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Mission Statement : With the grace and guidance of the Holy Spirit, and through Sacred Scripture and Tradition, the Saint Thomas More Parish Family welcomes all to join us on our journey in faith and celebration as we proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, especially in loving service to those in need. As part of the Universal Church, we witness to the dignity of every person. All this we do to give glory and honor to God.

Pastoral Staff Pastor ........................................ Reverend Michael J. Yadron; Ext. 312

myadron@stm-church.com Associate Pastor .....................Reverend Michael J. Hoffman; Ext. 314

mhoffman@stm-church.com Deacons ................................................................... Mr. Joseph Stodola ..............................................................................Dr. Napoleon Tabion Director of Development ................................ Noreen Bickel; Ext. 330 Pastoral Care .................................Deacon Napoleon Tabion; Ext. 315 Dir. Religious Formation ... Sister Marilyn Hettinger, O.S.B.; Ext. 332

Parish Office Staff Office Hours:M-F 8:00 ~ 8:00 / Sat. 8:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. Web Site www.stm-church.com E-mail address is: parish.office@stm-church.com Office Phone………. 836-8610 Office Fax ........... 836-9185 Bulletin Editor ............................................. Mrs. Candy Ally; Ext. 311 E-mail address for bulletin is: bulletin@stm-church.com Bookkeeper .........................................Mrs. Barbara Gondeck Ext. 307 Daytime Receptionist .................................Mrs. Susan Strain; Ext. 310 Evening Receptionist ..............................Ms. Veronica Brtos; Ext. 310

Pastoral Ministries Circle of Prayer .........................................Mary Jo Humpfer 836-5002 Environment & Art ..............................................Jean Bados 836-8610 Eucharistic Ministers ...................................Mr. Jerry Reach 322-5754 Hospitality Ministry .........................................Jim D’Orazio 838-9343 Lectors ...............................................................Jo Ann Long 836-5678 Music Ministry .................... Miss Angie Lorandos 836-8610, Ext. 338 Nursery ................................................... Kaaren A. Mashura 836-5079 St. Vincent dePaul ........................... Mrs. Sharon Marmalejo 836-8610 SVDP Youth Conference .........................Clare McCullough 838-4104 Vocations Committee .............................. Mrs. Mary Kochis 322-7262

Pastoral Council Margot Blocher ................................................................ David Kapala Cathy Delgado ..............................................................Nancy Klawitter Wendy Depa ...................................Kaaren A. Mashura, Council Chair Jim D’Orazio .....................................................................Paul Propson Patrick Feeney ................................................................ Virgil Ramirez Lynn Tabion

St. Thomas More School Pre-School through 8th Grade Office Hours: M-F 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. School web site ~ www.stm-school.com School Phone .......... 836-9151 School Fax .......................... 836-0982 Principal ....................................................Mr. Chet Nordyke; Ext. 322 Dir. of Religious Formation ....Sr. Marilyn Hettinger, O.S.B.; Ext. 332 School Administrative Assistant .......Mrs. Jennifer Gonzalez; Ext. 328 School Reception & Office Associate ..Mrs. Mary Jo Biscan; Ext. 329 Dir. of Student Special Services .................Mrs. Tina Boyle; Ext. 323 Home & School Association. ................ Mrs. Chris O’Brien 934-9284 Parish & School Offices Associate ......... Mrs. Pam Wadycki; Ext. 339

Cornerstone Center 8635 Calumet Avenue ~ Munster, IN 46321 Phone ....................................................................................... 836-2660 Fax ........................................................................................... 836-2655

Sacramental Information Confessions Saturdays ................................................................ 3:30-5:00 p.m. First Friday ..............................1/2 hour before the 6:30 a.m. Mass Baptisms .............................. First and Third Sundays at 1:00 p.m.

Parents must be registered parishioners and regularly attending at least six months before the baptism. At least one of the godparents must be a practicing Catholic.

Pre Baptism Class .....................................2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Parents must call the Parish Office to schedule class and/or Baptism. Marriage .............. Must be a registered, practicing member of the parish at least six months before beginning the six month preparation program for marriage.

Communion calls and visits to Hospitals and Homebound: Call the Parish Office for Sacraments at hospital or at home.

St. Thomas More Religious Formation Pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade Office Hours:M-F 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Formation Phone ............................................................................. 836-8610 Director .......................................Sister Marilyn Hettinger, O.S.B.; Ext. 332 Administrative Assistant ..................................Mrs. Audrey Frigo; Ext. 336 Grades K through 8 ~ Wed. & Thurs. 4:30 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Pastoral Commissions Chairpersons Formation/Education ...................Sister Marilyn Hettinger, O.S.B.; Ext 332 Parish Life ........................................................................Mrs. Marilyn Pajor Peace & Social Justice .................................................. Mrs. Barbara Shaver Spirituality & Worship ....................................................Mrs. Joyce Stodola Stewardship ...............................................................................Diane Houser

Parish Organizations Altar & Rosary Society ...............................................Ruth Banas 836-5387 Elizabeth Ministry ............................................Kathy Dominguez 924-9212 Holy Name Society .......................................................Joe Adams 865-3566 Senior Citizens ..................................................Eleanor Schveiger 836-2025 Respect Life ..............................................................Alice Wohler 836-5337 Knights of Columbus ............................................... Dave Blocher 836-2168 Blue Army ....................................................Rose Marie Malburg 836-8779 Finance .................................................................. Barbara Shaver 838-9200 Planned Giving .......................................................................Ken Krupinski Building Maintenance ..................................................... Bob Ray 924-6472 Boy Scouts ............................................................Patrick Gorman 923-5156 Cub Scouts ..................................................................Curt Anglin 844-2178 Girl Scouts ...............................................................Cheryl Meyer 922-9237 Catering/Hall Rental ..........................................Kathleen Pagorek 972-0539 Mom’s Group ...............................................................Dawn Hein 923-6352 Ushers Club ...........................................................Jim Marmalejo 836-8607 Youth Group ............................................................ Pam Ratajack 923-2031

New Parishioner Registration To make it as convenient as possible for you, new parishioners may register at any time in the Parish Office. New Parishioner Orientation New parishioners are invited to attend a New Parishioner Orienta-tion at 9:00 a.m. in the Solar Room on the last Sunday of every month. If you have not yet registered and want more information about our parish, you are welcome to attend the orientation.

St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church 8501 Calumet Avenue, Munster, IN 46321

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Saturday, April 21 8:30 am J. & S. Smith 5:30 pm S. Caraher, G. W. Childs, A. & M. Flores, A. Gonzalez Sunday, April 22 6:30 am B. & E. O’Neill, J. Ratajack 8:00 am J. Biscan, R. Gorman, R. Fink, C. Hinojosa, J. Mulesa 10:00 am M. McGrath, P. O’Brien, S. O’Sullivan, M. Peters, A. Sikora 12:00 noon M. & T. Muta, E. Paskewicz

SUNDAY, April 15 ~ Divine Mercy Sunday ~ Second Sunday of Easter 6:30 am For Our Parish Family 8:00 am Hannah Quinn (Ann.) by Lois Quinn & Family 10:00 am Donna Jean Strange by Family 12:00 noon Catherine Somenzi (Ann.) by Parents MONDAY, April 16 6:30 am All Souls Day Intentions 8:30 am Deceased Brothers of Joseph Neverauskas TUESDAY, April 17 6:30 am Bob O’Brien (Ann.) by Joseph O’Brien Family 8:30 am John Steinhauer by Pam & Milan Dotlich 10:00 am William Murakowski by STM Holy Name Society

(MASS AT MED-INN CAFETERIA, Group 3) WEDNESDAY, April 18 6:30 am Helen Lovison by Daughter Pat 8:30 am Alex Konopka (Ann.) by Louis & Marlene Chronowski THURSDAY, April 19 6:30 am Ed Nadratowski by Jan Meier & Family 8:30 am Katherine Jurkash (Ann.) by John & Dorothy Jurkash FRIDAY, April 20 6:30 am Intention of John Costelloe 8:30 am John & Laura Holda by Sister & Niece SATURDAY, April 21 ~ St. Anselm 8:30 am John & Mary Pumnea by Daughter-in-law Shirley 5:30 pm Joseph & Jeanette Kulczyk by Helen Kulczyk

SUNDAY, April 22 ~ Third Sunday of Easter 6:30 am For Our Parish Family 8:00 am In Honor of Frederic Ozanam by STM St. Vincent de Paul Society 10:00 am Deceased Members of Leahy & Stuber Families by Mary & Gene Leahy 12:00 noon Deceased Members of Swida & Bos Families

CELEBRANTS Saturday, April 21 5:30 pm Fr. Mike Yadron Sunday, April 22 6:30 am Father Mike Yadron 8:00 am Father Mike Yadron 10:00 am Father Michael Hoffman 12:00 noon Father Michael Hoffman

Second Sunday of Easter ~ Divine Mercy Sunday April 15, 2007

Nicholas Stephen, son of Andy & Helene Waller

Alice Figurski

CSA Volunteers – Pledge Sundays Catholic Service Appeal Volunteers will be called the week of April 15th, regarding assignments on Pledge Sundays. Pledge Sundays are scheduled for April 21st & April 22nd, and April 28th & 29th. Please make every effort to cover your assigned time. Additional volunteers are needed for follow-up calls. If there are any questions, please call Jean Thornton at 865-0399. Thank you for your time and assistance.

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Readings for the Week of April 15, 2007 Sunday: Acts 5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31 Monday: Acts 4:23-31/Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 Next Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14

EASTER SUNDAY, April 15 10:00 am Mass ~ Altar & Rosary 60th Anniversary Corp. Communion 2:00 pm Queen of Peace Cenacle ~ Chapel 6:30 pm STMS Youth Group ~ Cornerstone MONDAY, April 16 Market Day Pick-up ~ Gym ~ 5:00-6:00 pm 5:00 pm Spirituality/Worship ~ Conference Room 7:00 pm Fr. Mike Adult Catechism ~ Solar Room 7:00 pm Holy Name ~ Cafeteria 7:00 pm Religious Formation Comm. ~ Conference Room TUESDAY, April 17 9:15 am - 6:30 pm ~ Eucharistic Adoration ~ Chapel 1:00 pm Prayer/Vocations ~ Chapel 6:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Chapel 7:00 pm RCIA ~ Solar Room 7:00 pm Video Bible ~ Conference Room WEDNESDAY, April 18 9:30 am Bible Study ~ Conference Room 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm ~ Religious Formation Classes 7:00 pm Elizabeth Ministry ~ Chapel THURSDAY, April 19 9:00 am Moms’ Group ~ Cornerstone 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm ~ Religious Formation Classes 7:00 pm Festival Committee ~ Solar Room FRIDAY, April 20 4:30 - 8:00 pm ~ Spaghetti Dinner to Benefit Zach Scriff ~ Social Center SATURDAY, April 21 7th Annual 5K Run for Tomorrow ~ Registration 7:00 am ~ Race 8:30 am ~ Munster Pool SUNDAY, April 22 CSA Kick-off Sunday 8:00 am Mass ~ Holy Name Corporate Communion 1:00 pm SVDP Youth Conference ~ Teachers’ Lounge

P lease pray for the sick of our parish....

Virginia Hale Amy Hayes Eleanore Heggi Marie Henke Evelyn Hennes Theresa Hester Ray Humpfer Steve Izzo Elizabeth Jacob Jo Jusko Joseph Justynski Debbie Kaczka Robert Kalka Carol Keilman Josephine Knesek Janet Knight Ken Kors Helen Krull Julia Kukta Jerome Kula Lois Kus Irene Kwiecien Stefan Kwiecien Maria Lovell Horace Lyle Julia Lyle Gregory Mahoney Kathryn McBride Faye Meny Sandi Merlo Olga Mihalo Clarence Miller William Modrock Gerald Moran Robert Mudroncik Jean Narvid John Nelson Jr. Steven Nowaczyk Valerie O’Donnell

Audrey Ostroff Marciala Perez Gertrude Peters Johanna Petruch Elizabeth Pilones Julia Radde Irene Rompola Ted Rutkowski Bernice Rybicki Ann Sardella Mary Sarnowski George Sauer Jean Schultz Marie Schultz Zachery Scriff James Secviar Grace Sheridan Ed Sidor Wallace Skierge Joseph M. Smelko Carolyn Smiley Greta Standish Deborah Stareck Jean Strych Carolyn Sutley Georgianne Suto Rose Theis Gerardo Trevino Anthony Ubuane Madeleine Vranken Adele Wall Sally Walters Margaret Wegrzyn Annette Wilson Tammy Wollersheim Lucille Wonnell Bill Wyherek Cecilia Ziegler

Santa Agnello Coleen Alexander Deborah Ancich Rudolph Asanovich Doris Aurelio Maria Aurelio Irene Baker Frank Balon Kathleen Balon Maxine Bellamy Antonio Belmonte Tom Bernacki Michael Boston Stephany Burney Dorothy Campbell James Campbell Al Carollo Carol Carollo Kathleen Cecil Jacqueline Morrow Christian Frank Coman Vincent Corsello Mike Curtain Garrett De Vries Clarena Della Rocco David Drewniak Margaret Dubczak John Fetzko Sr. Beatrice Flahaven Elizabeth Follmer John Forde Phyllis Garber Andrea Garritano Joseph Gasiorek James Gaskey Dorothy Gillespie James Grunewald Rich Haak

Second Sunday of Easter

We are all familiar with the wonderful characters created by A. A. Milne in his stories of Winnie the Pooh. Each had his or her own traits and personalities, but there is something charming about Eeyore, the gray donkey with the pessimistic nature. While he was a part of the group, he was equally satisfied with going off by himself, muttering about how bad things were. One can't but help think of Eeyore when reading about the apostle Thomas. In today's Gospel reading from John, we are again introduced to Thomas. He was not with the disciples when Jesus first appeared to them after the Resurrection; instead he was off by himself, fearful for his safety and deeply saddened by the loss of his friend and teacher. Not believing the others had seen Jesus, he only proclaimed "My Lord and my God!" after seeing him himself. This is our challenge; to reach out to those who doubt the most. Thomas, though, was only the last of them to doubt. Remember, these believers had just experienced the Passion and death on the cross; so great was their grief, one can imagine that the Resurrection seemed impossible (CCC 643). But, as with all things having a purpose, it was through Jesus' appearance to them in their time of doubt that their faith was born. Look around you for signs of life; remove whatever doubt you may have that such signs are anything but a gift of the promise of new life in Christ.

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The Pastor’s Page

Priests and deacons have served the Diocese of Gary more than fifty years. Others have served in the territory that is now the Diocese of Gary. Please pray for those men who have been called to God and whose anniversaries of death are this week: April 17: Rev. Frank A. Seimetz (1965) April 19: Rev. Hilary S. Halter, OFM (1983) April 21: Rev. Edwin E. Eisenhardt (1963)

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE A taxpayer received a strongly worded "second notice" that his taxes were overdue. Hastening to the collector's office, he paid his bill, saying apologetically that he had overlooked the first notice. "Oh," confided the collector with a smile, "we don't send out first notices any more. We have found that the second notices are more effective."

MANY THANKS! Thank you for your generosity in last week’s Easter Sunday collection. We deposited $67,955.78 in the bank. I am always so overwhelmed by your generosity. Thank you for your continued support of all that goes on here at St. Thomas More. God bless you!

WHY IS MASS ON HOLY SATURDAY SO LATE? Every year there are some parishioners who come to church on Holy Saturday evening and are surprised to see no cars or people here for a 5:30 p.m. Mass. They always ask why Mass is so late on Holy Saturday. Did you know that is not just some whim of the priests at any parish? Actually, the time for the Vigil Mass of Easter is always determined by the Church and the information is disseminated to its priests. The Vigil Mass of Easter is not allowed to begin until after sundown on Holy Saturday evening. Why is that? If you think about all that happens at the Mass, you can intuit the answer rather quickly. After all, what is the very first thing that happens at the Vigil Mass of Easter? The blessing of the fire. After the fire is blessed the blessing of and lighting of the Pascal Candle takes place. The Pascal Candle represents Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Since we are blessing the fire and candle to represent Christ as the light, it takes on much more importance as a symbol if we wait until dark. And so we have the beginning of the Vigil Mass of Easter set after sunset. This is the only Mass in the liturgical calendar to be determined specifically by sunset.

ON A SEPARATE NOTE Many of us were conscious of a noticeable increase in attendance in the services of the Triduum — The Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, and the Vigil Mass of Easter on Holy Saturday. I take this opportunity to thank all of you who accepted the invitation extended to you at Mass on Palm Sunday to “do Easter right” in terms of attending and celebrating all three days of the Triduum. Hopefully you were able to see how the three days went together and, in the process, see the faith of the Church unfold in front of your eyes.

THANK YOU Easter is definitely one of the “goodie times” of the year. To that end, I say thank you to all of you who sent me cards, who gave me Easter sweets and other gifts, or who assured me that I was in their prayers over the holy days of Easter. God bless you for your kindness and generosity to me.

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God's Word God's word is both comforting and challenging. We are comforted in knowing that we are loved and redeemed by the Lord Jesus. We are challenged to respond to that loving redemption by following in the footsteps of the Lord, that life of acting justly, loving tenderly, and walking humbly with our God. We express this life specifically by being good caretakers of God's gifts. We live discipleship by lives of joyful generosity.

Sacrificial Offering for April 1, 2007

Adults $27,083.50 Loose $1,375.34 Children $22.91 TOTAL $28,481.75

Thank you for your generosity!

CONTINUING THE JOURNEY

The star magnolias droop from their twigs like snow drops in February. The golden daffodils and majestic pink and purple tulips bow over to the fickle weather. But they are all very resilient and determened to return to rise again. It is their nature. Their color and glory may be gone now, but their leaves will come and they will grow and flower again. In the past weeks I have caused to think of the writer Andre Dubus. I have mentioned his name before. I still have not unpacked his short stories; they are still in boxes in my sister’s basement. But his words speak from those depths. Dubus suffered many losses in his 63 years. Many family tragedies, three divorces, depression, the loss of his legs but he never lost his faith. A faith he described as a belief that God never stops believing in you. Throughout his life he had a deep devotion to the Eucharist. This rooted-ness is what kept him going. He wrote in the short story “On Charon’s Wharf” from the anthology Broken Vessels: “Since we are all terminally ill, each breath and step one day closer to the last, I must consider those sacraments which soothe our passage … this morning I received the sacrament I still believe in: at seven-fifteen the priest elevated the host, then the chalice, and spoke the words of the ritual, and the bread became flesh, the wine became blood, and minutes later I placed on my tongue the taste of forgiveness and of love that affirmed, perhaps celebrated my being alive, my being mortal…my belief in the sacrament of the Eucharist is simple: without touch, God is a monologue, an idea, a philosophy; he must touch and be touched, the tongue on the flesh, and that touch is the result of the monologues, the ideas, the philosophies which led to faith; but in the instant of the touch there is no place or thinking, for talking; the silent touch affirms all that, and goes deeper; it affirms the mysteries of love and mortality.” This is the faith that Dubus found again and again to fight his depression, his infirmities, his losses. He came to God each morning. His faith was living and life giving. He was resilient to all kinds of weather. He was very human. He needed very much the nourishment and the reassurance of God’s love and forgiveness. He found that he needed to be in contact with God. To feel, to touch, to taste God. Sunday’s reading has a character we all heard of who also needed to touch and feel God, Thomas. God came back to allow Thomas to touch him and then believe. God does the same for us. He comes to us in the Eucharist and allows us to touch, feel, and taste him but we first need to come to the “room”. Come to the room and touch and be touched. You cannot enjoy the feast unless you come to the feast. The gospel seems to indicate that Thomas only needed to see and touch the Lord once and then he believed from that point on. Most of us are like Andre Dubus though. We need to daily touch, feel, and taste the Lord (at least weekly in the Eucharist) because we sin daily. We need to come back again and again to the God who never stops believing in us.

Sacrificial Offering for April 8, 2007

Adults $64,496.50 Loose $3,386.00 Children $78.28 TOTAL $67,955.78

Thank you for your generosity!

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Registration for the 2007/2008 school year is in progress. For more information or to schedule a personal tour please call Pam at 219-836-9151 ext. 309

April 15, 2007

Run for Tomorrow 7th Annual - 5K Run/Walk

Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:30 am Race Time

The 8th Grade will sponsor a

BAKE SALE TODAY

April 14th & 15th

Race day registration/packet pickup: 7:00-8:15 am

Race Course– 5K - USTAF Certified IN-05088-JW • Start and finish at Munster Pool in Munster

Community Park. (about 1/2 mile south of Ridge Road off of Calumet Ave).

• Course routes through community. • Computerized Timing by

DRKomputing: http://www.drkomputing.com/

• Adult & Children Divisions

SAME DAY REGISTRANTS WELCOME!

For more information and registration application requests:

Call - 219-836-9151 or pick up a form at the church or school office.

http://runfortomorrow.tripod.com/ Online Registration:

http://www.signmeupsports.com

Pasta Dinner For

Zach

Friday, April 20th — 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In the St. Thomas More Gym

8435 Calumet Ave., Munster, IN

Adults $8.00 — Under 12 $4.00

Includes: Pasta, Bread, Salad, Coffee, or Pop Desserts Available For Purchase

Tickets Must Be Purchased In Advance

Tickets for school

families will be sent through school. All

others will pick their tickets up at

the door.

Pasta Donated by: The Original John’s Pizzeria -

Munster & Zuni’s - Schererville

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Pasta Dinner for Zach Order Form

Name: Address: If School Family Child’s Name & Room Number: # of Adult Tickets: __ @ $8.00 each $ ____ # of Children Tickets (under 12): _ @ $4.00 each ___ Sorry I/we cannot attend, here is a donation for Zach $ ____ Total Enclosed $ ____

Zach Scriff is an 8th grade student and parishioner at St. Thomas More. He underwent heart transplant surgery several months ago. All proceeds from this dinner will help offset his medical costs.

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If any of your family or your friends are sick and cannot come to Mass, please call our Pastoral Care Office at 836-8610 ext. 315 and we will be glad to bring them communion.

Food & Volunteer Request for SVDP Once again the pantry of St. Vincent de Paul is getting very low on items that we give to our clients. We are asking our parishioners to be generous with donations of toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo, toothpaste, hand soap, laundry detergent, tuna, jelly, peanut butter, cake mixes, jello, meal helpers, rice, pancake mix, canned fruit, vegetables, sugar, flour, etc. By your generosity, you help those who are in need, and fulfill Jesus’ command to help feed the hungry. We are also in need of volunteers to help deliver food to our clients. By becoming a member of a team, you would be committed to one week a month to be on call for food deliveries. We encourage anyone interested to come to a meeting and see what we are about. Our meetings are twice a month, the second and fourth Wednesday, at 6:30 pm. The meeting date and time are also listed in the Sunday bulletin. This is a wonderful opportunity to live out the Gospel life that God calls us to.

ST. THOMAS MORE PASTORAL COUNCIL

Have you considered membership on the St. Thomas More Pastoral Council? Five members will be chosen on May 27, 2007 at the 10:00 am Mass. All nominees will be required to attend discernment meetings that will take place on May 8, May 15, & May 22. The discernment meetings will give the candidates an opportunity to learn more about the Pastoral Council and meet the other members of the Pastoral Council. The Pastoral Council members include parishioners who are willing to participate in prayer and spiritual formation, are willing to listen to others and new ideas, understand and accept the mission of our parish, are open to views of others, are willing to work as a team member, and are willing to make a commitment of time and talent to the Council, the Parish and the Church. Pastoral Council members meet once a month, and also participate in Commission meetings. The nomination period will begin on April 21st and end on April 29th at 1:30 pm, and nomination forms will be in next weeks’ bulletin. Ballots can be completed and placed in the red boxes at the church entrances or the Parish Office.

Lake County Right to Life’s annual banquet will take place on Friday, April 27th at The Croation Center. The hall is located at 8550 Taft, (1/2 mile south of Rt. 30) in Merrillville. The Silent Auction begins at 5:00 p.m. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. The main speaker will be Tom Roeser, a radio talk show host, writer, lecturer, teacher, former vice president of the Quaker Oats Company and regular Op Ed contributor to the Chicago Sun-Times. Lake County Right to Life is offering people the opportunity to show their support for the pro-life cause. Enclosed is a check for tickets $__________ $30.00-adults, $20.00. Name (Please Print)____________________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________Phone______________________ mail to: Lake County Right to Life P.O. Box 9103 Highland IN 46322

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ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH 2007 CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL

PLEDGE WEEKEND SCHEDULE

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST & 22ND SATURDAY & SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH & 29TH

This year, our Catholic Services Appeal (CSA) goal is $106,058. Please be as generous as possible and consider the following:

• Excess funds, over our goal, will be returned to the parish for continual improvements to the interior of our church.

• There are several pledge options available:

1) Entire pledge amounts can be paid by check or cash and using the

contribution envelope provided in your packet.

2) A portion of the pledge can be paid now and remaining monthly payments can be processed by the Diocese.

3) Visa or Mastercard pledges will be accepted during pledge weekends.

In addition to the CSA envelope provided in your contribution packet, a gold envelope has been provided in a letter from Fr. Mike. Gold envelopes will also be available on pledge weekends at each entrance of the church. Pledges can also be processed in the parish office or by mail. If you are unable to contribute this year, please submit a pledge card. Parishioners, who have not submitted pledge cards, will be contacted by phone. Your contribution and response is greatly appreciated. The CSA qualifies for many corporate matching programs. Please send in your forms if your company has a matching program. God bless your for your continued generosity!!!

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All Junior and Senior High Students are welcome to come to Youth Group. We meet regularly on Sundays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Cornerstone Building, 8635 Calumet Ave.

Gatherings April 15th & May 6th, 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Cornerstone Center. Mark Your Calendars: Source Summit at Andrean H.S. April 27, 28 and 29, 2007: . Available to Grades 7-College. Further information available at the parish office. CYX: Catholic Youth Experience, Diocesan Retreat. July 2007.

Religious Formation

Jesus, we thank you for the gift of faith and for being with us always—whether our faith is

strong or weak. Amen. Registration-2007/08: Please return the 2007-08 registration form with a deposit of $25, which will be applied to your family’s tuition, as soon as possible. Checks should be made payable to St. Thomas More. There will be a $10 late fee charged for registrations received after July 1. Registration forms are also available on www.stm-church.com. Communion: All First Communicants (both Wednesday and Thursday) are expected to come to class on all four of the following dates: May 9, May 10, May 16 and May 17. First Communion is on Saturday, May 19, at 12:00. Mark Your Calendar: April 18/19 Class April 25/26 Class May 2/3 Last Class — Except for First Communicants May 9/10 Class — Third Grade Only May 16/17 Class — Third Grade Only May 19 First Communion — 12:00 Mass

Remembering The Children To acknowledge the life of children who have died because of miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death or an early childhood death, the St. John/St. Joseph Diocesan Cemetery and Elizabeth Ministry will sponsor an ecumenical prayer service on Sunday, April 29th at 2:00 P.M. The prayer service will be near the Providence Statue; in the event of rain it will be held in the chapel. Father Mike Yadron of St. Thomas More Parish will lead us in prayer. To participate in the Rose Remembrance Ceremony or for more information call: Kathy Dominguez (924-9212), Sue Kresich (838-5755) or Jill McNamara (844-9475).

Holy Name News

Attention all members: our annual Mass & Corporate Communion Breakfast will take place on Sunday, April 22 at the 8:00 am Mass. Members and spouses are invited. Reservations are a must! Please RSVP by noon on Monday, April 16. Please contact: John Jurkash at 836-4074, Al Carollo at 836-8268 or Dr. Bob Moll at 865-0940 Our next meeting will take place on Monday, April 16th in the Cafeteria. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm. Come early at 7:00 pm for the praying of the rosary. We will conclude the meeting with a short video by Father John Corapi followed by pizza and refreshments. Remember the $100 cash raffle! All new members are encouraged to attend! Also, please pay your dues!

Who is Man for Woman and Who is Woman for Man?

Fr. Thomas J. Loya, STB., MA. Sunday, May 6, 2007

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm St. Thomas More Church

Who is Man for Woman and Who is Woman for Man? Come and hear a penetrating exploration into the archetypes and “hardwiring” of maleness and femaleness according to the Divine Order. Using the language of the “Theology of the Body”, Fr. Thomas J. Loya demonstrates how and why God created men and women with different yet complimentary physical, spiritual and intellectual characteristics. This insightful and entertaining presentation will prove to be a revelation for married couples and single adults alike.