A Word from the Pastor Merry Christmas to everyone! It is so good to celebrate together the birth of our salvation! If you are a visitor, I invite you to join us on a regular basis. We are a warm and welcoming community committed to proclaiming God’s love in Christ. We have seen it change…
Dear Parishioners, As you may have heard from the news, starting today, December 15, all will be required to wear a mask while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Please follow the directive from our Bishop and the new requirements from the San Diego County Department of Health and the California Department of Public Health to…
Do you drink beer, sparkling water, soda, or kombucha? How about wine coolers, coconut water, or juice? Save your empty bottles and cans and bring them to the next STM recycling collection. The funds are used to build the community garden. The next step in the garden project is installing an irrigation system. No donation is…
He Is Coming… Ready the Way of the Lord! Prepare your home for Advent by purchasing Advent Candle sets and Advent Calendars after all Masses beginning November 20-21. Proceeds from this sale will support the Art and Environment ministry. Advent begins November 28. Email Theresa Berry at TheresaB@stmoside.org to put an order on hold for…
St. Bonaventure Clothing Drive Saturday November 13, 4:00-5:00 pm, Sunday November 14, before all Masses The clothing drive for St. Bonaventure Mission will return to a two-day format this year. Please bring items at the indicated times beginning an hour before Masses on Saturday and Sunday. Please don’t bring items early or late as we…
Dear Brothers and Sisters of St Thomas More, Greetings in Christ! What we have learned through this Eucharistic Renewal Initiative is that through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, prefigured in the Last Supper, we become Eucharistic People. We participate in the Eucharist, so that means that through those four actions: taking, blessing, breaking, and giving,…
Dear Sisters and Brothers of St Thomas More, Greetings in Christ! Today we hear in the homily that we are sanctified in order to be sent to transform the world. Sanctify has the same Latin root as sacrifice: thus, in the Eucharistic celebration, we are made holy. But we are not sanctified for our own…