Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00pm Misa en Espanol 7:00pm Sunday Masses 8:00am and 10:30am Holy Days 8:30am and 6:30pm or as announced Daily Mass Monday through Friday 8:30am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:30pm and Spanish 6:15pm or by appointment Anointing of the Sick Call Father Michael at 826-6393 767 Elliott Road, Paradise, CA 95969 (530) 877-4501 Fax (530) 877-5633 [email protected]www.stmparadise.org Office Hours Monday through Thursday 9:00am-1:00pm Friday 9:00am-12:00pm
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Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00pm Misa en Espanol 7:00pm Sunday Masses 8:00am and 10:30am Holy Days 8:30am and 6:30pm or as announced Daily Mass Monday through Friday 8:30am
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:30pm and Spanish 6:15pm or by appointment Anointing of the Sick Call Father Michael at 826-6393
Set the Eucharist as the center of your personal life and community life: love the Eucharist, adore the Eucharist and celebrate it, especially on Sundays, the Lord's Day. Live the Eucharist by testifying to God's love for every person. ~Pope Saint John Paul II
Care Net Fundraiser Dear St Thomas More parishioners, You have probably noticed the basket of baby bottles in the vestibule of the church and in the hall. Many of you are familiar with this fund raiser for Care Net and have already picked up your bottle to fill with coins, checks, or dollars. Thank you for your participation in helping to keep this vital service to families on our beloved Ridge. Families and especially women, in your own neighborhood may be benefiting from the services that Care Net offers for free. If you have not yet picked up a baby bottle, please take one today and prayerfully consider what God would have you give. As you may remember, the bottles need to be returned by Father's Day to the church depository in the vestibule or to the church office.
~Kathy DeCristofaro
Art Benefit for the SHOR Homeless Center Artist and parishioner Michele Myers is displaying her original artwork and photography at the Sojourners House on the Ridge homeless support center for the benefit of guests and volunteers. She will sell any of her framed original artwork (in the main room and SHOR's private office) for a direct donation to SHOR. A list of suggested donations is in the SHOR office. She is also willing to make a print of any of the originals for a smaller donation. You may view the art during SHOR's regular hours of 12:00pm-4:00pm, Monday through Friday. SHOR center is behind the Paradise Lutheran Church on Skyway, next to Terry Ashe Park. Just follow the signs. For more information, contact Michele at
872-4553.
Youth Groups Topic for High School, May 22 at 11:30am and
Junior High School, May 23 at 6:30pm Come join us for some fun while we send the semester
out with a bang!
Corpus Christi on EWTN This month, EWTN will feature special programming
for the feast of Corpus Christi!
Live Solemnity of Corpus Christi Mass and Procession from Rome Thursday, May 26, at 10:00am. Pope Francis celebrates the Solemn Mass of Pentecost, live from St. Peter's Basilica, followed by
the Regina Caeli.
Children of the Eucharist May 26 at 1:00pm and May 29 at 1:00pm. The Children of the Eucharist, founded by Antoinette Moynihan in Ireland in 2012. The Children of the Eucharist works jointly with several Catholic schools throughout Ireland on teaching children preparing for their First Holy Communion about Eucharistic Adoration as a way to develop their understanding of the Blessed Sacrament
and the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Live Solemnity of Corpus Christi Mass and Procession with the MFVA Friars Sunday, May 29, at 5:00am. The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word preside over the Solemn Mass and Procession of Corpus Christi, live from Our Lady of the Angels
Chapel in Irondale, AL.
Live Solemnity of Corpus Christi Benediction and Procession from Hanceville May 29, at 3:00pm. The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word preside over Benediction and the Procession of Corpus Christi, live from the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in
Hanceville, Alabama.
Tune in to EWTN throughout the year for features, documentaries and teaching series that foster devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament. A few programs to look for, which are currently airing, are: Extraordinary Faith, Biblical Story of the Mass and When Children Adore.
Children’s Liturgy Children ages 4-9 are invited to join us for Children’s Liturgy, Sunday during the 10:30am Mass. Children’s Liturgy allows children to hear the scripture reading at a child’s level of understanding, ask questions, and enjoy fun coloring and puzzle activities. Father Michael will invite all children to the front of the church for a blessing and dismissal to Children’s Liturgy, which is held in the meeting room at the back of the church.
Children will return during the prayers of the faithful.
Ministry Of the Week A complete listing of St. Thomas More ministries can be found at our website: www.stmparadise.org. Click the
ministries link on the home page.
The Altar Servers and Acolytes Ministry The Altar Servers and Acolytes Ministry serves at all Mass. Anyone at the 2nd grade level or above may be given the opportunity to become an altar server. Special training is given prior to service. Assignments are on a rotational basis. If you would like to more information about this ministry, please contact Jim Brown at 877-3278 for Acolyte training or Fr. Michael at 877-4501 for Altar Server training. ~Greg DeCristofaro, Ministry Coordinator
Knights of Columbus May Potluck The Knights of Columbus Assembly 67, Council 7773, Ladies Guild, and Paradise VIPS invites all of our parishioners, members of Assembly 67, and the Paradise VIPs organization to join us on May 25 at 6:00pm in the parish hall for our monthly potluck dinner. We will be featuring a farewell to our beloved Rundle family who will be leaving our area on June 13 to relocate to Minnesota. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Stephanie Gregorio. Stephanie is the director of SHOR. She will be talking to us about SHOR’s new, year-round program and the addition of counseling and guidance programs. Please bring your favorite hot dish, salad or desert to share with your fellow parishioners. The Knights will be supplying a large cake, beer, wine and soft drinks. We will also setup a “Money Tree” and basket for cards. For further information, please call Lou Gervais, Council 7773
Grand Knight at 872-0278.
Table of Plenty We are urgently seeking a volunteer (or two) to pick up produce from the Chico Farmer’s Market for Table of Plenty. For the past two years, we have been able to offer fresh produce to our clients because it has been picked up every Saturday by volunteers. With the large amount of produce that is being donated, we now need additional help. If you would like to find out more about how you can help, please call Norma
Degmetich at 873-4913.
Matthew 25:35, 40
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I
was thirsty and you gave me drink...I assure
you, as often as you did it for one of my least
brothers, you did it for me.
Ladies Guild Annual Plant Sale The Ladies Guild will have their Spring Plant Sale on May 21 and May 22 after Masses. There will many beautiful plants for you to add to your gardens. Anyone wanting to donate plants for this sale can bring them on Saturday the 21st at 1:00pm. We appreciate all of you for your support, and as always the money raised stays here to support our ministries. If you have any questions call Pat Wallila
at 876-9186 or the church office at 877-4501.
Year of Mercy – Reflection "Human beings, whenever they judge, look no farther than the surface, whereas the Father looks into the very depths of the soul. ... To refrain from judgment and condemnation means, in a positive sense, to know how to accept the good in every person and to spare him any suffering that might be caused by our partial judgment and our presumption to know everything about him. But this is still not sufficient to express mercy. Jesus asks us also to forgive and to give. To be instruments of mercy because it was we who first received mercy from God.”
~Pope Francis
Articles and Ministry News
If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a crucifix, and think that Christ has shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave his enemies, but prayed the Eternal Father to forgive them also. ~St. Philip Neri
Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful” (Lk 6:36).
