13th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 1, 2018

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1 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 1, 2018 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: Every 22nd of the month. 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 Website: 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 My Dear People, Today s theme on the Readings: O LORD, BE MY HELP Today we encounter readings that draw us into the mystery of suffering and death. In the past few years we have witnessed the devastation of life and property through earthquakes and hurricanes. So many lifted their lament to God, simply asking, Why? This is an honest expression of anger toward a God who we believe is the giver of life. When we lose a loved one, we can wonder why the presence of Christ is not enough to make that person rise, even from death, as did the little girl in today s Gospel passage. Again we raise our voices and ask, Why? At moments such as these, let us make the prayer of the psalmist our own: Hear, O L, and have pity on me; O L, be my helper. Let us pray that our mourning will one day be turned into dancing. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. In Christ, Father John TODAY S READINGS First Reading God did not make death, nor does God rejoice in the destruction of the living (Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24). Psalm I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me (Psalm 30). Second Reading Your abundance should supply the needs of the others (2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15). Gospel Your faith has saved you (Mark 5:21-43 [21-24, 35b-43]). 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: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 10:24-29 Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Ps 50:7-13, 16bc-17; Mt 8:28-34 or, for Independence Day, any readings from the Mass For the Country or a City, nos , or For Peace and Justice, nos Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Ez 2:2-5; Ps 123:1-4; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mk 6:1-6a MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday 8:00AM Father John Janze 9:30AM Adele Geiger 11:15AM Father Bill Krekelberg 2:15 PM Souls in Purgatory 5:00PM Father Joe Justice Monday 8:00AM Mary Kay Baldwin Tuesday 8:00AM John C. Davis Wednesday 8:00AM Four our whole Nation Thursday 8:00AM Josefa Bautista Friday 8:00AM Oscar Villamayor Saturday 8:00AM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM Glicerio Tadena Basilio Pandes Alfred deleon Dolores De Los Reyes Mary Kay Baldwin Ron Massaro Gracita Iyer Dorothy Encheff Larry Soper Selina Tajalle Tien V. Nguyen Pro Populo Samuel Adams Joe Allee Judy Anselmo Mary & Joe Bush Cheryl Cornelius Ellie Dainko Ann D Alessandro Henry Damigella Larry Doan Elin Evans Howard Frankel, MD Cynthia Fox Emma Hager Tina Halberg Margaret Hawley Robert Henry Dominador Hontucan Cheri Rimando-Juarez Theresa Johnston PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING Sharon Jones Doris Jordan Greg Leeds Ty Vivian Knisely Jean Liddi Frances Lodato Bob Machado Andrea Maciel Ron Massaro Pete Meade Howard Mellott Stephanie Mispagel Barbara Moore Agnes Motley Susan Navarette Karen Norton Agnes Pamintuam Mary Jane Parsons Susie Patrick Cathy Purcell The Roberts Family Anita Ruwaldt Jackson & Gerri Scharff Liz Thomas Bob & Denise Trujillo Jack Troung David Valentine Daniel Villareal Hanh Vu Jim Vessey Sara Wang John Weber Mike Winchester Prospero Ylagan

3 THIS WEEK AT ST. THOMAS MORE 07/2/18 07/08/18 Monday 7/2 5:30-6:30pm 6:30-9:30pm 7:00-8:30pm Junior Legion of Mary Mtg Legion of Mary Meeting Spanish Bible Study Tuesday 7/3 7:00-8:00pm 7:00-9:30pm Baptism Class CRHP Women Wednesday Office Closed 7/4 Independence Day Thursday 7/5 8:30am-Noon 6:30-9:30pm 7:00-9:30pm Library Open VM Core Group Meeting CRHP Men Friday 7/6 6:30-7:30pm Eucharistic Adoration Saturday 7/7 3:00-4:00pm 4:00pm 5:00-7:00pm 5:30pm Reconciliation Vietnamese Mass VM Faith Enrichment Mass Sunday 7/8 8, 9:30, 11:15am, 5pm 8:45-12:45pm Masses Library Open Tridentine Mass Spanish Mass 12:45pm 2:15pm SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Thomas Wednesday: Independence Day Thursday: St. Elizabeth of Portugal; St. Anthony Zaccaria Friday: St. Maria Goretti; First Friday Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday

4 Confirmation Registration for is now open! Please visit stmirvineym.com and click Confirmation One or Confirmation Two to register, pay online, and download an overview/calendar of the year ahead. Early registration discount until July 15th, so act fast! Tim Reid at: with questions or concerns. Are you ready to grow in your faith by leading our Confirmation teens as a catechist? No previous experience is necessary, just an openness to God's will and a thirst for more of Christ's revelation! Visit stmirvineym.com/life-teen to fill out an interest survey and find more information. All Confirmed Teens - Christ is calling you to live to the fullest!!! Become a member of YLT (Youth Leadership Team)! tim@stmirvine.org for mor e info, or visit the Life Teen page to let us know you're interested. All adults looking to grow in faith and fellowship, this is your invitation to discern being a Core member of our Life Teen Ministry. Visit stmirvineym.com/life-teen God is calling you to grow in faith, hope, and love! Please visit stmirvineym.com/life-teen for the full summer calendar! The Library Corner Good Sunday to you! This Wednesday we celebrate Independence Day, the 242nd anniversary of the declaration of our existence as a free and independent nation. In 1789 the first national elections were called to set up a government under our current constitution. In 1791 there were added to that constitution ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, as a guarantee of protection from an unreasonable and overreaching government. The first right given protection in this Bill is the freedom of religion. Today that right, along with others, continues to require expression and protection. The ability to protect our religious freedom is enhanced by learning more about our faith. To that end we have selected several books and other items that we hope will be both informative and entertaining. These materials constitute our Recommended Summer Reading List (RSRL) for 2018 and are now available for your enjoyment. Today, as space permits, I will list a few titles from the RSRL and in subsequent weeks more will be included. Please stop by and check them out. The Archbishop Wore Combat Boots, by Archbishop Philip Hannan. The Creed in Slow Motion, by Ronald Knox. Noise: How Our Media-Saturated Culture Dominates Lives and Dismantles Families, by Teresa Tomeo.

5 Join us for a new Bible Study! Is the Eucharist REALLY the Body and Blood of Jesus? Why did God give us Himself this way? Thursdays: July 12 Aug 23 7:00pm 8:30pm Register: janice@stmirvine or

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7 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object. Thomas Jefferson As Independence Day draws near, we think of the men and women of the military who serve with courage and competence, some far from home. How does the Church accompany them? In 1939, Pope Pius XII created an independent jurisdiction of the Catholic Church called the Military Vicariate. In 1985 Pope John Paul II created the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA. Spanning the globe and serving nearly one and a half million Roman Catholics, more than one thousand priests minister in hospitals, on military bases of all the armed forces, on ships at sea, and on the battlefield. The AMS does not ordain priests, but accepts priests on loan from religious orders and dioceses. In 1824 a Jesuit priest named Adam Marshall enlisted in the Navy and died at sea in He was assigned as a schoolmaster, but he sought out and ministered to Catholic sailors. Twenty years later, President Polk was worried that the war with Mexico was seen as anticatholic, so he recruited two Jesuit priests to serve in the army as chaplains. At the time of the Civil War, only about ten percent of Americans were Catholic. Military policies forced Catholic soldiers to attend Protestant services. The Church protested this rule, and many priests volunteered to become chaplains. Their witness and the courage of the Nuns of the Battlefield (several orders of sisters who assisted Civil War victims) helped temper prejudice against Catholics and pave the way for the life and ministry of this vigorous and unique archdiocese. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

8 ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH MINISTRIES Adult Faith Formation Janice LaVelle (9) Altar Servers Tina Le (7) Baptism Stephanie Miller (9) Bereavement Rosie Munoz (9) Building Committee Keith Rattay (9) Bulletin Editor Lisa Bergler (9) Chinese Community Paul Fan (9) Josephine Yang (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 Tony Patronite, Stan Necikowski & Tin Nguyen (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 Michele Wills (7) Knights of Columbus (K of C) Dan Hoying (7) Lectors Jeffrey Turcotte (9) Legion of Mary Trisha Smith (7) 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 Sunday 5:00pm Matt Zoeter (909) Music - Mass Saturday 4:00p - Vietnamese/English Anthony Bui (7) 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 (7) Welcoming Committee Vince Salico (7) Young Adults Tim Reid (9) Young Ladies Institute (YLI) Cathy Wachtel (9) Youth Ministry Tim Reid (9)

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