The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 3, 2018

Pastor Rev. John E. Janze Parochial Vicar Rev. Paul Thai Trinh Parochial Vicar Emeritus Rev. William Krekelberg Weekend Assistants Rev. Joseph Horn, O Praem Rev. Joseph Justice Deacons Deacon Tony & Mrs. Mary Patronite Deacon Stan & Mrs. Fran Necikowski Deacon Tin & Mrs. UyenLan Nguyen Website: www.stmirvine.org

Church Etiquette: The Priest / Celebrant is the last person in and the first one out at each Eucharistic Celebration.

Welcoming all, we, the Spirit-filled parish of St. Thomas More, value our Roman Catholic faith by celebrating the sacraments, breaking open the Scriptures, and joyfully offering ourselves in service to others.

Under the inspiration of our patron saint, we seek to build a caring community that embraces the values he modeled of friendship, integrity and courageous love of God.

Mass Schedule Daily 8:00 AM Vietnamese/English Mass (Saturday) 4:00 PM Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM

9:30 AM 11:15 AM 5:00 PM

Spanish/English Mass 2:15 PM

Chinese Mass 1st & 4th Sundays 12: 45PM

Tridentine Mass 2nd Sunday 12: 45PM

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 3, 2018

SAINT THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PARISH 51 Marketplace Irvine, CA 92602

Office: 949-551-8601 Fax: 949-551-5879 Religious Education 949-551-8029 Youth Ministry 949-551-8602

Office Hours:

Monday - Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday and Friday : 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday : 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Morning Prayer Wednesday & Friday Mornings

7:30-7:50 AM Inside Church

Reconciliation: Every Saturday from 3:00-4:00 PM or by appointment.

Adoration: Fridays 6:30-7:30PM

24 Hour Adoration: Every 22nd of the month. Baptisms: Call the Church office to schedule an appointment; please allow five weeks advance notice. Baptisms are held on the third and fifth Sundays of each month (if applicable), immediately following the 11:15 AM Mass.

Marriages: In accordance with Diocesan Policy, engaged couples are to begin their marriage preparation program at least six months before their date of marriage.

Please note: For Baptisms or Weddings, you must be a practicing Catholic and a member of the parish. To be a Godparent, you must be a practicing and Confirmed Catholic and if married, married in the church.

My Dear People, Today’s theme on the Readings: PRECIOUS BLOOD On this solemnity we focus our attention on the Body and Blood of Christ. We listen to the story of the renewal of the old covenant, which Moses sealed by splashing the blood of animals on the altar of sacrifice, as well as on the people. Jesus, whose blood is the blood of the new covenant, shed that precious blood on the cross, saving us from sin and promising us everlasting life. Blood is the life source that courses through our bodies. The precious blood of Christ is the life source for our spirits. Today may we, like the psalmist, offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, whose Body and Blood strengthen us to bring the Good News to everyone we meet. In Christ, Father John Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Samuel Adams Ann D’Alessandro Judy Anselmo Joseph Barry Mary & Joe Bush Ellie Dainko Henry Damigella Larry Doan Howard Frankel, MD Cynthia Fox Emma Hager Tina Halberg Margaret Hawley Robert Henry Dominador Hontucan Cheri Rimando-Juarez Theresa Johnston

Sharon Jones Doris Jordan Yuen Chiu Li Ty Vivian Knisely Jean Liddi Frances Lodato Patrick McGuinness Bob Machado Andrea Maciel Ron Massaro Pete Meade Howard Mellott Stephanie Mispagel Barbara Moore Agnes Motley Susan Navarette Karen Norton

Mary Jane Parsons Cathy Purcell Anita Ruwaldt Jackson & Gerri Scharff Liz Thomas Bob & Denise Trujillo Jack Troung David Valentine Hanh Vu Jim Vessey Sara Wang John Weber Mike Winchester Prospero Ylagan

PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday 8:00AM Dan Hoying

9:30AM †Fred Romero

11:15AM †Roman O. Salazar

12:45 PM John Miller

2:15 PM Anastacio Fernandez

5:00PM †Sid Horowitz

Monday 8:00AM Edel Vorell

Tuesday 8:00AM †Norma Netto

Wednesday 8:00AM Jim & Kathy Gracey

Thursday 8:00AM †Basilio Pandes

Friday 8:00AM †Bill Parsons

Saturday

8:00AM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM

†Basilio Pandes Margaret Leyden Deirdre Morley Christine Leyden †Fred Romero The Cabrera Family †Jun Frias †Lito Labit Mary Patronite †Olga Ortiz †Manny Rede Heidi Nadal

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — This is the blood of the covenant that the L has made with you (Exodus 24:3-8). Psalm — I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord (Psalm 116). Second Reading — Christ is the mediator of a new covenant (Hebrews 9:11-15). Gospel — This is my body. This is my blood of the covenant (Mark 14:12-16, 22-26). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps 91:1-2, 14-16; Mk 12:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18; Ps 90:2-4, 10, 14, 16; Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 123:1b-2; Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Mk 12:28b-34 Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Is 12:2-6; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:1-8; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 2:41-51 Sunday: Gn 3:9-15; Ps 130:1-8; 2 Cor 4:13 — 5:1; Mk 3:20-35

Please call the office when it is time to remove a name.

THIS WEEK AT ST. THOMAS MORE 06/4/18—06/10/18

Monday 10:00am -12:30pm Spanish Bible Study 6/4 8:30am –6:00pm OC Poll Worker Training 5:30-6:30pm Junior Legion of Mary Mtg 6:30-9:30pm Legion of Mary Meeting 7:00-9:00pm AFF Bible Study 7:00-8:30pm Spanish Bible Study Tuesday 9:00-11:00am AFF Bible/movie study 6/5 7:00-8:00pm Baptism Class 7:00-9:30pm CRHP Men Wednesday 8:30-10:30am Library Open 6/6 5:30-9:00pm K of C Business Meeting 7:30-9:15pm Reflections with Fr. Justice Thursday 8:30am-Noon Library Open 6/7 9:00-11:00am AFF Bible/book study 6:30-9:30pm VM Core Group Meeting 7:00-9:30pm CRHP Women Friday 6:30-7:30pm Eucharistic Adoration 6/8 Saturday 9:00-11:00am Deacon’s Bible Study 6/9 9:30am YLI 20th Anniversary Mass 3:00-4:00pm Reconciliation 4:00pm Vietnamese Mass 5:00-7:00pm VM Faith Enrichment 5:30pm Mass Sunday 8,9:30,11:15am,5pm Mass 6/10 8:45am -12:45pm Library Open 12:45pm Tridentine Mass 2:00-5:00pm VBS Crew Leader Training 2:15pm Spanish Mass 6:30-8:30pm Lifeteen Lifenight All Masses on Sunday: Donuts

Collections and Expenses

Sunday Collection (5-27-18) $20,081 Sunday Collection (5-28-17) $19,731 Electronic Giving $ 7,576 Building Fund $ 1,667* Believe & Grow Together Capital Campaign $ 2,905** Other Income $ 607 Regular Expenses (5-20 to 5-26-18) $19,600 *for current church **for future church

Thank you for your generosity!

Rest in the Love of Christ

Lisa Buntrock

The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of the LORD.

— Psalm 116:13

The Library Corner

Good Sunday to you all. Today we celebrate The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. In His honor I would like to preview three of the books found on our Life of Christ shelves. Did Jesus Have A Last Name? …and 199 other questions

from Catholic teenagers, by Matthew Pinto and Jason Evert. (276 pages) Written to appeal to and assist Catholic teens as they face many challenges to their faith in today’s world, this book will be interesting and helpful to Catholics of any age.

The Lord, by Monsignor Romano Guardini. (535 pages) This work on the life of Christ is the product of the “spiritual commentaries of some four years of Sunday services, undertaken… (to obey) the Lord’s command to proclaim him….” The author was a professor of The Philosophy of Religion and was named House Chaplain to the Pope in 1952.

Life of Christ, by Fulton J . Sheen. (541pages) Bishop Sheen hoped to provide more than a strictly chronological Life of Christ or a work of Biblical criticism. It was his desire that a “sweet intimacy with the Crucified Christ” would give “to the reader that peace which God alone can bring to souls and (enlighten) them to see that every sorrow is really the ‘Shade of His Hand outstretched caressingly’”.

Confirmation Registration for 2018-19

officially opens on June 1st.

Visit our booth this weekend at the Ministry Faire, and

check our website for registration information!!!

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Monday: Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Boniface Wednesday: St. Norbert Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Saturday: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Young Ladies Institute Annual Baby Shower is not over. You haven't missed it. The ladies will be at the Ministry Fair this weekend ready to collect baby items for Casa Teresa. Your donated items and/or contributions will be much appreciated. Thank you!

Come visit the Legion of Mary table at the Ministry Faire this weekend to

make your own finger Rosary.

Stop by the Marriage Encounter table this weekend at the Ministry Faire to get a Marriage Prayer card

and some sweet treats.

Charity is that with which no one is lost, and without which no one is saved.

—St. Robert Bellarmine

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The origins of today’s solemnity lie in thirteenth-

century Belgium. In those days, people seldom received Holy Communion, and never from the chalice. A nun in a

troubled convent, Juliana of Liège, devoted her life to stirring up love for the Eucharist, lobbying for a feast day

to honor the Blessed Sacrament with Masses and processions. Juliana may have been inspired by the

Ascension Day processions in nearby Bruges. Crusaders brought a treasure home to Bruges from Constantinople in

1204: a reliquary said to contain a cloth from Joseph of Arimathea with which he had helped prepare the body of Jesus for burial. The stain on the cloth was said to be the

holy blood itself, and so the people of Bruges built a great basilica to house the relic. Bruges became a great center

of pilgrimage because of this treasure, and the procession of the Holy Blood is still one of the greatest festivals in Belgium today. The bishop carries the relic through the narrow streets, and the people wear medieval costumes

and act out scenes from the Bible.

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BILL FLOOD!!!

Congratulations to Bill Flood for being chosen as our 2018 Man of the Year for St. Thomas More Parish. Bill

was nominated by both the First Friday Friars and the Knights of Columbus. He is the immediate past President

of the First Friday Friars and the current Deputy Grand Knight of the Msgr. Timothy J. Doyle Council #13111.

Bill and his wife, Ann, who supports him strongly, moved from North Carolina and became active members of the parish in February of 2010. Bill is also a member of the

St. Vincent de Paul Ministry, the Veterans Ministry, Cursillo and participates in the Monthly Adoration hourly prayer vigil. Bill and Ann have been married for 64 years this coming June. When you see him, please be sure and

congratulate him on being this year’s MAN OF THE YEAR. CONGRATS BILL!!!

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