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Response toCOVID-19 Restrictions
Saint Thomas More Church
NEW MASS SCHEDULE
MONDAY – FRIDAY - 7:00 AMSATURDAY –
Confessions in church - 3:00 PM
Mass 4:00 PM
SUNDAY –
Mass - 8:00 AM
Mass - 10:00 AM
Mass - 7:30 PMAll Masses are in the church
and open to the public
Sunday 8:00 AM is Livestreamed on Nicholas Schumm Facebook page
Traditional Latin Mass
Third Sunday of month - 8:00 AM
Every Tuesday - 6:00 PM
Please note:
Bishop Wack has extended the dispensation of the Obligation to attend Mass on the Lord’s Day. You do not have to go to Mass on Saturday evening or Sunday until further notice.
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Saint Thomas More
Beatified 1886 Canonized 1935
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2020
Parish Religious Education Classes
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2020-2021
Director of Faith Formation
Michele KenagaSeptember 13 Classes began
8:50-9:50am in the parish office.Faith Formation is for all ages! Registration for Religious Education for students in 1st-high school continues this weekend after all Masses. Religious Education classes for children and adult faith formation classes for adults are great ways to build a sense of parish community among the families in our parish, as we learn and worship together. There is a faith formation opportunity opportunity for every person in the family!
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION—1st-5th grade: Classes for students meet on Sunday mornings from 8:50- 9:50 in the church office. Even if your child attends a Catholic school, they will make their sacraments at St. Thomas More and must be registered in religious education here.
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october is dedicated to the holy rosary
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary!
Pray for us O Holy Mother of God,
That we may be worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God whose only begotten Son by his life, death, and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant we beseech thee, that meditating on these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. -
40daysforlife.com/Pensacola
Pensacola
40 DAYS FOR LIFE
Campaign
Fall 2020 | Sept 23 - Nov 1
Prayer Location
American Family Planning
6115 Village Oaks Drive
Pensacola, FloridaLEADER CONTACT INFO
Ernie E. Cyr, Jr.
850-889-1035The 40 DAYS FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN is going on now, and Saint Thomas More parishioners are asked to peacefully pray at the abortion center for at least 1/2 hour on September 30th and October 2nd.
Your prayers are a gift to all the vulnerable women, babies, and workers who find themselves at the abortion center. Praying for them is a GREAT ACT OF MERCY.
SIGNUPS to pray at the abortion center, located at 6115 Village Oaks Drive, can be found in the narthex. Thank you for rendering to our sisters and brothers in Christ in this great act of mercy!
For more information, please email Karen Manning`: manningfamily@bellsouth.net
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Saint Thomas morecurrent Happenings
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
RESPECT LIFE ROSARYOctober is Respect Life Month. The Knights of Columbus will be praying the Rosary in front of the abortion center at 6115 Village Oaks Drive on Tuesday, October 27th at
6:00 PM. All are welcome and encouraged to invite friends and family to pray for women and their unborn babies.
ALPHA CENTER BABY BOTTLE DRIVE
The Knights of Columbus will sponsor the Alpha Center Baby Bottle Drive at Saint Thomas More. This drive will run through mid-October. Please consider participating in order to support the Alpha Center, an organization that provides assistance and counseling to help women who choose life for their unborn babies.
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DIVINE MERCY
In the 1930's St. Maria Faustina Kowalska had a series of revelations, where our Lord called for a special feast day, Divine Mercy Sunday, which was named by Pope Saint John Paul II at the canonization of St. Faustina on April 30, 2000. The feast day is celebrated the Sunday after Easter.
Please join the faithful from across the world in this celebration. Visit the links below to learn more.
The Divine Mercy Chaplet
is appropiate to pray everyday, especialy in these challenging troubled times of the COVID-19
Basics of Divine Mercy
Downloadable and Printable
Divine Mercy Image
Sealing Your Home with the
Divine Mercy Image
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HURRICANE SEASONJUNE -NOVEMBER
Lord hear our prayer.
Atlantic hurricane season,
from June 1 to November 30.
Please join us in prayer for protection.
Prayer to Avert Storms and HurricanesFather,
All the elements of nature obey Your command. Calm the storms and hurricanes that threaten us, and turn our fear of Your power into praise of Your goodness.Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
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WHAT IS SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
Spiritual Communion is the practice of desiring union with Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. It is used primarily by individuals who cannot receive holy Communion, such as the ill, the divorced and remarried, and those who have not yet been received into full communion with the Church. St. Thomas Aquinas described it as “an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the most holy sacrament and lovingly embrace him” at a time or in circumstances when we cannot receive him in sacramental Communion.
My Jesus,
I believe that you are
present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things, and I desire
to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually
into my heart. I embrace you
as if you were already there and
unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be
separated from you. Amen.
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ADDRESSES
_____________________________________Mail Address: 510 Bayshore Drive
Pensacola, Florida 32507
Church: 3295 Barrancas Avenue
Parish Office Address: 412 Bayshore Drive -
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MASS TIMESPLEASE NOTE
PERMANENT NEW REGULAR MASS TIMES AT STMOnce we are able to resume our regular Masses, please note some changes have been made
Daily Mass—Monday through Friday
will be at 7:00 am NOT 6:40 amSaturday—Confessions 3:00 pm
Mass 4:00 pmSunday— Mass 8:00 am, 10:00 am
and we will have an added
Mass at 7:30 pmTraditional Latin Mass
Third Sunday of every month at 8:00 am Every Tuesday at 6:00 pm
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We will continue to take some precautions:
-stay home if you are sick or vulnerable
-consider wearing a mask to church
-consider receiving Holy Communion in the hand
-wash and sanitize hands frequently
-observe six feet or moe
between you and others
(household members may sit closer)
-priests will wear a mask for the distribution of Holy Communion
-priests will sanitize hands before, during, and after Holy Mass
-continue to give on-line or mail in your offertory contributions.
We will not pass the basket at this time. A receptacle will be made available to drop in your tithes and offerings.
-church will be sanitized regularly____________________
FROM BISHOP WACK
What to Expect: Resuming the Celebration of Mass with a Congregation Present
Reopening the doors of our churches will take careful thought, understanding and cooperation.The specific details of when and how public Mass will resume have yet to be fully determined, but here are five components of this next phase that all should be prepared for.
1. A general dispensation from the Sunday obligation will remain. Many people, especially those who are at risk of possible infection or illness, and those who care for them, are strongly encouraged to stay home and participate in live streamed Masses, which will continue. This also means that one can come to church for Mass on any day of the week (not just Sunday). This will help to give people more of a chance to celebrate Mass in person at least once a week.
2. Attendance will be limited. Some restrictions will remain on the capacity of large gatherings, so we are working with parishes to determine a fair way to cap attendance for Masses. It is very important for everyone to be registered with their parish in order to receive communication about this next phase. Make sure that you are in the loop to receive updates about sign-up systems, assigned days, how many people can attend a given Mass and who those people may be, etc. Unfortunately, during this next phase, no one should expect to be able to attend Mass with regularity.
3. Social Distancing will be practiced. Expect your parish to have pews/rows that are roped off. Families will be asked to maintain 6 feet of separation from other families. Be prepared to wear a mask to Mass to guard against the potential spread of the virus.
4. Liturgical changes will be in place. Extra precautions will be taken, such as suspending the distribution of the Precious Blood and strongly recommending receiving the Host only on the hand.
5. Anyone who attends public Mass will still be at risk. Even with the best health practices and strict social distancing, anyone who enters a public space should be aware of the risk. Our churches will be cleaned thoroughly, but the risk of contracting COVID-19 remains.
Finally, let us all seek progress and not perfection. In this next phase, we will certainly meet some challenges and frustrations. Even after this next phase begins, your family may not be able to attend Mass for several weeks. Sign-up systems and parish communication may encounter difficulties, and some attendance strategies may not go according to plan.
It is encouraging to see COVID-19 numbers flatten and decrease. However, for the protection of our diocese and local communities, we do not want to contribute to a rebound effect that would push normalized Mass attendance even further into the future. If we all work together, we can ease back into this, incrementally adding more people and options at Mass.
Thank you for your patience through all of this. Please continue to pray for our diocese, our parishes and schools and our local communities as we navigate this next leg of the journey.
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COVID-19UPDATES
The CDC Website, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html,
provides extensive information about COVID-19 and the response of health professionals around the world.
Public awareness of the symptoms and how to report suspected cases is essential in mitigating the spread of the virus. COVID-19 can cause mild symptoms in some people but severe illness and death for others.
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure and include:- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
The CDC alert directs people to call their healthcare professional if they develop symptoms, and have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19, or if they have recently traveled from an area with widespread or ongoing community spread of COVID-19. Check cdc.gov for a list of areas where the virus is widespread.
Parishioners who are sick or care for the sick can make a spiritual communion via Daily Mass LIVE, which airs every day on EWTN. Mass times are at 7 a.m. CT. It is re-aired at 11 p.m. CT and 6 p.m. CT. Visit ewtn.com/tv/watch-live.
Mass can also be viewed any time at https://www.watchthemass.com/.
Patron of contagious illnesses
O Blessed Saint Roch,
Patron of the sick,
Have pity on those
Who lie upon a bed of suffering.Your power was so great
When you were in this world,
That by the sign of the Cross,
Many were healed of their diseases.Now that you are in heaven,
Your power is not less.
Offer, then, to God
Our sighs and tears
And obtain for us that health we seek
Through Christ our Lord.Amen.
(Repeat the following 3 times)
Saint Roch, pray for us,
That we may be preserved
From all diseases of body and soul.
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OFFICE HOURS
______________________________________Monday Closed
Tuesday - Friday - 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday Closed
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ALFRED-WASHBURN CENTER NEEDS
Alfred Washburn Center Needs
The Alfred Washburn Center’s clothing locker is critically short on the following: men’s jeans, pants & shorts to fit sizes 32/34/36; men’s underwear (boxer, boxer‐briefs but NOT briefs) sizes Sm/Med/Lg; men’s collared shirts Sm/ Med/Lg; and women’s underwear (all sizes). Flashlights, AA & AAA batteries, deodorant, and small hairbrushes are popular but out‐of‐stock item
Rolling suitcases are always needed as well, the homeless use them for their possessions.
Volunteers are also needed - please contact Pat Mitchell at (205) 222-6856
if you are able to help in any way.
NEEDS: Alfred - Washburn is a “Day Shelter” where the homeless can get a meal, shower, wash their clothes and even work on their bicycles amongst other offered services.
They are in need of the following items: ·Washcloths · Hand Towels ·
Men’s and Women’s socks (new only) ·
Men’s underwear (new only) ·
Men’s jeans smaller sizes ·
Women’s underwear (new only) ·
Backpacks · Tents · Sleeping bags ·
Bikes and bike locks · Tarps
The Alfred-Washburn Center is a ministry of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul serving the homeless and poorer members of our community. The Center is funded by the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores and Conferences, as well as private and corporate donations. We are a 100% volunteer organization.
They are located at 31 Murphy Lane
Pensacola, FL 32505
(850) 435-7427
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