GOSPEL MEDITATION · Have you ever felt judged by your family? St. John Paul II noted that the family "is the cradle of life and love" (On the Lay Members of Christ's Faithful, 40).

Have you ever felt judged by your family? St. John Paul II noted that the family "is the cradle of life and love" (On the Lay Members of Christ's Faithful, 40). Yet unmet expectations and divergent priorities can cause tension in even the most loving family situations. This is true for us, and it was true for Jesus!

In today's Gospel, Jesus has returned home to Nazareth. A large crowd gathered, and Jesus finds himself facing stiff opposition from his family. This was likely Jesus' large, extended family. The Semitic language has no specific words for extended relatives, so everyone is "brother" or "sister." The entire clan has gotten wind of Jesus' preaching, and they are not amused. "They set out to seize him, for they said,

'He is out of his mind.'" To make matters worse, the religious authorities even accuse Jesus of being possessed by a demon.

It's a mess by any standards. The family's perspective is perhaps understandable. In Jewish culture, teachers and scribes underwent intensive schooling and apprenticeships, none of which Jesus had done.

The family knew Jesus the carpenter, not Jesus the rabbi. For them, Jesus' bold preaching threatened the reputation of their family!

Jesus' words to his family can seem controversial. "Who are my mother and my brothers?" Yet Jesus knows what he is about. He has always known he would be about the business of his Heavenly Father. And what is that business? It is the business of the new covenant and the Kingdom of God. In this Kingdom, we are all adopted sons and daughters of the King. Jesus begins, even now, to expand the perspective of his listeners. Being welcomed into this family does not depend on our families of birth or ethnic origin, but a wholehearted commitment to "do the will of God."

GOSPEL MEDITATION ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

JUNE 10 , 2018 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDIN ARY T IME

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Sick & Homebound If you are unable to come to church and would like to

receive Holy Communion, please call the parish office:

847.888.1682.

St. Vincent de Paul Are you in need?

In the name of Jesus, we strive to comfort, feed, clothe,

and assist those in need. We serve in person, keeping all

things confidential and preserving dignity.

Please call our answering machine

at 847.628.5170.

Do you feel called to serve?

We meet the second and fourth Tuesday

of each month at 7pm alternating

between St. Laurence and St. Thomas

respectively. For more information,

please contact conference president

Katrina at [email protected].

Pastor

Reverend Richard Rosinski

[email protected]

Deacons Jack Roder Gregory Stevens

Parish Office - 847.888.1682 Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm

Parish Staff Visit our website for a staff listing www.stthomasmorechurch.org

Reconciliation: Confessions are heard every

Wednesday 9:00-10:00am and Saturdays

3:30-4:30pm. Appointments can also be made

for confessions to be heard when needed.

Baptism: Children of all ages and adults are

welcome to the sacrament of Baptism. Baptism

for children is celebrated on the first and third

Sundays of each month at 1:00pm. Parents

need to be registered members and should be

faithful in attending Mass. Participation in a

baptismal preparation class is required. Please

call Sharon Hall at the parish office to make

arrangements. Adults seeking Baptism

should contact Linda McEwan at

[email protected].

Matrimony: Baptized Catholics are called to be

married in the Catholic Church. Arrangements

should be made at least six months in

advance.

If you were married outside of the Catholic

Church and would like to have your marriage

blessed, we would be happy to guide you in

that process.

Call the parish office to make an appointment

with a priest to begin all marriage preparation.

Anointing of the Sick: The anointing of the sick

is administered to bring spiritual and physical

strength during an illness, for those having

surgery, and for those near death. Call the

parish office to make arrangements to receive

this sacrament.

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 � Joanne Fletcher � Judy Fowler � Michael

Geppert � Arlene Gregor � Steve Harper � Michele Ingram � Frank Iori � Bill Joynt � Dennis Junod � Joan Junod � Michael Keafer � Laura Keating � Sue Keller

� Dennis Kittler � Ken Kline � Kim Kroll � Linda Kunzer � Steve Lange � Wilson Lazzar � Annetta Lewis � Reynaldo

Mangila � Alma Maranon � David Meixner � Sue Mellen � Lisa Mercado � Erin Miller � Kathleen Miller � Paul Moats � Betty Molitor � Gloria Neitzel � Leticia Nolledo � Michael O’Leary � Rose O’Malley � Delphine Ornelas � Bruce Ostdick

� Marian Peterson � Tadd Pratt � Chuck Pruter � Lutie Regan � Beth Robertson � Patrice Romano � Diane

Schumacher � Pat Schuman � Edward Sieracki � Ursula Sihocky � Betty Soroka � Linda Stevens � Mishal Taqi � Mae Thames � Mary Ann

Vandervalk � Sue Wagener � Steve Watwood � Evelyn Wilk � Kathy Zeek

With Sympathy

· EILEEN CREVOISERAT · RITA ISITORO · DANA OLSON (Mother of Tom Olson)

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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.

What is the importance of Eucharistic

Adoration?

"Without prolonged moments of

adoration, of prayerful encounter

with the Word, of sincere conversation

with the Lord, our work easily

becomes meaningless; we lose

energy as a result of weariness and

difficulties, and our fervor dies out.

The Church urgently needs the deep

breath of prayer, and to my great

joy groups devoted to prayer and

intercession, the prayerful reading

of God’s Word and the Perpetual

Adoration of the Eucharist are

growing at every level of Ecclesial

life." (Evangelii Gaudium, 262)

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION EVANGELII

GAUDIUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS

Adoration Chapels, with exposition,

can only exist with committed

adorers. The adorers, who are

committed, make it possible to

have exposition so others have

the opportunity to make

unscheduled visits.

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]

Adoration

Sunday Gn 3:9-15/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7bc]/2 Cor 4:13--5:1 /Mk 3:20-35 Monday Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 [cf. 2b]/Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday 1 Kgs 17:7-16/Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 [7a]/Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday 1 Kgs 18:20-39/Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11 [1b] /Mt 5:17-19 Thursday 1 Kgs 18:41-46/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13 [2a]/Mt 5:20-26 Friday 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14 [8b] /Mt 5:27-32 Saturday 1 Kgs 19:19-21/Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10 [cf. 5a] /Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday Ez 17:22-24/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/2 Cor 5:6-10/Mk 4:26-34

Prayer Shawls

Prayer shawls are beautiful shawls that are knitted or crocheted by talented

members of our parish. They are created to be shared with anyone who is in

need of additional prayer due to a challenge they may be enduring at this

time. If you know someone you would like to share a shawl with, please stop

in the parish office and choose one.

SPRED Need a unique gift for dad while supporting a great

ministry this Father’s Day? We can help! The SPRED

Ministry at St. Thomas More Parish, which provides

religious education to special needs individuals, will

be hosting their Annual Father’s Day Fundraiser selling

"Dad’s Root Beer" on June 16th & 17th following all masses.

SPRED is in need of Catechists for our special friends!

If you’re interested in learning more about our ministry

please contact Deborah LaPorte at

847.888.1308 or [email protected].

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Couples celebrating the

milestone wedding anniversaries

of 25, 50, 55, 60, and 65

or more years of marriage

in 2018 are invited

to a special Mass

Celebrated by Bishop

Malloy at St. Mary

Parish in Huntley, IL

on Sunday, August

19th at 2:30pm. A cake

and punch reception

will immediately follow.

Are you celebrating a special

milestone? Commemorative

certificates to mark this

special occasion will

be available for those

who pre-register for

this event.

The Life & Family

Evangelization Office

welcomes your

registration by phone

815.399.4300 or online

www.rockforddiocese.org/

anniversary by August 3rd.

Silver & Gold Wedding

Anniversary Mass

Mrs. Denise Ostrem After dedicating 21 years to STM, Mrs. Ostrem

is retiring. She joins her husband who retired

in February. Retirement means they will have

more time to visit their daughters, Katie (and

granddaughter Anya Rose) and Kelly, who

both attended STM. Mrs. Ostrem will be

remembered for growing the school’s

collection of award winning books, creating

interactive library skills to present to the students, and presiding

over 28 book fairs. Mrs. Ostrem leaves a mark on the heart of

STM – and very large shoes to fill! STM is thankful Mrs. Ostrem

was part of the school family. She will be missed.

Administrative Assistant

Needed St. Patrick’s is seeking a part-time administrative assistant for

the Director of Religious Education for 6th Grade-Confirmation.

This is a 20 hour per week position, Monday—Friday. Candidate

should be a practicing Catholic who has:

Please mail or email resume and references to Alyce Poziombka

at the parish office. For more information, please contact Alyce

Poziombka at 630.338.8165 or [email protected]

· Ability to assist Director with administrative duties

· General office and communication skills

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)

· Knowledge of database systems for data entry

and reporting required

Stay connected with your faith when you

are on vacation or traveling, download &

visit myParish app, click on the “Discover

Mass” button to find the nearest church

and their mass times in your vicinity.

Then, share with St. Thomas More

a picture of you and/or your family

at Mass! Send your picture to

[email protected]

with a simple description

and your location, and

it will be shared in our

Sunday bulletin!

Going

on Vacation

or Traveling?

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Fox Valley Catholic -Gathering young adults (18-35ish)

from all over the Fox Valley and surrounding areas

On the 2nd Tuesday of the month, please join us on

the rooftop patio at Bandito Barney’s in East Dundee

from 7:00-9:00pm for some beer, friendships, and a

little formation. The next Brew Night will be Tuesday,

June 12th. We hope to see you there! Do you know

anyone 18-35ish? Please share this invitation with

them. More information is available at

www.foxvalleycatholic.com.

Our beloved parish secretary, Marilyn Bauman,

will be retiring in June. It has been a blessing to

have her here at St. Thomas More for 17+ years.

She has been a priceless asset to our parish. There

is a sign on her desk that says “Ask Marilyn”. We

know that you will want an opportunity to TELL

Marilyn what a blessing she has been to you. A

box will be placed in the Gathering Space for

any notes or cards you would like to share with

her. We have also created a special page on our

website at which you can leave your special

message.

Thank you Marilyn for all that you have done for

the people of St. Thomas More. May God bless

you always.

June Reverse Collection Slips will be handed out the weekend of June 16th & 17th.

Donations will be brought to the church on June 23rd

& 24th. Your generous donations will be collected for

The Food Pantry, St. Vincent DePaul , and Elgin Mental

Health Center.

Elgin Mental Health Center wish list:

· Toiletries

· Board Games

· Puzzles

· Craft Items

(nontoxic, no sharps)

· Note pads

· Sporting goods

· All types of Greeting Cards

with envelopes if possible

· Used Greeting cards

For the times we are afraid to welcome life: May God strengthen us and renew our trust in Him; We pray to the Lord:

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Presiders

5:00 pm Father Rich 8:00 am Msgr. Linster 10:00 am Father Deitz 12:00 pm Father Rich

Altar Servers

5:00 pm W Dubanowski, C Kriens, W Skog 8:00 am I Burnett, R Griffin, T Sheridan 10:00 am E Menendez, L Menendez, T Talaga 12:00 pm H Herrero, A Matson, J Utanes Lectors

5:00 pm K Stasukaitis 8:00 am M Aydt, C Malm 10:00 am K Ribordy, B Harrington 12:00 pm L Lesniak

Musicians

5:00 pm M Newton, K Lockard, D Malesky, C Manheim, C Olson 8:00 am K Davis-Flannery, M McCarty, JA Aukofer 10:00 am J Garza, C Powers, D Johnson, JA Aukofer 12:00 pm J Ave, M Nguyen Eucharistic Ministers

5:00 pm C Voris, G McGann, E Thompson, F Celarek, J Taeyaerts, L Asmussen, K Stasukaitis 8:00 am L Heuer, B Molitor, B Dombrowski, L Boehm, M Patterson, J Roder, P Lopatowski 10:00 am M Gogoel, M Thompson, C Flores, Z Rodriguez, S Hall, M Pechay, I Janczak, D Varley, M Berens 12:00 pm S Matson, P Lublow, B Cruz, R O’Neil, J Gutierrez, M Zarcone, K Wright

Mass Intentions for the Week 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 JUNE 11

tuesday JUNE 12

wednesday JUNE 13

thursday JUNE 14

friday JUNE 15

saturday JUNE 16

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9:00 am @CHAPEL Eucharistic Adoration

4:00 pm @CHAPEL Benediction

9:00 am @TUDOR Women’s Intercessory Prayer Group

7:00 am @WESTMINSTER Men’s Book

Club

Liturgical Roles Weekend for June 16th & 17th..

JUNE 8:30 am St. Jude, Don Abbs

JUNE 8:30 am Bob Chapski, Dionisio Ayap

JUNE 8:30 am Michael Hopkins, Anne DeDobbelaere

JUNE 8:30 am Agnes Brown, Frank Viz

JUNE 8:30 am Jim Mueller

JUNE 5:00 pm Harold Bauman, Fred Taeyaerts

JUNE 8:00 am Raymond & Gertrude Bohne, Wilfred & Loretta Liebert

10:00 am Gerald Dostal, Helen Dooley

12:00 pm Maynard Decker, People of STM

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