Saint Thomas More parish

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.
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One of the greatest problems of our time
is that many are schooled, but few are educated.
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The things we pray for, good Lord,
give us grace to labor for.
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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

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE

Join Father Nicholas Schumm on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land! The trip will consist of 10 days and 8 nights from
February 7-16, 2023.

CALL PARISH OFFICE FOR INFORMATION
850-456-2543
Saint Thomas More Parish Hall 3295 Barrancas Ave
Pensacola FL 32507

The swords represent her grievous sorrows.
Known as the Seven Dolors of Mary,
these sorrows are:

*The prophecy of Simeon 
(Luke 2:25-35)

*The flight into Egypt 
(Matthew 2:13-15)

*Loss of the Child Jesus for three days 
(Luke 2:41-50) 

*Mary meets Jesus on his way to Calvary (Luke 23:27-31; John 19:17)

*Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
 (John 19:25-30)

*The body of Jesus being taken from the Cross 
(Psalm 130; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:31-37)

*The burial of Jesus 
(Isaiah 53:8; Luke 23:50-56;
John 19:38-42; Mark 15:40-47)

St. Michael the Archangel, 
defend us in battle. 
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. 
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, 
and do thou, 
O Prince of the heavenly hosts, 
by the power of God, 
thrust into hell Satan, 
and all the evil spirits, 
who prowl about the world 
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. 

O glorious prince St. Michael, 
chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King
and our admirable conductor, 
you who shine with excellenceand superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.



GIVE OUR BLESSED MOTHER THE BIRTHDAY GIFT SHE DESERVES! Pensacola-Wide 30-day walk
with Mary

If you haven’t met Mary, come spend time with her during the
Pensacola-wide 30-day Rosary.

Our 30- day gift to Mary will start on her birthday, September 8th, and end on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7th.

Pray the Rosary with us from your home for 30 days. You will also offer one day of fasting during these 30 days. Each day you will receive emails with a short reflec6on. Read the reflec6on, offer a daily Rosary, and pray with us.

To join, go to our signup at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b4aaea82ca57-thirtyday 

If you participated with us last year, find your name on the sign up. You can keep your same date or change it. Ann Bode can help you with this sign up at: 850-450-1236 (text or call) and at anneebodee3@cox.net.
How beautiful that our group will flood heaven with thousands and thousands of “Hail Marys” and 30 days of fasting!

For more information, contact
Karen Manning at (850)449-3835
or Ann Bode at (850)450-1236.

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY,
PRAY FOR US!

 

DIOCESAN ROSARY RALLY

Saturday, October 8th at 10:00 AM Seville Square in Pensacola

Come join Bishop Wack in Seville Square to pray the Rosary for our Church and our Nation.
Bring your own chair if able.

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and St. Paul Street Evangelization.

For more information, contact
Tony Giangiulio at (850)240-2174 or tsg.napoli@gmail.com

ADDRESSES
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NEW OFFICE LOCATION
Mail Address: 510 Bayshore Drive
Pensacola, Florida 32507
Church: 3295 Barrancas Avenue
Parish Office Address:
11 Broadmoor Lane

OFFICE HOURS
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NEW OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday - Friday - 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday Closed
850-456-2543 

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

PARISH OFFICE CHANGES
JULY 1, 2022

Mr. Bill Janis will be the Saint Thomas More Parish Office Manager beginning July 1, 2022. The Parish Office email, phone, and hours will remain the same:

Hours: Tuesday - Friday from 7:00 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

 

 The 2022 Catholic Sharing Appeal
is underway!

We have over 250 registered households at Saint Thomas More, and so far 83 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 $75,000, so our CSA pledge goal is about $37,500. This amount is raised through pledges from parishioners. What is not raised of this amount is still assessed by the diocese.

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

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.

Father Nicholas will be celebrating Mass on the First Saturday of each month from May, which is the month dedicated to Mary, until October, which is the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary, in honor and observa- tion of the First Five Saturdays Devotion.
Mass will be at 9:00 AM
on  First Saturday:
Saturday, October 1

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FIRST SATURDAY / LORD’S DAY ROSARY, POTLUCK,
AND SOCIAL

On First Saturdays, the Parish Hall will open at 5:30 PM for all to come together for prayer, fellowship, food, and fun. Our next potluck social night will be held on First Saturdays at 5:30 PM.
 

We will begin the night with a rosary, followed by a potluck and social. 
The evening will conclude by 8:30 PM.
All are invited to bring family, friends,
and food to share.

You are also welcome to bring a game to play (Scrabble, UNO, Checkers, Chess, etc). Come pray with us, and join us in building friendships and community here at Saint Thomas More.