Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 28, 2018

List of Church Organists & Choir or Music Directors St. Thomas More Parish (part 1)

Mary E. Cook [1917 - ?] She was the Organist and her sister Anne S. Holran used to sing with her. She was the Manager of the Western Union Telegraph office for a number of years and later Manager of Postal Telegraph. She died on November 2, 1931. Anne was employed in Narragansett Pier Railroad Company and Wakefield Railway Depot. When the Depot closed, she was transferred to the Western Union office, Beach Street, Narragansett. She died on September 13, 1948 at the age of 77. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Norine A. Bristow [1926 – 1969] She was a lifelong resident of Narragansett. She was the Organist in the church for over 4 decades. She seems to be the first person who played the present heritage organ in 1929. She was employed by the New York Times, New York Herald Tribune, the St. Louis Post Dispatch and later The Providence Journal. She also played the organ at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea which was our mission church from 1940 – 1960. She

died on December 16, 1995 at Scallop Shell Nursing Home at the age of 91. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Perry, [1950, the Organist] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mrs. Mary Sweet, [1964 - ?] She was the Organist and she was the Parish Council member. She helped in various activities in the church and enjoyed playing piano. She died on August 29, 2012 at the age of 68.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary Matthew, [1969], Choir Director ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Aline Coutu, [1970], the Organist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Paul R. Ladd Jr. [1971 – 1984 & 1988 – 1996] Paul was a pastoral musician, composer and served as an Organist and Music Director for a longtime. He had compiled, edited and published several volumes of music and a series on music for choirs based on the liturgical seasons. He was a high school physics teacher, believer of classical music. He compiled the ‘American Hymnal’ which was not published. He was an organic farmer, lived on a seven-acre organic farm with his wife Eva Maria (Hegemann), who used to do the art work and illustrations for his

publications. He had a Jersey cow with the Latin name “Bos”. He was very committed in music ministry. Paul died on May 29, 1998 at the age of 78. Music Publications: 1. Christian Life in Song. No. 2350 (1963). Boston: McLaughlin & Reilly Co. 2. A Choir Book for Advent No. G. 3365 (1990). Chicago: GIA Publications. Inc. 3. A Choir Book for Christmas. No. G. 3370 (1990). Chicago: GIA Publications. Inc. 4. A Choir Book for Lent No. G. 3799 (1993). Chicago: GIA Publications. Inc. 5. A Choir Book for Easter. No. G. 4126 (1995). Chicago: GIA Publications. Inc. 6. A Choir Book for General Use. No. G. 4706 (1997). Chicago: GIA Publications. Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Frank White [1973 - 1979] He was in the choir singing from 1964 – 1974 and organized Folk Choir (teenagers) for which he was Choir Director from 1973 – 1979. He wrote songs and composed music for them. One of the songs very popular locally was “A window to God”. It was almost a signature song. He says that the greatest sorrow is that he can’t play the piano anymore due to having a stroke recently.

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Fr. Vijay Kiran, Assistant Pastor

1st Friday Adoration This Friday, November 2nd, we will have

Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist at St. Thomas More Church from

9:30AM to 12Noon.

Mass Intentions for the Week Saturday, October 27th: 5:00 PM: 4th Anniversary ~ Bob Winward

Sunday, October 28th: 8:00 AM: Pro Populo 10:00 AM: Anniversary ~ Davies Bisset Jr.

Monday, October 29th: 9:00 AM: Birthday Remembrance ~ Charles Speight

Tuesday, October 30th: 9:00AM: For the Soul of Harry Lewis

Wednesday, October 31st: 9:00 AM: Anniversary ~ Jessica Buonanno

Thursday, November 1st: 9:00 AM: Special Intention ~ Alex Littlefield (living)

Friday, November 2nd: 9:00 AM: For the Soul of Rose Pingitorer 7:00 PM: Liturgy of Remembrance

Saturday, November 3rd: 9:00 AM: Month’s Mind ~ Louis St. Germain 5:00 PM: For the Souls of Joseph & Teresa Pescosolido ~ Bernard

Sunday, November 4th: 8:00 AM: 12th Anniversary ~ John “Jack” O’Connor 10:00AM: For the Souls of the Delaney & Kirwan Families

St. Veronica Chapel Saturday, October 27th: 4:00 PM: Anniversary ~ Richard Creighton

Sunday, October 28th: 9:00 AM: Birthday Remembrance ~ Eric Benson 11:00 AM: Birthday Remembrance ~ David Kenney

Thursday, November 1st: 7:00 PM: For the Soul of Dr. Everett Federici

Saturday, November 3rd: 4:00 PM: For the Souls of Arthur & Anne Sheridan

Sunday, November 4th: 9:00 AM: Birthday Remembrance ~ Anna DiRienzo 11:00 AM: For the Soul of Jean Therien

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 28, 2018 The LORD has done great

things for us; we are glad indeed. -- Psalm 126:3

Wedding Banns II David Binkley & Ashley Recklet

Men’s Bible Study Our parish has a very active group of men, who for more than 16 years, have met each Saturday at 7:30AM in a "round table" format to discuss the Sunday scripture readings. It is very informal and attended by some scholarly and not-so-scholarly folks. It’s rewarding and even some fun. Bring your coffee and come on over to St. Thomas More parish hall!

Bereavement Support Program The Office of Life and Family will offer the Our Lady of Sorrows Bereavement Support program at

St. Thomas More Church, 53 Rockland St. (parking lot side entrance), Narragansett, on

Wednesday evenings 6:30 pm ~ 8:00pm, November 7th through December 12th (no meetings on Oct.31 and Nov. 21).

This support group provides a peaceful place to share and learn about grief with the spiritual

comfort of our Catholic faith. It is most appropriate for adults at least three months

beyond their loss. There is no cost to attend! For registration/information, contact: Peter Magnotta at 421-7833, ext. 217

Second Collection

The second collection next weekend, November 3rd & 4th is for hurricane relief. As we continue to see images of the devastation left in the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, it is important that we come together to reach out to support those affected by these disasters. The widespread damage, tragic suffering and loss of lives present an overwhelming challenge to relief efforts and agencies such as Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services. Please make checks payable to St. Thomas More. Your support is appreciated.

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Last week Mark "made an example" of James and John, the sons of thunder. In today's Gospel passage he gives us an example of faith in Bartimaeus, whose name means "son of fear" (our English word "timid" is in there). Most of us can identify with James and John during those times when we would like to acquire or think we have obtained places of honor and authority. We can also identify with those times we are timid, fearful, unsure. Perhaps because he was sightless, Bartimaeus was able to tell that there was a certain something special and out of the ordinary coming down the road that day. Like most blind people of his time, he spent his days begging for alms or food, hoping to get enough to sustain him for one more day. So he had nothing to lose in crying out to Jesus for help, and in accepting Jesus' invitation to come and be healed. SHHHHHHHH . . . Scripture scholars have long noted the "Messianic secret" in Mark's Gospel, wherein Jesus attempts to silence people who have discerned his true identity. In today's miracle-the last Jesus will perform in Mark's Gospel before entering Jerusalem to meet his suffering and death-Mark reverses this pattern. When Bartimaeus cries out to Jesus, Son of David, it is the crowd that tries to silence him. This time, however, Jesus himself invites Bartimaeus, who has already displayed his faith in crying out to Jesus for healing, to come forward, to be vocal about his faith and to regain his sight. Giving up everything he has (for a beggar, his cloak), Bartimaeus does come forward to "see" Jesus' identity revealed, and to go forth proclaiming the Good News of his renewed life. Last week we learned that true discipleship exists in living for the service of others; this week we learn that true discipleship is in accepting the invitation to faith in Jesus, and going forth to shout that faith to everyone.

November 4-10, 2018 National Vocation Awareness Week

Each year the Church sets this week aside “to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations.” Please pray for an increase in vocations to priesthood and religious life in the Diocese of Providence. If you are discerning priesthood and have questions, please contact Fr. Christopher Murphy at the Office of Vocations by phone at (401) 331-1316, by email at FatherCJM@gmail .com, or vis i t CatholicPriest.com.

Religious Education Schedule ~ October/November 2018

Sun. AM: Oct. 28th, Nov. 4th & 18th Grades 1~4: 10:05~10:55AM ~ St. Veronica

Mon. PM: Oct. 29th, Nov. 5th & 26th Grades 1~4: 4:00~5PM ~ St. Thomas More

Wed. PM: Nov. 7th, 14th & 28th Grades 5 & 6: 4:15~5:15PM ~ St. Veronica

Wed. PM: Nov. 7th, 14th & 28th Grades 7 & 8: 5:45~6:45PM ~ St. Veronica

Conf. I: Oct. 28th, Nov. 4th & 25th ~ Class Grade 9: 7:00PM ~ 8:15PM ~ St. Veronica *Nov. 18th ~ Life Nite ~ Msgr. Clarke Gym 7:00 to 8:30PM

Conf. II: Oct. 28th, Nov. 4th & 25th Class Grade10: 7:00PM ~ 8:15PM ~ St. Veronica *Nov. 18th ~ Life Nite ~ Msgr. Clarke Gym 7:00 to 8:30PM

Food Collection

Next weekend, we will have our monthly Food Collection. This is the last collection before Thanksgiving. Please donate any non-perishable food items: gravy, cranberry juice,

canned hams, boxed potatoes, rice, cans of juice, juice boxes, cereal, cookies, crackers, peanut butter, jelly, coffee, pasta, pasta sauce, baked beans, soups, canned fruit, canned meats/tuna fish, personal hygiene products, diapers, dish & laundry detergents and gift certificates. Please deposit items in the bins at the Church entrances. Non-perishable food may be left at the Church entrances at any time. during the month.

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