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Bulletin
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER
EASTER
April 27, 2008
Thought for today: “This Sunday before the
Rogation days teaches us to have confidence in prayer that is made
in Christ’s Name, in and with the Holy Ghost. We
are permitted
to pray for all our needs, body and soul. We ought to
pray above all that God’s Kingdom will come on earth, that Christ may be
served and honored and loved by all.” –Saint Joseph’s Sunday
Missal (1953).
Ascension Thursday Mass, May 1st,
will be at 7:00 PM. Please call the parish phone number for
information on Mass on Friday, May 2nd.
The May Crowning of Our Lady will be on
Sunday, May 4th. Parents, please bring flowers for your
children to lay at the feet of the statue of Our Lady.
First Holy Communion will be on Pentecost
Sunday, May 11th.
First Friday survey: Father has asked for a
survey to be done to determine all participants who will commit to
attend the nine first Friday Masses if they were to be made
available to us. Please see Teresa Wright after Mass or Phone:
407-422-0102 in order to commit on attending the first Friday
Masses.
Tolle Lege Book Club Membership Discount will
be given to all members. This includes a 25% discount on all
book club books that are reviewed and a 10% discount on all other
books for sale in the bookstore. Learn about the Holy Mass; join the
book club today!
Library volunteers: Four volunteers are needed
to help establish and maintain three separate libraries for St.
Thomas More Chapel; specifically the Children’s, Adult’s, and
Priest’s libraries. Please see Fr. Thai Trinh if you are interested
in undertaking this responsibility.
The lost & found box
is located in the common room. Please check to see if any of your
lost items are in the box. Otherwise, all unclaimed items will be
donated to Good Will at the end of April. If you have donated or
will be donating a used Missal, please mark the inside of the Missal
as "Property of St. Thomas More Chapel." This helps to avoid the
confusion as to whether or not a Missal is lost or had already been
donated.
Please pray for all of our sick and homebound
parishioners, especially for Benedict Lander, Donna Blich, Sonny Pham, Maria
Catarina Alf, Tom Massett, Carol Cantelmo, Ida Ancona, and Allen
Hogan.
Tolle Lege Book Club will be meeting 20 minutes
after Mass today. We will
review The Mass by Father Joseph Dunney.
Are you lukewarm or have a hard time concentrating on the Mass? Then
read this book and join the book
club!
This week's
sanctuary
lamp
is lit for the
intentions
of the Lopresti family by Mr. and Mrs. Steve
and Julie Lopresti. Please see Teresa Wright if you are interested in
lighting the Sanctuary Lamp for a special intention. Suggested
donation is $10.00.
A gentle reminder: Please refrain from
talking in the vestibule (hallway) during Mass and after Mass.
Please converse on the outside of the church (out of kindness to
those still making their thanksgiving in the chapel). All sounds in
the vestibule are clearly heard inside the chapel. Also, out of
respect for our Lord, please withhold from entering and leaving the
chapel during Mass (only under extreme reason), especially from The
Canon until Holy Communion. Parents caring for infant and toddler
children do not fall under this restriction for obvious
reasons.
Organ donations: We urgently need $5,335 to
meet the balance payment due on May 12 (only two weeks away). If you
haven’t already made a donation, please place your donation in one
of the special envelopes located on the table in the vestibule, and
place it in the collection basket. If you’ve already placed a check
in the collection basket for the new organ, please notify Jeff Rhea
of what you have donated or you may contact him if you would like to
pledge a contribution and/or if you have any questions. Your
generosity is appreciated.
Special intention prayer after Mass: Join us
to say one decade of the Rosary immediately after the recessional
(last song). This decade is offered for the intention of St. Thomas
More Catholic Church: that we may soon have a holy priory and
school.
Collection Report
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Date |
Attendance |
Collection
Source
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Total |
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4/20/2008 |
116 |
1st Collection |
$572.00 |
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2nd Collection |
$696.00 |
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Book Store |
$152.00 |
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Candle Offering |
$36.00 |
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Organ
Donation |
$50.00 |
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Grand Total |
$1,506.00 |
The two collections are
for the following purposes;
1st collection:
Day-to-day expenses of the church and for altar
flowers.
2nd collection: Reducing the debt of our
new church. |
