This Sunday's Gospel is known as the "priestly prayer" of Jesus. The entire passage is Jesus entrusting us to the Father. "When I was with them I protected them ? I guarded them," Jesus says. He asks his Father, "Keep them in your name." In this prayer of Jesus, we see the paradoxical tension of our life as Christians in the world. He anticipates struggle for the believer. He describes it in strong words, words that could even appear frightening to the believer. "I gave them your word, and the world hated them." Not only that, but with our eyes on eternal life, we "do not belong to the world." And yet in the midst of those realities, Jesus doesn't take us out of the world. On the contrary, "as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world." Christians live in this tension daily. The call of Jesus often defies nice, neat categories. We uphold justice as virtue yet are invited to love our enemies. We offer gifts and generous hospitality to others while being reminded of the value of temperance. We are called to teach the truth of right and wrong without losing sight of the beam in our own eye. It can be difficult to find the balance in our own lives, and a Church that preaches moral perfection can easily fall under scrutiny when it falls short. In the midst of these complications, Jesus offers a message of hope. He is well aware of the contradictions into which he sends us, and his Father will equip us accordingly. "Consecrate them in truth." "Keep them from the evil one." Jesus does not abandon us to the tensions of our time but remains near at hand by the grace alive in his Church. MAY 13, 2018 THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD St. Thomas More Catholic Church www.stthomasmorechurch.org Inside Prayer Requests VBS STM School p3 p2 p4 Graduate Blessing p5 Jim & Karen Kruger Oscar & Cory Noble Cheryl Slowik Alfredo & Shelia Salazar and Olivia GOSPEL MEDITATION ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
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This Sunday's Gospel is known as the "priestly prayer" of Jesus. The entire passage is Jesus entrusting us to the Father. "When I was with them I protected them ? I guarded them," Jesus says. He asks his Father, "Keep them in your name." In this prayer of Jesus, we see the paradoxical tension of our life as Christians in the world. He anticipates struggle for the believer. He describes it in strong words, words that could even appear frightening to the believer. "I gave them your word, and the world hated them." Not only that, but with our eyes on eternal life, we "do not belong to the world." And yet in the midst of those realities, Jesus doesn't take us out of the world. On the
contrary, "as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world." Christians live in this tension daily.
The call of Jesus often defies nice, neat categories. We uphold justice as virtue yet are invited to love our enemies. We offer gifts and generous hospitality to others while being reminded of the
value of temperance. We are called to teach the truth of right and wrong without losing sight of the beam in our own eye. It can be difficult to find the balance in our own lives, and a Church that preaches moral perfection can easily fall under scrutiny when it falls short.
In the midst of these complications, Jesus offers a message of hope. He is well aware of the contradictions into which he sends us, and his Father will equip us accordingly. "Consecrate them in truth." "Keep them from the evil one." Jesus does not abandon us to the tensions of our time but remains near at hand by the grace alive in his Church.
MAY 13, 2018 THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
www.stthomasmorechurch.org
Inside Prayer
Requests
VBS STM
School
p3 p2 p4 Graduate
Blessing
p5
Jim & Karen Kruger Oscar & Cory Noble Cheryl Slowik Alfredo & Shelia Salazar
and Olivia
GOSPEL MEDITATION ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
SACRAMENTS For a more in-depth look at the sacraments,
please visit our parish website
www.stthomasmorechurch.org.
Prayer Requests To add or remove a name on our prayer list, please call
the parish office 847.888.1682. To keep our prayer list current,
names will remain on the list for 3 months. After that time, if
you would like a name to stay on the list, please contact the
parish office to renew names.
� Alice Abbs � Brad Abell � Judy Baggio � Marge Banker � Shirley Bednarke � Gracie Canning � Jessica Connell � Rita Cox � Thomas Egan � Joanne Fletcher � Judy Fowler � Michael Geppert � Steve Harper � Michele Ingram � Frank Iori � Ilene Janczak � Bill Joynt � Dennis Junod � Joan Junod � Michael Keafer � Laura Keating � Sue Keller � Ken Kline � Kim Kroll � Linda Kunzer � Steve Lange � Annetta Lewis � Reynaldo Mangila � Alma Maranon � David Meixner
� Sue Mellen � Amelda Mikottis � Erin Miller � Kathleen Miller � Paul Moates � Betty Molitor � Laurelle Muehling � Gloria Neitzel � Leticia Nolledo � Michael O’Leary � Delphine Ornelas � Bruce Ostdick � Lee Peterson � Marian Peterson � Tadd Pratt � Chuck Pruter � Lutie Regan � Beth Robertson � Patrice Romano � Diane Schumacher � Pat Schuman � Edward Sieracki � Ursula Sihocky � Linda Stevens � Mishal Taqi � Mae Thames � Mary Ann Vandervalk � Steve Watwood � Evelyn Wilk � Kathy Zeek
Bereavement Ministry Trained volunteers are available to provide spiritual support and comfort to all parishioners mourning a death loss. Please call the parish office at 847.888.1682.
Life Matters Any woman who is pregnant and in need can turn for
help to the pro-life movement. Never feel alone, call
Project Rachel at 800.593.2273 The Life Center at
847.622.1235 or Fox Valley Pregnancy at 847.697.0200.
May Reverse Collection
Slips will be handed out the weekend of May 12th & 13th. Donations will be
brought to the church on May 19th & 20th. Your generous donations will be
collected for the St. Vincent de Paul, the Food Pantry and the Life Center.
Gifts for greatest impact:
· Sam's gift cards for gas for
the mobile ultrasound unit
· Meijer & Jewel gift cards for
supplies for the center
· Large packages of paper
towels or toilet paper
Other needed items:
· New outfits, sleepers, or onesies,
0-3 months, boys or girls
· Neutral colored baby blankets
(yellow, mint green, white, etc.)
· Baby wash, baby Shampoo
· Diaper bags, Diapers size 4 & 5
· Candy
· Pull Ups, Sizes 3 & 4
Life Center wish list
VBS St. Thomas More will be running Shipwrecked Catholic VBS this summer!
We need adult volunteers to make this program possible June 4-8th. If you
are able to assist, please contact the religious education office at
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Expanded
Preschool St. Thomas More School has expanded the
4-year old preschool program to offer half
& full day options to families. They are also
reintroducing a half-day 3-year old
preschool program. Contact the school
for more information 847.742.3959 or visit
www.stmcentral.org.
What is the importance of Eucharistic devotion? “To be in the company of a dear friend is a pleasure for everyone. Shall not we, in this valley of tears, find it a pleasure to remain in the company of our best Friend, that Friend who can do for us everything that is good, who loves us most tenderly, and who for that reason, dwells with us always? See how we can converse at will with Jesus – we can open our hearts to Him, lay our wants before Him and we ask Him for His graces. In a word, in the Blessed Sacrament we can speak with the King of Heaven with the utmost confidence and without any feeling of restraint.” (St. Alphonsus Liguori Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, 19”). Adoration is held every Wed from 9:00am to 4:00pm. There is an urgent need for faithful and committed Guardians at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 2:00pm & 3:00pm. For more, information contact Cynthia or Larry Pelkowski at 404.409.6131, [email protected]
5:00 pm Father Rich 8:00 am Father Deitz 10:00 am Father Rich 12:00 pm Msgr. Linster Altar Servers
5:00 pm M Lutzow, D Lutzow, E Menendez 8:00 am R Griffen, T Sheridan, J von Rohr 10:00 am A Agbisit, B McKee, M Terranova 12:00 pm E Ave, M Puchek, H Thompson
Lectors
5:00 pm C Arciuch 8:00 am M Poyer, W Moylan 10:00 am M Joseph, R Weishaar 12:00 pm L Lesniak
Musicians
5:00 pm T Pobojewski, K Davis-Flannery, D Malesky, C Manheim, JA Aukofer 8:00 am Handbell Choir & P Sajdak, C Olson 10:00 am Handbell Choir & Adult Choir 12:00 pm J Garza, M McCarty, M Gumapas, JA Aukofer Eucharistic Ministers
5:00 pm L Gaston, J Taeyaerts, G McGann, R Seisser, V Sloan, T Eternick, D Eternick 8:00 am L McEwan, J Sarto, K Mudgett, L Boehm L Holze, J Roder, M Patterson 10:00 am B Cruz, C Hopkins, M Pechay, L Carlsen, P Lopatowski, T Kovac, S Kovac, K Sarto, J Sarto 12:00 pm C Puchek, B Dombrowski, L Rakowski, M Pechay, E Rafael, S Matson, T Kuroski
Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13 /Mk 16:15-20 Monday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8]/Jn 15:9-17 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 [33a] /Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68: 29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab [33a]/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab [19a]/Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 [7b]/Jn 21:20-25 Next Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/ Jn 7:37-39 Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ps 33:10-11, 12-13, 14-15 /Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Dn 3:52, 52, 53, 55, 56 or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11/Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27 /Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25 /Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15
Mass Intentions for the Week
Liturgical Roles Weekend for May 19th & 20th.
Readings for the Week
Visit our website to see the complete schedule and calendar. If you would like to have a Mass said for someone, call the parish office to schedule. The contribution for reserving the intention of a Mass is $10.00.
Monday, May 14
8:30 am Shannon Adamany (Sp Int.), William Wolf
Tuesday, May 15
8:30 am Frank Boras, David Esh (Sp Int.),
Wednesday, May 16
8:30 am Caroline Velten, Rev. Bob Balog
Thursday, May 17
8:30 am Leola Christopherson
Friday, May 18
8:30 am In Thanksgiving, Bill & Phyllis Brockman Saturday, May 19
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