September 2, items are due to the Parish by at 4:00 PM. Please your items

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1 September 2, 2018 WEEKEND MASSES Saturday: 4:30 PM Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 7:00 PM DAILY MASSES: 7:30 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Friday noon Saturday - 8:15 AM DEV Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday - 12:01 AM through Saturday 4:00 PM ROSARY Daily - 7:00 AM - - items are due to the Parish by at 4:00 PM. Please your items

2 S T. T H O M A S M O R E Website: September 2, nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Staff Phone Pastor Fr. Pat Kerst Ext. 208 pkerst@dioceseofspokane.org Parish Deacons Deacon Douglas Banks Ext. 315 dougbanks@thomasmorespokane.org Deacon Tom Heavey Ext. 200 theavey@dioceseofspokane.org Valerie Barnes, Director of Religious Ed. Ext. 206 vbarnes@dioceseofspokane.org Jennifer Siira, Business Manager Ext. 201 Jsiira@dioceseofspokane.org John Oss, Music Director (H) Traci Loewen, Bulletin Editor Ext. 200 receptionist@thomasmorespokane.org Jim Huss, Receptionist Ext. 200 jhuss@thomasmorespokane.org School Staff Phone: Deacon Doug Banks, Principal... Ext. 315 Maureen Durheim, Academic Vice Prin.... Ext. 326 Jim McCollum, Student Affairs, Vice Prin...Ext. 322 Mary Heavey, Secretary... Ext. 313 Preschool... Ext. 431 Ministry Contacts Pastoral Council Chair Tim Kassa Finance Council Chair Brian Mather Adoration Sue Millersmith Altar Society Pat Martin Boy/Cub Scouts Tom Brasch Catholic Daughters Joy Gilbert Family to Family Miriam Devaney High School Youth Shad Gallaway Knights of Columbus Frank Shovelier Ministry Coord. Traci Loewen Prayer Chain Mary Bolka Senior Explorers Linda Zollinger St. Elizabeth s Sue Huss St. Martha s Lane Klees St. Vincent de Paul Dick Bolka Ushers Steve Tiarks Monday 3: Labor Day, Parish Office and School closed Tuesday 4: No 7:30 AM Mass, Priests Study Days, Liturgy of the Word with Communion Rosary Makers, 1 PM Knights of Columbus Officers Mtg., 6 PM Wednesday 5: No 7:30 AM Mass, Priests Study Days, Liturgy of the Word with Communion Game Day, Noon Thursday 6: No 7:30 AM Mass, Priests Study Days, Liturgy of the Word with Communion No 4:30 PM Confessions School Altar Server Training, 9:00 AM Friday 7: Saturday 8: Mass at 4:30 PM Sunday 9: Masses at 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM & 7:00 PM Religious Education Sign-up after all Masses Stewardship Sunday Annual Priests Study Days The priests of the diocese will gather in Walla Walla from September 4-6 for continuing education and diocesan business. There will be no Masses nor Confessions in the parish during those days (N.B. there will be Liturgy of the Word and Communion on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7:30 AM). Assumption Parish will have Masses those days (Tues and Thurs, 8 AM; Wednesday, 8:45 AM) The diocese is committed to helping victims/survivors of sexual abuse and to protecting children and vulnerable adults. Volunteers who supervise other volunteers who work with minors and vulnerable adults are required to report any suspected abuse by others they supervise. Contact: Roberta Smith, Victims Assistance Coordinator (509) Office Phone or (509) Cell. You may also go to the Diocesan website. Baptism: Go to our parish website to fill out the proper paperwork. After we receive your information, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment. Marriage: To schedule an appointment for marriage preparation, please contact a parish priest at least four months in advance of your desired wedding date. Anointing of the Sick: Call the Parish Office to request a priest. If the call is after hours, you will be prompted on how to proceed.

3 St. Thomas More September 2, 2018 PAGE 3 Stewardship Budget YTD Received YTD Income 72, $64, Needed Weekly: $12, Received 08/26: $7, Mailed in: $ Auto Withdrawal: $0.00 Total Received: $7, The weekend of September 8/9 will be observed as Stewardship Sunday throughout our diocese. This is our annual opportunity to reflect on our life of concretely witnessing to our faith though our generous engagement in the life of our parish and diocese. We ask ourselves: How are we engaging? How can we do more? Our parish has many opportunities for ministry in which parishioners can be involved. On our website, there are videos showcasing some of these ministries. In the Vestibule of the church, there is a sheet with the list of the many groups and ministries of the parish. All are invited to prayerfully consider if the Lord is calling us to deeper engagement. This also includes our financial contributions to the parish and diocese (N.B. the ACA will be taken up at the end of September). Are we being called to increase our financial support of our church? Attention Ministers of the Altar You should have all received the new schedule. If you haven t, please contact the Parish Office. Mark your calendars for upcoming training sessions: Thursday, September 6: Altar Server training for STM School children, grades 4 and up. 9 AM Sunday, September 16: Altar Server Training for anyone in the Parish interested in serving as Altar Servers. Grades 4 and up even adults! This is also a refresher for those currently serving. 10:00 AM, Main Sanctuary Thursday, October 4,: Training for Sacristans, Lectors, and Eucharistic Ministers, 6:30 PM, Main Sanctuary This training is for anyone interested in learning more about one of these ministries, and it will be a refresher course for all those currently serving. USHERS/GREETERS FOR SEPTEMBER Sat. 4:30 P.M. Kenneth La Grandeur & Jim Chatfield Sun. 7:30 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Gene & Florence Coffey Dan Loewen & Casey Zollinger 11:00 A.M. John Hoffman & Sons 7:00 P.M. Ward Family EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & LECTORS FOR NEXT WEEKEND: Saturday, September 8: 4:30 PM Sacristan: (New schedule not available at press time.) Sunday, September 9: Sacristan: 7:30 AM 9:00 AM Sacristan: 11:00 AM Sacristan: 7:00 PM Sacristan: Altar Servers for Next Weekend: Saturday, September 8: 4:30 PM Sunday, September 9: 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 7:00 PM Put His Will in Your Will! Clause for Christian Will I give, devise, and bequeath to St. Thomas More Catholic Parish-Spokane, a Washington non-profit corporation (description of gift).

4 St. Thomas More September 2, 2018 PAGE 4 First Class: September 23 Register online, in the Parish Office, or after all Masses on September 8/9 Pre-school through 5th Grade will meet on Sundays from 10:05 AM to 10:55 AM. Students will learn in an engaging and fun environment about the Sacraments, church teaching, prayers, moral decision making, and more! Sacramental Prep starts September 26, 6:30 PM Parents: Remember, you are the primary educators of your children and you need to provide for the moral, spiritual, and intellectual formation of your child. This education should be supported and in conjunction with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Youth Ministry For all students, parochial, home school, or public schools., grades Middle School (AKA Edge) meets weekly on Tuesday nights, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. High School (AKA Life Teen) meets weekly on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM (first half hour is social time). These nights are a balance of games, activities, and growing in relationship with God. Fr. Pat Kick Off BBQ September 11, 6:30 PM Game field behind Assumption School Gym Bring chairs, blankets, chips, and a salad or desert to share Entire family invited! For more information or to ask questions, contact Rich at (middle school) or Shad at sgallaway@dioceseofspokane.org (high school) Adult Faith Formation If you haven t signed up, it s not too late!! The Bible Timeline is a Catholic Bible study that can help anyone to make sense of Scripture and experience the life-changing power of God s Word. This study takes you on a journey through the entire Bible and deep into each period of salvation history where you will discover the amazing story woven throughout all of Scripture. The Bible Timeline has helped hundreds of thousands of people to understand the Bible and deepen their relationship with Christ, and it will help you, too. Sign up online or in the Parish Office. Classes begin in late September. Call Pat Moller with questions. Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith? Classes will begin this Fall, and we would love to have you join us! Contact Al or Sharon Pry at

5 St. Thomas More September 2, 2018 PAGE 5 Knights Corner Coffee & Donuts Knight of the Month Grant Becherini Officer s Meeting: First Tuesday of the Month General Meeting: Third Tuesday of the month 9/4: Officers Mtg., 6 PM 9/18: General Mtg., Dinner at 6 PM, Mtg. at 6:30 PM, Dinner: Chili Dogs Attention Senior Explorers: The next meeting regarding our Washington, D. C. trip will be on September 10 at 4:30 PM in the Library. Doug will update us on the latest plans! Your last payment is due at this time. Fall is here, and we are back to our 6- page bulletin! Thank you to all of our loyal parishioners and businesses who advertise on the back of the bulletin. Because of their generosity, we are able to have our bulletin printed for FREE and in COLOR! Please take the time to look over the list of businesses on the back of the bulletin and thank them for their support to our Parish by supporting their business. Also, if you would like to advertise your company or business, please call Sheila Miller at Every Mass needs more ushers. Ushers can be anyone from teenagers to adults, couples, to individuals. Please consider volunteering for this ministry. Call or the parish office if you are interested. Labor Day The Parish Office and School will be closed on Monday in observance of this special day. Join your fellow parishioners for coffee and donuts following Mass today. Thank you to our church families for serving today! Knights of Columbus Parish Picnic Sunday, Sept. 23 Noon to 4:00 PM Field next to the church Bring your family to this annual fun event sponsored by the Knights. There will be games for kids and lots of food and drink. Each family is asked to bring a side dish to share that serves 8. Knights will provide the meat and the beverages. Everyone invited!! Altar Society Fall Welcome Party Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9 AM Library Continental Breakfast Served Dues will be collected ($5.00). Everyone welcome! We would love some new members! Immaculate Heart Retreat Center Please note: You can now receive the bulletin by flocknotes! Call the parish office and let us know if you would like to take advantage of this. And, as always, it is available on our website. Attention Parishioners: Sorry...But your priests do not have access to the list of Catholics at any of our hospitals. Federal guidelines known as HIPAA prohibit access...so the only way we know that you are hospitalized is if you let us know. Please let the Parish Office know if you or a loved one would like Anointing of the Sick before surgery, etc. Other Happenings Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church Holy- In-One Golf Tournament, 9/10, 12:30 PM, Downriver Golf Course, $100 per player, contact: sistermarybeth@yahoo.com Retrouvaille Weekend: 9/7-9, help your troubled marriage, visit for emotional testimonials. Call to register. Nazareth Guild Celebration of Light, 9/15, join us at this fundraiser dinner for our Catholic schools, if you are interested in attending, call the parish office to arrange to sit at the St. Thomas More Table. Inland NW Catholic Men s Retreat, 10/26-28, Camp N-Sid-Sen on Lake Coeur d Alene, $130 Summertime Spiritual Movement, 9/14, 8:00 AM, Fr. Savelesky, Liturgy of the Hours Retreat, 9/14, 6 PM, Fr. Pitstick Silent Day of Prayer, 9/19, 9 AM, Fr. Kwiatkowski 24-hour Retreat on Relieving Anxiety, 9/21, 4:30 pm, Teresa warren, LMHC 5-day Icon Retreat, Traditional Byzantine Iconography, 9/26-9/30, Fr. Higgins Weekend Retreat on Everyone s Call to Holiness, 9/28-9/30, Fr. Ciorra 24-Hour Retreat, Steering Our Lives Toward Holiness, 10/2, Bishop Emeritus Skylstad Mother/Teen Daughter Retreat, 10/5, Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church Silent Day of Prayer, 10/11, Fr. Hartin To register for any of these events, call the IHRC at or go to

6 St. Thomas More September 2, 2018 PAGE 6 Please pray for those who are ill in our Parish and for those who are dying or who have died. Never doubt the power of prayer! If you would like to add someone to our prayer chain, call Mary at or Pat at ADORATION Consider spending an hour in Adoration. Stop by for a visit or volunteer for one of the following permanent times: Tuesdays: Midnight until 1:00 AM and 1:00 AM until 2:00 AM. Wednesdays: Midnight to 1:00 AM and 1:00 AM until 2:00 AM Saturdays: 11:00 AM until noon. If interested, call Sue at Week of September 3: Mon. 7:30 A.M. Matt Gardner Tue. 7:30 A.M. No Mass Wed. 7:30 A.M. No Mass Thur. 7:30 A.M. No Mass Fri. 7:30 A.M. Val & Bernice Friedman Sat. 7:30 A.M. Special Intention 4:30 P.M. Joseph Nguyen Sun. 7:30 A.M. Patricia Wayerski 9:00 A.M. Duane & Bobbi Hobbs 11:00 A.M. STM Parishioners 7:00 P.M. Special Intention On this weekend, when we rest from our usual labors, loving Father, we pray for all who shoulder the tasks of human labor in the marketplace, in factories and offices, in the professions, and in family living. We thank you, Lord, for the gift and opportunity of work; may our efforts always be pure of heart, for the good of others and the glory of your name. We lift up to you all who long for just employment and those who work to defend the rights and needs of workers everywhere. May those of us who are now retired always remember that we still make a valuable contribution to our Church and our world by our prayers and deeds of charity. May our working and our resting all give praise to you until the day we share together in eternal rest with all our departed in your Kingdom as you live and reign Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. Life and Family Issues: Every marriage matters, because every marriage comes from the hand of God. God brings a man and a woman together to love and support each other. Their love becomes visible in their treatment of each other and in their acts of generous service. Marriage Tip: Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me. Children are God s gift and loving them is a way to serve the Lord. Receive them and show them Christ s love. Marriage Encounter: Spend a weekend together away from the distractions of life learning how to make a good marriage great Help for Families with Same Sex Attraction Issues: Do you have a loved one experiencing same sex attraction? Do you want to be loving to him/her but want to stay faithful to the Church truth about sexuality and marriage? Contact Tim at or go to: ww.couragerc.org Help with Porn: Help for Hurting Marriages: Retrouvaille: The Third Option: Natural Family Planning (NFP) Classes: Sacred Heart Women s Health Ctr., Every 1st Thursday evening at 7:30 PM, Call Natural_Family_Plann@providence.org Crisis Pregnancy Resources: HELP CAPA PREPARES is a parish-based, statewide ministry that provides pregnant mothers, fathers, and their families support and care from pregnancy through the child s 5th birthday. For support or to refer or volunteer, please contact See more at Post Abortion Healing: Project Rachel, HOPE From Pope Francis: Without freedom there is no friendship; without freedom, there is no love; without freedom there is no marriage. Fidelity to promises is a true masterpiece of humanity! No loving relationship no friendship, no form of love, no happiness in the common good arrives at the height of our desire and hope without this miracle of the soul.

7 St. Thomas More September 2, 2018 PAGE 7 St. Thomas More Catholic School is one of the preeminent PK-8 Schools in Spokane, WA. Our students are empowered and encouraged to reach their full potential as unique creations of a Loving God. Why a Catholic School? Parents choose Catholic schools for their children because of high academic standards, values-added Catholic education, and a safe school environment. At Catholic schools, these are tangible, visible realities forged from tradition, intellect, wisdom, and the passionate commitment of the teachers. Why St. Thomas More? Catholic Identity Our Mission is To Know, Love, and Serve God in all we say, do, and pray. Academic Excellence We take pride that we teach students to learn how to learn. Community Caring for one another, for each other s families, and appreciating the unique gifts and talents that each student and their family brings to St. Thomas More is our way of living out the teachings of the Gospels. Service St. Thomas More Catholic School believes strongly that the words of the gospel are meant to be learned, studied, and PUT INTO ACTION! For questions about our school, contact Deacon Doug Banks at , ext Need some Fall yard work done? We have a new group of STM 8th graders that are beginning to earn money for the DC trip next year (2019). Call Jack Louie III at to coordinate. Did you know that every time you shop at Fred Meyer, you could be donating to St. Thomas More School? This is done through their Community Rewards Program. Simply link your rewards number to our school, and every time you shop, you are helping our kids out. Instructions for linking your number can be found on the Fred Meyer website.