October 11, 2020

Welcome to St. Thomas More Parish We, the faith community of St. Thomas More, conﬁrm our commitment to our Lord and brother, Jesus Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life. We center on the Eucharist and the embodiment of Catholic family values. We commit to love of neighbor: hospitality and compassion; nurturing and enrichment; empathy and social justice, emphasizing the contemporary needs of the church and the poor. PRAYER & WORSHIP DEACON LINCOLN’S LOG NEXT WEEK’S The Kerygma and a Podcast

“On that day it will be said: ‘Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the Lord for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that BIBLE READINGS he has saved us!” Is 25:9

Monday, October 12 Our church is taking a good, deep look at the way we make disciples. One of the key insights that has come out Gal 4:22-24,26-27,31—5:1 of this exploration is that we need to return to a focus on Ps 113:1b-5a,6-7 the basic proclamation of the gospel. This core proclama- Lk 11:29-32 tion, often called the kerygma, is the heart of our faith. As disciples, this keryg- Tuesday, October 13 ma forms our own heartbeat as well. So what is it? There are lots of ways to explain and proclaim the core of the Gospel, but here Gal 5:1-6 are some short lines from Scripture which take us straight to the heart of Jesus’ Ps 119:41,43-45,47-48 mission: Lk 11:37-41 “Jesus is the Son of God, Emmanuel, God with us” (Cf. Mt. 1:23) Wednesday, October 14 “The kingdom of God is at hand; repent, & believe the gospel” (Mk. 1:15) “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever be- Gal 5:18-25 lieves in him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn. 3:16) Ps 1:1-4,6 “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (Jn. 10:10) Lk 11:42-46 Jesus of Nazareth “went about doing good and healing all (Acts 10:38) Thursday, October 15 “Jesus our Lord, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justiﬁcation” (Rm 4:25) Eph 1:1-10 “Jesus is Lord” (1 Cor. 12:3) Ps 98:1-6 “Christ died for our sins” (1 Cor. 15:3) Lk 11:47-54 “The Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal. 2:20) Friday, October 16 Which of these verses speaks most deeply to you? Eph 1:11-14 This month in our Discipleship Formation, we will be focusing on the kerygma, the core of the Gospel. Consider committing one of these short verses to Ps 33:1-2,4-5,12-13 memory. Let it roll around in your heart and mind this month. Also, explore the Lk 12:1-7 question of the week and be sure to share a meaningful meal, pray, read the Saturday, October 17 bible, and share your faith with someone. Eph 1:15-23 Another resource to consider is listening to the “Exploring His Kingdom” pod- Ps 8:2-3b,4-7 cast. You can listen to the trailer on our latest Flocknote to ﬁnd out Lk 12:8-12 more. Peace, Lincoln Wood, Parish Pastoral Leader Next Sunday, October 18 Is 45:1,4-6 MINISTRY SCHEDULE Ps 96:1,3-5,7-10 October 17 & 18 5:00 pm 8:00 am 10:00 am Mt 22:15-21 AV Andrew Minorik Rod Roovers Kamara Carter Noah & Kolbe Ezra & Jayde Altar Server Annalise Minorik Donnermeyer Bowman-Barnes Lector Darci Minorik Jeff Young Jack Kuhr

Sacristan Cindy Mentzel Nancy Arnold Debbie Hintz Brian Conrad Robin Adamski Norm Coenen Roy Conrad Dave Boden Mark Keller Daniel Hoff Deb Boden Usher Lee Planert Gene Lanswer Mike Choudoir Dave Tesch Andy Van Stratten Maria Guzman Cantor Tony Overesch Nikki Teigen Maddie Barondeau

Musician Joseph Menard Patricia Verbrick Joseph Menard

Deacon Dcn Lincoln Wood Dcn Lincoln Wood Dcn Lincoln Wood

St. Thomas More Parish | Appleton, WI | Twenty -Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time www.stmcath.org facebook.com/stmcath PRAYER & WORSHIP Mass Intentions Oct 10 5:00pm Steve VanHoof & Gina Wittmann Oct 11 8:00am For the People of St Thomas More 10:00am Lawrence & Angeline Neumeier Oct 13 7:00am Henry Roegner Oct 14 7:00am Evangeline Weber Oct 15 7:00am Donna & Ernie Ambs Pr 9:00am DS Mass—Sr Suzanne Dietz Oct 16 7:00am Tony & Grace Balza

Oct 17 5:00pm Carl Baumann Oct 18 8:00am Richard J Geutz 10:00am For the People of St Thomas More

FINANCIAL SUMMARY Stewardship Loose Cash Budget YTD 20-21 $220,362.00 $3,302.00 (7/1-9/13/20) Actual 7/1-9/13/20 $184,132.58 $2,59.76 LET US PRAY Actual 7/1-9/15/19 $201,015.48 $8,550.01 Prayer Line Requests Call: Carol at 749-1072 or Mary at 734-6202 Text: Carol at 858-3302 Mass Attendance for October 3 & 4 Email: Carol at [email protected] You may also submit any prayers to our virtual prayer Sat, 5pm Sun, 8am Sun, 10am baskets at https://forms.gle/u2KLWMqKFV3abbzW6 In Church 76 81 104 Rosary Total 76 81 104 Join us in praying the rosary. We will be practicing social distancing and the wearing of masks. All are welcome to join in prayer. We will be meeting every Weekly Calendar Rafﬂe Winners Wednesday & Friday after 7am Mass. Date Ticket # Amount Name Sanctuary Light Sept 20 224 $25 Renee Vissers This week the sanctuary light up near the tabernacle Sept 21 317 $20 David Van Handel is burning for Roy Rickert. Sept 22 603 $20 Erin Arndt Pray for the Deceased Connie Grabow Sept 23 568 $20 Chris Cedergen

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St. Thomas More Parish | Appleton, WI | Twenty -Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time www.stmcath.org facebook.com/stmcath NEWS & EVENTS Please help us pray and give thanks with our parish community

* For continued healing of my ankle. * For my friend, Lori, who just learned that her cancer has returned to her brain. For hope that the required additional treatment will work to control the cancer. * For Mary Jane, who is in the hospital. As you are probably aware, our area is in Very High Alert * For a grandson who has struggles in life, that he for COVID-19. In response, on Monday, October 5, Bishop may receive peace and strength. Ricken reinstated the dispensation from the obligation to * For good test results for a friend’s child. attend Sunday Mass in the diocese until further notice. * For my wedding, for peace & love. This means that you are not obligated to attend Mass on Sunday (or Saturday night) for the duration of this dis- * For Lilly’s liver, that all is well and that my bladder pensation. Please know, that even with the reinstate- has no tumors and cancerous cells. ment of the dispensation, St. Thomas More will continue * For our son-in-law, Geoff, who has COVID-19. to celebrate Mass publicly every weekend for those who * In thanksgiving for Lilly’s allergy maintenance and are able to attend and willing to strictly follow the proper my iron infusions. health protocols. During this time of increased infection, * In thanksgiving for the MRI that was done; no cancer our parish will be even more vigilant in observing the was detected. health protocols shared in the diocesan guidelines to * In thanksgiving that I was allowed to go back to help prevent the spread of disease and allow as many work. people as is safe to come to Mass without fear of infection. The wearing of masks is mandatory at Masses cele- brated here and throughout the diocese. We thank you for your support and compliance as we ﬁnd ourselves in this time of very high alert throughout the diocese.

*James, Alison, Maximus, & Emilia Douville We will continue to monitor the situa- *Joseph, Tracy, & Alyssa Settanni tion & make adjustments as needed. *Chad, Emily, Chloe, Maya, & Noah Allen

Holy Rosary Parish’s Fall Festival World Mission Sunday Next week is World Mission Sunday. We Curb Side Pick Up Only are called through our Baptism to be part 1814 Madison St., New Holstein of the Church’s missionary efforts, Sunday, October 18, 2020 through prayer, self-sacrifice, and support Chicken & Ham Dinner of the Mission Church through material Serving from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM aid. This year, Pope Francis asks us to respond to the call, saying, “Here I Am, Free Sunday Supper Send Me!” To “send” ourselves, we can: Sunday, October 11 at4:30pm *PRAY for the Church’s worldwide missionary work Holy Spirit School *OFFER financial HELP and CHARITY through the collection for the Society for the Propagation of the W2796 Cty Rd KK, Appleton Faith for vulnerable communities throughout Asia, This meal features pulled chicken, cornbread casserole, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands. vegetable, fruit, and a dessert. Please line up in parking lot behind school. Stay in your vehicle, meal will be brought out to you. SAVE THE DATE This supper is co-sponsored by Ryan Spiering-Thrivent Action Team & US Venture with support from St Joseph Join US for Holy Hour Food Pantry and Mom & Pop’s Bakery October 21 at 6:30pm

St. Thomas More Parish | Appleton, WI | Twenty -Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time www.stmcath.org facebook.com/stmcath Volume XI WHATSOEVER YOU DO… Issue 8 ST. THOMAS MORE SERVICE & JUSTICE COMMISSION

October 2020 Where Charitable Service & Justice Advocacy Go Hand in Hand

"Many Catholics do not adequately understand Themes of Catholic Social Teaching that the social teaching of the Church is As Catholics most of us can recite the 10 Com- an essential part of our Catholic faith." --United States Catholic Conference of Bishops mandments, list the 7 Sacraments, define venial and mortal sins, perhaps even list the Corporal Its roots are in the Hebrew prophets who an- and Spiritual Works of Mercy or the 7 deadly sins, nounced God's special love for the poor and yet few can recite the basic themes of the called God's people to a covenant of love and Church's social teaching which “is a rich treasure justice. It is a teaching founded on the life and of wisdom about building a just society and living words of Jesus Christ, who came "to bring glad lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern tidings to the poor . . . liberty to captives . . . re- society. Catholic social teaching has been articu- covery of sight to the blind "(Lk 4:18-19), and who lated through a tradition of more than 25 major identified himself with "the least of these," the papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents da- hungry and the stranger (cf. Mt 25:45). ting as far back as 1891. The depth and richness Catholic social teaching is built on a commitment of this tradition can be understood best through a to the poor. This commitment arises from our ex- direct reading of these documents.” periences of Christ in the Eucharist. In brief reflections, we highlight the key themes As the Catechism of the Catholic Church ex- that are at the heart of our Catholic social teach- plains, "To receive in truth the Body and Blood of ing and tradition. We will use this newsletter to Christ given up for us, we must recognize Christ in study each theme more deeply in future editions. the poorest, his brethren" (1397). The themes are listed in no particular order of im- Catholic social teaching emerges from the portance as they are connected and as essential truth of what God has revealed to us about him- to our Catholic faith as is the Bible from which self. We believe in the triune God whose very na- they spring: ture is communal and social. God the Father Solidarity sends his only Son Jesus Christ and shares the Holy Spirit as his gift of love. God reveals himself to us Solidarity recognizes that we are one human as one who is not alone, but rather as one who is family, whatever our national, racial, ethnic, eco- relational, one who is Trinity. Therefore, we who nomic, and ideological differences. Loving our are made in God's image share this communal, neighbor has global dimensions and requires us social nature. We are called to reach out and to to eradicate racism and address the extreme build relationships of love and justice. poverty and disease plaguing so much of the Catholic social teaching is based on & insepa- world. Solidarity also includes pursuing peace rable from our understanding of human life & hu- and justice, and showing a preferential option for man dignity. Every human being is created in the the poor, who include unborn children, orphans, image of God & redeemed by Jesus Christ & persons in poverty, persons with disabilities, the therefore is invaluable & worthy of respect as a elderly and terminally ill, victims of injustice and member of the human family. Every person, from oppression, immigrants and refugees, and prison- the moment of conception to natural death, has ers. Solidarity recognizes that we are one human inherent dignity and a right to life consistent with family, whatever our national, racial, ethnic, eco- that dignity. Human dignity comes from God, not nomic, and ideological differences. Loving our from any human quality or accomplishment. neighbor has global dimensions and requires us Our commitment to the Catholic social mission to eradicate racism and address the extreme must be rooted in & strengthened by our spiritual poverty and disease plaguing so much of the lives. In our relationship with God, we experience world. Solidarity also includes >> the conversion of heart that is necessary to truly love one another as God has loved us. >> pursuing peace and justice, and showing a Common Good preferential option for the poor, who include un- The common good refers to the social and com- born children, orphans, persons in poverty, per- munity dimension of the moral good. Human dig- sons with disabilities, the elderly and terminally ill, nity is respected and the common good is fos- victims of injustice and oppression, immigrants tered only if human rights are protected and and refugees, and prisoners. basic responsibilities are met. Every human being has a right to access those things required for hu- Subsidiarity man decency – food and shelter, education and The human person is not only sacred but also employment, health care and housing, freedom social. Full human development takes place in of religion and family life. Corresponding to these relationship with others. The family – based on rights are duties and responsibilities – to one an- marriage between a man and a woman – is the other, to our families, and to the larger society. first and fundamental unit of society and is a Every economic system serves the dignity of the sanctuary for the creation and nurturing of chil- human person and the common good when it dren. It should be defended and strengthened, respects the dignity of work and protects the not redefined, undermined, or further distorted. rights of workers. Employers contribute to the Respect for the family should be reflected in common good through the services or products every policy and program. It is important to up- they provide and by creating jobs that uphold the hold parents ’rights and responsibilities to care dignity and rights of workers – to productive work, for their children, including the right to choose to decent and just wages, to adequate benefits their children’s education. Every person and as- and security in their old age, to the choice of sociation has a right and a duty to participate whether to organize and join unions, to the oppor- actively in shaping society and to promote the tunity for legal status for immigrant workers, to pri- well-being of all, especially the poor and vulner- vate property, and to economic initiative. Workers able. The principle of subsidiarity reminds us that also have responsibilities – to provide a fair day’s larger institutions in society should not over- work for a fair day’s pay, to treat employers and whelm or interfere with smaller or local institu- co-workers with respect, and to carry out their tions, yet larger institutions have essential re- work in ways that contribute to the common sponsibilities when the more local institutions good. The common good also includes caring for cannot adequately protect human dignity, God’s creation and for the poor who suffer “the meet human needs, and advance the common gravest effects of all attacks on the environment.” good.

Dignity of the Human Person Human life is sacred. The dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Direct attacks on innocent persons are never morally acceptable, at any stage or in any condition. Direct threats include euthana- sia, assisted suicide, human cloning, in vitro ferti- lization, abortion, and destruction of human em- "We need to participate for the common good. Some- times we hear: a good Catholic is not interested in poli- bryos for research. Catholic teaching about the tics. This is not true: good Catholics immerse them- dignity of life calls us to oppose torture, unjust selves in politics by offering the best of themselves so war, and the indiscriminate use of drones for vio- that the leader can govern." - Pope Francis, 9/16/13 lent purposes; to prevent genocide and attacks against noncombatants; to oppose racism; to “It is important for all citizens ‘to see beyond party oppose human trafficking; and to overcome politics, to analyze campaign rhetoric critically, poverty and suffering. Nations are called to and to choose their political leaders according to combat evil and terror without resorting to principle, not party affiliation or mere self- armed conflicts except as a last resort after all interest.’” peaceful means have failed, and to end the --Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (41) use of the death penalty as a means of protect- ing society from violent crime. PARISH INFORMATION Schedule of worship PARISH STAFF 739-7758 Missionary Discipleship 739-8172 Weekday Masses Lincoln Wood, Emily Shackleton, MD Team Tuesday-Friday 7:00am Deacon & Parish Pastoral Leader Coordinator—Family & Children Weekend Masses x124 x228 Saturday 5:00pm Reverend Jack Mullarkey, Andy Chmura, MD Team Sunday 8:00am & 10:00am Priest Celebrant Coordinator—Family & Youth x226 Reconciliation Reverend Gerald R Falk, Greg Mohr, MD Team Coordinator— Saturday 4:00pm-4:30pm Pastor Emeritus Family & Adult x224 Sunday 9:15am-9:45am Irene Skarban, Pastoral Associate x122 Wendy Fischer, MD Operations Patricia Verbrick, or by appointment Assistant x230 Music Ministry Coordinator x126 Marriage Joseph Menard, Director of Choir x130 Contact Parish Office shortly after St Francis Xavier School- Deacon Donald Wetzel your decision to marry Deacon Timothy Downey MCDonald St Campus Baptism Barb Tremel, Parish Operations Alena Tapelt, Principal—739-7826 Contact the Parish Office to make Administrator x120 www.xaviercatholicschools.org arrangements Minka Bourner, Operations Assistant New Members x114 Bulletin deadline Register at the Parish Office Sara Stammer, Monday at 4:00pm Parish office hours Communications Assistant x130 Chris Rosenbaum, RN, Parish Nurse Primary consideration may be Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm x116 given to our parish needs. We may Friday 8am-noon Bob Balza, Facilities Manager x110 have to edit or eliminate material, 1810-B N. McDonald St, as a result of limited space. Appleton, WI 54911 749-3743 (Fax)

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