The new evangelization that the Pope and the Cardinal have urged us to engage in needs the contribution of everyone. It is extremely impor-tant for all us to think in a fresh way of the personal involvement in our parish growth. Here is our first assignment:
On June 27 at the 10:00 a.m. Mass, we ask the men of the parish to try to fill the pews of the church. We ask every man (the young and the young at heart) to bring at least one guest to church (of course, the more the better). We ask the women on this date to be in charge of a reception afterwards of soda and dessert.
By the same token, on July 25 at 10:00 a.m. Mass the women are asked to do the same, to make every effort to fill the church by inviting as many people as possible to church. The men in turn will be in charge of soda and dessert for the reception afterwards.
The Evangelization committee thanks everyone and wishes good luck to all of us. With prayers and dedication, we can celebrate 2011 with a noticeable growth in our parish community.
Read what Pope Benedict XVI said about evangelization this past week while in Portugal.
On June 27 at the 10:00 a.m. Mass, we ask the men of the parish to try to fill the pews of the church. We ask every man (the young and the young at heart) to bring at least one guest to church (of course, the more the better). We ask the women on this date to be in charge of a reception afterwards of soda and dessert.
By the same token, on July 25 at 10:00 a.m. Mass the women are asked to do the same, to make every effort to fill the church by inviting as many people as possible to church. The men in turn will be in charge of soda and dessert for the reception afterwards.
The Evangelization committee thanks everyone and wishes good luck to all of us. With prayers and dedication, we can celebrate 2011 with a noticeable growth in our parish community.
Read what Pope Benedict XVI said about evangelization this past week while in Portugal.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life,
And for the lives of all my brothers and sisters.
I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion,
Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death
by the Resurrection of Your Son.
I am ready to do my part in ending abortion.
Today I commit myself
Never to be silent,
Never to be passive,
Never to be forgetful of the unborn.
I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement,
And never to stop defending life
Until all my brothers and sisters are protected,
And our nation once again becomes
A nation with liberty and justice.
Not just for some, but for all,
Through Christ our Lord. Amen!
And for the lives of all my brothers and sisters.
I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion,
Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death
by the Resurrection of Your Son.
I am ready to do my part in ending abortion.
Today I commit myself
Never to be silent,
Never to be passive,
Never to be forgetful of the unborn.
I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement,
And never to stop defending life
Until all my brothers and sisters are protected,
And our nation once again becomes
A nation with liberty and justice.
Not just for some, but for all,
Through Christ our Lord. Amen!
The Great Adventure Bible Class
The Great Adventure is the journey through the Bible to find the story of salvation. Jeff Cavins leads us through video lessons to find the great story of God’s family in the Old and New Testaments. Join us Tuesdays at 7:00 PM starting on May 11th for the 24 sessions. We read and study the Bible together in the rectory!
The Great Adventure is the journey through the Bible to find the story of salvation. Jeff Cavins leads us through video lessons to find the great story of God’s family in the Old and New Testaments. Join us Tuesdays at 7:00 PM starting on May 11th for the 24 sessions. We read and study the Bible together in the rectory!
What is the proper disposal of ashes from cremation?
The Church allows cremation because it does not mean the rejection of the resurrection of the body as it did previously. Nonetheless the ashes must be buried in a Catholic Cemetery. It is not right to keep ashes in your home or worse to spread over the water or other place. Both the corpses and the ashes must wait in holy ground for the Second Coming of Christ at the end of the world!
You have a quesion?
Send an e-mail to info@stthomasmorechicago.org
The Church allows cremation because it does not mean the rejection of the resurrection of the body as it did previously. Nonetheless the ashes must be buried in a Catholic Cemetery. It is not right to keep ashes in your home or worse to spread over the water or other place. Both the corpses and the ashes must wait in holy ground for the Second Coming of Christ at the end of the world!
You have a quesion?
Send an e-mail to info@stthomasmorechicago.org
What is the Abomination of Desolation?
The term refers back to the Old Testament and Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Jerusalem. It represents evil and the punishment from God. No matter how much evil, God always wins! He will punish those that oppose Him!
Since it is true that if we do not go forward in the spiritual life, we fall backward (according to Saint Catherine of Siena’s book “Dialogue”), how do we grow in holiness? There are many fine books written on this point but one common point is that holiness is doing the Will of God. We should ask ourselves often if we are doing what God wants. We can check our daily duty as Our Lady of Fatima called it. We should try to work our duty with the idea that I am serving God in this work and that I also want to offer the work for a special intention of mine. We can have a continuous Presence of God through small aspirations so that we keep a constant conversation going with our Father God. Check the new Spiritual Library for some of those good books.
The term refers back to the Old Testament and Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Jerusalem. It represents evil and the punishment from God. No matter how much evil, God always wins! He will punish those that oppose Him!
Since it is true that if we do not go forward in the spiritual life, we fall backward (according to Saint Catherine of Siena’s book “Dialogue”), how do we grow in holiness? There are many fine books written on this point but one common point is that holiness is doing the Will of God. We should ask ourselves often if we are doing what God wants. We can check our daily duty as Our Lady of Fatima called it. We should try to work our duty with the idea that I am serving God in this work and that I also want to offer the work for a special intention of mine. We can have a continuous Presence of God through small aspirations so that we keep a constant conversation going with our Father God. Check the new Spiritual Library for some of those good books.
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