On Thursday, October 13, the San Diego Architectural Foundation awarded St. Thomas More Catholic Church the 2016 Grand Orchid award.for Architecture at its annual Orchids and Onions award ceremony. Fr. Mike accepted the award on behalf of the Parish and gave the following remarks. On stage with me is Bishop Robert McElroy, the Bishop of…
Made One through Baptism with the Risen Lord Nicole Acquista Tasi Asuncion Trinity Asuncion Jayce Autry Anderson Balfour Evan Barron Alec Barron Austin Bonini Reed Bonini Madalyn Carrier Maya Carrier John Croes Calvin Davis Luke Dickerson Jacob Galang Jordyn Galvez Averyanne Garcia Amy Gogue-Perez Brandy Goltz Lillien Jaramillo Zane Khannakhjavani Karla Lomiglio Isabella McCulloch Jacob…
— by Rev. Michael Ratajczak These remarks were given at the Dedication of our House of Worship on December 16, 2015. St. Thomas More Church, my brothers and sisters in Christ…Yes, we have arrived! Over the last 30 years, and especially in the last 10 years, we laughed, we cried, we struggled, we celebrated, we…
Made One through Baptism with the Risen Lord Andrew Abelson Dominick Acquista Lola Acquista Emma Anlle Phinneas Beckman Amanda Burzell Bodie Callahan Vivianna Chavarria Elijah Cox John Croes Mackenzie Dean Emma Del Vecchio Charles Denning Samuel Denning Jack Donovan Scarlet Egan Thomas Era! Hannah Franklin Gabriel Goeltz Ava Hernandez Serena Layoun Raymond Leyba III Frank Li Volsi…
by Jane Gladden On January 31, 1975, Fr. Michael Ratajczak was ordained into the priesthood of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton. Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, beginning a lifelong journey as a priest in service to the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ. The first disciples heard and responded to Jesusб invitation,…
Yes. Finally in the home stretch. We all watched with wonder as what was once indiscernible as a House of God began to take fonn as our new St. Thomas More Catholic Church. As spring welcomed new life. we watched the Holy Spirit bring new life to the steel and concrete and glass structure that…