MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY LITURGY SACRAMENTS Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am Baptism & Marriage Sunday 10:00 am Due to Coronavirus directives on social distancing for groups, Baptisms and Weddings WEEKDAY LITURGY will be dealt with on an individual basis. Please Monday 8:30 am Communion Service call the Parish Office for information on Baptisms Tuesday through Friday 8:30 am Mass and Weddings. HOLY DAYS 8:30 am, 12:15 pm, 7:30 pm Anointing of the Sick (except Christmas & New Year) Please call 753-2553 RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00-3:40 pm and SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCY by appointment For a sacramental emergency requiring a priest, OFFICE INFORMATION please call 752-2080 Ext. 116. Please leave your Parish Office Hours name, telephone number and a brief description Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm of the emergency. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and Holy Days Parish Office 752-2080 We warmly welcome new members to our parish 800 Ohio Pike, Cincinnati, Ohio 45245 family. Please call the Parish Office or register 513-752-2080 Parish e-mail: [email protected] online at www.sttm.or . If leaving the parish or moving, please notify the Parish Office of your Parish website: www.sttm.org change of address. School Web Page: www.sttmschool.org OUR MISSION “We at St. Thomas More are a family of Christians led by the Holy Spirit in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. We dedicate ourselves to living the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We devote ourselves to sharing our faith, strengthening family bonds and growing in love. We commit ourselves to each other through prayer and action.” ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH CINCINNATI, OHIO Pentecost Sunday May 23, 2021 HE EEK HEAD PARISH STAFF T W A Tuesday, May 25 Fr. William C. Wagner, V.F., Pastor 753-2553 6:00 pm Girl Troop Committee Meeting - Fr. Heider Hall Fr. David Endres, Weekend Associate 7:00 pm Boy Troop Committee Mtg - Library Conference Rm Deacon Michael Thomas 753-2549 Deacon Bob Brazier 752-2080 Ext 144 Wednesday, May 26 8:30 am School Mass of Passage Deacon Fred Haas 752-2080 9:30 am Bible Study (Sun Prep) - Faith Formation Rm DRE, Becky Ready 753-2548 6:30 pm 8th Gr Graduation Ceremony - Church CRE, Linda Bader 753-2548 Business Manager, Robert Kreyenhagen 753-2543 Friday, May 28 Bookkeeper, Lisa Casavant 753-2568 9:30 am Adoration and Exposition Last Day of School Secretaries: Donna Buchheit 753-2541 Kate Roelker 753-2550 Saturday, May 29 Music Director, Doug Stegeman 753-2546 8:30 am Clean Church 3:00 pm Confessions PARISH OFFICE FAX 753-2542 FINANCE OFFICE FAX 753-2552 Sunday, May 30 Gym/Multi-Purpose Building 753-2555 Maintenance: Dave McCarthy 753-2544 Jeff Carpenter 753-2544 Prayer Requests 752-2080 Ext 133 Sacristy 753-2556 St. Vincent de Paul 753-2561 especially those who have died, are SCHOOL OFFICE 753-2540 ill or have asked for our prayers: SCHOOL OFFICE FAX 753-2554 Kenneth Siler, Mary Baugh, Rose Brumfield, Larry Principal, Candace Hurley 753-2540 Farwick, Pauline Young, Derek Archer, Administrative Asst., Marsha Barnes 753-2540 School Office Secretary, Dee Archer 753-2540 Tom Candelaresi, AJ Bressler, Catherine Barton, Pat Cafeteria/Kitchen, Amber Ruehlman 753-2558 Tekulve, Mary Ann Fedak, Mike Bailey, George Hofmann, Robert Dwyer, Maria Orth, Cheryl Murray, Leo PSR PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION Bailey, , Elias Kaylor, Vickie Habig, Mary Anna Willacker, Religious education classes for public school students Steve Feist, Ed Schmidt, Michael Schaeffer, Vickie are held on Sundays ~ Pre-School 10:00 - 11:00 am; Ditchen, Mollie Brazier, Stephen Schmidt, Mary Ann Grades 1 thru 8, 8:30 - 9:45 am. Please call 753-2550 Scanlon, Judy Philpot, Camden Broerman, Melita for more information on how to register for PSR. Ellington, Brittney Poliak, Alice Herfurt, Rhea Cermak, Darcy Casavant, Dorene Farwick, Phyllis Luehrmann, INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? Edith Jacobs, Cody Barnes, Garry Burke, and Gwen & If you or someone you know is interested in joining the next Gabi Bimstein, Jim & Barb Comello, Jason Perry, Denny RCIA group (Rite of Christian Initiation), go to our website, Mulvey, Charlie Horstman, John Lu, Chrissy & David www.sttm.or , and fill out the form at the link titled: Ford, Laura Crawford, Elaine Osterling, Jack Gardner, Interested in Becoming Catholic? or call Becky at 753-2548. Pat Fieno, Debby Jackson, Susan Bishop and Mary Lou Harrison. BULLETIN DEADLINE Friday by Noon (9 days prior) Submit to Kate Roelker Names of those requesting prayers will be published in the bulletin at [email protected] or call 753-2550 for more for three months and then removed. If prayers are required longer information. than three months, you will need to call the parish office (753-2550) to request them for another three months. Thank you. VOCATION VIEWS CYCLE B ~ Pentecost Readings for May 30 - Trinity Sunday Peter and the Apostles preach with a power and conviction First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 that can only be attributed to the Spirit dwelling among Second Reading: Romans 8:14-17 them. Is God calling you to speak for Him in our day and age? (Acts 2:1-11) Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH CINCINNATI, OHIO Pentecost Sunday May 23, 2021 CATHOLIC CONFERENCE OF OHIO The Bishops of Ohio Announce the Lifting of the Dispensation from the Obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation May 13, 2021 As we move beyond the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and access to the COVID-19 vaccine has become more widespread, the time has arrived for the good of all the faithful when the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation is no longer necessary. Together, the Bishops of Ohio have decided that the general obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation (including the Saturday/Vigil Mass) is to be reinstated (CIC, can. 1247). This will take effect in each of the Dioceses of Ohio the weekend of June 5- 6, 2021. As has always been the case, those who have a serious reason are exempt from attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2181). This includes those who are ill, have significant health risk factors or care for someone who is immuno-compromised or ill, as well as those who have significant fear or anxiety of contracting the coronavirus in a large group of persons. Nevertheless, these persons should observe the Lord’s Day (CIC, can. 1247) and are encouraged to spend time in prayer on Sunday, meditating on the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection; an appropriate way to do this is through viewing a broadcast of the Sunday Mass. Masses that are broadcast through various media are not intended as a substitute nor do they fulfill the obligation for the persons who are able to gather for a Sunday celebration and other Holy Days of Obligation. Instead, they are intended for the sick, home-bound, the imprisoned, etc., who are unable to attend Mass in person. Kindly consult your pastor with any specific questions regarding the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation. The book of Exodus reminds us to keep holy the Sabbath day (Exodus 20: 8-10). As Catholics, we are invited by God to gather together in community, and participate fully in the Sunday Eucharist, which is the “source and summit of the Christian life.” “Participation in the communal celebration of the Sunday Eucharist is a testimony of belonging and of being faithful to Christ and to his Church. The faithful give witness by this to their communion in faith and charity. Together they testify to God’s holiness and their hope of salvation. They strengthen one another under the guidance of the Holy Spirit” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2182). The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday and Holy Days is not something God asks of us out of his own necessity to be worshipped, but rather a gift to the faithful for their spiritual well-being, eternal salvation and formation in our relationship with God and one another. To that end, Saint John Vianney rightly asserts, “There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us.” The Eucharist is the greatest gift Christ left to the Church—the gift of Himself. There is no substitute for Mass celebrated in person. We are profoundly grateful to our pastors and all of the faithful for their flexibility, fidelity and great generosity in support of the mission of the Church throughout this unprecedented time. As we prepare for the reinstatement of the obligation to attend Mass, we are excited once again to gather together in person without restrictions in our parish churches, most fittingly on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. As we reflect on our Lord’s goodness and mercy in the midst of the sacrifices made during the coronavirus pandemic, we ask Saint Joseph to intercede for us, that through his fatherly protection and care, we may experience a renewal of faith in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. We welcome you back with great joy and eagerness! 9 E. Long Street | Columbus, Ohio 43215 | 614-224-7147 | www.ohiocathconf.org View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH CINCINNATI, OHIO Pentecost Sunday May 23, 2021 Baptismal Prep Class FEED THE POOR MONTHLY FOOD COLLECTION If you are anticipating having your child The May collection will be donated to initiated into our Catholic community ST.