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Is It Your Time To Serve?
The Pastoral Council will be filling three residential positions — the selections will be made in a drawing as Pentecost approaches. After due prayer, please consider volunteering to be a member of the Council — or nominating a person for possible selection. As the time approaches, we will all pray for the submitted names. Finally, three names will be drawn at random from a bowl during Mass and the new members will be welcomed into the Council. Please phone Sheryl King at (860)432-2171, or Ed Wehrle at (860)429-6807, or any member of the Parish Council to submit your name or suggest a candidate.
Spirituality of Peace: Exploring
What It Means to Be a Peacemaker
This program is designed for those who are interested in coming to a deeper, more personal understanding of what peace is and is not, exploring what Jesus and other models of peace can teach us (Dorothy Day, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, St. Francis), and increasing our awareness and ability to live as peacemakers in our everyday lives in our world. The program is sponsored by JustFaith and will meet on Wednesday evenings twice monthly from 7-9pm on the following dates: May 7, 21; June 4, 18; July 2, 23, and August 6; and will continue again in the Fall. For further information, please contact Annemarie O'Connor (860)429-6436 x205 and/or amoconnor@charterinternet.com or Marilyn Pinto: (860)487-0770. and/or apinto@charter.net
EFT
Summer is approaching and with it the annual budget struggle at St. Thomas. As people are away our income drops drastically, and it takes all fall to climb back out of the hole. You can make your parish life lots easier by signing up for EFT. That way your pre-determined support for St. Thomas keeps coming. FMI contact Joanne at the Parish Office. Application forms are also available in all our buildings.
Come Be A-Mazed!
Today is Pentecost, the birthday of the Church. Come celebrate with a tradition from medieval France. In cathedrals (like Chartres) that had a pavement labyrinth, it was the custom for the whole community to celebrate spring by singing, ‘dancing’ and even playing a ball game on the labyrinth. We will attempt a simple version of this celebration on the labyrinth set in the grass between St. Thomas’ and St. Mark’s, at about 9:30 a.m. on Pentecost Sunday. Please come to join in or lend encouragement! (In case of inclement weather, we will try again on May 25.)
Roundtable
Roundtable members gather for the May social this Saturday. Would you like an opportunity for some relaxing social time with fellow parishioners and other members of the community and at the same time support the life of the parish? Then think about joining Roundtable. FMI contact Frank Perrotti (429-0323) or Shirley Boron or Eileen Furey (429-7019).
10:15 Mass Liturgical Minister Sign-ups
Have you ever thought of serving the St. Thomas Aquinas community as a Lector, Eucharistic Minister or Liturgical Team Leader (LTL)? People who serve in these ministries find them to be a very rewarding way to give something back to the community. A sign-up sheet is available in the Aquinas Center for new and continuing ministers for the 10:15 Mass. We especially need additional Eucharistic Ministers. Everyone currently serving should also sign-up to confirm their address, phone number and e-mail address, and to indicate any dates when they will not be available.
Gifts of the Spirit
Next weekend we are having a Ministry Fair. Members of the parish ministries will be present in the Aquinas Center before and after Masses with information on the many parish ministries. This is a good time to discover the many blessings of the community - and to reflect on how you might use your time and talent in service.
We celebrate the Spirits healing gifts with an anointing of the sick at the 5:00 p.m. Mass on May 10 and 10:15 Mass on May 18. All those with chronic or acute illnesses of the body, mind, or spirit are invited to participate.
The Book Club
The Book Club will meet in the Common Room of the Parish House on Sunday, June 8th 3:00 to 4:30 to discuss Dear James by Jon Hassler (Loyola Classics). See www.americamagazine.org and follow the links to Catholic authors.
Visitation Ministry Meeting
The Group will gather on Thursday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m., in the Aquinas Center, for a potluck meal and meeting. Stacey Estrella from Mansfield Nursing will be guest speaker. FMI call Carol Gorman at (860) 871-1685 or at carolg5497@att.net.
