Saint Thomas More parish

ADDRESSES
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Mail Address: 510 Bayshore Drive
Pensacola, Florida 32507
Church: 3295 Barrancas Avenue
Parish Office Address: 412 Bayshore Drive

Saint Thomas More Church
will be open for private prayer in front of the Most Blessed Sacrament:
Saturday and Sunday,
from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM

For the latest diocesan updates, please click here. 

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 two-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.

For the times we fear Sharing our pro-life convictions: May the Lord strengthen our faith And grant us courage to follow him; We pray to the Lord. God’s love does not differentiate between the newly conceived infant still in his or her mother’s womb and the child or young person, or the adult and the elderly person. God does not distinguish between them because he sees an impression of his own image and likeness in each one. Life is the first good received from God and is fundamental to all others; to guarantee the right to life for all and in an equal manner for all is the duty upon which the future of humanity depends. The effectiveness of our commitment to peace depends on our understanding of human life. If we want peace, let us defend life!
Pope Benedict XVI


 

February 26 - April 5

40 Days for Life is a peaceful, prayerful – and proven effective – pro-life campaign that has already been embraced by more than 750,000 people Worldwide, saved 14,643 lives from abortion, led to the conversion of 177 abortion workers, and seen 96 abortion facilities close down for good.

40 Days for Life features three components:

1. PRAYER & FASTING: Join together with other believers for 40 days of fervent prayer and fasting for an end to abortion.

2. PEACEFUL VIGIL: Stand for life during a 40-day peaceful public witness outside the local American Family Planning abortion facility at 6115 Village Oaks Drive in Pensacola.

3. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Bring a positive pro-life message to every corner of our city through media efforts, advocacy and public visibility

Learn how you can “speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves” right here in Pensacola, by contacting the Emerald Coast Coalition for Life at 850-889-1035, and/or e-mail 40daysforlifepensacola@eccfl.org 

OFFICE HOURS
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Monday Closed
Tuesday - Friday - 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday Closed
PLEASE CALL FOR CURRENT TIMES
 

Blessed Palms will be available for pick up outside the church under the STM bell tower and covered walkway this Saturday and Sunday from 3 pm to 5 pm [04 & 05 April 2020]. 

Please observe social distancing, stay safe, and know that you're in our prayers!

The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee announces the continued suspension of public Masses, including liturgies of Holy Week and Easter. Priests will continue to celebrate daily Mass with no congregation. In the interim, the Pastoral Center will be closed on Fridays. 

The Chrism Mass will be rescheduled at a later time. The diocese will provide live streaming of Holy Thursday Mass, Good Friday liturgy, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday Mass. To access, visit ptdiocese.org/livestreammass. Additional spiritual resources will be offered on the diocesan website during this holy season of the liturgical year.

Celebrate Holy Week at home with interactive, multi-media and at-home liturgies featuring video reflections from Bishop Wack. Visit ptdiocese.org/holyweek for a Palm Sunday liturgy for your family. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil liturgies will also be available soon!
#PTdiocese #HolyWeek

DONATIONS NEEDED 
The cold weather is  here and the Alfred-Washburn Center is in need of gloves, knit skull caps, long underwear, nilew underwear for men and women, fleece jackets with hoods or other warm jackets  Rolling suitcases are always needed as well, the    homeless use therehem 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.

The Catholic Sharing Appeal (CSA) is a wonderful success story.  It is the story about the Church here in Northwest Florida and the Big Bend, a story in which each and every one of us has a part to play.  It is a local story of how the people of God have built this Church up to where it is now.

The Catholic Sharing Appeal was instituted when the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee was formed in 1975.  Established without many reserves of its own, the diocese and parishes relied upon this vital funding source to carry on essential operations to survive as a local Church.  Today, CSA continues to be used to allocate funds at the diocesan level for expenses that extend past the parish for regional responsibilities, while parishes retain funds received in excess of goal for capital projects and programs within their parish.

By giving funds through CSA, the people of God assist their bishop and pastor in carrying out the three-fold mission of the Church: teaching, serving and worshipping.  Since accomplishment of the Church's mission is of foremost importance, CSA affords parishioners a special opportunity to fulfill their baptismal call to discipleship.

CSA specifically funds programs, services and functions that are coordinated from the Pastoral Center and are extensions of the Office of Bishop.  The administrative divisions of the Church of Pensacola-Tallahassee include the Bishop, Vicar General, Chancellor, as well as Secretariats for Communications, Financial Administration, Special Ministries, Social Concerns, Education and Apostolates.   Some of these ministries attend to needs beyond the scope of individual parishes and some exist for the sole purpose of assisting parishes in their mission to teach, evangelize and provide good liturgical experiences.

CSA sets aside a time which offers us an opportunity to renew (rededicate) ourselves to stewardship through involvement in our parish and diocesan communities. Annually, CSA provides time for parishes to ask parishioners to make a pledge which helps meet the needs of the broader Church community.