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Donating
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Our Patrons
The generosity of our patrons cannot be overstated. By contributing to our
various requests and through donations, these silent benefactors allow us
to continue our work.
The Franciscan
Campaign is a pledge drive run annually. Donations and bequests come
from people who believe strongly in the work that we do.
There are three way to donate to St. Anthony Shrine:
Printer-Friendly Donation Form
Print out the Franscican Campaign 2008 form and mail it to the address on the bottom.
Donate online using Paypal
You may donate to Saint Anthony Shrine using Paypal. PayPal allows
you to use the Internet to make fast, and secure, donations to the
Shrine. PayPal accepts nearly all major credit cards.
Donate online using Automated Giving Solutions
Automated Giving Solutions also offers a fast, easy, and secure way to donate online. They accept all major credit cards.
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IN THIS PLACE, ST. ANTHONY SHRINE,
THE DOORS ARE OPEN AND ALL ARE WELCOME! |
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Dear Friends,
In this place, God is worshiped with music and preaching,
people are reconciled to God, and the sick are comforted
with the blessed oil of the Sacrament of the Sick.
In this place, the young and the elderly are fed and
nourished, health of soul and body is promoted, addictions
are dealt with, the rejected are welcomed and the unwanted
dead are buried with dignity and prayer.
In this place, the Franciscan Friars open their community to
the thousands who come to the Shrine for so many needs.
Like the Friars of the past, tradition moves us again to ask
for your prayers, and your financial help -- "to keep the
doors in this place open."
Please help us by giving generously through our Franciscan
Campaign 2008.
May God bless you with the same generosity you
bestow on us.
Fr. David, OFM
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| Your Spiritual Home |
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| Often called an "oasis in the City of Boston," the Shrine is open 7 days a week and 365 days each year for Worship,
Reconciliation, quiet reflection, and Franciscan community. More than 250,000 people on weekdays and 400,000 people
on weekends make the Shrine their spiritual home.
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| HELP US KEEP THESE DOORS OPEN
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| Lazarus |
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This past year the Shrine buried 30 men, women,
and, for the first time, children as part of our
Lazarus Program offering dignified funerals and
burials for Boston’s poor and "unwanted" dead.
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| Evangelization |
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Evangelization ministries of St. Anthony Shrine this past year
included outreach programs for gays and lesbians, divorced
and separated Catholics, an Hispanic Ministry, Ministry of
the Good Word, and social and spiritual groups for young
adults. Personifying the Franciscan "All Are Welcome"
mission, this ministry touches many lives every year.
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| Reconciliation |
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Offering more hours of reconciliation than any other
church in the diocese, our Franciscan friars heard more
than 3000 weekend and 7000 weekday confessions in
the Sacrament of Reconciliation this past year.
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| Spiritual Direction |
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More than 100 group meetings and 4000
hours of spiritual support and comfort were
provided last year by the Shrine’s
professionally trained Spiritual Directors.
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| Seniors |
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The Shrine offered more than 45 programs enjoyed
by 2400 individuals this past year as part of its
popular ministry to area seniors. In addition, our
seniors enjoyed four cruises, two bus trips and
several summer and winter concerts.
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| Wellness |
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The Shrine’s Wellness Center had one of its busiest years ever
as it served nearly 3000 people with flu and pneumonia shots;
dental, eye, cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar
screenings; and educational special events featuring sun safety
and colon disease prevention. For the first time ever it
provided free mammograms and PSA screening for those in
need. The Shrine’s Wellness Center is also open on weekends.
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| Fr. Mychal Judge Center for Recovery |
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Ministering to those in need of substance abuse counseling
and support, our Fr. Mychal Judge Center for Recovery held
more than 425 counseling sessions and supported more
than 10 families in 2007. In addition, the Center provided
a group retreat that benefited more than 40 individuals.
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| Bread on the Common |
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The Shrine’s newest ministry invites volunteers to come
to the Shrine to prepare food packets, then visit with
homeless persons on Boston Common and in
Downtown Crossing streets offering food, socks,
knitted hats, scarves, mittens, prayer and conversation.
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| St. Anthony Bread For The Poor |
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Based on the longstanding Franciscan tradition of
thanking St. Anthony for favors granted, this
ministry provides funding for all of the Shrine’s
outreach programs.
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| Kids |
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During this past year the Shrine’s KIDS’ Program
provided fun programs and hot meals for more than
200 families and 1400 children. In addition, the
program provided Christmas gifts and school supplies
for all our KIDS’ as well as many special events.
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| Music |
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Ten professional musicians, as part of our "Arch Street Band," perform at eight Masses
every weekend, as well as holy days, Lazarus funerals, Kids’ Programs, Seniors’ Programs,
and many other special events. Last year the Arch Street Band Music Ministry recorded and
produced two cd’s of their uplifting, contemporary Christian music, now available for sale.
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All donations made to St. Anthony Shrine and the friars support our Arch Street ministries. For your convenience, St. Anthony Shrine accepts pledges and/or donations through cash, checks, credit cards, and securities. We also offer online giving and a Franciscan giving center in our lobby, which accepts debit and credit cards. Please remember St. Anthony Shrine in your annuity and estate and will planning.
The Shrine neither gives nor receives any funding from the Archdiocese of Boston.
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| PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE 2008 FRANCISCAN CAMPAIGN!
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Bequests
If you are considering a bequest or have already named
St. Anthony Shrine in your will, please contact the
Director of Development at (617) 542-6440. We invite
you to become a member of the St. Anthony Society,
which has been established to especially recognize
those individuals who have remembered the good works
of the Franciscans and St. Anthony's Shrine in their
wills. The legal entity is “St. Anthony Shrine,
Order of Friars Minor, Province of the Most Holy Name.” |
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