Saint Thomas More Parish & Academy
4275 Fourth Street, Southeast
Washington, D.C. 20032
Telephone: 202-562-0431 Fax: 202-563-7347
E-mail: stmchurch@comcast.net
Website: www.stthomasmoredc.org
School: 202-561-1189
March 31, 2013 ~ Easter Sunday
Pastoral Staff:
Rev. Raymond Moore, Pastor, x12
Rev. John Kinter, In residence, x16
Deacon Richard L. Walker, x30
Ms. Patricia Hamilton, Pastoral Administrator, x11
Mrs. Mary Waters, Office Assistant & Rectory Cook, x10
Ms. Bridget Coates, Academy Principal
Ms. Wanda Brooks, Coordinator of Religious Education, x31
Mr. Henry Herrera, Gospel Choir Director
Mrs. Charnetta Dobbins, Youth Choir Director
Mrs. Barbara Elliott, Parish Council Chair
Ms. Diana Brown, Finance Council Chair
Mass Schedule:
Saturday
Sunday
Weekdays
5:00 pm (Rectory Chapel)
8:45 am Youth Choir
11:30 am Gospel Choir
8:00 am (Rectory Chapel)
Novena:
Monday
7:00 pm
(Rectory Chapel)
Items for Sunday’s Bulletin must be
received via email by 5:00pm Monday in order to have them
included in Sunday’s publication. Thank you for honoring this
important timeline.
Bulletin Deadline:
Baptism: Please call the Parish Office to register for classes.
Confession: After Sunday Masses or by appointment, or on Wednesday Evenings, 6:30-8:00 pm in the Church.
Marriage: Diocesan policy requires notification to the priest at least six months in advance. Attendance at pre-Cana classes is also
required. Contact the Parish Office for more information.
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Please notify the Parish Office when a member of the parish is in the hospital, nursing home, or is otherwise
unable to come to Mass and wishes to receive any of the sacraments.
Religious Education:
Interested in becoming a Catholic? Please contact Fr. Raymond Moore at the Rectory.
CCD Classes: Every Sunday at 10:30am
Bible Study: Every Tuesday at 7:30pm
Adult Education Catholic Inquiry Classes: Every Sunday at 10:30am
Easter Sunday
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
The Resurrection of the Lord
Reading I ~ Acts 10:34a, 37-43
EFFECTIVE SUPPORT OF YOUR CHURCH
IS WISE STEWARDSHIP
Responsorial ~ Psalm 118
This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad.
Reading II ~ Col 3:1-4
Lord, you have endowed us with both goods and grace, and it is
now our privilege once again to place in your compassionate
hands our offering that can bring blessing to us and immeasurable
benefit to your kingdom. AMEN.
Gospel ~ John 20:1-9
Readings for Next Sunday
Acts 5:12-16 Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19
Jn 20:19-31
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK:
Sunday 8:45am
11:30am
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
All received into the Church at Easter
All STM Ministries and Organizations
Marie Edelin-Birthday
In memory of Elizabeth Davies
In memory of Christian Wilson
In memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In memory of Blanche Adewumi
In memory of Evangeline and Morris McKay
Sunday
Adult Faith Sharing Group - On Break
CCD Classes - On Break
Second Chance (3:30pm-Old Library)
Monday
Youth Choir Rehearsal (7:00pm-Church)
Tuesday
Bible Study- On Break
NCW 2nd Community (8:00pm-Cedar Rm)
Wednesday NCW 1st Community (8:00pm-Cedar Rm)
Thursday
Adult Choir Rehearsal -On Break
Friday
AA (8:00pm-Old Library)
Saturday
NCW Communities (8:00pm)
The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, April 1st.
DAILY MASS READINGS
Acts 2:14, 22-33
Acts 2:36-41
Acts 3:1-10
Acts 3:11-26
Acts 4:1-12
Acts 4:13-21
Your offerings at last weekend’s Masses amounted to
$7,707.45 for the support of our Church. This includes $33.00
from Youth Envelopes.
5:00 pm
8:45 am
11:30 am
13
179
305
497
Thank you for your contributions!
Please continue to be as generous as possible!
PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY: Bible study will be on break
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be
required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted,
even more will be demanded. (Luke 12:48)
Mt 28:8-15
Jn 20:11-18
Lk 24:13-35
Lk 24:35-48
Jn 21:1-14
Mk 16:9-15
KEEP THE SICK IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Shirley Adams,
Veronica Apiafi, Monique Bailey, Viola Barnes, Liz Berry, Linda Black,
Blondinia Brown, Francillia Browne, Deacon James Brown, Alvin & Shirley
Brown, Cynthia Bruce, Felicia V. Bush, John Bush, Mary Agnes Bush, Jane
Butorac, Gwen Cannon, Mary Carey, Dixie Clark, Francess Davies, Barbara
Deale, Marie Edelin, Edith Ellis, Renee Feliu, Mary E. Ford, Bob, Eric &
Priscilla Fuller, Craig Fulmer, Tasha Gant, Tyrone Garrison, Brenda Green,
Natalie Green, Emmanuel Greene, William Gunn, Earl Hamilton, Andre
Harris, Margaret Harris, Shant’e Hawkins, Joe Hill, James Hilton, Maximillon
Holland, Elizabeth Holmes, Darryl Jackson, Jimmie Jackson, Sarah Jones,
Mack Kennedy, Dennis Lucas, Andre & Alexander Lyles, Doris Martin,
Gloria & William McCaskill, Emma McEntyre, Betty Moeller, Gloria
Morgan, Dorothy Myrtle, Angela Neal, Tina Penny, Margarita Perez, Tammy
& Davon Peterson, Cee-Cee Poindexter, Tom Propes, Charles Queen, Arthur
Robinson, Leroy & Robert Robinson, Robin Sescoe, Ciara Shields, Brenda
Smith, Edsel Swann, Jane Thomas, Kristine Vivican, Paul Waters, Mary
Webster, Marilyn Denise Whetstone, Kobe M. Williams, David Wilson,
Orlando Witherspoon, Jean Wright, Marianne Young, and all who are Sick
and Shut-In.
April 2nd, and will resume on Tuesday, April 9th. All are
welcome to attend!
ADULT DISCUSSION & FAITH SHARING GROUP:
The STM Faith Discussion Group meets Sundays, 10:30am, in
the Red Room. All adult Catholics, ages 19 and up, are welcome
to join the Group to enjoy good conversation and fellowship on
many faith-based topics. For more info, please see Faye Powell.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM: Please see Ms.
Wanda Brooks in the School Office following the 8:45am Mass
for additional information. The best thing that we can do for our
young people is to bless them with a strong relationship with
Jesus Christ in the fellowship of the Church.
APRIL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Couples who will
observe their Wedding Anniversary in April are asked to notify
Mary Waters in the Church Office no later than Wednesday,
April 24th. Special Blessings will be shared with you on Sunday,
April 28th.
~APPRECIATION~
THANK YOU, to my STM family, for all of your prayers and
well wishes during my illness. I am still on the mend but to
God be the Glory, for I am still standing. Please continue to
pray for me as I pray for you.
Love, Liz Berry
~SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS~
Please offer your heartfelt prayers for the well-being of our
dear parishioners, Audrey P. Mayo and Andre Lyles.
Your continued prayers are also asked for our beloved
parishioners: Liz Berry, Marie Edelin, Liz Holmes, Felicia
James and Charles Queen during their time of recuperation;
and Bob & Priscilla Fuller, James Hilton, Mack Kennedy,
Mother Mary Webster and all of our sick & shut-in members.
PASTOR’S PEN
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Happy Easter to all! After forty days of Lent and the
great services of Holy Week, we come together to
celebrate Jesus’ victory over sin and death. Alleluia!
The Resurrection is a mystery which we can never
understand but only believe. The Resurrection takes us
beyond the familiar to the place where God’s glory,
majesty and power lift us up to share in the new dignity
won for us in Christ’s victory at Easter. The beauty of
Easter is seen in that the Church acknowledges who
Jesus really is: One who shared in our humanity, our
pain and our brokenness; One who shared in death, yet
overcame it’s power. He conquered death that we might
share in the fullness of life.
Easter shows us that there is no power in death and
that the tomb is not the end. The final word is risen life.
In Jesus Christ, each of us is invited to lay down the
burdens of life, our worries, fears and frustrations, and to
share in the gift of eternal life.
This new life and dignity isn’t something which can
be measured or calculated. It is a freely given gift by
God who has loved each of us from the very beginning
of creation, who breathed life into us, and who continues
to invite us to grow into the fullness of life. We
celebrate this gift and remember God’s promise, not just
on Easter but every time we gather to celebrate the
Eucharist.
Have a great Easter!
In Jesus peace,
Father Raymond Moore
~2013 CARDINAL’S APPEAL~
Many of our parishioners have received a letter from
Cardinal Wuerl asking that you make a pledge to the
2013 Cardinal’s Appeal. The Cardinal’s Appeal not
only funds the operations for the Archdiocese, it funds
services that are of great help to the ministries here in
our community like Catholic Charities, the Merrick
Center.
Please prayerfully consider a generous pledge to the
Cardinal’s Appeal.
~ IMPORTANT SHARE INFO FOR APRIL~
Sign-up: SUNDAY, April 7th & 14th only!
Pick-up will take place on April 20, 2013, which is the
THIRD Saturday of the month, from 11:00am12:30pm. Please see Mrs. Mary Bush for additional info.
WELCOMEVISITORS!
We warmly welcome our visitors to
St. Thomas More Church and ask that you
please sign our Visitors’ Book near the
church entrance.
We invite all who are seeking a church home to join
our church family here at St. Thomas More.
(Members are encouraged to invite their guests
to sign the guest book.)
CONGRATULATIONS!
We congratulate and offer our prayerful support
to those who received
Sacraments at the Easter Vigil!
Milo Bowman
Gwanaya Cleveland
Dion Gillis
Dionni Gillis
Justyse Dodson
Anessha Henriques
Ian Penny
Paul Smith, III
Thendo Tshikororo, II
Dalontae Virgil
Devin Waller
Tiarra Williams
Please hold each of these precious children of God in
your prayers and join us on March 30th as we celebrate
this very special occasion in their lives.
Special thanks to all who have been involved in preparing
the children for this important step in their walk with our
Lord! God Bless You!
NOTES FOR TODAY…
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New Students Welcome!
Enrollment is underway for the
2013-2014 School Year!
We are accepting students in ALL Grades
~Pre-K3 through 8th~
(3-year-olds accepted into Pre-K3!)
*Catholic Environment*
*Academically Excellent*
~~~~~
~Great Opportunities In~
Art, Athletics, Choir, Dance,
Music & Technology!
Tuition Assistance is Available– so Register Early!
FOR MORE INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL THE
SCHOOL OFFICE: 202-561-1189
SODALITY EVENT: The STM Sodality is sponsoring a play,
“Going to Hell Through the Doors of the Church,” on Sunday,
April 21, 2013, 4:00p.m., at the Merrick Center. Donation:
$20.00- includes refreshments. Tickets are available from any
Sodality member. Vendor tables are available, but, act soon, as
space is limited!
WORKSHOP FOR CAREGIVERS:
A Caregivers’ Training & Caring for the Aging Workshop
will be held on April 20th & May 10th, 10:00am to 12 noon at
Capital Caring, 50 F Street, NW, #3300, Washington, DC.
Learn tips and techniques from Capital Caring experts on
caring for your loved one in the home. Topics include: How
to use medical equipment and oxygen; how to change a bed
with a bedridden member; and how to transfer a patient into
a chair… to name a few. To register, please call Skip Jordan
at 202-244-8300.
STM FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS
STILL APRECIATED!!
We currently are experiencing a
GREAT NEED for food donations and
appeal to your generous spirit of giving to support
Our STM Food Pantry.
Requests for assistance remain on the rise!!
STM has served as a wellspring of relief for many!
We continue to have a particular need for:
STAPLES and NUTRITIOUS CANNED ITEMS!
We greatly appreciate your support! Thank You!
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LITURGICAL WORKSHOP: On Saturday, April 20,
2013, the Josephite Pastoral Center will host “Our Worship and
Our Service” Liturgical Ministry Workshop. This even begins
with registration at 9:00 a.m. and ends with the 4:30 p.m. Vigil
Mass. Celebrant and homilist, Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ.
Registration fee is $15.00, which includes workshops, continental
breakfast and lunch. The Workshop will be presented from an
African American Roman Catholic perspective. We welcome and
encourage all liturgical ministers and those considering becoming
a part of the liturgical ministry to participate. In this Year of
Faith, we believe this Workshop will deepen the spirituality and
understanding of the Liturgy of the Mass for those who attend.
Please contact A’dell Lee, 202-526-9270, for more information
and /or to register.
VISIT OUR STM WEBSITE: Would you like to read the
Sunday Bulletin, or check for updates to the Parish Calendar online? You may access these items, and much more, at
www.stthomasmoredc.org.