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2018 ST. ANTHONY FESTIVAL
A day of prayer and celebration
The 8th Annual St. Anthony Festival will be held on Saturday June 9th from 11am.-6pm. The day includes talks, Masses, Confessions, Adoration, Food, children's activities, and more. Admission is free.
The Featured Speaker is Dr. Scott Hahn. Mark your calendar for this special event! Don't forget your lawn chairs or blankets!

11:00am Dr. Scott Hahn, 1st Talk
12 noon Mass (Outdoors)
1:00pm.-4:00pm.Confession & Adoration (in the Shrine Chapel)
1:00pm. Lunch available for purchase (or you may bring your own)
2:00pm Dr. Scott Hahn, 2nd Talk
2:00pm.-3:30pm Children's Activities
4:30pm Closing Vigil Mass with Eucharistic Procession

For further information please contact the Shrine office at 410-531-2800 or info@shrineofstanthony.org.

Dr. Scott Hahn (pictured above) is an American Roman Catholic theologian. A former Presbyterian who converted to Catholicism, Hahn's popular works include Rome Sweet Home and The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth. Hahn is known for his notable research on early Christianity during the Apostolic Age and various theoretical works concerning the early Church fathers.

Hahn presently teaches at the Franciscan University of Steubenville (OH), a Catholic university in the United States. Dr. Hahn is married to Kimberly Hahn, who co-runs their Catholic apostolate, the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
+Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, OFM Conv.
July 20, 1931 – May 8, 2018

Simple Vow Profession: 08-17-1952
Original Solemn Vow Profession: 11-01-1955
Transfiliation to Franciscans of the Immaculate: 1996-2015
Solemn Vow Re-Profession: 09-17-2016
Ordination to the Priesthood: 07-14-1957

+Friar Peter Damian Fehlner, OFM Conv. was welcomed into eternal rest by Sister Death, on the morning of May 8, 2018. After nearly a 20-year absence, Friar Peter Damian returned to the Franciscan Friars Conventual, Re-Professing his Solemn Vows with Our Lady of the Angels Province on September 17, 2016 and at the time of his passing, he was a Conventual Friar – his greatest wish.

Friar Peter originally entered the order in 1952 and made his Solemn vows in 1955. In 1996, he was transfiliated to the Franciscans of the Immaculate with whom he served until 2015. He Re-Professed his Solemn Vows at the St. Joseph Cupertino Friary Chapel in Ellicott City, MD and was welcomed “home” with open arms. Since, he was a strong and beloved servant of the pilgrims who visited the Shrine of St. Anthony.

Please click here to read more about the life of Fr. Peter and his ministry as a Friar.

 
Getting healthy with the caRe vaN
Instituted by Our Lady of the Angels Province friar, Br. Michael Duffy, OFM Conv., DNP, APRN-BC, caRe vaN provides free healthcare to the homeless and under-served in the Chicopee (MA) area, including services such as blood pressure checks, foot care, first aide and minor wound care. For more information or to make a donation to this effort, please email Brother Duffy, at bro_duffy@hotmail.com.

In the video linked below, recorded earlier this month, Br. Duffy explains more about his background and his medical ministry.
The Friar Shop is always open. Please visit today and browse for special gifts and prayer aids to enhance your spiritual life. Father's Day is coming soon and at Friar Shop you will find many wonderful gifts for Dad, to share your love and spirituality.
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