17 - St. Thomas More Boynton Beach
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17 - St. Thomas More Boynton Beach
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Parishioners, contact the<br />
Parish office at<br />
Tel. 561.737.3095<br />
Saint <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Catholic Church<br />
Tel: 561.737.3095 www.stmbb.org<br />
A Message from our Pastor on DSA 2013<br />
Dear Friend in Christ:<br />
As pastor of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong><br />
<strong>More</strong> Catholic Church and as<br />
a parishioner, I ask you to join<br />
me in making a generous pledge<br />
to the annual Diocesan Services<br />
Appeal 2013. An indispensable<br />
part of Living Our Faith is<br />
Giving In Love. Your donation<br />
to the campaign becomes a concrete<br />
act of mercy and ministry<br />
Bishop Barbarito Message on DSA 2013<br />
One of my favorite passages<br />
from Sacred Scriptures reflecting<br />
the Year of Faith and the<br />
New Evangelization focuses on<br />
the story of the mustard seed.<br />
“It is like a mustard seed, that<br />
when it is sown<br />
in the ground, is the smallest<br />
for a person or a family. Our<br />
purpose in Christ is to touch<br />
people and change their lives for<br />
the better. Christ Himself commissioned<br />
the Church to carry<br />
on His work:<br />
The Spirit of the Lord is upon<br />
me, because he has anointed<br />
me to proclaim good news to<br />
the poor.<br />
He has sent me to proclaim<br />
liberty to the captives and recovering<br />
of sight to the blind,<br />
to set at liberty those who are<br />
oppressed, to proclaim the<br />
year of the Lord's favor.<br />
(Luke 4:18-19)<br />
We have a heart for the economically<br />
and socially poor,<br />
especially for those who are<br />
most vulnerable among us--<br />
the unborn child in the womb,<br />
single parents, widows and<br />
orphans, the unemployed, the<br />
destitute and homeless persons<br />
on our streets, those who left<br />
their homes and families behind<br />
to find work in South Florida,<br />
the incarcerated, the lonely old<br />
and those who carry the heavy<br />
of all the seeds on the earth.<br />
But once it is sown, it springs<br />
up and becomes the largest<br />
of plants and puts forth large<br />
branches, so that the birds of<br />
the sky can dwell in its shade”<br />
(Mk 4: 31-32).<br />
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burdens of old age and infirmity.<br />
Your generous gift to the<br />
DSA 2013 makes it possible<br />
for Our Catholic Church to<br />
reach thousands in the name of<br />
Christ. Thank you in advance<br />
for your faithfulness, your<br />
prayers for the Church and for<br />
donating some of your hardearned<br />
money to extend God's<br />
reign of Justice and Peace to so<br />
many in our own local communities.<br />
Yours in His service,<br />
Rev. Julian P. Harris, pastor<br />
Saint <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong><br />
Catholic Church<br />
Diocesan Service<br />
Appeal 2013<br />
Goal:<br />
$336,000
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