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The Most Holy Trinity
A Note From
Our Pastor
NEW PRIESTS
Last week Archbishop Vigneron ordained three men to the priesthood. The ordinations took place at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Each year when new priests are ordained we are reminded of the importance of the gift of priesthood God gives to His Church. The church is always in need of good shepherds who will give their lives in faithful service to God and His people. We should all thank God for these new priests and pray that God will bless their ministry among us for many years to come.
Our new priests are: Reverend Eugene Dudek Reverend Joseph Voiland Reverend Zaid Badros Chabaan
MEMORIAL DAY
This weekend we celebrate MEMORIAL DAY and in the midst of our celebrations, let’s remember all those who have served our nation and especially those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
Have a happy and safe Memorial holiday. Msgr. Tom Rice
The Great Commissioning
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. In the gospel Jesus gives the, "Great Commission," go and make disciples of all nations, teaching them to observe all I have commanded you.
So we are called to make disciples of all nations. How do we do that? For most of us we will never leave the United States. Maybe we will go to Canada, or Mexico for vacation, but not to live in Africa, Asia, or China. I think the "nations" that Jesus is talking about is the "nations" of our families, our friends, our co-workers. And let me tell you, for some of my family and friends you would be hard pressed to make disciples of them.
Discipleship needs to have a great leader, this is why we have Jesus as our greatest leader and our teacher. But to make disciples we need to be a great leader also, not just as a great secular leader but as a great spiritual leader as well. When we think of ourselves as a spiritual leader, we have to ask ourselves, are we living the life God has intended us to live? Are we the spiritual leaders of His domestic church? Jesus is not asking us to give up our families, our friends and our co-workers. He is asking us to bring all of these with us on our journey to the kingdom. He is asking us to live a life of grace and forgiveness. When we reach out to others with compassion, mercy and
forgiveness, we bring forth what Jesus commanded us to do of loving our neighbors as ourselves. When we reach out with a joy of being one of God's children, we attract people to be like us. Our Archbishop has asked us to be a "band of joyful missionary disciples." If we can do this His church will grow and the love of God would spread like this pandemic has, only in a good way. I pray you all get
infected with His love and joy! God bless, Deacon Don
Join the Knights on May 30th
for the Rosary
The Church traditionally dedicates the month of May to The Blessed Virgin Mary, and there is no better way to honor her and to ask for her intercession than to offer our ‘crown’ of prayers in the Rosary.
As part of the Knights of Columbus’s “5th Sunday” tradition, all are invited to join the men of our Council #8659 to publicly honor Mary by praying the Rosary at St. Thomas More this Sunday, May 30th at 2:00 pm. We will reflect on the significance of Mary, the Rosary, and the Glorious Mysteries, during these turbulent times. We will also pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
May 30, 2021
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Prayers in our Parish
THIS WEEK’S EUCHARIST INTENTIONS
Saturday May 294:30p Richard LaPalm
James D. Pawlowski—1st Anniversary
In memory of the Men and Women who gave their lives in the Service of our country. Sunday May 30
8:30a In memory of the Men and Women who gave their lives in the Service of our country. 11:30a James Kleinschmidt
Robert Lawler Mary Agnes Sanson
In memory of the Men and Women who gave their lives in the Service of our country. Wednesday June 2
9:00a For the People of St. Thomas More Saturday June 5
4:30p Peggy DeVos Sunday June 6
8:30a Jerome Strong 11:30a Robert Lawler
Barbara Stieper—Special Intention
Congratulations to the new member of God’s family, who was welcomed into the Catholic Church through the waters of Baptism on May 22, 2021
† August Zora Bobel
Son of Andrew and Caitlin (Smith) Bobel May God bless and keep this little one safe in
His tender love and mercy.
Rachel Coleman and Daniel Brennan—1st
Please keep this couple in your prayers as they prepare tocelebrate the Sacrament of Marriage.
THIS WEEK’S PRAYER INTENTIONS
PRAY FOR THE SICK
PRAY FOR THE DECEASED
Our deepest sympathy and prayers to the family of: † Peggy DeVos—daughter of Caroline Dunleavy † Pauline Gamache—mother of Kathleen Gamache
† Fr. Daniel Jones † Carol V. Quaine
† Jerome Strong—brother-in-law of Kathy Strong † Fr. Robert J. Witkowski Rosanne Bishop Maurine Brennan Bill Budowick Tom Cavanaugh Martha Demerly Michael Drelles Nancy Heffernan Traci Johnson Jonathan Medved Kathy Mills Nicholas Rinehart Nora Sieli Joe Sokolowski Sally Stevens Helen Walczak
Major Matthew Altomari SSgt. Cory Borders Lt. Andrew Boschert Major Phil Brule
Sgt. Maj. Patrick Corcoran Capt. Joel Cortright ENS Michael Dwyer 1st Lt. Michael Ehlen Major Charles Evans Spc. Evan K. Fowler
2nd Lt. Theresa Corsentino SSgt. Daniel F. Jamison
M1st Class Megan Jamison ENS Julia Jermstad
Lt. Christopher Mitek OS2 Emily Muhlenbeck Airman 1st Class Calen Nido Senior Airman Grant Pensa LTjg. Bradley Pienta
Capt. Nick Pollock Spc. Jack Steinhauer Sgt. Kyle Stout Capt. Ben VanHorrick Lt. Adam Weisgerber
PRAY FOR THE MILITARY
MEMORIAL DAY PRAYER
O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest, look kindly on your departed veterans who gave their lives
in the service of their country. Grant that through the passion, death, and resurrection of your Son they may share
in the joy of your heavenly kingdom and rejoice in you with your saints forever. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Peggy Ann DeVos
Died on April 28, 2021 Buried from St. Thomas MoreOn May 29, 2021
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The Most Holy Trinity
In our Parish
MINISTERS FOR MASS—THE MOST HOLY TRINITY—MAY 29 & 30, 2021
MASS TIME
4:30 PM Saturday
8:30 AM Sunday
11:30 AM Sunday
CELEBRANT
DEACON
Msgr. Tom Rice Larry Jeziorski, Acolyte
Fr. John Vandenakker Michael Stach
Msgr. Tom Rice Don Baross
READER
Phil Kotwick Joan Reddy Dan ParenteSERVERS
NOT FILLED Rory Knauss Claire DePorreUSHERS
Cary SheremetErnesto Tuazon Jim Ward John Gielniak Gerry Gostomski Dan Hayden Mike Morrison Frank Sikorski Zack Azzam George Halter Marvin Olane Mark Parent Mike Tauscher
MASS COORD.
Cary Sheremet David Michalak Marvin OlaneSVDP FIRST OF THE MONTH COLLECTION
June 5 & 6
Thank you for your generosity and support!
St. Thomas More Blood Drive
DONORS NEEDED
to donate Blood on
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
12:00 – 6 pm in the Social Hall
Together, we can save a life….. Please volunteer to be a
donor at the STM American Red Cross Blood Drive. To sign-up to be a Donor:
• Visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code -stthomasmore OR
• Sign up on the schedule at the Information Counter For more information, or if you have any questions, please call Chris Reynaert at 248-645-2663 or email
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
12:00-6:00pm in the Social Hall
Volunteers are needed during the blood drive. If you are able to do a 3 hour shift, 12 Noon-3pm or 3-6pm helping out, please call Chris Reynaert at 248-645-2663.
We had asked for help in providing cookies and/or fruit for the Blood Drive, however, these snacks are not needed as the Red Cross wants to serve only their individually wrapped snacks for donors.
Also, it does not matter when you received, didn’t receive a Covid vaccination. You will only be asked which type you received (Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson).
Flower Care
Thank you to Cathy Mitchell and Christine Surowka for watering and pruning the flowers from Easter. They took such good care, the flowers lasted till May 19th. Thank you for your time and commitment!
MEMORIAL DAY
MONDAY, MAY 31
Parish Offices are Closed
May 30, 2021
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Readings for the Week of May 30, 2021
Sunday Solemnity of the Most Holy TrinityDt 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20 Monday Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3,
4bcd, 5-6; Lk 1:39-56
Tuesday Tb 2:9-14; Ps 112:1-2, 7-8, 9; Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Ps 25:2-3, 4-5ab, 6 and
7bc, 8-9; Mk 12:18-27
Thursday Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5; Mk 12:28-34
Friday Tb 11:5-17; Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc-10; Mk 12:35-37
Saturday Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Tb 13:2, 6efgh, 7, 8; Mk 12:38-44
Sunday Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26
Unleash the Gospel
EVANGELIZATION
Remembering Fr. Dan Jones
by John Hannigan
It is fitting on this weekend when we remember people who died in the service of our country, to also remember a man who had served his Church, and was my friend. Fr. Daniel Jones went to the Lord early last Sunday morning after a battle with lymphoma.
Many of you will remember Fr. Dan from when he served St. Thomas More parish as our weekend assistant priest. Fr. Dan was an associate professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary and taught many courses. He loved teaching Christology and about the early Church Fathers, especially St. Augustine. He wrote a book with the daunting title, Christus Sacerdos in the Preaching of St. Augustine; Christ and Christian Identity. It was very
scholarly: the first page was half footnotes and half of those were in Greek! Yet in his homilies, Fr. Dan would share good insights from Augustine and teach us who Jesus is.
Fr. Dan, a late vocation, was ordained at 43. He belonged to Servants of the Word lay brotherhood in Ann Arbor, was a junior high teacher in Ypsilanti for years, and worked as a foreign missionary. Fr. Dan had encouraged me to speak out about the errors in The Da Vinci Code when the movie came out. He established an Oratory, a prayer community of priests in Detroit at a parish around the corner from my office. Fr. Dan’s last pastoral assignment was at St. John Fisher Chapel University parish in Auburn Hills.
I think one of the most fascinating things about Fr. Dan was his fondness for Mother Teresa and her Sisters of Charity. He loved sharing stories about her life and wisdom. While studying in Rome, Fr. Dan said Mass for the Sisters, and was a confessor and offered spiritual direction and retreats for their communities in Sicily, India and America. He assisted on ‘the cause’ for Mother Teresa’s canonization in 2016. That year, he addressed a United Nations
conference on Mother Teresa as a peacemaker, focusing on her meditation:
The fruit of silence is prayer. The fruit of prayer is faith. The fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace.
Fr. Dan Jones was a prayerful man of faith, who loved his life of service, and now is at peace.
Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Amen.
Comments/Questions? [email protected]
Stewardship
TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE
Stewardship Thoughts
The Most Holy Trinity
A Trinitarian theme — three persons in one God — connects today’s Scripture readings. In the First Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses proclaims that God’s unique greatness should inspire people to follow His commandments. According to St. Paul’s Letter to the Roman community, the Spirit invites us to become adopted children and heirs through Christ — Roman society held adopted children in high esteem. In a powerful
evangelization message from St. Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus commissions His Apostles: Go, therefore, and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Do we, as faithful stewards,
realize our baptismal call, our gift of discipleship from the Lord? Moved by the Holy Trinity, do we witness our
discipleship in a spirit of evangelization by welcoming home our brothers and sisters who have left the faith, and those who do not know Christ? Please read Archbishop Allen Vigneron’s pastoral letter, Unleash the Gospel,
PASTORAL STAFF
Monsignor Thomas G. Rice, Pastor 248-647-2222 x. 1111
Weekend Mass Assistance
Fr. Robert Spezia Deacon Don Baross 248-647-2222 x. 8888 [email protected]
WORSHIP and CHRISTIAN SERVICE
Deacon Michael Stach, Pastoral Associate 248-647-2222 x. 5555
MUSIC MINISTRY
Brian Foos, Director 248 -647-2222 x. 4444
PARISH OFFICE
Lois Sokolowski, Business Manager 248-647-2222 x. 7777
Kathy Strong, Parish Secretary/Bulletin 248-647-2222 x. 3311
FAITH FORMATION
Josylin Mateus, Director 248-647-4680 x.5533 [email protected]
Ella Prendi, Secretary 248-647-4680 x.5544 [email protected]
SOCIAL MEDIA
Debbie Knauss, Website and Facebook [email protected]
MAINTENANCE
Ben Olar Pete Whiting 248 -647-2222 x. 4422
St. Thomas More Parish Directory
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FAX: 248-647-8192
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Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Closed for lunch 12:30 to 1:00 pm
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