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

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 3, 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 2/4/19—2/10/19

Monday 10am-Noon Spanish Bible Study 2/4 6:00-9:00pm YM Core Meeting 6:30-7:30pm REP 5th Grade Service Project 6:30-9:00pm Legion of Mary 7:00-9:00pm AFF Bible Study 7:00-9:15pm Respect Life Meeting 7:00-8:30pm HM Bible Study 7:30-8:30pm RCIA Tuesday 9:15-11:00am AFF Bible/Movie Study 2/5 3:30-6:30pm REP 7:00-8:00pm Baptism Class 7:00-9:15pm CRHP Women Wednesday 8:30-11:00am Library Open 2/6 2:00-7:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm Confirmation One Class 6:30-9:30pm K of C Monthly Meeting 7:30-9:15pm Reflections with Father Justice Thursday 8:30am-12:30pm Library Open 2/7 9:00-11:00am AFF Bible/Book Study 3:30-6:30pm REP 7:00-8:30pm Confirmation One Class 7:00-9:00pm CRHP Men 7:30-8:15pm English RCIA 7:15-9:00pm Spanish Bible Study Friday 8:45am-12:45pm Little Way Homeschool 2/8 6:30-7:30pm Adoration 6:30-9:30pm VM Core Group Meeting Saturday 9:00-11:00am Deacon’s Bible Study 2/9 1:00-4:00pm VM Faith Enhancement 3:00-4:00pm Reconciliation 3:00-4:00pm RCIA 4:00pm Vietnamese-English Mass 5:00-7:00pm VM Faith Enhancement 5:30pm English Mass Sunday 8, 9:30, 11:15am English Masses 2/10 8:45am-1:00pm Library Open 12:45pm Tridentine Mass 2:15pm Spanish Mass 5:00pm English Mass 6:00-8:30pm Life Teen Life Night

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14- 29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30- 34 Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lk 5:1-11

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — I am with you to deliver you, says the L (Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19). Psalm — I will sing of your salvation (Psalm 71). Second Reading — If I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing (1 Corinthians 12:31 — 13:13 [13:4-13]). Gospel — No prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown (Luke 4:21-30). 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: AN ONGOING MISSION In his hometown synagogue, Jesus’ neighbors are amazed by his words. Nevertheless, they remind each other, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” Surely the people know who he is. The carpenter’s son. The young man who had learned in this very synagogue. The boy down the street. Conflict arises as Jesus begins to define himself in a new way. When he compares himself to the ancient prophets Elijah and Elisha the tensions grow. The tensions multiply when Jesus begins to tell of a new mission for God’s people: the good news of the scriptures is intended for all. In his famous passage from the First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul reminds us of the eternal nature of love. Love does not come to an end. In today’s readings, we are reminded that, like love, Jesus’ mission cannot be contained. Jesus slips through the crowd of persecutors and moves on to new challenges. We are called to this same perseverance in the name of love. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

In Christ, Father John

PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday 8:00AM Willie Nadal

9:30AM Mark Scott

11:15AM †Kay Wojcik

12:45PM Marc & Haruka LeMire

2:15PM †Yolando Ornelas

5:00PM Roman Salazar

Monday 8:00AM †Anthony & Mary George

Tuesday 8:00AM †Souls in Purgatory

Wednesday 8:00AM †Regina Abuyuan

Thursday 8:00AM †Reynaldo Garcia

Friday 8:00AM Mark Scott

Saturday 8:00AM

4:00PM 5:30PM

Eli Nault †Dr. Ligorio Calaycuy †Juliet Dimaano †Dan Mungcal †Juanchito SanPedro Flores Jonathan Hughes †John Coutes †Nancy DeLos Reyes Medina †Consuela Curiel †Bill Conway †Simon Peter Cabral Francisco Javier Lozoya

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 Don Chisholm Clara Connor Alexandra Conti Petra Cordova Ellie Dainko Ann D'Alessandro Henry Damigella Jim Danaher Larry Doan Marsha Feldstein Howard Frankel, MD Gabriel Franson Cynthia Fox Rob F. Gorman Emma Hager Tina Halberg Gayle Ham 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 John McCarthy Cavan McGaffney Howard Mellott Stephanie Mispagel Agnes Motley Susan Navarette Karen Norton Agnes Pamintuam

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

Collections and Expenses

Sunday Collection (1-27-19) $17,281 Sunday Collection (1-28-18) $18,907 Electronic Giving $ 7,511 Building Fund $ 311* Believe & Grow Together Capital Campaign $ 1,556** Other Income $ 2,659 Regular Expenses (1-20 to 1-26-19) $ 3,204 *for current church **for future church

Thank you for your generosity!

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

Reminder to C2 Candidates: Saint Reports are due February 13 or 14th!

Next C1 Session = Feb 6th OR 7th

7:00-8:30pm Next C2 Session = Feb 13th OR 14th

7:00-8:30pm

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.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The song of the angels, “Holy, Holy, Holy,” resounds from our lips at every Mass. There was a widespread belief in the first religions of the world that God stirred creation into being by a word, a song, a musical note. Music and a sense of God’s presence have always been inseparable. In the liturgy, your voice is invited into this song as the priest names the reasons for our praise. “Heaven and earth are full of your glory,” and we are not passive onlookers, but participants in this glory. Catholic prayer no longer assigns this angelic hymn to a choir, but gives it to you to sing. Even if your voice is thought to be suitable only for a well‑insulated shower stall, you are called into this song. We are born to sing—just listen to a baby testing the full range of newly‑discovered vocal abilities. Soon we get shushed and hushed into quiet, and given lots of messages that our voices are unwanted, and that we need to raise our hands in order to be heard. All of that is overturned in liturgy, the place where God waits to hear us come alive in the song of all creation. In heaven, everyone’s in the choir; why not start practicing now? —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Boy Scouting Sunday Tuesday: St. Agatha; Chinese New Year 4717 Wednesday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Friday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine

Bakhita; International Day of Prayer and

Awareness against Human Trafficking Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

PLANNING If you are planning for a year, sow rice. If you are planning for a decade, plant trees. If you are planning for a lifetime, educate a person. —Chinese Proverb

Faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

— 1 Corinthians 13:13

Congratulations to Scouts who grow in their faith!

Jonathan Bergler, Ryan Burnette, Joshua Potter, and Angel Rodriguez from Troop 691 earned the Pope Pius XII Award, the highest level of Catholic religious emblems in Scouting. What makes this group

extra special is that these four young men from St. Thomas More are the only four scouts in the entire Diocese of Orange to earn this award this year. Jonathan Bergler is the only Scout in the Diocese this year to be

recognized with the Pillar of Faith award for having earned all four religious emblems during his Scouting career. Their advisor and assistant Scoutmaster, Mike Bergler, was honored with the Bronze Pelican Award, for service and leadership to youth in the religious emblem program. They are wearing the awards that were presented to them by the Bishop in a special Mass on January 26th at St. Joachim. Father John gave them, as

well as other Scouts who earned other Catholic Awards, a blessing after the 5pm Mass on January 27th.

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 Chinese Community Paul Fan (9) 726-0940 Josephine Yang (9) 751-9362 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 & 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 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 Stewardship 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

Orange Diocese Magnificat Prayer Breakfast Saturday, February 16, 2019

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Guest speaker, Bishop David O’Connell

“Peter do you love me? Feed my sheep, feed my lambs!” ...A Shepard’s Journey

Embassy Suites Anaheim—South

11767 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove Advanced registration $28 per person must be

postmarked by Feb. 11. $33 at the door (cash/check only)

Registration: Anne (714) 420-5482 or annehyatt5@gmail.com

Bethany Bereavement Support Group is starting a new session at St. Kilian Catholic Church in Mission Viejo for grieving adults. Sessions are

held each Thursday at 1 p.m. More information: Mary Radecki at (657) 372-2404.