Third Sunday of Easter April 18, 2021 Welcome to St. Thomas More Parish!

St. Thomas More Church 2900 Kimball Ave Manhattan, KS 66502

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

776-5151 [email protected] http://stmmanhattan.com

Manhattan Catholic Schools 565-5050

Parish Staff MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK Pastor Fr. Frank Coady Mon. 4/19 5:15 p.m. – Riu Thi Pham Deacons Larry Erpelding/Buzz Harris Tues. 4/20 7:00 a.m. – David Fath Pastoral Associate/Deacon Wayne Talbot Wed. 4/21 7:00 a.m. – Communion Service Music Liturgist Kelley Smith Thurs. 4/22 7:00 a.m. – +Brad Tajchman Bell Choir Director Pat Bidwell Fri. 4/23 7:00 a.m. – +Olson & McCormick Fam Youth Minister Rick Smith Rel. Ed. Coordinator (K-6) Josefina Gantt MASS INTENTIONS FOR NEXT WEEKEND: Pre-School Coordinators Carrie Day/Ann-Marie Flynn Saturday, April 24 Nursery Coordinator Marilyn McCormack 4:30 p.m. – For Our Parish Receptionist/Rel. Ed. Secretary Alysia Baumann Office Manager/Bookkeeper Mika Bolton Sunday, April 25 Director of Maintenance Tim Schell 8:30 a.m. – +Greg Faison Maintenance Brad Claussen 10:30 a.m. – LMTF Maintenance Jim Hedman NO 5:00 MASS Maintenance Roman Talbot

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (Nursery provided during the 10:30 Sunday Masses) Next Sunday's Scripture Readings Monday: 5:15 p.m. 1st Reading – Acts 4:8-12 Tuesday – Friday: 7:00 a.m. 2nd Reading – 1 John 3:1-2 Reconciliation 3rd Reading – John 10:11-18 Saturday : 3:30 p.m. or by appointment

Parish Council Members: Tim Hegarty (Chair), Kevin Dhuyvetter, Rose Kreller, Adam Braxmeyer, Christine Benne, Patty Wamsley, Brian MISSION STATEMENT Geisbrecht, Shilo Heger, Christy Shaheen, and Derreck Alcala. The Parish of St. Thomas More Catholic Church Finance Council Members: Harry Hardy (Chair), Mary Sue Moore, professes the Gospel of Jesus Christ by living our faith John Moes, Larry Moeder, Wade Greif, Jodi Kaus, Brian Ostermann, through celebration of the sacraments, prayer, scripture, David Garvin, Tracey Gros, Lori Dodge, and Tim Hegarty. evangelization, and stewardship. INFORMATION PILLAR : Information regarding Parish Registration, Change of Residence, Sacraments, and more can be found on the Information Pillar in the Gathering Area.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION More Musings General by Rick Smith Last Sunday’s Collection $ 11 ,522 .50 GOD BLESS OUR SAFETY TEAM! Average Needed Weekly $ 17,646.29 A while back, I felt mixed emotions when I first heard Actual FY to Date Collections $ 733 ,045 .92 that our parish was forming a "Safety Team." Given the FY to Date Needs $ 723 ,498 .39 rash of school and public shootings at that time, I FY Surplus/(Deficit) $ 9,547.53 thought "THAT'S REALLY GOOD!" But visualizing a The Fiscal Year began on July 1, 2020 platoon of armed guards "defending our turf," I thought "THAT'S REALLY SAD!" Our wonderful Safety Team members collectively accepted the role of "Peacekeepers" and advanced it to

"Caregivers." These yellow-vested men and women of the tirelessly and cheerfully monitor parking, welcome and Week escort each person, provide direction to our Gathering Area and/or restrooms, assist those who need special accommodation or care, and essentially serve as Adult Question : additional ushers/ministers outside our worship space. When have you had an "Aha" moment, when you Our Safety Team's message to parishioners and guests suddenly realized that God was with you? is clear: YOU SEE US, WE SEE YOU, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU AS NEEDED! Children ’s Question : Conversely, our Safety Team's message to those Name some times when you know Jesus is with with harmful intent is equally clear: YOU SEE US, WE you. SEE YOU, WE ARE HERE TO STOP YOU AS NEEDED!

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UPDATES…

 K of C 4 th Degree—Monday, April 19, at 7:00 p.m. in Tower Room.  Grow Green —Thursday, April 22, 2021. This is a great opportunity for your donations to be matched at 50%. This maximizes your giving to Manhattan Catholic Schools and other favorite local charities. Giving can be done on or before April 22 online at www.growgreenmanhattan.com or in person at the GMCF. Please contact Ashley O'Haver ([email protected] ) for more details.  Grounds Work Day —Saturday, April 24, at 8:00 a.m.  K of C Breakfast —Sunday, April 25, following morning Masses.  Last PK Classes —Sunday, April 25.  Weekly Email Updates go out on Thursdays each week. If you want to receive these updates, please make sure the parish office has an up-to-date email. Updates can also be found on our website.

Liturgical Ministry Schedules for April 24 -25 Saturday, April 24 Sunday, April 25 Sunday, April 25 Sunday, April 25 8:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Lit Coordinator Duane McKinney Doug & Anne Jardine Lisa Ney Extraordinary Harry Hardy Therese Miller Cara Koerperich Ministers SUB REQ (D Hammerschmidt) Jerry Haug Christy Shaheen Jesus Borja Rose Marie Harris Sue Chavey Sunday 5:00 p.m. Mass Lectors Clancy Holeman Brian Baumann Craig Cox WILL NOT resume until Bob Smith Steve Jurgensmeier Kathy Lanksbury further notice. Ushers Christine Benne Brad Fagan Nick Thilges Dorothy Claussen Kathy Jones Mark Koerperich Brad Claussen Larry Moeder Sharon Martin SUB REQ Greg Dressman Michael Gilmartin Music Ministers Pat Bidwell Corinne Gates Mika Bolton Penny Nielsen Mike Wamsley Kathryn Talbot Steve Simonson Geralyn Tracz Geralyn Tracz Cathy Harmes Child Lit Josefina Gantt Nursery Marilyn McCormack / Amy Lombardi / Lauren Erickson Rosary / Library Joel Brinker A&E Marjorie Devlin N2N Meals Henningson / Holthaus / Wertzberger Team Safety Team Kearns Team McCollough / McMullen All Liturgical Ministers: Please be at church 20 minutes prior to Mass!

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Sunday, April 18 Thursday, April 22 9:30 a.m. – Sunday Scriptures – Zoom Acts 8:26-40 John 6:44-51 10:30 a.m. – Nursery 7:00-9:00 a.m. – “Walking Utopia” – Utopia 10:30 a.m. – PK Classes 6:00 p.m. – Women’s Bible Study – Rm A 3:30 p.m. – Senior YM Friday, April 23 7:00 p.m. – Young Adults – Parish Commons Acts 9:1-20 John 6:52-59 Monday, April 19 7:00-9:00 a.m. – “Walking Utopia” – Utopia Acts 6:8-15 John 6:22-29 Saturday, April 24 9:30 a.m. – Adult Ed – Room A Acts 9:31-42 John 6:60-69 7:00 p.m. – K of C 4th Degree – Tower 8:00 a.m. – Grounds Work Day – Grounds Tuesday, April 20 Sunday, April 25 Acts 7:51—8:1a John 6:30-35 K of C Breakfast 7:00-9:00 a.m. – “Walking Utopia” – Utopia 9:30 a.m. – Sunday Scriptures – Zoom 8:00 a.m. – Book Study Group – Zoom 10:30 a.m. – Nursery 9:00 a.m. – Coffee Club – Utopia 10:30 a.m. – Last PK Classes 9:00 a.m. – Thom’s Moms – Playdate 3:30 p.m. – Senior YM 6:15 p.m. – Marian Prayer Group – DMC 7:00 p.m. – Young Adults – Parish Commons 7:00 p.m. – STM Card Group – Tower

Wednesday, April 21 Acts 8:1b-8 John 6:35-40 9:00-11:30 a.m. – Library Open 4:20 p.m. – K-6 Classes 5:30 p.m. – K-6 Classes 7:00 p.m. – K-6 Classes 7:00 p.m. – Junior YM – Parish Commons