PARISH NEWS

Mass Schedule & Intentions:

For more information, please view BULLETIN ONLINE



COMING EVENTS

Sunday, November 16:	9:00 am, 6th and 4th Grades Class Mass, Church. ~10:00 am-12:30 pm, Confirmation 1 (C1), Rm. 12. ~2:00-3:30 pm, Matachines Practice, Hall.
Monday, November 17:	2:00-4:00 pm, Book Fair, Hall. ~7:00 pm, Society of American Magicians, Hall.
Tuesday, November 18:	2:00-4:00 pm, Book Fair, Hall. ~7:00-8:30 pm, Confirmation 1 (C1) Rm. 12. ~7:30 pm, English Choir Rehearsal, Rm. 13
Wed., November 19:	2:00-4:00 pm, Book Fair, Hall. ~7:00 pm, Bible Study, O’Neill Center. ~7:00-8:30 pm, Cub Scouts, Hall.
Thursday, November 20:	12 noon, Cluster Secretary’s Meeting, St. Stephen’s Parish. ~2:00-4:00 pm, Book Fair, Hall. ~7:00-9:00 pm, Youth Group, O’Neill Center. ~8:00 pm, Spanish Choir Rehearsal, Rm. 13.
Friday, November 21:	9:30 am, Legion of Mary, O’Neill Center. ~2:00-4:00 pm, Book Fair, Hall. ~6:30 pm, Girl Scouts, Hall. ~8:00-9:00 pm, Spanish Prayer Group, O’Neill Center.
Saturday, November 22:	4:00pm, Book Fair, Hall. ~7:30 pm, 60th Anniversary Celebration, Hall.
Sunday, November 23:	Spanish Prayer Group Breakfast, Hall. ~8:00 am-2:00 pm, Book Fair, Hall. ~10:00 am-12:30 pm, Confirmation 2 (C2), Rm. 12. ~2:00-3:30 pm, Matachines Practice, Hall.

60 years of
St. Thomas More Parish.

Come share 60 years of fun, family, and friends in the STM Parish Hall for a celebration on November 22, 2008. The purpose of this event is to re-establish ties to those that have participated in any way throughout the 1st 60 years of St. Thomas More Parish. We will have a live band starting at 7:30 pm, dancing, sharing and drinks! Invited are all former Students, Alumni, Parents of Alumni, Parishioners and guests. Please mark your calendar to drop by with contact information and pictures after the 5:00 pm Mass, or plan on spending all night long celebrating our past while strengthening our future! May God continue to bless us all.

Mass of Thanksgiving

We will celebrate a special Mass of Thanksgiving which will take place on Thanksgiving morning at 9:00—the only Mass that day. During the Mass we will take up a collection of both canned and packaged food and monetary onations. The poor and needy in our area will be helped by your generosity.

Tree of Giving

“Tis the Season! We need volunteers to help with the Tree of Giving. We will set it up and decorate it on Saturday, November 29 after the 8:30 am Communion Service. We also need people to help sort the gifts, keep the tree decorated with tags, and deliver the presents to the organizations the week before Christmas. If you can help, please call Robin Polito-Shuffer at (626) 201-6222

ST. THOMAS MORE
MISSION CIRCLE #238

MISSION CIRCLE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR BAKE SALE AND NEW AND GENTLY USED ITEMS, BECAUSE OF YOUR DONATIONS, IT WAS A SUCCESS. YOU WILL BE BLESSED.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Parishioners are invited to the Annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession and Mass celebrated by Cardinal Mahony on Sunday, December 7 beginning at 12 noon at the corner of Cesar Chavez and Ford (710 Freeway). Mass follows at 1:30 pm when the Cardinal will receive the “Antorcha Guadalupana” or “Guadalupe Torch” which some 7,000 runners have brought from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

STM Christmas
Boutique/Breakfast

Friends of STM Christmas Boutique/Breakfast Sunday, December 7th 8:00 am-3:00 pm Saint Thomas More Church Vendors wanted everyone welcome For more information call Nanette De Luna, (626) 201-9014

Community Outreach Program

Our Community Outreach Program is in need of food for the Food Pantry. We need non-perishable food items: • Packages or boxes of pasta • Dry Beans • Rice • Cereal • Canned foods such as tuna, meats, beans, vegetables, fruit • Canned, boxed or plastic bottles of juices • Hygiene products such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant and shampoo You may bring them with you to Mass and place them in the two black bins. Thank you for your generosity!

Parish Grief Support Group

We invite you to join our Parish Grief Support Group which meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7 pm in the O’Neill Center. A Grief Support Group can help you recognize your feelings and put them in perspective. They can also help alleviate the feeling that you are alone. The experience of sharing with others who are in a similar situation can be comforting and reassuring.

Reminder to Lectors, Eucharistic
Ministers & Children’s Liturgy Leaders:

Please keep your assigned Mass times. When you cannot do so, YOU are responsible for finding a substitute. In an EMERGENCY call the rectory as soon as possible, so that a replacement can be found. Your presence is missed, and your absence can cause awkward moments at Mass.

Interested in the Catholic Faith!
Missing a Sacrament?

• Non-Catholics, who are interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith, perhaps even in joining the church . . . • Catholics, who have been baptized but who for one reason or another have not received Eucharist or Confirmation and would like to prepare to receive these sacraments . . . We will be starting the first week in September. For more information please call and leave your name, number, or e-mail address at the rectory (626) 284-8333.

Please Support Our
Community Outreach Program

Our program is in need of food for the Food Pantry so we may help the needy of our Parish Community. We need non-perishable items, as well as canned goods. You may bring them with you to Mass, place them in the two black bins. Thank you for your generosity!

ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES
2008-2009

Saint Thomas More Elementary School in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students regardless of race, color, or national and/or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at this school. Saint Thomas More Elementary School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and or/ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies and practices. Likewise Saint Thomas More Elementary School does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of sex, age, handicap, veteran status, race, color, or national and/or ethnic origin.

MESSAGES FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE

Did You Know?
Telling the story of success

Five years since U.S. bishops adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People at their June 2002 meeting in Dallas, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and other dioceses have made significant strides to instill practices that will ensure the safety of children in the church. Two websites provide a useful database of articles that look at a variety of related issues, from strategies in place to prevent and identify child sexual abuse to the growth of transparency in the church. To access these websites, please visit: www.the-tidings.com and click on the link to articles on abuse prevention at the top of the page; or visit the U.S. bishops’ Office of Child and Youth Protection website: www.usccb.org/ocyp/5yearsfromdallas.shtml For particular help, you may call Assistance Ministry at 213 637 7650.

“Bella” The Movie
If you have not yet seen the award-winning film, “BELLA,”
please treat yourself.
It is a wonderful story, telling of life-giving friendship,
family and sacrificial love.

“A true love story about a man who wants to live a life of integrity and sacrifice everything for family and others.” Please check out the website for this extraordinary film Go to: www.bellathemovie.com (it is important to go see it in the theaters this weekend, if possible!

PLEASE NOTE: Please support our school. Entertainment Books $20.00, available in STM School Office and Rectory.

Singers Wanted!

The St. Thomas More Children’s Choir, under the direction of Mr. Noel Fisico, is now accepting applications for the 2007-2008 concert season. The choir is open to singers ages 7 to 17, with unchanged voices. Rehearsals start in August. For more information, please call (626) 217-3615,e-mail noel_fisico@yahoo.com.

Scriptural Rosary We remind you that the recitation of the Scriptural Rosary takes place regularly at St. Thomas More Church on the first Sunday of the month at 6:30 pm, in the church. We pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, family values, and world peace. Come join in praying for this need in our Archdiocese.

Everyone Is Invited

If, for whatever reason, you are not receiving Communion we invite you to come forward to share from the abundance of the Lord’s table by asking for a blessing. The sign for a blessing is to have both arms crossed over your chest.

Heart of the Nation
SUNDAY TV MASS

Catholic TV Mass 9:00 AM every Sunday on KDOC Ch. 56 For Cable-TV channel number, check cable listings for “KDOC” Or call: 1-(800) 430-0930

WELCOME NEW FACES!

We welcome all who celebrate with us at St. Thomas More, whether visitors, long time residents, or newly arrived in our parish. If you are not yet a REGISTERED member of our parish, or have a new address or telephone number, please come to the rectory or fill out a census update form from the church. After completing the form you may drop it into the collection basket, or into the mail slot at the rectory, or come in and let us know who you are. Thanks!

FIRST FRIDAY &
FIRST SATURDAY

First Friday devotions will be held on December 5. The 8:30 Mass will be preceded by the Rosary in the Crying Room . EXPOSITION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT will begin after Mass and continue until Benediction at 9:45 am. The Litany of the Sacred Heart and Act of Consecration will be recited. STM parish has been designated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for the intention of vocations. First Saturday devotions will be held on December 6. The 8:30 Communion Service will be preceded by the Rosary. The Act of Consecration and Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be recited after the Communion Service. All are invited to take part in these devotions.

Please pray for ...

Efren Galvez, left for his military duty on Tuesday, June 23rd. Please pray for him. May God bless him and bring him home safe.

.