DAILY MASS STEWARDSHIP OF TIME & TALENT SUNDAY REFLECTION Lenten Confessions: All Fridays of , (March Saturday, March 2 ALTAR SERVERS Honesty in Christian Witness. Whether we 8 thru April 12) at 6:00pm; Saturday, 4:30pm; 5:0S0pm (Church) DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE Mar. 2: 5:00pm Sunday, 8:30am. The Sacrament of Reconciliation BARLICK FAMILY by Ron & Jane Barlick like it or not, our language shows whether we Mar. 3: 9:00am Aidan Steele are educated or not. It usually indicates which is also available anytime by appointment. Sunday, March 3 Mar. 9: 5:00pm 9:00amt (Church) CATHERINE EASLY by STM country we are from and, within the country, Mar. 10: 9:00am Kade Rhule – Owen Smith Stations of the Cross: The Lenten devotional, Women’s Society Mar. 16: 5:00pm even which part. It tells about our age and sex, the Stations of the Cross, is prayed on all of the 11:00am (Chapel) FOR THE PEOPLE Mar. 17: 9:00am Adam Mikesic-Cole Marks our temperament, our profession, our honesty, Monday, March 4 Mar. 23: 5:00pm Fridays of Lent (March 8 thru April 12 at 6:30pm our moral values, and our outlook on life. NO MASS Mar. 24: 9:00am C. Eckenrode-Gage Marks in the Church. Tuesday, March 5 However, not all language is honest and

NO MASS CHURCH LECTOR reflects the real person. We are constantly Fast & Abstinence Guidelines for Lent: Wednesday, March 6 – Mar. 2: 5:00pm Dale Claar exposed, for example, to the multi-faceted means eating one full meal and two

9:00am – Chapel Mar. 3: 9:00am Bill Kirsch language of diplomacy and the deceptive smaller ones. Those who are 14 years old through 6:30pm - Church Mar. 9: 5:00pm Phil Claar 59 years old keep this fast on Ash Wednesday and Thursday, March 7 language of the heart, honesty reflecting our Mar. 10: 9:00am Jim Trombetto . NO MASS best selves. Only by being honest with one Friday, March 8 Mar. 16: 5:00pm Cindy Wicker another can human beings communicate and Abstinence refers to not eating meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday as well as the NO MASS Mar. 17: 9:00am Terri Potchak overcome the ailment of alienation. Mar. 23: 5:00pm Laura Tremblay Fridays during Lent. Those who are 18 years of Next Weekend’s Masses Mar. 24: 9:00am Agnes Carper age until the sixtieth birthday are required to Saturday, March 9 abstain. 5:00pm (Church) SPECIAL INTENTION by Joe & Gina CHURCH EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Itle Mar. 2: 5:00pm The Sacred Paschal Triduum (The 3 days) & Palm Sunday, March 10 Mar. 3: 9:00am Matt Steele-Judy Noland Sunday 9:00am (Church) FOR THE PEOPLE Mar. 9: 5:00pm Betsie Claar-Jane Barlick 11:00am (Chapel) DEB ANTLE by Tom & Linda Gibbs Mar. 10: 9:00am Agnes Carper-Jerome Conlon -Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord – April 14; Mar. 16: 5:00pm Joe & Laura Tremblay Regular weekend Mass schedule

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Mar. 17: 9:00am Will Kitt – Deanie Cafferty Week of February 23-24 Mar. 23: 5:00pm - Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper – April Adult Envelopes $2315.75 Mar. 24: 9:00am Dick Biemiller-Judy Noland 18, 6:30pm, Church Student Envelopes $1.90

Loose Contributions $182.92 GOT SHOES? The Society of St. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019: - Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord, April Vincent de Paul is running a fundraiser to support As Lent approaches, it is not too early to think about a 19, 6:00pm, Church Fuel & Heat $126.00 their mission to assist those in need. They are spiritual plan. Prayer, fasting and almsgiving are the seeking donations of new and gently worn used mainstays of the Lenten journey. During Lent, we - The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night, April 20, Quote of the Week 7:30pm, Church shoes. The Society will receive a stipend for every prepare to renew our baptismal promises. May the road rise to meet you, 100 lbs. of shoes collected. In turn, the shoes are

May the wind be always at your back, used to support micro-enterprise vendors Micro- Masses with the imposition of ashes will be - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord May the sun shine warm upon your face, enterprises are small businesses in developing celebrated at 9:00am at the Chapel and 6:30pm at April 21, Regular weekend Mass schedule The rains fall soft upon your fields, nations. They are typically operated by one person the Church. And until we meet again, or family and friends. So please purge your closet May God hold you and place your shoes in the bin at the back of the Mardis Gras/Carnivale (Farewell to meat): In the palm of His hand. church. We will be collecting through March. STM parish will celebrate Mardis Gras in the Parish Thank you!! Hall after the 9:00am Mass on Sunday, March 3. The

Blessings from Saint Patrick celebration menu will focus on “sweets”. Bring your

favorite cookies, cakes, breads, candy, etc.

St. Thomas More Parish Community LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER…. QUESTION OF THE WEEK Serving Catholics in the Communities of Southern Blair and Northern Bedford County Please pray for the following persons as they struggle What food items were eliminated during the “Black with their individual issues: Fr. Leo Lynch, Pastor [email protected] Fast of Lent”? Colleen Ercole Richard Fagan Shirley Neely Fr. James Coveny 814-224-4522 Parish information online: Answer: The Black Fast was a severe form of Ted DeLozier Patricia Swartz Christian fasting prior to the tenth century. The fast Suzanne Bowser Rose Steward www.stthomasmorerspa.parishesonline.com

details were: No more than one meal per day; Flesh Charlotte Malloy Jeanne DeLozier meat, eggs, butter, cheese, and milk are forbidden; the Gloria Minori & Family Kubat Family Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time March 3, 2019 meal was not allowed until after sunset; alcohol was Ed Weyandt Fr. Ray Crosser \ forbidden; during , the meal consisted Fr. Bernard White Melanie Cartwright Office Hours: exclusively of bread, salt, herbs and water. Kathleen Musselman Mary Grace Imgrund Mass Schedule: Wednesday 9:00am – 3:00pm Audrey Nale Janet Mauk Saturday: Church: 5:00 pm New Question: What do the Irish words ‘anam cara’ Donald Smith Joe Resig Sunday: Church: 9:00 am Bulletin Deadline: 9:00 am Wednesday

mean? Kim Smith Jill Glunt Chapel: 11:00 am Steve Fr. Ron Osinski Daily: Bulletin Prayer Chain: [email protected]

Tom Gibbs Natalie Adams & Family Holy Days: Church 6:30 pm Vigil or call Dolores O’Dea 793-4902 May our Lord hear our prayers and bless those in Chapel 6:30 pm Facebook Page: St. Thomas More Catholic Church

need of his healing love. Roaring Spring PA RCIA SCHEDULE Rectory: 825 Williams Street Registration: Call the rectory or after Mass - 1ST Scrutiny; 3rd Sunday of Lent, March 24 Roaring Spring, PA 16673 Families and the Gospel… -Church – during 9:00am Mass Church: 619 East Main Street -Chapel – during 11:00am Mass Sacrament of Baptism:

March 3 Luke 6:39-45 Roaring Spring, PA 16673 Arrange with Fr. Lynch in advance. Parents required

- 2nd Scrutiny; 4th Sunday of Lent, March 31 to take Baptismal Preparation Class. Chapel: 352 Bedford Street -Church & Chapel during regular Mass Today Jesus tells us: “Why do you see the First Holy Communion: Celebrated during the Claysburg, PA 16625 speck in someone else’s eye but miss the log Easter season by Grade 2 Religious Ed students. - 3rd Scrutiny; 5th Sunday of Lent, April 7 in your own eye?” It’s always easier to try to Confirmation: Celebrated during the Easter season -Church & Chapel during regular Mass D.R.E.: Reva Smith – 242-3388 by Grade 11 Rel. Ed students. Prep begins in Grade 9 change someone else than face the things in Secretary: Connie Tomlinson - 937-8009 Sacrament of Marriage: - Rite of Election: March 10, Cathedral of the ourselves which need change. What a waste Confirmation Coor.:Laurie Staub - 239-8290 Arrange with Father Leo. All couples are expected to Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, 2:00pm of time for we can’t change anyone but participate in the pre-marriage preparation program.

- Palm Sunday Retreat and Pre-Baptismal ourselves. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Anointing of the Sick: Celebrated communally in the Fall & Spring; available anytime on request. Anointing; April 14, 4:30pm – St. Catherine of (RCIA): RCIA is the process where people Sienna, Duncansville. Bishop Mark presiding at from other faith traditions enter into full Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession): Celebrated 20 minutes before weekend Masses and the anointing. communion with the Roman Catholic Church. 7:00pm on /Fridays during Lent; available anytime on See Father Leo for information. - The Easter Vigil; Saturday, April 20, 7:30pm request.

Celebration of the Sacraments of Baptism,

Confirmation and Holy Communion MISSION STATEMENT

We are a community of believers, in the Roman Catholic tradition, responding to the Risen Lord’s invitation to preach the Good News, and, if necessary, to use words.

We are called to form and nurture our faith community through the celebration of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, and to minister to each other’s needs out of charity for all. Education from cradle to grave enhances our growth and extends the Lord’s kingdom.

We share what we have and who we are because our loving Father has revealed to us that faith is a verb, not a noun. We pray that what our Father has given us by way of time, talent and treasure can be transformed into expressions of love for Him and each other.