adoration chapel at any time.
Activities include:
- Meet weekly on Sunday at 6:00 PM
- Plan monthly outings such as pool parties, pizza parties, bowling, etc.
- Participate in a Lock-In scheduled once a year in the Family Center
- Attend a weekend retreat
- Assist with activities during parish functions as requested
- Provide service to the community through projects such as Habitat for Humanity
Activities include:
- Monthly meetings the second Tuesday of each month.
- Monthly Council dinner and activities for families and all Knights and guests.
- Dinners celebrating special events (St. Patrick’s Day, Officer Installation, Open House, Christmas, etc.)
- Project Hope- annual Tootsie Roll appeal to help individuals with mental retardation.
- Annual masses to honor deceased members, Our Lady of Guadalupe, etc.
- Honor Guard supplied for various ceremonies (4th Degree funerals, special celebratory masses, presence of Bishop).
Your role would be to:
- Make everyone feel welcome and help find seats, if needed.
- Greet people before Mass and hand out Orders of Worship.
- Assist the sacristan in preparations and get a family to take the gifts to the altar.
- Pass around the collection basket during the offertory and after communion.
- Pass out bulletins as people leave church.
- Collect Orders of Worship from pews.
Activities include:
- Weekly gatherings, which inform you of all aspects of the Church, September thru April.
- Social gatherings to meet other members in the Parish community.
- An annual retreat to enjoy a period of quiet and serenity and to embrace our spirituality.
- Trip to meet with the Bishop of the Diocese and people from other parishes coming into full communion with the Church.
Sacristans ensure that:
- Ushers, altar servers, lectors, and Eucharistic Ministries are present for Mass.
- All vessels and other items are on the Credence table at least 15 minutes before Mass.
- All candles on the altar are lit before Mass.
- There is a family to take up gifts during Mass.
You will:
- Enlist volunteers from St. Anthony, St. Ann and Florence who desire and are able to render assistance to those distressed by disasters.
- Provide shelter in homes or work in shelters designed by the Red Cross.
- Attend training sessions provided by the Red Cross and other relief agencies, to prepare to provide services needed in shelters.
- Assist in cleanup after disaster strikes – providing labor, vehicles, equipment or shelter for relief worker.
- Cooperate with other churches in rendering relief services in other geographic locations.
Stephen Ministry
Are you dealing with a life crisis or transition- grief, divorce, hospitalization, job loss, terminal illness- to name a few, if so we have a ministry to provide you with someone that may be able to help.
Stephen Ministry pairs a trained lay person with you to meet once a week for about an hour. Stephen Ministers have received 50 hours of training. They are trained to care, listen, to stand by a person and minister to his or her spiritual needs as God works through this relationship to bring hope and healing to the care receiver. Stephen Ministry care is confidential care.
This ministry gives Fr. Morey a way to be sure people get the attention they need for as long as they need it. Stephen Ministry relationships can be as short as a few months or as long as several years. As a community of faith, we at St. Anthony Parish are committed to follow Jesus and reach out in service to our fellow human beings with love, respect and support.
Confidential Care Request cards and informational brochures are at the entrances to the church.
Women of St, Anthony
The women of St. Anthony unite all women of the parish, to assist the pastor in spiritual and material undertakings for the welfare of the parish community, and encourage participation in programs offered by the South Carolina Council of Catholic Women. Membership is open to all women of the parish who are at least 18 year old.
Activities include:
- Meet the second Tuesday of each month at 6pm in classroom A, to conduct business and participate in programs.
- Assist with receptions for First Communion, Confirmation, and Holy Saturday.
- Provide a scholarship to a deserving parishioner.
- Provide a meal for migrant workers in Lake City and McBee.
- Provide a meal for members of the parish at times of loss; maintain contact with those who have experienced a loss by sending cards.
- Assume responsibility for tasks requested by the pastor and/or parish staff.