Bulletin

March 7-13, 2010

ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH  

15 Templebow Road N.E.

 Calgary, AB  T1Y 6J3

Phone:  (403) 285-3773

Fax: (403) 293-8754

E-MAIL: st.thomas.more@shaw.ca

WEBSITE: www.stthomasmore.ca

Office Hours: Mon. 9-12pm & Tues. – Fri. 9-4pm

 A Collaborative Ministry of the Carmelite Fathers and Lay Parishioners

      PASTOR:                                                                     ASSOCIATE PASTOR:  

      Fr. John Alex Pinto, OCD                                         Fr. Gabriel Dias, OCD

      PERMANENT DEACON:

      Norman Dumais

       SECRETARIES:                                                        BOOKKEEPER:

        Lori Tremblay                                                          Anna McKiernan

        Pamela Ryan

       CARETAKING:                                                         HOSPITALITY:

       Parish Volunteer Teams                                        Everyone in the Parish!

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE:

MON. @ 9:00AM; TUES. @ 7:00PM; WED. TO SAT. @ 9:00AM

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY @ 5:30PM & SUNDAY @ 9:30AM , 11:30AM & 5:00PM (STARTING nOV. 15)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

TUESDAY 6:15-6:45PM; SATURDAY 4:30 - 5:15PM OR BY APPOINTMENT

ROSARY:

SUNDAYS @ 8:50AM & 10:50AM

PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA:

TUESDAYS @ 6:45PM

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION::

1^ST TUESDAYS @ 7:30-8:30PM

PRAYER REQUEST LINE:

CALL -  285-3773 (Line 1)

MORNING PRAYER ( DIVINE OFFICE)

Monday TO SATURDAY 8:40AM (EXCEPT TUESDAY)

WHITEHORN SENIORS VILLAGE MASS - 2ND Thursday of the month @ 2:00pm

MONTEREY SENIORS COMPLEX MASS - 3RD Thursday of the month @ 1:30pm 

BAPTISMS: Call the office to register for a 2-session preparation course.  Baptisms on Sundays at 1:30pm.  More information on SACRAMENTS page.

1ST EUCHARIST: Registration in November.  More information on SACRAMENTS page.

1ST RECONCILIATION:  Registration in September.

HOME STUDY PROGRAM: For the Sacrament of Reconciliation for students in grades 7 or higher, you are welcome to do this program.  Please call the office for details.

CONFIRMATION:  Registrations for grades 7-11 (ages 13-17), in May.  The sacrament will then be celebrated in November.  More information on SACRAMENTS page.

MARRIAGES:  Minimum of 4 months notice, if there have been no previous marriages.  More information on SACRAMENTS page.

Welcome To All!

Welcome, everyone, to St. Thomas More Church!  A cordial welcome is extended to visitors and newcomers, including those who have arrived here from another Calgary parish, or from across the country, or from any country around the world! 

You are invited to visit our Newcomers Registration table in the foyer to complete a registration form and to get other important information about our church and ministries in the church.  In a large parish such as ours, with a lot of people coming and going, it’s hard to know who the newcomers are.  You are encouraged to introduce yourself to one of the priests after Mass.

 A STEWARDSHIP COMMUNITY

Become a Christian Steward!

A Christian Steward is one who:

• Receives God’s gifts gratefully

• Cultivates them responsibly

• Shares them generously

• Returns them to the Lord with increase.  

MARCH 6^TH/7^TH, 2010 - 3^RD SUNDAY IN LENT

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH:

Monday,          Mar. 8        Choir @ 7:00pm

Tuesday,         Mar. 9        K/C General Mtg. @ 7:30pm

Tuesday,         Mar. 9        Inn From The Cold @ 5:00pm

Wednesday,    Mar. 10      RCIA Inquiry Session @ 7pm

Wednesday,    Mar. 10      Rite of Christian Initiation For Adults/Teens @ 7pm

Wednesday,    Mar. 10      RCIC @ 7:00pm

Wednesday,    Mar. 10      Choir @ 7:30pm

Thursday,        Mar. 11      Over 60 Club 1-4pm

Thursday,        Mar. 11      Whitehorn Seniors Mass @ 2:00pm

Friday,             Mar. 12     Stations of the Cross @ 7:00pm

Friday,             Mar. 12      Church Cleaning @ 7:30pm, Team 2

Saturday,        Mar. 13      Sacramental Class for Older Children &Adults from 10:30am to 12 noon

PARKING – Starting in March, any vehicles that are parked illegally will be towed at your expense. (ie. Handicap area without sticker, double parking, parking in drop-off area, etc.)

RCIA INQUIRY REGISTRATION – began on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7pm.  For registration and further information, please call the parish office.

WELCOME TO OUR FAITH FAMILY: Congratulations to Tristian Wilczek, who was baptized in our parish last weekend.

CHURCH YARD “SPRUCE UP” – We are in need of approximately 6 grown trees to replace those which have to be removed. Please call the parish office at 403-285-3773.

COUPLES FOR CHRIST – Christian Life Prayer will be starting on March 14 at 2pm in the large hall.

EASTER FLOWERS – if you would like to make an Easter donation for flowers offered in memory of a loved one(s), please place your contribution in a plain envelope marked “Easter Flowers”, or pick up a specially prepared envelope in the Church foyer.  Funds raised will help to purchase Easter flowers for the altar.  Inside the envelope, on a slip of paper, include the names(s) of the deceased person (s).  Drop the envelope off at the parish office, or in the Sunday collection basket.  The deceased will be included in a Memorial Mass offered for them on Easter Sunday at the 9:30am Mass.  Their names will also be posted on the bulletin board.

ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY:  This weekend March 6/7^th the baskets of food items, that we desperately need will be passed at all Masses.  If you are able, please take one or two items from the basket to help us fill our shelves in the Food Bank.  Thank you!

CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF CALGARY – was created to enhance the learning opportunities of children in Calgary ’s Catholic schools through the generous support of all people who value public Catholic education.  In our inaugural parish collection on Education Sunday (November 2009), we realized over $83,000!  Thank you for your generosity.  We encourage you to consider designating the Foundation as your preferred choice if you also support the United Way , especially if your employer matches your donation.  You may also donate directly to the Foundation through the Calgary Catholic School District at any time.

INFORMATION NIGHT: Pilgrimage to Fatima & Lourdes with Barcelona featuring Shrines of Italy Post Tour Extension from September 13-24, 2010.  Information night will be on April 12, 2010 at St. Thomas More Parish at 7:30pm.  Rates: P.P. Double $3,999.  For more information call Toni at 403-276-1569 or 403-880-2865.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ORIENTATION – on Sat, March 20^th from 1-3pm in our large hall. This orientation is for all those who signed up during our membership drive & for  those gentlemen who would like to find out more about the Knights of Columbus.  Please feel to call Luigi Marsura @ 403-590-5611 if you have any questions.

TOGETHER IN ACTION ( ABA ) –from February 21, while the campaign formally ends March 28, 2010, donations for this year’s campaign will be received up to and including January 15, 2011.  The principal theme selected by Bishop Henry for this year’s appeal is:  The Power of Our Faith at Work.  James 2:18 “It is by my deeds that I will show you my faith.”  **Please also note, that any surplus from the 2010 campaign will stay at St. Thomas More for replacement of our Sound System and any other Capital Expenses.**  TIA collection to date: $8,332.25.

FREE AVAILABLE – in the foyer “The Catholic Church Teaches” pamphlet.  Please take one per family.

“LAST DINNER ON THE TITANIC” – to raise funds for ongoing work with those less fortunate.  Friday, April 23, 2010 at St. Michael’s Catholic Community, 4716 Worcester Dr. SW , Calgary , AB , Cocktails at 6pm dinner at 7pm.  Tickets $75 per person.  Join us for an 8 course dinner, entertainment, prized, silent auction and a special guest speaker.  For information and tickets, contact: Byron Price or Lynn L’Heureux at 403-286-2468/403-607-7638 or bp123@telus.net.

HOUSEHOLD ARTICILES:  Please note the church is not in need of any used household items, we have no place to store such articles.  Please do not drop of any items that have not been okayed by the Parish Office first.

ANNUAL PARISH MISSION :  Begins this Sunday March 7 @ 6pm, Monday, March 8^th @ 6pm & Tuesday, March 9^th @ 6:30pm.  Please join us.

NEW

 “I am the Good Shepherd, I know mine, and mine know me.”  John 10.14.  At the entrance to the Church you will find our new Baptism

 Banner.  Therein are enrolled the names of our newly baptized.

PARISH LENTEN RECONCILIATION DATE: Will be held on Thursday, March 18^th @ 7:00pm.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM – our next program is scheduled for April 23/24 weekend.  The cut-off date is March 26, 2010 at 12noon.  If you would like to register for the program please call the parish office to obtain a registration for or more info about this program.

Third Sunday of Lent  -  Scripture Reflection

The bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. (Exodus 3.2)

The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, named himself “I AM”. God is being.  When we are blazing with God in the life of discipleship God’s being is in us and we are not consumed.

Eco-Thought

“I shall seek no longer for the burning bush; all bushes are ablaze.  And I will not hasten to depart from daily grief and gladness to climb a holy mountain; every mountain now is sacred, each marketplace, and every home, all, all are blessed since God has pitched a tent among us. (Veronica Kopersky, Poem “Holy Ground”)

Lenten Mission

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