St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC

The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time February 3, 2019

St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church “The things that we love tell us what we are” ~ St. Thomas Aquinas  4th Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017  Mass Schedule Eucharistic Adoration Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. to Noon Wednesday: 12:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (Extraordinary Form) Wednesday: 12:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. First Friday: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. First Saturday: 10:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Confession Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 4:00-5:00 p.m.; or by appointment Parish Information Office Hours Parish Staff Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tim Flynn ...... Office Manager Phone: (704) 549-1607 Fax: (704) 549-1614 Valerie Gebhardt ...... Parish Secretary Website: http://www.stacharlotte.com Gina Schafer ...... Finance Administrator

Thomas F. Savoy ...... Dir. Of Sacred Music & Liturgical Events Religious Education Office Hours José Melgar ...... Facilities Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Marie Aymar Watkinson ...... Administrative Assistant Phone: (704) 549-0199 Monica Bailey ...... Coordinator of Volunteers & Special Events Baptism Baptisms are held on Saturday mornings & Sunday afternoons. The Preparation Class is held one Sunday each month. Class time and dates vary each month, so be sure to sign up in advance for more details. To make further arrangements, contact Marie Aymar at [email protected] at least three months in advance of your desired Baptismal date.

Marriage Registered parishioners are required by Diocesan Policy to contact one of the priests or deacons six months prior to the date of marriage. Couples married at our parish should contact Fr. Bean at [email protected] or (704) 549-1607 to begin the marriage preparation process.

Anointing of the Sick/Visiting the Sick If anyone needs a visit from a Priest, please call the Office. Please do not wait until an emergency to call for a Priest.

1400 Suther Road, Charlotte, NC 28213 Liturgy at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church The 4th Sunday in ORDINARY TIME EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT [9:30am] Tantum Ergo – VII Hymnal, pg. 458 Benediction prayers – VII Hymnal, pg. 709 Holy God We Praise Thy Name – VII Hymnal, pg. 217

Introit: My Refuge, My Stronghold – A. Gregory Murray Antiphon:

Penitential Rite: Kyrie (arr. Richard Proulx)

Gloria: Belmont Mass – Christopher Walker

Liturgy of the Word First Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 545 Antiphonal psalm: Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17 (Please sing the response after the cantor and then chant the verses as indicated. After verses, repeat response.) Response: J. Robert Carroll

C = Cantor // ALL = Congregation

(Repeat Response – “I will sing…) Second Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 545 Gospel Acclamation: Theophane Hytrek Refrain:

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Offertory: [Cantor] Bonum est confiteri - Liber Usualis* or (Proper of the Mass) – Samuel Weber, OSB Bonum est confiteri Domino, et psallere nomini tuo, Altissime. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High. Psalm 92:2 * Compendium (lit. Common Book) of Gregorian chant (© 2014 by St. Meinrad Archabbey. All rights reserved.) Holy, Holy: (Simple Gradual) – edit. Adam Bartlett

Memorial Acclamation: ICEL Adaptation (Option B) – VII Hymnal, pg. 114 Lamb of God: Vatican Kyriale – VII Hymnal, pg. 200 Communion Proper: (From Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons) – Andrew Motyka Refrain:

(Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons, © 2010 by Andrew Motyka. Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons by Andrew R. Motyka is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.).

Communion Motet (STA Youth Choir) Panis Angelicus – Fr. Louis Lambilotte (1796-1855) (Deborah Savoy, director) Panis angelicus Fit panis hominum; Dat panis coelicus Figuris terminum: O res mirabilis! Manducat Dominum Pauper, servus et humilis. The bread of the angels becomes the bread of man; the bread of heaven is given a bounded form. O wondrous thing! The poor, the slave and the humble man feed on their lord. Te trina Deitas, Unaque poscimus, Sic nos tu visita, Sicut te colimus; Per tuas semitas Duc nos quo tendimus, Ad lucem quam inhabitas. Of you, threefold and one God, we ask: Come to visit us as we worship you; lead us on your paths to where we want to go: to the light in which you dwell. Recessional: God, My King, Thy Might Confessing – VII Hymnal, pg. 325 Postlude: Fugue(Messe Pour Les Convents) – François Couperin (1668-1733) St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC

Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Priests Rev. Patrick Winslow Rev. Matthew Bean Rev. Paul McNulty Pastor Parochial Vicar In Residence (704) 549-1607 ext. 201 (704) 549-1607 ext. 208 Christ the King High School [email protected] [email protected] Chaplain [email protected]

St. Basil the Great Eastern Catholic Parish Campus Ministry

Rev. Joseph Matlak Rev. Deacon Matthew Hanes Rev. Innocent Amasiorah Administrator [email protected] [email protected] (704)549-1607 ext. 203 (980) 785-2763 [email protected]

Deacons Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena Rev. Mr. James Witulski Rev. Mr. Martin Ricart Sr. Zeny Mofada, O. P. (704) 960-3704 [email protected] Religious Education [email protected] (704) 549-0199 [email protected]

Sr. Edeva Jover, O. P Rev. Mr. Joseph Diaz Rev. Mr. Paul. Sparrow Youth Ministry (704) 804-2415 (704) 507 2821 (704) 549-1607 ext. 305 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Today’s Readings Readings for the Week

First Reading -- I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 (Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19). Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32; Mk 5:21-43 Psalm -- I will sing of your salvation (Psalm 71). Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Second Reading -- If I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11; Mk 6:7-13 love, I am nothing (1 Corinthians 12:31 -- 13:13 [13:4-13]). Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Gospel -- No prophet is accepted in the prophet s hometown (Luke 4:21-30). Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; 1981, 1997, International Com English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Lk 5:1-11

Saints & Special Observances Sunday: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Boy Scouting Sunday Tuesday: St. Agatha Wednesday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Friday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

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“We Are His Hands,” is the theme of the 2019 Diocesan Support Appeal. You should have received a letter or postcard from Bishop Jugis asking for your generous support of the DSA. Next weekend we will view the DSA video, so we can all have an understanding of how the funds given to the DSA impact our diocese. Our priests will then explain how the appeal can directly impact you. Bishop Jugis asks each of us to prayerfully consider a gift to the DSA as a way of serving Christ through service to thousands of Catholics in western North Carolina.

We would like to thank all who help us exceed our goal in 2018. Because of your support, our parish received the amount that exceeded our assessment, which was over $20,000! We had over 450 of our families participate. Our assessment for 2019 is $107,489. Please consider contributing this year, whether it’s a one time donation or a monthly installment. We appreciate your support!

Blood Drive Assistance Needed Saturday, TICKETS ON February 9 from SALE AFTER Our spring blood drive will be held on 6:30 p.m. to MASS Saturday March 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Please help us meet our goal of 40 units by signing up to donate blood the weekends of February 16/17 and 23/24. If you are interested in assisting during the drive, or if you would like to schedule your appointment to donate, please call Don Seifert at 704-631-9959 or [email protected] or visit www.redcrossblood.org. $12 per person * * * * * $85 for a table of 8 Volunteers Needed for Raffle Drawings, Prizes, and fun for all ages. Communion Rail Kneeler Cushion Project! All proceeds benefit Religious Education Calling all sewers and quilters! and Youth Programs at St. Thomas! We are looking for anyone who sews, and is interested in helping to make our Contact Rick Wirth to volunteer new kneeling cushion for the or for more information about tickets: 704-596-0358 communion rail. St. Thomas would provide all the materials. We are in On Sale in the Narthex or need of your time and expertise. Please contact Tom Savoy for your fill out the form below if you are interested in serving your copy! parish for this project. Thank You. $10 per CD Kneeler Project $15 Digital Download

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To them and to you, I present this fine retrospect of the art songs I PHONE:______have written over the past thirty+ years. A superb ensemble of vocalists and the immeasurable talents of recording engineer Rick Dior, created a CD of great beauty, replete with sensitive and E-MAIL: ______expressive performances of my pieces. I couldn't be more pleased to offer this to you.

3 St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC Prayers for our Troops Mass intentions “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes foes, with Daily Masses held in the Church your right hand you save me.” —Ps. 138: 7

Date Time Intention Please pray for those serving in our military. Lt. James Brian Barker, 101st Lt. Thurman Chad Howell—US Navy Mon., 8:30a.m. Tara Whiteside Airborne Division, US Army PFC Ryan Cameron Keistler, USMC Feb. 4 12:15p.m. †Mike Heldt Major Brian J. Burke E-3 Jason Kline Sr. Airman Charles Broadway, LCDR Matthew Keidel, U. S. Navy Tues., 8:30a.m. †Samuel Nnebe-Agumadu US Air Force SS C. Newman Feb. 5 12:15p.m. †Emma Aquino Sr. A C Meghan Cabaniss, General John W. Nicholson Wed., 12:15p.m. †Douglas Bills US Air Force SSgt. Benjamin M. Pake, US ANG Col. Patrick Frank Lt. Jeffery Platoon Feb. 6 7:00p.m. Bob & Pat Rodite Dominic DeLaRosa – US Navy CPL Nicholas E. Rosario Thurs., 8:30a.m. Anthony & Carol Fraune Army Lt. Alec Forezzi AFC Joshua Runfola Feb. 7 12:15p.m. †Wieslaw Pietruszka Daniel Frazier, Charlie Troop MSgt. Ronald Ryckman 4-73 82nd Airborne Division, Sgt. Michael James Sanchez Fri., 8:30a.m. Jane & Dan Turner US Army AFC Sean Scheuerman Feb. 8 12:15p.m. Virginia Bates LCPL Mario Griffith, USMC S.Sgt. Matthew Simono, USAF RDML Gregory Harris, Navy A1C Christopher Robert Smith Sat., 10:00a.m. Victoria Estevan Ensign Connor M. Harris SFC Christopher T. Smith Feb. 9 5:30p.m. Abigail &Yajhaira Gonzalez - Birthday Captain Jonathan Mark Harris Major Jeffrey P. Sparrow, USMC US Marine Corps PFC Brandon G. Taylor, US Army Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Capt. William Joseph Hinchey 1st Sgt. Aloma Sosa –Turner Tyler Hornsby, USMC Ryan Adam Stein—USAF 7:30a.m. Pro Populo AFC Adam Christian Hunt, AFC Alonda West US Air Force PFC Medic, Patrick Wyllie 9:30a.m. †Alfonso DeGuzman Sun., PFC Alex Jerome Johnathan York USMC Feb. 10 11:30a.m †Walter Gadulski 5:00p.m. †John Morris Please notify the Parish Office to have yourself or a family member placed on the Military Prayer List. Names will appear for one month and cycle through this column. If needed, we will gladly continue in one month increments as often as you request .For our complete list of prayer requests, please visit our website at: www.stacharlotte.com/prayer. Prayer Requests “I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people” — 1Tim 2:1

Mary Angebranndt Michael Manz Together, let us pray for the needs of our Medhin Asgedom Jovita Martinez brothers and sisters. Please remember Terryann Bredolo Meghan McDonough these intentions in your daily prayers. Chris Brown Kathryn Blackmar Miller A prayer for those who have requested Kate Calhoun Michael Pappas them… Joyce Colella Andrea Milis Chris Coutre Anna Price O Lady of Good Remedy Richard Clonz Andrea Pope O Lady of Good Remedy, source of Marykay Di Franco Jeffery Reive unfailing help, grant that we may draw Karen Fischman Ann Marie Ramjohn from thy treasure of graces in our times of Joe Fitzgerald Carl Ramjohn need. Touch the hearts of sinners, that they Norma Forde Billy Ragusin may seek reconciliation and forgiveness. Daniel & Margie Frascella Bill Schubert Bring comfort to the afflicted and the Christine Goldman Idefonso Silguero Jr. lonely; help the poor and the hopeless; aid Marcellus Griffith Garrett Toenjes the sick and the suffering. May they be Dejan Hadzinumanbegovic Charles Walter healed in body and strengthened in spirit Amy Holiday Jim & Jeri Whiteside to endure their sufferings with patient Janyia Holloway Tara Whiteside resignation and Christian fortitude. Cynthia Johnson Rudolph Williams Stephen Johnson Pray a Hail Mary…. Michelle Jones & Family Please notify the Parish Office to have yourself or a family “Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by Luke Juday member placed on the Prayer List. Names will appear for prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make one month and cycle through this column. If needed, we Ron Kopacz your requests known to God.” Phil. 4:6 Betty Kretschnaier will gladly continue in one month increments as often as Helen Lynch you request. To join our prayer chain, please visit our website at: www.stacharlotte.com/prayer.

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New Parishioners Baptisms

Alice Mburu

Laura Works Elizabeth Mary Smalenberger, Francisco & Maria Perez daughter of Michael & Kelly Smalenberger

Andrew Love

Fiston Kisudi & Olive Mukanu & family

Altar Care

The Bread & Wine Memorial is offered by Michael Foley for healing from Lymphoma and by Mary & Michael Manz in honor of their Wedding Anniversary.

To honor a loved one, consider making a donation to help support, the HOLY FAMILY FLOWERS, ALTAR FLOWERS and BREAD & WINE MEMORIAL for each week at Mass. Contact the Parish Office or indicate your name on the boards in the Narthex. Place the envelope with date and name, along with donation, in the Offertory Basket.

Spiritual Ministries Devotional Life Bereavement Luncheons Prayer Shawl Mary Myers Jane Hanna PRAY THE ROSARY [email protected] 704-992-0587 Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.: For the respect of human life from Bible Study Purgatorial Society conception until natural death. Lainie Lord Laurie McBroom [email protected] [email protected] Saturday at 9:10 a.m.: For our Priests’ intentions with the Columbarium Ministry R.C.I.A Immaculata Prayer Ministry. Jim Little Father Matthew Bean Saturday 4:45 p.m.: For increase in Vocations to the priesthood and [email protected] [email protected] religious life, in the Church. Enthronement of the Sacred Heart Respect Life Sunday 4:20 p.m.: For the Holy Souls in Purgatory Geri King Donetta Kruse First and Third Tuesdays at 7 p.m.: Rosary in Spanish in the Chapel. [email protected] [email protected] El Santo Rosario es cada primer y tercer martes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. en Immaculata Prayer Ministry School of Mary la Capilla. Robyn Magyar Rosa Jimenez [email protected] [email protected] EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Legion of Mary Vocations Awareness Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m.—Noon Mark Myers Mary-Claire Dempsey Wednesday at 12:45 p.m., Benediction at 6:45 p.m. [email protected] [email protected] First Friday 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.: Divine Mercy Holy Hour, Men of Veritas Wedding Director closing with Benediction. Charlie Simoneaux Chris Goodman [email protected] [email protected] CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY Tuesdays after the 12:15 p.m. Mass in front of our Blessed Mother Liturgical Ministries Saturdays at 9:10 a.m. before the 10:00 a.m. Mass

Altar Linen Care Liturgical Ministry Coordinator Anne DeSart for the following ministries: Parish Family Book of Prayer [email protected] Deacon Joe Diaz Heavenly Dusters [email protected] Under the Statue of the Infant of Prague in the back of the Elaine Marchioni • Acolyte Program Church is a book with space to include your prayer request. [email protected] • Extraordinary Ministers of Reference to these prayers is made at each Mass during the Choirs & Cantors Holy Communion Prayers of the Faithful. Thomas F. Savoy • Readers [email protected] • Soundboard Columbarium Flower Holders Greeters • Chris Coutre Ushers Bud vase holders are available for purchase. • Communion Ushers [email protected] Inquire at the Parish Office or call Jim Little 704-455-5657.

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+Coming This Week Special Byzantine Divine Liturgy AH = Aquinas Hall FLC = Family Life Center N = Nursery in AH with Bishop Danylo BLR = Brother Leo Rm K = Kitchen in AH OCR = Office Conf CH =Church PC= Parish Center chp = Chapel BR = Bridal Room St. Basil the Great Eastern Rite Catholic Parish invites all to a Date Time Event / Activity special Divine Liturgy (Mass) on Mon. 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon Sunday, March 3 at 11:00 a.m. in Feb. 4 7:00p.m. Bingo (AH) Aquinas Hall. Bishop Bohdan

9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon Danylo will be the primary 10:00a.m. Legion of Mary [PC-C] Tues. celebrant. This counts for your 7:00p.m. Boy Scouts [PC-D] Feb. 5 Sunday Obligation. Please join us 7:00p.m. Cub Scouts [PC-A,B &C] 7:00p.m. Spanish Rosary [chp] and experience the sacred rite of the 12:45p.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 6:45p.m. Eastern Catholic Church! Wed. 6:00p.m. Religious Ed. Classes [N, PC, AH, OCR A&B] Feb. 6 More details to follow! 7:00p.m. MSYG [AH] 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon 5:30p.m. Youth Choir [Choir Room] Thurs. 5:45p.m. EF Server Training [CH] Feb. 7 6:30p.m. RCIA [AH] 7:00p.m. Hispanic Meeting [PC-C] 40 Hours Devotions Follow-up 7:00p.m. Server Reception [PC-B] Thank you to all who made this year’s 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon Fri. 6:00p.m. Girl Spirit Inc. [PC-D] 40 Hour Devotions a success. We had Feb. 8 7:00p.m. Hispanic Charismatic Prayer Group [PC-C] more participation in Adoration this 7:00p.m. School of Mary Prayer [chp] year than in year’s past! May the Lord DSA – Video with Priests’ Appeal bless your dedication to this devotion! 8:30a.m. Men of Veritas [PC-A] Sat. 11:00a.m. Baptism [CH] St. Thomas Aquinas — Pray for Us! Feb. 9 11:30a.m. Private Function [PC-C] 5:00p.m. St. Basil – Vespers [chp] 6:30p.m. Disco Fever Dance Fundraiser [AH] Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Funeral Luncheons DSA – Video with Priests’ Appeal 8:15a.m. Religious Ed. Classes [AH, N, PC, OCR A&B] We are in need of parishioners who are able to bring side 8:30a.m. Holy Hour [CH] dishes to our Bereavement Luncheons. If you are available at 10:00a.m. Religious Ed. Classes [AH, PC, OCR A&B] short notice to provide these dishes, your help is appreciated. 10:00a.m. St. Basil- Confessions & Divine Liturgy [chp] Contact [email protected] or Mary Myers at Sun. 10:30a.m. Donuts [AH] Feb. 10 [email protected]. 11:15a.m. Religious Ed. Classes [AH, PC] 1:30p.m. OFS Franciscan Meeting [PC-C] 3:00p.m. Vietnamese Cursillo 6:30p.m. Religious Ed. Classes [PC-C&D] 6:30p.m. K of C Business Meeting [PC-B] This events listing is accurate at time of bulletin submission. For most up-to-date listing of parish events and activities, please check our online calendar: February 3, 2019 www.stacharlotte.com/calendar Stewardship is not about the needs of the Church. Rather, it is about our desire to give back to God in gratitude, by sharing the gifts He has bestowed on us.

To give back, contact [email protected]

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Joyful Hearts Luncheon Volunteer for Bingo Nights! Joyful Hearts, for those 50 years and older, are STA Bingo has been an active Parish Life Group for over three meeting for lunch on Sunday, February 10 at years and could use your help. Come out and join your fellow 1:30 p.m. at Mi Pueblo’s, 7003 University City parishioners one Monday night a month at St. Thomas Aquinas Blvd., Charlotte 28262 (by IKEA). Please join us Parish for Bingo. No experience is needed and training will be for an afternoon of fellowship. If you are provided. It is a great way to be involved in the parish and meet interested in joining us, please call or email new people with a minimal time commitment. The funds gener- Barbara Sands: 704-720-0727, ated from Bingo are used to help with the upkeep of the parish [email protected], so that reservations can be facilities. For more information, please contact Greg Kent made. [email protected] /(704) 458-2510 or Thomas Beckett [email protected] / (704) 699-2735.

Latin Mass Server Program

St. Thomas Aquinas will be having Latin Mass server training program on Thursday, February 7. Training will run every other Thursday from 5:45 to 7:00 p.m. Pizza with Father will be Heavenly Dusters provided after training from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Boys (at least 8 years old and having received their First Holy We are in need of extra hands to help clean and Communion) and young men may join. If interested, please contact dust the church. Cleaning the church takes place [email protected] to sign up. every other Wednesday from 8:45 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., a commitment of two Wednesdays a month. Many hands make light work! If you are available to assist, please contact [email protected].

Join the Young Adult Ministry group at St. Thomas: Aquinas' Finest! Here are our upcoming events this month:

Carpool with us to the Marie Miller Concert in Charlotte on February 8! Contact [email protected] or see the Aquinas' Finest Facebook group for details.

Wednesday Night Drinks after the 7:00 p.m. Latin Mass - Join us around 8:30 p.m. for fellowship February 13 and 20 at Bar Louie (8760 JM Keynes Drive, Charlotte).

Join our Aquinas' Finest Facebook group or email [email protected] to be added to our email list for updates on all our events!

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Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do. -St. Thomas Aquinas

Man should not consider his material possession his Aquinas Hall Sr. Zenaida (Zeny) Mofada, O.P. own, but as common to all, so as to share them without [email protected] hesitation when others are in need. Phone: (704) 549-0199 – St. Thomas Aquinas

Middle School (MS) & High School (HS) Youth Group

Youth ministry is the response of the Christian community to the needs of young people and the sharing of the unique gifts of youth with the larger community.

Our HIGH SCHOOL Youth Group meets on Sundays after the 5:00 p.m. Mass until 8:00 p.m. in Aquinas Hall.

Our MIDDLE SCHOOL Youth Group meets on Wednesdays 7-8 p.m. in Aquinas Hall.

FOR YOUTH GROUP EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.STACHARLOTTE.COM/YOUTH

Youth Ministry Contact: Sr. Edeva Jover, O.P. [email protected]

We are looking for 1—2 additional people to work in our nursery on Sunday mornings during the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Must be 18 or older and will need to submit to Safe Environment policies of the Diocese. Contact the office for more details!

www.stacharlotte.com The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time February 3, 2019 Community News Corporal Ministries Take off on a 25-hour marriage retreat with your spouse, February 9-10 in the Bereavement Luncheons Nursery beautiful mountains of Hickory, North Carolina. Whether you are newlyweds Mary Myers Valerie Gebhardt or have been married for decades, take some time to relax and renew your [email protected] [email protected] connection with each other. The 25-hour marriage retreat will include Blood Drive Parish Fellowship Events reflections on marriage by Catholic couples with opportunities for Donald Seifert Rick Wirth reconciliation, spiritual dialogue, Mass, and adoration with a Legion of Christ [email protected] [email protected] priest. The retreat has been designed to be a quiet and reflective time for Christmas Angel Tree Our Daily Bread—Publix Foods couples to focus on God and each other. The cost is $315/per couple. Erica Bleffer Carolina Willes Accommodations, meals & materials are provided. For more information and to [email protected] [email protected] register, go to www.rcgreatercharlotte.com. Clothing Drive Room in the Inn Jackie Quigley Deacon Joe Diaz February 8, the Feast Day of St. Josephine Bakhita, has been designated by the [email protected] [email protected] Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Friends of St. Francis Gardening Sandwiches for Men’s Shelter Superiors General as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human Kathy Johnson John Nolan trafficking. On Friday, February 8, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at Sacred Heart [email protected] [email protected] Convent Chapel in Belmont, the Sisters of Mercy and Catholic Charities are Hospice House Dinners Share Sunday co-sponsoring a Prayer Service for Victims of Human Trafficking and a Kari Moses Ray Haywood resource sharing event. Details about this event can be found [email protected] [email protected] at www.ccdoc.org/respectlife. Contact Jessica Grabowski Jail Ministry Thanksgiving Food Baskets at [email protected] with questions. Deacon James Witulski Angelique Mitchell [email protected] [email protected] The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) is the largest Irish Organization and Mary Garden Showers Community in the U.S. dedicated to friendship, unity and Christian Kari Moses charity. Embrace your Irish heritage by joining the AOH. Our division meets [email protected] monthly at St. Matthew Ballantyne. For more information, visit [email protected] www.charlotteaoh.com or Email [email protected] Parish Life Groups Mental Health: Join us for an evening of conversation as we bring anxiety, depression, and bi-polar disorder “into the light” on Thursday, February 28, at Aquinas’ Finest Hispanic Ministry 6:30 pm in the St. Gabriel Church sanctuary (3016 Providence Road). We’ll [email protected] Bolivar Peralta listen to the stories of community members through videos from the Compass Bingo (704) 890-8920 & Light documentary series, accompanied by a panel discussion with mental Thomas Beckett Joyful Hearts health professionals including Justin Perry and Jonathan Hetterly. Connect [email protected] Barbara Sands [email protected] with local agencies that provide mental health services, and continue the Greg Kent [email protected] Knights of Columbus conversation over dessert and coffee. All are welcome. No RSVP is needed. Boy Scouts Everton Cris Caines

Eduardo Ortiz [email protected] Please join us for the Catholic Charities 16th Annual Vineyard of Hope [email protected] Pastoral Council February 28, 2019 at Crowne Plaza Charlotte Catholic Campus Ministry Joe Bjerg Pre-event Reception 5:30 p.m. – Blessing of the Meal 6:45 p.m. Fr. Innocent Amasiorah stacharlotte.com/parish-council Come share an evening of compassion and hope! To register, view sponsorship [email protected] Squirettes opportunities, or become a table host visit us online at Columbian Squires Charmaine Rahman Blythe https://ccdoc.org/vineyardofhope or email Amy Loesch Matt Sergent [email protected] at [email protected] [email protected] Youth Ministries Columbiettes Sr. Edeva Jover, O.P. Charmaine Rahman Blythe [email protected] [email protected] Couples for Christ Joy Arrojado Voice, Piano or Organ Lessons [email protected] Cub Scouts It is never too early or too late to enrich your lives Mike Weiner with music. For those interested in voice, piano or [email protected] organ lessons, please contact either Thomas or Girl Scouts Deborah Savoy, [email protected] or call Rocio Greene [email protected] at (518) 878-5660.

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