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2506 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota, FL 34231 | Phone 941.923.1691 | Fax 941.923.1692 | [email protected] | www.stthomasmoresrq.org
February 14, 2016 • First Sunday of Lent
We are a welcoming Catholic community devoted to living out and celebrating God’s Word and Sacraments by connecting people to Christ through faith, love and ministry.
2506 Gulf Gate Dr. Sarasota, FL 34231 | 941-923-1691 | stthomasmoresrq.org
The Parish Office is located in the Chelsea Center: 2506 Gulf Gate Drive Sarasota, FL 34231
Office Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday-Friday
Contact us 941-923-1691 or [email protected]
Website stthomasmoresrq.org
Confessions 2:00pm (Saturday, in the Chapel) Saturday 8:00am, 3:00 & 4:30pm Masses Sunday 8:00am Mass 9:45am Mass (Traditional choir) 11:30am Mass (Contemporary choir) Weekdays 8:00am Mass
FASTING AND FEASTING By William Arthur Ward Lent can be more than a time of fasting. It can also be a joyous season of feasting. Lent is a time to fast from certain things and to feast on others. It is a season to: Fast from judging others; feast on Christ living in them. Fast from emphasis on differences; feast on the unity of all life. Fast from apparent darkness; feast on the reality of light. Fast from thoughts of illness; feast on the healing power of God. Fast from words that pollute; feast on phrases that purify. Fast from discontent; feast on gratitude. Fast from anger; feast on patience. Fast from pessimism; feast on optimism. Fast from worry; feast on appreciation. Fast from complaining; feast on appreciation. Fast from negatives; feast on affirmatives Fast from unrelenting pressures; feast on unceasing prayer. Fast from hostility; feast on non-resistance. Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness. Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others. Fast from personal anxiety; feast on eternal hope through Jesus. Fast from discouragement; feast on hope. Fast from lethargy; feast on enthusiasm. Fast from suspicions; feast on truth. Fast from idle gossip; feast on purposeful silence. Fast from thoughts of weakness; feast on promises that inspire. Fast from problems that overwhelm; feast on prayer that undergirds.
Fr. Michal SzySzka Parochial Vicar
STAFF
Sr. Judy BaldinoPastoral Associate
rev. Mr. BoB GaitenSDeacon
rev. Mr. kevin MonahanDeacon
alex dilanOrganist & Music Director
PeGGy nardi Health Ministry Coordinator
leiland theriotInterim Youth Ministry Director
carolann loveJoy-JeSSuPExecutive Assistant
david FelicianoParish Accountant
Mary MaxwellParish Secretary
SuSan JacoBSFront Office Coordinator
Joanne tararaChelsea Coordinator
raMon alveroMaintenance Supervisor
John driScollMaintenance/Set up
Fr. Joe cliFFordPastor
John & lucy koitSchSacristans
rev. Mr. david waGnerDeacon
Liturgical MinistriesIf you are an Altar Server, Lector, or Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and will be away, contact Joanne Tarara: [email protected].
If you are a Hospitality Minister, contact Charles Ballschmieder: [email protected]. Please let Joanne or Charles know your away dates.
Written notice of your changes is required the 1st of each month. If you are scheduled and cannot make it, you are asked to find a replacement from our list.
New Member Orientation & Tour
Saturday, February 20 9:00 am in the ChurchThis informative tour is led by parishioners Sue Stofko and Cheryl Stock. Please join us and bring the family! • tour the buildings • learn about the parish history • meet other new members • and more!
Join Our Parish: stthomasmoresrq.org/register
Sunday Fr. Joe 8:00am +Katherine Moran +Giuseppe Giannini
Fr. Joe 9:45am +Mike Menzella +Margaret Ambrose
Fr. Michal 11:30am +Robert Sochurek +GeneHoeffler
Monday Fr. Joe 8:00am +Jack Lyons +Mark Bulinski
Tuesday Fr. Joe 8:00am +Gail Gaasch +John McAlarney
Wednesday Fr. Michal 8:00am +Jack Mitchell +Frank Miraloelli
Thursday Fr. Michal 8:00am +Mary Vesci +Frank Czajkowski
Friday Fr. Joe 8:00am +Walter Jeselson, Jr. +Carlos Miranda
Saturday Fr. Dave 8:00am +Angela & Francesco Colella +Vito D. Colella
Fr. Joe 3:00pm +Deacon Bob Horvath +Florence Gambery
Fr. Michal 4:30pm +Rudy Pelicer +Ben D’Errico Sunday Fr. Michal 8:00am +Christum Leonard +Tony Bonocore
Fr. Joe 9:45am +Jack Baker +Anthony Picozzi
Fr. Joe 11:30am +Walter Benedetti +Robert Stearns
PRAYER INTENTIONS February 14-21
Centering Contemplative Prayer Thursdays10:30 am in the Bavaria Room6:30pm in the Bavaria Room
Spirit of Love Prayer Group 2nd Monday2:00 pm in the chapel
Rosary Weekdays 7:30 am in the Church
Women at the Well & Micah’s Men 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 6:30 pm in the Chelsea Garden Room
Join us for Prayer
Sanctuary Candle Lighted in memory of
Joan Measer- given in love by George Measer.
Our prayer book of the sick is located in the chapel. You may write your intention; be assured that those entered are prayed for daily.
Altar FlowersContact the Parish Office,
941-923-1691, if you wish to celebrate an anniversary, birthday, First Communion, Confirmation or
more! We have many dates available
in the spring and summer
Youth Ministry at St. Thomas More Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 pm in the Spirit Center
Youth Ministry leader: Leiland Theriot [email protected]
OffertoryFebruary 6/7, 2016 $32,383.12St. Vincent de Paul $ 437.00Meat the Need $ 3,075.00(includes ParishPay weekly donations)
Have you established online giving in the parish through ParishPay? It is an easy way to give to your Parish and not worry whether or not you have offertory envelopes. Visit www.parishpay.com to set up an account with St. Thomas More Parish.
2016 Catholic Faith AppealGoal $204,000
Our goal for 2016 is lower than last year! Please consider making a pledge or one-time donation. Pledge/donation cards and mailing envelopes are available in the Gathering Area.
Safe Environment TrainingThis training is required for those working with children or vulnerable adults in any ministry/volunteer capacity at St.Thomas More. Training will be held at Incarnation Parish, 2929 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota.
Call Incarnation Parish at 941-921-6631, to register for either one: Thursday, February 18, 6:00-8:00 pm or
Saturday, February 20, 9:30-11:30 am
Mothers’ Circle Mothers supporting mothers in
prayer, fellowship and Bible study. Wednesdays @ 9:30 am in the Spirit Center.
Volunteer grandmothers wanted! Watch children while
moms meet. Contact Rosemary Quartermaine at 941-906-8037
or the Parish Office at 941-923-1691
It’s Beach Night!Friday, February 19 is Beach Night at Siesta Key Beach. We will start about 4:30pm (note the new time), with sunset around 6:15 pm.
We’ll set up near or between the two new pavilions. We look forward to seeing you and your family, with your favorite beverage, food either to be cooked or cold and of course our gorgeous sunsets. Be sure to wear your name badge!
Girl Scout Troop 780 - Here’s what the Scouts have been up to this year. Selling cookies is a just small part of what these girls are doing! The year began with a car wash at Savannah Grand Assisted Living on Beneva Road, followed by training for the Hospice 5k race. At year’s end, there was a trip to Hospice which brought cheer to the patients and staff to hear Scouts singing Christmas carols.
Currently, the girls are working hard to learn about business and money-management as the troop sets up its cookie business and create goals for spending proceeds.
Looking ahead: plans to go camping, sleeping at the zoo, giving back to the church by hosting a family movie night for all the STM families, and saving for supplies for next year!
Girl Scout Troop 780 members bring cheer to whoever they meet and are eager to learn and grow!!! Thank you for supporting our troop. If you would like to know more, contact Troop Leaders Jill Crabill or Ginny Lawlor at [email protected]
This Week’s CalendarSunday, February 14Concert Ticket Sales/K of C Tootsie Roll Sales Coffee & Donuts after 8 & 9:45 am Masses8:00am Mass - Church9:45am Mass - Church11:30am Mass - Church8:00pm N.A. Meeting - Spirit Center
Monday, February 15 PRESIDENT’S DAY - OFFICES CLOSED7:30am Pray the Rosary - Church8:00am Mass - Church5:30pm AA - Chelsea Bavaria Rm.6:00pm Cub/Boy Scouts - Spirit Center Michelle Dunn 941-806-8133; Javier Aristimuño 941-232-80736:30pm Parish Council - Chelsea Westminster Rm. Ellie Gibeau 941-870-06347:00pm Al-Anon - Chelsea Bavaria Rm.
Tuesday, February 167:30am Pray the Rosary - Church 8:00am Mass - Church5:15pm Youth Choir - Church Alex Dilan 941-923-16916:00pm Faith Formation & Parent Meeting - Chelsea & Spirit Centers Sr. Judy Baldino 941-923-1691; [email protected]
Wednesday, February 177:30am Pray the Rosary - Church8:00am Mass - Church9:30am Mothers’ Circle - Spirit Center Natalie Lelyo 215-620-1184 1:30pm Prayer Shawl Ministry - Chelsea Garden Rm. Pat Lucke 941-927-3419; [email protected]; Marie Scott 941-927-5352.6:00pm AA - Chelsea Bavaria Rm.6:00pm Just Faith - Chelsea Westminster Rm. Sue Morusiewicz 941-922-1257; [email protected]:30pm Youth Group - Spirit Center Leiland Theriot [email protected]:30pm Micah’s Men & Women at the Well - Chelsea Garden Rm. Roger Grenier 993-2908; [email protected]:00pm Traditional Choir Rehearsal - Church Alex Dilan 941-923-1691
Thursday, February 187:30am Pray the Rosary - Church 8:00am Mass - Church9:00 am St. Patrick’s Day Party Committee - Garden Rm.9:30am Crafty Ladies - Spirit Center Faith Rm. Mary Hautanen 941-922-8892
10:00am Quilters of St. Thomas More - Spirit Charity Rm. Bonnie Lagner 941-921-126110:30am Contemplative Prayer - Chelsea Bavaria Rm. Ed Savoy 941-923-57064:00pm Guardian Ad Litem - Chelsea Lancaster Rm. Sandy Mullen 941-377-5979 6:00pm Girl Scouts - Chelsea Center Jill Crabill [email protected]:30pm Centering Prayer - Chelsea Bavaria Rm. Bob Ferkenhoff 941-483-4165; [email protected]:00pm R.C.I.A. - Chelsea Westminster Rm. Sr. Judy Baldino 941-923-1691; [email protected]:00pm Contemporary Choir Rehearsal - Church Alex Dilan 941-923-1691
Friday, February 197:30am Pray the Rosary - Church8:00am Mass - Church9:30am Adult Bible Study - Chelsea Westminster Rm. Mary Jo Dranttel 941-343-0522 9:30am S.U.R.E. Pre-meeting Chelsea Garden Rm. Sue Morusiewicz 941-922-1257; [email protected]:00pm Cards & Mah Jongg - Chelsea Center6:00pm AA Meeting - Chelsea Bavaria Rm.6:00pm Outside Event - Spirit Center7:00pm Concert: Spirit of the Gulf Singers - Chelsea Center Barbara Blackburn 941-927-5670
Saturday, February 207:30am Pray the Rosary - Church 8:00am Mass - Church8:30am Secular Franciscans - Chelsea Garden Rm. Susan Jacobs 941-922-1080; [email protected]:00am Diocese Event - Spirit Center9:00am New Member Orientation and Tour - ChurchSt. Martha School Raffle Ticket Sales - all afternoon Masses3:00pm Mass - Church4:30pm Mass - Church5:00pm Men of St. Thomas More - Chelsea Garden Rm. Roger Grenier 993-2908; [email protected]
Sunday, February 21St. Martha School Raffle Ticket Sales - all Masses8:00am Mass - Church9:45am Mass - Church11:30am Mass - Church8:00pm N.A. Meeting - Spirit Center8:00pm Nar-Anon Meeting - Spirit Center
7:00am Catholic Professionals Network - Chelsea Garden Rm. Jon Lemole 941-445-3087 or @CPofSTM
Have you: 1. moved? 2. changed your home phone or cell phone number? 3. changed your email address?
Please contact Susan or Mary @ 941-923-1691 and let us know of your changes.
As a result of a recent envelope mailing, 74 families or individuals did not notify the parish of an address change.
Save the date:St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Dance
Saturday, March 19, 6:00 PMChelsea Center at St. Thomas More
AA & N-A Support GroupsAlcoholics Anonymous
5:30 pm Mondays, Bavaria Room
Al-Anon (Family Groups) 7:00 pm Mondays, Bavaria Room
Alcoholics Anonymous (Meditation) 6:00 pm Wednesdays, Bavaria Room
Alcoholics Anonymous (Sober Living) 6:00 pm Fridays, Bavaria Room
Narcotics Anonymous & Nar Anon 8:00 pm Sundays, Spirit Center
Thank you to the Helping Hands Ministry!
Blessings to all the angels who brought dinners, and went grocery shopping for me after my back surgery.
I was homebound, and so grateful to Carol Spalding, Mary Taylor, Rhea Tankersly, Denise, Cathy, and others. Thank you everyone for your work in this welcome mission. I can only promise to ‘pay it forward’. - Joyce Doughtery
STM Women’s ClubA Spring Fling
Fashion Show & Luncheon Michael’s On East
Monday, February 29, 11:00 am
Fashions by A’Tu - located on Clark Rd. $43 (includes tax and gratuity)
Choice of Entrée: • Classic Chicken Piccata in lemon white wine parsley sauce • Ginger -Orange Grilled Salmon topped with zest of lemon, lime & oranges • White Vegetable Lasagna Cupcakes (Vegetarian)
Entrées served with: orzo with tomato and fresh basil-roasted asparagus & baby carrots Specialty breadbasket Iced tea, coffee and teaDessert: Myers truffle cake
Fashion Show Luncheon Reservation RESERVATION DEADLINE: Monday, February 22nd – NO REFUNDS
Please list names of all attending and entrée choices: (Chicken, Salmon or Vegetarian) be-low. Group reservations: tables are for 8 or 10 and one check per table is requested. _______________________________________________________________________
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Name & Phone Number of Contact:___________________________________________
Number of Reservations:____________________________ Total Enclosed: $___________
Checks Payable to: St. Thomas More Women’s ClubMail to: St. Thomas More Women’s Club, 2506 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota, FL 34231. Contacts: Carol Szafranski 941-922-5928 or Pat Cleary [email protected]
Mayra* was not always a star student. She was shy and struggled to complete her assignments. But when her teacher paired her with Fabricio, a peer tutor, everything changed. Not only has she learned math and reading, but she has a new best friend.
Catholic Relief Services continues to help students like Mayra succeed in Honduras—and around the world. *Name changed to protect privacy
Sponsored by Diocese of Venice Respect Life Office
1000 Pinebrook Road Venice, FL 34285
941-441-1101 www.dioceseofvenice.org/respectlife
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Saturday, April 2, 2016
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Register by Monday, February 22nd, 2016 Registration Link: http://dioceseofvenice.org/womens
Or mail check to: Diocese of Venice Attn: Women’s Conference
1000 Pinebrook Road • Venice, FL 34285For more information, call 941-484-9543 or email [email protected]
February 27, 2016 9 AM to 3 PM
Location: Bishop Verot High School5598 Sunrise Drive, Fort Myers
Cost: Adults $20, Students $5.Note: You must pre-register, tickets will not be available
at the door as we are expecting to sell out!
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DIOCESE OF VENICEin Florida
Celebrate
the Year of Mercy at the
Emmaus Experience Women’s Retreat 2016Friday, April 15 (evening) toSunday, April 17Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center, Venice, FL
Come Journey With Us On The Road To Emmaus!
Give yourself the gift of time away from the distractions of your daily routine to listen to Jesus and the Holy Spirit in an environment of sincere faith, fellowship, and worship. This retreat is based on the Gospel of Luke 24:13-35 in which Jesus joins two disciples on their way to Emmaus.
The benefits will be personal to you. Women receive tremendous healing, lifting of burdens, and experiences of love and joy. It is an opportunity to experience, renew and deepen your relationship with the Lord.
Limited Enrollment. Registration fee $150 double room, $240 single room. (Do not let the registration fee stand in your way.) Registration deadline is Tuesday, April 5. Contact Donna Vodraska 941-496-4464 or Nancy Archiable 513-703-8005.
2016 Leaven Conference Held at 9:00 am - 1:30 pm on Saturday, February 20 at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Fort Myers. The theme: “Laudato Si’: Understanding and Applying the Message” and will explore Pope Francis’ recent encyclical on the environment. The keynote speaker is Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami. He is presently the Chair of the USCCB Committee for Domestic Justice and Human Development.
Small groups topics in the context of Laudato Si’: Scripture; Integration and Application in the Parish; The Role of Thomas Aquinas’ Thought on Creation and Contemplation; Youth Who Get Stuck in Technological Isolation; C.S. Lewis; Religious Education; and more!
The cost is $10 adults and $5 students, (includes lunch). For information, contact the Diocese Office of Peace and Justice at 941-484-9543 or [email protected].
Long-Sleeve Relief Drive
How a story about a pepper teaches a lesson about pesticides
JEAN GONZALEZof the Florida Catholic staff
ORL ANDO | Picture yourself as afarmworker.
You are out in the fields picking vegeta-bles. You get thirsty, and while there is wa-ter available there are no cups available.
Bringing your own cup is not an option;it’s too difficult to work at a breakneck pacepicking vegetables and worry about whereyou might find a cup. So you improvise. You pick a pepper, cut it in half and use ahalf as a cup. Was that a good idea?
This is not a made-up scenario. Farm -workers faced with not enough resources to keep hydrated in the fields did just that. But what happened when they did that isthey were drinking pesticides within thepepper along with water. This created alot of health problems for them, and jump-started farmworkers and advocates tomake sure there was water and drinkingcups available throughout the day — espe-cially at peak times when the Florida sunis brutal. So what did we learn from thatpepper? That education equals action. Butyou can take that education even further.
Education helped the Florida Catho-lic staff develop the Long-Sleeve ReliefDrive 10 years ago as staffers mentally putthemselves in the shoes of a farmworker.Working outside in the heat for 10 hours inclothes that are worn the next day and thenext day, each day getting more and more
saturated with chemicals from pesticidesand sun exposure.
That’s why the Florida Catholic beganits Long-Sleeve Relief Drive. Since 2005 al-most a million long sleeved shirts havebeen donated. That’s a lot of shirts — morethan 50 tons — but they are necessary. Bynow, many of those shirts — donatedfrom the back of people’s closets — havebeen used to the “point of no return”and thrown away only because there isanother shirt to take its place.
And yes, thanks to the knowledge fromthat pepper, everyday Catholicscan help men and womenwho put food on their tables.
Th e F l o r i d a C at h o l i cspea rheaded t he popu la rdrive that officially begins AshWednesday (Feb. 10) and runsthrough Holy Thursday (Mar.24). The focus of the drive is to do-nate clean, used or new men’s and wom-en’s cotton long-sleeved shirts that canbe used in the fields. Rough workingcondi- tions, exposure to weather, manywash- ings, etc., create an ever-presentneed for long-sleeved shirts, which protect workers from bites and stings fromvarious insects, and from contaminationfrom sprays that help protect crops.
Drop-off locations are available withinall three dioceses covered by the FloridaCatholic, including Farmworker Asso-ciation offices and three locations of the
Orlando-based St. Vincent de Paul Soci-ety. The Society will coordinate delivery ofthe shirts to the Farmworker Associationof Florida in Apopka. (See box above for drop-off information.)
The ideal of “think globally and act lo-cally” is something many people haveheard. This annual drive embodies thatphilosophy as Florida residents open theireyes to poverty in their midst. It createsawareness of the conditions farmwork-ers face and the vital role they play in
the economy. During Lent, parishes,schools, organizations and individu-
als are invited to conduct localdrives and deliver the items col-lected to one of the many drop-off points around the state for distribution to farmworkers andothers in need.
For information on the drive,visit www.thefloridacatholic.org and
click on the Long-Sleeve Relief logo. Adownloadable PDF of collection and dis-tribution sites is available there.
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t io n , c o n -t a c t T a m m y O s b o r n e b yem a i l (t o sbo rn e @ t h e fl o r id acat holic.org), call 407-373-0079 or tollfree 1-888-275-9953.
To make a monetary donation, make your check payable to the Florida Catholicand mail to: Long Sleeve Relief, P.O. Box4993, Orlando, FL 32802-4993. ■
Long-Sleeve Relief DriveHow a story about a pepper teaches a lesson about pesticidesJEAN GONZALEZof the Florida Catholic staff
ORLANDO | Picture yourself as a farmworker.
You are out in the �elds picking vegeta-bles. You get thirsty, and while there is wa-ter available there are no cups available.
Bringing your own cup is not an option; it’s too di�cult to work at a breakneck pace picking vegetables and worry about where you might �nd a cup. So you improvise. You pick a pepper, cut it in half and use a half as a cup. Was that a good idea?
�is is not a made-up scenario. Farm-workers faced with not enough resources to keep hydrated in the �elds did just that. But what happened when they did that is they were drinking pesticides within the pepper along with water. �is created a lot of health problems for them, and jump-started farmworkers and advocates to make sure there was water and drinking cups available throughout the day — espe-cially at peak times when the Florida sun is brutal. So what did we learn from that pepper? �at education equals action. But you can take that education even further.
Education helped the Florida Catho-lic sta� develop the Long-Sleeve Relief Drive 10 years ago as sta�ers mentally put themselves in the shoes of a farmworker. Working outside in the heat for 10 hours in clothes that are worn the next day and the next day, each day getting more and more
saturated with chemicals from pesticides and sun exposure.
�at’s why the Florida Catholic began its Long-Sleeve Relief Drive. Since 2005 al-most a million long sleeve shirts have been donated. �at’s a lot of shirts — more than 50 tons — but they are necessary. By now, many of those shirts — donated from the back of people’s closets — have been used to the “point of no return” and thrown away only because there is another shirt to take its place.
And yes, thanks to the knowledge from that pepper, everyday Catholics can help men and women who put food on their tables.
� e Florida Catholic spearheaded the popular drive that o�cially began Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) and runs through Holy �ursday (Mar. 24). �e focus of the drive is to do -nate clean, used or new men’s and wom-en’s cotton long-sleeve shirts that can be used in the �elds. Rough working condi-tions, exposure to weather, many wash-ings, etc., create an ever-present need for long-sleeve shirts, which protect workers from bites and stings from various insects, and from contamination from sprays that help protect crops.
Drop-o� locations are available within all three dioceses covered by the Florida Catholic, including Farmworker Asso-ciation o�ces and three locations of the
Orlando-based St. Vincent de Paul Soci-ety. �e society will coordinate delivery of the shirts to the Farmworker Association of Florida in Apopka. (See box above for drop-o� information.)
�e ideal of “think globally and act lo-cally” is something many people have heard. �is annual drive embodies that philosophy as Florida residents open their eyes to poverty in their midst. It creates awareness of the conditions farmwork-ers face and the vital role they play in
the economy. During Lent, parishes, schools, organizations and individu-
als are invited to conduct local drives and deliver the items col-lected to one of the many drop-
o� points around the state for distribution to farmworkers and
others in need. For information on the drive,
visit www.the�oridacatholic.org and click on the Long-Sleeve Relief logo. A downloadable PDF of collection and dis-tribution sites is available there.
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n -t a c t T a m m y O s b o r n e b y e m a i l (t o s b o r n e @ t h e � o r i d a catholic.org), call 407-373-0079 or toll free 1-888-275-9953.
To make a monetary donation, make your check payable to the Florida Catholic and mail to: Long Sleeve Relief, P.O. Box 4993, Orlando, FL 32802-4993. ■