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More News The Seasonal Newsletter of St. Thomas More Catholic Parish Scranton, Pennsylvania September 2019 pensive, and there is much more work to be I hope that Deacon Davis and at least one From done. Please speak with me if you can make a of our instituted acolytes will accompany us to the donation to help facilitate making our buildings Rome next year in the first part of September, better and brighter. so our pilgrimage coincides with the beginning Pastor The last time I wrote I mentioned the of the school year. We will have Joe Long, who donations made in memory of my late father, led our pilgrimage to Rome in 2017, organize and I noted my nephew’s confirmation project, one for our parish that month that will be for the Marian grotto to be built on our campus on students at Maria Kaupas Academy, but which Dear Members the corner of Theodore and Church. Since that will be open to all those who might wish to go & Friends, time, we have lost two more people dear to our along. Details will be forthcoming shortly, and You will soon notice that our campus has parish. Arthur and Michelle Gardner’s son, we will produce a handsome brochure that you a new resident. Hannah Reedy, originally from John, died, as did Andrew and Marie Smith’s will be able to share with those who may also Idaho, and more recently from Quebec, has daughter, Marika. Both families are heart- be interested. In the meantime, please pray moved in to the third-floor apartment in the St. broken, and they each spoke to me about the over whether the Lord may be calling you to Joseph Church Convent. Miss Reedy has family possibility of memorials to their loved ones. make this pilgrimage, remembering the fruits here in Scranton, actually just up the street in What shape those memorials will take has yet that such past sacrifices have borne for our the High Works, and she comes to us with to be determined, but one thing I have dis- parish and for the Church universal. To help glowing reviews from her former employer, a cerned is that our Marian grotto should be a you pray, we have produced a new Maria group of religious brothers for whom she memorial for many, which will increase the Kaupas holy card, which we will distribute prepared the meals. Her role here will initially comfort it will offer when finally erected. We soon. Maria Kaupas Academy Upper School is be twofold: she will replace David Kern as the will figure out how to incorporate the memory one of the fruits of our pilgrimages, so our own sacristan, whose position has been unfilled of all our dearly departed brethren for whom a return to the Eternal City will in a sense be a since his retirement early last year, and she will monument is desired. To those who have pilgrimage of thanksgiving, as we plead God’s help supervise the students at Maria Kaupas prompted this discussion, we are most sincere- graces for the health and growth of our Academy, especially during the midday activi- ly grateful. I’m certain the end result will be a educational mission. ties of Mass, lunch, and recess. In an expansion fitting tribute that gives glory to God. I ask your prayers for several of our parish- of the sacristan’s role, she will organize and Even as we mourn our losses this summer, ioners who, having graduated high school, will supervise for our large altar server corps the we can rejoice over the arrival at the beginning now enter educational and vocational pursuits distribution of the cassocks and cottas, ensur- of this new school year of another Ordinariate far from home. Elden Bergman, Jacob Camp- ing that each boy takes his vestments home or family. Deacon Josh Davis and his wife, bell, Grace Haas, and Angelina Huffman have at least properly hangs them up in the same Margaret, have moved with their children to gone or will soon depart, and we pray that the location each week. As we discover who does our area. A chaplain in the federal prison sys- Catholic formation they have received here will not yet have a cassock and cotta of his own, she tem, Deacon Davis has been transferred to a make them a blessing to all whom they en- will oversee the ordering of new ones. If you new assignment to which he will commute four counter. We pray also that the Lord keep them serve on the altar, please know she will soon days a week. Since Bishop Lopes has assigned safe and sound, so that before long we will be approach you, in order that she might arrange him here, on many days he will be found as- reunited joyfully with them before the altar of for your proper attire at Mass. sisting at our Masses, as we help prepare him praise. I will visit each of them personally, as I Hannah’s apartment was completed over for ordination to the priesthood, God willing, have every parted graduate, and bring to them the summer by Gene DeLucy, who has been this coming June 29th. His permanent presence all our affection that recalls they are gone from our in-house contractor for several years now. will mean the celebration much more often of us but not forgotten. Gene has also replaced all but four of the Solemn High Masses, for which a man in the Finally, please join with me in giving windows in the Convent, and he is right now subdeaconal role is required. Therefore, later thanks for the marriage of German and Marta converting two cells into one room, in order in September we will send three parishioners, Berrio, our parishioners, who this weekend will that we will have a third classroom fit for Phil Huffman, Richard Goberdon, and Chris celebrate with their family 50 years of wedded twelve students. He fenced in the school yard, Carr to our Cathedral in Houston to be insti- bliss. Grateful beyond measure for them and so that our students have no access to the busy tuted as acolytes, which will allow them to their daughters, one of whom became my wife streets when all the gates are closed, and next wear the tunicle on the altar and chant the 23 years ago, I am, month he will finish the efficiency apartment at Epistle at Mass. They will join my brother the back of 115 Ferdinand Street, our new David, and David Kern, who were instituted Your servant in Christ, Lower School classroom center. These im- two years ago, in fulfilling on a rotating basis provements are necessary, but are not inex- The Rev. Eric L. Bergman this important ministry. Worship Fall Schedule Adjustments All are warmly encouraged to avail them- followed by 20 minutes of small-group in- selves of these opportunities to pray, adore, struction in vocal technique and sight-reading With the ongoing development of Maria and worship in our Lord’s very presence. musical notation, for those choristers grades Kaupas Academy, the weekday Mass schedule 2 through 5 not studying that material already has seen minor annual adjustments to help through Maria Kaupas Academy. enmesh daily Mass with the school schedule; Instituted Acolyte Training Teens (grades 8-12) and Adults do not this season will be no exception. Beginning In 1972, Pope Paul VI revised several have a mid-week practice, but rehearse on after Labor Day, we will return to our long- ministries and minor clerical orders. One min- Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. beginning accustomed pattern of weekday Parish istry that was preserved was the ministry of September 8, following 8:30 a.m. Confirma- Masses at 7:00 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, the instituted acolyte. While the term acolyte tion and Post-Confirmation Sunday school Thursdays, and Fridays; and at 5:30 p.m. on is sometimes used generically in reference to classes. Wednesdays (preceded as always by 5:00 altar servers, the ministry of instituted acolyte is a permanent institution of minor orders, licensed by the Bishop and appointed to assist the deacon and serve the priest in the cele- bration of the liturgy, often in the role of Subdeacon at Solemn High Mass. He may also serve as an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, and may assist in training others preparing to serve at the Altar. Children, teens, and adults of all abilities p.m. Evening Prayer and Rosary). Weekday and walks of life are welcome to participate in School Masses will be offered on Mondays, the parish’s choir ministries, for which there is Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11:15 a.m., on no formal audition. Trained voices and music- those days when Maria Kaupas Academy is reading ability – while most welcome – are in session. not required; the only prerequisites are a Despite designations as “Parish Masses” desire to sing and the ability to keep a com- and “School Masses,” all Masses are of course mitment. Simply contact Music Director Paul open to all who desire to attend (i.e., students Campbell at the Parish Office to indicate your and their families are most welcome at Parish interest, and/or present yourself at our Masses, and parishioners are always welcome inaugural rehearsals on September 4 (grades at 11:15 a.m. School Masses). 2-7) or 8 (grade 8 - adult). John Henry Newman Eucharistic Adoration After a brief hiatus in July, our monthly Training for new Instituted Acolytes for Canonization Mass Oct.

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