30 September 2018 Saint Thomas More Parish

Rev. Father Nicholas Schumm, pastor Rev. Father Eugene Casserly, priest in residence Rev. Monsignor John Cassidy, pastor emeritus Lois Hicks, office manager & parish assistant Robin Whipple, office receptionist Sarah Manning, youth group Susan Henderson, parish organist Claudia Hill, part-time office assistant Betty Jo Tanner, part-time data assistant Kevin McCall, missionary Finance Council Mort O’Sullivan, chairperson Ann Bode Joe Buehler Jim Mathis Parish Pastoral Council Michael Juhas, chairperson Michael Barrett Barbara Bibb Ann Bode, finance council representative Karen Buelow Casey Etheridge Brenna Gintyrapp Molly Henley, secretary Tony Howard Patrick Kinnell Penny Locke Kevin McCall Nelson Ortiz Delia Stierwalt Alan Tschirgi Other Parish Groups and Ministries Sacred Liturgy — Father Nicholas Schumm Organist & Sacred Music — Susan Henderson Ushers — Charlie Dickin Religious Education — Paige Sanchez Youth Group—Sarah Manning RCIA – Father Nicholas Schumm Ladies Altar Society — Heidi Nees Knights of Columbus — Alan Tschirgi Bereavement — Charlene Grant Outreach — Lynn VanNatter HOPE Ministry — Nelson Ortiz Burse Club — Joyce Edgar Book Club — Mary Williams Prayer Chain—Walter Marsh

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY – September 29th – 4:00 PM Nguyen Van Su †

Req. by: Catherine Voisinet

SUNDAY – September 30th - 8:00 AM Esperanza Smith † Req. by: Smitty Smith

SUNDAY – September 30th - 10:00 AM

Pro Populo (For the Parish)

MONDAY– October 1st– 6:40 AM Robert Haight †

Req. by: Marsh Family

TUESDAY—October 2nd - 6:40 AM William E. Redmond †

Req. by: Joe Buehler

WEDNESDAY– October 3rd– 6:40 AM Nguyen Van Su †

Req. by: Charlene Grant

THURSDAY – October 4th – 6:40 AM Shirley Pence Oller † Req. by: Jim & Gerry Pence

FRIDAY— October 5th– 6:40 PM

Helen Carroll † Req. by: Fred & Linda Faust

SATURDAY—October 6th—4:00 PM

Richard Pearson, Sr. † Req. by: Jane & Barbara Pearson

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

WE WELCOME YOU!

New to the parish? There are Parish Registration forms in the vestibule, please fill a form out and give it to an usher/greeter, place it in the offertory collection, or stop by the parish office to register.

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.

— Psalm 19:8

Parish Events:

STM Ladies Altar Society Next Meeting will be Sunday, September 30th after 8 am. Mass in the Parish Hall. They usually meet on the second Sunday. All women of the parish are welcome. For more info call Heidi Nees at (850) 384-6742.

Knights of Columbus Father Keating Council #15836 Next business meeting will be on Tuesday, October 9th at 6 pm in Parish Hall. For more info contact Grand Knight Alan Tschirgi . (850)458-2361 Book Club Meeting – The next meeting is Tuesday, October 2nd at 9:30 am in the Parish Office and Activities Center. The book for September is Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. All are welcome to attend the book club. Weekly Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal will be said here at Saint Thomas More Parish every Wednesday morning at 7 am following the 6:40 am Daily Mass. Parish Breakfasts - First Sunday: Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast Second Sunday: Ladies Altar Society Third Sunday: Knights of Columbus– Coffee & Donuts Fourth Sunday: Shawn & Kathy Salamida Fifth Sunday (Occasional): Parish Council Breakfast

Traditional Latin Masses— First Tuesday, October 2nd at 6:00 pm

Third Sunday, October 21st at 12:30 pm

Traditional Latin Masses are held every third Sunday and every first Tuesday of the month unless otherwise noted. EVERY FRIDAY, Eucharistic Adoration 7 am -8 am. First Friday, Mass at 6:40 am with Eucharistic Holy Hour 7-8:00 am. Unless otherwise noted. First Love Adoration on October 5th, with praise and prayer from 6-8:00 pm with reception following in Parish Hall . This is held the first Friday of every month unless otherwise noted. First Saturday, The Holy Rosary will be recited at 3:30 pm in the church in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and her request at Fatima in 1917.

Saturday, September 29th—Volunteer Appreciation Reception in the Parish Hall following 4 pm Mass.

Tuesday, October 2nd— Traditional Latin Mass 6 pm.

Wednesday, October 3rd—Faith Formation—WORD of GOD in the Parish Hall 6pm to 7:30pm.

Thursday, October 4th—Blessing of Animals in Saint Francis Garden at 6 pm.

Thursday, October 4th—RCIA in the Parish Office fol-lowing the Saint Francis Blessing of Pets.

Friday, October 5th— First Friday Love Adoration from 6:00 pm—8:00 pm with a reception to follow in the Parish Hall.

Sunday, October 21st—Traditional Latin Mass 12:30 pm.

Diocesan Second Collections

World Mission Sunday—October 20th & 21st Campaign for Human Development— November 17th & 18th Retirement Fund for Religious— December 8th & 9th

The month of September is dedicated to

Our Lady of Sorrows and Saint Michael the Archangel

FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR

WERE DONATED

ANONYMOUSLY

Please, pray for our sick parishioners:

If someone needs the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick—please call the parish office. If there is no answer, please leave a message with name and phone number and the priest will call you back.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monday: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus

Tuesday: The Holy Guardian Angels

Thursday: St. Francis of Assisi

Friday: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos; First Friday

Saturday: St. Bruno; Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher; First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50

Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8;

Mt 18:1-5, 10

Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-15;

Lk 9:57-62

Thursday: Jb 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-9abc, 13-14; Lk 10:1- 12

Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10,

13-14ab; Lk 10:13-16

Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75,

91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24

Sunday: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9-11;

Mk 10:2-16 [2-12]

Bill Alexander

Betty Appelberg

Richard Beecher

Jim Bowen

Needa Brazwell

Jack Brazwell

Rusty Budde

Anna Christco

Beth Gutermuth

Susan Henderson

Loice Jackson

Regina Kaufman

Alicia Kelson

Helen Manley

Genny Manwaring

John McKeon

Dan Owczarczak

Sherry Peacock

Babe Rohan

Bob Russo

Mary Teschel

Terry Teschel

Coreen Singh

Romel Singh

Jinann Wey

Dorothy Wilkerson

Tiffany Williams

BISHOP RICARD CONFERENCE

Conference will be held Saturday, October 6 at Saint Sylvester Parish. Bishop Wack will be the celebrant for the 8:45 Mass. Msgr. Michael Carruthers is the English Keynote presenter and Bishop Wack is the Spanish Keynote presenter. Cost is $30 per person and includes Mass, continental breakfast, lunch and 3 breakout sessions. The brochure and on-line registration are at www.ptdiocese.org/eventregistration. For more information, contact Sister Margaret at kuntzm@ptdiocese.org or 850-435-3523.

COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN MONTH

Bishop William Wack would like to call your atten-tion to the wonderful work and mission of the Dioc-esan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW). It is an honor and a privilege for all of us to be associated with this group of faithful, dedicated, and generous women. These women have grown to form a com-munity of faith and charity, assisting our efforts to preach the Good News everywhere. We will cele-brate their achievements by recognizing them in a special way as we observe the month of October 2018 as Council of Catholic Women Month.

NEW TWITTER ACCOUNT

We now have a Twitter account, look us up at SaintThomasMore@SaintThomasMo12.

Saint Thomas More Parish News & Noteworthy Items

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Regular weekly Religious Education classes will start on Sunday, September 9th. Classes take place from 8:50 –9:50 am in the parish office behind the church. The schedule is as follows:

September: 30

October: 7, 14, 21, 28

November: 4, 11, 18—No class on the 25th

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION RECEPTION

Saint Thomas More would to thank all of our volunteers

with a Volunteer Appreciation Reception on Saturday,

September 29th in the Parish Hall following the 4:00 pm

Mass .

WANT TO BECOME CATHOLIC?

For those interested in becoming Catholic: R.C.I.A. (Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults). Please join us in the Parish Office and Activities Center, 412 Bayshore Drive, on Thursday, October 4th following the Saint Francis Blessing of Pets. We will have an informal discussion about the process of becoming Catholic and pre-paring for Easter Sacraments of Initiation.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

If you are a practical Catholic man age 18 or above inter-ested in actively serving Saint Thomas More Parish and the community please consider membership in Father Keating Council # 15836 of the Knights of Columbus. For further information, please call Alan Tschirgi at (850)458-2361 or (770)298-9524.

FAITH FORMATION

WORD OF GOD Wednesday, October 3rd at 6 pm we will continue the faith study on Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the WORD of GOD (Dei Verbum), with Father Nicholas Schumm facilitating. All adults are invited to join us in the Parish Hall for this in-depth study of God’s Word and the teachings of the Second Vatican Council. The studies start at 6 pm and will conclude about 7:30 pm.

YOUNG ADULT ACTIVITIES

- Discipleship on Draft is back! Tuesday, October 2nd at Garys Home Brew, 3403 Gulf Beach Highway.

- Advent Reflection Day will be Saturday, December 15th at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

- For all young adults 18-35 single, married...Hearts Aflame: Praying with the Scriptures presented by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart. Mondays on Zoom at 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT. Email Sr. Angela at cova-tions@ascjus.org or go to ascjus.org.

BLESSING OF ANIMALS

The Blessing of Pets & Animals in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi will take place on his feast day on Thursday, October 4th starting at 6:00 pm in the Saint Francis Garden/Parish Yard. It is only a 30 mi-nute service. All creatures of our God and King are welcome!