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SCHEDULED MASS INTENTIONS<br />
Saturday, August 11th<br />
8:30 am ~ Joseph F. Virgilio by Virgilio Family<br />
4:00 pm † Michael Lewkus by sister Mary Massimi<br />
5:30 pm † Frances Bonanno by Jerry Guiffre<br />
Sunday, August <strong>12</strong>th<br />
7:00 am † Frank Lombardo by his wife + sister Dorothy<br />
8:30 am ~ Marie E. Derisse (Birthday) by daughter<br />
10:30 am ~ STM Parishioners by Pastor Harris<br />
<strong>12</strong>:15 pm † Antonio Pirrone by Marie Giuffre<br />
1:45 pm † Francisca Perez by Bello Family<br />
4:30 pm ~ Linh Hon Giuse by Tuan Mai<br />
Monday, August 13th<br />
6:30 am † John Kelly by Mr. + Mrs. <strong>Thomas</strong> M. Gaffey Jr.<br />
8:30 am † <strong>St</strong>even Suhajcik by Edward + Kathleen Meszaros<br />
5:30 pm † Giuseppe Oldani by Maria Oldani<br />
Tuesday, August 14th<br />
6:30 am ~ Thanksgiving of their marriage by Madeleine DuPree<br />
8:30 am † Catherine Giordano by Robertella Merizio family<br />
5:30 pm † Anton G. Michuda by Lorraine K. Michuda<br />
7:00 pm † Virgina M. Caroll by AnnMarie + Joe Tricomi<br />
Wednesday, August 15th<br />
6:30 am † Joseph <strong>St</strong>aluppi by Lucy Weigel<br />
8:30 am ~ Aca Tomeski by Aurea Tomeski<br />
<strong>12</strong>:00 pm † Richard Jorandby Donald Dowling Family<br />
5:30 pm † Mary Ladalardo by Bob + Maryann Leifer<br />
Thursday, August 16th<br />
6:30 am † Mr. Joseph Ganzi by wife Pasqua Ganzi<br />
8:30 am † Mercedes Cabezas by Nini<br />
5:30 pm † John Tighe by wife + Family<br />
Friday, August 17th<br />
6:30 am † Holy Souls in Purgatory by Christina Beattie<br />
8:30 am † Helen Elliott by daughter + granddaughter<br />
5:30 pm † Pablo Falcone by Mr. + Mrs. Pat Iannella<br />
Saturday, August 18th<br />
8:30 am † Joseph Perna by Lillian Misturini<br />
4:00 pm † Elvira & John Romano by Anne + Dominic Romano<br />
5:30 pm † Mario Sapienza by Mario Jr + Family<br />
Sunday, August 19th<br />
7:00 am † Dan Cawley by Annette Perez + Family<br />
8:30 am † Dr. John Zambito by June + Bob McKnight<br />
10:30 am ~ STM Parishioners by Pastor Harris<br />
<strong>12</strong>:15 pm † Joseph Rapuano by Joan Torio<br />
1:45 pm † Carmen Victoria Berroteran by Alex & Nora Tacoa<br />
4:30 pm † Maria Tram Nguyen by Ngoc Tong<br />
UN-SCHEDULED MASS INTENTIONS<br />
† Wilherlmina McGullam by loved one<br />
† Rachael <strong>St</strong>. Amour by Norman & Dorothy Ostrowski<br />
† Michelle DeGregorio by Filomena Sangenito<br />
† William <strong>More</strong>sco by Linda Martins Reyburn<br />
†Salvatore Sessa by Barbara Ciociola<br />
† Judy Bisell by Charlie & Joan Bohmert<br />
† Pearl Carithers by Joseph Marturana<br />
† Marie Battaglia by Norman & Dorothy Ostrowski<br />
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August <strong>12</strong>th 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Proclaiming the Greatness of the Lord<br />
Pastor Rev. Julian P. Harris<br />
Parochial Vicars<br />
Rev. Peter Truong<br />
Rev. Alex Vargas<br />
Deacons<br />
Rev. William Cresswell<br />
Rev. Silvio Menendez<br />
Rev. Mark Lizardi<br />
Rev. Gerry Palermo<br />
Mass times & Parish Office Hours<br />
561-737-3095 l 10935 South Military Trail<br />
<strong>Boynton</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, FL 33436 www.stmbb.org<br />
Weekend Masses:<br />
Saturday Evening: 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM<br />
Sunday:<br />
Mass in English:<br />
7:00 AM, 8:30 AM,<br />
10:30 AM, <strong>12</strong>:15 PM<br />
Misa en Español:<br />
1:45 PM<br />
Mass in Vietnamese:<br />
4:30 PM<br />
Weekday Masses:<br />
Monday through Friday: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM<br />
& 5:30 PM<br />
Saturday morning:<br />
8:30 AM<br />
Sacrament of Reconciliation:<br />
Saturday, 10:00 AM-11:00 AM, in Church & Chapel<br />
Español: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (First Saturday only)<br />
Parish Office Hours:<br />
Mon—Fri: 8:30 AM—5:30 PM<br />
Sat: 9 AM—7 PM & Sun: 7 AM—3:30 PM<br />
Parish office phone: 561-737-3095<br />
Fax: 561-737-8697<br />
Faith Formation Office 737-3521<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Preschool 737-3770<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Gift Shop 736-1887
The<br />
August <strong>12</strong>th 20<strong>12</strong> Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 3<br />
Bible Speaks<br />
by Pastor Rev. Julian P. Harris<br />
T<br />
he angel of the<br />
LORD came back<br />
a second time,<br />
touched Elijah, and<br />
said, ‘Get up and eat or<br />
the journey will be too<br />
much for you!’ He got<br />
up, ate, and drank; then<br />
strengthened by that<br />
food, he walked forty<br />
days and forty nights<br />
to the mountain of God,<br />
Horeb.<br />
(1 Kings 19:7-8)<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> Aquinas (<strong>12</strong>25-<br />
<strong>12</strong>74) composed the<br />
hymn Sacris Solemnis in<br />
honor of Jesus in the Blessed<br />
Sacrament for the first Feast<br />
of Corpus Christi<br />
in <strong>12</strong>74. The last<br />
two stanzas make<br />
up the classic<br />
Eucharistic Hymn<br />
Panis Angelicus,<br />
Bread of Angels:<br />
Thus Angels’ Bread is<br />
made/the Bread of man<br />
today:<br />
The living Bread from<br />
heaven/with figures dost<br />
away:<br />
O wondrous gift indeed!/<br />
the poor and lowly may<br />
Upon their Lord and Master<br />
feed.<br />
Thee, therefore, we<br />
implore,/o Godhead,<br />
One in Three,<br />
So may Thou visit us/as<br />
we now worship Thee;<br />
And lead us on Thy way,/<br />
That we at last may see<br />
The light wherein Thou<br />
dwellest aye.<br />
What are angels and<br />
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their mission? In answering<br />
the question The Catechism<br />
of the Catholic Church quotes<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Augustine: Angel is the<br />
name of their office, not of<br />
their nature. If you seek the<br />
name of their nature, it is<br />
‘spirit’; if you seek the name<br />
of their office, it is ‘angel’:<br />
from what they are, ‘spirit,’<br />
from what they do, ‘angel.’<br />
With their whole beings the<br />
angels are servants and<br />
messengers of God. Because<br />
they ‘always behold the<br />
face of my Father who is in<br />
heaven’ they are the ‘mighty<br />
ones who do his word,<br />
hearkening to the voice of<br />
his word. (CCC 329)<br />
The late Jean Cardinal<br />
Daniélou, S.J. (1905-1974)<br />
wrote a detailed treatment<br />
from the mind of the early<br />
Church, that is to say, the<br />
Fathers, in The Angels & their<br />
Mission. A burst of angelic<br />
activity accompanied Our<br />
Lord Jesus Christ’s brief time<br />
on earth. Angels often preface<br />
every encounter with mortals<br />
with the words, Fear not!<br />
Here you will not encounter<br />
the chubby cherubs perched<br />
for precious moments or the<br />
itinerant do-gooders on our<br />
anonymous city streets; no,<br />
their aspect is fearsome, their<br />
power awesome and their<br />
missions unfathomable to<br />
our sentimentalized religious<br />
tastes.<br />
Angels bring God to<br />
man and Heaven to earth.<br />
Various biblical witnesses<br />
establish this truth: Human<br />
beings ate the bread of<br />
angels; He sent them all the<br />
food they could eat. (Ps 78:<br />
25) Your ancestors ate the<br />
manna in the desert, but<br />
they died; this is the bread<br />
that comes down from<br />
heaven so that one may<br />
eat it and not die. I am the<br />
living bread that came down<br />
from heaven; whoever eats<br />
this bread will live forever;<br />
and the bread that I will give<br />
is My flesh for the life of the<br />
world. (Jn 6:49-51)<br />
The Sacrament of<br />
the Body and Blood of Jesus<br />
Christ is the Bread of Angels.<br />
The Eucharistic Prayer I<br />
commonly referred to as<br />
The Roman Canon, reveals<br />
the ministry of angels in our<br />
reception of Jesus in Holy<br />
Communion at Mass: In<br />
humble prayer we ask You,<br />
Almighty God: command<br />
that these gifts be borne by<br />
the hands of Your holy Angel<br />
to Your altar on high in the<br />
sight of Your divine majesty,<br />
so that all of us who through<br />
this participation at the<br />
altar receive the most holy<br />
Body and Blood of Your<br />
Son may be filled with every<br />
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The<br />
Sacrament<br />
of the Body<br />
and Blood of<br />
Jesus Christ is<br />
the Bread of<br />
Angels.<br />
"<br />
"<br />
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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 5th 20<strong>12</strong>
Sanctuary Flowers<br />
In Honor of<br />
REVEREND<br />
FATHER ALEX J. VARGAS<br />
On the occasion of his<br />
10th Anniversary of Priesthood<br />
With thanksgiving to Almighty God<br />
the parishioners,clergy and staff<br />
of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Parish<br />
join his mother Maria Anselma<br />
and family to congratulate<br />
Father Vargas on his special day<br />
and to pray for his<br />
continued serenity and<br />
joy in his ministry!<br />
grace and heavenly blessing.<br />
How fitting that the priest<br />
bows his head with hands<br />
joined in the presence of so<br />
holy a mystery as the holy<br />
Angel brings God to mortals<br />
where Heaven and earth unite<br />
in a kiss of peace!<br />
The Book of Revelation<br />
records the close connection<br />
between the Bishop’s ministry<br />
and the Angel’s mission.<br />
The Spirit addresses each<br />
of the angels of the seven<br />
churches at Ephesus, Smyrna,<br />
Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis,<br />
Philadelphia and Laodicea.<br />
(Rev. 2-3) Preaching on<br />
the Feast of the Archangels<br />
Michael, Gabriel and Raphael,<br />
His Holiness Pope Benedict<br />
XVI used the occasion to offer<br />
the example of angels to six<br />
men about to be consecrated<br />
bishops:<br />
Sacred Scripture and the<br />
Church’s tradition enable us<br />
to discern two aspects. On<br />
the one hand, the Angel is a<br />
creature who stands before<br />
God, oriented to God with his<br />
whole being. All three names<br />
of the Archangels end with<br />
the word ‘El’, which means<br />
‘God’. God is inscribed in<br />
their names, in their nature.<br />
Their true nature is existing<br />
in His sight and for Him. In<br />
this very way the second<br />
aspect that characterizes<br />
Angels is also explained:<br />
they are God’s messengers.<br />
They bring God to men, they<br />
open heaven and thus open<br />
earth. Precisely because<br />
they are with God, they can<br />
also be very close to man.<br />
Indeed, God is closer to each<br />
one of us than we ourselves<br />
are. The Angels speak to<br />
man of what constitutes his<br />
true being, of what in his<br />
life is so often concealed<br />
and buried. They bring him<br />
back to himself, touching<br />
him on God’s behalf. In this<br />
sense, we human beings<br />
must also always return to<br />
being angels to one another<br />
- angels who turn people<br />
away from erroneous ways<br />
and direct them always, ever<br />
anew, to God.<br />
(September 29, 2007)<br />
We commend the work<br />
of our hands, the sacrifices<br />
we make and sufferings we<br />
endure into the hands of a<br />
holy Angel so that he may<br />
bring us God, the Word made<br />
Flesh, the Body and Blood<br />
of Jesus Christ, the Bread<br />
of Angels—on our altar. It<br />
is more than the mind can<br />
fathom; only faith can receive<br />
such a Gift.<br />
AMEN.<br />
August 5th 20<strong>12</strong> Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5
Only 2 more weeks to our<br />
Only $7.00 p/p<br />
Tickets are still available outside the church at all<br />
weekend masses and in the parish office.<br />
Space is limited due to safety issues. A ticket is required for attendance<br />
ST. PEREGRINE GARDEN<br />
OF MEMORY<br />
At <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Parish<br />
As the great mosaic of <strong>St</strong>. Peregrine’s<br />
miraculous healing from cancer<br />
nears completion in Guadalajara,<br />
Mexico, we broke ground, poured<br />
the foundations and raised the walls<br />
on the Shrine here at on the campus<br />
of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Parish. Father<br />
Julian Harris and Father Alex Vargas<br />
blessed the workers and the work<br />
as staff assisted with prayers for the<br />
benefactors who honor the survivors<br />
and victims of cancer and those who<br />
cared for them. Prayerfully consider<br />
remembering your loved ones or<br />
yourselves with a plaque at the <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Peregrine Shrine. God be praised in<br />
His Angels and in His Saints.<br />
Join us on August 25th at 5:30 p.m.<br />
in the Parish Center<br />
Father Harris blessing the <strong>St</strong>. Peregrine Garden on August 7th
Saint <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong><br />
Events<br />
Parishioners, Please visit our website at www.stmbb.org<br />
for even more information on our events<br />
STM FEAST CHOIR<br />
Join our STM Community Choir for<br />
the “Saint <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Solemn<br />
Mass”, on August 25th!<br />
All three choirs (English, Spanish<br />
and Vietnamese)<br />
will be present at this<br />
wonderful ceremony<br />
and we want you to share your<br />
musical gift with us on this<br />
particular date, no matter what<br />
your skill level is.<br />
We’ll have rehearsals on August<br />
13th and 20th, from 6pm – 7<br />
pm.<br />
Please see our Music Director<br />
immediately following mass, or<br />
stop by our Parish Office for more<br />
information.<br />
STM APP COMING SOON!<br />
Dear<br />
Parishioners,<br />
Our STM<br />
application<br />
for Ios and<br />
Android<br />
devices is<br />
coming very<br />
soon.<br />
STM INVITES YOU TO THE<br />
EASTERN EUROPE PILGRIMAGE<br />
AUSTRIA, MUNICH, CZECK REPUBLIC, POLAND AND HUNGARY<br />
Experience the grandeur of the capital cities of Eastern<br />
Europe... Warsaw, a living monument to the spirit of the<br />
Polish people... Krakow, Poland, site of the Divine Mercy<br />
Shrine... Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, home of the<br />
Black Madonna... Wadowice, birthplace of Pope John Paul II...<br />
Budapest, beautiful capital of Hungary...Vienna, center of the<br />
Hapsburg Empire...and historic Prague.<br />
Price per person<br />
USD $ 2,999.00<br />
In Double or Triple room.<br />
Plus Airport taxes and fuel surcharges<br />
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT (PRIVATE ROOM) $699.00<br />
(Payment by credit card will be an additional 3%)<br />
Join us from<br />
October 25th- November 5th<br />
For more information contact:<br />
GOSPA TOURS & PILGRIMS, INC.<br />
PH-305-374-8941 –<br />
CELL-305-316-4592<br />
E-mail:<br />
gospapil@hotmail.com<br />
August 5th 20<strong>12</strong> Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7
STM<br />
Sacrificial Giving<br />
WEEKEND OF AUGUST 4-5<br />
TITHES AND OFFERTORY:<br />
$20,980.22<br />
The 20<strong>12</strong> DIOCESAN SERVICES<br />
APPEAL GOAL FOR OUR PARISH<br />
IS<br />
$352,500.00<br />
Total Cash and Pledges as of<br />
August 3rd, 20<strong>12</strong>: $344,469.81<br />
Number of Donors: #1,734<br />
Sanctuary Lamp<br />
In Memory of<br />
+EMILY PICCOLINO+<br />
The priests and parishioners<br />
offer our Christian sympathy<br />
and profoundest condolences to<br />
Mr. Tony Piccolino and his wife<br />
Modene on his great loss. Tony’s<br />
deep devotion to his parents and<br />
continual care eased his mother’s<br />
passing and sustains his father<br />
who survives. May Almighty God<br />
grant eternal rest to +Emily+ and<br />
comfort her family.<br />
Father Julian Harris<br />
REMEMBER ST. THOMAS MORE<br />
IN YOUR LAST WILL<br />
AND TESTAMENT PLANNING.<br />
Tuesday, August 14th:<br />
Vigil Masses of the Assumption of<br />
The Most Blessed Virgin Mary at<br />
5:30 p.m. & 7:00 P.M<br />
Wednesday, August 15th:<br />
Festal Masses of the Assumption<br />
of The Most Blessed Virgin Mary:<br />
6:30 & 8:30 A.M., <strong>12</strong>:00--Noon and<br />
5:30 P.M.<br />
Join Us For a Night of Inquiry concerning RCIA<br />
(The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)<br />
Each year men and women embark on an exploration of<br />
the Catholic faith. Some are deciding if they are called<br />
into the Catholic Church; others have been baptized<br />
Catholic but have not completed their<br />
Sacraments.<br />
When-Time: Friday Evening, 7:00-8:30 PM<br />
When-Date: August 17th, 20<strong>12</strong> OR September 7th, 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Where: Church Chapel<br />
Who: Not Baptized, Not Catholic & Catholics Together<br />
Sign-up: Contact Deacon Gerry Palermo<br />
gpalermo@ix.netcom.com or (561) 740-9252<br />
If you send me an email, I can reply to you with:<br />
Answer to your Questions about RCIA.<br />
Save the date for our<br />
Spanish retreat<br />
and concert<br />
"Su gracia me sostiene"<br />
Cost $25.00<br />
Dates: September 7 & 8<br />
Friday 7:30- 9 pm<br />
Saturday 8 am - 7 pm<br />
Ticket includes:<br />
Concert, Special<br />
Guest Speaker,<br />
breakfast and lunch.<br />
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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August <strong>12</strong>th 20<strong>12</strong>
At this time, we are in<br />
great need of donations<br />
from both Parishioners<br />
and local businesses.<br />
We are in special need of:<br />
food, money, and gifts<br />
that we could use<br />
as raffle prizes. If you<br />
would like to contribute,<br />
please call<br />
the Parish Office.<br />
(561) 737-3095.<br />
Blessing of the Animals<br />
Donations<br />
Saint <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Catholic Church<br />
will be holding the annual Blessing of<br />
the Animals on Saturday, October<br />
6, 20<strong>12</strong> at 11:00 am. If you are able<br />
to contribute financially, with gifts<br />
of water, dog treats, etc., or if<br />
you are able to help out on the<br />
day of the event, it would be<br />
greatly appreciated. This event<br />
is well attended by our parishioners<br />
and your business/family will<br />
be mentioned prominently. We will<br />
also feature a special thank you to all<br />
who contributed in our beautiful parish<br />
bulletin. Please contact the Parish<br />
Office if you are able to make a contribution<br />
and/or participate, or if you have<br />
any questions. Thank you and Blessings.<br />
Name:______________________________________________________________<br />
Phone: _______________________________________________________________<br />
Address: ______________________________________________________________<br />
Email:__________________________________________________________________<br />
SPANISH<br />
ENGLISH<br />
VIETNAMESE<br />
PRICE: $39.00 P/P<br />
Payment & form must be submitted to<br />
Parish Office<br />
No Refunds
STM is holding a food drive on<br />
the last Sunday of each month.<br />
Please contribute unopened,<br />
unexpired, non-perishable food<br />
items to benefit a local food<br />
pantry. Collection bins will be<br />
located at each entrance of the<br />
church.<br />
Parishioners,<br />
Very soon you will be able<br />
to purchase tickets for our<br />
Car<br />
Raffle<br />
A VPK Provider!<br />
Registering for<br />
20<strong>12</strong>-2013<br />
School Year!<br />
Call us today to<br />
schedule a tour of<br />
our preschool<br />
@ 561-737-3770<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong><br />
Fund Raiser Car Wash<br />
Only $5 for your car to shine!!<br />
We are in need of Sponsors and Donations<br />
for our upcoming 2013 Calendar.<br />
This beautiful calendar is professionally<br />
designed by our clergy and staff.<br />
Please contact the Parish Office for more<br />
information on how to donate or give<br />
sponsorship.<br />
Saturday,<br />
August<br />
18th<br />
20<strong>12</strong><br />
A family that<br />
prays together<br />
stays together<br />
STM welcomes back students<br />
& families to school!<br />
An Appointment<br />
with God<br />
Monday,<br />
October 15th<br />
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m<br />
A moment to pray to the Lord and ask for<br />
His blessings<br />
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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 5th 20<strong>12</strong>
The Spanish Community<br />
Presents<br />
Cancer<br />
Awareness<br />
Fiesta Dinner Fundraiser<br />
October<br />
20th<br />
Lots of dancing & fun!<br />
STM Youth<br />
Group<br />
Come join us!!<br />
We gather to get to know each<br />
other, ourselves and God. The<br />
Saint <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Youth Group<br />
meets Saturday nights after<br />
5:30 mass. Come explore your<br />
faith in fun, relaxed atmosphere.<br />
Bring the Word of<br />
the Lord everywhere<br />
you Go!<br />
PRIESTHOOD<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Remember to Mark<br />
your calendars and<br />
Join Father Harris and<br />
the Clergy for<br />
Solemn Mass on<br />
October 28th 20<strong>12</strong><br />
There will be time for prayer<br />
and reflection, and we will also<br />
have snacks and games. This is<br />
a great opportunity to grow in<br />
faith and become more involved<br />
in the Parish. We will have fun<br />
and exciting events throughout<br />
the year.<br />
This Week: “Emmaus Walks”<br />
Saint of the Week:<br />
Saint Clare of Assisi<br />
Dear Parishioners,<br />
past & current<br />
CD Homilies of<br />
our Pastor Rev.<br />
Julian P. Harris are<br />
available in the<br />
Gift Shop immediately<br />
after our weekend<br />
masses.<br />
August <strong>12</strong>th 20<strong>12</strong> Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 11
OUR CHILDREN AND<br />
THE CATHOLIC FAITH<br />
As parents, godparents<br />
and priests we have no<br />
higher duty before God<br />
than to keep our promises by<br />
passing on to our children the<br />
Catholic Faith, our Catholic<br />
Faith—it is the gift of their<br />
salvation in Christ Jesus. The<br />
Holy Scripture commissions<br />
us to be the first evangelists of<br />
our children:<br />
Give heed, my people, to my<br />
teaching; turn your ear to<br />
the words of my mouth...The<br />
things we have heard and<br />
Meditation Garden of <strong>St</strong>. Peregrine<br />
Endow a brick in the path or a plaque on the Memorial wall of our upcoming<br />
beautiful Meditation Garden of <strong>St</strong>. Peregrine to proclaim your love and the good<br />
name of cancer victims and survivors.<br />
understood, the things our<br />
fathers have told us, These<br />
we will not hide from their<br />
children but will tell them to<br />
the next generation.<br />
(Psalm 78)<br />
Grace is infused, not faith.<br />
Through the Sacrament of<br />
Baptism we receive the saving<br />
grace of Christ that washes<br />
away our original sin and<br />
makes us a new creation in<br />
Christ the prophet, the priest<br />
and the king. We are children<br />
of God, but we do not know it.<br />
We rely upon the instruction<br />
of those who stood beside us<br />
and professed their Catholic<br />
Faith and promised to be<br />
the first and best teachers<br />
of us children in the ways of<br />
Faith. Godly instruction stirs<br />
the grace of Christ to life in<br />
us and gives birth to Faith:<br />
Consequently, faith comes<br />
from hearing the message,<br />
and the message is heard<br />
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through the word about<br />
Christ. (Rom 10:17) Not<br />
passively, not by osmosis, not<br />
by the Holy Spirit, but by our<br />
active teaching and practice<br />
of our Catholic Faith do our<br />
children become conscious,<br />
assent and grow as Christians:<br />
He gave a command to our<br />
fathers to make it known to<br />
their children that the next<br />
generation might know it,<br />
the children yet to be born.<br />
(Psalm 78)<br />
Faith responds to<br />
God’s offer of forgiveness,<br />
strength and peace in the<br />
Eucharist. How can our<br />
children recognize or answer<br />
that which they do not know<br />
or hear. Wisdom is the right<br />
use of knowledge. Intelligence<br />
is the capacity to know and<br />
understand; wisdom is the<br />
ability to use that knowledge<br />
rightly. Righteousness, like<br />
wisdom, is the right use of the<br />
knowledge of God: Brothers,<br />
my heart’s desire and prayer<br />
to God for them is that they<br />
may be saved. For I bear<br />
them witness that they<br />
have a zeal for God, but not<br />
according to knowledge.<br />
For, being ignorant of the<br />
righteousness of God, and<br />
seeking to establish their<br />
own, they did not submit<br />
to God’s righteousness.<br />
(Rom 10:1-3) Enthusiasm,<br />
sentimentality, nostalgia,<br />
family custom, emotionalism—<br />
none of these is a substitute<br />
for the knowledge of God that<br />
comes through instruction<br />
in the Catholic Faith. Our<br />
children are drowning in<br />
a society that is hostile to<br />
God and besotted in its own<br />
self-serving sense of what is<br />
right and what is wrong. Our<br />
society is not Christian, it is<br />
secular. Society’s catalogue<br />
of virtues is politically correct<br />
before men; it is not righteous<br />
before God.<br />
I appeal to you, in the<br />
Name of Christ, to honor the<br />
oaths you have sworn before<br />
God and teach your children<br />
in the ways of our Catholic<br />
Faith: And these words that<br />
I command you today shall<br />
be on your heart. You shall<br />
teach them diligently to your<br />
children, and shall talk of<br />
them when you sit in your<br />
house, and when you walk<br />
by the way, and when you<br />
lie down, and when you rise.<br />
You shall bind them as a<br />
sign on your hand, and they<br />
shall be as frontlets between<br />
your eyes. (Deut 6:6-8) And<br />
again the great Proverb of God:<br />
Train up a child in the way<br />
he should go; even when he is<br />
old he will not depart from it.<br />
(22:6)<br />
We open the gates of<br />
Heaven to our children when<br />
we teach them the Faith. Jesus<br />
Christ says: I am the way, and<br />
the truth, and the life. No one<br />
comes to the Father except<br />
through Me. (Jn 14:6) What<br />
victory can we claim if we get<br />
to Heaven and have left our<br />
children behind on the side of<br />
the road begging in the dust?<br />
Let our first responsibility be<br />
to save our children by giving<br />
them the knowledge of Jesus<br />
Christ and the example of<br />
living the Christian life.<br />
Our Faith Formation<br />
Program at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong><br />
Parish needs catechists and<br />
assistants—people who love<br />
Christ, have the knowledge<br />
of God and the integrity to<br />
live in that knowledge—to<br />
instruct our children in the<br />
Catholic Faith. The older<br />
grades—6, 7, 8 & 9—present<br />
the greatest challenge and<br />
offer the greatest good,<br />
because these kids are in<br />
the greatest need of the<br />
knowledge of God. They<br />
are exposed to every kind of<br />
temptation and falsehood our<br />
society can throw at them<br />
on the television, through<br />
the internet, at school and at<br />
the mall. You do not need to<br />
seek God’s will about this—it<br />
is God’s will. Your task is to<br />
offer yourself in loving service<br />
of God’s children and to help<br />
teach the next generation of<br />
Catholics. It will be said of<br />
you, one day, by The LORD<br />
Himself: They tended them<br />
with blameless heart, with<br />
discerning minds they led<br />
them. (Psalm 78)<br />
We need your<br />
help; we cannot do this<br />
alone. The Church and our<br />
Faith Formation Program<br />
is no substitute for the<br />
daily example of parents,<br />
godparents and godly men<br />
and women who take an<br />
active role in the spiritual<br />
welfare of children and<br />
young people. We are here<br />
to reinforce and deepen the<br />
home-instruction with one<br />
hour of religion class each<br />
week. Please call the Parish<br />
Office and volunteer. I look<br />
forward to hearing from<br />
people of good will who will<br />
serve as catechists and their<br />
assistants at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong><br />
during the Year of Faith 20<strong>12</strong>-<br />
2013.<br />
Rev. Fr. Julian P. Harris,<br />
Pastor<br />
Mr. Alfonso Gutierrez,<br />
Director of Faith<br />
Formation<br />
August <strong>12</strong>th 20<strong>12</strong> Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 13
Saint <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong><br />
Faith Formation<br />
Parishioners, contact the<br />
Faith Formation office at<br />
Tel. 561.737.3521<br />
Greetings from our Director<br />
Alfonso Gutierrez, Director of Faith Formation<br />
We are approaching the<br />
beginning of our 20<strong>12</strong>-<br />
2013 Faith Formation Classes.<br />
Classes are scheduled to begin the<br />
week of September 17th. 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
Please keep in mind that our<br />
Parent Orientation Meeting will<br />
be on Monday, September 10th<br />
at 6:15 P.M. in the Church. Pastor<br />
Julian P. Harris has scheduled a<br />
special Welcome Mass for the<br />
opening of the new school year<br />
on Sunday, September 16th at<br />
<strong>12</strong>:15 P.M.<br />
Parishioners, remember to<br />
Visit our Website at www.stmbb.org for Mass Schedules,<br />
Events Schedules, photos and more...<br />
All <strong>St</strong>udents and their parents are<br />
invited to attend this Mass.<br />
Please visit our website at www.<br />
stmbb.org for further updates and<br />
the 20<strong>12</strong> – 2013 <strong>St</strong>udent Handbook<br />
to be released in August. We look<br />
forward to seeing you in September<br />
to begin a successful year of Religious<br />
Education. Have a blessed summer.<br />
Yours in Christ,<br />
Alfonso Gutierrez<br />
Faith Formation Director<br />
This is your time to make a<br />
difference in a child's life!<br />
Commit yourself to:<br />
30 acts of love<br />
30 gifts for God,<br />
30 hours for expanding<br />
God's Kingdom.<br />
Be a Faith Formation<br />
Teacher or Teacher's<br />
Assistant at<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong>!<br />
A small amount of your time,<br />
will have a lifelong impact on<br />
our children.<br />
Please call the Parish Office<br />
for more information.<br />
(561) 737-3095<br />
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support the upcoming Annual Arts<br />
and Crafts Holiday Festival. The<br />
proceeds from this affair, along with<br />
future events, will aid in the various<br />
development programs of the parish.<br />
If you are interested in helping or<br />
attending our workshops please<br />
contact:<br />
Phyllis Mundy/ Chair Person or<br />
Terry Gubitosi/ Co-Chair at<br />
561-967-0358
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PHÙ TRỢ CHO NHỮNG BỆNH<br />
NHÂN UNG THƯ<br />
GIÁO XỨ ĐANG TIẾN HÀNH LẬP ĐÀI<br />
CẦU NGUYỆN QUA LỜI PHÙ TRỢ CỦA<br />
THÁNH PEREGRINE CHO NHỮNG BỆNH<br />
NHÂN UNG THƯ.<br />
XIN ANH CHỊ EM CẦU NGUYỆN VÀ<br />
NẾU CÓ SỰ ĐÓNG GÓP TÀI CHÁNH,<br />
XIN LIÊN LẠC VỚI CHA PHỤ TRÁCH,<br />
HOẶC TRỰC TIẾP VỚI VĂN PHÒNG<br />
GÓP TAY MỪNG NGÀY BỔN MẠNG GIÁO XỨ<br />
ST. THOMAS MORE<br />
——-<br />
CHO NGÀY LỄ BỔN MẠNG GIÁO XỨ ĐƯỢC PHONG<br />
PHÚ SỰ ỦNG HỘ TÀI CHÁNH, THỨC ĂN CŨNG NHƯ<br />
QUÀ TẶNG LÀM GIẢI THƯỞNG ĐƯỢC KÊU GỌI.<br />
ANH CHỊ EM NÀO NHIỆT TÌNH ĐÓNG GÓP XIN<br />
LIÊN LẠC VỚI CHA PHỤ TRÁCH HOẶC TRỨC TIẾP<br />
VỚI VĂN PHÒNG (561) 737 3095<br />
CHUẨN BỊ CHO CON MÌNH CHỊU<br />
PHÉP RỬA TỘI.<br />
TẠI ST. THOMAS MORE<br />
Cũng giống như mọi giáo xứ khác về những việc phải<br />
làm nhằm chuẩn bị bí tích rửa tội cho con cái. Giáo xứ<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> yêu cầu những việc sau đây.<br />
1) Cha Mẹ hay gia đình phải là thành viên của giáo xứ<br />
qua việc ghi danh, tham dự phụng vụ tại giáo xứ và<br />
đóng góp qua hình thức phong bì. Sáu tháng là thời<br />
gian để trở nên thành viên của giáo xứ.<br />
2) Điền đơn để xin cho con mình được lãnh nhận bí<br />
tích rửa tội, tại văn phòng hay trước thánh lễ 4:30<br />
PM Chúa Nhật tại anh Nguyễn Văn Tân.<br />
3) Cha Mẹ và người đở đầu phải dự lớp chuẩn bị rửa<br />
tội do giáo xứ hoặc cha phụ trách hướng dẫn tùy<br />
ngôn ngữ mà anh chị em chọn.<br />
4) Người đở đầu phải được xác nhận là thành viên của<br />
một giáo xứ và có thể đở đầu do cha sở của giáo xứ<br />
đó xác nhận.<br />
5) $50 tiền dâng cúng cho giáo xứ (chứ không phải<br />
cho linh mục làm nghi thức rửa tội).<br />
LỄ BỔN MẠNG GIÁO XỨ<br />
ST.THOMAS MORE -<br />
25 THÁNG TÁM, 20<strong>12</strong> LÚC 5:30 PM<br />
ĐỂ NÓI LÊN TINH THẦN HIỆP THÔNG VỚI GIÁO<br />
XỨ CỦA CỘNG ĐOÀN VIỆT NAM TÔI KÊU MỜI<br />
CÁC GIA ĐÌNH CÔNG GIÁO. CÁC BẠN TRẺ VÀ<br />
NHẤT LÀ CA VIÊN SẮP ĐẶT THÌ GIỜ ĐỂ THAM<br />
DỰ THÁNH LỄ BỔN MẠNG VỚI GIÁO XỨ.<br />
SAU LỄ LÀ CHƯƠNG TRÌNH VĂN NGHỆ VÀ TIẾP TÂN<br />
TRONG HỘI TRƯỜNG. VÌ LÝ DO CHỔ NGỒI GIỚI HẠN<br />
TRONG HỘI TRƯỜNG VÀ VẤN ĐỀ AN TOÀN, NHỮNG<br />
AI THAM GIA XIN MUA VÉ $7.00. TẠI VĂN PHÒNG<br />
HOẶC LIÊN LẠC VƠI CHA PHỤ TRÁCH.<br />
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NỮ VƯƠNG<br />
CAO SANG<br />
HIỂN VINH.<br />
Lễ Đức Maria<br />
Hồn Xác Lên Trời<br />
15 Tháng Tám<br />
CỘNG ĐOÀN SẼ<br />
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GIÁO VIỆT NAM<br />
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Xin mỗi gia đình cầu nguyện và<br />
chọn cho năm thành viên trong cộng<br />
đoàn mà anh chị em tin cậy nhằm<br />
đảm trách sự hiệp nhất cũng như<br />
công việc của cộng đoàn đức tin.<br />
Xin ghi tên năm người đó vào mẫu<br />
giấy phát ra (hoặc đã gởi về địa chỉ<br />
anh chị em).<br />
Nhờ lời nguyện của cộng đoàn,<br />
Thiên Chúa sẽ ban cho những người<br />
có nhiệt tâm phục vụ dân chúa.