FOURTH OF LAETARE SUNDAY

Rejoice, O Jerusalem

March 14, 2021 INTENTIONS Saint Thomas More Parish SATURDAY — March 13th - 4:00 PM Rev. Father Nicholas Schumm, Pastor SICK AND HOMEBOUND Rev. Father Eugene Casserly, Visiting Priest Req. by: Ladies Society, CCW Michele Kenaga, Parish Secretary and Faith Formation James White, Maintenance SUNDAY — March 14th 8:00 AM– JAMES TOWNSELL † Finance Council Req. by: Catherine Voisinet Jim Mathis, chairperson Anne Bode 10:00 AM - PRO POPULO Joe Buehler (for the people of the parish)

Mort O’Sullivan 7:00 - JUDY CORPUS † Req. by: Steve and Kristen Rhodes Parish Pastoral Council Bill Janis, chairperson Ann Bode, finance council representative MONDAY — March 15th - 7:00 AM Heidi Nees, secretary CATHERINE JONES † Kathy Decker Req. by: Mary Ann Kunselman James Etheridge Patrick Kinnell Karen Manning TUESDAY — March 16th - 7:00 AM Carl Smith RICHARD CARPINELLA † Req. by: Ruth Carpinella Delia Stierwalt

TUESDAY — March 16th - 6:00 PM Other Parish Groups and Ministries TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS Sacred Liturgy - Father Nicholas Schumm FRED WINKLER † Ushers - Charlie Dickin Religious Education - Michele Kenaga Req. by: Tom and Diane Kane Faith Formation - Michele Kenaga Youth Group - Sarah Manning RCIA - Father Nicholas Schumm WEDNESDAY—March 17th - 7:00 AM Ladies Altar Society, CCW - Heidi Nees ROMAN COLLANTES † Knights of Columbus - James Etheridge Req. by: Delia Stierwalt Respect Life - Karen Manning Bereavement - Michele Kenaga Outreach - Lynn VanNatter THURSDAY — March 18th- 7:00 AM Burse Club - Joyce Edgar DOROTHY TOWNSELL † Book Club - Mary Williams Req. by: Catherine Voisinet

EMERGENCY PHONE LINE FRIDAY— March 19th - 7:00 AM Attention to all parishioners of Saint Thomas More! MARY HOUNSELL † Our priests have a new phone line for Sacramental Req. by: Mary Williams emergencies only. Please leave a detailed voicemail message at (850) 266-5996. SATURDAY — March 20th - 4:00 PM ANN (NINA) ROSASCO † Req. by: Angela Maria and Mary Rosasco ROOF REPLACEMENT AND MASS TIMES EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR WITH VESPERS Every Sunday during Lent, we will have a Due to the Church roof replacement, Eucharistic Holy Hour with Vespers (evening 7:00 AM Daily Mass on Monday, prayer) at 6:00 PM. The hour will conclude with March 15th has been cancelled. Benediction. Confessions will also be heard The rest of the week of Tuesday, March 16th - Friday, during this time. March 19th, all other 7:00 AM Daily Masses and the 6:00 PM Latin Mass on Tuesday evening will take place schedules are on a table in in the Parish Hall. the Narthex. Please take one home Thank you for your patience as we replace our roof! with you today!

LENT CONFESSION TIMES (Through March 30th) CONFESSION TIMES AT NEARBY PARISHES Tuesday at 5:00 PM before 6:00 PM Latin Mass. Saturday at 3:00 PM before 4:00 PM Mass. DURING LENT Sunday at 6:00 PM before 7:00 PM Mass.

**Cathedral of the ** will be held No Penance Service, but extended Confessions on every Friday during Lent Saturday, March 27th beginning at 1:30 PM in the Church at 12:00 PM. **Little Flower ** March 24th at 6:00 PM Lectio Divina and Catered Italian Dinner Night **St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church** March 18th from 6:30-7:30 PM Fr. Schumm will offer a short reflection on Lectio Divina in the Parish Hall on **Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel** Thursday, March 25th following the 6:00 PM Holy Mass M-W & F from 11:00-11:45 AM celebrating the of the Annunciation. Saturdays during Lent from 10:00-11:00 AM **St. Mary Catholic Church, Pensacola** Lectio Divina is a method of prayer that goes back to the No Penance Service, but extended Confessions on early monastic tradition. At that time many people did Saturdays during Lent from 2:00- 3:45 PM. not have a Bible, and many did not know how to read. The monks and laity gathered in the chapel to hear readings from sacred scripture. In this exercise they SAINT JOSEPH MASS AND DINNER were taught and encouraged to listen with their hearts as they received the Word of God. Where: Saint Thomas More Parish When: Friday, March 19th at 6:00 PM The Knights of Columbus are catering lasagna, tortellini, We are celebrating the Solemnity of Saint and fettuccine alfredo from Franco's. Dinner will be Joseph with a 6:00 PM Mass followed by a provided free of charge. Please come with an catered dinner in the Parish Hall. Please join appetite and ready to receive the Word! us for spaghetti and meatballs! Meatless dinners will be available. Indoor and outdoor seating will be used to follow current social distancing recommendations. CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES Takeout dinners will be available. SPECIAL COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND, March 13/14. There is no charge for the dinner, but we ask everyone Your donations to Catholic Relief Services provide vital in the parish for a canned good donation to help our support to the poor, immigrants, and refugees, as well community! Please help by donating canned goods in as victims of war, natural disasters, or drought. Please honor of Saint Joseph’s Day. There is a box in the know that your generosity gives hope to Jesus in Narthex for your donation. You can donate now disguise. Visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections to through Thursday, March 18th. Food will be bagged learn more about this special collection. and distributed in our community. Thank you! READINGS FOR THE WEEK Please, pray for our sick parishioners:

Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Richard Beecher Nelson Ortiz Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Rusty Bizzell Dan Owczarczak Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Dottie Bosso Jim Pence Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Needa Brazwell Damion Rampersaud Friday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rusty Budde Babe Rohan Rm 4:13:16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Anna Christco Mary Teschel Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Dot Davis Terry Teschel Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jim Davis Catherine Voisinet Jn 12:20-33 Beth Gutermuth Theresa Westcott Alternate readings (Year A): Richard Hahner Jinann Wey Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] Regina Kaufman Dorothy Wilkerson Genny Manwaring SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent; Second Scrutiny; If you would like the name of a parishioner or Daylight Saving Time begins immediate family member added here, Wednesday: St. Patrick please contact the Parish Office at 850-456-2543. Thursday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem If someone needs the Friday: St. Joseph; Abstinence of Anointing of the Sick please call the Parish Office at 850-456-2543. If there Saturday: Spring begins is no answer, please leave a message with name and phone number and the priest will call you back.

CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES 1. If you or someone in your home has a positive test FAMILY ACTIVITY NIGHT result, is sick, or has an underlying health issue, please Preparing the Bread for Saint Joseph’s Day stay home to keep yourself safe.

When: Thursday, March 18th from 6:00 - 7:30 PM 2. Always practice good hygiene. Wash your hands Where: Parish Hall frequently, and avoid touching your face. Who: ALL families of the parish are invited to help us prepare the bread to 3. The church is sanitized daily, and professionally be baked for the Saint Joseph Table. cleaned on Friday evenings.

4. At this time, we are still dispensed by Bishop Wack 2021 CATHOLIC SHARING APPEAL from attending Mass on Saturday evenings and Sundays. Total Pledge Goal: $36,888.63 5. Bishop Wack encourages the wearing of masks. To ** Number of Parish Families: 297** support this goal, the parish has facemasks available in Number of Pledges: 81 the Narthex. Please wear masks in enclosed spaces such as the restrooms, narthex, and traveling to/from seats. So far we have had 81 families out of 297 turn in a pledge. There are pledge cards, 6. Masks are required at the 4:00 PM Saturday Evening brochures, and more information on a table Mass for the duration of Mass. in the Narthex. Please prayerfully discern your or your family’s Catholic Sharing Appeal pledge. 7. COME TO MASS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Your activities Thank you for your support! can increase the risk to yourself or others. Saint Thomas More Parish News & Noteworthy Items

Parish Events: MASS SCHEDULE

Parish Pastoral Council - The next meeting will be Daily Mass on Thursday, April 8th, with dinner provided Monday through Friday at 7:00 AM, unless otherwise noted. starting at 6:00 PM. All parishioners are welcome. Saturday Ladies Altar Society, CCW— The next meeting is on Confessions at 3:00 PM March 14th in the Parish Hall after the 8:00 AM Mass at 4:00 PM - Face masks are mandatory at this Mass Mass. All women of the parish are welcome. For information, call Heidi Nees at (850) 384-6742. Sunday Mass at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 7:00 PM Knights of Columbus Father Keating Council #15836 - The next meeting is Tuesday, April 6th at Traditional Latin Mass 6:30 PM in the Parish Hall. For more information, Every Tuesday at 6:00 PM (Low Mass) please call James Etheridge at (251) 294-0505. Third Sunday of every month at 8:00 AM (Sung Mass)

Book Club Meeting– The book club will not meet in Bishop Wack extended the dispensation of the Obligation to April. More information about future meetings will attend Mass on the Lord’s Day. One does not have to go to Mass be posted here at a later date. on Saturday evening or Sunday until further notice.

Weekly Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal will be said here at Saint Thomas More WEDNESDAY NIGHT FAITH AND PRAYER STUDY Parish every Wednesday morning at 7:30 AM Father Nicholas leads a discussion group about following the 7:00 AM Daily Mass. prayer using Fr. Thomas Dubay’s book, Fire Parish Breakfasts: Within, from 6:00 - 7:30 on Wednesday nights At this time there are no Parish Breakfasts. in the Parish Hall. There are still some books available to purchase, and all are welcome to Traditional Latin Masses: come be part of this weekly group. For more Every Tuesday at 6:00 PM (Low Mass) information, call the office at (850) -456 2543 Every Third Sunday at 8:00 AM (Sung Mass) or just come to a class on Wednesday night!

Every Friday, Eucharistic Adoration follows the 7:00 AM Mass, Benediction at 8:00 AM. 2021 SAINT THOMAS MORE CONFIRMATION

First Saturday, The Holy Rosary will be recited at Congratulations to the following from Saint Thomas More 3:30 PM in the church in honor of the Immaculate Parish who will receive Confirmation from Bishop Wack on Heart of Mary and her request at Fatima in 1917. Sunday, March 14th, at the 10:00 AM Mass: Eugena Brazwell “With all my heart, I wish you the JOY and interior consolation of a soul that is lovingly submissive to Michael Bui the most holy will of God.” Bailey Caulfield -St. Louise de Marillac, Christopher Dunham Co-founder of the Daughters of Charity Companion of St. Vincent de Paul Wyatt Glass Feast day, 15 March Keola Iskandar Connor Kane Gabriel Nees

Kevin Boyce Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful Are you new to the parish? There are forms for and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send Parish Registration in the vestibule. Place it in the forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And collection, give it to an usher, or bring it by the You shall renew the face of the earth. Parish Office at 11 Broadmoor.