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 Deacon Leonard & Mrs. Nancy Sun 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

3rd Sunday of Lent March 24, 2019

SAINT THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PARISH 51 Marketplace Irvine, CA 92602 www.stmirvine.org

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: 22nd of the Month 8:30am-8am on the 23rd 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.

THIS WEEK AT ST. THOMAS MORE 3/25/19—3/31/19

Monday 10am-Noon Spanish Bible Study 3/25 6:00-9:00pm YM Core Meeting 6:30-9:00pm Legion of Mary 7:00-9:00pm AFF Bible Study 7:00-8:30pm AFF Leticio Divina 7:00-8:30pm HM Spanish Bible Study 7:00-8:30pm RCIA Tuesday 9:15-11:00am AFF Bible/Movie Study 3/26 1:30-2:30pm SVDP Food Pantry 3:30-6:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm REP 6th-8th Grade 6:30-9:30pm K of C Officers Meeting 7:00-8:00pm Lenten Taize Prayer Service 7:00-9:15pm CRHP Women Wednesday 8:30-11:00am Library Open 3/27 2:00-7:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm Confirmation One Class 7:30-9:15pm Reflections with Fr. Justice Thursday 8:30am-12:30pm Library Open 3/28 9:00-11:00am AFF Bible/Book Study 3:30-6:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm Confirmation One Class 7:00-8:30pm SVDP Board Meeting 7:30-8:15pm English RCIA 7:15-9:00pm Spanish Bible Study 7:00-9:00pm CHRP Men Friday 8:45am-12:45pm Little Way Homeschool 3/29 4:00-7:00pm Fish Fry 6:30-7:30pm Adoration 6:30-9:30pm VM Core Group Meeting 7:30-9:00pm Stations of the Cross Saturday 6:30am-10:00pm CRHP Men 3/30 Noon-2:00pm Live Stations Rehearsal Noon-4:00pm VM Lenten Retreat 1:00-4:00pm VM Faith Enhancement 3:00-4:00pm Reconciliation 3:00-4:00pm RCIA 4:00pm Vietnamese-English Mass 5:30pm English Mass 5:00-9:00pm VM Lenten Retreat Sunday 7:00am-2:00pm CRHP Men 3/31 8, 9:30, 11:15am English Masses

8:45am-1:00pm Library Open 2:15pm Spanish Mass 5:00pm English Mass 6:00-8:00pm Life Teen Life Night

12:15pm Baptisms

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Alternate readings (Year A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]

TODAY’S READINGS .First Reading — “I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have come to rescue them” (Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15) or Exodus 17:3-7. Psalm — The Lord is kind and merciful (Psalm 103) or Psalm 95. Second Reading — Those who think they are standing secure should take care not to fall (1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12) or Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. Gospel — I shall cultivate the ground around the fig tree and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future (Luke 13: 1-9) or John 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]. 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

My Dear People, Today’s theme on the Readings: MID-LENT CHECK-IN God says to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you . . . The L , the God of your [ancestors], the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:14, 15). As Jesus would later say, God is not a God of the dead, but of the living, and so we believe that the dead will one day rise. At this midpoint of Lent, we pause to consider how our repentance is leading us to the Resurrection, to our reunion with the great “I AM.” Part of our repentance involves working to secure justice for all and helping our neighbor to live in God’s ways. We encourage each other and nurture each other, like the compassionate gardener of today’s Gospel, who tells the owner of the orchard that he will nurture the tree, fertilize it, and perhaps it will bear fruit. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

In Christ, Father John

PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday 8:00AM †Chad Dreier

9:30AM Pro Populo

11:15AM †Cecilia Recalde

12:45PM Linda Reis

5:00PM †Joffan Abraham

Monday 8:00AM The Majkoski Nguyen Family

Tuesday 8:00AM †Amanuel Haile

Wednesday 8:00AM Robert & Miriam Maldonado

Thursday 8:00AM †Alice Kennedy

Friday 8:00AM †Angela Andrade

Saturday 8:00AM

4:00PM 5:30PM

†Larry Fiedler, Sr. The Nault Family †Ramone Martinez †Mike Shimer Wen-Song Huang †Paul Couchot, Sr. †Barbara Moore †Gilda Tangen †Tommy & Peggy Hamilton †Buddy Gorman †Harry Dear †John McCarthy

2:15PM Andrea Maciel

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

Joe Allee Mike Anderson Judy Anselmo Bill Burk Mary & Joe Bush Baby Zane Cabazon Linda Carter Hui-Mei Chen Clara Connor Alexandra Conti Petra Cordova Ellie Dainko Henry Damigella Jim Danaher Larry Doan Jacob Espanoza Marsha Feldstein Howard Frankel, MD Gabriel Franson Lourdes Frias Cynthia Fox Rob F. Gorman Emma Hager Tina Halberg Phyllis Hammond Mike Harvey Margaret Hawley

Robert Henry Clara Honea Dominador Hontucan Elsa Jatwani Theresa Johnston Sharon Jones Doris Jordan Cheri Rimando-Juarez Ty Vivian Knisely Elizabeth Kulas Richard Kulas Larry Lathrum Todd Leeds Hal Leinbach Frances Lodato Jennifer Lordan Bob Machado Andrea Maciel Betty Mackintosh Cavan McGaffney Howard Mellott Durvalina Menezes Stephanie Mispagel Agnes Motley Susan Navarette Nam Van Nguyen Karen Norton Agnes Pamintuam

Regina Park Charlie Perrea Zachary Quick Norma Quyang Craig Randall Fr. Jim Reis Ponciano Reyes Debbie Rivera Anita Ruwaldt Jackson & Gerri Scharff Lt. Col. Ed Smith Liz Thomas Gail Tierney Maria To Bob & Denise Trujillo Jack Troung David Valentine Lissette Valenzuela Daniel Villareal Jim Vessey John Weber Bill Westlund Mike Winchester Mary Wong Prospero Ylagan Joe Zwetow

Collections and Expenses

Includes electronic giving 3-11-19 to 3-17-19

Sunday Collection $25,235 Believe & Grow Together Capital Campaign $ 4,207** Building Fund $ 693* Other Income $ 1,282 Regular Expenses $38,549 **for future church *for current church

Thank you for your generosity!

As Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert, the Church traditionally fasts during Lent. A form of bodily prayer, fasting and abstinence in union with other Christians reminds us of our utter dependence on and love for God. A gesture of repentance, fasting is symbolic of a change of heart as

we turn away from sin to live in fidelity to the Gospel. Lenten Regulations: Fasting: Ages 18-59 fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, limiting themselves to one full meal and two smaller meals each day, with no snacking between meals. Abstinence: Catholics age 14 and older abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent.

Rest in the Love of Christ Vance Moreira

Joseph LaPaglia Robert Melendez

Check our website: stmirvineym.org for all current Youth-related information and office hours.

Confirmation Students:

Next C1 Session = Mar 27th or 28th 7:00-8:30pm

C2 Retreat = April 5th-7th Irvine Ranch

Outdoor Education Center

A reminder to ALL Confirmation Candidates and Families:

Please be proactive in completing the additional components required for preparation.

Visit stmirvineym.org/confirmation to find more specific information as well as reflection forms

the candidates must complete.

The Library Corner

Good Sunday to you all on this Third Sunday of Lent. During these 40 days, as we tune down our attention to the world, we can focus

more on becoming that better version of ourselves, the self that God created us to be. I like to think of it as mini-retreat for spiritual

growth. As always, the library is here with many great materials to assist us on this pilgrimage. Today, however, I want to turn your attention to yet another terrific resource that is made available by our parish to enlighten, educate, and inspire us during Lent and

beyond. I am speaking of Formed, the absolutely incredible on-line storehouse of outstanding Catholic materials: audio, audio/visual

and digital-print. If you have not yet discovered Formed, I urge you to tour the site today. Go to www.stmirvine.formed.org. There you may register and begin to explore. Their inventory includes feature

films, eBooks, video-based study programs, and audio presentations. Currently they are featuring special programs for Lent. Thanks go to Fr. John and Janice La Velle, our Director of Adult Faith Formation for making this available to us. Think of Formed as an extension of the library that is available 24/7 in English and Spanish. Continue the journey, 24 days remain.

I have come to lead them into a land flowing with milk and honey

Divine Mercy Novena Join us for 20 minutes of prayer to prepare for the celebration

of Divine Mercy Sunday!

Good Friday and Holy Saturday, April 19th & 20th 8:20am: We will meet in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel,

following morning prayers. Easter Sunday, April 21st

1:00pm in the Church, following the last morning Mass Monday, April 22nd through Saturday, April 27th

9:00am in the Church, following morning Mass

Divine Mercy Sunday, April 28th Join us to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet following every Mass. We will meet inside the church to recite the Chaplet. At the end

of the 11:15am Mass, the Chaplet will be sung.

All are welcome!

God’s grace within me and God’s strength behind me can overcome any hurdle ahead of me.

—Anonymous

Heavenly Father, Thank you for watching over the people of

Saint Thomas More Parish and helping us to Believe and Grow Together.

May everyone who visits our church feel welcome and may the beautiful surroundings and joy from our parish fill the hearts and spirits of all. As we

build our new church in your honor, we ask you Lord to open our eyes to your countless gifts and, with a spirit of gratitude, help our community to make a

joyful return to you. St. Thomas More pray for us.

Amen.

Adapted from prayers composed by children and adult parishioners

FLU SEASON ETIQUETTE

With the arrival of the cold and flu season, we thought we would provide some helpful guidelines for your

participation in the Liturgy. If you are sick, please stay home. Please remember that it is not a sin to miss Mass because you are sick. If you are attending Mass, please

be understanding if your neighbor is choosing not to shake hands. A simple gesture like a smile or bow of the

head would be appropriate to demonstrate the mutual charity celebrated at that time during Mass. During this

season, please strongly consider receiving the Eucharist in the hand only. Receiving the Eucharist under both

species is up to the individual. It is important to remember, however, that Christ is truly and completely

present under each of the sacramental signs of either bread or wine. Therefore, if you are ill, please consider

refraining from the cup during this flu season.

The Lord is kind and merciful

Psalm 103

A huge thank you to all of the parishioners who have already pledged to our Pastoral Service

Appeal, PSA! Out of the 1800 ACTIVE parish families, we have received donations or pledges

from 347 families. We are on our way, but still need your help. Remember this is an assessment from the Diocese, and what we don’t collect, the church will need to be paid by our parish. It is not too late to make a pledge and every dollar helps. The PSA

supports Catechists, Directors of Religious Education, Liturgical Ministers and Lay Leaders,

Clergy and Seminarians support, Parish and Diocesan Development, Deacons, Catholic

Charities, Justice and Detention Ministry, Catholic Schools and the Catholic Deaf Community. Please

make your pledge today. You can place your pledge in the collection basket, in the mail or bring it into

the parish office or donate online at: orangecatholicfoundation.org/give-now/psa-2019/

Thank you so much!!!

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Third Sunday of Lent; First Scrutiny Monday: Annunciation of the Lord Friday: Abstinence

Did you know the cross on the lawn is the location of the altar of our future

Church? Plan to come by the Campaign Booth to see the progress

toward building our permanent church. Join us and be a part of the

St. Thomas More Parish legacy!

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Hollywood has given us an image of Moses slipping off his shoes before a burning bush. God has just called Moses by name, and so that Moses doesn’t miss the meaning of this breakthrough in human history, God requires that all barriers to the experience be eliminated. If you’ve ever tried to maneuver barefoot across hot sand, or pick your way along a rocky beach, you know how sensitive feet can be. Within the Church, there are religious orders with a custom of going barefoot, not merely to show poverty, but to be an outward sign of a desire for connection with creation, a desire to go through life alert to what God is doing. In early days, when reconciliation was a once‑in‑a‑lifetime possibility, penitents often went barefoot for a long period of time as a sign of their conversion. Even today, people follow an ancient practice of slipping off their shoes to walk in the procession to the cross on Good Friday. It is striking that the first use of our newly‑scrubbed feet from Holy Thursday night is to walk resolutely in the footsteps of Christ to the cross. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

I shall cultivate the ground around the fig tree and fertilize it;

it may bear fruit in the future -Luke 13

Adult Faith Formation Janice LaVelle (9) 551-8601 Altar Servers Tina Le (7) 356-7607 Baptism Stephanie Miller (9) 551-8601 Bereavement Rosie Muñoz (9) 551-8601 Building Committee Keith Rattay (9) 559-6464 Bulletin Editor Lisa Bergler (7) 371-1640 Campaign Committee Lisa VanDorpe (7) 357-3080 Chinese Ministry Jean Navarro (9) 637-9366 Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) Tony Patronite (9) 307-6215 Christian Outreach Carole Caplett (7) 351-0077 Confirmation Tim Reid (9) 551-8602 Corazon Norma Jean Womack (9) 559-5639 Cursillo Bernie Ocampo (9) 468-6604 Deacons Tony Patronite, Stan Necikowski, Tin Nguyen & (9) 551-8601 Leonard Sun (9) 551-8601 Eucharist to the Homebound Dn. Stan & Fran Necikowski (7) 505-4816 Extraordinary Ministers Jerry Donaldson (9) 552-5485 Events Coordination Committee Loy Gibson (7) 573-1367 Faces of Faith Bill Hanson (9) 551-6897 Filipino Community Charlie Torres (9) 551-8601 Finance Council Pierre Gagnon (7) 508-9429 Hispanic Ministry Frank Ornelas (9) 857-9044 Patty Trujillo (7) 270-5073 Homeless Lunch Ministry Margaret Cunningham (7) 552-8711 Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) Donna Stahl (9) 552-3345 Junior Legion of Mary Knights of Columbus (K of C) Bill Flood (252) 634-8909 Lectors Jeffrey Turcotte (9) 551-5565 Legion of Mary Linda Hughes (9) 551-1124 Library Jay Hills (9) 551-8602 Marriage Case Support Paul Geiger (7) 505-5412 Michael Michalek (9) 551-2304 Mary Patronite (9) 552-3533 Marriage Encounter Jim & Cheryl Skudlarski (9) 551-9156 Marriage In The Lord Keith & Meredith Rattay (9) 559-6464 More Moms Alena Franson (9) 378-8874 Music Director, Including Wedding Music Keith Rattay (9) 551-8601 Music - Mass Saturday 5:30pm (9) 551-8601 Music - Mass Sunday 8:00am Steve Hager (7) 639-4040 Music - Mass Sunday 9:30am Keith Rattay (9) 559-6464 Music - Mass Sunday 11:15am Joanna Marconi (7) 335-8688 Music - Mass Sunday 2:00pm - Spanish Patty Trujillo (7) 270-5073 Music - Mass Saturday 4:00p - Vietnamese/English Anthony Bui (7) 209-2876 Music - Mass Sunday 5:00pm Tim Reid (9) 551-8602 Music - Mass 1st & 4th Sundays - Chinese Saliann Mao (7) 350-8698 Music - Tridentine Mass - 2nd Sunday 12:45pm Nina Perez (9) 551-8601 Parish Business Manager Stephanie Miller (9) 551-8028 Parish Office Manager Lisa Bergler (7) 371-1640 Pastoral Council Josh Baker (7) 734-3319 Pilgrim Virgin Michele Wills (7) 404-9824 Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Michael Michalek (9) 551-2304 Religious Education Barbara Catiller (9) 551-8029 Respect Life Chris Gonzales (9) 551-8601 St. Thomas More Veterans Art Pandes (7) 862-0439 St. Vincent de Paul Society Bill Chacon (9) 551-8601 Small Groups Janice LaVelle (9) 551-8601 Spanish Bible Study Teresa LeMire (7) 832-1770 Taize Prayer Charlotte Freund (9) 551-8601 Ushers Steve Luchetta (9) 733-1192 Vietnamese Ministry Huan Le (7) 544-9893 Wedding Coordinator Marcella Maurer (9) 551-8601 Welcoming Committee Vince Salico (7) 389-7726 Young Adults Tim Reid (9) 551-8602 Young Ladies Institute (YLI) Ann Johnson (9) 374-1547 Youth Ministry Tim Reid (9) 551-8602

ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH MINISTRIES

Events around the Diocese of Orange

24 Hours for the Lord

Friday, March 29th & Saturday, March 30th at the Christ Cathedral Campus

Mass will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the Arboretum. The Benediction at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Arboretum. A complete schedule and more information will be posted

at: https://www.rcbo.org/24-hours-for-the-lord/

WHAT THE CHURCH SAYS ABOUT…

ALL ARE WELCOME to a ser ies of speakers addressing current social/moral issues co-sponsored

by JOY Ministry and the Adult Faith Formation Team. Informational flyers about the whole series are

in the Vestibule of the Arboretum Msgr. Steven Doktorczyk, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Orange, the first speaker, will discuss

Marriage, Divorce, and Annulments Thursday, March 21, 2019.

6:30 pm: Potluck Dinner; 7:00-8:30: Program RSVP to Norah: ndopudja@christcathedralca.org

Magnificat Prayer Breakfast welcomes Joan Jacoby, Administrative Director for the Magis Institute, founded

by Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J. Join us for the inspiring story of how God called Joan to a deeper conversion which led to a completely new mission for her life!

“God’s grace has brought me to pray, be grateful, forgive over and over again, and shine His light through

compassion!” Come and bring a friend to be blessed!

Saturday, May 4, 2019, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Embassy Suites Anaheim – South, 11767 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 92840

Registration by mail must be postmarked by April 29, 2019: $28 per person

Registration at the door: $33 per person Reserved Seating for Tables of 10 - $280

Mail to Magnificat Ministry: P.O. Box 4381, Orange, CA 92863

The meal includes a full plated breakfast as well as the speaker’s program.

Please visit www.magnificat-ministry.net for a flyer and registration information.