Lorraine Doering

#iGiveCatholic I am happy to announce St. Thomas More’s partnership with #iGiveCatholic. Now in its fifth year, the #iGiveCatholic Giving Day is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day (#Giving Tuesday), a global day dedicated to giving back. #GivingTuesday is an annual day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.…

Halloween/ All Saints Day/ All Souls Day This Thursday, October 31, we celebrate Halloween. On Friday, November 1, we celebrate All Saints Day. On Saturday, November 2, we celebrate All Souls Day. A little bit of history and background will help us to better understand and celebrate these days: “Halloween is celebrated annually. But just…

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…

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,…