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St. Patrick Dinner

 

Let us all work for the success of the Spring fund-raiser – the St. Patrick Dinner/Dance on March 3 at 6:00 PM. Can you put away money now to buy your ticket? The price is still, after all these years, only $25 per person for the delicious corned beef dinner! This year we are making a special dis-count of buy one ticket and get one FREE! Can you sell a table for your family and friends? Can you get a new gift for the raffle? Start now! Don’t forget about the Irish Soda Bread contest too! Let us have a great time and raise money for the parish!

New Associate Pastor!

Father Juan Carlos Gavancho was born in 1975 in Lima-Peru. When he was 17 years old he felt the call to become a priest. In 1993 he entered the Seminary Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo at Lima Peru in 1993. After five years of studying philosophy and always being known for his mu-sical skills, the Cardinal of Lima Vargas sent him to study music at the Conservatory of Lima. Simultane-ously, he was study-ing theology getting in 2003 his STL (Sacred Theology License) from The Pontifical Faculty of Theology at Lima. Father Juan Carlos came to Chi-cago in 2003 to study at Saint Mary of the Lake, Mun-delein Seminary where he obtained his second STL this time concentrated in Christology. Father Juan Carlos was or-dained as a priest on May 19 of 2007 by his Eminence Fran-cis Cardinal George. He has been Pastor Associate in Queen of the Universe (2007-2008) and Saint Odilo (2008-2010).

Indulgences

The first week of November is dedicated in a special way to remembering the dead, and especially the poor souls in Purgatory. There are plenty of opportuni-ties to seek plenary indulgences especially for the poor souls. We should take special advantage of this time, perchance to bring eternal peace and joy to suffering souls. Catholics can do more than simply say, “Rest in peace.” We can take action. And to do so is a noble act of charity and mercy. From the Enchiridion of Indulgences

10 Virgins and the Importance of Latin

We are now, this weekend, almost at the end of the group of ordinary Sundays which began back in July.  In two weeks, the Feast of Christ the King marks the close of the Church year, and on the following Sunday—three weeks from now—we begin again with Advent.  This morning the tone of the liturgical readings becomes increasingly urgent in warning us to be ready and to prepare ourselves…whoever for (wisdom’s) sake keeps vigil shall quickly be free from care…because she makes her own rounds, seeking those worthy of her….For the Lord Himself…will come down from heaven…and the dead in Christ will rise first….

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Anointing of the Sick

 

 November 20, the feast of Our Lord the King, will be the day for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The anointing will take place after the homily at each Sunday Mass. Please let others know  about this offering of the sacrament; invite all the sick and let us pray that God will send good weather so all the sick can come.

Daily Tridentine 7:00 PM Mass during Advent

 

With the new priests at St. Thomas More we now can offer a Tridentine Mass at 7:00 PM each weekday of Advent, starting on November 28 until Christmas Eve. This is good opportunity for those who work late to attend the Holy Mass each day. Let us also use the time of prayer to pray for Cardinal George who sent the two young priests to our parish. We are looking for many other good things to offer you in the months ahead.

Rectory on Sale!

Well, not really, but we do have some extra things to give to those who can use them. 

 
They include:
 Wooden table
 Wood and marble end table
 Two file cabinets – one letter size, one legal
 Large wooden desk with five drawers
 Adjustable bed frames for Twin and Queen size
beds
 Couch/bed with floral pattern
 Two stained glass windows from closed churches
 8mm movie projector in its case and the camera in
its case
 Small pew
 Assortment of vintage records LP’s and 45’s

Epiphany Party on January 7

The famous Epiphany Party is back again in order to thank so many who have helped the parish this past year. We especially thank those who worked so hard at the Parish Reunion last summer. Their devotion to STM brought them here for many meetings, selling many raffle tickets, asking for many gifts and up all night at the Reunion it-self. We thank the ushers at Mass, the choirs, the Altar Boys, the sacristans, the Parish Council, the Finance Council and many others who have stepped up and helped when needed. So come one and all to the Party on Saturday, January 7 at 6:00 PM. There is no need to bring anything except yourself. Only please RSVP to the rectory.

Thank You for Your Donations

We are ever so grateful to each one of you for all your generosity over the past year. Your generosity is one of the traits of this parish and your love is shown clearly. A special thanks for the years of contributions for Campaign 60. You have paid off almost $300,000 in old loans, the new air conditioner and now the current loan. My special gratitude goes to the persons who donated stock to the parish. We recently sold the stock and received over $16,000 to put toward paying off the current loan. We look forward to such donations that are such a big help to your par-ish. My sincere thanks to these donors. May God bless everyone who helps the financial good of St. Thomas More Parish.

American Saints

We have the feasts of St Elizabeth Seton and St. John Neumann this Tuesday and Wednesday. Elizabeth was a convert to the faith after the death of her husband and suffered greatly for her faith. Mother Seton founded the first Catholic School in the United States. She founded the first group of religious sisters in the US (Sisters of Charity) and she was the first American-born saint.

St. John Neumann came from what is now the Czech Republic with a talent for languages and leadership. He joined the Redemptorists Order but soon made the Bishop of Philadelphia. His holiness led him to care for the new religious orders and build Catholic Schools.

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