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MISSION STATEMENT Blessed by the Holy Spirit, the multicultural community of St. Thomas the Apostle strives to follow Jesus Christ in order to know, love and serve God, to support one another in the parish and to become the visible presence of Christ in the world by living the Gospel. MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm Sunday Masses: English 8:30am & 10:30am Spanish 1:00pm Vietnamese (2nd & 4th Sunday) 6pm Liturgy of the Hours: Mon thru Wed and Fri 8:45am Daily Morning Mass: Mon thru Wed and Fri 9:00am No Mass on Thurs Eucharistic Adoration Fridays following the 9am Mass Adoración al Santísimo: Jueves 7:00pm Reconciliations/Confesiones: Sat/Sábado 4:00-4:45pm OFFICE INFORMATION: Mailing Address: 6650 Dorchester Road North Charleston, SC 29418 Office Phone Number: 843.552.2223 Fax: 843.552.6329 Sacramental Emergency: 843.647.4002 Church Office Hours: Monday—Thursday 9:00am to 3:00pm Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm Closed Saturday & Sunday Church Website: www.stthomascatholicchurch.org Like our Facebook Page: St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, North Charleston, SC DIOCESE OF CHARLESTON: Bishop: The Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone Administrator: Rev. Arnulfo Jara Gálvez Deacon: Deacon Joe Donovan Parish Staff: Secretary & Bookkeeper: Joy Kabaitan [email protected] Hispanic Ministries: Edgar Angel [email protected] Coordinator of Rel Ed: Gloria A. Rios [email protected] Director of Music: Val Horick Church Maintenance: Mike Amon Marcela Funes Michael Ruey January 20, 2019 The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time At a wedding feast at Cana, Christ performed the first of the seven signs (miracles) recounted in the Gospel of John. The wanting wine threatens to spoil the celebration of new love. But the Mother of God notices the need and speaks to her Son. With one word from his Mother, Jesus reveals his divinity so that, just as a bride- groom rejoices in his bride, all people can realize just how much our God rejoices in us. Just as it did for his first disciples, this rev- elation of glory leads us to deeper belief in Christ. The miracle of “good wine” continues through the outpouring of the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit to each individual. PARISH INFORMATION

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Page 1: PARISH INFORMATION · 1/20/2019  · Requested by Val & Mary Horick 10:30am †Paul Aiken Requested by The Aiken Family 1:00pm Para todos los feligres de Santo Tomas This weekend’s

MISSION STATEMENT Blessed by the Holy Spirit, the multicultural community of St. Thomas the Apostle strives to follow Jesus Christ in order to know, love and serve God, to support one another in the parish and to become the visible presence of Christ in the world by living the Gospel.

MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm

Sunday Masses:

English 8:30am & 10:30am Spanish 1:00pm

Vietnamese (2nd & 4th Sunday) 6pm

Liturgy of the Hours: Mon thru Wed and Fri 8:45am

Daily Morning Mass:

Mon thru Wed and Fri 9:00am No Mass on Thurs

Eucharistic Adoration

Fridays following the 9am Mass

Adoración al Santísimo: Jueves 7:00pm

Reconciliations/Confesiones:

Sat/Sábado 4:00-4:45pm

OFFICE INFORMATION:

Mailing Address: 6650 Dorchester Road

North Charleston, SC 29418

Office Phone Number: 843.552.2223

Fax: 843.552.6329

Sacramental Emergency: 843.647.4002

Church Office Hours:

Monday—Thursday 9:00am to 3:00pm

Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm

Closed Saturday & Sunday

Church Website:

www.stthomascatholicchurch.org

Like our Facebook Page: St. Thomas the Apostle

Catholic Church, North Charleston, SC

DIOCESE OF CHARLESTON:

Bishop: The Most Reverend

Robert E. Guglielmone

Administrator: Rev. Arnulfo Jara Gálvez

Deacon:

Deacon Joe Donovan

Parish Staff: Secretary & Bookkeeper:

Joy Kabaitan [email protected]

Hispanic Ministries: Edgar Angel

[email protected] Coordinator of Rel Ed:

Gloria A. Rios [email protected]

Director of Music: Val Horick

Church Maintenance: Mike Amon

Marcela Funes Michael Ruey

January 20, 2019 The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

At a wedding feast at Cana, Christ performed the first of the seven signs (miracles) recounted in the Gospel of John. The wanting wine threatens to spoil the celebration of new love. But the Mother of God notices the need and speaks to her Son. With one word from his Mother, Jesus reveals his divinity so that, just as a bride-groom rejoices in his bride, all people can realize just how much our God rejoices in us. Just as it did for his first disciples, this rev-elation of glory leads us to deeper belief in Christ. The miracle of “good wine” continues through the outpouring of the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit to each individual.

PARISH INFORMATION

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PARISH NEWS

Sat. Jan 19 5:00pm Wedding Anniversary Blessings to

Al & Jane Combs Requested by Don & Gloria Cronin

Sun. Jan 20 8:30am †Opal Underwood

Requested by Val & Mary Horick 10:30am †Paul Aiken

Requested by The Aiken Family 1:00pm Para todos los feligres de

Santo Tomas This weekend’s altar flowers are in

honor of Santo Niño

Ramon Abraham, Richard Clay Baber, Marlene Baber, Jane Combs, Joe Connor, Barbara DiCamillo, Marie Donovan, Javier Gonzalez Corona, Irma DeVore, Amparo Diaz, Kirby Frasier, Jesús Garcia, Cedra Hubler, Debra Kelly, Roy Knighton, Alison Lente & sons, Fabiana Lisanti, Marga-ret Mara, Martha Mendoza, Tony Mouzon, Dusty Rhodes, Carlos R. Rivera, Ernesto Ruiz Morales, Marguerite Slusser, Arlene Stabile, Regina Veloso, Martín Vera and Richard (Rick) White. To add or remove someone from our pray-er list, please contact the church office

for assistance.

Mass Intentions Happening in our Parish

Our Prayer List

Parish Financial Information

01/05 & 01/06 Envelopes Online Total No of Env 447 37 484 Offering $11,805.00 $1,910.00 $13,715.00 Campaign $ 6,611.98 $1,290.00 $ 7,901.98 Diocese $ 27.00 $ 0.00 $ 27.00 Totals $18,443.98 $3,200.00 $21,643.98

2019 Capital Campaign Weekends Below are the 2019 due dates for your Capital Campaign pledges. If you should happen for forget your preprinted

envelopes, feel free to use the provided blue envelopes located in all pews of the church. Be sure to write your

name and/or parishioner number to assure proper recording is made.

We thank you for your generosity

Feb 10 March 31 April 21 May 26 June 30

July 28 Aug 18 Sept 22 Oct13 Nov 03 Dec15

Our Knights of Columbus,

Council 8900, will again

forego their Monthly Fellowship

Brunch in January. We will advise when their

next event is scheduled.

Religious Education

The Wedding at Cana

There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.’ Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

Our Altar Society offers a special thanks to all who

volunteered to help decorate and take down the church

Christmas decorations. It is with our volunteers that we

are able to complete our church décor on time.

There will be NO Daily Mass and the church office will be closed on

Monday, January 21st in observance of

Martin Luther King Jr Day.

We will resume our regu-lar Daily Mass schedule

and reopen the church office

on Tuesday, January 22nd.

Young at Heart will meet on Monday, January 21st be-ginning at 12noon in the parish hall. This month Y@H will supply the hot dogs. Please bring a dish to share to go along with the hot dogs. A game of Bunco will follow the lunch. 2019 dues of $12 are now due and payable to Don Cro-nin. We always welcome new members. Join us for food, fellowship, and fun.

Toiletries Ministry Our Toiletries Ministry kind-ly requests the following donations: Bottles of water Toothbrushes Floss Body and hand lotion Disposable razors Pocket size tissues Individually wrapped snack cookies and crackers For sanitary reasons, we ask that all donations be new and unused. Thank you for your generosi-ty to those in most need.

Food Pantry

Our Parish Food Pantry is in need of the following staples so that we may offer assis-tance to those in our com-munity who are need. Tuna, Spam, Vienna Sausag-es, Chicken or Beef Stew Hamburger Helper/Tuna Helper, Jelly, Ramen Noo-dles, Pasta, Pasta Sauce Mac & Cheese, Canned Fruits, Soups. We also take this opportuni-ty to remind you that the 40 Cans for Life campaign will begin on Ash Wednesday. This year, it falls on March 6, 2019. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

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January/Enero 2019

AROUND THE DIOCESE

SUN/DOM MON/LUN TUES/MAR WED/MIER THURS/JUEV FRI/VIER SAT/SAB

Dec 30 HOLY FAMILY NO REL ED

Dec 31 NO DAILY MASS OFFICE CLOSED B.E./Hall 3-6:30

01 FEAST OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Mass 9am OFFICE CLOSED B.E./Hall 3-6:30

02 Daily Mass 9am Scriptural Rosary 7pm

03 NO DAILY MASS Adoración 7pm

04 FIRST FRIDAY Daily Mass/Adoration 9am GrupoEvan/Hall 6pm—10:30pm

05 Coro Evang/Hall 8am to 5pm Danza/Hall 5pm

06 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD REL ED RESUMES

07 Daily Mass 9am B.E./Hall 3-6:30 GrupoEvan/7pm

08 Daily Mass 9am B.E./Hall 3-6:30

09 Daily Mass 9am Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm Scriptural Rosary 7pm/Chapel

10 NO DAILY MASS Adoración 7pm Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm Knights Mtg/7:30p

11 Daily Mass/Adoration 9am GrupoEvan/Hall 6pm—10:30pm Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm

12 Food/Clothing 10-12nn/Old Rec Coro Evang/Hall 8am to 5pm Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm

13 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Vietnamese Mass 6pm Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm

14 Daily Mass 9am B.E./Hall 3-6:30 Grupo Evan/7pm Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm

15 Daily Mass 9am B.E./Hall 3-6:30 Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm

16 Daily Mass 9am Scriptural Rosary 7pm/Chapel Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm

17 NO DAILY MASS Adoración 7pm GrupoEvan/Hall 6pm—10:30pm Santo Nino Novena 7-9pm

18 Daily Mass/Adoration 9am Santo Nino/Hall 11am to 9pm GrupoEvan/Church 6pm—10:30pm

19 HALL RESERVED Santo Nino Fiesta 9am to 4pm Vietnamese/Hall 4pm to 10pm

20 2nd Sunday/Ordinary Time NO Knight’s Brunch this month

21 NO DAILY MASS OFFICE CLOSED B.E./Hall 3-6:30 GrupoEvan/7pm CoroSantisimo7pm

22 Daily Mass 9am B.E./Hall 3-6:30

23 Daily Mass 9am

B.E./Hall 3-6:30 Scriptural Rosary 7pm/Chapel

24 NO DAILY MASS Adoración 7pm

25 Daily Mass/Adoration 9am HALL RESERVED BEGINNING 12 NN GrupoEvan/Church 6pm—10:30pm

26 Prayer Shawl/ Rm 4 9:30-11:30a HALL RESERVED

27 3rd Sunday/Ordinary Time Vietnamese Mass 6pm GrupoEvan 2-6pm

28 Daily Mass 9am B.E./Hall 3-6:30 GrupoEvan/7pm

29 Daily Mass 9am B.E./Hall 3-6:30

30 Daily Mass 9am Scriptural Rosary 7pm/Chapel

31 NO DAILY MASS Adoración 7pm

Feb 01 FIRST FRIDAY Daily Mass/Adoration 9am GrupoEvan/Church 6pm—10:30pm HALL RESERVED BEGINNING 12 NN

Feb 02 Preparacion para Matrimonio/Salon 4 8am-5pm HALL RESERVED

Safe Environment St. Thomas and the Diocese of Charleston are committed to ensur-ing a safe environment for children and vulnerable adults. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Diocesan Office of Child Protection Services at 843.261.0430 or the Victims Assistance Coordinator at 843.856.0748. In accordance with Diocesan mandates, the following documents are available at the back of the church: Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator Brochure (English and Spanish), “How to Report Alle-gations of Sexual Abuse” flyer and Sexual Misconduct or Abuse Report Form.

2019 Catholic Schools Week Schedule of Events

Sat, Jan 26 – Ladle Soup Contest after 5:30 pm Mass at St. John the Beloved. $5 unlimited bowls of soup and bread. Mon, Jan 28 – Celebrating Faculty, Staff and Volunteers with goodies Tues, Jan 29 – Celebrating the World with a country and continent fair Wed, Jan 30 – Celebrating Vocations with a career fair and Mass dedicated to vocations in the Church Thurs, Jan 31 – Celebrating Students with a bowling field trip Fri, Feb 1 – Celebrating Community Through Time with generational dress-up day and afternoon dance party Sun, Feb 3 – Open House, 1-2 pm at Summerville Catholic School

BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL MESSAGE

St. Thomas as been give a reprieve from the Bishop’s An-nual Appeal for the year 2019. Please disregard any BAA donation envelopes you see in your current packet for the months of January and Febru-ary 2019. Should you have additional questions, please contact our church office at 843-552-2223.

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“Mujer ¿que podemos hacer tú o yo? Aún no ha llegado mi hora”

El abuso contra menores es un crimen: Francisco El Papa Francisco aseguró una vez más, esta vez ante el Cuerpo Diplomático acreditado ante la Santa Sede, que la Iglesia está trabajando para combatir y prevenir los crímenes de abusos contra menores. “El abuso contra los menores de edad es uno de los peores y más viles crímenes posibles. Destruye inexorable-mente lo mejor que la vida humana reserva para un inocente, causando daños irreparables para el resto de su existencia”, afirmó. De este modo, el Santo Padre aseguró que la Santa Sede y toda la Iglesia están trabajando para “combatir y pre-venir tales crímenes y su ocultamiento, para averiguar la verdad de los hechos que implican a eclesiásticos y para hacer justicia a los niños que han sufrido violencia sexual, agravada por el abuso de poder y de conciencia”. Esto lo dijo al recordar que en este año se celebra el 30 aniversario de la proclamación de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño que calificó como “una oportunidad favorable para reflexionar seriamente sobre los pasos que se han dado para tutelar el bien de nuestros niños y su desarrollo social e intelectual, así ́como su crecimiento físico, psíquico y espiritual”. “En esta circunstancia, no puedo callar ante una de las plagas de nuestro tiempo, que por desgracia ha visto impli-cados también a varios miembros del clero”, reconoció. En ese sentido, recordó que ha convocado a una reunión del 21 al 24 de febrero con todos los presidentes de las Conferencias Episcopales del mundo para hablar sobre la prevención de abusos a menores y a otras personas vulnerables en el seno de la Iglesia. Esta reunión “pretende cumplir un paso más en el camino de la Iglesia para arrojar luz sobre los hechos y aliviar las heridas causadas por esos delitos”, afirmó.

Jesús con su presencia honró, de hecho, las bodas entre el hombre y la mujer, recalcando, implícitamente, que es algo bello, querido por el Creador y por Él bendecido. Pero quiso enseñarnos también otra cosa. Con su venida, se realizaba en el mundo ese desposorio místi-co entre Dios y la humanidad que había sido prometido a través de los profetas, bajo el nombre de «nueva y eterna alianza». En Caná, símbolo y realidad se encuentran: las bodas humanas de dos jóvenes son la ocasión para hablarnos de otro desposorio, aquél entre Cristo y la Iglesia que se cumplirá en «su hora», en la cruz. El relato del Evangelio indica a los cónyuges una vía para no caer en la rutina, o salir de ella si ya se está dentro: ¡invitar a Jesús a las pro-pias bodas! Si Él está presente, siempre se le puede pedir que repita el milagro de Caná: transformar el agua en vino. El agua del acostum-bramiento, de la rutina, de la frialdad, en el vino de un amor y de una alegría mejor que la inicial, como era el vino multiplicado en Caná. «Invitar a Jesús a las propias bodas» significa honrar el Evangelio en la propia casa, orar juntos, acercarse a los sacramentos, tomar parte en la vida de la Iglesia. No siempre los dos cónyuges están, en sentido religioso, en la misma línea. Tal vez uno de los dos es creyente y el otro no, o al menos no de la misma forma. En este caso, que invite a Jesús a las bodas aquél de los dos que le conozca, y lo haga de manera –con su genti-leza, el respeto por el otro, el amor y la coherencia de vida- que se convierta pronto en el amigo de ambos. ¡Un «amigo de familia»!

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PARA SER MIEMBROS DE LA PARROQUIA

Los miembros activos de nuestra parroquia se identifican por su generosidad de tiempo, talento y su participación se determina por: 1.) Estar formalmente registrado y activo en la parroquia durante por lo menos tres meses 2.) Fiel asistencia a Misa los domingos y días de precepto 3.) Apoyo a la parroquia mediante el sistema de sobres; 4.) La participación en al menos un ministerio u organización en la parroquia se prefiere. Estos criterios se utilizan para verificar el estado del feligrés en nuestra parroquia para: proporcionar certificados; inscripción en escuelas parroquiales; participación en ministerios sacramentales, educativos y pastoral social; actividades y progra-mas de enriquecimiento; y uso de instalaciones y servicios. Un feligrés inactivo por seis meses se moverá a un estado inactivo.

PARA RECIBIR SACRAMENTOS Para los Sacramentos de Bautismo (para niños de 5 años o menor) y Matrimonio, in-cluyendo una Quinceañera, se requiere una cita con el Padre Arnulfo antes de comenzar sus arreglos. Para los Sacramentos de Bautismo (para niños de 6 años o mas), primera comunión y confirmación para todas edades, comuní-quese con la coordinadora de la educación religiosa. Por favor, llame a la oficina parro-quial para figar su cita o para mas informa-ción.

Ambiente Seguro

St. Thomas y la diócesis de Charleston se comprometieron a garantizar un ambiente seguro para niños y adultos vulnerables. Si usted tiene alguna pregunta o inquie-tud, por favor póngase en contacto con la oficina Diocesana de servicios para la protección de niños en 843.261.0430 o el Ministro de asistencia de víctimas en 843.856.0748. Según mandatos diocesanos, los siguien-tes documentos están disponibles en la parte posterior de la iglesia: diocesano víctima asistencia Coordinador folleto (inglés y español), "Cómo informe las ale-gaciones de Abuso Sexual" publicitaria y mala conducta Sexual o formulario de informe de abuso.

INFORMACION PARROQUIAL

CARIDADES CATOLICAS

Las Caridades Católicas tienen una persona que habla español y a quien pueden llamar a 855.377.1357 ext. 33. Existen diferentes tipos de ayuda a los que se puede recurrir. Entre otros bolsas de alimentos. Los invitamos a contactarlos.

Adoración al Santisimo

Los invitamos semanalmente los jue-ves entre las 7 y las 8 de la noche pa-ra compartir una hora de Adoración. El último jueves del mes el tiempo de

Adoración se extiende hasta las 10pm.

¡Te esperamos!

EVENTOS EN LA PARROQUIA

Preparación para el Sacramento de Matrimonio

Habrá una clase de preparación para recibir el Sacramento de Matrimonio el sábado, 2 de febrero con el Diacono Ga-briel Cuervo. Las parejas que planean casarse en los próximos 12 meses deben asistir a esta preparación. Por favor comuníquese con Gloria Rios en la oficia parroquial al 843-552-2223 para registrarse. La clase comienza a las 8am en la aula número 4 del salón parroquial y se ter-mina a las 5pm. Es solo para la pareja (no traer niños) y se dará una hora de descanso y almuerzo.