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March 29, 2015Palm Sunday

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MASS TIMES SATURDAY

8AM; 3PM & 4:30PM RECONCILIATION 2PM

SUNDAY8AM, 9:45AM (TRADITIONAL CHOIR) 11:30AM (CONTEMPORARY CHOIR)

WEEKDAY8AM & 11AM

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941-923-1692 (fax)941-927-7689 (chelsea center)

JOIN THE PARISHstthomasmoresrq.org/register

Or contact Mary or Susan at the Parish Office: 941-923-1691

Celebrating the Sacramentsof Baptism, 1st Reconciliation, 1st Communion, Confirmation, R.C.I.A. or Faith Formation (Religious Education for grades K-10) contact Sr. Judy at 941-923-1691 or srjudy@stthomasmoresrq.org For info about liturgy and sacraments visit: www.stthomasmoresrq.org

Holy Thursday, April 29:00 am Morning Prayer - Chapel

7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday, April 3(Parish/Chelsea Offices Close at Noon9:00 am Morning Prayer - Chapel

3:00 pm Good Friday Liturgy

8:00 pm Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday, April 49:00 am Morning Prayer - Chapel

10:00 Easter Egg Hunt12:00pm Blessing of Easter Baskets

8:30 pm Easter Vigil Mass

Resurrection Sunday, April 58:00 am Mass

9:45 am Mass - Church9:45 am Mass - Chelsea Center

11:30 am Mass - Church11:30 am Mass - Chelsea Center

are you NEW?

Our Hospitals and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act)

If you or a friend are in Sarasota Memorial or Doctors Hospitals and are looking for spiritual care, there is a procedure you must follow due to the new laws that are now enforced.

If you are at Sarasota Memorial and wish Holy Communion or a visit by the Catholic chaplain you must:

1. Dial 0 and ask for the Chaplain’s Office and request Communion.This chaplain is full-time at the hospital and lives at St. Martha’s Parish. We pay a portion of his salary to ensure our Catholics are seen.

2. If you are going to be there a few days, call the Parish Office and let us know. Father Michal or Father Joe will then visit you. Both priests visit the hospitals once a week. The Chaplain visits every day. It is important to take the above steps, as there no longer is a Catholic parish list available to the priest.

3. The same is required at Doctors Hospital and Hospice.

The laws, though they seem strict, are for the privacy and protection of the hospital patient.

Welcoming Our parishioners love meeting new people and sharing their lives with others. You’ll also be greeted by some of the most welcoming people you’ve ever met at a Church - and we’re not just talking about the Hospitality Team.

Family-focused If you have children, they are ALWAYS welcome to celebrate Mass with the community! In fact, our church was intentionally built without a cry room because we want children at Mass. We also have a special family bathroom with child-sized “facilities.”

Dynamic Worship Throughout the Mass, you’ll be encouraged and invigorated by the community’s full, conscious, and active participation in the Liturgy.

Our community loves to SING! The Word of God is proclaimed in a dynamic fashion. The homilies are geared towards loving people where they are - and challenging them to become better Christians.

A church unlike any other! There’s so much more to talk about! Our parish is a wonderful, dynamic community and we welcome you to celebrate Liturgy with us this weekend! It doesn’t matter if this is your first time, 50th time, or first time in 50 years - know that you always have a place to worship, and a community to belong to at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.

To learn more, visit www.stthomasmoresrq.org/welcomevideo

Holy Communion in the Hands

Communion in the hands, the original way the early Church receive for several centuries, is the preferred and most hygienic way to receive,

“Make a throne of your hands to receive your King.” (St. Cyril of Jerusalem 348 A.D.) Grabbing the host with 2 fingers or placing your hands side by side so the Host could fall through is not

appropriate. One hand should be UNDER the other to take the Host and place it in your mouth.

The correct response is, “Amen!” (Translation: So be it!) when the minister says, “The Body of Christ.”

Profound bows (from the waist) and genuflecting before communion are not designated in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM). Both can cause accidents. People have tripped over those genuflecting in the Communion line.

Intinction (dipping the Sacred Host into the Precious Blood) is permitted ONLY by a priest or deacon.

Intentions, March 29-April 5Sunday PALM SUNDAY Fr. Joe 8:00am St. Thomas More Parishioners, Living and Deceased

Fr. Joe 9:45am St. Thomas More Parishioners, Living and Deceased

Fr. Joe 11:30am St. Thomas More Parishioners, Living and Deceased

Monday Fr. Michal 8:00am Frank Amalfitano Christopher Veech

Fr. Dave 11:00am Pam Becker Tuesday Fr. Michal 8:00am Vera Tesla Fr. Dave 11:00am William Ross Eileen & James Hanrahan

Wednesday Fr. 8:00am Roger Veilleux Fr. 11:00am Sam D’Anza & Mary Jo D’Anza

Thursday HOLY THURSDAY 9:00am Morning Prayer 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Friday GOOD FRIDAY 9:00am Morning Prayer 3:00pm Good Friday Liturgy

8:00pm Stations of the Cross

Saturday HOLY SATURDAY 9:00am Morning Prayer

10:00am Easter Egg Hunt

12:00pm Blessing of Baskets

8:30pm The Great Easter Vigil Mass

Sunday THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD Fr. 8:00am St. Thomas More Parishioners, Living and Deceased

Fr. 9:45am St. Thomas More Parishioners, Living and Deceased

Fr. 11:30am St. Thomas More Parishioners, Living and Deceased

Sanctuary Candle - is lighted this weekend in loving memory of Katherine Long by her partner Eugene Balis.

STAFF

Fr. Michal Szyszka Parochial Vicar

Sr. Judy BaldinoPastoral Associate

Rev. Mr. Bob GaitensDeacon

Alex DilanOrganist and Music Director

Chuck LynchSacristan

Tom LelyoYouth Ministry

Mimi FitzgeraldHealth Ministry

Coordinator

Jim SelinskiDirector of Operations and Stewardship

CarolAnn Lovejoy-Jessup

Executive Assistant

David FelicianoParish Accountant

Mary MaxwellParish Secretary

Susan JacobsFront Office Coordinator

Joanne TararaChelsea Coordinator

Paul UrbanGrounds/Maintenance Supervisor

Ramon AlveroMaintenance/Set up

John DriscollMaintenance/Set up

Rev. Mr. Kevin MonahanDeacon

Fr. Joe CliffordPastor

Fr. Joe CliffordPastor

Celebrate/Honor/Remember - There are many openings in 2015 to honor a loved one, celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation, marriage, and more with beautiful flowers or the tabernacle candle lighted in the Sanctuary. Contact Mary at 941-923-1691 or marym@stthomasmoresrq.org to make arrangements.

More Prayer: Our prayer book of the Sick is located in the Chapel. Write your intention; be assured that those entered are prayed for daily.

Centering Contemplative Prayer

Thursdays @ 6:30 pm in the Spirit Center

Ed Savoy 941-923-5706

Prayer Chain Dale Eppig 941-923-4961

prayer: small groups Rosary Weekdays @ 7:30 am

in the Church

Women at the Well & Micah’s Men

1st & 3rd Wednesdays

6:30 pm in the Chelsea Center

Roger Grenier 941-993-2908

GROUP

NEWS

Scouts at St. Thomas More• Cub Scouts Pack 100: Mondays - 6:00 pm in the Spirit Center. All boys ages

7-11 welcome! Pack Leader: Michelle Dunn 941-806-8133; cubmaster@pack100.com

• Boy Scouts Troop 100: Mondays - 6:00 pm in the Spirit Center. All boys ages 11-18 welcome! Troop Leader: Javier Aristimuño 941-232-8073;

scoutmaster@troop100.com• Girl Scouts Troop 780: Thursdays - 6:00 pm in the Chelsea Center. All girls

ages 5-18 welcome! Troop Leader: Virginia Lawlor 941-925-9832; vlawlor2237@comcast.net)

Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and Altar Servers Contact Joanne Tarara: tarjmt1@verizon.net. Written notice required by the FIRST of each month of away dates for the next month. If unable to serve, you must secure a replacement. Email Joanne for a substitute call list.

Hospitality Ministers Contact Charles Ballschmieder: cjball01@verizon.net. Written notice required by the FIRST of each month of away dates for the next month. If unable to serve, you must secure a replacement.

Helping Hands Ministry - Get involved!

Ministry Contact: Kelley Vanden Heuvel 941-923-3670; kelleyvh@hotmail.com

This ministry reaches out to those in need (recovering from health issues, post- partum moms, grieving families and more) and offers meals and other assistance.

We are greatly in need of volunteers. This is a ministry that volunteers find rewarding - helping those in need. You will not be asked for any long-term commitment, just able to help out occasionally.

CHILDREN, FAMILIES & STUDENTS

Children’s Ministry:stthomasmoresrq.org/childrenTom Lelyo 941-374-6884

Youth Min. (6th-12th):stthomasmoresrq.org/youthTom Lelyo 941-374-6884

Faith Formation (K-10th)stthomasmoresrq.org/ffSr. Judy Baldino 941-923-1691

MOTHER’S CIRCLEstthomasmoresrq.org/momsNatalie Lelyo 215-620-1184

EASTER EGG HUNTAPRIL 4th @ 10am

stthomasmoresrq.org/eggs for details

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT NEWS:Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday April 4th @ 10AMAge divisions include 3 and under, 4-7, and 8+. Hunt also includes face painting & crafts.

VBS Sign ups now online!July 6th - 11th Join us for “Hometown Nazareth. ” Grades K-5 invited. Details at: stthomasmoresrq.org/vbs

Young Adult Beach Night & Potluck

April 26th 3pm-7pmYoung adults (18-40) & children invited at Siesta Key beach. Contact Kristen Harper for details 513-368-4009

For more news visit:stthomasmoresrq.org/youth

stewardshipcreating a caring and welcoming

environment

GET INVOLVED!CONTACT:Stewardship co-chairs: Meghan Layton301-991-9821 meggi311@gmail.com

Dar Sery 941-926-2632 darmary4@gmail.com

Our goal is to create a caring and welcoming environment for visitors and parishioners alike. Members of the Stewardship Committee come from all different backgrounds and different levels of involvement in parish life. To date, some of our committee’s initiatives have included:

• 2014 Ministry Fair• New members’ reception• New member welcome

phone calls• The Info Desk in the

Gathering Area• Parking lot banners &

welcome signs• “Stewardship in Action” news

“We need not do great things - only small things with great LOVE.” -Mother Teresa

Dar Sery, co-chair of the Stewardship Committee and head of the New Member Reception Team describes stewardship as, “a way of life – sharing our time –our gifts – our talents—It’s giving back – its reaching out – as an individual or as a team.”

She goes on to describe how she felt as a newcomer, and how getting involved with different groups helped her feel more at home within the community. .

Dar feels strongly that, “We all have something to give.” Whether it’s our stewardship of time, like

those of our community who visit the homebound or the sick.

Our stewardship of talent, like those who have generously contributed their artistic talents to restore and build our new church a year ago.

Or our stewardship of treasure, like each of us who share what God has given us in order to bless others.

In the words of Mother Teresa:

“We need not do great things – Only small things with great LOVE!”

Dar Sery

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week are preparation days, both spiritually and physically, for the holy days to come later in the week. Parishioners are welcome to the daily Masses on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Spring Cleaning At one time, other preparation activities were associated with the first days of Holy Week. One is the custom of spring cleaning. Early in history, this practical activity was in preparation for the celebration of Easter. Its parallel is the custom in Jewish families to rid the house of “the old” in preparation for Passover.

Holy Thursday Holy Thursday begins the Triduum which, from the fourth century, celebrated the Paschal Mystery. The oldest and still official name of this day is Thursday of the Lord’s Supper. It commemorates the historical Gospel events surrounding the Last Supper and the institution of the Holy Eucharist. Morning Prayer will be at 9:00 am. The only Mass that day is the 7:00 pm observance of the Lord’s Last Supper. Remembering the institution of the Holy Eucharist is the heart of the Holy Thursday observance. Parish liturgies, with joyful overtones once again take place in the evening. Bells ring and festive colors are used for vestments and decorations. The Glory to God, not sung since Ash Wednesday, returns for this brief moment. The tabernacle is empty so that all might receive communion from bread consecrated at this Mass.

Washing of the Feet Since the fifth century, the Holy Thursday ritual has included a ceremonial washing of feet by the presiding celebrant. This ritual imitates Jesus’ Last Supper action of humility and service.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament At the end of Holy Thursday liturgy, the Blessed Sacrament is carried in procession with incense and song to the Chapel. After placing the consecrated bread in the tabernacle, an atmosphere of quiet waiting with the Lord begins. It is customary for parishioners to spend a holy hour sometime before 10:00 pm in the Church. They may also visit other churches in the area.

Stripping the Altar A new theme becomes obvious with an anticipation of suffering and death. The altar table in the Church is stripped in silence. At times in the past, this action was considered symbolic of the stripping of Jesus before his crucifixion. People begin leaving quietly for their home. An atmosphere of sadness and reflection begins. These are hours of waiting with Jesus as the saving events begin to unfold.

Good Friday Good Friday is the anniversary of the death of Jesus on the cross just outside the walls of Jerusalem. We will offer Morning Prayer at 9:00 am. This is the only day of the year the Eucharist is not celebrated in its usual form of the Mass. Consequently, our parish liturgy emphasis is a Liturgy of the Word at 3:00 pm with a reading of the Passion narrative and Psalms prophesying the death of Jesus, veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion.

Veneration of the Cross Late in the fourth century, the veneration of the cross was introduced into Good Friday traditions in Jerusalem. The slow procession of people to kiss the cross remains a dramatic feature of the Good Friday service. It was not too long ago, the celebrant and altar servers without shoes approached the cross with a series of genuflections. Good Friday liturgy concludes with Holy Communion. That evening, parishioners are invited to the dramatic presentation of the Stations of the Cross.

Stations of the Cross At the time of the Crusades, it became popular for pilgrims to the Holy Land to walk in Jesus’ footsteps to Calvary. In the next two centuries after the Muslims recaptured the Holy Land, pilgrimages were too dangerous. A substitute pilgrimage, the Stations of the Cross, became a popular outdoor devotion throughout Europe during the Middle Ages. This represented a critical event from Scripture, or tradition, of Jesus’ journey to Calvary and varied in number from five to 20 until the eighteenth century when the Pope fixed the number at 14. In the mid-eighteenth century, Stations were allowed in churches. We will have a dramatic presentation of the Stations on Good Friday at 8:00 pm.

Blessing of Easter Baskets Saturday at noon, we have the popular tradition for the preparation of festivities of Easter. On this day or before, eggs are boiled and dyed, new clothes are purchased, foods prepared. The blessing of special foods for Easter is still a tradition, especially among those of Eastern European ancestry. Baskets of food are brought to church and blessed by the priest or deacon.

Easter Vigil This is the high point of the liturgical year. The Vigil has regained its rightful place as the most important ritual of the year. An annual celebration of the Lord’s resurrection goes back to the first generation of Christianity. During the first three centuries, this was the ONLY feast observed throughout the church and was done by way of a vigil, a watch. It was natural that Christians chose the night hours to celebrate their religious experience of a Christ victorious over death and sin, as well as their victory along with His. Holy Saturday services include lighting of the Easter fire, which still begins the vigil today, but was not part of the ritual in ancient times. The lighting of a new Easter fire also had a practical purpose. The lamps in church in the early centuries used to be extinguished Holy Thursday night. Consequently, a new fire had to be lit for the celebration and readers to see by. It is during the Vigil that those preparing for Initiation are received into the Church. The Vigil begins at 8:30 pm.

Holy Week

Easter Basket Blessing Holy Saturday, April 4 at Noon in the chapel with Fr. Michal

Święconką - Blessing of the Baskets Święconka (sh-vee-en-soon-kah) is one of the most

enduring and beloved Polish traditions. Baskets containing a sampling of Easter foods are brought to church to be blessed on Holy Saturday. The basket is traditionally lined with a white linen or lace napkin and decorated with sprigs of boxwood (bukszpan), the typical Easter evergreen. Poles take special pride in preparing a decorative and tasteful basket with crisp linens, occasionally embroidered for the occasion, and just enough boxwood and ribbon woven through the handle. Observing the beautiful foods and creations of other parishioners is one of the special joys of the event.

Póswięcenię Pókąrmów - Blessing of Food The Blessing of the Food is a festive occasion. The three-part blessing prayers specifically address

the various contents of the basket, with special prayers for the meats, eggs, cakes & breads. The priest then sprinkles the individual baskets with Holy Water. More traditional Polish churches

use a straw brush for dispersing the Water; others use the more modern metal Holy Water sprinkling wand. In some parishes, the baskets are lined up on long tables; in others, parishioners process to the front of the alter carrying their baskets, as if in a Communion line. Older generations of Polish Americans, descended from early 19th century immigrants, tend to bless whole meal quantities, often brought to church halls or cafeterias in large hampers & picnic baskets. Newer Polonian immigrants at Polish-language parishes along with Poles in urban Poland present the smaller arrangement of select goods described here.

Basket Contents and Symbolism • Mąsló/Butter : This dairy product is often shaped into a lamb (Baranek Wielkanocny), reminding

us of the goodness of Christ that we should have toward all things. • Ćhlęb/Easter Bread: A round rye loaf topped with a cross, symbolic of Jesus, the Bread of Life. • Ćhrząn/Horseradish : Symbolic of the Passion of Christ still in our minds, but sweetened with some

sugar because of the Resurrection. (May be white or pink [w/grated red beets].) • Jąjką/Eggs and Pisanki: Indicate new life and Christ's Resurrection from the Tomb. • Kięlbąsą/Sausage: A spicy sausage of pork products, indicative of God's favor and generosity. • Śzynką/Ham: Symbolic of great joy and abundance. (In addition to the large ham cooked for

the Easter Meal, often a special small ham, called the Szynka Wielkanocny is purchased specially for Swieconka basket.)

• Ślóniną/Smoked Bacon: A symbol of the over abundance of God's mercy and generosity. • Śól/Salt: So necessary an element in our physical life, that Jesus used its symbolism: "You are the

salt of the earth." • Śęr/Cheese: Shaped into a ball, it is the symbol of the moderation Christians should have. Holy Water:

Holy water is used to bless the home, animals, fields and used in religious rituals throughout the year. • A candle, often marked like the Paschal Candle lit during the Easter Vigil, is inserted into the basket

to represent Christ, Light of the World. A colorful ribbon and sometimes sprigs of greenery are attached. The linen cover is drawn over the top and is ready for the trek to the blessing.

(Please note that these are the traditional items used for the basket blessing but any food items may be used)

Weekly Offertory

March 22, 2015 $24,652.00St. Vincent dePaul $ 388.00 Youth Ministry $ 170.00Ash Wednesday $ 335.00Easter Flowers/Lily tree $ 3,105.00Catholic Relief Services $ 1,572.00

March 22, 2014 $24,834.45

Online gifts can be made using the website: www.stthomasmoresrq.org/ways-to-give/

Catholic Faith Appeal

2015 Catholic Faith Appeal Goal: $345,000

Pledged to-date: $141,648.52Received to-date: $ 86,176.06To make a gift:

www.stthomasmoresrq.org/cfa

Checks should be made to “Catholic Faith Appeal” and placed in the collection basket or brought to the Parish Office.

Restaurant Nights Benefit CFA

Let your server know you’re from St. Thomas More and 15% of your bill will be donated towards our CFA goal!

Sunday: Beckham’s on the Trail 941-706-1654Any evening: Mattison’s 41 941-921-3400Any evening: The Italian Grill 941-966-6565

Support Groups: AA, Al Anon, Nar Anon & NA Meetings • Alcoholics Anonymous at 5:30 pm Mondays, Chelsea Center, Garden Room This is a sober living

group with an open-meeting format consisting of a reading and discussion of the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book.

• Al-Anon at 7:00 pm Mondays, Chelsea Center, Garden Room Al-Anon family groups are made up of relatives and friends of alcoholics who meet for fellowship and share experiences with strength and hope in order to solve common problems.

• Alcoholics Anonymous at 6:00 pm Wednesdays, Chelsea Center, Westminster Room The focus is prayer and meditation, as proposed in the eleventh step of Alcoholics Anonymous.

• Alcoholics Anonymous at 6:00 pm Fridays, Chelsea Center, Garden Room This is a sober living group with an open-meeting format consisting of a brief reading followed by discussion.

• Narcotics Anonymous at 8:00 pm Sundays, Spirit Center, Gathering Room This is a Twelve-Step program of recovery from drug addiction for men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem. The program is group-oriented and is based on the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions adapted from AA.

• Nar-Anon at 8:00 pm Sundays, Spirit Center, Faith Room Nar-Anon is a Twelve-Step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend. Nar-Anon’s program of recovery uses Nar-Anon’s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School Spring Concert, Wednesday, April 29, 7:00pm

Join us for a fabulous evening of pop, rock and jazz! Donations are welcome and all proceeds from this event will benefit the Leukemia Project in memory of Cardinal Mooney student Joey Powers. Joey was a junior at Cardinal Mooney when he died in November 2010 of leukemia.

Cardinal Mooney is located at 4171 Fruitville Road, Sarasota 34232.

Thank you for Your SupportThanks to everyone for your support of the Second Annual Mission Council Rummage Sale, held in

March. As of this date, sales and donations have reached $750.60. Your generosity is helping students work in the mission areas of Trinidad and the Appalachian region of North Carolina.

CALENDAR

Sunday, March 29 8:00am, 9:45am, 11:30 am Masses - Church8:00pm N.A. Meeting - Spirit Center8:00pm Nar-Anon Meeting - Spirit Center

Monday, March 307:30am Pray the Rosary - Church (Gracia Garrido 941-922-3656)8:00 am & 11:00 am Masses10:00am Quilters of St. Thomas More - Spirit Center (Bonnie Lagner 941-921-1261)5:30pm AA - Chelsea Garden Room6:00pm Cub/Boy Scouts - Spirit Center (Michelle Dunn 941-806-8133; Javier Aristimuño 941-232-8073)7:00pm Al-Anon - Chelsea Garden Room

Tuesday, March 31 7:30am Pray the Rosary - Church (Gracia Garrido 941-922-3656)8:00 am & 11:00 am Masses3:00pm Handbell Choir - Church (Alex Dilan 941-923-1691; stmrtw@gmail.com)7:00pm Contemporary Choir - Church (Alex Dilan 941-923-1691; stmrtw@gmail.com) NO Faith Formation

Wednesday, April 17:30am Pray the Rosary - Church (Gracia Garrido 941-922-3656)8:00am & 11:00am Masses9:30am Mothers’ Circle - Spirit Center (Natalie Lelyo 215-620-1184)11:00am Knights of Columbus - Chelsea Center (Dan Bulinski 941-556-9673; danb6002@comcast.net)1:30pm Prayer Shawl Ministry - 4:00pm Growing Through Grief - Chelsea Center (Patt Lail 941-927-4853 or p_lail@yahoo.com)6:00pm AA - Lancaster Room, Chelsea Center6:00pm Youth Group - Spirit Center (Tom Lelyo 941-374-6884)7:00pm Knights of Columbus Officers - Chelsea Center (Dan Bulinski 941-556-9673; danb6002@comcast.net)7:00pm Traditional Choir Rehearsal - Church (Alex Dilan 941-923-1691; stmrtw@gmail.com)

Thursday, April 2 - Holy Thursday9:00am Morning Prayer - Chapel9:30am Crafty Ladies (Mary Hautanen 941-922-8892)10:00am Quilters of St. Thomas More - Spirit Center (Bonnie Lagner 941-921-1261)6:00pm Girl Scouts (Virginia Lawlor vlawlor2237@comcast.net)6:30pm Contemplative Prayer - Spirit Center (Ed Savoy 941-923-5706) 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper - Church

Friday, April 3 - Good Friday - Parish and Chelsea Offices Close at Noon9:00am Morning Prayer - Chapel3:00pm Good Friday Liturgy - Church6:00pm AA Meeting - Chelsea Center Garden Room

Saturday, April 4 - Holy Saturday9:00am Morning Prayer - Chapel10:00am Easter Egg Hunt12:00pm Blessing of Easter Baskets8:30pm Easter Vigil Mass

Sunday, April 5 - Easter Sunday8:00am Mass - Church9:45am Mass - Church9:45am Mass - Chelsea Center11:30 am Mass - Church11:30 am Mass - Chelsea Center

The Prayer Shawl Ministry - welcomes all to join us for knitting or crocheting or in the important work of giving shawls as a reminder of our care and concern for friends in need. For more information please contact Pat Lucke, 927-3419, pblucke@comcast.net; or Marie Scott, 927-5352.

Fr. Jerry Kaywell is Back!!!!

The Legacy Continues.......

The Board of Directors of the Men of St. Thomas More is pleased to announce

An Evening with Fr. Jerry Kaywell

April 6, 2015 in the Chelsea Center. Doors open at 6 P.M.

The Rev. Jerome Paul Kaywell's list of accomplishments is long: Franciscan

novice, successful songwriter and professional musician, Grammy-award

winner, Clio Award judge, two time survivor of lymphatic cancer, Roman

Catholic Priest, popular recording artist and philanthropist. Fr. Jerry is Pastor

of Sacred Heart Parish in Punta Gorda.

Reminder: Monday, April 6, Men’s Club Dinner with guest speaker Fr. Jerry Kaywell. The doors open at 6:00 pm

This is a SOLD OUT event!

RSVP By April 14 Make checks out to Nedra Farwell and mail to:

19 Whispering Sands Drive, Apt. 201, Sarasota, Fl. 34242 No refunds after April 14 Name Address Phone Number of Reservations ($21 pp.) Total Enclosed

For more information contact: call Nedra at 941-349-4933 email deanfarwell@comcast.net or Linda Walsh at 941-923-1170 email tlwalsh2@verizon.net

Menu: a variety of teas, scones, Venetian-shire cream and preserves, mini summer salads, blue cheese caramelized onion tarts, chicken salad mini croissants, and roasted turkey tea sandwiches.

Dessert: lemon curd & pastry cream tarts, vanilla bean flan profiterole and mini key lime pies.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 12 Noon at the Venetian Golf and River Club

105 Pesaro Drive, North Venice, Fl 34275

Hosted by Nedra Farwell and Linda Walsh

You Are Invited To A High Tea & Luncheon

Women’s Club News

To all our members and parishioners: We Wish You A Joyous and Happy Easter

From the Women’s Club Board Members

Cost: $21 (includes tax and gratuity.) Wear your best, worst or funniest hat!

STM Women’s Club is sponsoring a retreat for all women of our parish

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Retreat & Spirituality Center, Venice

Thursday, April 16, 9 am to 4 pm

Cost $30 pp. Includes a continental breakfast and lunch

Sister Colleen McGinnity, BVM, Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin will be the speaker. One of her topics will be “His Holiness Pope Francis and His Likely Impact On Religious Communities.”

Father Michal will conclude the day with the celebration of Mass.

Those wishing to carpool should meet in the Chelsea Center parking lot at 8:20 am. Retreat begins at 9 am with breakfast and concludes at approximately 4:00 pm.

RSVP By Tuesday, April 7

Name ____________________________________ Address __________________________________ Phone Number ____________________ Email _____________________Total Enclosed ___________

Make checks payable to STM Women’s Club. Mail registration and check to: Carol Szafranski, 3891 Wilshire Drive, Sarasota, FL. 34238

For more information, contact Carol at 941-922-5928 or email Carolandstan1@comcast.net

Women’s Club NewsStriving to create a caring community of Christian women within our church

Please note: the Women’s Club will not hold its monthly meeting in April due to

Holy Week Masses and other events scheduled. Our next meeting: Thursday, May 7, 2015.