Saint Thomas More parish

 The 2024 Catholic Sharing Appeal
 is underway!

We have over 285 registered households at Saint Thomas More, and so far 138 households have pledged.

Please prayerfully ask the Holy Spirit what your household is able to donate this year. If every household chose to pledge $200 to CSA for the year, we would cover our entire pledge goal with leftover to cover some of the other half of our annual diocesan assessment. Giving something to CSA is a requirement in being considered an active parishioner.

Our total diocesan assessment this year is approximately $90,750, so our CSA pledge goal is about $45,375. This amount is raised through pledges from parishioners. What is not raised of this amount must still be paid to the diocese from Saint Thomas More Parish.

Thank you for helping us reach our CSA goal every year!

Saint Thomas More
Beatified 1886 Canonized 1935

 

Thomas More was born in 1478 in London, and began to practice law in 1502. He was married, and a father of four. By all accounts, he was a devoted husband and father. Unusual for the time, he made sure that his daughters were given the same classical education as his son.

Eventually, his work as a writer and lawyer brought him to the court of King Henry VIII, where by 1529, he had been elevated to the position of Lord Chancellor.

Thomas was fiercely loyal to King Henry VIII, and worked tirelessly defending the Church in England. The relationship between him and the King began to unravel when More did not support the king seeking an annulment from his wife, Catherine. Seeing the writing on the wall, Thomas resigned in 1532 rather than support King Henry VIII’s agenda.

In 1534, Thomas was ordered to recognize King Henry VIII as the Head of the Church of England and his wife, Anne, as Queen. Thomas refused to acknowledge any of it, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for over a year while waiting for trial on charges of treason. His trial began on

1 July 1535, and he was found guilty after only 15 minutes of deliberation.

On 6 July 1535, Thomas More stepped up to where he was to be beheaded. He joked to his executioners to help him up the scaffold, but that he would, “see himself down.” He then made his final statement, proclaiming one of his most well known quotes, “I die the king’s good servant, but God’s first.” Saint Thomas More is remembered and honored as a man with tremendous integrity and heroic virtue.
 

Saint Thomas More,
Patron Saint of Our Parish,
Pray for Us!

Occupy your mind with good thoughts,
or the enemy will fill it with bad ones.
***
One of the greatest problems of our time
is that many are schooled, but few are educated.
***
The things we pray for, good Lord,
give us grace to labor for.
***
Lord, give me a sense of humor,
so that I may take some happiness in this life and share it with others.

Saint Thomas More Church
Pensacola Florida

ADDRESSES
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Mailing Address:
510 Bayshore Drive
Pensacola, Florida 32507

Church Location:
3295 Barrancas Avenue

Parish Office Location:
11 Broadmoor Lane

OFFICE HOURS
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NEW OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday - Friday - 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday Closed
850-456-2543 

PLEASE SEE THE
CURRENT BULLETIN 
FOR ALL OF OUR UP TO DATE INFORMATION

PARISH OFFICE 

Mrs. Michele Gousy is the Saint Thomas More Parish Office Manager.  The Parish Office email, phone, and hours 

Hours: Tuesday - Friday from
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Email: office@stm.ptdiocese.org
Phone: (850) 456-2543

There will now be a separate email for information to be in the bulletin. Please submit all bulletin requests before noon on Tuesday. The email for these submissions is now:

bulletin@stm.ptdiocese.org

The Faith Formation Department now has a separate email address as well. For information regarding all Children and Adult Faith Formation, First Communion, Confirmation, or any other Faith Formation topics, please use this email:

faithformation@stm.ptdiocese.org

SOULS IN PURGATORY

Eternal Father,
I offer You the Most Precious Blood Of Thy Divine Son, Jesus,
In union with the Masses said Throughout the world today, For all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, For sinners everywhere,
For sinners in the universal Church, For those in my own home, And in my family. Amen

According to tradition,St. Gertrude
was told by Our Lord that each time she piously recited this prayer, it would release1000 souls from their suffering in Purgatory.

Director of Faith Formation
Michele Kenaga

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

1st—5th GRADE 
2024

The classes are held in the
Parish Office at 11 Broadmoor Lane
8:50-9:45 AM on Sundays.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

Classes for children in 1st-5th grades are held on the1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 8:50-9:50 AM 
in the Parish Office
at 11 Broadmoor Lane.

Children over the age of 7 preparing for Baptism will meet in the Parish Office
at 11 Broadmoor Lane
on the 1st and 3rd Sundays
during the 10:00 AM Mass.

Amen Generosity is an act of love that begins with God and pours through us. We find joy in praying… “Amen Lord, live in us and let your loving generosity flow freely through us as the Church on mission to our world.”
Amen means Yes

Amen Generosity is a new way for us to plan for our mission, to Love God, Serve Others and Make Disciples, and how we provide the funding needed for it. We are trying to create a Catholic Culture that anchors our lives in the nourishing truth of the living Christ. In what practical ways can we make this vision a reality:

Outstanding Liturgy: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the source of our lives in Christ and from which our life of grace flows through our life and into the world.

Education: Knowledge is freedom! We must give reasons for our faith in Christ. Faith isn’t merely rooted in intellectual knowledge but intimate knowledge of Christ’s love for you. Feeding our lives in knowledge of the truth, gives us the ability to grow in faith and strengthen our love for Christ and neighbor.

Evangelization: Whatever we do and wherever we go, we either communicate Christ’s love or we don’t. Our ministries, activities form a Catholic culture and ethos, that should reach beyond our parish boundaries.

As a parish family, we need to feed this vision with our time, talent and treasure. By dedicating our first fruits, we can ensure a genuine momentum in creating a dynamic Catholic parish and culture that feeds the community and is able to face the challenges of the present age.

Online Offertory
is available through the
eGiving Menu Tab of this
Saint Thomas More website.

Each parishioner is invited to participate in the mission of the church. Ifyou are seeking another way to give, such as stocks, bonds,the donation of property, and and estate gifts we invite you to contact us so that we can better assist you.
 

En Español

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
Hours:  Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays from 8:30am to 1pm.

There are endless opportunities
for daily Mass 


CLICK BELOW FOR HOLY MASSES
LIVE ONLINE

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Check the FAITH page
on this website for
Daily Mass with
"Word on Fire" and
Bishop Robert Barron
 

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. 

Basics of Divine Mercy 
Downloadable and Printable
Divine Mercy Image

Sealing Your Home with the
Divine Mercy Image

The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
is committed to healing the hurting hearts of sexual abuse victims and has established Victims Assistance Coordinators who are experienced and trained counselors and are available to help persons who have been sexually abused by a priest, deacon, or other church personnel.
The Coordinator for the
Pensacola/Ft. Walton Beach area is
Dr. Louis Makarowski, 850-477-7181
For Spanish speakers - En Español
Dcn. Santiago Molina, 850-627-2350
Diocesan Victim Assistance
Hotline 850-435-3536

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.