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JULY 12, 2020 - FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Mass ScheduleNo Reservations Needed
St. Thomas More Church
Daily Mass - Monday thru Saturday 9:00AMConfession - Saturday 4:00-4:45PM
Vigil Mass - Saturday 5:00PMSunday Mass - 10:00AM
8:00AM Mass - temporarily suspended
St. Veronica Chapel
Daily Mass - Monday thru Friday 8:00AMVigil Mass - Saturday 4:00PMSunday Mass - 7:30AM (Quiet)
9:00AM11:00AM Mass - temporarily suspended
Last Call Mass - Sunday 8:00PM
All Masses are availble on Live Stream
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A message from your Pastor
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Peace of Christ Jesus! Thank you for all of your help, support and prayers that so many have given during these unprecedented times. While you were not able to attend Mass, St. Thomas More remained very much open for funerals, confessions, visits to the Blessed Sacrament, counselingand support for the poor and struggling. I am so proud of our faith community!
I want to take this opportunity to let you know how grateful I am to all who have continued to support our parish financially by mailing or dropping off budget envelopes, donating via Faith Direct (FD) - our on-line giving provider, and to the 62 new parishioners who have moved to donating via FD since the end of March. I’d also like to thank our “virtual parishioners” who have “joined” our parish via live stream from many states as well as countries and who have also provided financial support to St. Thomas More Parish. We are so blessed!
As you are aware, we successfully re-opened St. Veronica Chapel at the end of May and two weeks ago St. Thomas More, thanks to help from our Knights of Columbus, dedicated staff and volunteers. Parishioners were eager to return to Mass to receive the Holy Eucharist! However, since the church was closed for 16 weeks and upon re-opening, attendance was limited to 25% capacity, the parish experienced a significant decrease in the weekly offertory collections.
With that being said, the overall budget is down $53,175 (i.e., a 9% decrease) for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 and it is projected that by summer’s end, we will be 20% below budget as many tourists and part-time parishioners will simply not be able to come and worship.
The weekend of July 4th, we hold our Annual Parish Collection where the monies collected go towards special projects (e.g., generator, painting etc.). However, this year the collection which usually amounts to $23,000 will certainly fall short. In an effort to offset this decreased offertory, we will be holding a St. Thomas More Feast/July summer raffle. If you are able, we ask that you purchase the enclosed raffle tickets and return to the parish office. The proceeds from the raffle after the prize money is distributed, will go towards the regular operating budget as this is where our greatest need is at this time. Please know I am aware that some of you are not able to give financially but your prayers for our community are just as, if not more, important!
One last bit of news to share…. during the closure, work continued and was completed on the renovated parish hall and new kitchen. We were blessed to have Bishop Tobin’s first parish visit since February be at St. Thomas More on June 21st to bless the new hall and kitchen and to present Governor Donald Carcieri with the St. Thomas More Medal of Virtue.
Please know of my deepest appreciation, joy and pride in serving as your Pastor and for coming together as one in prayer in these days. Jesus I trust in you!
Fr. Taillon, your “real and virtual” Pastor
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMESUNDAY, JULY 12th 4:00 PM - Birthday Remembrance ~ Clement Palazzo, Jr. 5:00 PM - 4th Anniversary ~ Audrey Bourbonnais 7:30 AM - In Memory of Tina Wolf 9:00 AM - In Memory of Gloria Manzotti In Memory of James Cunningham, Sr. Birthday Remembrance ~ Donna Maria Martone-Benner 10:00 AM - Pro Popolo 8:00 PM - 16th Anniversary ~ Helena Soprano
MONDAY, JULY 13th9 AM - In Memory of James Hall
TUESDAY, JUULY 14th9 AM - For the Souls in Purgatory
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th9 AM - In Memory of Peter Walsh
THURSDAY, JULY 16th8 AM - In Memory of Michael & Palmina Catalano9 AM - In Memory of Arthur Goulet
FRIDAY, JULY 17th 9 AM - In Memory of Sheril Ann Murphy
SATURDAY, JULY 18th9 AM - In Memory of Reverend Deacon John Shea
REST IN PEACEJackie FinnPeter McBrien
Summer Bible Study with Maryann KnagTuesdays 10am-11:30am (New time)
July 7th - 25th - St. Veronica Chapel Sanctuary(Masking, distancing and disinfecting protocols will be followed)Also live streamed and archived at www.stthomasmoreri.org
UPDATED INFO!
Maryann Knag, MAT, MAR. Maryann is a trained Catholic Bible scholar who teaches under the Magisterium. She has been leading Bible Studies in CT and RI since 2004.
For more information, contact Maryann [email protected] or 203.213.4809
July 7: Introduction to the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible What is a psalm? Dating, authorship, types of psalms Examples of psalms in other books of the Bible
July 14: Psalms and Ancient Cosmology: Reading Pss 1-21
July 21: Organization of the Book of Psalms: A Collection of Collections Reading: Pss 22-41
July 28: Elements of Hebrew Poetry: Reading: Pss 42-65
August 4: Psalms and Other Cultures of the Ancient Near East Reading: Pss 66-80
August 11: “Enemy” Topics in Lament Psalms Reading: Pss 81-103
August 18: Psalms in the Life of the Church Acrostic Psalms Reading: Pss 104-119
August 25: Psalms and Jesus: Reading: Pss 120-150
The Book of Psalms: Hebrew PrayerWeekly topics
In an effort to offset our dimished Annual Collection we will be holding a St. Thomas More Feast/July summer raffle. If you are able, we ask that you
purchase the enclosed raffle tickets and return to the parish office.
Proceeds from the raffle will go towards the regular operating budget.
St. Thomas More & St. Veronica Chapel
SUMMER RAFFLE
Check your mail for your tickets!Drawing will be held on Saturday, August 1st.
Please mail or drop off your checks to the parish officeby July 31st.
Feeling Lucky?
Check your mail for your tickets!Drawing will be held on Saturday, August 1st.
Please mail or drop off your checks to the parish officeby July 31st.
Please join Fr. Taillon on Relevant Radio at 550 AM every Wednesday at 8AM
on “Morning Air”- listen on your computer: http://relevantradio.com
- get the App for your phone: relevantradio.com/app
- listen on your radio: AM 550 in the Providence area
Goodbye storage container!After months of construction, the contents have finally been emptied
and we working on supplying and moving into the new space.
Our parish has a very active group of men, who meet each Saturday at 7:30AM in a “round table” format to discuss the Sunday scripture readings. It is very informal and attended by some scholarly and some not-so-scholarly folks. It’s rewarding and even some fun. Please feel free to join us - wear your mask, bring your coffee and come on over to St. Thomas More parish hall!The sessions will be availabe by conference call for those who can’t attend.Call Bill for more info: 916-372-6139.
Men’s Bible Study
GOOD NEWS - Mother of Hope Camp has been approved to open in accordance with State, ACA and CDC guidelines.
The summer day camp program at Mother of Hope (Mater Spei) is opening this summer! It offers children aged 5-12 daily and weekly options from June 29th through August 14th. Mother of Hope Camp, an agency of the Catholic Diocese of Providence, is located on 126 acres of beautiful woodlands along Echo Lake in Chepachet, RI. MOH Camp’s caring and professional staff members engage campers in daily prayer, weekly Mass, as well as many traditional outdoor camp experiences such as swimming, hiking, arts & crafts, nature education, canoeing, sports, and more! Sibling discounts available! Secure, online registration available at www.motherofhopecamp.com. Call 401-568-3580 for information and follow Mother of Hope Camp on Facebook and Instagram! Please check our website for updated Covid-19 information.
Altar Linen/Purificators Ministry
The Altar Linen Ministry is in need of two additional members to assist 1-2 hrs. a week to prepare the linens for Holy Mass.
Volunteers must be able to iron!
If interested, or if you have questions, please call the parish 789-7682.Thank you for considering this important ministry!
Thank you to our volunteers who helped this week by stuffing envelopesin preparation for our parish mailing. Check your mailboxes this week!
St. Thomas More Parish counts on your prayers and support and we truly appreciate your continued generosity during this difficult time.
Giving is easy: To Donate online:
1. Go to: FaithDirect.net. - click box “Give Now”2. Enter our Church Code: RI147 - click “Give Now”
3. Enroll in Recurring eGiving or make a One-Time Gift
Your donations can be one-time, weekly or monthly and can be easily monitored by you at faithdirect.net.
Thank you to the new families who have signed up for Faith Direct to support our ministries. We, and the people of our parish,
thank you for helping us to continue to serve the spiritual and corporeal needs of our parish and wider community.
And, thank you to our many virtual parishonerswho helped support us these past few months,
we appreciate your support too!
