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MEGA PASS ORDER FORM VISA, MASTER CARD, CHECKS & CASH ACCEPTED (Please do NOT mail cash) YOUR NAME NAME ON PASS 1:

ADDRESS NAME ON PASS 2:

CITY/STATE ZIP NAME ON PASS 3:

PHONE # NAME ON PASS 4: (Important in case there is any problem with payment) # OF ADDITIONAL PASSES CREDIT CARD INFORMATION: NAME ON CARD TOTAL # PASSES @ $50 EACH =

BILLING ADDRESS Make checks payable to: St. Thomas More Festival

CITY/STATE ZIP Mail to: 8501 Calumet Avenue / Munster, IN 46321

CARD NUMBER OR, drop off form and payment at the Parish Office

EXPIRATION Passes can be picked up at the St. Thomas More Festival

YOUR SIGNATURE Purchasing adult AND rider must be present with photo ID

Last Chance For $50

Mega Pass Pre-Sale!

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Mission Statement : With the grace and guidance of the Holy Spirit, and through Sacred Scripture and Tradition, the Saint Thomas More Parish Family welcomes all to join us on our journey in faith and celebration as we proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, especially in loving service to those in need. As part of the Universal Church, we witness to the dignity of every person. All this we do to give glory and honor to God.

Pastoral Staff Pastor ........................................ Reverend Michael J. Yadron; Ext. 312

myadron@stm-church.com Associate Pastor .....................Reverend Michael J. Hoffman; Ext. 314

mhoffman@stm-church.com Deacons ................................................................... Mr. Joseph Stodola ..............................................................................Dr. Napoleon Tabion Director of Development ................................ Noreen Bickel; Ext. 330 Pastoral Care .................................Deacon Napoleon Tabion; Ext. 315 Dir. Religious Formation ... Sister Marilyn Hettinger, O.S.B.; Ext. 332

Parish Office Staff Office Hours:M-F 8:00 ~ 8:00 / Sat. 8:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. Web Site www.stm-church.com E-mail address is: parish.office@stm-church.com Office Phone………. 836-8610 Office Fax ........... 836-9185 Bulletin Editor ............................................. Mrs. Candy Ally; Ext. 311 E-mail address for bulletin is: bulletin@stm-church.com Bookkeeper .........................................Mrs. Barbara Gondeck Ext. 307 Daytime Receptionist .................................Mrs. Susan Strain; Ext. 310 Evening Receptionist ..............................Ms. Veronica Brtos; Ext. 310

Pastoral Ministries Circle of Prayer .........................................Mary Jo Humpfer 836-5002 Environment & Art ..............................................Jean Bados 836-8610 Eucharistic Ministers ...................................Mr. Jerry Reach 322-5754 Hospitality Ministry .........................................Jim D’Orazio 838-9343 Lectors ...............................................................Jo Ann Long 836-5678 Music Ministry .................... Miss Angie Lorandos 836-8610, Ext. 338 Nursery ................................................... Kaaren A. Mashura 836-5079 St. Vincent dePaul ........................... Mrs. Sharon Marmalejo 836-8610 SVDP Youth Conference .........................Clare McCullough 838-4104 Vocations Committee .............................. Mrs. Mary Kochis 322-7262

Pastoral Council Margot Blocher .......................................................... Margaret Canady Catherine Caruso ............................................................ Cathy Delgado Wendy Depa .......................................... Patrick Feeney, Council Chair Elaine Herrmann ..........................................................Nancy Klawitter Lucy Perz ..........................................................................Paul Propson Virgil Ramirez ............................................................Christine Spencer

St. Thomas More School Pre-School through 8th Grade Office Hours: M-F 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. School web site ~ www.stm-school.com School Phone .......... 836-9151 School Fax .......................... 836-0982 Principal ....................................................Mr. Chet Nordyke; Ext. 322 Dir. of Religious Formation ....Sr. Marilyn Hettinger, O.S.B.; Ext. 332 School Administrative Assistant .......Mrs. Jennifer Gonzalez; Ext. 328 School Reception & Office Associate ..Mrs. Mary Jo Biscan; Ext. 329 Dir. of Student Special Services .................Mrs. Tina Boyle; Ext. 323 Home & School Association. ................ Mrs. Chris O’Brien 934-9284 Parish & School Offices Associate ......... Mrs. Pam Wadycki; Ext. 339

Cornerstone Center 8635 Calumet Avenue ~ Munster, IN 46321 Phone ....................................................................................... 836-2660 Fax ........................................................................................... 836-2655

Sacramental Information Confessions Saturdays ................................................................ 3:30-5:00 p.m. First Friday ..............................1/2 hour before the 6:30 a.m. Mass Baptisms .............................. First and Third Sundays at 1:00 p.m.

Parents must be registered parishioners and regularly attending at least six months before the baptism. At least one of the godparents must be a practicing Catholic.

Pre Baptism Class .....................................2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Parents must call the Parish Office to schedule class and/or Baptism. Marriage .............. Must be a registered, practicing member of the parish at least six months before beginning the six month preparation program for marriage.

Communion calls and visits to Hospitals and Homebound: Call the Parish Office for Sacraments at hospital or at home.

St. Thomas More Religious Formation Pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade Office Hours:M-F 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Formation Phone ............................................................................. 836-8610 Director .......................................Sister Marilyn Hettinger, O.S.B.; Ext. 332 Administrative Assistant ..................................Mrs. Audrey Frigo; Ext. 336 Grades K through 8 ~ Wed. & Thurs. 4:30 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Pastoral Commissions Chairpersons Formation/Education ...................Sister Marilyn Hettinger, O.S.B.; Ext 332 Parish Life ........................................................................Mrs. Marilyn Pajor Peace & Social Justice .......................................................Mr. David Kapala Spirituality & Worship ....................................................Mrs. Joyce Stodola Stewardship ...............................................................................Diane Houser

Parish Organizations Altar & Rosary Society .......................................Kaaren Mashura 836-5079 Elizabeth Ministry ............................................Kathy Dominguez 924-9212 Holy Name Society .......................................................Joe Adams 865-3566 Senior Citizens ..........................................................Mary Wilson 838-9481 Respect Life ..............................................................Alice Wohler 836-5337 Knights of Columbus ............................................... Dave Blocher 836-2168 Blue Army ....................................................Rose Marie Malburg 836-8779 Finance .................................................................. Barbara Shaver 838-9200 Planned Giving .......................................................................Ken Krupinski Building Maintenance ..................................................... Bob Ray 924-6472 Boy Scouts ............................................................Patrick Gorman 923-5156 Cub Scouts ..................................................................Curt Anglin 844-2178 Girl Scouts ...............................................................Cheryl Meyer 922-9237 Catering/Hall Rental ..........................................Kathleen Pagorek 972-0539 Mom’s Group ...............................................................Dawn Hein 923-6352 Ushers Club ...........................................................Jim Marmalejo 836-8607

New Parishioner Registration To make it as convenient as possible for you, new parishioners may register at any time in the Parish Office. New Parishioner Orientation New parishioners are invited to attend a New Parishioner Orienta-tion at 9:00 a.m. in the Solar Room on the last Sunday of every month. If you have not yet registered and want more information about our parish, you are welcome to attend the orientation.

St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church 8501 Calumet Avenue, Munster, IN 46321

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Monday, June 11 8:30 am M. Kish, J. Kusiak Tuesday, June 12 8:30 am M.Lee, C. Mateja Wednesday, June 13 8:30 am A. & M. Flores Thursday, June 14 8:30 am K. & N. Loughlin Friday, June 15 8:30 am B. Hanusin, W. Kasprzycki Saturday, June 16 8:30 am A. Gonzalez, E. Jachna 5:30 pm J. Beckman, S. Caraher, GW Childs, Z. Kennedy, T. Klawitter Sunday, June 17 6:30 am M. Yaeger, J. & S. Smith 8:00 am M. & M. Pukoszek, E. & L. Rouse, C. Wadlow 10:00 am C. Kukla, E. Lusk, M. McGrath, P. O’Brien, S. O’Sullivan 12:00 noon K., K. & M. O’Brien

SUNDAY, June 10 ~ Body and Blood of Christ 6:30 am For Our Parish Family 8:00 am Deceased Members of STM Ushers Club 10:00 am Andrew Pepa Jr. (Ann.) by Daughter Shirley 12:00 noon Assunta Ferrara (Ann.) by Sisters, Tina & Maria MONDAY, June 11 ~ St. Barnabas, Apostle 6:30 am Ralph Miller by Bill & Chris Retseck 8:30 am Garrett Barry by Betty Beattie TUESDAY, June 12 6:30 am Antonio P. Carlos (Ann.) by Wife Lina and Family 8:30 am Esther Costantino (Ann.) by Michael Mercier & Family 10:00 am Peter Klobuchar by STM Holy Name Society (MASS AT MED-INN CAFETERIA, Group 2) WEDNESDAY, June 13 ~ St. Anthony of Padua 6:30 am Julia & George Gregor by Dorothy & Robert Gregor 8:30 am Ludwig Kaspar (Ann.) by Agnes & Dimitre Adich THURSDAY, June 14 6:30 am Tony Lopiccolo by Wife Rosemary & Daughter Lisa 8:30 am Margaret Bertagnolli by Judith Dickinson FRIDAY, June 15 ~ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 6:30 am Michael Jurkash by John & Dorothy Jurkash 8:30 am Florian William Weber by Daughter Virginia SATURDAY, June 16 ~ Immaculate Heart of Mary 8:30 am Intention of Evelyn & Roland Kwasny 5:30 pm Eleanor Funk by John & Tina Schmidt-McNulty & Casey

SUNDAY, June 17 ~ Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Father’s Day 6:30 am Edward Rudakas by Valentine Rudakas 8:00 am For Our Parish Family 10:00 am Living and Deceased Fathers by STM Respect Life 12:00 noon Teodor A. Dabrowski by Wife & Daughter

CELEBRANTS Saturday, June 16 5:30 pm Father Mike Yadron Sunday, June 17 6:30 am Father Mike Yadron 8:00 am Father Mike Yadron 10:00 am Father Michael Hoffman 12:00 noon Father Michael Hoffman

The Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 10, 2007

II David Rybicki & Jamie Vliek

Congratulations to our $100.00 Festival Cash Raffle Winner

Josefina G. Raymundo

Early Bird Drawing every Monday

until June 18th Get your tickets in early

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Readings for the Week of June 10, 2007 Sunday: Gn 14:18-20/1 Cor 11:23-26/Lk 9:11b-17 Monday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22/Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11/Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15-4:1, 3-6/Mt 5:20-26 Friday: Ez 34:11-16/Rom 5:5b-11/Lk 15:3-7 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21/Lk 2:41-51 Next Sunday: 2 Sm 12:7-10, 13/Gal 2:16, 19-21/ Lk 7:36-8:3 or 7:36-50

SUNDAY, June 10 2:30 pm Padre Pio Cenacle ~ Chapel MONDAY, June 11 Market Day Pick-up ~ Gym 7:00 pm Blue Army ~ Chapel 7:30 pm K of C ~ Solar Room TUESDAY, June 12 9:30 am - 6:30 pm ~ Eucharistic Adoration ~ Chapel 1:00 pm Prayer/Vocations ~ Chapel 6:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Chapel 7:00 pm Baptism Prep Class ~ Conference Room WEDNESDAY, June 13 6:30 pm SVDP ~ Conference Room THURSDAY, June 14 7:00 pm Boy Scout Flag Retirement Ceremony ~ North Lot FRIDAY, June 15 SATURDAY, June 16 9:00 am Pastoral Council Retreat ~ Solar Room SUNDAY, June 17 2:00 pm Queen of Peace Cenacle ~ Chapel

P lease pray for the sick of our parish....

Eleanore Heggi Marie Henke Evelyn Hennes Lori Hennessy Theresa Hester Ray Humpfer Steve Izzo Elizabeth Jacob Jo Jusko Joseph Justynski Debbie Kaczka Robert Kalka Carol Keilman Rev. Matthew Kish Josephine Knesek Janet Knight Ken Kors Helen Krull Julia Kukta Jerome Kula Lois Kus Irene Kwiecien Stefan Kwiecien Maria Lovell Horace Lyle Julia Lyle Gregory Mahoney Kathryn McBride Faye Meny Sandi Merlo Olga Mihalo Clarence Miller Gerald Moran Robert Mudroncik Jean Narvid Steven Nowaczyk Valerie O’Donnell Audrey Ostroff Marciala Perez

Gertrude Peters Johanna Petruch Elizabeth Pilones Julia Radde Irene Rompola Ted Rutkowski Bernice Rybicki Ann Sardella Mary Sarnowski George Sauer Jean Schultz Marie Schultz Zachery Scriff James Secviar Grace Sheridan Ed Sidor Wallace Skierge Joseph M. Smelko Carolyn Smiley Greta Standish Deborah Stareck Jean Strych Carolyn Sutley Georgianne Suto Rose Theis Gerardo Trevino Anthony Ubuane Madeleine Vranken Adele Wall Sally Walters Margaret Wegrzyn Annette Wilson Tammy Wollersheim Lucille Wonnell Bill Wyherek Cecilia Ziegler

Santa Agnello Coleen Alexander Deborah Ancich Rudolph Asanovich Doris Aurelio Maria Aurelio Irene Baker Maxine Bellamy Antonio Belmonte Tom Bernacki Michael Boston Stephany Burney Dorothy Campbell James Campbell Al Carollo Carol Carollo Kathleen Cecil Jacqueline Morrow Christian Frank Coman Kristy Compton Vincent Corsello Mike Curtain Garrett De Vries Clarena Della Rocco David Drewniak John Fetzko Sr. Beatrice Flahaven Elizabeth Follmer John Forde Phyllis Garber Andrea Garritano Joseph Gasiorek James Gaskey Dorothy Gillespie James Grunewald Rich Haak Virginia Hale Amy Hayes

Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ We're all familiar with the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" which has become a Christmas tradition. From childhood, George Bailey has a dream of leaving Bedford Falls to see the world. Yet every time he's about to leave, someone or something demands his attention, such as his friends, the Depression, World War II, his family. Ultimately, he sacrifices his own needs in order to fulfill the dreams of others. When faced with demands, how we react is crucial. Jesus and his disciples had gone off alone to pray, only to be followed by 5,000 people seeking his blessings and teachings. At the end of the day, how were they to be fed? Imagine 5,000 people dropping in for dinner, and you don't even have enough to feed your own family! How did Jesus react? He simply told his disciples to "give them something to eat." At each Mass and especially today, we are fed by the body and blood of Christ. Through the gift of God's Son, we are fed spiritually through our faith. Through the gifts of his abundance on earth, we have the ability to feed the hungry through nothing more than our generosity. (CCC 2402) We must open our eyes and our hearts to the hundreds of millions of people in the world who hunger, both spiritually and physically.

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The Pastor’s Page

Priests and deacons have served the Diocese of Gary more than fifty years. Others have served in the territory that is now the Diocese of Gary. Please pray for those men who have been called to God and whose anniversaries of death are this week: June 10: Deacon Melvin Clark (2004) June 13: Rev. Joseph N. Panavas (1993) June 15: Rev. Joseph Hagemayer (1951) Rev. Louis G. Duray (1966)

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE After raising four children and losing one husband, a woman decided to return to college and get the degree she had started but never finished. And so, on her first day of college, eager with anticipation and more than a little nervous, she took a front row seat in her first class in over 40 years, a literature course. The professor told the students that they would be responsible for reading five books over the course of the semester, and that he would provide a list of authors from which they could choose. He ambled over to the lectern, took out his class book, and began "Baker, Black, Brooks, Carter, Cook..." The nervous student was working feverishly to get down all the names, when she felt a tap on her shoulder. The student behind her whispered, "Slow down! He's just taking attendance!"

CORPUS CHRISTI This weekend we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi — at least that is the way many of us learned the name of the feast. Today, we generally do not use the Latin phrase. Instead, we call this day the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Many Catholics consider this the “unofficial end of the Easter Season.” After all, if you are not a daily Mass attendee, you have still not been subject to a Mass in Ordinary Time in terms of the prayers of Ordinary Time or the priest wearing green. We have been doing that for a couple of weeks now. However, if you are a weekly Mass attendee, you have seen the priests dressed in white throughout the Easter season and then in red for Pentecost. The Sunday after Pentecost is the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Again, the color for the Mass is white. Today’s Mass color is white as well. Next Sunday you will see the priests, and the altar, in green. We are so thankful for Jesus’ great gift to us. His Body and Blood give us the nourishment that we need to continue our daily journey to His Kingdom. Even as we journey, we pause for other celebrations along the way. One of the celebrations of significance happens this very day, June 10th, as well: the 50th Anniversary of Diocese of Gary. Many of the faithful will gather with our bishop and several other bishops, as well as with the priests of the diocese, at the Genesis Center in Gary for a special Mass to celebrate our 50 years of existence. Happy Anniversary, Diocese of Gary! As I look ahead, there are so many things looming on the horizon. I will be gone this week with many priests of the Diocese of Gary at Cardinal Stritch Retreat House in Mundelein. Please remember us in your prayers. Next week we celebrate Father’s Day and also host our first parishioner graduation open house. Congratulations to all of our graduates! Our annual Festival will soon be upon us, followed shortly by Vacation Bible School. Before you know it, school will resume again. As fast as time is flying, this is a reminder that, before we know it, the Lord will be calling us home. Are we ready? Or do we have a lot of “last minute work” to accomplish. That is one time when the old phrase — “It is never too late” — will not be true. When He calls, we must be found ready!

GRADUATION PARTY The large tent that we use for our annual parish festival is going to be put up the weekend before our celebration begins. Therefore, we are going to make use of it by INVITING ANY OF OUR PARISH GRADUATES AND THEIR FAMILIES (grade school, high school, college, graduate school) to a graduation “open house” sponsored by your parish on SUNDAY, JUNE 17th AT 3:00 P.M. Food and beverage will be provided, so it is important to us to know ahead of time how many people to expect. Please R.S.V.P. no later than this Tuesday, June 12th by calling the parish office at 836-8610 and giving: 1. The name of the graduate 2. The number of people who will be attending. We hope to see you there.

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Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Brodrick & Christina Burke Jack Alexander, son of Mark & Jennifer Foreit

Emily Nicole, daughter of Thomas Gibson & Jeneane Roach Ayana Celeste, daughter of Demond & Colleen Grove

Sacrificial Offering for June 3, 2007

Adults $29,645.92 Loose $3,114.00 Children $18.94 TOTAL $32,778.86 Thank you for your generosity!

CONTINUING THE JOURNEY

Some people were sharing life stories last week and one gentleman talked generously of the man who raised him. The man was not his birth father, but he never admitted it. There was a distance between this man and the man he raised. There was a strong bond of love, but it was unspoken. The love was deep but locked away far from the surface. The older man was a good provider. He worked hard and long and he spent spare time in his workshop or garden. He was not a man of words. When the older man died the younger man entered that workshop and had to get rid of all the tools and belongings. In one corner stood a large trunk, padlocked, as it had for as long as the young man could remember. He recalled childhood fantasies about the trunk of how it must be filled with treasures, like gold bars. He opened the trunk with mixed feelings. The trunk held secrets for so long, he was afraid he might be disappointed or shocked to finally see the contents. The bolt cutters slowly cut the lock. Once opened the trunk shared it secrets. It was neatly packed with an old man’s memories. Old pocket watches wrapped in paper telling whom they belonged to. Old pocketknives, trinkets, awards, and papers. In one corner separated from the rest was stacked neatly rubber-banded pictures, report cards, awards, newspaper articles, a complete archive of all the young man did, all there locked up in an old trunk. Love that was locked away for 51 years. The young man guessed that the old man loved him, he never denied him, but he never hugged him and said he loved him. This treasure trove said it but the body of the old man was now cold. I was luckier than this young man. My relation with my dad, although not perfect, was better. He too was from the old school so we did not talk about emotions, or say we loved each other. But until about my age 12 we kissed good night, then it was a manly handshake or hug. Then about my age 50 we learned to kiss again. We did a lot together but most of it was in silence. We never really probed or talked about what really was bothering us, but we were there for each other. On the day he died, the day after Thanksgiving, I stopped to see him before driving home. He and I sat at the kitchen table and we talked for two hours. That was a wonderful gift from our Father to us. When I got back to my house the phone was ringing. Dad had a heart attack. When I got to the hospital he was dead. My dad was gone but I still had those two hours. I thanked both my fathers – God and dad. We all have two fathers. Remember them both next Sunday.

2007 Mission Trip Leaves This Weekend

Please Pray for those individuals that will be going on this year’s mission trip to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. They are leaving on Sun-day, June 10th and will return on Sunday, June 17th. Thank you to the following individuals for giving of themselves to help those still im-pacted by Hurricane Katrina:

Amina Benman Bill Burke

Desiree Cossyleon Kristen Faso & Ellen Ratajack

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School’s Out

Have a wonderful &

safe summer!

June 10, 2007

Registration for the 2007/2008 school year has begun. For more information or to schedule a personal tour please call 219-836-9151

St. Thomas More 8th Grade Athletic Banquet

The 8th Grade Athletic Banquet was held on Friday, May 18th. What a wonderful evening it was!! Special thanks to the St. Thomas More School Athletic Commission for preparing this evening in honor of our Eighth Grade Athletes. Also, thank you to Kathleen Pagorek for the fantastic meal she prepared! In addition to team awards, the following awards were presented this year:

“George H. Porter Memorial Award” Student-Athletes were nominated by their coaches, and the winners selected by a vote from the 8th grade Student Body. George H. Porter taught Science and PE at STMS from 1965-1982 and was the school’s first Athletic Director. Christine Lissy and Kevin Behrens shown with Helen Montasiewicz (sister of George Porter).

Winner “Laetare Award”

Laetare means “rejoice”. The award is given to an Adult Volunteer who has made a significant contribution to the Athletic Program here at St. Thomas More School. The recipient is nominated and chosen by the Athletic Commission. Mark Werkowski, faculty representative for the Athletic Commission, is shown here with this

year’s recipient Jerry Yothment.

Congratulations to all 8th Grade Athletes!

Munster Police Department Child I.D. Program

Several months ago, the Munster Police Department was awarded a grant which enabled them to purchase the equipment and supplies for creating identification cards for children. The card contains the child’s personal information - (name, address, age etc.), a picture of the child and their fingerprint. The parents receive the card and the information is stored at the Munster Police Department in case it is ever needed. The program is run by Sergeant Dan Ball. He was assisted by Officer Gabe Isenblatter and St. Thomas More parishioner, Wendy Depa. Thanks to the Munster Police Department, Sergeant Ball, Officer Isenblatter and Wendy Depa for providing this wonderful service to our school families.

Please note that the Munster Police will be offering this service during the festival. Watch the bulletin for details.

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Religious Formation

Lord Jesus, fill me with gratitude and longing for the true Bread of Heaven which gives strength and healing

for body and soul. Registration-2007/08: Please return the 2007-08 registration form with a deposit of $25, which will be applied to your family’s tuition, as soon as possible. Checks should be made payable to St. Thomas More. There will be a $10 late fee charged for registrations received after July 1. Registration forms are also available on www.stm-church.com. Mark Your Calendar: August 29/30 is the first class for 2007-2008. Please consider helping in the Religious Formation program as a catechist, substitute or hall monitor. If you are interested, please contact Sr. Marilyn at 836-8610 ext. 332 or mhettinger@stm-church.com for more information.

Father’s Day Mass

The 10 o’clock Mass on Sunday, June 17, 2007, will be a special Mass in honor of all fathers. Father’s Day cards are available in the parish office to tell a special father, grandfather, godfather, or anyone who’s been like a father, that this Mass is being offered for his intention. The cost of the card is $3.00. Deceased fathers are also being remembered. Names of those remembered will be listed in the Sunday bulletin on Father’s Day. This card sale is sponsored by the St. Thomas More Respect Life Committee. The deadline is June 11th 2007.

Peace and Social Justice Migrant Ministry

Migrant farm workers work long days for little pay. They work hard to make money that will help their families. A great help to them is to spend a minimal amount of money while they are here working. From June 10-July 1 we are requesting your donation for the following items: bath soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, disposable razors, deodorant, mouth wash, shaving cream, combs /brushes, Q-Tips, Antibiotic Cream or ointment, band aids, dish soap, laundry detergent, bleach, toilet paper, and paper towels. These items will be distributed after the Migrant Mass sponsored by STM on July 8, 2007. All items can be deposited in the box labeled Migrant Ministry at the main church vestibule or during weekdays by the parish office. Kindly label your bags--- for Migrant Ministry . Thank you.

STM PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MIGRANT MINISTRY

ALL PARISHIONERS ARE INVITED

TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING A MULTI-CULTURAL MASS

WITH THE MIGRANT WORKERS DATE: Sunday, July 8, 2007 TIME : 4 PM PLACE: Arrowhead Farm---21310 Mississippi, Hebron, IN CELEBRANT: Fr. Leo Gajardo Please bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share during the potluck dinner after Mass. Please bring a lawn chair for your own use during the Mass and dinner. Those who would like to help with set-up can meet at the south parking lot of STM .We will leave at 1:30 PM sharp . For more information, directions and map to the farm, please check the bulletin board case at the front vestibule of the church or call Lynn Tabion –972-3719 .

SVDP “Emergency” Appeal for Pantry

Our shelves are almost empty. We need just about everything in non-perishable food items & personal hygiene products: canned tuna, fruits, soups, vegetables, peanut butter & jelly, meal helpers, canned & boxed pasta, spaghetti sauce & tomato products, rice products, cake mixes, flour, sugar, pork & beans, crackers, cookies, laundry-dish-& bar soaps, toilet paper, paper towels, deodorants, shampoos, tooth paste, etc. Your donations are greatly appreciated.

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If You Need Help in a Pregnancy

Local Pregnancy Centers: Birth Choice: 2450 - 169th St., Hammond ~ 554-1774 ~ 1-800-848-5683 The Answer: 705 Colonial Dr., Hobart ~ 219-947-2272 Catholic Family Services: 6919 Indianapolis Blvd, Hammond ~ 844-4883 Women's Center of N. W. Indiana: 2942 Highland Ave., Highland ~ 838-4556 Women Center of N.W. Indiana: 64 W. 80th Pl., Merrillville ~ 769-4321

Retired Flags Needed!

Our Boy Scout Troop 542 is planning to hold a flag retirement ceremony on June 14th this year which is Flag Day.

If you have old flags you would like to have retired properly and with dignity, please drop them off at the St. Vincent DePaul box located at the parish office. Thanks from the Boy Scouts of America Troop 542!

The St. Thomas More Pastoral Care Ministry invites everyone to a talk on

Human Suffering: Why Me and What Can I Do About It?

Presented By:

Fr. Christopher M. Saliga, O.P., R.N. Fr. Christopher M. Saliga, O.P., R.N. is a hospital Chaplain and ethicist with the Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York, St. Catherine of Sienna Church and Priory. His ministry is to promote the dignity of the human person and the healing ministry of Jesus Christ among the sick and their family members as well as clinicians and other health care professionals in collaboration with the pastoral care departments of the Hospitals for Special Surgery, New York Presbyterian –Weill and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. His talk is for the general audience while at the same time framing it within the relationship between the sick and their “good Samaritans.” As such it is particularly relevant for patients and their caregivers, Eucharistic Ministers, health care chaplains, Deacons, Priests, physicians and nurses. Date: Saturday, July 14, 2007 Time: 8:30 AM –Mass at St. Thomas More Church 9: 30 AM- Talk by Fr. Saliga at the STM School Cafeteria 10:05 AM- Break 10:20 AM- Talk 11:00 AM- Noon -Question and Answer Coffee, juice and pastry will be served. RSVP by July 10, 2007 – STM Parish Office and Pastoral Care Ministry Office- Tel #- 836-8610

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