MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD JANUARY 1, 2017 SAINT THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PARISH 51 Marketplace Irvine, CA 92602 Office: 949-551-8601 Fax: 949-551-5879 Religious Education 949-551-8029 Youth Ministry 949-551-8602 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 Reconciliation: Every Saturday from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. Adoration: Fridays 6:30-7:30PM 24 Hour Adoration: Monday, January 23 rd at 8:30AM - Tuesday, January 24 th at.. Baptisms: Call the Church office to an schedule 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 w ith 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. Use this safe, fast, and convenient QR code with your mobile device to make your donation to St. Thomas More. Any questions, call Mark Kreyche, Stewardship Director. Pastor Parochial Vicar Parochial Vicar Emeritus Weekend Assistant Deacons Website: Rev. John E. Janze Rev. Binh Nguyen Rev. William Krekelberg Rev. Joseph Horn, O Praem Deacon Stan & Mrs. Fran Necikowski Deacon Tony & Mrs. Mary Patronite www.stmirvine.org 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 Vietnamese/English Mass 4:00 PM Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:15 AM 5:00 PM Chinese Mass 1 st & 4 th Sundays 1:00 PM Tridentine Mass 2 nd Sunday 12:45 PM Spanish Mass 3 rd Sunday 2:00 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.
My Dear People, Today s theme on the readings: THE BLESSING WE RECEIVE The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is proclaimed in Numbers as the special blessing for the people of Israel. They and we are to be blessed by the invocation of God s loving kindness, the shining glory of God s face turned toward us in love, not away from us in anger. We are blessed by God s own peace! Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this blessing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In Jesus, the image of the invisible God, God s face is shown to us and God s presence is made known to us in faithful and loving kindness. Fr. John TODAY S READINGS First Reading: The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace! (Numbers 6:22-27) Psalm: May God bless us in his mer cy. (Psalm 67) Second Reading: God sent the Spir it of the Son into our hearts, crying out, Abba, Father! So you are no longer a slave but an heir, through God. (Galatians 4:4-7) Gospel: The shepher ds glor ified and pr aised God for all they had heard and seen. (Luke 2:16-21) The English translation of the Psalm Monday: READINGS FOR THE WEEK Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 1 Jn 2:29-3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 4:14-22a 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-28, 31-34, 36, 38] 1 Jn 5:14-21; Sal 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 2:1-11 Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:23a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Responses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Sunday Christmas - Helping others to know God s blessings How has God blessed and kept your family? What can you do as a family this week to show your gratitude for these blessings? Family: When have you felt most blessed by God? What can you do to help someone in your family feel the same way? PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING Evelina Calub Domingo Empalmado Elin Evans Claudia Fuentez Helen Golino Regina Hager Dominador Hontucan Marty Horn Corinne Jackson Fred Jordan Ty Vivian Knisely Ida Krecek Michael Lanphere Jong Yeong Lee Kevin Leeds Todd Leeds Andrea Maciel Brian Mathis Christopher McAleer Fred Mispagel Kareb Norton Basilio Pandes Wayne Purves Tammy Roberts Rebecca Simmons Nga Tran Bob Trujillo Mike Winchester Linda Yashida HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE. The Lord is with you. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. PRAYER FOR FAMILIES O God our Father, in Jesus you call all Christian families and homes to be signs of living faith. By the light of the Holy Spirit, lead us to be thankful for the gift of faith, and by that gift may we grow in our relationship with Jesus, your Son, and be confident witnesses to Christian hope and joy to all we meet. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. -US. Catholic Conference of Bishops 9:30AM 11:15AM 1:00PM Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4:00PM 5:30PM Fr. Ed Broom Ruth Finley Lee Arias Marie Irene Serico Marjorie Sunga Robert Diederich Bill Schlotter Andy Huang Baby George LeMire Ignacia Torres Felicidad Ramos Wilfredo Duque Maria Nguyen Sandy Salgado Carol Julien Michael Bednarek Meli Cayaba Owie Gonzales Rosita Trinidad Souls in Purgatory Mary D Alessandro
01/02/16-01/08/17 THIS WEEK AT ST THOMAS MORE Monday 7:00-8:30pm Legion of Mary 7:00-9:30pm CRHP - Men 7:00-9:30pm CRHP - Women Tuesday 9:00-10:30am AFF Movie / Bible Study 3:30-8:30pm REP 7:00-8:00pm Baptism Class 7:00-9:30pm Adult Choir Practice Wednesday8:30-10:30am Library Open 2:00-7:30pm REP 6:30-9:30pm Sunday 5:00pm Musicians Rehearsal 7:00-9:00pm ICF Officers Meeting 7:00-9:00pm K of C Monthly Meeting Thursday 8:30am-Noon Library Open 9:00-10:30am AFF Bible & Book Study 3:30-6:30pm REP 7:00-9:00pm YA Scripture Bible Study 7:00-8:30pm RCIA 7:00-9:00pm Act of God Rehearsal Friday FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY 10:30am-Noon Deanery Meeting 6:30-7:30pm Adoration 7:00-9:00pm Spanish Choir Practice Saturday 2:30-4:00pm Vietnamese Choir Practice 4:00pm Vietnamese/English Mass 4:00-5:00pm RICA 4:00-5:00pm Latin Choir Rehearsal 5:30pm Mass 6:30-8:30pm Cursillo Ultreya Sunday8:00, 9:30,11:15am Masses 8:45am-12:45pm Library Open 12:45pm Tridentine Mass 5:00pm Mass FOLLOWIMG ALL WEEKEND MASSES Library Table MEDITATION A new year, and renewed hopes. If one of yours is to improve your prayer life, try meditation. We meet the second Monday of each month in the Fireside room, this time on January 9 th. Meditation starts at 7:45pm. If you re new, come at 7:30 for some help getting started. Questions? Call Kathleen at (949) 551-5339. Dear Parishioners, We need your input! Beginning January 9 th, we will be conducting a comprehensive campaign planning study at St. Thomas More. In a relatively short period of time, we have undergone tremendous spiritual and physical change. Our parish leaders have designed and executed a master plan to meet the needs of our vibrant and growing faith community, and we have accomplished a great deal. Now, we are in a position where we can finally address our last and perhaps most important need a permanent church where we can grow in our faith and love of God! However, before we make any final decisions on how to proceed, we would like to hear from you. Through the study, you will be asked to share your thoughts regarding the project and the possibility of conducting a major fundraising effort. Your feedback will enable us to determine potential support for a campaign. If we, as a faith community, choose to move forward, the planning study will also provide us with information to identify prospective campaign leaders and to establish a realistic campaign goal. We have hired the Steier Group, a Catholic development firm, to compile this information and present it to our parish leadership. At that time, we will make an informed decision regarding our next steps. I believe that this process is extremely important, and I encourage each and every church family to participate. Your input is valuable as we plan for the future of St. Thomas More Catholic Parish. God Bless, Fr. John Janze, Pastor
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Octave comes from the Latin word for eight, and since eight is one step beyond seven, the number of days in a week, it has long been seen as a symbol of perfection, completion, and new beginnings. Early Christians called Sunday the eighth day, since it was the day after the Sabbath and a day of resurrected life, the Lord s Day. By the seventh century, people regarded the eight days after Easter Sunday as one great day, an octave, one glorious feast when people were forbidden to fast or kneel. In the seventh century, Pentecost acquired an Octave, too. Christmas didn t claim the honor of a continuous feast, but it did get an Octave Day. January 1 is the oldest Marian feast, the Octave of Christmas. It was originally a feast of the motherhood of Mary, although for centuries until 1969 it was called the Feast of the Circumcision. Our reformed calendar follows the earlier tradition of celebrating Mary as Mother of God. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co
ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH MINISTRIES January, 2017 Adult Faith Formation Janice LaVelle (9) 551-8601 Altar Servers Tina Le (7) 544-4323 Baptism Cari Maas (9) 551-8601 Bereavement Stephanie Mispagel (7) 417-9376 Building Committee Keith Rattay (9) 559-6464 Chinese Community Paul Fan (9) 726-0940 Nancy Cheng (9) 559-8223 Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) Tony Patronite (9) 552-3533 Christian Outreach Carole Caplett (7) 832-4915 Confirmation Naomi Beckman (9) 551-8602 Corazon Norma Jean Womack (9) 559-5639 Cursillo Bernie Ocampo (9) 468-6604 Deacons Stan Necikowski & Tony Patronite (9) 551-8601 Eucharist to the Homebound Dn. Stan & Fran Necikowski (7) 505-4816 Extraordinary Ministers Jerry Donaldson (9) 552-5485 Events Coordination Committee Loy Gibson (7) 573-1367 Faces of Faith Bill Hanson (9) 551-6897 Filipino Community Charlie Torres (9) 551-8601 Finance Council Pierre Gagnon (7) 508-9429 Hispanic Ministry Frank Ornelas (9) 857-9044 Patty Trujillo (7) 270-5073 Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) Donna Stahl (9) 552-3345 Junior Legion of Mary Connie Lee (9) 872-2880 Knights of Columbus (K of C) Doug Catiller (9) 456-0476 Lectors Jeffrey Turcotte (9) 551-5565 Legion of Mary Trisha Smith (7) 473-3714 Library Jay Hills (9) 857-6231 Lifeteen and Young Adults Naomi Beckman (9) 551-8602 Marriage Case Support Paul Geiger (7) 505-5412 Michael Michalek (9) 551-2304...Mary Patronite (9) 552-3533 Marriage Encounter Jim & Cheryl Skudlarski (9) 551-9156 Marriage In The Lord Keith & Meredith Rattay (9) 559-6464 Meditation Kathleen Townsend (9) 551-5339 More Moms Alena Franson (9) 378-8874 Clare Venegas (9) 892-8545 Music Director, Including Wedding Music Cari Maas (9) 551-8601 Music - Mass Saturday 5:30pm Arnold Hoppenstedt (7) 383-0144 Music - Mass Sunday 8:00am Steve Hager (7) 639-4040 Music - Mass Sunday 9:30am Keith Rattay (9) 559-6464 Music - Mass Sunday 11:15am Joanna Marconi (7) 335-8688 Music - Mass Sunday 5:00pm Matt Zoeter (909) 569-4783 Music - Vietnamese/English Mass - Saturday 4:00pm Anthony Bui (7) 209-2876 Music - Tridentine Mass - 2nd Sunday 12:45pm Nina Perez (9) 281-9134 Music - Spanish Mass - 3rd Sunday 2:00pm Patty Trujillo (7) 270-5073 Parish Office Manager Theresa Nault (9) 551-8028 Pastoral Care Ministry - Meals Diane Grange (9) 552-1191 Pastoral Council Josh Baker (7) 734-3319 Pilgrim Virgin Michele Wills (7) 639-2515 Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Michael Michalek (9) 551-2304 Religious Education Barbara Catiller (9) 551-8029 Respect Life St. Thomas More Veterans Bob Kohler (9) 552-1895 St. Thomas More Women Denyse Gagnon (7) 508-9429 St. Vincent de Paul Society Fred Baldwin Cell - (7) 474-6522 (7) 544-6490 Small Groups Janice LaVelle (9) 551-8601 Spanish Bible Study Teresa LeMire (7) 832-1770 Stewardship Mark Kreyche (9) 551-8601 Taize Prayer Charlotte Freund (9) 551-8601 Ushers Steve Luchetta (9) 733-1192 Vietnamese Ministry Huan Le (7) 544-9893 Wedding Coordinator Marcella Maurer (7) 544-0865 Welcoming Committee Vince Salico (7) 389-7726 Young Adults Naomi Beckman (9) 551-8602 Young Ladies Institute (YLI) Mary Heather O Leary (9) 305-6810 Youth Ministry Naomi Beckman (9) 551-8602
SAVE THE DATE Eldercare is the theme for the Orange Diocesan Council of Catholic Women s (ODCCW) general meeting and luncheon to be held at San Antonio de Padua in Anaheim on Tuesday, January 17 th. For your donation of $18.00, you will enjoy a continental breakfast, lunch and a great speaker. This month s program is presented by Sharon Holmes an Eldercare consultant and a member of San Antonio parish. Mass is at 8:30am, registration at 9:00am and meeting at 9:30am. Adjournment by 1:30pm. For reservations call Laurie Bois at (714) 600-0191 or email chezlesbois@aol.com ST. THERESE COMES TO CHRIST CATHEDRAL ON JANUARY 27 th, 28 th, AND 29 th Therese: The Story of a Soul will be performed within the Freed Theater on the Christ Cathedral campus, January 27 th, 28 th, and 29 th. This incredible performance is a face-to-face encounter with St. Therese of Lisieux, the most beloved saint of modern times. In this one-woman performance, Therese speaks directly to the audience, with humor, grace and humility. This is not the saccharine story of the Little Flower, but an honest, loving portrait of a real girl who struggled with anxieties, but overcame these obstacles by trusting in God. Therese s honest, direct spirituality speaks powerfully to our busy culture, with the encouraging message that anyone can become a saint. Tickets may be purchased by calling (714) 282-3045. OPERATION CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ALL YEAR LONG Each year we collect 7,000 donated postage stamps and Christmas Cards to be distributed throughout our local jails and juvenile detention facilities. It gives the incarcerated populations we serve an opportunity to give back to their families and loved ones by sending them a simple Christmas greeting that they could not otherwise do without your generous contributions. We accept Christmas Card and postage stamp donations anytime throughout the year. So please think of us if you have any leftover Christmas Cards along with forever Postage Stamps for Operation Christmas Spirit. Donations can be dropped off or mailed to our office location: 1820 W. Orangewood Ave. Suite 101, Orange, CA. 92868. Contact information: ((714) 634-9909 / Website: www.rcbo.org/restore TRAPPED IN PARADISE The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have recently published the first-person journals that their Sisters kept in the North Solomon Islands during the war. In this 300-page book, the Sisters tell of their journey, of their lives in hiding after Pearl Harbor, and of their high-risk rescue by the U.S. Navy! It is a book you will not want to put down! The book, entitled TRAPPED IN PARADISE Catholic Nuns in the South Pacific, 1940-1943, may be a perfect gift for a Veteran or someone who has an interest in military history. It is available on Amazon; at the Bowers Museum gift shop; or on the Sisters of St. Joseph website: www.csjorange.org. A book guide is included. The cost is $15.95. Proceeds will go to provide mental health for Veterans. VOCATION DISCERNMENT GATHERINGS Next Gathering - January 8 th Men and Women (18-40 years old) discerning their vocation to Religious Life are invited to gatherings in the Pastoral Center at the Diocese of Orange on the following dates, from 2:00pm - 4:00pm: 1/8/17; 2/12; 3/12; 4/9; & 5/14/2017. For questions, please call Sister Eymard at (714) 282-3114. ONELIFE LA Did you miss last LA? You want miss this year! On 21 Vann and tens of in Los for the annual LA, the and of human life to at 12:00pm at La St., we will walk Park for a day live music, and in The Mass for the at the will at 5:00pm. parish buses Get and you to LA in your and at miss out on this Mary, The Holy Mother of God January 1, 2017 Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Luke 2:19