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Bulletin of May 20, 2012
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In Honor of
ST THOMAS MORE FAITH FORMATION CONFIRMATION CLASS OF 2012
Congratulations to the
Young Women and Men who received the
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION! |
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In Celebration of
ANTHONY ‘TONY’ TRANCONE
On the Occasion of His 94th BIRTHDAY
by His Loving Wife
RITA
TRANCONE |
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"Give generously to him and do so
without a grudging heart; then because
of this the Lord your God will bless you
in all your work and in everything you
put your hand to."
Deuteronomy 15:10 |
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| Diocesan Service Appeal 2012 |
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| Gift Shop Volunteer |
Opportunities Available.
The gift shop is currently seeking faithful
Catholic volunteers who would be willing
to give some time in their week to serve the
parishioners of St. Thomas More.
If you are interested, please
contact:
Christina at (305) 322 - 9291 or stop by the gift shop after Mass. |
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| STM Youth Ministry |
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Youths 12 - 17 years old and
Youth Ministers Kevin Guerra and
Sara Giulietti. |
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Faith Formation Room 6 |
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Every Saturday from
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Come join us in a relaxed
environment with other teens to
learn and talk about our Catholic faith
and issues that affect YOUR life. |
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| List Of Saint Thomas More Confirmation Students |
- Abikarram, Kayla
- Brock Ackerman, Jr
- Barbara Alvarez
- Lisa Andre
- Candice Arthur
- Melanie Avilia
- Megan Backus
- Rian Bahr
- Mathew Benjamin
- Michael Cannon
- Denise Cao
- Nicholas Carretta
- Santiago Cervantes
- Annelee Charlotte
- Frank Cordero
- Gina Cornejo
- Nicholas Cortese
- Lauren Decastro
- Joseph Demo
- Alexa Dours
- Danny Duenas
- Megan Ehrenworth
- Daniel Faber
- Ilaini Fernandes
- Mark Fleming
- Kevin Ford
- Jason Gonzalez
- Andrea Hernandez
- Andrea Jara
- Mason Kinisler
- Patricia Lammae
- Victoria Lancaster
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- Shannon Lechon
- Alexander lee
- Baylee Leanik
- Nathan Levenson
- Isreal Lora
- Raymond Martinez
- Emily T. Matos
- Frank Matos
- Madaline McCreery
- Daniel Menge
- Anna Morera
- Kathy Nguyen
- Timothy Nguyen
- Tommy Nguyen
- Alexa Ortiz
- Dillion Pabisz
- John C. Parisi
- Mitchell Regis
- Richard Repetti
- Madison Ricker
- Jonathan Rimpel
- Michael Rowland
- Thomas Rycroft
- Brandon Sanchez
- Michael Santoro
- Evan Schaffiner
- Audrey Servilio
- Cassidy Stiepleman
- Brandon Suhajcik
- Theresa Tran
- Gia-Luca Viggiano
- Colton Weissleder
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Crowning of the Blessed Mother took place at the
installation mass of the Madonna CCW Officers
on Friday, May 4, 2012. The Madonna was crowned
by Vita Tocco, Past President. Following the
installation mass was a luncheon at Quail Ridge
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| Honduras Medical Mission 2012 |
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Make a difference in the lives of the children and
families of Honduras by participating in our 2012
Medical Mission from July 25th – August 1st.
(Contact Dorothy Kaiser for more information.)
At this time we are currently accepting donations
of unexpired over the counter medication, gummy
vitamins, and tools.
We will be having an Informational
Meeting on Saturday, May 26th at 10:30
am for those interested in participating in
our 2012 Honduras Medical Mission. If you
would like to know more about our mission,
please plan to attend.
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| Spring Clearance Event
continues at the Gift Shop! |
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Take advantage of our low prices in the gift
shop this season! Come find some of your
favorite religious articles up to 75% off for a
limited time only.
Great deals on statues, Crucifixes, religious
home and garden decorations, DVD's,
music, art, and much more.
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| Mother's Day Celebration At The Preschool |
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| Mommies were honored by preschoolers with a Tea Party and lots of love!!! |
| Meditation Garden of St. Peregrine |
The LORD God said unto David His servant: With all your heart you wanted to build a temple
for my Name. It is good that you wanted to do that. (1 Kg 8:18) The late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. was inspired by God's pleasure to preach the sermon Unfulfilled Dreams in which he says: Each of you .. .in some way is working towards some kind of temple. The struggle is always there.
Its gets discouraging some times ... well, that is the story of life. And the thing that makes me
happy is that I can hear a voice crying through the vista of time, saying: It may not come today
or it may not come tomorrow, but it is well that it is within thine heart ... Thank God that we have
hearts to put something meaningful into.
Our St. Peregrine Garden is such a temple. It is a temple of honor and of memory to those who
carry the burden of cancer as victims and survivors, and to those who helped them bear the load. It's
path many have and alas will walk in this life. It can be a lonely path with only Jesus to walk beside
you through the lonesome valley. It too often is the last walk we will take because it leads to that
ultimate rendezvous between our mortal flesh and the Resurrection. It can be a miraculous journey
where you meet Jesus Christ the Healer along the way, as it was for St. Peregrine the Cancer-Saint. It
is always in our hearts that with the help of God's amazing grace and our prayers joined to those of
The Saint the hard path will lead to that greatest news-cancer free!
As temples ourselves we carry the Names and the inspirations of our loved ones who lived
heroically with cancer. It fell to us spouses, children, friends or kind caregivers to accompany them,
to love them, to minister to their bodies and to be witnesses to their nobility. Their Names are
written in our hearts, but we, like them, must one day lay down our mortality for immortality. We
must not lay down their Names with us.
For the sake of their Names and their lives we have it in our hearts to build this temple of St.
Peregrine. We want them to be remembered, their Names sung long after all of us have gone and a
place to mark their passing along the road of life. The Bible tells us: Have regard to thy name; for
that shall continue with thee above a thousand great treasures of gold. A good life hath but few
days: but a good name endurethforever. (Sirach 41:12-13) This Memorial Path marks the struggle
and the Memorial Wall perpetuates the Names from one generation to the next at St. Thomas
More Church.
It is the nature oflife that much will be left undone when The LORD calls us from this world to
Himself. This Memorial should not be one of them. Endow a brick in the path or a plaque on the wall
to proclaim your love and their Good Name. With the memorial they will be remembered and prayed
for forever in St. Thomas More.
- Rev. Julian P. Harris, Pastor
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Father's Day Novena |
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If you have any questions regarding the pictures taken
during First Communion or you have yet to pick up your
pictures please contact Maria Teresa Creations at 561-642-7064. |
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June 17, 2012 HONOR THY FATHER
And Remember Him with Prayers and
Thanksgivings with an enrollement in the
ST. THOMAS MORE
FATHER'S DAY NOVENA |
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| Traveling Over The Summer |
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Weekend Homilies |
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For those of you who
will be traveling over the summer
and would like
to receive a copy of our
beautiful, parish bulletin,
please stop by,
or call the
Parish Office and provide
us with your mailing
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Parishioners,
Cd recordings of
our weekend masses are
now available
in the gift shop
immediately following mass |
| STM Music Corner |
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Choirs of St. Thomas More are looking for Cantors!
Please share your talents,and become a member
of our Adult, Youth, or Children’s Choir groups.
If you are interested or have any questions,
please contact
Alfonso, Liturgy and Music Coordinator
561 - 737 - 3095
liturgy@stmbb.org
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| STM Preschool Summer Camp |
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| Father Peter Truong's 13th Anniversary Of Ordination! |
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| Breakfast At Saint Thomas More |
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Liturgy Of The Hours |
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There will be
NO BREAKFAST this Sunday, May 20th Breakfast will resume
on the weekend of May
27th hosted by the
Columbiettes. |
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Come and pray the Liturgy of the
Hours with Deacon Mark Lizardi,
every Friday after the 5:30 pm Mass. |
| Catholic Elementary Schools And Tuition Policies At STM Parish |
At this time of the year many
of our Parish Families
consider Catholic School
Education for their children. This
is an expensive choice that parents
make prayerfully after considering
the financial sacrifice it will mean
for them as a family.
The Diocese of Palm Beach, of
which STM is an entity, established
a program of Tuition Guidelines
designed to assist Catholic families
that are registered, active and
contributing members of any
parish, like St. Thomas More
Church, that does not have a school.
Registered is defined as having
membership on STM Parish roles
for at least 6 months. Active
means attending Mass at STM as a
family on Sundays, Holy Days and
engaged personally in ministry and
volunteerism on a regular basis.
Contributing is defined as using the
STM envelop-system of offertory
and making a minimum annual
family contribution of $900. Your
contributions to other Parishes, the
Annual Bishop’s Appeal or other charitable institutions or ministries
are not considered when evaluating
your family for Tuition Assistance
from STM.
All three aspects are equally
important in qualifying for tuition
reduction.
Qualified families receive a
reduction in their tuition costs
at the school. This is often called
the in-parish rate. STM Parish is
obligated further to support that
school directly at the level of 50%
of the cost of one-child’s full, annual
tuition. This payment assists the
school in operating expenses; it is
not a tuition payment or subsidy
for the family. STM Pre-School is
part of the Diocese of Palm Beach
Catholic School System. STM
does not participate in the Tuition
Program for families with children
in pre-schools outside of STM, only
kindergarten through 8th grade.
Bishop Gerald Barbarito has
established definitively the
obligations and scope of the
Tuition Program and his Diocesan
Tuition Requirements are more
than just. As pastor, I have set our requirements a bit lower in order to
support families who must sacrifice
to afford Catholic School Education
for their children. My approach
is fair, just and respectful of the
contributions of our parishioners
who are, in the main, retired.
Qualified families do not need to
register in two parishes. Qualified
STM families will receive my
endorsement through the Pastor’s
Acknowledgement Form, provided
by the Catholic School of your
choice. My acknowledgment
qualifies your family to receive the
in parish rate. Qualified
families from other parishes may
receive the STM in-parish rate
under these same guidelines.
Unlike in the past, no scholarships
are available at STM Pre-School.
We are doing all we can to keep
our valuable staff employed,
tuition rates competitive and still
offer a first-class developmental
program for our students. If you
have any other questions, please
contact directly Ms Adriana Palazzi,
executive director of STM Pre-
School.
- Rev. Julian P. Harris, Pastor |
| 2012 - 2013 Ministry Meeting |
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We are planning a very important meeting
in June to coordinate our calendar for 2012
and 2013. It is imperative that your ministry
or organization submit requests in advance
in order to ensure the availability of facilities
for all. Please be aware that STM Parish,
Preschool and Faith Formation events will be
accorded priority in our planning activities.
We aspire to provide meeting and worship
space for the many groups and ministries;
however, we will give priority of place and
frequency to those who serve the St. Thomas
More community or which sponsor events
that invite participation by all parishioners.
This is particularly the case with the main
church and parish center. All small groups will
be asked to gather in the religious education
building. Your submission of requested
dates and times for parish facilities will not
guarantee approval. Group and ministry
leaders will receive the completed calendar
at a general meeting in the Parish Center on
Saturday, June 9, 2012.
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| Saint Thomas More Feast |
Each year our Parish celebrates the feast day of our
patron Saint Thomas More. Mark your calendars now
and plan to join us for a solemn mass followed by an
evening of entertainment, food, and fellowship in the
Parish Center.
Join us on July 14th at 5:30 pm
in the
Parish Center |
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