3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 27, 2019

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1 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 27, 2019 SAINT THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PARISH 51 Marketplace Irvine, CA Office: Fax: Religious Education Youth Ministry 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. Pastor Parochial Vicar Parochial Vicar Emeritus Weekend Assistants Deacons Rev. John E. Janze Rev. Paul Thai Trinh Rev. William Krekelberg Rev. Joseph Horn, O Praem Rev. Joseph Justice 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. Daily Mass Schedule 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 1 st & 4 th Sundays 12: 45PM Tridentine Mass 2 nd Sunday 12: 45PM 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.

2 THIS WEEK AT ST. THOMAS MORE 1/28/19 2/3/19 Monday 10am-Noon Spanish Bible Study 1/28 6:00-9:00pm YM Core Meeting 6:30-7:30pm FC Year 2 Parents Meeting 7:00-8:30pm Legion of Mary 7:00-9:00pm AFF Bible Study 6:30-9:30pm K of C Membership Open House 7:00-8:30pm HM Bible Study 7:00-8:30pm RCIA Tuesday 9:15-11:00am AFF Bible/Movie Study 1/29 3:30-6:30pm REP 6:30-9:30pm K of C Officers Meeting 7:00-8:30pm REP 6th-8th Grade 7:00-9:15pm CRHP Women Wednesday 8:30-11:00am Library Open 1/30 2:00-7:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm Confirmation Two Class 7:00-9:00pm VM Catholic Mother s Mtg 7:30-9:15pm Reflections with Father Justice Thursday 8:30am-12:30pm Library Open 1/31 9:00-11:00am AFF Bible/Book Study 3:30-6:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm Confirmation Two Class 7:00-9:00pm CRHP Men 7:30-8:15pm English RCIA Friday 8:45am-12:45pm Little Way Homeschool 2/1 6:30-7:30pm Adoration 6:30-9:30pm VM Core Group Meeting TODAY S READINGS First Reading Rejoicing in the L must be your strength (Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10). Psalm Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life (Psalm 19). Second Reading In one Spirit we were all baptized into one body (1 Corinthians 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]). Gospel The Spirit of the Lord has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives (Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21). 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. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Heb 10:19-25; Ps 24:1-6; Mk 4:21-25 Friday: Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Sunday: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Cor 12:31 13:13 [13:4-13]; Lk 4:21-30 Saturday 1:00-4:00pm VM Faith Enhancement 2/2 3:00-4:00pm Reconciliation 3:00-4:00pm RCIA 4:00pm Vietnamese-English Mass 5:00-7:00pm VM Faith Enrichment 5:30pm English Mass Sunday 8, 9:30, 11:15am English Masses 2/3 8:45am-1:00pm Library Open 12:45pm Chinese Mass 2:15-4:15pm Chinese RCIA 2:15-3:00pm Chinese Faith Enhancement 2:15pm Spanish Mass 4:30-6:30pm CM Lunar New Year 5:00pm English Mass 6:00-8:30pm Life Teen Life Night Library Table Pancake Breakfast, Blessed Candles In one Spirit we were all baptized into one body -1 Corinthians 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]

3 My Dear People, Today s theme on the Readings: TIME The holidays are well behind us; the year stretches out ahead. And what sort of year will it be? To judge by the words of Jesus in today s Gospel, it will be a year acceptable to the Lord. And Jesus surely didn t mean only the next three hundred sixty-five days facing his listeners at that time. When Jesus announced the arrival of God s favor, it was a message for all time, for every year. Similarly, we read today in Nehemiah how the people gathered with solemnity to hear God s word as though for the first time. They listened, and then fell to the ground and wept. But the prophet said, Today is holy... do not be sad, and do not weep. The year acceptable to the Lord is this year. The day that is holy is this day. The time to listen is now. What sort of year will you have? What sort of day? God s help is always here. What you do with each day can be holy and acceptable to the Lord if you but listen to and act on God s word. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. In Christ, Father John MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday 8:00AM Simon Peter Cabral 9:30AM The Nagel Family 11:15AM The Natividad Family 12:45PM Quy Le 2:15PM Heidi Nadal 5:00PM Pro Populo Monday 8:00AM Kathy Gracey Tuesday 8:00AM Janet San Juan Wednesday 8:00AM Mike Gillivan Thursday 8:00AM Triyie San Juan Friday 8:00AM The Cabral Family Saturday 8:00AM Souls in Purgatory Willie Nadal Heidi Nadal Fred A. Geiger Bienvenido del Rosario Charles & Nadine Finney The Marc LeMire Family Corinne Barclay Eli Nault Lissette Valenzuela 4:00PM Pro Populo 5:30PM The Phung Family BROKEN BRIDGES When we cannot forgive, we break the bridge over which we must pass if we would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven. George Herbert Joe Allee Mike Anderson Judy Anselmo Bill Burk Mary & Joe Bush Baby Zane Cabazon Linda Carter Hui-Mei Chen Don Chisholm Clara Connor Alexandra Conti Petra Cordova Ellie Dainko Ann D'Alessandro Henry Damigella Jim Danaher Larry Doan Marsha Feldstein Howard Frankel, MD Cynthia Fox Rob F. Gorman Emma Hager Tina Halberg Gayle Ham Margaret Hawley Robert Henry PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING 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 John McCarthy Cavan McGaffney Howard Mellott Stephanie Mispagel Agnes Motley Susan Navarette Karen Norton Agnes Pamintuam Regina Park Charlie Perrea Norma Quyang Ponciano Reyes Debbie Rivera Anita Ruwaldt Jackson & Gerri Scharff Lt. Col. Ed Smith Mike Smith Liz Thomas Maria To Bob & Denise Trujillo Jack Troung David Valentine Lissette Valenzuela Daniel Villareal Jim Vessey John Weber Michele Wills Mike Winchester Mary Wong Prospero Ylagan Joe Zwetow Please call the office when it is time to remove a name.

4 Check our website: stmirvineym.org for all current Youth-related information and office hours. Next C2 Session = Jan 30th OR 31st 7:00-8:30pm Reminder to C2 Candidates that Saint Reports are due February 13 or 14th! Next C1 Session = Feb 6th OR 7th, 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 you all. You may recall that on December 30th I first urged you to commit to reading at least one book during each quarter of I also promised that I would, from time to time, spotlight a few books here to encourage you and bolster your resolve to accept the challenge. Below is the first installment on that promise. Beautiful Hope: Finding Hope Ever y Day in a Br oken World. Twenty essays on several aspects of Catholic Christian hope by powerful authors including, Pope Francis, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, Matthew Kelly, and more. Amazing Grace For The Catholic Heart: 101 Stor ies of Faith, Hope, Inspiration, and Humor. Edited by Jeff Cavins, Matthew Pinto, and Patti Armstrong. Ten Universal Principles: A Br ief Philosophy of Life Issues. Authored by Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. Don t procrastinate. The first quarter of 2019 is nearly 1/3 gone.

5 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. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Saturday s feast of the Presentation is a day for the blessing of candles. Why does liturgy require candles? In the first years of the church, worship was often at night, and candles and torches were carried from place to place within the worship space as needed. Candles were also a mark of festivity and hospitality when people gathered for prayer in homes, and later on in large buildings with thick walls and dark corners. But even after gaslight and electricity, candles were kept. Part of the reason has to do with the warm, clean light of a candle s flame. Candles are a good sign of the partnership of God and creation: wax made by bees, gathered and fashioned by human hands into something beautiful and useful. In order for the light to shine, the candle surrenders itself, almost as if it is pouring itself out so that the light can flood into the world. The candle of baptism, placed into our hands, and carried again and again, speaks silently of that same wisdom. If you would save your life, you must lose it. You must pour your life out like Christ so that you may be filled with the light of his love. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

6 LOVE IN OUR WORKS Our Lord does not care so much for the importance of our works as for the love with which they are done. Teresa of Ávila Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life -Psalm 19 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time; Catholic Schools Week St. Thomas Aquinas St. John Bosco First Friday The Presentation of the Lord; Blessing of Candles; First Saturday; World Day for Consecrated Life; Groundhog Day

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8 Adult Faith Formation Janice LaVelle (9) Altar Servers Tina Le (7) Baptism Stephanie Miller (9) Bereavement Rosie Muñoz (9) Building Committee Keith Rattay (9) Bulletin Editor Lisa Bergler (9) Chinese Community Paul Fan (9) Josephine Yang (9) Chinese Ministry Jean Navarro (9) Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) Tony Patronite (9) Christian Outreach Carole Caplett (7) Confirmation Tim Reid (9) Corazon Norma Jean Womack (9) Cursillo Bernie Ocampo (9) Deacons ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH MINISTRIES Tony Patronite, Stan Necikowski, Tin Nguyen & Leonard Sun (9) Eucharist to the Homebound Dn. Stan & Fran Necikowski (7) Extraordinary Ministers Jerry Donaldson (9) Events Coordination Committee Loy Gibson (7) Faces of Faith Bill Hanson (9) Filipino Community Charlie Torres (9) Finance Council Pierre Gagnon (7) Hispanic Ministry Frank Ornelas (9) Patty Trujillo (7) Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) Donna Stahl (9) Junior Legion of Mary Knights of Columbus (K of C) Bill Flood (252) Lectors Jeffrey Turcotte (9) Legion of Mary Linda Hughes (9) Library Jay Hills (9) Marriage Case Support Paul Geiger (7) Michael Michalek (9) Mary Patronite (9) Marriage Encounter Jim & Cheryl Skudlarski (9) Marriage In The Lord Keith & Meredith Rattay (9) More Moms Alena Franson (9) Music Director, Including Wedding Music Keith Rattay (9) Music - Mass Saturday 5:30pm (9) Music - Mass Sunday 8:00am Steve Hager (7) Music - Mass Sunday 9:30am Keith Rattay (9) Music - Mass Sunday 11:15am Joanna Marconi (7) Music - Mass Sunday 2:00pm - Spanish Patty Trujillo (7) Music - Mass Saturday 4:00p - Vietnamese/English Anthony Bui (7) Music - Mass Sunday 5:00pm Tim Reid (9) Music - Mass 1st & 4th Sundays - Chinese Saliann Mao (7) Music - Tridentine Mass - 2nd Sunday 12:45pm Nina Perez (9) Parish Office Manager Theresa Nault (9) Pastoral Council Josh Baker (7) Pilgrim Virgin Michele Wills (7) Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Michael Michalek (9) Religious Education Barbara Catiller (9) Respect Life Chris Gonzales (9) St. Thomas More Veterans Art Pandes (7) St. Vincent de Paul Society Bill Chacon (9) Small Groups Janice LaVelle (9) Spanish Bible Study Teresa LeMire (7) Stewardship Taize Prayer Charlotte Freund (9) Ushers Steve Luchetta (9) Vietnamese Ministry Huan Le (7) Wedding Coordinator Marcella Maurer (9) Welcoming Committee Vince Salico (7) Young Adults Tim Reid (9) Young Ladies Institute (YLI) Ann Johnson (9) Youth Ministry Tim Reid (9)

9 Events around the Diocese of Orange Orange Diocese Magnificat Prayer Breakfast Saturday, February 16, :30 AM to 12:30 PM Guest speaker, Bishop David O Connell Peter do you love me? Feed my sheep, feed my lambs!...a Shepard s Journey Embassy Suites Anaheim South Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove Advanced registration $28 per person must be postmarked by Feb. 11. $33 at the door (cash/check only) Registration: Anne (714) or annehyatt5@gmail.com