Pastor Rev. John E. Janze Parochial Vicar Rev. Paul Thai Trinh Parochial Vicar Emeritus Rev. William Krekelberg Weekend Assistants Rev. Joseph Horn, O Praem Rev. Joseph Justice Deacons Deacon Tony & Mrs. Mary Patronite Deacon Stan & Mrs. Fran Necikowski Deacon Tin & Mrs. UyenLan Nguyen Deacon Leonard & Mrs. Nancy Sun Church Etiquette: The Priest / Celebrant is the last person in and the first one out at each Eucharistic Celebration.

Welcoming all, we, the Spirit-filled parish of St. Thomas More, value our Roman Catholic faith by celebrating the sacraments, breaking open the Scriptures, and joyfully offering ourselves in service to others.

Under the inspiration of our patron saint, we seek to build a caring community that embraces the values he modeled of friendship, integrity and courageous love of God.

Mass Schedule Daily 8:00 AM Vietnamese/English Mass (Saturday) 4:00 PM Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM

9:30 AM 11:15 AM 5:00 PM

Spanish/English Mass 2:15 PM

Chinese Mass 1st & 4th Sundays 12: 45PM

Tridentine Mass 2nd Sunday 12: 45PM

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 23, 2019

SAINT THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PARISH 51 Marketplace Irvine, CA 92602 www.stmirvine.org

Office: 949-551-8601 Fax: 949-551-5879 Religious Education 949-551-8029 Youth Ministry 949-551-8602

Office Hours:

Monday - Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday and Friday : 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday : 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Morning Prayer Wednesday & Friday Mornings

7:30-7:50 AM Inside Church

Reconciliation: Every Saturday from 3:00-4:00 PM or by appointment.

Adoration: Fridays 6:30-7:30PM

24 Hour Adoration: 22nd of the Month 8:30am-8am on the 23rd Baptisms: Call the Church office to schedule an appointment; please allow five weeks advance notice. Baptisms are held on the third and fifth Sundays of each month (if applicable), immediately following the 11:15 AM Mass.

Marriages: In accordance with Diocesan Policy, engaged couples are to begin their marriage preparation program at least six months before their date of marriage.

Please note: For Baptisms or Weddings, you must be a practicing Catholic and a member of the parish. To be a Godparent, you must be a practicing and Confirmed Catholic and if married, married in the church.

THIS WEEK AT ST. THOMAS MORE 6/24/19—6/30/19

Monday 8:45am-Noon Vacation Bible School 6/24 7:00pm Legion of Mary Tuesday 9:00am-Noon Vacation Bible School 6/25 6:30pm EOHSJ Information Meeting Wednesday 9:00am-Noon Vacation Bible School 6/26 Thursday 9:00am-Noon Vacation Bible School 6/27 Friday 9:00am-Noon Vacation Bible School 6/28 6:30pm Adoration Saturday 9:00am Deacon’s Bible Study 6/29 3:00pm Reconciliation 4:00pm Vietnamese Mass 5:30pm Mass Sunday 6/30 8,9:30, 11:15am Masses 8:45am Library Open 12:45pm Chineses Mass 2:15pm Spanish Mass 5:00pm Mass All Masses Mission Appeal All Masses ICF Food Drive

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15:2-4ab, 5; Mt 7:6, 12- 14 Wednesday: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mt 7:15-20 Thursday Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 [6b-12, 15-16]; Ps 106:1b-5; Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5b-11; Lk 15:3-7 Saturday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9:51-62

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Melchizedek brought out bread and wine and blessed Abram (Genesis 14:18-20). Psalm — You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek (Psalm 110). Second Reading — Paul gives his description of the institution of the Eucharist (1 Corinthians 11:23-26). Gospel — Jesus spoke to the crowd about the kingdom of God and then fed them with five loaves and two fish (Luke 9:11b-17). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Service Statistics: Families Served -28 Adults – 31 Children - 30 Seniors – 25 Volunteers - 20 Financial Expenditures: Pantry – $194 Utilities – $730 Donations – $845

Pantry Schedule (1:30pm Room #1) July 9th and July 23rd

2nd and 4th Tuesday every month

Your generous donations helped make this possible in May 2019! Thank You!!!

Rest in the Love of Christ Mieke Small

Amelia Woolard

My Dear People, Today’s theme on the Readings THIS SACRED MEAL Today we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Each of the readings includes a blessing and a sharing of food. They remind us of the central place of meals in our lives. Each meal brings to mind other meals: the sharing of cookies and milk, pizza and beer, loaves and fishes, bread and wine. When we prepare a meal for our family, our friends, even strangers, we always put something of ourselves into the preparation and the meal itself. The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ reminds us of what God put into the preparation for this meal that we celebrate today. We share this sacred meal and are transformed as we remember the death of Jesus and the sacrifice that nurtures our faith, sustains our lives, and supports our work. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

In Christ, Father John

PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday 8:00AM Pro Populo

9:30AM †Courtney del Villar

11:15AM Father’s Day Novena

2:15PM †Vina Villanueva

5:00PM †Brian Wittner

Monday 8:00AM Father’s Day Novena

Tuesday 8:00AM Paul Birmingham

Wednesday 8:00AM †Zulmira Nobrega

Thursday 8:00AM Amila Malovic

Friday Saturday

8:00AM 8:00AM 4:00PM 5:30PM

†Ernesto Casquejo †David Lee †John Hanna †Bob Trujillo †Abigail Pespi Regan, Alex & Ella Welch †Manny Rede †Maria Ana Azcueta †Joe Geissler Alice Greene Austen Verst †Toni Welsh Pro Populo

12:45PM †Ernie Casquejo

Please call the office when it is time to remove a name.

Mike Anderson Judy Anselmo Maria Botello Bill Burk Mary & Joe Bush Baby Zane Cabazon Linda Carter Hui-Mei Chen Clara Connor Alexandra Conti Petra Cordova Ellie Dainko Henry Damigella Jim Danaher Larry Doan Jacob Espinoza Marsha Feldstein Howard Frankel, MD Lourdes Frias Cynthia Fox Lillian Gibson Rob F. Gorman Emma Hager Tina Halberg Phyllis Hammond Mike Harvey Margaret Hawley Robert Henry

Clara Honea Dominador Hontucan Elsa Jatwani Theresa Johnston Sharon Jones Doris Jordan Cheri Rimando-Juarez John Kain Ty Vivian Knisely Elizabeth Kulas Richard Kulas Larry Lathrum Todd Leeds Jennifer Lordan Yuzhen Ma Bob Machado Andrea Maciel Betty Mackintosh Cavan McGaffney Howard Mellott Durvalina Menezes Mike Michalek Stephanie Mispagel Agnes Motley Susan Navarette Nam Van Nguyen Karen Norton Agnes Pamintuam Regina Park

Charlie Perrea Zachary Quick Norma Quyang Fr. Jim Reis Lorraine Reyes Ponciano Reyes Jim Rigney Debbie Rivera Anita Ruwaldt Jackson & Gerri Scharff Lt. Col. Ed Smith Liz Thomas Gail Tierney Maria To Denise Trujillo Jack Troung Kimberly Truong David Valentine Lissette Valenzuela Daniel Villareal Jim Vessey John Weber Bill Westlund Mike Winchester Prospero Ylagan Joe Zwetow

Collections and Expenses Includes electronic giving

6-10-19 to 6-16-19

Sunday Collection $21,944 Believe & Grow Together Capital Campaign $12,225 Building Fund $ 2,045 Other Income $ 6,805 Regular Expenses $75,256 All donations to the Believe & Grow Together Campaign will be used exclusively to pay for the construction costs to build the new Parish church. Moreover, Building Fund donations can be used to pay for the construction costs to build the new Parish church and for the maintenance and repairs of the existing Parish buildings and property.

Thank you for your generosity!

The Library Corner

Good Sunday to you all! Your library staff is taking some vacation time.

Please return any books that are due to the location in the office entrance or hold them until

we re-open on July 10. Thank You!

The dates of closure are: Wed. June 26 & July 3; Thurs. June 27 & July 4;

Sat. June 29 & July 6; Sun. July 7.

We will be open Sunday, June 30.

Keep Reading! It’s good for the soul.

Relics Display at St. Thomas More On June 12-13, the relics were on display before being interred in the altar at Christ Cathedral in July.

Mexican Martyr: St. Justino Orona Madrigal

North American Martyr: St. Gabriel Lalemant

Vietnamese Martyr: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

We owe today’s beautiful feast to a valiant woman who suffered a great deal to establish a feast out of her love for the Eucharist. Juliana was a nun in Belgium in the thirteenth century. She served in a hospital for lepers. She became convinced through her prayer that the liturgical year was incomplete because it had no feast for the Eucharist. Her efforts were not welcome, and a supervising priest sought to punish her for promoting a feast that “nobody wanted.” He even had her accused of financial mismanagement and banished her from her convent. Shortly after she was exiled, the bishop approved the feast. It quickly spread through Europe. In those days, people very seldom received Holy Communion, and so the processions through the streets with the eucharistic bread not only led to an awareness of Christ’s hunger to be with us, but prepared the way for a deeper desire to receive Christ’s Body and Blood in more frequent Communion. The feast grew rapidly, but Juliana disappeared into poverty and a hidden life. She ended her days as an “anchoress,” a woman living in seclusion in a room attached to a parish church. Imagine her delight at seeing us gathered at the table of the Lord on this day, aware of Christ’s presence in our midst, sharing fully in Christ’s Body and Blood. Our celebration today invests her struggle and sorrows with dignity and meaning. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Monday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Tuesday: Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time Thursday: St. Cyril of Alexandria Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Saturday: Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles

Campaign Sunday This Weekend June 22 & 23

Adult Faith Formation / Bible Study Janice LaVelle (9) 551-8601 Altar Servers Tina Le (7) 356-7607 Baptism Stephanie Miller (9) 551-8601 Bereavement Rosie Muñoz (9) 551-8601 Building Committee Keith Rattay (9) 559-6464 Bulletin Editor Lisa Bergler (7) 371-1640 Capital Campaign Lisa VanDorpe (7) 357-3080 Chinese Ministry Jean Navarro (9) 637-9366 Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) Tony Patronite (9) 307-6215 Christian Outreach Carole Caplett (7) 351-0077 Confirmation Tim Reid (9) 551-8602 Corazon Norma Jean Womack (9) 559-5639 Cursillo Bernie Ocampo (9) 468-6604 Deacons Tony Patronite, Stan Necikowski, Tin Nguyen & (9) 551-8601 Leonard Sun (9) 551-8601 Eucharist to the Homebound Dn. Stan & Fran Necikowski (7) 505-4816 Extraordinary Ministers Jerry Donaldson (9) 552-5485 Events Coordination Committee Loy Gibson (7) 573-1367 Faces of Faith Bill Hanson (9) 551-6897 Filipino Community Charlie Torres (9) 551-8601 Finance Council Pierre Gagnon (7) 508-9429 Hispanic Ministry Frank Ornelas (9) 857-9044 Patty Trujillo (7) 270-5073 Homeless Lunch Ministry Margaret Cunningham (7) 552-8711 Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) Donna Stahl (9) 552-3345 Junior Legion of Mary Knights of Columbus (K of C) Bill Flood (252) 634-8909 Lectors Jeffrey Turcotte (9) 551-5565 Legion of Mary Linda Hughes (9) 551-1124 Library Jay Hills (9) 551-8602 Marriage Case Support Paul Geiger (7) 505-5412 Michael Michalek (9) 551-2304 Mary Patronite (9) 552-3533 Marriage Encounter Jim & Cheryl Skudlarski (9) 551-9156 Marriage In The Lord Keith & Meredith Rattay (9) 559-6464 More Moms Alena Franson (9) 378-8874 Music Director, Including Wedding Music Keith Rattay (9) 551-8601 Music - Mass Saturday 5:30pm (9) 551-8601 Music - Mass Sunday 8:00am Steve Hager (7) 639-4040 Music - Mass Sunday 9:30am Keith Rattay (9) 559-6464 Music - Mass Sunday 11:15am Joanna Marconi (7) 335-8688 Music - Mass Sunday 2:00pm - Spanish Patty Trujillo (7) 270-5073 Music - Mass Saturday 4:00p - Vietnamese/English Anthony Bui (7) 209-2876 Music - Mass Sunday 5:00pm Lexie Coliflores (9) 551-8601 Music - Mass 1st & 4th Sundays - Chinese Saliann Mao (7) 350-8698 Music - Tridentine Mass - 2nd Sunday 12:45pm Nina Perez (9) 551-8601 Parish Business Manager Stephanie Miller (9) 551-8028 Parish Office Manager Lisa Bergler (7) 371-1640 Pastoral Council Josh Baker (7) 734-3319 Pilgrim Virgin Michele Wills (7) 404-9824 Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Michael Michalek (9) 551-2304 Religious Education Barbara Catiller (9) 551-8029 Respect Life Chris Gonzales (9) 551-8601 St. Thomas More Veterans Art Pandes (7) 862-0439 St. Vincent de Paul Society Bill Chacon (9) 331-1020 Small Groups Janice LaVelle (9) 551-8601 Spanish Bible Study Teresa LeMire (7) 832-1770 Taize Prayer Charlotte Freund (9) 551-8601 Ushers Steve Luchetta (9) 733-1192 Vietnamese Ministry Huan Le (7) 544-9893 Wedding Coordinator Marcella Maurer (9) 551-8601 Welcoming Committee Vince Salico (7) 389-7726 Young Adults Abraham Villela (9) 551-8602 Young Ladies Institute (YLI) Ann Johnson (9) 374-1547 Youth Ministry Abraham Villela (9) 551-8602

ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH MINISTRIES

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THE EUCHARIST

Just as the bread, which is made from the earth, when God is invoked is no longer common bread but the Eucharist,

both earthly and heavenly, so our bodies, a er we have received the Eucharist, are no longer corrup ble, since they

hold the hope of the resurrec on. —St. Irenaeus