Mar 18, 2012 - stmparadise.com
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Mar 18, 2012 - stmparadise.com
Fourth Sunday of Lent March 18, 2012 Mass Times: Saturday - 5:00pm Vigil Sunday – 8:00am & 10:30am Monday thru Friday - 8:30am Holy days ~as announced Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday - 3:30 to 4:30pm or by appointment St. Thomas More Catholic Church 767 Elliott Road, Paradise, CA 95969 Email: office@stmparadise.com 530.877.4501 Fax 530.877.5633 Website: www.stmparadise.org Travel to the Holy Land with Fr. Mitch Fr. Mitch will be the chaplain on the Holy Land tour May 14-27, 2012. Destinations: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee, Capernaum, Rome, Tuscany, Florence, Assisi, and Venice. Cost: $4,690 Includes Air Fare Contact: Anthony E. Nachef, PhD (Theology) 508.340.9370 or Toll Free 1.877.994.8259 or Email: Anthony@Proximotravel.com Reserve your spot today! Readings for the Week Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 Is 49:8-15; Jn 5:17-30 Ex 32:7-14; Jn 5:31-47 Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53 Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] K O C “40 cans for Lent” The S.T.M Council of the Knights of Columbus is inviting you to join us along with all the Knights Councils in Ca. to participate in the “40 cans for lent” program. All cans collected will go directly to “Table of Plenty” food program. Many of you are participating in the “Simple Gesture” (green bag) program and we want you to continue. For those of you who are not participating in the “Simple Gesture” program, here is an opportunity to help our food program. If you feel you can participate in both during lent, your sacrifice will be received as a blessing for those in need. Please drop your cans off in the food baskets in the parish vestibule. May God Bless you abundantly, Greg DeCristofaro Thank you to all St. Thomas More parishioners using their club cards for e scrip. Last year a total of $975.72 was contributed to our church! Grief Support Ministry There will be a meeting on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 6-8 pm in the meeting room of the old rectory. The topic of the meeting will be planning the funeral mass. Anyone who would like to find out more is welcome to come. For more information Missal Reading for March 18, 2012 is located on page 86. Weekly Offering Weekly Calendar March 10-11, 2012 Sunday, March 18 Fourth Sunday of Lent 8:00am RCIA Inquiry, Church Conf. Room, by appointment, call church office at 877.4501 11:00am Legion of Mary, Achieve Mulit-purpose Room Monday, March 19 Regular Donation Table of Plenty Youth Ministry Building Fund $ Total St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary 12:00pm Methodist Church Hot lunch, Methodist Church 1:00pm Breath of the Spirit, Holy Spirit House of Prayer 3,985.50 385.00 85.00 40.00 $ 4,495.50 Thank you for your continued generosity! Tuesday, March 20 Spring Begins 6:00pm Grief Support, Funeral Planning, Old Rectory Jesus in Disguise Wednesday, March 21 9:15am Mothers and Others, Garage 12:00pm Wednesday Hot Lunch Program, Methodist Church 1:00pm 50+ Singles Group, Methodist Church 7:00pm Joyful Noise Choir Practice, Church Conf. Room Thursday, March 22 7:00pm Adult Faith Formation, Achieve Multipurpose Room Friday, March 23 Abstinence 9:15am Legion of Mary, Church Conf. Room 10:30am Table of Plenty Food Distribution, Garage 5:00pm Stations of the Cross, church “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me: (Mt 25: 35). Today, we are reminded of Jesus’ call to see him in all those we encounter. The Catholic Relief Services Collection sees Jesus in displaced families, those who seek to change unjust laws, and those who need pastoral care and humanitarian assistance across the globe. How will you help Jesus in disguise? Please be generous in today’s Collection Saturday, March 24 3:30pm Confessions 5:00pm Vigil Mass Table of Plenty By Butchie Griffin Sunday, March 25 Thank you for your generous donations of non-perishable food and thank you to those of you actively involved in the “40 Cans for 40 Days of Lent” program. All of your food and cash donations are so gratefully received to help us feed the hungry families on the ridge. We can still use donations of large paper grocery bags. God’s blessings on you and your families 8:00am RCIA Inquiry, Church Conf. Room, by appointment, call church office at 877.4501 10:30am Third Scrutiny at Mass Rest in Peace Bill Read Please come say the rosary on Monday March 19th at 7:00pm in memory of our brother Bill. His funeral Mass will be Tuesday March 20th at 10:00am. May he find eternal rest in the arms of our Lord. Matthew 25:35, 40 “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink... I assure you, as often as you did it for one of my least brothers, you did it for me.” 2 Care Net Ultrasound Initiative Fridays at 5PM During Lent: Stations ~ Sustenance ~ Soup The St. Thomas More Knights of Columbus, is beginning a campaign to collect the funds to purchase an ULTRASOUND MACHINE for our local Pregnancy Care Center “CARE NET”. We are called during Lent to fast, pray, and give alms. We are grateful for the continued availability of Stations of the Cross through our ministries during the Season of Lent! This year Stations will begin at 5pm in the Church and will be followed in Achieve Charter School’s Multipurpose Room by a notable (and brief) teaching and delicious homemade soup. 50% of the cost of the machine will be provided by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council in New Haven, CT after our local Council has raised the first 50% of the machines cost. The overall cost is projected to be $50,000. The dates are: Friday, 23 March &Friday, 30 March *Please also consider attending our Holy Week Adult Faith Formation Session with Dr. Jim McManus on Tuesday, 3 April . We’ll be looking at the art/literature of the True Cross. Please make arrangements to include Stations, Sustenance, and Soup as part of your Lenten Journey this season. This Pro Life Ultrasound Machine Program will require the financial contributions of all members of the St. Thomas More Catholic Church as well as all Pro Life supporters throughout the Paradise, California community. Reports indicate that up to 90 percent of all women considering an abortion choose to have their baby after seeing an ultrasound image. They hear their baby’s heartbeat, they see their baby’s head, arms and fingers. They know it is a child, not a “choice”. Please make your tax deductible check to the “Knights of Columbus” and note in the memo – Ultrasound Machine. Streaming Workshops The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the largest event of its kind in the U.S., drawing over 40,000 people, is now streaming workshops, liturgies and other events live on the internet at RECongress.org/ LIVE. Live streaming begins on Youth Day, Thursday, March 22 at 8:30 AM and continues throughout the weekend. If you have never attended this wonderful event this is a great opportunity to experience the outpouring of grace and enthusiasm generated by the Congress. If you watch anything, watch the opening rite (Friday morning) and the liturgies….awesome. A Child is Born We will be in front of the Church after every Sunday Mass until the funds are obtained. If you have any questions, contact Chuck Thibault, Grand Knight at 873-1850. GOD BLESS and save the children. One of the Outreach Programs of Mothers and Others is to provide meals for the family when a new mother arrives home with her newborn baby. Mothers and Others would like to announce and welcome this new arrival by placing a rose on the piano for the congregation to see. If you are expecting a child and would like us to announce the arrival in this way, please contact Norma Degmetich at 873-4913 Fight all error, but do it with good humor, patience, kindness, and love. Harshness will damage your own soul and spoil the best cause. ~St. John Kanty 3 STM Countdown To Sacraments: Scrutiny #2 = 0 days! VI! Volume 0 Issue 2 Scrutiny #3 = 7 Days! Next 1st Reconciliation = 10 Days! Next Baptism = 20 Days! ROCK At-A-Glance THE YEAR OF MARRIAGE! Check out these websites: www.foryourmarriage.org www.marriageuniqueforareason.org Saturday, 17 March FEAST OF ST. PATRICK! 4:30pm — Elect arrives Church ALSO 4:30pm — BTS Serving Team arrives to Senior Center 5:00pm — Vigil Mass (Scrutiny) 6:00pm — K of C Dinner at Senior Center Sunday, 18 March 4th Week of Lent LAETARE (ROSE!) Sunday! 8 & 10:30am — Mass Monday, 19 March FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH 6:30-8:30pm THE ROCK Youth Ministry Grades 7-12 STATIONS REHEARSAL! Meet in church! DRESS WARM PLEASE! Wednesday, 21 March Faith Formation K-5/RCIA/SS 3:00pm — Playground WE GAVE UP SNACKS 4 LENT! 3:30pm — Faith Formation 4:45pm — Dismissal NO FF Grades 6-9 (We resume next week...please report directly to CHURCH for Reconciliation Service unless you have already gone at 3:45!) Thursday, 22 March 7pm — Adult Faith Formation Friday, 23 March Abstinence (from meat) 5:00pm — Stations of/Cross 5:45pm — Brief Teaching from Catholicism in ACS MPR 6:00pm — Soup in ACS MPR Sunday, 25 March 5th Sunday of Lent 8am — Mass 10am ELECT arrives to church 10:30am — Mass/3rd Scrutiny Pray 4 Chris, Bryce, Nancy, & John! OCCUPY LENT To All Catholic Peeps Big and Small — Don’t forget! It’s SO VERY important to always know an Act of Contrition so that: 1.) I can pray it before I go to bed each night so that I learn to examine my conscience every day. If I say my Act of Contrition with my whole heart — it causes me to really look at my actions, my thoughts, and my behavior towards other people, myself, and God on a daily basis — instead of trying to examine my conscience just before going to confession. 2.) Knowing my sins makes going to confession easier as well as truly an answer to a call from God to be better...instead of something I fear...or see as an obligation! Our sacrament of confession is SUCH a gift of our Catholic Church — and really from Jesus himself! NOBODY gets to do what we get to do or feel the spirit of forgiveness in Reconciliation! How much does it ROCK to be CATHOLIC! Act of Contrition: O God, I am sorry for anything I have done to hurt you or any person. I know I should show my love for You in the way I treat the people and things You have given me. Help me to do penance and avoid things that lead me to sin. In the name of Jesus Christ, who suffered for us all, Have mercy on me. Amen. ******************************************************** 2012 STASZKOW LENTEN FAMILY CHALLENGE We are called to fast, pray, and give alms during Lent. Kevin Staszkow is the Director of Evangelization & Catechesis AND Youth and Young Adult Ministry for our Diocese of Sacramento. Some of you know him as SuperKevin. His wife Paula is a Parish Director of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry. Their daughters are 5-year old twins Sarah and Rachel. The Staszkow Family has kicked it to the next level!!! This year in addition to choosing 1 night per week during Lent when the entire family makes a commitment to: -fast from meetings or practices after school and work -fast from electricity/appliances/computers/cell phones -use one room’s worth of heat for the evening -fast from extra food at dinner (simple soup supper) -cook & eat that simple soup supper as a family -do homework and other activities by candlelight -pray/talk as a family (Question of Week) on that night -do at least 1 project that serves/gives dignity to the poor. AND the Staszkows will not be buying anything for 40 Days that is not absolutely necessary (food, staples, etc.). WOW. What do you think? Can we do it? How can we welcome the poor?! Bishop Soto has also challenged us to fast from these things that take us away from true personal contact for 6 Fridays: -social networks -text messaging -portable sound devices Team Staszkow is again challenging our STM families and others to do the same for the 6 weeks of Lent! Talk as a family and choose your day of the week! It’s Lent. Come ON. It’s supposed to be a sacrifice! BE MORE! Good Luck! Congratulations to our children who made their First Eucharist Retreat last Saturday! Angel Hernandez Destiny Muniz Jose Reyes Rachael Brennan Jose Vazquez *Isabella Vazquez *Daniel Rivera *Martin Rivera *Sonny Johnston *Mary Johnston & *Edward Resendiz *children scheduled for 1st Reconciliation 3/28 We’re also grateful for all the parents, siblings, madrinas/padrinas, our team: Elaine Helmick, Dee Cox, Deon Mangan, Tim Muniz, Dan & Dana Hegenbart, Carolina Vazquez & Fr. Mitch! WE ARE FAMILY! So we’re entering into Week #4 of Lent. How is your prayer, fasting, and almsgiving going? Looking for MORE? Here are some apps for your cell phone, tablet, or other device to help you do all 3!!! All of them are sound in teaching! Check ‘em out! Below are the icons for each app(lication), along with a brief description, availability, and average price! LAETARE!!! Confession App: Droid, iPhone, Kindle; Walks you through confession, includes format, prayers, examen, and multiple-user passwords. $1.99 Laudate App (also Catholic One): Droid, iPhone, Kindle; Daily Readings, Liturgy of the Hours, Rosary, Stations, Prayers, Roman Missal Changes, and more! FREE! iMissal App: Droid, iPhone, Blackberry, Kindle; Missal, Daily Readings, Calendar, Saints, Catholic News, Prayers, and more! $4.99 Catholic Catechism App: Droid, iPhone, Kindle; NOT actual CCC! Flash cards, quizzes, dictionary terms all from CCC! $0.99 Magnificat App: iPhone only! Actual Magnificat! Includes the artwork. $19.99/year (compare to reg. sub. =$46/year!) iBreviary App: Droid, iPhone, Blackberry, Kindle; the actual Breviary. YES. The WHOLE THING. $FREE! Got questions about Faith Formation or Youth Ministry at St. Thomas More? Call/text Colleen at 831-917-5731 OR email colleen@stmparadise.com Mass Intentions March 17-25, 2012 Sat. 5:00pm Sun. 8:00am 10:30am Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 8:30am 8:30am 8:30am 8:30am 8:30am 5:00pm Sun. 8:00am 10:30am Josefina Dominguez Guy Saiani Cliff Hoffman People of STM Bill Read Open Gertrude Valentine Michelle Degmetich Open Open Intentions of Mark & Lillian De Duca 65th wedding anniversary People of STM Sister Madre Maria de Los Angeles Denotes deceased Lenten Challenge for all! Did you know that the little “cup candles” we use at Easter Vigil are actually meant to recall our own baptism — and thus symbolize our original baptismal candle?! So really — if everyone had their original baptismal candle — we wouldn’t need vigil candles! This is probably how vigil candles began — too many of the faithful lost track of their original baptismal candle — so — Fr. Mitch is issuing us a challenge! Call/ look around — and try to find your original baptismal candle! We want you to bring it to Easter Vigil this year! If you cannot find it — Fr. Mitch will dedicate “new” candles for everyone this year! You may buy one on your own — or we will have some options available for purchase! We will continue forming you so you can really participate in this challenge! Let’s really do MORE and be MORE this Lenten Season! This week’s highlighted bulletin sponsor is: Fullers Flowers 877.7646 Please let the supporters of our bulletin know you appreciate them! Please pray for our Brothers & Sisters in Christ: Patrick Benedict Michael Bennett Anthony Borg David J. Brown Nick Brown Shirley Bruse Annie Crawford Joelle Curcuru Irma Douglas Margaret Estrada Mark & Lillian Ferguson Mark Finn Bonnie Fromm Carol Haynes Maurine Hohenthaner Crystal Kelly Janet Kruse Agnes Lynch Pat Mc Carthy Rosella Mittag Amber Moore Leo Murphy Tycen Pacheco Scotty Parker Donald Pergande Iris Powers Frank Pugel Loretta Read Peter Sales Lucy Sandoval Loraine Shipston Gary Shipton Kathy Taylor John Tenet Debbie Upton Tina Walebrock Philbrook Brooke Boisse Bridge & Baby Baby Cameron Please pray for the recently deceased: Bill Read Names will remain on the prayer list for four weeks. Question of the Week Fourth Sunday of Lent ~ March 18, 2012 First Reading: 2 Chronicles 36: 14-17, 19-29 Second Reading: Ephesians 2: 4-10 Gospel: John 3: 14-21 Theme: We believe. Question for Children: Who is one person in your life who supports your faith and helps it to grow? Question for Young People: The Gospel speaks of following God as coming toward the light. How can you move towards the light in your own life? What is the darkness that needs Jesus' healing in your life? Question for Adults: When is it difficult for you to believe? What particular line in this reading helps your faith? St. Thomas More Catholic Church Contact Information Office Hours: Monday-Friday from 11am-4pm Father Mieczyslaw “ Mitch” Maleszyk PastorMitch@stmparadise.com Parish Plant Manager: Greg Kidder Cell 228-6163 Faith Formation & Youth Ministry: Colleen O’Dowd 514-3892 (call) OR 831-917-5731 (text/call) www.icatholicyouth.com or www.yacatholic.org Music Director: Zooba Zwicker Office - 877-4501 Vocation Committee: Lou Donnelly 872-1212 Catholics Come Home: Cathy Gunter 877-3919 Mothers and Others: Norma Degmetich 873-4913 RCIA: Parish Office 877-4501 Table of Plenty: Office 877-1485 Infant Baptism Coordinator (Pre-Kindergarten/younger): Elaine Helmick 872-7341 St. Vincent de Paul Society: Office 872-4687 Knights of Columbus: Charles Thibault 873-1850 Ladies Guild: Pat Wallila Home 876-9185 Bulletin: Deadline-Tuesday, 4pm, e-mail: donna@stmparadise.com Bulletin Ads: Joe DiDuca - 877-6842 Master Calendar: PhilB@stmparadise.com Grief Support Ministry: Lois Gervais 872.0278 Funeral Planning: Barbara Wright 570.0449 Eucharistic Home Visits: Lani McManus 877.6997 Parish Registration forms are located in church vestibule. 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