SAINT THOMAS MORE. Pastor Rev. John E. Janze. Reconciliation: Adoration: Fridays 6:30-7:30 PM and the 22nd of the month from 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM.

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1 PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD APRIL 13, 2014 Reconciliation: SAINT THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PARISH 51 Marketplace Irvine, CA Office: Fax Religious Education 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 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. Every Saturday Adoration: Fridays 6:30-7:30 PM and the 22nd of the month from 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM. Baptisms: Call the Church office to schedule appointment; please allow five weeks advance notice. Baptisms are held on the third and fifth Sundays of each month (if applicable), 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 Rev. John E. Janze Parochial Vicar Parochial Vicar Weekend Asst. Deacons Website: Rev. George Blais Rev. William Krekelberg Rev. Joseph Horn, O Praem Deacon Stan Necikowski Deacon Tony Patronite Church Etiquette: The Priest / Celebrant is the last person in and the first one out at each Eucharistic Celebration. Mass Schedule Daily 8:00 AM Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:15 AM 5:00 PM Tridentine Mass 2 nd Sunday 12:45 PM Vietnamese Mass 1 st 2 nd 4 th & 5 th Sundays 2:30 PM Hispanic Mass 3 rd Sunday 2:00 PM Chinese Mass 1 st & 4 th Sundays 1:00 PM 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: THE ATTITUDE OF CHRIST JESUS The Lenten cycle brings us to this mixed Sunday of palm branches and painful suffering. Our liturgy opens by recalling Jesus triumphant entry along the main road into Jerusalem, then moves quickly to the back streets of betrayal and humiliation, the courtyards of torture and abandonment, the hill of execution. Isaiah s strange and gripping Song of the Servant of God was to become the song of Jesus. It is the song of one who strides forward consistently in the face of criticism, even scorn: I have not rebelled, have not turned back. It is to become our song, as faithful followers of Jesus Christ. How are we to react when we hear the account of the passion and death of the Lord? Paul tells us that our attitude must be Christ s, who emptied himself, taking the form of a slave. We pray that we may absorb the attitude of Christ, and face life squarely in its triumph and its pain. In Christ, Fr. John Copyright, J.S. Paluch Co TODAY S READINGS Gospel at the Procession with Palms: Jesus entry into Jerusalem. (Matthew 21:1-11) First Reading: In spite of my sufferings I am not disgraced. I am not put to shame. (Isaiah 50:4-7) Psalm: My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Psalm 22) Second Reading: Christ emptied himself, and God filled this emptiness with exaltation. (Philippians 2:6-11) Gospel: The account of Christ s passion according to Matthew. (Matthew 26:14 27:66 [27:11-54]) 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. Question of the week For your continued reflection and discussion Obedience and humility We are called to die to ourselves in love for others. How do you live that in your own life? Raymond Alvarado Gisela Arrieta Rex Brady Charles Brumfield Angelica Chan Melanie Curran Andrea Dizon Kay Eickoff Michael Estrada Virginia Frank Claudia Fuentez PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Lee Gautreau Michael Gillivan Karen Groetzinger Blanche Juge Jean Liddi Robert McDaniels Dolores McGuinness Cari Maas Andrea Maciel Donovan Justice Mejia Connie Mellott Peter Nguyen Karen Norton Sr. Frances O Leary Bill Parsons Tina Pounds Marcos Rivas Linda Ross Eileen Rossi Mark Sawyer Nga Tran Bob Trujillo READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 6:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 9.0 Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mt 28:1-10 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9,or Mt 28:1-10 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35 Rest in the Love of Christ Anunsacion Devera Sunday 8:00AM Thomas Cannella 9:30AM Ernesto Samoza 11:15AM Pedro Jose Armas 12:45PM Souls in Purgatory 2:30 PM Jon Hughes 5:00PM Bert R. Kormas Monday 8:00AM Raymond Villanueva Tuesday 8:00AM Dr. Frank Glassy Wednesday 8:00AM Patty Mispagel Saturday 5:30PM Marie Mangahas

3 4/14/14-4/20/14 THIS WEEK AT ST. THOMAS MORE Monday 8:30-10:30am Parish Library Hours 10:00am-Noon Spanish Bible Study 5:30-6:30pm Jr. Legion Of Mary 6:30-9:00pm LifeTeen Core Meeting 7:00-8:30pm Legion Of Mary 7:00-9:00pm Women Lenten Bible Study 7:30-9:00pm Meditation Tuesday 9:15-11:00am Active Lenten Group 7:00-9:00pm Adult Choir Practice 7:00-9:00pm Active Lenten Group 7:00-10:00pm CRHP Men Wednesday 7:00-9:00pm Act of God Rehearsal 7:00-9:15pm YLI Meeting 7:15-9:00pm Spanish Bible Study Thursday HOLY THURSDAY 8:00am Reading of Office 9:00am-5:00pm Altar of Repose Set-up 7:30pm Mass of the Lord s Supper 8:30-10:00pm Altar of Repose 8:30-10:30am Parish Library Hours 7:00-9:00pm Act of God Rehearsal 7:00-10:00pm CRHP Women Meeting 7:30-9:00pm RCIA Friday GOOD FRIDAY 8:00am Reading of Office 8:30am Divine Mercy Novena Noon Stations of the Cross 1:00pm Good Friday Service/Veneration 7:30pm Good Friday Service/Veneration 7:30-9:30pm Chinese Ministry Bible Study Saturday: HOLY SATURDAY 8:00am Reading of Office 8:30am Divine Mercy Novena 9:00-10:00am Easter Egg Hunt 8:00pm Easter Vigil Mass 8:30-9:00am Rosary For Life 8:30am-Noon Parish Library Open 9:00-3:00pm Decorate for Easter 9:00-11:00am Deacon Bible Study 1:00-3:00pm Latin Mass Choir Practice 3:30-5:00pm Latin Mass Rehearsal Sunday EASTER SUNDAY 6:00, 8:00, 10:00am, & 12:00pm Masses 1:00pm Divine Mercy Novena 1:30pm Tridentine Mass No 5:00pm Mass No LifeTeen LifeNight DIVINE MERCY NOVENA Join us for 20 minutes of prayer to prepare for the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday on the following dates: Good Friday and Holy Saturday, April 18 th & April 19 th 8:00am. We will meet in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, following morning prayers. Easter Sunday, April 20th 1:00pm. in the Church, following the last morning Mass. EASTER OFFERINGS During the Easter season, it is encouraging to see both new and familiar faces at our Masses. Throughout the year, many of you already support the congregation with your time, talent & financial contributions, but greater participation is always welcome. We encourage you to look into our electronic giving program, It takes just a few minutes to set up a recurring giving plan.visit our website at and click on E-GIVING, or pick up an authorization form at the office. EASTER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU REDISCOVER CATHOLICISM Good News! The parish will give the book Rediscover Catholicism as a special gift to our many Easter visitors. This book by Matthew Kelly has been a popular discussion topic for many of our small groups and a very successful tool to re-engage Catholics across the U.S. in their faith. Since many of you have asked that we share the book with our entire parish, we now welcome your enthusiastic participation in 2 ways in our special Easter evangelization outreach: 1. Sign up to distribute the book for a few minutes after an Easter Mass. 2. Donate financially and designate Rediscover Catholicism on your check To participate, please contact Janice at Janice@stmirvine.org or call (949) X204. KNIGHTS KORNER Monsignor Timothy J. Doyle Council #13111 THE 2014 ESSAY CONTEST IS HERE! The Essay Contest is open to High School Seniors at STM who have been accepted to a Junior College or Four Year College, writing a 500 word or less essay answering the question: What community or church activity have I participated in that I am most proud of and why?. Essays are due April 25 th. Entry forms are available on the Welcome Table & in the vestibule outside the Church Office. For more info, please contact Rob at robcat67@gmail.com. BLOOD DRIVE The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring their Parish Blood Drive on Monday, April 28 th. The drive takes place here in the Multi-Purpose Room from 2:00-8:30pm. To schedule an appointment,go to redcrossblood.org. Use sponsor code stthomasmoreirv. Walk-ins welcome!!

4 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Most Christians today receive a bunch of palm fronds, olive branches, pussy willow, or forsythia (a relative of theolive) to carry in procession and to bear home in blessing. Some even offer sprigs of palm or other branches as a gesture of peace to those they have offended. The desire is to make a clean sweep of your spiritual house before the Easter feast. Accepting the branch is a token of the bearer s willingness to journey with the Church through a grateful remembrance of Jesus Christ s passion, death, and life-giving resurrection. Traditionally, the plants associated with today s feast are planted in cemeteries as a sign of Christ s victory over death and the promise of new life. The joy of this day s opening procession soon gives way to a solemn reading of the Passion, this year according to Matthew. The ritual is meant not only to strengthen us to hear this account, but to stir us up to accompany the Church on this journey through Holy Week. It also prepares us for next Sunday s joyful renewal of our baptismal vows. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch C

5 HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 17 8:00 AM Morning Prayer Service St. Thomas More 7:30 PM Mass with Adoration St. Thomas More GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 18 8:00 AM Morning Prayer Service St. Thomas More 12:00 PM Stations of the Cross St. Thomas More 1:00 PM Service, Veneration of the Cross and Eucharist St. Thomas More 7:30 PM Service, Veneration of the Cross and Eucharist St. Thomas More HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 19 8:00 AM Morning Prayer Service St. Thomas More 9:00 AM Blessing of Easter Baskets and Easter Egg Hunt St. Thomas More 8:00 PM Easter Vigil St. Thomas More FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 20 Masses celebrated at 6:00, 8:00, & 10:00AM and 12:00 Noon There will also be a Tridentine Mass at 1:30PM St. Thomas More St. Thomas More No 5:00 PM Mass Adult Faith Formation Janice LaVelle (9) Altar Servers Tina Le (7) Baptism Cari Maas (9) Bereavement Stephanie Mispagel (7) Building Committee Keith Rattay (9) Chinese Community Paul Fan (9) Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) Tony Patronite (9) Christian Outreach Carole Caplett (7) Confirmation Brandon Tait (9) Corazon Norma Jean Womack (9) Cursillo Susan Navarrete (9) Deacon Tony Patronite (9) Eucharist to the Homebound Peggy Huber (9) Eucharistic 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) Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) Mary Ann Profeta (9) Junior Legion Of Mary Michele Wills (7) Knights of Columbus (K of C) Greg Mazelin (9) Lectors Jeffrey Turcotte (9) Legion of Mary Linda Hughes (9) Library Jay Hills (9) Marriage Case Support Michael Michalek (9) Marriage Encounter Jim & Cheryl Skudlarski (9) Marriage In The Lord Ron & Cheri Couglin (7) Meditation Kathleen Townsend (9) More Mom s Chantal Ricci (7) Music Director/ Wedding Music Cari Maas (7) Music - Spanish Mass Patty Trujillo (7) Music - Mass Saturday 5:30pm Arnold Hoppenstedt (7) Music - Mass Sunday 8:00 am Steve Hager (7) Music - Mass Sunday 9:30 am Keith Rattay (9) Music - Mass Sunday 11:15 am Joanna Marconi (7) Music - Mass Sunday 5:00 pm Greg Andrews (9) Music - Young Adults Alexandre Gigliotti (7) Parish Office Manager Theresa Nault (9) Pastoral Care Ministry - Meals Diane Grange (9) Pastoral Council Lorainne Rae (7) Pilgrim Virgin Michele Wills (7) Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Michael Michalek (9) Religious Education Barbara Catiller (9) Respect Life Steve & Teresa LeMire (7) St. Thomas More Men Jeff Turcotte (9) St. Thomas More Veterans Bob Kohler (9) St. Thomas More Women Denyse Gagnon (9) St. Vincent de Paul Society Bart Gampon (9) Small Groups Janice LaVelle (9) Spanish Bible Study Teresa LeMire (7) Taize Prayer Charlotte Freund (9) Ushers Steve Luchetta (9) Vietnamese Community Huan Le (7) Wedding Coordinator Marcella Maurer (9) Young Adults Brandon Tait (9) Young Ladies Institute (YLI) Mary Heather O Leary (9) Youth Ministry / Life Teen Brandon Tait (9)

6 MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Just before Mother's day we are having a marriage encounter weekend. Make this the best Mother's day ever by making a Marriage Encounter Weekend to put the spark and romance back in your marriage that has maybe gone out. Our next scheduled weekend is May 2 nd - 4 th. For more information please call Jim or Cheryl at (949) CASA TERESA Casa Teresa is looking for groups to sponsor a Mother s Day dinner or donate gifts for Mother s Day for our Alumna and Emergency Maternity Shelter. Casa Teresa is also looking for speaking opportunities to talk about ways to get involved with Casa Teresa. For more information please contact Yvonne Lopez at (714) ext. 20 or YLopez@casa teresa.com. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST St. John the Baptist School in Costa Mesa is now accepting applications for new students for the School Year. Please call (714) or come by the school located at 1021 Baker Street in Costa Mesa to pick up an application. RETROUVAILLE A program to Help Couples Heal and Renew their Marriages. Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage? Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting? Or, do you simply shut down? Have you thought about separation or divorce? Does talking about it only make it worse?... Retrouvaille provides marriage help! The Retrouvaille program consists of a combination of a weekend experience and a series of six post-weekend sessions, which are held at centrally-located Orange County facilities. DATE: May 30 th June 1 st Starts on Friday at 6:30pm Ends on Sunday at 5:00pm The post session phase meets on Sunday afternoons from 1:00pm to 5:30pm at San Francisco Solano parish in Rancho Santa Margarita: June 8 th, 22 nd, 29 th, July 13 th, 27 th, and August 10 th. The main emphasis of the program is on communication in marriage between husband and wife. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. The Weekend experience is presented by three married couples and a priest. There is limited capacity on the Weekend so please register early. You may register online at under "Program Dates & Locations" or by calling the registration line at (714) If you have any further questions, please reply to occoordinators@pobox.com or call the registration phone line (above). Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord April 13, 2014 God greatly exalted [Christ] and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name. Philippians 2:9