October 1, items are due to the Parish by at 4:00 PM. Please your items

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1 October 1, 2017 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 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday - 12:01 AM through Saturday 4:00 PM ROSARY Daily - 7:00 AM Friday evening - 7:00 PM - - 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: October 1, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Staff Phone Pastor Fr. Pat Kerst Ext. 208 pkerst@dioceseofspokane.org Parochial Vicar Fr. Jose Jaime Maldonado R. Ext. 204 jmaldonado@dioceseofspokane.org Parish Deacons Deacon Douglas Banks Ext. 315 dougbanks@thomasmorespokane.org Deacon Tom Heavey Ext. 200 theavey@dioceseofspokane.org Amy Nelsen, Director of Religious Ed. Ext. 206 anelsen@dioceseofspokane.org Jennifer Siira, Business Manager Ext. 201 Jsiira@dioceseofspokane.org John Oss, Music Director (H) Traci Loewen, Bulle n Editor Ext. 200 recep onist@thomasmorespokane.org Monday 2: DJM Prayer Group, 6:30 PM Tuesday 3: Rosary Makers, 1:00 PM Knights of Columbus Officers Meeting, 6 PM DJM Prayer Group, 7:00 PM Wednesday 4: Game Day, Noon Catholic Scripture Study 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM Thursday 5: School Mass, 9 AM Catholic Scripture Study, 1:00 PM Finance Council Mtg., 7:00 PM Friday 6: Saturday 7: Mass at 4:30 PM 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 Sunday 8: Masses at 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM & 7:00 PM If you have any questions about any of the above activities, call the Parish Office at Ministry Contacts Pastoral Council Chair Tim Kassa Finance Council Chair Brian Mather Adora on Sue Millersmith Altar Society Terry Hahn Boy/Cub Scouts Tom Brasch Family to Family Miriam Devaney Helping Hands Jim Voelker High School Youth Luke Manley Knights of Columbus Hung Lam 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 Hearing assistance is available during liturgies at FM HR79H

3 St. Thomas More October 1, 2017 PAGE 3 Income Budget YTD Received YTD Envelopes & Plates $162, $144, Needed Weekly: $12, Received 09/24: $8, Mailed in: $3, Auto Withdrawal: 0.00 Total Received: $12, Do nothing out of selfishness; rather, humbly regard others as more important than ourselves In all parishes and missions of the diocese this is Annual Catholic Appeal Commitment Weekend. You are asked to respond as generously as possible to Bishop Daly s request that you contribute. Participation of every household in St. Thomas More Parish promotes the witness and spread of the Gospel to the farther corners of the diocese. Altar Server Training If you are a 4th Grade and older and do not attend St. Thomas More School, there will be a training session this Sunday, October 1, at 6:00 PM in the church. This is a great way for you to get involved in your parish and to serve in a vital role in our liturgies and assist the priest in making Mass a time of reflection and thanksgiving to God. We have a big need now for new Altar Servers, so please consider coming to this training session. If you are a current Altar Server and do not attend St. Thomas More School, you are also asked to come to this meeting. USHERS/GREETERS FOR OCTOBER Sat. 4:30 P.M. Kenneth La Grandeur & Jim Chatfield Sun. 7:30 A.M. Claude & Cecelia Frank 9:00 A.M. Dan Loewen & Casey Zollinger 11:00 A.M. John Hoffman & Sons 7:00 P.M. Ward Family EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & LECTORS FOR NEXT WEEKEND: Saturday, October 7: 4:30 PM Sacristan: Mary Bolka Dick & Joan Pelkie, Louanne Hausmann, Linda Bacon, Helen & Bob Durgan Lector: John Hausmann Sunday, October 1: Sacristan: Jack Louie 7:30 AM Karen & Bob Wormell, Christine & John Hoffman, John Sharkey, Joyce Becker, Suzanne Abbot Lector: Bill Webber 9:00 AM Sacristan: Martin Weber Chad Anderson, Patti Doyle, Linda Fitgerald, Helen Malone, Wendy & Dennis Gunnels, Patricia Wood Lector: Cindy Anderson 11:00 AM Sacristan: Martin Weber Cindy & John Omlin, Deborah Vose, Kay Doyle, Karen Kraft, Ann Hart, Gary Myers Lector: Mary Heinen 7:00 PM Sacristan: Chaundra Ward Jennifer Onzay Lector: Robert Schmitt Altar Servers for Next Weekend: Saturday, October 7: 4:30 PM Michael, Alexandra, & Riveria Parlange Sunday, October 8: 7:30 AM Keng Xiong 9:00 AM Katelyn & Nathan Doan, Ben Myers 11:00 AM Jack Penders, Ian Mickelson, Madona Dean 7:00 PM Ellie & Grace Nollette

4 St. Thomas More October 1, 2017 PAGE 4 Youth News K-5th Grade Religious Education This program is brand new at St. Thomas More! Register your child to learn about their faith through interactive lessons in an engaging environment between the morning Masses. Students will learn about the Sacraments, Church teaching, prayers, moral decision making, and more! Registration: Online or in the Parish Office. Classes have begun. Join us on Sundays from 10:05AM to 10:55 AM in the Library. JR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP: KINGDOM COME Who is Jesus Christ? Why did He become a man? What did He do while He was alive? Why did He have to die? Kingdom Come explores the life of Christ taking the youth through the great drama of His life from the very beginning at the Nativity, to His Death on the cross, and all the way to His second coming. Join us as we kick off a new day and time: Sunday, October 1, 10:00-11:00 AM followed by 11:00 AM Mass. School Cafeteria. Welcome party! Register for this 9-week program in the Parish Office or contact Amy Nelson. Sacramental Prep Classes For children 2nd grade and above who have not yet celebrated First Reconciliation, or received Confirmation and First Eucharist. Please register your child in the Parish Office. Future Class Dates: October 25, November 29, January 31, February 28, March 28. Confirmation/First Eucharist is Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 AM. If you have any questions about any of the above, call Amy Nelsen at , ext Calling All High School Youth Northside Catholic Youth (9 th -12 th grade) will meet every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30pm in the high school youth room at Assumption Parish. All are welcome! Contact: Shad Gallaway Youth-Ministry@hotmail.com Adult Faith Formation Our Catholic Scripture Study continues until February 7. They are studying The Gospel of Luke, the Gospel of Mercy. Classes are Wednesday mornings from 9:00 AM until 10:45 AM (Beatie Wolf, ), Wednesday evenings from 6:30 PM until 8:15 PM (Al Pry, ), and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 2:45 PM (Cyndy Faison, Suggested donation for class and materials: $45 Do you know someone who has expressed an interest in becoming a Catholic? Maybe you just want to learn more about the Catholic faith? Our RCIA classes are just beginning. Call Sharon or Al Pry at for more information. End of Life Seminar presented by Mark Lamb from Catholic Funeral Services, Oct. 12, 6:30 PM, PACC Fall Adult Formation Series: Ecumenism (presented by Deacon Tom Heavey) Evangelization (presented by Father Pat Kerst) Outreach (presented by Deacon Doug Banks) 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Library

5 St. Thomas More October 1, 2017 Knight s Corner Knight of the Month All of the Knights PAGE 5 No coffee and donuts this weekend. Bring your family to the Pancake Breakfast and support the STM 8th Graders. Officer s Meeting: First Tuesday of the Month General Meeting: Third Tuesday of the month 6:00 PM, Dinner 6:30 PM, Meeting HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN Dinner for October: Surprise Register at nistries.org October 4: Season of Creation, St. Mary s Deer Park, potluck at 6 PM, displays on how to Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, followed by a Laudato Si prayer October 3: Annual Transitus Service commemorating passing of St. Francis, 7 PM, St. Francis of Assisi Parish October 20-22: Beginning Experience Weekend Retreat for those who are divorced, separated, or widowed. This retreat is for those suffering the grief surrounding the end of marriage/ relationship and promotes healing. Call Marlene at October 23: 2nd Annual Gala Stand Up for Life, Davenport Hotel, Rev. Spitzer keynote speaker, $79, call or HealingtheCulture.com/ Immaculate Heart Retreat Center Planning a Wedding? To schedule an appointment for marriage preparation, please contact a parish priest at least four months in advance of setting a date. Attention Senior Explorers!! Mark your calendars! Informational Meeting about our Upcoming Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. trip Tour Guide: Deacon Doug Banks! Next October 2018 Thursday, October 19 4:30 PM, Library Wine and Cheese will be served Come find out about this exciting trip to the East Coast next Fall. Deacon Banks will be on hand to explain pricing, historical sites we will see, and answer your questions! We will also talk about future trips for this year. Sept. 27th through Nov. 5, 2017 Please consider praying and fas ng to end abor on Please take one hour a week to pray for the unborn at Planned Parenthood located at 123 E. Indiana Ave. Upcoming Events: 9/30: Memorial for the pre born Procession from Bishop White Seminary to St. Aloysius ( me tbd) 10/3: Respect Life Mass, Cathedral, Noon 10/14: Children s Living Rosary, Cathedral with Bishop Daly, 10 AM 10/20-21: Cornerstone Conference, Tacoma 1/20/18: NW Walk for Life October 11: Day of Prayer, The Miracle of the Sun: 100 years of Fatima, Fr. Tuckerman, $38 October 12: Difficult Decisions and Document Organization, Getting it Together Before You Go, Deacon Patrick Bradley and Barbara Cook, Gerontologist, 9:30 AM, $40 October 21: What is the Unbound Prayer? 9 AM to 11 AM November 2: Day of Prayer, So, All Souls Go to Heaven? God s Merciful Answer, Fr. Lewis, 9 AM to 3 PM November 3-5: Weekend Retreat: The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton, Fr. Daniel Horan, $196 November 7: Dinner Series: Who s Who and What s What in the Middle East, Part II, Dr. Raja Tanas, Whitworth Sociologist, 5:30 PM, $38. To register for any of these events, call the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center at or go to Please join us in commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima with a rosary rally at Noon on Saturday, October 14 on the lawn to the west of the church. This rally is sponsored by America Needs Fatima. We will pray the Rosary, several Marian litanies and prayers of praise and consecration, and sing some songs for Mary. Questions, call Roger at We hope to see you there.

6 St. Thomas More October 1, 2017 PAGE 6 PRAYER CORNER 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 We need substitutes for all hours. Substitutes are invaluable to our ministry to keep Perpetual Adoration running 24 -hours a day. Please call and add your name to the list for a time convenient for your schedule. You will be a blessing to others and at the same time, you will be blessed abundantly. We are in need of the following permanent hours: Mondays 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Wednesdays 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Thursdays 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM Week of October 2: Mon. 7:30 A.M. Mr. & Mrs. Tobin Tue. 7:30 A.M. Joan Sanders Wed. 7:30 A.M. Minnie Roller Thur. 7:30 A.M. Ed Gilpatrick Fri. 7:30 A.M. Special Intention Sat. 7:30 A.M. Special Intention 4:30 P.M. Joan Sanders Sun. 7:30 A.M. Oliver Cavens 9:00 A.M. Our Parishioners 11:00 A.M. Duane & Bobbi Hobbs 7:00 P.M. Elisa Sibulo Call Sue Millersmith at if you can help. Family Holy Hour, Tuesdays, 7:00 PM, STM Chapel You are invited to join us in praying for ourselves, our families, or friends. We pray the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and Eucharistic songs before the Blessed Sacrament for all prayer petitions people have requested in our prayer petition book, the parish prayer chains, or those that are placed in the Tuesday night prayer petition basket. Great news for the Greater Spokane area! Sacred Heart Radio is now available on FM Our new station will carry the same feed as AM 970, which will continue to operate as usual. The FM station provides greater fidelity and clarity 24 hours a day. Be sure and download the free app from your app store so you can take Sacred Heart Radio with you. Tune in and listen to our very own Fr. Pat on The Bishop and the Vicars Radio Show, where he joins Bishop Daly, Fr. Darrin Connall, and Fr. Brian Mee to discuss faith and life in the spirit of joy and humor. This show runs at various times throughout the week. 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: Don t complain about anyone or anything today, even if its legitimate. A non-complaining/whining spouse is nicer to be around. Maybe you can hold off complaining for two days... 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: , Natural_Family_Plann@providence.org St. Peter Parish: starting October 21. To register: register.ccli.org. To learn more: live-the-love.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 Frances: What makes a family holy? First, prayer. We need simplicity to pray as a family. Praying the Our Father together, around the table, is not something extraordinary: its easy. Praying the Rosary together, as a family, is very beautiful and a source of great strength! Second, keeping the faith. Third, joy. True joy comes from a profound harmony between persons, something which we all feel in our hearts and which makes us experience the beauty of togetherness, of mutual support along life s journey. But the basis of this feeling of deep joy is the presence of God, the presence of God in the family and his love, which is welcoming, merciful, and respectful towards all. And above all, a love which is patient.

7 St. Thomas More October 1, 2017 PAGE 7 St. Thomas More Catholic School is one of the preeminent PK-8 schools in Spokane. Our students are empowered and encouraged to reach their full potential as unique creations of a loving God. If you are interested in our school, contact Deacon Doug Banks at , ext th Grade Labor Force: Our 8th Graders are already trying to earn money for their trip to Washington, D. C. next spring! Call them if you need help around the house! Call Deirdre Grieshaber at St. Thomas More Preschool: We still have openings for this year! Full and Half Day Options. Call Jennifer at , x 201. October Events: 1: Pancake Breakfast 3: Respect Life Mass 5: Picture Day 9-12: Camp Wooten 13: Teacher In-Service Day Mark your calendars! STM Fund Run October 6 Support our kids and make a pledge!