THE MESSIAH - St Thomas More Catholic Church
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THE MESSIAH - St Thomas More Catholic Church
November 2, 2014 ALL SOULS DAY Saint Thomas More Church & School 636 W Ponce de Leon Ave Decatur, Georgia 30030 www.stmgaparish.org Parish Office 404-378-4588 Fax 404-378-0506 School 404-373-8456 Emergency Pager 404-278-0478 SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday 9:00 am 5:30 pm (Vigil) Sunday 8:00 am 9:30 am 12:00 Noon 5:30 pm Daily Mon, Wed, Fri 12:15 pm 5:30 pm Tue & Thurs 5:30 pm PENANCE Saturday 4:00 to 5:00 pm or by appointment PERPETUAL ADORATION Seven days a week, 24 hrs THE MESSIAH Come to see a spectacular musical of the greatest truth ever told! “The Messiah” is being presented by Fr Ho Lung and Friends. Performances will be held at Gwinnett Performing Arts Center Nov 7 – 7:30 pm Nov 8 – 2 & 7:30 pm Nov 9 – 1:30 & 6:30 pm All the proceeds will go towards the homeless and abandoned children served by the Missionaries of the Poor. Adults $35; Seniors $25; 18 & Under $20; Family of 4 $80. For more information & tickets visit www.messiahinatlanta.com. Tickets are also on sale in the church office – weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm and will be sold in the Narthex following all Masses on Nov 1-2. SUNDAY, November 2, 2014 8:00 AM Soul of Johannes Darmawan † 9:30 AM Souls of Dulce Cruz and Benito Garrido † 12:00 PM The members of STM living and deceased 5:30 PM Souls of Lawrence Karst Sr & Lawrence Karst Jr † MONDAY, November 3, 2014 12:15 PM All Souls Novena † 7:00 PM All Souls Mass † TUESDAY, November 4, 2014 5:30 PM All Souls Novena † WEDNESDAY, November 5, 2014 12:15 PM Soul of Clayborn Dudley † 5:30 PM All Souls Novena † THURSDAY, November 6, 2014 5:30 PM All Souls Novena † FRIDAY, November 7, 2014 12:15 PM All Souls Novena † 5:30 PM Soul of Michael Spinks † SATURDAY, November 8, 2014 9:00 AM All Souls Novena † 5:30 PM Soul of Robert Patterson † SUNDAY, November 9, 2014 8:00 AM Souls of Wolete Yohannes & Maria Abraham † 9:30 AM All Souls Novena † 12:00 PM Soul of Josie Catalano † 5:30 PM The members of STM living and deceased PRAYER LIST Devan Vasay Barlow Craig Buskin Dot Carter Joanne Collins Jennifer Cronin Bob DeSantis Owen Fox Stacy Gibbings Joe Giordano Melanie Guthrie Jane Iannini Gail Kilpatrick WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS November 3-8 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday STAFF Rev. Msgr Paul Fogarty, Pastor pfogarty@stmga.org Rev. Richard Anh Vu, Parochial Vicar rvu@stmga.org Ms. Karyl Davis, Financial Administrator kdavis@stmga.org Ms. Marie Trujillo, Director of Religious Education mtrujillo@stmga.org Mr. Joe Messina, Director of Music & Liturgy jmessina@stmga.org Ms. Ann Dugan, Stewardship Coordinator adugan@stmga.org Ms. Marie Diebold, Parish Secretary mdiebold@stmga.org Mr. Vince DeSantis, Plant Manager vds@stmga.org Ms. Charlotte Collins, Receptionist ccollins@stmga.org Ms. Corky Pagoria, Receptionist cpagoria@stmga.org Mr. Jerry Raymond, Principal, S. T. M. School jraymond@stmga.org Ms. Elaine Phillips, Life Teen Minister teens@stmga.org Ms. Michele McHale Pickard, Edge Middle School Youth Minister youth@stmga.org Mr. Steve Stoffle, Adult Education Coordinator adulted@stmga.org Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131; Lk 14:12-14 Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22; Lk 14:15-24 Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27; Lk 14:25-33 Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105; Lk 15:1-10 Phil 3:17–4:1; Ps 122; Lk 16:1-8 Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112; Lk 16:9-15 SUNDAY SCRIPTURES November 8-9 1st Reading Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 2nd Reading 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17 Gospel Reading John 2:13-22 Max Liroff Michael Lynn Rose Mackin Mary Maher Dennis O’Toole Lisa O’Toole Frankie Paquin Annie Phinnessee Chris Prince Paula Pungello Jacqueline Reese Kevin Streiter To add the names of those who are seriously ill or remove names please contact Charlotte Collins 404-378-4588 or ccollins@stmga.org This group of names will be removed at the end of December, so please update regularly. You are always most welcome to add names or special intentions in the book outside of the Adoration Chapel. THANK YOU! HELPERS NEEDED The changing of the missals will take place Monday, November 24th at 11:30 am. If you are able to help, please contact Joe Messina at 404-378-4588 X 120 or jmessina@stmga.org 2 FOOD COLLECTION FOR DEAM FROM NOW UNTIL THANKSGIVING CANCER SEWING GROUP TO MEET The Cancer Sewing Group will meet November 6th at 9:00 am in the St Julie Room to sew pads for the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer Home. No special skills needed. PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING In gratude for the gis we have received from God, parishioners and visitors made a joyful return to the Lord. Thank you for helping St Thomas More to connue carrying out Christ’s Mission and Ministry. Parish Offertory Goal CHANGE IN MASS SCHEDULE On Monday, November 3rd, STM will offer an All Souls Mass at 7:00 pm. There will not be a 5:30 pm Mass on November 3rd. 10,000 HOURS OF PRAYER Remember to log your prayer hours at www.stmgaparish.org. Get in the game, start a daily prayer routine, and add your time to our community total. God Bless. MARK YOUR CALENDARS November 15th—Baptism Class November 15th-16th Christmas Giving Tree December 6th—Christmas Pot Luck KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEETING Attention Brother Knights. The next monthly meeting of the St Thomas More Knights of Columbus Council 4358 will be Monday, November 10th in the Knights Room (located under the rectory). The rosary begins at 7:00 pm followed by light refreshments and the meeting at 8:00 pm. For information about joining the Knights of Columbus email Sandor Karpathy at skarpathy@gmail.com. PART TIME POSITION AVAILABLE Vacuuming, dusting, and laundry. For information, please call the parish office 404-378-4588. $30,288.00 October 18-19 Offertory $24,873.01 On Line $_8,398.00 Total $33,271.01 _________________________________________________ SECOND COLLECTION NOTICE The second collection on November 8-9 will be in support of the Archdiocese of Atlanta Seminarians. We are blessed in this archdiocese with over 40 men who are responding to a call for priestly service to the people of God. Though this generous gift of God is a blessing for this Archdiocese, it does pose a challenge to us. These men need both our financial support and our prayers. Please give generously to the Archdiocesan Seminarians’ Collection next weekend. STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT - ALL SOULS DAY “Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his elect, and he watches over his holy ones.” - Wisdom of Solomon 3:9 Here’s the ironic thing about people who are generous. Those that give freely and cheerfully do not do it to be rewarded. They do it to show their love for God and their neighbors. Yet, because of their generosity, they typically are given more than they gave away! STEWARDSHIP VISION AT STM Inspired by the uniqueness of our faith community and our response to God’s call, the stewardship committee strives to fulfill the Christian mission by sharing our time, talent and treasure. Our vision is to involve and encourage all members of the parish to volunteer and support our varied ministries and be true disciples of Jesus Christ. For more information about stewardship call Ann Dugan at 404-378-4588 x127. THE 2014 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF” PLEDGED : $226,872.00 UNPAID $ 80,309.00 NUMBER OF PLEDGES: 700 A special Thank You to the 700 families and individuals who have sent in their pledges for the Annual Appeal. The Annual Appeal of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is a very effective way to support ministry outside of our parish boundaries as well as to support the services that the Archdiocese provides to our parish. Any money received above and beyond our goal is returned to the parish. 3 DONUTS & COFFEE IN MULHERN AFTER THE 8:00 & 9:30 AM MASSES COMBINED YOUTH GROUP HAPPENINGS Teen happenings (9th to 12th grade) LIFETEEN HAS STARTED Sunday, after 5:30 pm mass. Meetings run from 6:30 pm – 8:15 pm and include dinner. Registration forms are available on the home page of the parish website under Youth Groups. (www.stmgaparish.org). Forms needed to register are: Lifeteen/Edge registration form, Annual Medical Release and Generic Permission Slip. Lifeteen replaces School of Religion and is required for all 9th & 10th graders who attend non-Catholic high school or are home-schooled and want to be Confirmed in 2015. Lifeteen is open to ALL high school teens, however, and we encourage everyone’s involvement. Registration fee is $25. In order to keep the registration fee at $25, we are asking each family to provide dinner for ONE Lifeteen meeting. Sign up here for your one time to provide dinner: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044CA9AB29A31lifeteen Suggested entrees include: tacos, sloppy joes, hot dogs, spaghetti, lasagna, pulled pork, etc. Plan on serving 50 people. CONFIRMATION CLASSES- All 10th graders are required to attend the Confirmation classes and the Confirmation retreat in order to receive the sacrament of Confirmation in the spring. This is a separate program that is required in addition to Lifeteen if your teen attends non-Catholic high school or is home-schooled. If you are in a Catholic high school, this is the only requirement for Confirmation. Registration forms can be found on the home page of the parish website (www.stmgaparish.org) under Youth Groups. Edge middle school youth (6th to 8th grade) The good news is L.EDGE has 134 kids registered!, The BAD news is we are in desperate need of more helping hands to make EDGE work. Please, prayerfully consider helping out with the EDGE program. We will train you, they ARE middle-schoolers, but they aren’t too scary! For more information, contact Mrs McP at 404-378-4588 X 119 or youth@stmga.org Nov. 2nd EDGE 3:30- 5:15 pm Youth Mass: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aa8ac2ca46-ushersgift1 Nov. 9th Youth Mass: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aa8ac2ca46-ushersgift1 Open gym potluck 6:30-8 pm Nov. 16th EDGE 3:30- 5:15 pm Youth Mass: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aa8ac2ca46-ushersgift1 Nov. 23rd EDGE 3:30- 5:15 pm Youth Mass: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aa8ac2ca46-ushersgift1 For activities, info or questions about the STM Life Teen or EDGE visit stmgaparish.org and click on the Youth Programs. For Life Teen contact Mrs Elaine Phillips at 404-378-4588 X 126, teens@stmga.org. For EDGE contact Mrs McP at 404-378-4588 X 119 or youth@stmga.org ADULT SCRIPTURE STUDY At every celebration of Mass, God is present in the proclamation of the Word in Sacred Scripture: The Bible. Our beliefs as Catholics, are founded on Sacred Scripture along with Apostolic Tradition. A correct understanding of God’s revelation requires openness to his Word and study. We are fortunate that Jerry Pendrick, Georgia State Professor of Classical Languages leads Adult Bible Study on Sunday morning from 10:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. in parish library. The sessions are extremely informative and much fun. Please join us. For more info, please contact Jerry Pendrick at jpendrick1@yahoo.com.. BOY CHOIR TO HOLD AUDITIONS Young boys who like to sing and have a pleasant unchanged voice are invited to try out for the world famous Atlanta Boy Choir. This wonderful group travel all over the world performing beautiful music and will appear here in concert at St. Thomas More on the evening of December 14th at 7:30 pm. The tryouts are very simple and no previous musical training is required. If you wish your son to become a part of this outstanding group of young boys, call 404.378.0064 today and reserve a spot for him at the audition which will be held at St Thomas More Saturday, November 15th from 10 am until 12 pm. This is a rare opportunity for a boy to develop in a top quality educational, diverse, and spiritually oriented organization. The choir travels to Hawaii this June to honor the brave soldiers who perished during the attack on Pearl Harbor. 4 MINISTRY SCHEDULE November 8-9 5:30 PM MASS VAN DRIVER Rollin Guyden LECTORS Heather Bischoff Julie Donahue ALTAR SERVERS Landon O’Sullivan Grace Dechant Sarah Mottram ____________________ 8:00 AM MASS LECTORS Ron Logan Rolando Trujillo ALTAR SERVERS Daniel Rochefort Ben Dillon Jack Terlisner ____________________ 9:30 AM MASS LECTORS Nadia Ali Deb Brooks ALTAR SERVERS Brennan Haynes Jude Harvey Will Harvey ____________________ 12:00 PM MASS LECTORS Anne Lewis Lourdes DiPietro ALTAR SERVERS Ella Hollman Mary Freeman Marquita Monsour ____________________ 5:30 PM MASS LECTORS Youth Mass ALTAR SERVERS Siobhan Davenport Alexei Schaefer Emma Watson The altar server, cantor & lector schedules are available on the parish website www.stmgaparish.org POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2014 Lonely people. That all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of God and the support of others. Mentors of seminarians and religious. That young seminarians and religious may have wise and well-formed mentors. MORE EATS NOVEMBER 5TH 6:00 – 7:30 PM Mulhern Hall Adults $5.00 Children $2.50 Baked Chicken with Potatoes Vegetable Casserole Salad, Rolls, Mixed Fruit Cookies and Ice Cream New families and individuals are invited to enjoy a complimentary meal RSVP via phone 404-378-4588, email mdiebold@stmga.org or at the signup board available in the narthex. CONGRATULATIONS To Mrs. McP (with Bishop Zamara) for 5 years service. RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE STM will be holding a blood drive on Nov. 9th in Mulhern Hall from 8:00 till 1:00 pm. You can make an appointment at ww.redcrossblood.org and follow instructions to make an appointment. St Thomas More’s code is sttmcc. Walk –Ins are welcome. CONGRATULATIONS TO MOREFEST CHILI COOK-OFF WINNERS The Knights of Columbus thank all who participated in this year’s annual Chili Cook-Off at MoreFest. Please join us in congratulating the following winners: Runner-Up: “The Wicked Bean” (Rebecca Harrell) First Place: “Smoke & Fire” (Becky Hart) Peoples’ Choice Award: “Jamaican Me Crazy” (Joe Union) CATHOLIC SCHOOL PARISH VERIFICATION The Archdiocese of Atlanta defines “active parishioners” as those registered and worshipping members (i.e. who attend Mass weekly), and contribute of their time, talent, and financial resources to support the Parish. Active membership is to be determined by the parish in which the family is a member. All families, new and old, are required to have a stewardship form on file with the parish before turning in a parish verification form. WELCOME TO THE PARISH Andy & Tayna Frazee & Family Diane Dudasko Kameran & Andrea Neises & Family Kenneth & Stephanie Ogan & Family Suzanne Mutic Thomas & Letitia Wilson & Family Garrett & Kelly Brown & Family Keith Bate Steve Sparwath Carol Anne Palmer David Plank Donna Reddick James Hannington 5 Kevin & Meredith O’Brien & Family Javier & Karla Henriquez David & Leslie Harrington Ryan & Caitlin Greene Robert Payne Jr Colleen Diladdo Margaret Johnson Philip & Teresa Benjamson Juan and Vilma Villalobos Michael & Beatriz Canzian & Family John & Lauren Gibson Nathan & Leanne Smith ADULT FAITH EDUCATION FAITH AND ALE NEW The Faith & Ale series on “Calling” continues on November 20 from 7:30 -9:00 pm at Avondale Pizza Café / O’Keefe’s Pub (2823 E. College Ave Decatur, GA 30030). Award-willing author and business leader Randy Hain will present “Living Out Your Calling: The Difference that Saying “YES” can Make.” Please join us for an inspiring talk and lively discussion. Come early to receive a free copy of Randy’s new book, Joyful Witness: How to be an Extraordinary Catholic. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Dan Hart (404-457-6227 or dhart@seyfarth.com). **************************************************************************************************************************** ST. THOMAS MORE YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY As a community of Catholic adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s . Contact: Senam Apaloo at 404-663-9713 or Kirsten Wehner at 404-579-0130 or email us at thomasmore.yam@gmail.com. **************************************************************************************************************************** ADULT EDUCATION BIBLE STUDY Please join us for Adult Bible Study. Sundays 10:40-11:50 am in the Parish Library For more info, please contact Jerry Pendrick at jpendrick1@yahoo.com.. **************************************************************************************************************************** TUESDAY SCRIPTURE STUDY Meets on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 pm in the Parish Library. For additional info contact Marie Trujillo at mtrujillo@stmga.org **************************************************************************************************************************** WOMEN'S EVENING OF REFLECTION The 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the chapel for silent Adoration, then to the St. Julie Room . Reflection study continues on Mary, A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother. If you have any questions, please contact Ann at: ann.m.chamberlain@gmail.com **************************************************************************************************************************** MEN’S EVENING OF REFLECTION The STM Men's Evening of Reflection is taking up Fr. Larry Richards’ Be A Man! Becoming the Man God Created You to Be as the topic for upcoming meetings. Grab a copy of the book, read along, and join the discussion as your schedule allows. We started with Chapter 1 on October 20th. Come join us the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:30 pm in the St. Julie Room! For more information about the STM Men’s Evening of Reflection, contact Philip Lee via email at pal@philiplee.com. RITE OF WELCOMING AND ACCEPTANCE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 On Sunday, November 9, at the 9:30 Mass, the St. Thomas More community will welcome its newest catechumens (not yet baptized) and candidates (baptized Christian or Catholic). These men and women have discerned God’s call to move from the Inquiry stage into a new way of life in Christ. During this rite, “the doors are opened wide” for them to enter the Church. We welcome the candidates and catechumens into our midst, and as a community help them follow in the footsteps of Christ. During this Rite they are marked with the cross, the sign of Christ’s love for us. They also receive a cross to wear as a sign that they want to follow Jesus. The final part of the Rite of Acceptance is the dismissal from the assembly. Our catechumens and candidates will be dismissed to further discuss the Word of God on a weekly basis until Easter. Dismissal helps them grow in love and knowledge of God through Scripture; since they cannot yet join us at the Eucharistic table, they are fed by God’s word. The Eucharist is a celebration of the real presence of Jesus Christ, which we Catholics share fully with one another. Following the sacraments of baptism and confirmation, our new friends will fully join us in our Eucharistic celebration at the Easter vigil. PLEASE JOIN US TO CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY AT ST. THOMAS MORE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE STM 40TH ANNUAL 8TH GRADE BAKE SALE Saturday, November 22nd, from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Sunday, November 23rd, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm (after all the morning Masses) Veteran Reception Mulhern Hall - 12:30 pm (for Veterans and their families) School Assembly - Gym - 1:30 pm (for the entire school) 6 ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK November 5 November 6 November 9 More Eats 6:00 pm Cancer Sewing 9:00 am Blood Drive 8:00 am Mulhern Hall St Julie Room Mulhern Hall WEEKLY AND MONTHLY ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY TIME & PLACE Perpetual Adoration 7 days/24 hours Chapel 7:00 pm Adoration Chapel Holy Hour (Tuesdays) Nursery Sunday 9:30 am & 12:00 Noon 10:30 am St Julie Room Baptism Class (3rd Sat monthly) Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9:30 am Mass Children’s Choir (Sunday) 10:45 to 11:15 am Choir Room Cherub Choir (Sunday) 10:45 to 11:15 am Church Adult Choir (Thursday) 7:00 pm Choir Room Nursery available for Adult Choir MAGNIFICAT PRAYER BREAKFAST All women are invited to the MAGNIFICAT PRAYER BREAKFAST on Sat., Nov. 15th, from 9:30 am-12 pm at Holy Cross Church, 3773 Chamblee Tucker Road, Atlanta. The guest speaker will be Nicole Hartman, who founded the Embrace ministry in the Atlanta Archdiocese to embrace families who have lost a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. Breakfast reservations are $15 and must be made in advance. Please mail check, payable to Magnificat Joyful Visitation, by Nov. 9 to: Kathy Timony, 6170 Rachel Ridge, Norcross, GA 30092. Check-in is at the door for those with reservations only. For information call Kathy Timony at 770-263-6957. ANNUAL FAIR TRADE SALE The Chancery’s Annual Fair Trade Sale is scheduled for Thursday, November 13th from 9:00 am-2:00 pm. We will have a range of unique gift ideas including our largest ever selection of nativities from artisans across the globe as well as Café Campesino fair trade coffee and fair trade Divine Chocolate! The Chancery is located at 2401 Lake Park Drive, SW, Smyrna, 30080. For additional information on Fair Trade please contact Leslye Colvin, Justice & Peace Ministries Program Specialist, at lcolvin@archatl.com or 404.920.7898. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL MEETING The STM conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will hold their next monthly meeting on Sunday, November 3rd at 9:30 am in the teacher’s lounge. Contact Jim O’Callahan at jimoc72@gmail.com for additional information. the lighter side Why does a Moon rock taste better than an Earth rock? It’s a little meteor. 7 STAND FOR THE RIGHT TO LIFE Please, join us during our public prayer vigils at the abortion facility located on Cliff Valley Way on Saturday mornings at 8:30 am. For info contact Aileen Barreca 404-558-3276 (Stmcathforlife@aol.com) or Jayme Caspall jcaspall@gmail.com PRAYER FOR LIFE That justice, truth, and a love for the gift of life, might inspire all legislators,, we pray to the Lord. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM For information concerning Baptism, call the parish office at 404-378-4588 SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Arrangements with the Church should be made at least 9 months in advance. SPONSORS Those wishing to act as sponsors for Baptism or Confirmation please note the requirements. 1.The person must be a registered parishioner for at least 3 months. 2.They must be active in the parish community by Mass attendance and by support of the church. SUNDAY BULLETIN Deadline for bulletin notices is Friday by 9:00 am in written form or via email to ccollins@stmga.org. PARISH MEMBERSHIP We welcome new families and individuals to our parish. Registration packets are available in the parish office Monday—Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, by asking a priest or usher after the weekend Masses, or in the Immaculata Gift Shop. Those who move away, change addresses, phone numbers, or family status are asked to notify the parish office at 404-378-4588 or mdiebold@stmga.org. The businesses who advertise on the back of the St. Thomas More Bulletin make it possible for our bulletin to be printed at NO CHARGE to the parish. So please support them and tell them you saw their ad on the STM Bulletin.