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Community In One Spirit
Celebrate Pentecost Sunday
May 11, 2008, 10:15 A.M. Mass
East Campus of Saint Thomas More Church
Please Note: There are NO Masses at 4:15 p.m. on
Saturday or at 9:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Sunday
We will be celebrating the living power
and presence of the Holy Spirit in our midst and also have a "Rite
of Sending" for our young people who will be celebrating the Sacrament of
Confirmation at the Cathedral of St. Paul on Sunday, May 18.
Following our Pentecost liturgy we will
share hospitality with each other, celebrate the successful conclusion of
our community's "More Connections Campaign" and also hold a "Dedication and
Blessing" ceremony for our "Mothers'
Peace Garden". It promises to be a festive and Spirit-filled day of joyful
celebration.
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Wishing All Moms Everywhere a Very Blessed Mothers Day! |
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 Dear
Blessed Mother Mary,
help my mom to be a good mother.
Give her peace and wisdom,
strength and courage,
grace and happiness.
Be nearby when she needs help.
Keep her close to your Son, Jesus.
Help me to always show my mom
how very much I love her.
Amen.
From the
Loyola
Kids Book of Everyday Prayers
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 2008 Confirmation Rehearsal:
All are required to attend
rehearsal Sunday, May 11, 9:45 AM in the East Campus worship space. The
Rite of Sending will be celebrated at the 10:15 AM mass.
Confirmation Dinner: Sunday, May 18,
5:00 PM in St. Thomas More School's Auditorium.
Social Justice Update: Go here
to read about strides our St. Thomas More Social Ministry has been
making towards racial justice and creating a healthy and just democracy.
Bishop Pates: Come bid farewell and express thanks to Bishop
Richard Pates for his service to our Archdiocese at 7:00 PM on
Wednesday, May 14 at the Cathedral of St. Paul. We will begin with
Solemn Vespers followed by a public reception. For information call
651/291-4488.
Multiple Events & Opportunities: Click here for the listing.
Catholic Links: Great new additions here.
British Jesuits Online Journal: Found here. Encompasses a wide spectrum from film reviews to timely world/humanity issues.
 Our Feast Day is Coming: The feast day of St. Thomas More will be celebrated after mass on Sunday, June 22. Sign up now to help plan this wonderful event. Contact Carol Arend here or 651.290,0172.
Pray for Us:
Prayer requests are found here.
Adult Basketball: Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 PM in the school's gym. Players of all skill levels welcome. Contact Steve DeRoche. |
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Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit of Fire: Lead us on our faith journey.
Give us the courage to face difficult issues with honesty and
integrity.
Help us to recognize wisdom even from unlikely sources.
Show us life-giving ways to be Church today.
Challenge us to forgive one another.
Sow seeds of unity, love and peace in our hearts.
Keep us faithful to the Spirit of the gospel.
Set our hearts on fire with love for you.
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More
Worship
 Jesuit
Media Initiatives brings you
Pray-as-you-go, an
initiative to provide daily prayer in MP3 format, for people travelling to
an from work. An open, public trial of pray-as-you-go was conducted during
the Lent 2006, and then extended into the Easter season.
After more than 250,000 prayer sessions were downloaded by
people all over the world, it was decided to continue Pray-as-you-go
indefinitely. By May 2007, over two million
prayer sessions had been downloaded. Why not give it a
try? Visit
www.pray-as-you-go.org
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More Liturgy & Learning:
The Taizé Community
Hear
an MP3 of Taizé
sacred song by clicking the
song title (please note that
these are 2mb or larger files and the download time will be dependent
upon the speed of your connection). Click here
to hear additional music, "The "Bells of Taizé",
or prayers.
Tu sei sorgente viva
Da pacem cordium
Wyslawiajcie Pana
The Kingdom of God
Cantate Domino
Jesus Remember Me
Bóg jest miłościa
Dominus Spiritus
Est
Prayer in
Taizé France - Recorded live on April 14, 2008 (Prayer
duration is about 10 minutes)
 Today, the
Taizé Community is made up of over
100 brothers, Catholics and those with Protestant backgrounds, from
around 30 nations. The community is a “parable of
community” that wants its life to be a sign of reconciliation between
divided Christians and between separated peoples.
Go
here to access their link for information about the community's history.
"Copyright (c) Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, 71250 Taizé, France" |
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Meditative Singing
(reproduced
with permission from Brother Jean-Mark of the
Taizé Community
in France)
Singing is one of the most essential elements of worship.
Short songs, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character. Using
just a few words they express a basic reality of faith, quickly grasped by
the mind. As the words are sung over many times, this reality gradually
penetrates the whole being. Meditative singing thus becomes a way of
listening to God. It allows everyone to take part in a time of prayer
together and to remain together in attentive waiting on God, without having
to fix the length of time too exactly.
To open the gates of trust in God, nothing can replace the
beauty of human voices united in song. This beauty can give us a glimpse of
"heaven’s joy on earth," as Eastern Christians put it. And an inner life
begins to blossom within us.
These songs also sustain personal prayer. Through them,
little by little, our being finds an inner unity in God. They can continue
in the silence of our hearts when we are at work, speaking with others or
resting. In this way prayer and daily life are united. They allow us to keep
on praying even when we are unaware of it, in the silence of our hearts.
Liturgical
Calendar
Search the seasons of the
liturgical
calendar from
FindingGod.org for information on the different seasons and related activities to
celebrate feast days with children. There are also additional resources for the Sunday readings. |
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