Third Sunday of Easter April 15, 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 Liturgy at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church The THIRD SUNDAY IN EASTER 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 Introit: Jubilate Deo - Jacques Berthier Refrain: (© 1981 by G.I.A. Publications., Inc.. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-722818.) Penitential Rite: Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe – VII Hymnal, pg. 127 [9:30AM – STA Youth Choir] Kyrie (Mass for St. Mary Magdalene) – Healy Willan (1880-1968) 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. 483 Responsorial psalm: Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 (Please sing the response after the cantor and then chant the verses as indicated. After verses, repeat response.) Response: Thomas F. Savoy C = Cantor // ALL = Congregation (Repeat Response – “Lord, let your face...”) Second Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 483 Gospel Acclamation: plainchant Refrain: 3 Gospel Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 484 Homily Liturgy of the Eucharist Offertory Proper: [Cantor] Lauda anima mea - Liber Usualis* or (Proper of the Mass) – Samuel Weber, OSB Lauda anima mea Dominum: laudabo Dominum in vita mea: psalmam Deo meo, quamdiu ero, alleluia. Praise the Lord, O my soul, all my life I will praise the Lord, I will sing praise to my God as long as I shall live. Alleluia. (Ps. 145:2) (© 2014 by St. Meinrad Archabbey. All rights reserved.) * Compendium (lit. Common Book) of Gregorian chant [9:30AM – STA Youth Choir] Now the Green Blade Riseth – trad 15th French melody/Lyrics by John Macleod Campbell Crum (Deborah Savoy, director) 1 Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain, Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. 2 In the grave they laid him, Love whom men had slain, Thinking that never he would wake again, Laid in the earth, like grain that sleeps unseen Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. 3 Forth he came at Easter, like the risen grain, He that for three days in the grave had lain, Quick from the dead my risen Lord is seen: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. 4 When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain, Thy touch can call us back to life again, Fields of our hearts, that dead and bare have been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. Holy, Holy: Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe – VII Hymnal.pg. 129 Memorial Acclamation: Great Amen 4 Lamb of God: Vatican Kyriale Music for Communion: [Lalemant Propers] – Jeffrey Ostrowski Refrain: (Lalemant Propers Corpus Christi Watershed © 2013 Antiphon text translations by Solesmes Abbey, licensed in the Creative Commons. Psalms taken from The Revised Grail Psalms Copyright © 2010, Conception Abbey / The Grail, administered by GIA Publications, Inc., www.giamusic.com All rights reserved. Used with permission (4/10/2013). Communion Meditation: Regina Caeli – VII Hymnal, pg. 372 Solemn blessing and Dismissal: Recessional: All Creatures of Our God and King – VII Hymnal, pg. 206; vss. 1,2 + 6 Postlude: Processional – William Mathias (1934-1992) 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 God of our fathers has glorified his servant Jesus Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 (Acts 3:13-15, 17-19). Tuesday: Acts 7:51 -- 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Psalm -- Lord, let your face shine on us (Psalm 4). Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Second Reading -- The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments (1 John 2:1-5a). Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Sunday: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29;1 Jn 3:1-2; Corporation. All rights reserved. Jn 10:11-18 Saints & Special Observances Sunday: Third Sunday of Easter Saturday: St. Anselm www.stacharlotte.com Third Sunday of Easter April 15, 2018 Share Sunday Request Our 8th annual "Back to Summer" food drive is coming up in June. Last year, we collected 3250 lbs. of donations for children who are home during summer break. Bags with fliers suggesting child friendly foods will be handed out in May in 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 Sunday coordinator, at [email protected] Please help any way you can! Heavenly Dusters We are in need of extra hands to help clean and dust the Sanctuary every other Wednesday beginning at 8:45 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. If you are available to assist, please contact [email protected]. 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 dropped off every Saturday from April 7 to May 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Please drop off donated items to the Knights stor- Thanks to your generosity, we age container in the back parking lot behind Aquinas Hall. were able to close the gap on our Suggested Items: CDs, DVDs; records; electronics; appliances; 2017 Priests’ Retirement shortfall. tools; home decor; jewelry; books/cookbooks; house wares; furniture; rugs; exercise equipment; infant clothes 2 years and This could not have happened If younger. we were not blessed with the best parishioners! On behalf of those who benefit from the Diocesan Support Appeal, thank you for your generosity. Remember “We are Called” to share our gifts and our prayers to support the diocesan ministries that serve those in need, bring the light of Christ to those in the dark, and encourage vocations.