St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Angola, Indiana

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Ministry Opportunities

As the church on earth, we are always striving to serve God by serving others. Get involved and be a part of it! If you are a summer parishioner or just visiting and would like to know how you can get involved in one of our ministries, you are also very welcome! Just contact the parish office.

Liturgical Ministers

Altar Servers
Extraordinary Communion Ministers
Greeters
Lectors
Sacristans
Ushers
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Adult Education

Growing as a follower of Jesus is the adventure of a lifetime! Click here to learn about some opportunities for adult faith formation at our parish.
 
FORMED streaming video

Altar & Rosary Society

The purpose of the Altar & Rosary Society is to aid in supplying the needs for the sanctuary, to encourage a friendly spirit among the women of the parish, and to support the various parish activities.
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Angel Tree

The Angel Tree Committee helps the holy bishop St. Nicholas every December by adopting families in need at Christmas time. St. Nick says that he is as grateful has the families themselves!
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To find out how you can help bring Christmas joy to local families, contact
Neil and Judy Nusbaum
260-833-4507

Apostolate of Prayer

Praying for one another is an important part of what Christians do. Prayer requests come to us in many ways. The apostolate coordinators contact the members at regular intervals to pass on these prayer requests. The members of the Apostolate of Prayer them intercede for their fellows.

You don't have to be able to get around much to be an important part of this ministry. You can pray right from home.

To become part of the Apostolate of Prayer, contact the parish office at 260-665-2259, or at office@stanthonyangola.com

The Pope's official, global Apostolate of Prayer website

Children's Religious Education

See our parish catechism webpage to learn more about how you can support children and young people in their journey of faith.





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Church Cleaning Committee

Together with our professional staff, the cleaning committee makes sure that our worship space is clean and tidy, both on a weekly basis, and for special times like weddings and funerals.

Volunteers for this important ministry include young people and older, families, groups of friends, and anyone who wishes to make a difference! Cleaning and dusting usually takes under an hour with a good group.

To volunteer, contact the parish office at 260-665-2259 or at office@stanthonyangola.com

Environment & Arts

Together with the sacristans, the Liturgical Environment and Arts group is responsible for keeping our worship space beautiful in accord with the needs of Catholic liturgy. If you enjoy décor and design, and especially if you like working with plants and flowers,please consider volunteering.

Your help is needed especially during the holiday seasons.

Contact:
Jan Swenson at 260-665-7708
janice.swenson@gmail.com

Eldercare Ministry

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This ministry is about providing assistance to the elderly or repair-challenged individual who can no longer perform the simple maintenance required to keep up with the demands of their living quarters.

For more information,
contact the parish office at
260-665-2259
office@stanthonyangola.com

Garden Ministry

Our goal is to help beautify areas around the church and friary.

The outdoor areas of our parish campus are divided into sections. You and your family can volunteer to choose a section(s) for a 2 month period to maintain and beautify.

Contact Patricia Geise at 260-577-4178
or Katie Waltke at katie@stanthonyangola.com

Hispanic Ministry
Ministerio Hispano

Hispanic Ministry at St. Anthony's is the collective activities of our Spanish speaking parishioners.

El Comité del Ministerio Hispano coordina las muchas actividades de nuestra comunidad católica hispana.

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Human Life & Dignity Commission

St. Anthony / St. Paul Human Life & Dignity Commission seeks to promote respect for human life in all its forms, including issues of peace, justice, respect for human rights, protection of the unborn and respect for our elderly.

This includes all those areas of concern called "pro-life".
our web page

Knights of Columbus

An international Catholic's men's organization offering programs to serve members' families, to serve the community as a whole, and to come together as strong Catholic men to share time in prayer, friendship, and philanthropy.
K of C Council Webpage

Library Ministry

St. Anthony's parish has a collection of Catholic books for all ages, as well as a selection of audio-visual material.

Be sure to check out the
BOOK WAGON
in the gathering area!


Please contact Sarah Wolodkowicz (734-255-7158)

Maintenance Committee

Together with the professional staff, the Maintenance Committee helps keep the parish area in repair and in good shape, inside and out, throughout the year.

If you are a handy woman or man, we can use your talent! Please contact Katie at the parish office.
260-665-2259
katie@stanthonyangola.com

Meals to Heal


A ministry that provides a church family a meal or meals when a member has been hospitalized or recuperating from hospitalization. Be a part of this ministry by offering a meal or part of a meal periodically.


Contact Ferron Harris at 517-667-9383
or
Jobi Ash at 260-665-1452

Media Outreach Committee
MOC

The MOC guides, inspires, animates and oversees the parish’s communications outreach in the service of the Gospel. They support our parish’s intramural and extramural communications to help provide faithfulness, consistency, appropriateness, effectiveness and meaningful content. They also seek to help as many parishioners as possible join in the task of witnessing to the Gospel through communications media. This includes everything from the paper bulletin to our Twitter outreach, from bulletin boards to the blogosphere.
MOC Webpage

Money Counting Team

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The Money Counting Team helps our parish finance officer, Katie Waltke, count the weekly collections and other collections and income.

The Parish Money Counting Team seeks to follow establishes parish best practices to assure accountability to the people of the parish.

Contact Katie at katie@stanthonyangola.com

Music Ministry

If you can sing or play an instrument, yuo are invited to serve God and his people through our parish music ministry!

The choir practices every Wednesday evening at 7:00.

Parish Music Director:
Marilee Roederer, 260-495-4142

Office Assistant Volunteers

Volunteer to help Patti Webster and our parish office staff by stuffing the weekly bulletins, preparing parish mailings, manning the reception desk, and other needed tasks.

Parish Office Administrator:
Patti Webster, 260-665-2259
patti@stanthonyangola.com

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Compassion and a love of knitting or crocheting keeps this ministry strong. Members knit or crochet the prayer shawls, they are blessed, and then given to those in need of comfort and cheer as well as celebration and joy.

Prayers Shawls are available in the Gathering Area for anyone to take
Contact Kathy Tucker at 260-833-1521

St. Anthony Carnival Committee

Each year in June, our parish celebrates the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua with a carnival!

In the course of 2018, the carnival committee become part of the expanded social committee, q.v.

Interested? Contact Laurie Beard at
​260-243-9957
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St. Vincent de Paul Society

The St. Francis of Assisi Conference in Angola is part of the global St. Vincent de Paul Society. Inspired by Gospel values, the world-wide Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization leading women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering, in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
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To volunteer or for more information, contact the local
council president Peter Walters at
SVDPS-Angola@hotmail.com

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Webpage of the National Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society

Sewing Ministry

Our mission statement is:

to aid, comfort and meet the needs of people in our community "one yard at a time" - through the gift of sewing! We sew with the compassion and love our Savior Jesus Christ. The sewing ministry has provided items to local nursing homes, hospitals, Well Child Clinics, Compassion Pregnancy Center, and the Steuben County Humane Shelter.

We have made baby blankets, lap quilts, walker caddies, Christmas ornaments, St. Nicholas stockings, even pajama pants for the Transactional Learning Center!

Contact Laurie Beard at 260-316-5613 or write to Patti Webster at patti@stanthonyangola.com

Social Committee

Fellowship plays a key role in the life of any parish. The purpose of the Social Committee is to offer and support opportunities for fellowship among parishioners and guests through various social events. These social events help larger numbers of parishioners to get to know one another, invite new people into the fold, encourage parishioners to get and stay involved with the life of the parish, and make people feel welcome, wanted and important.
Memo re: Social Committee

That Man Is You

A men's leadership program based on the teaching of the Catholic faith and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of authentic men capable of transforming themselves, their families and all of society. The group meets at 6am on Friday mornings.
That Man Is You webpage
That Man Is You is part of the parish's comprehensive offerings for adult faith development and learning.

Very Caring People Club

Very Caring People is a club for mentally and physically challenged adults, seeking to foster a sense of community, to provide social activity and to offer outreach to others. In this way, VCP members give back to the community through service activities.

The Very Caring People Club is open to people of all faiths. It is independent of the parish, but the parish is happy to welcome the club as gracious hosts!

For more information, contact Denise Magwire at dmagwire@gmail.com


Welcome Committee

The Welcome Committee is there to welcome new parishioners in varous ways.

In the course of 2018, the welcome committee will become part of the expanded social committee, q.v.

If you would like to help, please contact Rose Nelson at leroyrosenelson@gmail.com
or call 419-633-2027

Why Catholic

As part of the parish's comprehensive offerings for adult faith enrichment, we participate in the different programs offered by Renew International. Each year, parishes in the whole diocese follow the same program, which have included:

Renew
Arise - Levántate
Why Catholic - Porque se católico

 


Youth and Young Adult Faith Formation

Please see the different pages of our catechesis and faith formation section:
Youth Ministry
Trine University Campus Ministry
Young Adult Faith Formation
Adult Faith Formation
Becoming Catholic

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700 West Maumee Street
Angola, Indiana 46703
Phone: 260-665-2259
Fax: 260-665-2268
Email: office@stanthonyangola.com