• Walk for Life, Sr Ann's Luncheon, Anthony's Angels, other ministries, Staff and RCIA
    • Catholic Schools Week




      There are 132,656 private and public schools in the United States, according to Department of Education statistics. Of those, 6,980 are Catholic elementary or secondary schools. What sets these Catholic schools apart from the pack?
       
      Three things, say educators, parents and community leaders: faith, academics and service. So, fittingly, the 2012 Catholic Schools Week theme focuses on these three priorities.
       

      1.  Children are taught faith - not just the basics of Christianity, but how to have a relationship with God. 
      2. Academics, which in Catholic schools are held to very high standards, help each child reach his or her potential. 
      3. Service, the giving of one's time and effort to help others, is taught both as an expression of faith and good citizenship.  

      The purpose of Catholic Schools Week is to build community awareness of, and involvement in, Catholic schools throughout the country. During this week, many dioceses and schools encourage parents to take full advantage of the benefits of local Catholic schools by enrolling their children in those schools. 
    • Walk for Life



      Join us for the 8th Annual West Coast Walk for Life on Saturday, January 21st in beautiful San Francisco.  The Walk begins at the Civic center, journeys down Market Street for 2 miles, and ends at Justin Herman Plaza.  Sign up now to travel with your fellow parisioners and take the bus that departs St. Anthony's at 7:30am on that day.  We will attend Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral at 9:30am, have a rally at the Civic Center Plaza, then begin our Walk down Market Street.  

      Tickets are $25 per person.  Please contact Odile at 209-823-9596 for more information.






      Walk for Life West Coast:  Click here or click on the Walk for Life Banner to visit their website.  See Mission and Goals below.

       

      OUR MISSION 

      Our purpose is to establish a new West Coast tradition of celebrating life.

      We call for solidarity among women and all people of good will in affirming human life.

      Our mission is to change the perceptions of a society that thinks abortion is an answer.

      Abortion does violence to women and to their children, both physically and emotionally.

      It harms women and men; it divides families and society.

      Women--and all people--deserve better than abortion.

      Our mission in establishing the Walk for Life West Coast is to shed light on all issues of life, but particularly to change hearts hurt by the violence of abortion. Life is the best and only good choice!

      OUR GOALS:

      To be a vocal and visual message that people of the West Coast stand for life.

      Reach out to women harmed by abortion.

      Inform society of the damage done to women by abortion. Join us as we walk along San Francisco's waterfront, a great example of natural and manmade beauty, as we demonstrate for that most beautiful gift--life!

      We call upon all people of good will to join us!

    • Catholics Coming Home
      Have you been away from the Church for a while? Have you ever thought about returning?

      If so, we would like to welcome you back to St. Anthony’s.
      We have a special ministry for people just like you who have been away from the Church.

      Please join us for a six week series that begins January 12, 2012.
      We would like to address your questions and make you feel at home once more in the Catholic Church.

      For more information, please call Richard Gruber at          824-1534.



      Click here for 10 reasons to come home if you are Catholic and have been away for awhile.   Click the picture to learn why people of no faith and other faiths have come home to the Catholic Church.

      Click here if you are a Catholic woman who has been away for awhile or just not sure of your faith and Catholic teachings on current cultural topics.
    • The New Roman Missal is here

       

      The new Missal will deepen the "sense of the sacred" within the faithful.  The restoration of words like "soul" and 'adore" are a step along this road.  The Confiteor is one option for the Penitential Rite.  The new missal restores the three times we admit our guilt: "...through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault..."  We are all sinners in need for forgiveness and our admission of the facts puts God's salvific power into proper perspective.        
             Fr. Pat Walker
       

      Mass Prayer & Response Cards for Mass can be found under documents on the left hand side of the page on the Revised Roman Missal page of this site.  Print them for your own copy.
       

      How Does the Liturgy Shape Our Lives?

       To paraphrase Saint Augustine, we are to become what we pray. When we come to the celebration of the liturgy with hearts and minds open to God’s will for us, our faith is strengthened, our souls are nourished, and we are transformed, sent forth to serve our neighbor and to grow in unity with one another and with the Lord. In this way, the liturgy shapes our very lives. The rich texts, symbols, music, space, environment, and gestures communicate God’s call to us to become what God intends: his holy people.

      For more information on the changes to the Roman Missal, refer to the "Revised Roman Missal" page on this site.  http://www.st-anthonys.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=120  for videos on the changes from the USCCB in addition to brief descriptions of the changes. 

      For even more information, click the red banner in this section to go to the Revised Roman Missal section of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website.


       
    • Welcome to St. Anthony's Parish

      505 E. North St., Manteca, Ca                       Office:   209-823-7197

      We are an active faith community of 4,000 families.  As a community, we give ourselves to Christ as He gives Himself to us in the Eucharist, so every person might be a full, active, and conscious participant in His Church, empowered to share and live the Gospel.  We are a member of the Diocese of Stockton.  http://www.stocktondiocese.org/

      Mass times
       Weekdays 7am and 9am

      Saturday  8:00am, 5:00pm (English Vigil)
                      7:00pm (Spanish Vigil)

      Sunday  7:00am, 8:45am, 10:45am
                    12:30pm (Spanish) 
                     6:00pm (Youth/Teen)

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    • St. Anthony School

      3rd Annual Crab Feed

      Saturday, January 28 at St. Anthony School Gym - 323 N. Freemont St.
      Wine & Cheese tasting from 5 - 6pm.  Food is servered at 6:15pm.  Dinner includes marinated crab, homemade marinara and pesto pasta, salad and bread.  Wine will be served with dinner.  There will also be a no host bar!

      This event also includes a dessert auction, live & silent auctions, music and dancing.  Tickets are $45 each (audults only, please).  Tickets are available in the School Office. 

      For more information, please contact Vicki Ray at 480-9230 or the Office at 823-4513.
    • Calendar
      • Feb 4, 2012
        Priest Appreciation Dinner - Come and support our priests', by joining our parish for an annual dinner in honor of our priests.
    • Parish Blog

      Happy New Year!!!  Does this sound strange to you?  Then check out the Parish Blog to find out why we're saying that. 

      St. Anthony's Parish blog maintained by Gerard Scheuermann.

    • CCD Calendar