Pastor Rev. John E. Janze Parochial Vicar Rev. Kiet Ta 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 Deacon Leonard & Mrs. Nancy Sun Deacon John & Mrs. Michelle Selig

Fifth Sunday of easter May 10, 2020

Office Information: Office: 949-551-8601 After hours emergency: 949-228-2127 Fax: 949-551-5879 Religious Education: 949-551-8029 Youth Ministry: 949-551-8602 Office Hours by Phone: The parish office is closed to the public, and answering the phones during the following times: Monday-Saturday: 9:00am-2:00pm

SAINT THOMAS MORE

CATHOLIC PARISH 51 Marketplace Irvine, CA 92602 · 949-551-8601 · www.stmirvine.org

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.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop Kevin Vann announced that all daily and Sunday public Masses have been suspended. All Catholics in the Diocese of Orange are dispensed from the obligation of attending Mass. A decision on when public Masses will resume will be made in coordination with state and local public authorities.

“Drive-up” Confessions: Confessions will resume with Fr. Kiet Ta and Fr. Joseph Horn on Saturday, April 25th, from Noon to 2:00 pm and will continue every Saturday thereafter.

Please visit our website at www.stmirvine.org for the most current information.

Subject to change based on Diocesan and CDC updates

MASS INTENTIONS Please call the front desk to request a Mass Intention

5/10-5/18

Mother’s Day Novena

Sunday 5/17

Dan & Julie Hoying Bunny Lozano Steve Cory †Graciano & Rosa Santos

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — To meet their growing needs, the community chooses seven reputable men to serve the new Greek believers (Acts 6:1-7). Psalm — Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you (Psalm 33). Second Reading — We, like living stones, let ourselves be built into a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:4-9). Gospel — “Show us the Father,” Philip asks Jesus. To which Jesus replies: “Whoever sees me, sees the Father” (John 14:1-12). 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: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a

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phone number and email address in our database. Please call the front office at 949-551-8601 or email frontdesk@stmirvine.org

We are still taking Mass Intentions over the phone or via email. Please email Windy@stmirvine.org or call 949-551-8601 for assistance.

NEED A MASK? We have several masks that have been lovingly made and donated to the parish. Please call the office to request one. We will place it in a labeled plastic bag for you for pick up in the lobby.

It’s not too late to make your pledge to the PSA. Pledge payments can be made in installments to be paid through the end of the year. Once we meet our assessment goal from the Diocese, all excess funds will be returned to STM. For

more information, or to make a pledge, click on the PSA tab on the home page of our website.

Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you

—Psalm 3

My Dear People,

Today’s theme on the Readings: VOCATION Roman Catholics in the United States spend a good deal of time speaking of “vocation” and the manner in which each of us discerns our vocation for life. In today’s apostolic letter, however, Peter gives us the “cornerstone” of our vocation, the description of what each of us is called to first and foremost by our baptism. He describes our vocation as “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of [God’s] own, so that you may announce the praises” of Christ, who called us out of darkness into light (1 Peter 2:9). All of us, no matter what path our life’s vocation may take us down, have been chosen by God, made holy, and anointed as priests in the high priesthood of Christ through baptism. All of this, so that we may announce the praises of Christ. Vocation is given for proclamation at home, in the workplace—wherever life takes us—in service, in word, and in sacrament. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

In Christ, Father John

PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING

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Stacey Allen Mike Anderson Renee Andrade Judy Anselmo Alicia Arrellano Jesus Barragan Maria Botello Michele Bradley Bill Burk Lisa Busch Mary & Joe Bush Baby Zane Cabazon Linda Carter Sandy Catiller Ellen Chang Hui-Mei Chen Clara Connor Alexandra Conti Petra Cordova Ellie Dainko Henry Damigella Jim Danaher Rick Denham Diana & Liberato DeVeyra Larry Doan Chela Echenique Jacob Espinoza Howard Frankel, MD John Frisch Cynthia Fox Lillian Gibson Hermi Gonzalez Marisela Gonzalez Lois Gorman Daniel Graham Alice Green Emma Hager Tina Halberg Phyllis Hammond Mike Harvey

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Collections and Expenses 4-27-2020 to 5-3-2020

Sunday Collection (includes Ash Wed.) $18,469 Believe & Grow Together Capital Campaign $ 8,036 Believe & Grow Together Phase 2 $23,354 Building Fund $ 2,373 Other Income $ 4,157 Regular Expenses $ 2,590 All donations to the Believe & Grow Together Campaign will be used exclusively to pay for the construction costs

to build the new Parish church. Moreover, Building Fund donations can be used to pay for the construction costs to build the new Parish church and for the maintenance and

repairs of the existing Parish buildings and property.

We appreciate your financial support of the parish during these challenging times. If you would like to

give, please click on the e-giving link in the top corner of the STM website to set up or update your e-giving.

If you have any questions, please call the office. Thank you for your generosity!

Download the GivePlus app (Vanco Payment Solutions) on your smartphone, click on St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Irvine, sign in or click give now to donate. You can add one or more donations. Any questions, please call the office. Online giving is needed now, more than ever.

Rest in the love of Christ Lois Farish

Margaret Hawley

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From St. Thomas More

The Library Corner Fifth Sunday of Easter

The St Thomas More Parish Library staff would like to wish all our parishioners a

Happy Fifth Sunday of Easter and a very

Happy Mother’s Day! The Library will be closed

until further notice.

The fifth Sunday of Easter, is also “MOTHER’S DAY.” It is important to show your mom how much you appreciate her - not just on Mother's Day, but every day. Mothers play a pivotal role throughout the Bible. Without Mary, the Mother of God, we would have no Jesus; there would have been no one to accept us as we are and die for our sins. The scripture tells us to, "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you." Exodus 20;12

MARY OUR MOTHER What a joy to remember that Mary is our Mother!

Since she loves us and knows our weakness,

what have we to fear? —Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Our Sunday bulletin is an important way for us to communicate with you, especially during these days of the Coronavirus pandemic. It might be the only way that we can reach some of you. Every bulletin that you receive is paid for through the generosity of the businesses that you see advertised on the back cover. Most of these advertisers are members of our local community, and many belong to our parish. We urge you to think of them when you decide to have a meal or other item delivered to your door. Tell the business owners that you appreciate their support of our parish through their advertisements in the bulletin. This is one small way that we can work within our own community to weather the challenges that we face. Together we can help each other make it through.

SAINT DAMIEN JOSEPH DE VEUSTER OF MOLOKA’I (1840-1889) May 10

In the mid-1990s, a heavily bearded, bespectacled Robin Williams appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, whose host was clearly taken aback. Letterman inquired as to why the wild look.

Uncharacteristically subdued, the usually manic comic responded that he was producing and starring in a movie about a most extraordinarily compassionate man, Damien, the Leper Priest of Moloka’i. Some saints transcend religious and ethnic boundaries to touch the heart that beats in each human being: Francis of Assisi; Mother Teresa; and, though Williams’ film was never completed, his admiration speaks, as does Damien’s statue outside the capitol in Honolulu, of this newest saint’s universal appeal. Far from his native Flanders’ idyllic beauty and rich culture, Damien volunteered to bear Christ’s light into Moloka’i’s bleak leper colony, building decent homes, opening schools, establishing clinics, planting farms, sharing the sufferings—and the social stigma—of those with whom he delighted to identify: “We lepers,” he would proudly say when finally he contracted leprosy. Saint Damien challenges us to identify the lepers of our own day, to examine our compassion for and our identification with them. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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your family added to the chairs in the church. Please email your photos to Stephanie@stmirvine.org or drop them off in the parish office lobby during the “open” times below.

The parish office is closed to the public, however we are here to serve you by answering the phones:

Monday-Saturday: 9:00am-2:00pm Office: 949-551-8601 After hours emergency: 949-228-2127

We are praying for you. Please pray for us.

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