Ignite: Mondays at STM As we moved through our transitions in Staff the last few months, one position that remains open is our Youth Advocate. We presently are advertising for a parttime Youth Advocate/Minister and hope to fill that position in the near future. In the meantime, it is important for everyone, especially those in…
Open Your Hearts to Life October is Respect Life Month. As Catholics we are mindful that we are pro-life from womb to tomb. May we pray for and be active on behalf of the many and various pro-life ministries! Intercessions for Life For Francis our Pope, Robert our Bishop, John our Auxiliary Bishop, Michael our…
The Vineyard The vineyard is a popular Christian symbol. It appears a number of times in the New Testament. Very simply, the earth is the vineyard. We are workers in that vineyard. There were workers before us. There will be workers after us. While we are in the vineyard, we are called to tend it…
Creation Care News The planning committee for STM Community Garden for All Seasons is happy to have completed architectural plans for our garden site as we prepare to break ground on the project. We are so thankful for the donated time and support we have received so far! We invite all Parishioners to be involved…
San Diego Catholic Adult Community YOUNG ADULTS Beer Social—Friday, September 27, 7:00pm, Wild Barrel Brewing Company, 692 Rancheros Dr. with El Habanero Food Truck Street Tacos. Contacts: jacqueline@sandiegocac.org (ages 18-25) or nora@sandieegocac.org (20s and 30s). Brother Benno’s Auxiliary Inaugural Golf Tournament—Friday, September 27, 10:00am-3:30pm, Camp Pendleton Memorial Golf Course. For more information, visit www.brotherbennos.org/golf-2019. Birth…
Financial Update Sacrificial Giving St. Thomas More Special “Ops” Projects The “Did You Know?” Campaign Seasons Capital Campaign The Mosaic: Jesus, Divine Redeemer and Master of the Universe Click HERE to see the entire column. Cập Nhật Tài Chánh của Giáo Xứ Ngày Dâng Hiến Những Dự Án Đặc Biệt “Ops” của Giáo Xứ…
Catechesis and the Proclamation of the Word: “Stay With Us!” Today we celebrate Catechetical Sunday here at St. Thomas More Parish and in the Universal Church. A special ceremony of blessing and dedication takes place at our 8:30AM & 10:30AM Sunday Masses in which we recognize the many catechists among us who commit themselves in…
Fr. Mike’s Bookies Is Back! You are invited to join me in a reading adventure in the coming Parish Year. We will read these various books and then I will lead a discussion/conversation on what we read. Here is the schedule for the coming year: Letter to a Suffering Church by Bishop Robert Barron Wednesday,…
Faith for the Common Good On Tuesday evening, September 10, at 6:15pm, St. Thomas More is hosting an event, “Faith for the Common Good,” sponsored by the North County Clergy of the San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP). SDOP is a non-partisan multi-faith network of 29 congregations that are building community power to drive equity and…
Creation Care News Although I have been in preschool all summer, it is now officially “back-to-school” time. So Pope Francis’ prayer in Laudato Si’ speaks to my heart for the tender loving care we should show our “little ones.” “All powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your…