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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 2, 2009CELEBRANTSSaturday, August 85:30 pm Father Rick HolySunday, August 96:30 am Father Rick Holy8:00 am Father Rick Holy10:00 am Father Mike Yadron12:00 noon Father Mike YadronMonday, August 38:30 am T. Beckman, C. EricksonTuesday, August 48:30 am T. Beckman, C. EricksonWednesday, August 58:30 am T. Beckman, C. EricksonThursday, August 68:30 am B. Reibe, I. HinojosaFriday, August 78:30 am B. Reibe, I. HinojosaSaturday, August 88:30 am B. Reibe, I. Hinojosa5:30 pm D. Owens, J. Sarnowski, C. & T. Speranza,M. Szala ~ MC ~ GregSunday, August 96:30 am AJ. & M. Argamasilla, M. Doherty8:00 am R. McIntyre, N. Hinojosa, M. Pukoszek,L. Rouse, G. Seligman ~ MC ~ Caleb10:00 am M. Boyd, R. & S. Cloghessy, A. HajduchM. Kish ~ MC ~ Quinn12:00 noon L. DiLeonarde, J. & V. Foster ~ MC ~ PatrickSUNDAY, August 2 ~ Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time6:30 am Caroline Spence by STM Ushers Club8:00 am For Our Parish Family Living and Deceased10:00 am John Skorupa by Wife & Family12:00 pm Marya & Leon Holda by Daughter & GranddaughterMONDAY, August 36:30 am Julia Roxas (Ann.) by Elsie Pacatang8:30 am Austin Hoff (Ann.) by Dr. & Mrs. Marco LonaTUESDAY, August 4 ~ St. John Mary Vianney6:30 am Sarah Holmes (Ann.) by Leto Family8:30 am Michael Kovach by Family10:00 am Glen Hale by Family(MASS AT MED-INN CHAPEL, Group 1)WEDNESDAY, August 5 ~ Dedication of the Basilica of St. MaryMajor in Rome6:30 am Edward Kvasnica (Ann.) by Mr. & Mrs. WilliamKvasnica8:30 am Mary Roberts by Patrick & Judy ReckTHURSDAY, August 6 ~ Transfiguration of the Lord6:30 am Deceased Members of the Linzer Family by Al &Carol Carollo8:30 am John Zato (Ann.) by John & Claudia PellarFRIDAY, August 7 ~ St. Sixtus II & Companions, St. Cajetan,First Friday6:30 am Anastasia Strudas by John & Justine Mitchener8:30 am Intention of Maria & Zvonko JugovicSATURDAY, August 8 ~ St. Dominic8:30 am Brent Bowyer (Ann.) by Fr. Rick Holy5:30 pm Mary Maicher by DaughtersSUNDAY, August 9 ~ Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time6:30 am For Our Parish Family Living and Deceased8:00 am Frances Thiel by Wife Margaret10:00 am Sophie Jez by Children12:00 pm Frances Budnyk (Ann.) by Helen CharletFrancis MikolanisII David Colby & Melissa PetersenI James Shearer & Desiree DavilaPage 3

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeTwenty years ago, Marianne Wilson saw a need; thousandsof people with critical illnesses were going hungry in her area ofSouthern California, and she just wasn't going to stand for it. Shebegan cooking healthy meals and delivering them to men, womenand children dying from HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other diseases atno cost to the recipients. Today, the organization is known asProject Angel Food, and every year produces over 400,000 mealsand delivers them to more than 1,600 people. On its Web site, itsays, "We act out of a sense of urgency because hunger andillness do not wait."It had been barely twenty-four hours since the miracle of theloaves and fishes; thousands had found nourishment. Jesus andhis disciples had crossed the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, andstill many in the crowd from the day before found him, wantinganother miracle. But Jesus offered them and us a greater miracle;if we are only to believe in the Son of God, we will never hungeragain. Our faith is our work; this work will be generouslyrewarded.In the Lord's Prayer we pray "Give us this day our dailybread." Fully understanding today's Gospel reading from Johnenables us to comprehend the dual meaning of this petition: ourbodies will hunger, please provide nourishment, and our soulshunger, please provide through our faith the bread of life that isfaith in Jesus Christ. The Catechism of the Catholic Churchteaches us that "the drama of hunger in the world calls Christianswho pray sincerely to exercise responsibility toward theirbrethren, both in their personal behavior and in their solidaritywith the human family" (CCC 2831).SUNDAY, August 28:00 am - 1:00 pm ~ Blood Drive ~ GymMONDAY, August 37:00 pm Blue Army ~ Chapel7:00 pm Parish Life ~ Conference Room7:00 pm Vocation Committee ~ Teachers’ LoungeTUESDAY, August 45:00 pm - 6:00 pm ~ Market Day Pick-up ~ Gym9:15 am - 6:30 pm ~ Eucharistic Adoration ~ Chapel1:00 pm Prayer/Vocations ~ Chapel6:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ ChapelWEDNESDAY, August 5THURSDAY, August 6FRIDAY, August 7SATURDAY, August 88:00 am - 2:00 pm ~ Boy Scout Car Wash ~ North Lot10:00 am Oblates ~ Conference RoomSUNDAY, August 92:30 pm Padre Pio Cenacle ~ ChapelP lease pray for the sick of our parish....Coleen AlexanderMargaret AmatulliCurt AnglinDoris AurelioMaria AurelioIrene BakerCody BaldwinAntonio BelmonteTom BernackeMichael BerryMichael BlazevichDiane BochnowskiMichael BostonCheryl BostromArthur BrancoStephany BurneyDorothy CampbellJames CampbellLorraine CaparelliAl CarolloCarol CarolloKathleen CecilJacqueline MorrowChristianFrank ComanVincent CorselloMike CurtainIrene DettmerIrene DickeyDavid DrewniakMadeline DunnMarian DzurovsakJohn FetzkoSr. Beatrice FlahavenElizabeth FollmerJohn FordePhyllis GarberAndrea GarritanoJoseph GasiorekDorothy GillespieHoward GralewskiJames GrunewaldAmy HayesEleanore HeggiMarie HenkeEvelyn HennesRay HumpferSteve IzzoDennis JablonskiElizabeth JacobEmery JohnsDebbie KaczkaRobert KalkaMargaret A. KapalaCarol KeilmanRev. Matthew KishJosephine KnesekJanet KnightAlice KolemberKen KorsDorothy KovachHelen KrullJulia KuktaJerome KulaDebbie Le MonierMary LeahyStanley LiskiewiczMaria LovellGregory MahoneyMary ManchakBrady MartinLouis MauKathryn McBrideFaye MenySandi MerloOlga MihaloAndrew MollGerald MoranJean NarvidDonna NicholsSteven NowaczykBella O’BryanValerie O’DonnellDanny OgrenAudrey OstroffJohanna PetruchElizabeth PilonesHelen PukoszekAnthony SaklaczynskiAnn SardellaMary SarnowskiGeorge SauerJean SchultzMarie SchultzMarianne SchwartzWilliam SchwartzZachery ScriffJames SecviarRenee ShehanGrace SheridanCarolyn SmileyDeborah StareckCarolyn SutleyGeorgianne SutoRose TheisGerardo TrevinoAnthony UbuaneAdele WallSally WaltersAnnette WilsonLucille WonnellCecilia ZieglerPage 4Readings for the Week of August 2, 2009Sunday: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15/Eph 4:17, 20-24/Jn 6:24-35Monday: Nm 11:4b-15/Mt 14:13-21Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13/Mt 14:22-36 or 15:1-2, 10-14Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25---14:1, 26-29a, 34-35/Mt15:21-28Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mk 9:2-10Friday: Dt 4:32-40/Mt 16:24-28Saturday: Dt 6:4-13/Mt 17:14-20Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Eph 4:30---5:2/Jn 6:41-51Annual Baby Photo ContestLake County Right to Life’s annual Baby Photo Contestwill take place during the Lake County Fair, August 7th -16th. First prize is $150. Be sure to stop by the Right toLife booth in the Industrial Arts Building during the Fairto vote for your favorite picture. ($1.00 equals 100 votes.)For more information call 838-1138.

The Pastor’s PageAUGUSTAugust is the eighth month, renamed by the Romans fromSextilis, meaning sixth, to honor their emperor, Augustus.It is also the height of summer in the temperate zone of theNorthern Hemisphere.The longest days of the year are past, but hot daysremain.In the northern regions and mountains, cool nights andearly frosts lets one know that the summer is about to cometo an end. In the Southern Hemisphere, August means thewinter will soon be over.Birds are already planning to fly south for the winter.Insects are more noisy and numbered than in any othermonth.This is also the month that most people take vacations.For us at St. Thomas More, this month is extremely busy.Our maintenance and custodial staff is in “ultra-high gear”as they work to prepare the building for another school year.You may not know this, but every summer all the tiled floorsare stripped and waxed, all the rooms are thoroughlycleaned, the entire building is cleaned and inspected. Thisis a tough job for several reasons. Summer heat inbuildings without air conditioning makes for a very hot job.Festival and Vacation Bible School mean that many areashave to wait to be cleaned. Teachers coming in to preparetheir classrooms early also push the crews.Additionally, the staff — especially our summer crewmade up of collegians — begins to look at the time that theirnumbers will be reduced when our college students returnto their schools.This summer, the job became tougher as we workedaround the schedule of the parking lot job which includeddemolition and re-pouring of a few entrances to our building,thus tracking in dirt and debris.The summer also is a time for several new families tocome to our school to register for the new school year.These people often move into the area during the summeror decide to change schools for other reasons.So, the “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are far fromthat. They may be “crazy,” but they are hardly lazy!Will our building be ready for occupancy again for the newschool year? Sure.And it will all be due to a very hard working maintenanceand custodial staff.Thank you very much, staff, for your veryhard work this summer!KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SUPREME CONVENTIONThis week I am attending the Supreme Convention of theKnights of Columbus.Those of you who know me quite well will be able to havequite a laugh at my sake. After all, many of you know that Ilike the cooler weather. Well, the convention takes place inPhoenix, Arizona. I understand it is a dry heat. ☺Anyway, please keep the work of the Knights of Columbusin your prayers. And men, if you are not a Knight yet, youmight want to consider becoming one!CONFESSION TIMES — KINDLY REMEMBERBeginning the first of July, confessions are now heard onSaturdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.Please make sure that you adjust your coming to churchaccordingly. Many thanks!ON THE LIGHTER SIDESchool begins again in a couple of weeks. Maybe it istime to reflect on some questions/answers provided bystudents around the country:Teacher: George Washington not only chopped down hisfather's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Do youknow why his father didn't punish him?Student: Because George still had the axe in his hand?Teacher: Now, tell me frankly, do you say prayers beforeeating?Student: No sir, I don't have to. My Mom is a good cook.Teacher: Your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly thesame as your brother's. Did you copy his?Student: No, sir. It's the same dog.Teacher: What do you call a person who keeps on talkingwhen people are no longer interested?Student: A teacher.Priests and deacons have served the Diocese of Gary morethan fifty years. Others have served in the territory that isnow the Diocese of Gary. Please pray for those men whohave been called to God and whose anniversaries of deathare this week:August 2: Rev. Robert l. Mayhew (1970)August 5: Rev. Edward A. Zemelko, C.S.B. (2003)August 6: Msgr. John P. Biernacki (1960)Rev. James W. Koons (1998)Page 5

So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesussaid to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to mewill never hunger, and whoever believes in me will neverthirst.”Sacrificial Offering for July 26, 2009Jn 6:34-35Flood SurvivorsCATHOLIC CHARITIES STILL HAS MONETARYASSISTANCE AVAILABLEFamilies suffering losses due to the Septemberflood may contact Catholic Charities for possibleassistance. Even if you have received assistancealready, they may be able to assist you again.Applicants must have a FEMA number. Call Rita at663-8417, Ext. 4, for more information.Holy Name NewsAttention all members! Our next meeting will takeplace on Monday, August 17th in the Solar Room.The meeting starts at 7:30 pm. Come early at 7:00 pmfor the praying of the rosary. Video and pizza/refreshments will conclude the meeting. Fr. JohnCorapi’s latest video, “Since You Asked”, willcontinue our video series. New members arewelcome!Our retreat is coming! Please “save the date” Tues.Sept. 29, 2009 at the Carmelite Shrine.Adults $23,497.00Loose $883.00Children $74.37TOTAL $24,454.37Religious EducationPerhaps, it is not after all so difficult for a man topart with his possessions, but it is certainly mostdifficult for him to part with himself. To renouncewhat one has is a minor thing; but to renouncewhat one is, that is asking a lot.St. Gregory the Great (Pope, 540—604)Mark your CalendarThe Religious Education Office is now takingregistration for the 2009-2010 year.August 15, 2009 Catechist MeetingSaint Thomas More Solar Room10:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.August 22, 2009 Virtus TrainingSaint Thomas More Solar Room10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.Catechist Enrichment DayAugust 29, 2009Location : Our Lady of Consolation8303 Taft StreetMerrillville, Indiana 46410Choose from three break out sessions :When Hope Is All We HaveCreative Lesson PlanningClassroom Management (Fornew and veteran catechists)HELP WANTED : Catechists for the followingdays and grade levels.WEDNESDAY— (1) First Grade(2) Fourth Grade(1) Fifth Grade(1) Sixth GradeTHURSDAY— (1) Second Grade(1) Seventh GradeReligious Education Office - 836-8610Sandi MorganDirector of Religious EducationThank you for your generosity!Page 6

August 2, 2009St. Thomas More School2009 Athletic BanquetOn Friday, May 15th, the St. Thomas More School Athletic Commissionhonored all of the graduating student athletes for their many years ofdedication to athletics and good sportsmanship. Following a dinner for theathletes and their parents and speeches by each of the athletic coaches, thestudents were presented with a trophy listing each CYO sport that thestudent had participated in from fifth through eighth grades.A special award, the George H. Porter Memorial Award, was presented to anoutstanding male and female 8th grade athlete. George Porter taught bothScience and Physical Education here at STMS from 1965 until 1982 and wasthe school’s first Athletic Director. The winners for this year, based on thenominations of coaches and voted on by the 8th grade student body, wereAndrea Paunicka, and a shared boy’s award for Nick Davidson and KevinO’Brien. This award to given to student athletes who demonstrate a positivemental attitude both on and off the court and exhibit good sportsmanship,leadership, hustle, and a willingness to learn new skillsThis year’s guest speaker was STMS Class of 2005 alumnus, Jamie Lissy.Jamie is a member of the National Honor Society, belongs to several schoolclubs, and has participated all four years at Munster High School as amember of the girl’s softball team. She has also participated in volleyballand travel sports teams. She will be attending Indiana University in the fall.Special thanks to our dedicated and hard-working Athletic Director, JoannHajduch and the entire Athletic Commission: Tim Smith (Assistant AthleticDirector), Dave Blocher, Tom Bolanowski, Shawn Haugh, Suzanne Lusk,Shelley McCarthy, and Jane Surd. Their many hours of service to STMSathletics enables our children to actively participate and compete in theCatholic Youth Organization throughout the Gary Diocese.Page 7

JOB OPPORTUNITYExperienced Maintenance Supervisor NeededProvide maintenance leadership to the facility through organizing,planning and implementing programs that will support preventativeand corrective maintenance and continuous improvement.The successful candidate must be able to delegate and supervise, asneeded, the maintenance and custodial staff in areas such asplumbing/electrical/carpentry/HVAC and in the cleaning of thefacility. Also responsible for budgeting, and purchasing and musthave the ability to prioritize emergency, corrective and preventivemaintenance work.Qualifications include: Minimum 5 years experience in generalmaintenance, leadership qualities, and good communication skills.Send resume to the St. Thomas More Parish Office.If any of your family or your friends are sick athome or in the hospital and cannot come to Mass,please call our Pastoral Care Office at 836-8610, ext.315, and we will be glad to bring them Communion.2009 Knights of ColumbusNotre Dame Ticket RaffleTo Support GibaultRaffle InformationYou Could Win:Two Tickets to the Home OpenerNotre Dame Vs. NevadaSeptember 5thParking Pass & $200 Expense MoneyDrawing will be held August 21stOnly 300 tickets will be soldTickets are $50All proceeds go to benefitGibault Children’s ServicesLicense #111054Help us raise $15,000For the Kids at Gibault!For more information or to buy tickets pleasecall Zach Pies at 800-264-1156 ext. 3120ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETYWednesday, September 2nd - NEWDATE.Meeting will be in Solar Room -6:30 pmAll Ladies of the Parish are invited to join us forour Annual Fall Pot Luck Dinner. The meetingwill begin with the Rosary being said promptly at6:45 pm followed by a short meeting. Ladiesattending are asked to bring a dish according toyour last name. A - L Vegetable and M - ZDessert.We have an exciting year planned with manyEvents. You can pick up your Event Schedule atthis meeting, enjoy a nice dinner and have achance to win a door prize. If you cannot attendthis meeting, our Event Schedules can be foundat each entrance of our church. For information,please call Cindy at 923-9862, or Kaaren at 836-5079.Thank youVacation BibleSchoolVolunteersA huge thank you to all our Vacation BibleSchool adult volunteers and youth helpers! Wecouldn’t have had such a fun and successfulprogram without you! Special thanks too to theKnights of Columbus, McShane’s and the Altarand Rosary Society for their generous donationsto our program.Have you noticed something missing when youcome to Mass? Over the last year we have lostseveral of our greeters due to health issues,relocations, etc. As a result there are manytimes that we are unable to schedule greetersfor all of our Masses and entrances. Greetersare important – not just to offer a warm“welcome” to you as you arrive for Mass, butalso to assist those who need help coming in.This is a very easy ministry to participate in,and it is a great opportunity for families toserve together. All you have to do is arrive 20minutes before the Mass that you regularlyattend when you are scheduled to greet. Pleaseconsider helping with this ministry. We needhelp at all Masses but are in dire need at the5:30 pm, 6:30 am and 12:00 pm Masses.Contact the parish office at 836-8610 or Ann at838-9343.Page 8