This Friday, February 3rd, is the feast day of St. Blaise. The traditional blessing of throats will take place during the 9AM Mass at St. Thomas More. St. Blaise is the patron saint of ailments of the throat.
Recent News
Recent news from St. Thomas More Catholic Parish
SIOUX NATION AT STANDING ROCK RESERVATION . . . HERE WE COME!
Our group of missionaries has been chosen and an ambitious schedule of meetings, fundraising, and evangelizing has been finalized as we prepare for our 2012 Parish Mission Trip (April 13-20) to the Lakota Ministries of South Dakota where we will be providing service to the communities of native Americans that reside on the Reservation at Standing Rock. At the invitation of Bishop Robert Gruss of the Rapid City diocese our missionaries will be evangelizing the youth of that area through a series of nightly retreats and providing physical service to various renovation projects during the daylight hours. As with all our mission endeavors, our parish community’s prayers are essential to the success of this unique mission trip!
Download – Lakota Ministries 2010 - PDF
Download – Lakota Ministries 2011 – PDF
Discernment Retreat
There will be a weekend retreat for men 18- 35 who are discerning a call to the priesthood on January 13-14 from 7:00PM Friday – 6:00PM on Saturday at the Seminary of our Lady of Providence. Do you know someone who might be interested? Even if they are away at college, consider sending in their name. Anyone interested should call Fr. Carl Fisette, Assistant Vocation Director at 831-8011 or contact Fr. Taillon.
“O Come Let Us Adore Him”
IN HIS PRESENCE
Holy Hour
Sunday, Dec. 11th
6:30 – 7:30pm
St. Veronica Chapel
Let Our Lord Give You A Gift This Christmas Season
Annual Christmas in the City Service Project Set for December 10
Each year during the Advent season a hardy troupe of volunteer parishioners from St. Thomas More have headed into the inner-city to perform various service projects at a number of different sites. This year we will be headed to St. Patrick’s Church on Smith Street in Providence on Saturday, December 10. The pastor there, our good friend Fr. Ruggieri, has promised that he will have plenty for us to do! We are looking for adults and children of at least high school age to participate in this worthwhile project as we join with inner-city parishioners who are rich in faith but financially challenged.We will depart from St. Thomas More Church at 8:15am, and return no later than 3:30pm. If you can help out, please contact the Parish Office (789-7682) and leave your name and a count of the number of people who will be serving with you. THANKS!
Irish Night A Sold-Out Success!
Over 140 parishioners gathered at the Village Inn for a night of green merriment which included great food, song, entertainment, and a few surprises! A Boston-based band, The Irish Rogues, provided the wonderful music for the event, and they were accompanied by some talented Irish dancers from the parish who charmed the overflow crowd. A mystery guest, just in from Ireland, provided some unexpected entertainment with her dancing and story-telling! The Amalfi catering group provided the wonderful buffet, which included corned beef and cabbage. It was a fun night for all!
LAST CHANCE TO COMPLETE PARISH SURVEY!
We have finished tabulating and reviewing the results of the parish survey. Almost 300 surveys were returned! The results are very helpful as we assess additional ways in which we can meet our parish needs. We will be providing a detailed recap of the findings as part of our upcoming Financial Report
We heard mostly from parishioners who are older in age. The percentage of returns from parishioners who are age 55 and younger (especially those in their 40’s, 30’s, and 20’s) does not represent our parish population. We need to hear from more of you! We have included an on-line version of the survey here, and it will be available for the next couple of weeks. If you haven’t already completed a survey, please click on this link and share your views. It is important to us that you be heard.
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e4cpxl4mgq4inr5k/start
The “Go Green!” Movement Strikes St. Thomas More Parish
You need to save this date – Thursday, October 6 – for that is the night that we celebrate the Irish in all of us with a gala Irish Night at Amalfi in The Village Inn! The Irish Rogues (from NYC) will be providing the entertainment for a fun-filled night that includes hors d’oeuvres, a multi-entrée buffet dinner (including corned beef ‘n’ cabbage), dancing, and a few other surprises. Tickets for the event (6:30-9:30pm) are only $25.00 and will be available in September. Put it on your calendar, find your green, and join with your parish family for a night of fun and fellowship!
Meet & Greet Fr. Fisette!
On Sunday, August 28th, following the 9am Mass and before the 11am Mass at St. Veronica there will be a light reception in Msgr. Halloran Hall to welcome and introduce yourself to Fr. Carl Fisette, our new assistant pastor. All are welcome!
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