Saint Thomas More Church - St. Thomas More Catholic Church

12TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR JUNE 23, 2013OTHER NEWS AROUND CAMPUSWEEKLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONand Patriotic Rosary during the Fortnight for FreedomWednesday, June 26th*****Religious liberty is our first freedom. Withoutreligious liberty, all other freedoms fall apart.Because a person with religious liberty is a personwho knows human dignity, the sacredness ofhuman life and all the human rights that flowfrom that knowledge. And will act on those beliefs.(Bishop David Zubik, June 7, 2013) BishopZubik is asking the faithful of our diocese topray for religious liberty, to learn about this issue, and to act topromote the protection of religious freedom. This Wednesdayevening we will be praying the Patriotic Rosary at 7:00PM inplace of Evening Prayer, including a prayer for religious libertyand the litany to St. Thomas More, the patron saint of religiousliberty and our parish.Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place immediatelyfollowing the 11:30AM Mass every Wednesday. The Rosary isrecited a few minutes after Mass, and the Chaplet of DivineMercy is recited at 3:00PM. Silent adoration continues throughoutthe afternoon, and this week the Patriotic Rosary will be recited at7:00PM, followed by the Litany to St. Thomas More and Benediction.Please come and pray for religious liberty and vocations.CATHOLIC FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM—BishopZubik will celebrate Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July4th at St. Mary of Mercy, Downtown, to close this year’sFortnight for Freedom. Light refreshments will be servedafterward in Lawless Hall. All are welcome.ELECTRONIC GIVING—With summer just around thecorner, now might be a good time to sign up for electronicgiving for your Sunday offering, Parish Share, or any of theother parish or diocesan collections that take place. Sign up iseasy, just go to our parish website: www.stmpgh.org and clickthe link for “Online Giving.” This is a wonderful way to supportyour parish while away on a much deserved vacation!STM ARTS AND CRAFT FAIR—Applications arebeing accepted for the 24th annual St. Thomas MoreArts and Craft Show on Saturday, October 5th, 2013,from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To receive an application,please contact Karen Sturgeon at stmcraftfair@gmail.comor call (412) 254-3595.CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who haveachieved Honor Roll status at Central Catholic for the SecondSemester. High Honors: Matthew Stoessel and Honors:Grant Regan.WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION*****Sunday, June 16, 2013—$20,413.19Oklahoma Disaster Collection—$7,342.00Electronic giving is included in the above amount.SOCIAL JUSTICE FROM TODAY’S READINGS“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave norfree person, there is not male and female, for you are allone in Christ Jesus.” (Gal 3:26-28)****“God, in Christ, redeems not only the individual person butalso the social relations existing between men.”(Compendium of the Social Teaching of the Church;2004; #52)“TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE”(BISHOP ZUBIK, THE CHURCH SHARING, 2008)STM BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP—The KitchenHouse by Kathleen Grissom will be the July 8th topic forthe STM Book Discussion Group. The novel tells the storyof Lavinia, an Irish orphaned girl, who comes under thecare of an illegitimate daughter of a tobacco plantationowner. Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the big houseyet choices of love and loyalties must be faced. Meetingsare held from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Please note: the Julymeeting will be held in the Rooney Room because of VacationBible School.BIRTHRIGHT OF PITTSBURGH needs volunteers toshare the pro-life message with expectant mothers. We tryto protect the most vulnerable in society that have novoice—the unborn. Please help us to reach out in the cityand be there for that one important phone call. There aremany ways you can help Birthright. Please call to registerfor training at (412) 621-1988 right now! Give the gift ofyourself.READY FOR A GREAT SUMMER?Camp R is a sleepover camp for kids 7-14years old. It is good old fashioned outdoorfun with swimming, fishing, sports, archery,kayaking, cookouts, campfires,games, hiking, an end of the week danceand more! Camp R is located in Somerset County and hasbeen run by the Catholic Youth Association for over 75years. Kids will have the time of their lives while meetingmany good friends! Visit www.cyacampr.com or call(412) 621-3342.ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS—Help parents sendtheir children to St. Thomas More School. You can divertyour state taxes to needy families for tuition assistance. Goto newpa.com and register with the Department of Communityand Economic Development (DCED). Click on singleapplication, upper right corner. Once you create a username and password you are permanently registered. Applyas a for profit entity. Once you submit, a new applicationwill come up for EITC or OSTC. You can apply for either.The critical date coming up for new applications is July 1,2013. This is the date you apply for your tax credit. Pleasecall Dr. Bowes at (412) 456-3090 or emailrbowes@diopitt.org for more information.