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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 />

Continues on<br />

next page...


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 />

Continues on next page...<br />

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 />

Your Talent and craftsmanship are<br />

very much needed in order to fully<br />

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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THÁNH PEREGRINE<br />

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 />

TUNG HÔ<br />

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 />

CỬ HÀNH LỄ BỔN<br />

MẠNG CỦA CA<br />

ĐOÀN VÀO CHÚA<br />

NHẬT 19 THÁNG<br />

TÁM.<br />

THÀNH LẬP BAN CHẤP HÀNH<br />

MỚI CỦA CỘNG ĐOÀN CÔNG<br />

GIÁO VIỆT NAM<br />

TẠI ST. THOMAS MORE<br />

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.

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