Pastor Rev. John E. Janze Parochial Vicar Rev. Paul Thai Trinh Parochial Vicar Emeritus Rev. William Krekelberg Weekend Assistants Rev. Joseph Horn, O Praem Rev. Joseph Justice Deacons Deacon Tony & Mrs. Mary Patronite Deacon Stan & Mrs. Fran Necikowski Deacon Tin & Mrs. UyenLan Nguyen Deacon Leonard & Mrs. Nancy Sun Church Etiquette: The Priest / Celebrant is the last person in and the first one out at each Eucharistic Celebration.

Welcoming all, we, the Spirit-filled parish of St. Thomas More, value our Roman Catholic faith by celebrating the sacraments, breaking open the Scriptures, and joyfully offering ourselves in service to others.

Under the inspiration of our patron saint, we seek to build a caring community that embraces the values he modeled of friendship, integrity and courageous love of God.

Mass Schedule Daily 8:00 AM Vietnamese/English Mass (Saturday) 4:00 PM Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM

9:30 AM 11:15 AM 5:00 PM

Spanish/English Mass 2:15 PM

Chinese Mass 1st & 4th Sundays 12: 45PM

Tridentine Mass 2nd Sunday 12: 45PM

1st Sunday of Lent March 10, 2019

SAINT THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PARISH 51 Marketplace Irvine, CA 92602 www.stmirvine.org

Office: 949-551-8601 Fax: 949-551-5879 Religious Education 949-551-8029 Youth Ministry 949-551-8602

Office Hours:

Monday - Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday and Friday : 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday : 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Morning Prayer Wednesday & Friday Mornings

7:30-7:50 AM Inside Church

Reconciliation: Every Saturday from 3:00-4:00 PM or by appointment.

Adoration: Fridays 6:30-7:30PM

24 Hour Adoration: 22nd of the Month 8:30am-8am on the 23rd Baptisms: Call the Church office to schedule an appointment; please allow five weeks advance notice. Baptisms are held on the third and fifth Sundays of each month (if applicable), immediately following the 11:15 AM Mass.

Marriages: In accordance with Diocesan Policy, engaged couples are to begin their marriage preparation program at least six months before their date of marriage.

Please note: For Baptisms or Weddings, you must be a practicing Catholic and a member of the parish. To be a Godparent, you must be a practicing and Confirmed Catholic and if married, married in the church.

THIS WEEK AT ST. THOMAS MORE 3/11/19—3/17/19

Monday 10am-Noon Spanish Bible Study 3/11 6:00-9:00pm YM Core Meeting 6:30-9:00pm Legion of Mary 7:00-9:15pm YLI Monthly Meeting 7:30-8:30pm RCIA Tuesday 9:15-11:00am AFF Bible/Movie Study 3/12 1:30-2:30pm SVDP Food Pantry 3:30-6:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm REP 6th-8th grade 7:00-9:15pm CRHP Women Wednesday 8:30-11:00am Library Open 3/13 10:00-Noon Legatus 2:00-7:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm Confirmation One Class 7:00-9:15pm Respect Life Meeting 7:30-9:15pm Reflections with Fr. Justice 7:00-9:00pm VM Catholic Mother’s Mtg Thursday 8:30am-12:30pm Library Open 3/14 9:00-11:00am AFF Bible Study 3:30-6:30pm REP 7:00pm Lenten Study w/ Deacon Stan 7:00-8:30pm Confirmation One Class 7:00-8:30pm SVDP Board Meeting 7:00-9:00pm CRHP Men 7:15-9:00pm Spanish Bible Study 7:30-8:15pm English RCIA Friday 8:45am-12:45pm Little Way Homeschool 3/15 4:00-7:00pm Fish Fry 6:00-9:00pm ICF Monthly Meeting 6:30-7:30pm Adoration 6:30-9:30pm VM Core Group Meeting 7:30-9:00pm Stations of the Cross Saturday All day CRHP Women 3/16 9:00-11:00am Deacon’s Bible Study Noon-2:00pm Live Stations Rehearsal 1:00-4:00pm VM Faith Enhancement 3:00-4:00pm Reconciliation 3:00-4:00pm RCIA 4:00pm Vietnamese-English Mass 5:00-7:00pm VM Faith Enhancement 5:30pm English Mass Sunday 8, 9:30, 11:15am English Masses 3/17 7am-3:00pm CRHP Women 8:45am-1:00pm Library Open 12:15pm Baptisms 2:15pm Spanish Mass 5:00pm English Mass 6:00-8:00pm Life Teen Life Night

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43- 48 Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17 — 4:1 [3:20 — 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36

TODAY’S READINGS

.First Reading — God brought us into this land flowing with milk and honey (Deuteronomy 26:4-10). Psalm — Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble (Psalm 91). Second Reading — The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart (Romans 10:8-13). Gospel — Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led into the desert for forty days (Luke 4:1-13). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

My Dear People, Today’s theme on the Readings: ALMSGIVING, PRAYER, FASTING, AND TEMPTATION As we begin our season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, the reading from Deuteronomy reminds us of our duty of almsgiving, that we “set [our offerings] before the Lord, [our] God, [and] shall bow down in [God’s] presence” (Deuteronomy 26:10). The reading from Romans refers us to our prayer, reminding us that “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart . . . For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:8, 13). These are comforting words, and encourage us to ask God for what we need and to aid us in our prayer. Finally, the Gospel of Luke shows us a fasting Jesus, who was tempted as we are, and who knows what it means to be human. Someone once said that temptation arises when you’re tired and weary, and the devil comes along and makes a perfectly reasonable suggestion. Jesus shows us that, with his help, we too can overcome our temptations, reasonable as they may sound. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

In Christ, Father John

PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday 8:00AM †Betty Ghesquiere

9:30AM †Consuelo Lopez

11:15AM Bill Edmundson

2:15PM †Jose Paz Sicat

5:00PM †Linda Williamson

Monday 8:00AM †Leticia Deleon

Tuesday 8:00AM †Patrick Thornton

Wednesday 8:00AM †Didi Garcia

Thursday 8:00AM †Mary Feagans

Friday 8:00AM †Mnsgr. Timothy J. Doyle

Saturday 8:00AM

4:00PM 5:30PM

†Sara Bellavia †Donald Chisholm †Mazie Bonfiglio †Jacqueline Stevenson †Roland Sanidad †Virgie Virdin †Romy Pascual †Mildred Citro Lourdes Frias †Mario Miranda †Souls in Purgatory †Peter Fieweger

12:45PM †Souls in Purgatory

Please call the office when it is time to remove a name.

Joe Allee Mike Anderson Judy Anselmo Bill Burk Mary & Joe Bush Baby Zane Cabazon Linda Carter Hui-Mei Chen Clara Connor Alexandra Conti Petra Cordova Ellie Dainko Ann D'Alessandro Henry Damigella Jim Danaher Larry Doan Marsha Feldstein Howard Frankel, MD Gabriel Franson Lourdes Frias Cynthia Fox Rob F. Gorman Emma Hager Tina Halberg Phyllis Hammond Mike Harvey Margaret Hawley

Robert Henry Clara Honea Dominador Hontucan Elsa Jatwani Theresa Johnston Sharon Jones Doris Jordan Cheri Rimando-Juarez Ty Vivian Knisely Elizabeth Kulas Richard Kulas Larry Lathrum Todd Leeds Hal Leinbach Frances Lodato Jennifer Lordan Bob Machado Andrea Maciel Betty Mackintosh Cavan McGaffney Howard Mellott Durvalina Menezes Stephanie Mispagel Agnes Motley Susan Navarette Nam Van Nguyen Karen Norton Agnes Pamintuam

Regina Park Charlie Perrea Norma Quyang Craig Randall Fr. Jim Reis Ponciano Reyes Debbie Rivera Anita Ruwaldt Jackson & Gerri Scharff Lt. Col. Ed Smith Liz Thomas Gail Tierney Maria To Bob & Denise Trujillo Jack Troung David Valentine Lissette Valenzuela Daniel Villareal Jim Vessey John Weber Bill Westlund Mike Winchester Mary Wong Prospero Ylagan Joe Zwetow

Collections and Expenses

Includes electronic giving 2-25-19 to 3-3-19

Sunday Collection $24,403 Believe & Grow Together Capital Campaign $11,017** Building Fund $ 1,720* Other Income $ 1,867 Regular Expenses $ 8,167 **for future church *for current church

Thank you for your generosity!

As Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert, the Church traditionally fasts during Lent. A form of bodily prayer, fasting and abstinence in union with other Christians reminds us of our utter dependence on and love for God. A gesture of repentance, fasting is symbolic of a change of heart as

we turn away from sin to live in fidelity to the Gospel. Lenten Regulations: Fasting: Ages 18-59 fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, limiting themselves to one full meal and two smaller meals each day, with no snacking between meals. Abstinence: Catholics age 14 and older abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent.

Rest in the Love of Christ Ramon Sanchez Martinez

Funeral Mass: March 11th at 9:30am

Check our website: stmirvineym.org for all current Youth-related information and office hours.

CONFIRMATION STUDENTS:

Next C1 Session = Mar 13th or 14th 7:00-8:30pm

Next C2 Session = Mar 20th or 21st

7:00-8:30pm

A reminder to ALL Confirmation

Candidates and Families: Please be proactive in completing the additional components required for

preparation.

Visit stmirvineym.org/confirmation to find more specific information

as well as reflection forms the candidates must complete.

The Library Corner

Good Sunday to all of you! Lent is a season filled with His grace, a perfect time to seek God’s counsel. This year, instead of simply giving up sweets, we are being challenged by many to seek a deeper and more permanent relationship with Jesus and His Church. Is that something you have considered? What a wonderful outcome if we could use this sacred time to become more like that person the Lord created us to be, “the best version of yourself”, as Matthew Kelly has termed it. Lent is set aside by the Church as a time for change and spiritual growth, both a gift and a journey. Below are two outstanding books from Dynamic Catholic for your consideration as a way to begin this pilgrimage from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. 1. Rediscover Catholicism, by Matthew Kelly. This book “takes

us on an adventure of life-changing proportions” (from the back cover, and seemingly true).

2. Resisting Happiness, by Matthew Kelly. I have recommended this one before and do so again. It brings us to the realization of an all too common human practice.

Let’s make this Lent “one-for-the-books”!

The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart

-Romans 10:8-13

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Often, when a family keeps vigil around a person who is preparing for death, they may notice three interwoven activities. First, the dying person may become more prayerful and reflective than ever before, reviewing life’s journey in gratitude to God, or seeking forgiveness and making amends for wrongs. Second, as death approaches, the need to eat and drink is lessened until even an ice cube brushed against the lips is satisfying. Third, persons who are dying often make plans to give their possessions away, making bequests, handing treasures down, providing for favorite charities. Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving: with these three “pillars” of Lent, we rehearse our death every year in this season, and anticipate the final work we will do in this life. And every year, at the end of our journey, is the joy of Easter and the experience of the victory of Christ over death’s darkness and power. Annually, we remind ourselves that the Christian experiences the same power and presence at the end of life’s journey: Christ to the rescue and the lasting joy of heaven. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: First Sunday of Lent; Rite of Election; Rite of Calling the Candidates to Continuing Conversion; Rite of Sending; Daylight Saving Time begins; Girl Scouting Sunday Monday: Julian Calendar Lent begins Friday: Abstinence

Heavenly Father, Thank you for watching over the people of

Saint Thomas More Parish and helping us to Believe and Grow Together. May everyone who

visits our church feel welcome and may the beautiful surroundings and joy from our parish fill the hearts

and spirits of all. As we build our new church in your honor, we ask you Lord to open our eyes to your

countless gifts and, with a spirit of gratitude, help our community to make a joyful return to you.

St. Thomas More pray for us. Amen.

Adapted from prayers composed by children and adult parishioners

Believe and Grow Together!

A sacred and inspiring permanent church is coming!

Please join the STM Parish family in prayer as we continue on our

journey toward building our sacred space. Thank you to all who have contributed toward the campaign. We have raised the most money ever in

our parish history, but there is more to be done.

FLU SEASON ETIQUETTE

With the arrival of the cold and flu season, we thought we would provide some helpful guidelines for your

participation in the Liturgy. If you are sick, please stay home. Please remember that it is not a sin to miss Mass

because you are sick. If you are attending Mass, please be understanding if your neighbor is choosing not to shake hands. A simple gesture like a smile or bow of the head would be appropriate to demonstrate the mutual charity celebrated at that time during Mass. During this season, please strongly consider receiving the Eucharist in the

hand only. Receiving the Eucharist under both species is up to the individual. It is important to remember,

however, that Christ is truly and completely present under each of the sacramental signs of either bread or wine.

Therefore, if you are ill, please consider refraining from the cup during this flu season.

Our Annual PSA drive began last week. Thank you so much to those who have already pledged or donated to support the mission of the church in our diocese through their commitment to our 2019 Pastoral Service Appeal. Every household is encouraged to show that they are Proud to be Catholic by supporting this appeal. No gift is too great or too small and every dollar helps. Once we have met this assessment of $134,000, the donations will be returned to our parish to the capital campaign to build our new church. PSA envelopes are at the back of the church and in the church office and can be returned in the collection basket or brought directly to the church. We take cash, checks, credit cards, and even stocks and remember your pledge can be divided into 10 monthly payments if that is easier for you. Please consider donating today!

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ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH MINISTRIES

Events around the Diocese of Orange

24 Hours for the Lord

Friday, March 29th & Saturday, March 30th at the Christ Cathedral Campus

Mass will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the Arboretum. The Benediction at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Arboretum. A complete schedule and more information will be posted

at: https://www.rcbo.org/24-hours-for-the-lord/