12 APRIL 2020

Saint Thomas More Parish

Rev. Father Nicholas Schumm, Pastor Rev. Father Eugene Casserly, Priest in residence Rev. Monsignor John Cassidy, Pastor emeritus Lois Hicks, Parish Assistant, Office Manager Robin Whipple, Receptionist James White, Part-time maintenance

Finance Council Jim Mathis, chairperson Anne Bode Joe Buehler Mort O’Sullivan

Parish Pastoral Council Molly Henley, chairperson Ann Bode, finance council representative Heidi Nees, secretary Karen Buelow Kathy Decker Bill Janis Patrick Kinnell Carl Smith Delia Stierwalt Other Parish Groups and Ministries Sacred Liturgy - Father Nicholas Schumm Ushers - Charlie Dickin Religious Education - Rita Tolbert Youth Group - Sarah Manning RCIA - Father Nicholas Schumm Ladies Altar Society, CCW - Heidi Nees Knights of Columbus - James Etheridge Bereavement - Charlene Grant Outreach - Lynn VanNatter HOPE Ministry - Nelson Ortiz Burse Club - Joyce Edgar Book Club - Mary Williams Prayer Chain - Walter Marsh

MASS INTENTIONS

HOLY SATURDAY – April 11th

EASTER SUNDAY — April 12th

PRO POPULO

MONDAY - April 13th HELEN WALSH †

Req. by: Mary Williams

TUESDAY – April 14th IRENE O’BRIEN †

Req. by: Catherine Voisinet

WEDNESDAY - April 15th SUSAN HENDERSON †

Req. by: Alexa Swiniarski

THURSDAY– April 16th PHYLLIS BOWEN Req. by: Jim bowen

FRIDAY - April 17th

SHANNON BOSSO † Req. by: Ray Bo & Genny Averill

SATURDAY – April 18th ANN (NINA) ROSASCO

Req. by: Angela Maria & Mary Rosasco

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

WE WELCOME YOU

New to the parish? There are Parish Registration forms in the

vestibule, please fill a form out and give it to an usher/greeter, place it in the offertory collection, or stop by the parish office.

When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory. — Colossians 3:4

EMERGENCY PHONE LINE

Attention parishioners of Saint Thomas More

Parish! Our priests have a new phone line for

Sacramental emergency only (850-266-5996)

Welcome to my Parish App

The app for Catholic Life Every Day. Connect with your parish like never before. Stay up-to-date with what is going on in your parish throughout the week. Enjoy many useful faith-building resources and features to complement your daily faith life. All the features available include:

Messages - Favorite, share or reply to messages

Calendar - View or share time and location of upcoming parish events

Readings - Daily Mass readings

Homilies - Listen or read weekly homilies

News - The latest Catholic world news

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Confession - Next Confession reminder Parish info - All important contacts at your parish Mass Times - All Mass times for the week Prayers - Full list of traditional Catholic prayers Bulletins - View this week’s and past parish

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THE PONTIFICAL GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide for Catholic schools and offer religious education. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these times of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics Around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land.

THE EASTER OCTAVE

Eastertime lasts fifty days: seven weeks of seven days (seven equals Biblical perfection) plus one day: perfection plus! Like an eight-day Jewish wedding, or a child who can’t bear to let go of Christmas, birthdays, and school vacation, the Church celebrates the Easter Octave: “the marriage of heaven and earth,” as the Vigil calls Jesus’ resurrection; our new members’ baptismal rebirth; our renewal of baptismal vows; our hearts’ “divine vacation” (Latin vacare, “to be empty”), newfound time and space for love of God and neighbor. Make home an Easter garden! Adorn the dining table with a pillar candle (your “paschal candle”), a bowl full of water (ideally, from the parish’s baptismal font), a vase of flowers or bowl of sprouting grain with Easter eggs. Even non-singers can handle the three-fold Gospel Alleluia! Let that be your grace before meals, perhaps with a prayer recalling Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35): “Be known to us, Risen Lord Jesus, as you were to the first disciples, in your word, in the breaking of bread, and in everyone we meet.”

Please, pray for our sick parishioners:

Richard Beecher

Rusty Bizzell

Dottie Bosso

Needa Brazwell

Rusty Budde

Carolyn Sue Cadora

Jan Marie Caruso

Anna Christco

Beth Gutermuth

Richard Hahner

Regina Kaufman

Genny Manwaring

Geny Manwaring

Nelson Ortiz

Dan Owczarczak

Jane Pearson

Damion Rampersaud

Babe Rohan

Bob Russo

Mary Teschel

Terry Teschel

Shelba Westmoreland

Jinann Wey

Robin Whipple

Dorothy Wilkerson

If someone needs the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

please call the Parish Office at 850-456-2543. If there is no answer, please leave a message with

name and phone number and the priest will call you back.

DIOCESAN SECOND COLLECTIONS

April 9—Seminarian Collection (Education of Future Priests) April 10—Shrines of the Holy Land Collection April 25 & 26—Catholic Home Missions Appeal

CATHOLIC SHARING APPEAL 2020 Total Pledge Goal: $35,689.89

Number of Families Pledged: 97**

Number of Parish Families: 295

**To be considered an active parishioner one must be registered, participate regularly in Mass,

give to offertory and participate in Catholic Sharing Appeal.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48

Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31

THE WORD AMONG US

Please take your free copy of Word Among Us in the Narthex for your

Lenten Devotional.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Easter Sunday: Resurrection of the Lord; Julian Calendar Palm Sunday Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter; Income Tax Day Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday within the Octave of Easter; Julian Calendar Good Friday Saturday: Saturday within the Octave of Easter

CURRENTLY ALL MASSES AND GATHERINGS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

ONLINE GIVING AVAILABLE

For your convenience we offer online giving at Saint Thomas More Parish. You can set up your profile to automatically give weekly, monthly or however you wish and choose the account you wish to give to, whether offertory, maintenance, etc. This is also traceable offertory for tax state-ments and parishioner guidelines.

If you are interested in participating, go to www.Vancopayments.com or you can go to our website www.stthomasmore.ptdiocese.org and click on e-giving. Get started today.

Saint Thomas More Parish News & Noteworthy Items

RICE BOWL COLLECTION Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl project continues to connect Catholics in our diocese with our brothers and sisters in need around the world. Pick up your rice bowl today in the Narthex. At this time there is a box behind the back pew in the church, We will also collect Rice Bowl’s once Mass-es resume.

CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES

Follow directions of State and Local Authorities If you feel sick, stay at home. Do not go in public. Elders who have a serious underlying health condition should stay at home and away from other people. If someone in your household has tested positive for the Coronavirus, keep the entire household at home. Work or study from home whenever possible. Avoid social gatherings in groups of more than 10 people. Avoid eating or drinking at bars and restaurants. Use pickup or delivery options. Avoid discretionary travel, shopping trips, and social visits. Do not visit nursing homes or retirement or long term care facilities unless to provide critical assistance. Always practice good hygiene. Wash your hands, especially after touching any frequently used item or surface. Avoid touching your face. Sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow. Disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible. PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE IS AT RISK NO MATTER AGE OR HEALTH AND YOUR ACTIVITIES CAN INCREASE THE RISK FOR OTHERS. PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.