Category: Pandemic
Celebrate Holy Week and the Triduum with our bishop, Bishop Thomas Zinkula, at home by streaming his Masses and Liturgies. Here's the schedule currently available from the diocese: Holy Week and Triduum THE CHRISM MASS with BISHOP ZINKULA From the Chancery, April 6, 10:00 AM (a worship aid is forthcoming) THE LITURGIES OF THE TRIDUUM with … Continue reading Holy Week and Triduum with Bishop Zinkula and the Diocese of Davenport
From our Director of Religious Education, Laura Hollinrake: I hope you and your family are doing well and staying healthy (and sane!) in the midst of all the life changes brought about by the pandemic. We can't gather this Sunday for Palm Sunday nor for the rest of our Holy Week and Easter celebrations, but … Continue reading Holy Week At Home Resources
“May you live in interesting times” is an ancient curse which refers to periods in history that are filled with tumult and upheaval. We certainly are living in interesting times right now. The decision to cancel the public celebration of the holy Mass in our diocese due to the coronavirus was not an easy one. … Continue reading A Letter Regarding Spiritual Communion, from Bishop Zinkula
These are interesting times! Things are changing day to day, and it’s hard to predict what will happen next. In these uncertain times, we need God more than ever as our rock and our salvation. Here are two short scripture versesthat may help: Psalms 3:1-5, Psalms 62:6-9. We also need each other during this time. … Continue reading Have needs? We can help.
26 March 2020 My sister, Carrie, was talking to her children this past Saturday, the subject of going to Mass came up. She explained to them that they would be watching Holy Mass on TV, and that they would participate as well as they could from home. Of course, that sparked some questions. "How do … Continue reading A Letter From Father Kevin
Father Kevin's LetterDownload Transcription of Father Kevin's Letter: March 17, 2020 To all Parishioners of the Churches of St. Anthony and the Sacred Heart, my Brothers and Sisters: A wise old man once told me, "God takes us into the desert sometimes, so we can realize what's really important." With the changes to all our … Continue reading Father Kevin’s Letter to the Parish Concerning the Covid-19 Precautions
Full details are contained in Father Kevin's letter sent out parish-wide earlier in March.All public Masses, liturgies, meetings, and activities are cancelled until further notice.All of our buildings will be closed until further notice. Someone will be staffing our offices during regular hours to answer your phone calls.Father Kevin will continue celebrating Mass privately each … Continue reading Changes At St. Anthony During The COVID-19 Situation
Included in the bulletin at Mass this weekend is a discussion of what preparations parishes in the Davenport Diocese are making to help prevent the spread of coronavirus once it reaches our part of the country. The Diocese has a page dedicated to keeping us informed which will be regularly updated as the virus progresses … Continue reading Coronavirus Precautions Taken By the Davenport Diocese