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His great gifts and our response Holy Mass Schedule Reconciliation Table of Contents Mon ....................6:30 a.m., 8:15 a.m. 1/2 hour before weekday Masses Mass Intenons ................................ 3 Tues ....................6:30 a.m., 8:15 a.m. Sat ........................... 7:30—7:50 a.m. Altar Server Schedule ....................... 4 Wed ................... 6:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. 3:30—4:30 p.m. Liturgical Roles ................................ 4 Thurs ...................6:30 a.m., 8:15 a.m. Sacrament Informaon..………………..5 Fri .......................6:30 a.m., 8:15 a.m. Faith Formaon Opportunies……….6 Sat ....................................... 8:00 a.m. Additional Confessions School Informaon ........................... 7 5:00 p.m. Vigil Stewardship Informaon ................ .8 Available during the seasons of Lent Sun ......................7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. Opportunies .................................. .9 and Advent 10:30 a.m., 12:00 Noon, 6:30 p.m. Contact Informaon ....................... 12 Helping parishioners grow in holiness by providing opportunies to serve God and our community through hospitality, prayer and worship, formaon and service. C OM M UNITY & SENSE OF BE LONG ING Building a welcoming community which ensures a strong sense of belonging. Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church! We are a vibrant parish of individuals working together to do God’s good work here on earth. Registered members, and visitors alike, are invited and encouraged to join us as we strive toward uning and leading all disciples of Christ to life eternal through the Eucharist, love, and service. Please join us for Coffee & Donuts in Allen Hall a er the Sunday 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 12 Noon Masses. TROHBV FRKAO>FPBO Proceeds benefit seminarians! $VW!D-,2'-,!$-0!S+-)#"!T30)#7!-0!! Please order from emails !from parish ofPice or visit $UR!D-,2'-,!$-0!U,!--)#"!T30)#7!$-0!N##"7!F+'*7www.tinyurl.com/KofCTurkey ! ! ! Send Your College StudO0"#0!"#"*',#!'1!N-4#+ent a Care Package #0!TST!presentaon on “Love and Logic”. One hour of Parish It’s that me of year again to remember our college University credit will be given to those who aend. Childcare students who will soon be studying for finals. In order to will be available. Email [email protected] with boost their stamina, the parish provides a “finals care quesons. package” for them, upon parental request. Our Parish Advent Wreaths and Candles School 4th grade students prepare the packages, which th Advent Wreaths and Candles will be available to purchase include a leer from Father Ma, a note from a 4 grade following Masses November 23-24 and November 30- student, and a gi card for a quick meal for the college December 1. They will also be available in the Church Office student to use during preparaon for final exams. To have a during the week. care package sent to your college student, please complete the sign-up on the Parish website by November 21. Advent Angels Get Your Christmas Cards! Advent Angels is a special way for parish families to celebrate the season and draw the parish community closer Christmas cards featuring our beauful church will be together. Much like "Secret Santa", parcipang families will available to purchase a er Masses this weekend. There are be assigned another parish family to "angel" with secret gi s three different designs. Cards will be sold in packs of 10 for the first three Sundays of Advent and for whom they should $7.00. pray. For more informaon and to sign-up, please see the MOMS Advent Angels arcle on the homepage of the parish MOMS will meet this coming Wednesday, November 20, at website, which is under the Parish Headlines secon. 9:00 a.m. in Allen Hall. Shalom LaForge will give a Welcome New Parishioners Leila Jabara, Tom and Kathleen Hartman, Lauren Fahsholtz, Nicole Fahscholtz, Sally Stolz, Robert Rechio, Ben and Jessica Grossnicklaus, Jim and Taunya Siebert “Only a life lived to the service of others is worth living.” -Albert Einstein Page 2 | StThomasWichita.com PRAYE R & LITURG Y Fostering individual and shared prayer lives and promoting reverent liturgical worship. This Week’s Mass Intentions Readings for the Week of November 17, 2019 Monday, November 18 Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a/Ps 98:5-6, 7-8, 9 [cf. 9]/ 6:30 a.m. +Tom Buckheit 2 Thes 3:7-12/Lk 21:5-19 8:15 a.m. All Souls Monday: 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63/ Tuesday, November 19 Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 155, 158 [cf. 88]/ 6:30 a.m. +Chuck & +Pay Ramsey Lk 18:35-43 8:15 a.m. Deceased Members of the Mike Carney Family Tuesday: 2 Mc 6:18-31/Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [6b]/ Wednesday, November 20 Lk 19:1-10 6:30 a.m. +Pat Smith Wednesday: 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31/Ps 17:1bcd, 5-6, 8b and 15 6:30 p.m. +George & +Jean Sabin [15b]/Lk 19:11-28 Thursday, November 21 Thursday: 1 Mc 2:15-29/Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15 [23b]/ 6:30 a.m. +Tom Brake Lk 19:41-44 8:15 a.m. Jennifer Bird Friday: 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59/1 Chrn 29:10bcd, Friday, November 22 11abc, 11d-12a, 12bcd [13b]/Lk 19:45-48 6:30 a.m. + Carlton & +Baker Families Saturday: 1 Mc 6:1-13/Ps 9:2-3, 4 and 6, 16 and 19 8:15 a.m. +Timothy O’Shaughnessy [cf. 16a]/Lk 20:27-40 Saturday, November 23 Next Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 [cf. 1]/ 8:00 a.m. +Timothy Tsosie Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43 5:00 p.m. +Mary & +Jack Breitenbach Sunday, November 24 “There may be times when you wander 7:30 a.m. The People of the Parish away from God. 9:00 a.m. +Steven Oaks But God will never stop calling you. 10:30 a.m.+Philip & Ann Sllman He will never stop searching for you.” Noon Vicki Luke Dynamic Catholic 6:30 p.m. Deceased Members of the Sevart Family In Need of Prayers; The Ill, injured, and those in harm’s way +Colleen Collier on Oct 19 This Week’s Memorial Anniversaries of Parish Brothers and Sisters November 18-24: George Peters, Edith Kenney, Marian Turner, John Lacey, Helen Cunningham, Seanan Picard, Kathleen Duegan, Norman Schaeffer, Rosita Wolsmann, Michael Orr, Conrad Pos, Adrian Pavlick, A. Mae Forbes, Kathleen Anderson, George Steiner, Fermina Biel, Stephen Huber, Elizabeth Willshear, Sherry King, Delores Siemens, Emile Dominque, Dr. Rodolfo Argosino Parishioners Who Are Sick or Injured: George Asher, Dorothy Brake, Clay Gordon, Paul Hampel, John Hungate, Judy Janis, Jack & Dixie Malone, Margaret Monnat, David Naccarato, Tony Perez, Susan Relph, Elizabeth Russell, Mike Smith, Marie Snyder, Robert Snyder, Megan Stadler, Byrne Vickers, Jackie Wai, Phyllis Wilson, Andrew Wray Others Who Are Sick: Earlene Evans (mother of Pam McGrath), Emily Franklin (granddaughter of Mary Ann Lickteig), Paxton Naccarato (grandson of Judy & David Naccarato), Dmetri Riedel (grandson of Judy & David Naccarato), Dick Smith (Mike’s father), Joe Stadler (Andy’s father), Bruce Terrell Jr. , (son-in– law of Bill & Cheri Jones) Those in Harm’s Way: CPL Elijah Barnard, USMC (son of Bill & Cheryl Barnard), Major Mark Bartak, USAF (son of Sara & Gary Bartak), SSgt. Jordan Desmarteau, Army Special Forces (brother of Jason, grandson of Mitzi & the late Duane Desmarteau and Donna & Bob Peters), SrA Elfie Diltz, USAF (granddaughter of Marie & Robert Snyder and niece of Kathy Hanas), AMN Thaddeus Dippolito (son of Lucy and brother of Therese), CW-5 Joseph D. Eble (Godson of JoAnne Vonderbrink), MA1 Bobby Fugit, US Navy (son of Peggy & Bob), Alex Johnson, DMT US Navy (son of Nicole & Jason Cervantes), Captain Michael Seis, USAF F-35 Fighter Pilot (son of Mike Seis), Pvt. Blake Stubbs, US Army (son of Melissa Paerson), SSgt. Daniel Rose, USAF, (grandson of Pat Rose), Major Anthony Hertach, USAF (nephew of Kay Clark), Capt. Abi Wolf Hertach, USAF (niece of Kay Clark) StThomasWichita.com | Page 3 Weekday Altar Server Schedule Monday, November 18 Thursday, November 21 6:30 a.m. J Worrell, L Pankratz 6:30 a.m. W Thengvall, H Thengvall 8:15 a.m. J McIlvain, K McIlvain, K Cornwell 8:15 a.m. M Ausn, A Baars Tuesday, November 19 Friday, November 22 6:30 a.m. C Sloan, C Barrier 6:30 a.m. S Fury, S White 8:15 a.m. J Tran, M O’Hara 8:15 a.m. N Miranda, A Wilhelm Wednesday, November 20 Saturday, November 23 6:30 a.m. J Banks, D Phillips 8:00 a.m. J Brown, N Miranda 6:30 p.m. R Sinfellow, M Tran As a reminder, our Adoration Chapel becomes our Cry Room during all Sunday Obligation Masses. Parishioners with small children are to be welcomed into the Chapel pews to worship and celebrate during these masses; others who do not have small children are kindly asked to consider sitting in the main church.