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Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) April 8, 2018 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: 9:00 a.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 Second Sunday of Easter Divine Mercy Sunday EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT [9:30am] Tantum Ergo – VII Hymnal, pg. 458 (Benediction prayers follow.) Holy God We Praise Thy Name – VII Hymnal, pg. 217 Processional: Crown Him With Many Crowns – VII Hymnal, pg. 214 Penitential Rite: Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Aristotle Esguerra (© 2011 by Aristotle A. Esguerra. All rights reserved. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Unported 3.0 License.) Or Rite of Sprinkling: Springs of Water – Thomas F. Savoy Refrain: (© 1985 by G.I.A. Publications., Inc.. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-722818.) Gloria: Chant (ICEL Adaptation) – VII Hymnal, pg. 110 2 Liturgy of the Word First Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 479 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118 – setting by Frank L. Thomas (Please sing the response after the cantor and then chant the verses as indicated. After verses, repeat response.) Refrain: (© 2017 by Frank L. Thomas. All rights reserved. Used with permission..) C = Cantor // ALL = Congregation [Please repeat “Give thanks to the Lord…] Second Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 480 Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes (Sung by cantor; see VII Hymnal pg. 478 for translation.) 3 Gospel Acclamation: plainchant Refrain: Gospel Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 480 Homily Liturgy of the Eucharist Offertory Proper: [Cantor] Angelus Domini - Liber Usualis* or (Proper of the Mass) – Samuel Weber, OSB Angelus Domini descendit de cælo, et dixit mulieribus: Quem quæritis, surrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia. The Angel of the Lord came down from heaven and said to the women: “The One whom you seek has risen, as he said he would,” alleluia, alleluia. (© 2014 by St. Meinrad Archabbey. All rights reserved.) * Compendium (lit. Common Book) of Gregorian chant Holy, Holy: Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe – VII Hymnal, pg. 129 Memorial Acclamation: Great Amen Lamb of God: Vatican Kyriale 4 Music for Communion: [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.). Solemn blessing and Dismissal: Rcessional: Alleluia! The Strife is O’er Postlude: Christ Lag in Todesbanden (Christ lay in death’s bonds) – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Priests Deacons Rev. Patrick Winslow Rev. Matthew Bean Rev. Mr. James Witulski Pastor Parochial Vicar (704) 960-3704 (704) 549-1607 ext. 201 (704) 549-1607 ext. 208 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rev. Mr. Joseph Diaz (704) 804-2415 [email protected] Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena Sr. Zeny Mofada, O. P. Sr. Edeva Jover, O. P Religious Education Youth Ministry Rev. Mr. Martin Ricart (704) 549-0199 (704) 549-1607 ext. 305 [email protected] [email protected] [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] Today’s Readings Readings for the Week First Reading -- The community of believers was of one heart and mind Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 (Acts 4:32-35). Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Psalm -- Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 (Psalm 118). Second Reading -- Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 begotten by God (1 John 5:1-6). Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 Gospel -- The risen Christ comes to his disciples with peace and the Spirit. Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 (John 20:19-31). Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-9; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48 The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Saints & Special Observances Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy); Monday: The Annunciation of the Lord (transferred) Wednesday: St. Stanislaus Friday: St. Martin I www.stacharlotte.com Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) April 8, 2018 Share Sunday Request Men’s Shelter Sandwich Collection Our 8th annual "Back to Summer" food Due to construction at the Men’s Shelter of Charlotte, collection of drive is coming up in June. Last year, sandwiches will not occur until the month of July, 2018. We thank we collected 3250 lbs. of donations for you for your contributions so far, and ask that you will children who are home during summer continue to help this ministry when it resumes in the summer. For break. Bags with fliers suggesting child any questions, please contact John Nolan at 704-516-1273 or friendly foods will be handed out in May in [email protected]. preparation for this event. HELP NEEDED, we are asking for drivers of minivans and pick up trucks who can volunteer to move the donations for approximately three hours on the morning of Tuesday, June 5 to contact Ray Haywood, Share Fundraiser Piano Concert Sunday coordinator, at [email protected] Please help any way you can! Please join us on Saturday, April 14 at 3:00 p.m. in Aquinas Hall for a fundraising concert. Our Permanent Diaconate Ordination substitute organist, David Carter, and his brother, Daniel, will be performing The Diocese of Charlotte joyfully announces piano music from the early 1900’s by Gerswhin, Debussy, and the Ordination to the Holy Order of Rachmaninoff with historical commentary. Proceeds from the Deacon, including our own parishioner concert will support David Carter to attend the St. Francis Xavier Mr. Paul Sparrow, to be conferred through Mission Trip to Piura, Peru. Admission is free, but there will be the Invocation of the Holy Spirit and the an opportunity to make a donation. Imposition of hands by His Excellency, Questions? Can’t go but want to donate? Contact David Carter Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis, Bishop of Charlotte on Saturday, at [email protected] April 14, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville, NC. White Elephant Sale Knights of Columbus will host a White Elephant Sale Saturday May 12, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Donated items can be Join us in praying a Rosary and Divine dropped off every Saturday from April 7 to Mercy Chaplet for our priests every May 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Please Saturday at 9:10 a.m. before the 10:00 drop off donated items to the Knights a.m. Mass. If you cannot join us, please storage container in the back parking lot behind Aquinas Hall. offer a prayer for them throughout the week. We will one day know the value Suggested Items: CDs, DVDs; records; electronics; appliances; and power of our prayers.