Please contact the Parish Office for arrangements regarding Baptisms, Funerals, and Quinceañeras

For Sacraments of Matrimony, please contact the

Parish Office six months prior to the date of the wedding

St. Thomas More Catholic Church

Sunday, June 23, 2019

SCHOOL STAFF

2510 So. Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803 (626) 284-8333 Website: stmcatholicalhambra.org

School Office: (626) 284-5778 Fax: (626) 284-3303 Principal: Judy Jones (ext. 128) Secretary: Mary Helen Lazo, (ext. 129) School Website: stthomasmorealhambra.org School Email: stthomasmore@earthlink.net

Monday-Friday 8:00AM - 5:30PM Closed Noon to 1:00PM

Saturday 8:00AM - 1:00PM

Sunday Closed

PARISH OFFICE (RECTORY) HOURS

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS WEEKLY LITURGIES Saturday Vigil Reconciliation

5:00PM Saturday: 4:00-4:45PM Sunday English

7:30AM, 9:00AM, 12:30PM Daily: Mon-Sat 10:45AM Spanish 8:30AM

Holy Day Masses 8:30AM, 7:00PM

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — Melchizedek brought out bread and wine and blessed Abram (Genesis 14:18-20).

Psalm — You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek (Psalm 110).

Second Reading — Paul gives his description of the institution of the Eucharist (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).

Gospel — Jesus spoke to the crowd about the kingdom of God and then fed them with five loaves and two fish (Luke 9:11b-17).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17

Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80

Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15:2-4ab, 5; Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mt 7:15-20 Thursday Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 [6b-12, 15-16]; Ps 106:1b-5;

Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5b-11; Lk 15:3-7 Saturday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18;

Mt 16:13-19 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Gal 5:1, 13-18;

Lk 9:51-62

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Melquisedec sacó pan y vino y bendijo a Abram (Génesis 14:18-20).

Salmo — Tú eres sacerdote para siempre (Salmo 110 [109]). Segunda lectura — Pablo da su descripción de la institución de la

Eucaristía (1 Corintios 11:23-26). Evangelio — Jesús alimenta a la multitud con cinco panes y dos pes-

cados (Lucas 9:11b-17).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Vigilia: Jer 1:4-10; Sal 71 (70):1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pe 1:8-12;

Lc 1:5-17 Día: Is 49:1-6; Sal 139 (138):1-3, 13-15; Hch 13:22-26;

Lc 1:57-66, 80 Martes: Gn 13:2, 5-18; Sal 15 (14):2-4ab, 5; Mt 7:6, 12-14 Miércoles: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18; Sal 105 (104):1-4, 6-9; Mt 7:15-20 Jueves: Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 [6b-12, 15-16]; Sal 106 (105):1b-5;

Mt 7:21-29 Viernes: Ez 34:11-16; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Rom 5:5b-11; Lc 15:3-7 Sábado: Vigilia: Hch 3:1-10; Sal 19 (18):2-5; Gal 1:11-20;

Jn 21:15-19 Día: Hch 12:1-11; Sal 34 (33):2-9; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18;

Mt 16:13-19 Domingo: 1 Re 19:16b, 19-21; Sal 16 (15):1-2, 5, 7-11;

Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lc 9:51-62

PARISH STAFF

Office: (626) 284-8333 Fax: (626) 282-4459 Pastor: Fr. Thai Le (ext. 116) frthaile@yahoo.com Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Jeremiah O’Neill Deacon Couple: Rogelio and Emilia Garcia rogelio.emilia@hotmail.com (626) 705-1072 Safeguard the Children Contact: Mae Ho (ext. 139) or (626) 457-5302 stmdrealhambra@gmail.com Director of Religious Education: Mae Ho (ext. 139) or (626) 457-5302 stmdrealhambra@gmail.com Liturgy & Music Coordinator: Sr. Andrea Johnson (ext. 137) stmmusiclit@gmail.com Accounting Manager: Lucy Lai (ext. 110) acct_stm@yahoo.com Youth Ministry & Confirmation Coordinator: Francisco Ramos stmlifeteenymc@gmail.com Assistant Coordinator: Gabriella Ramos (ext. 135) Parish Secretary: Lucia Alcantar (ext. 141) stm_secretary@live.com Parish Receptionist: Mimi Lewis

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Announcements June 22 & 23 Called to Renew Commitment English Mass Commitment Weekend

June 23 Red Cross Blood Drive

Come donate life-saving blood in the Parish Hall

June 29 & 30 Called to Renew Commitment Second Commitment Weekend English/Spanish

Collec ons for 6/16/19 Envelopes Loose Total

5:00 PM $734.00 $201.00 $935.00 7:30 AM $501.00 $146.00 $647.00 9:00 AM $1,018.00 $189.00 $1,207.00

10:45 AM $418.00 $199.00 $617.00 12:30 PM $220.00 $224.00 $444.00

By mail/online $413.00 $413.00 Bldg Fund $530.00 $530.00

Spec Projects $94.00 $94.00 Father's Day $781.00 $781.00

School Support $45.00 $45.00

$4,754.00 $959.00 $5,713.00

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St. Thomas More Catholic School Announcement

Our current principal will finish her term by the end of June. I personally thanked her for years of service at our school. The parish and school panel are interviewing candi-dates for principal. I will announce the new princi-pal after the selected candidate agrees to accept the position. Fr. Thai

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 23, 2019 Reflections

Hello!

Thanks to the numerous innovations of technology, such as super networks, millions of people around the globe are connected through words, sounds, and images. With just a few touches on a small smartphone, we can connect and communicate with any person around the world. Je-sus, however, goes beyond such a tangible dimension. He connects the faithful with His own life as He sacrificed Himself. We are connected through His Body and Blood.

On this Sunday, as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the Gospel portrays a field where a large crowd gathered together. Wherever Jesus traveled, people followed, and He fed them with words and bread. They experienced His love and peace through His presence.

Jesus continues feeding the faithful with His love in the Eucharist. In the Eucharist, Jesus unites all believers in one family of faith. We are united, forming a single Body of Christ, which Paul calls, “the Mystical Body of Christ.” When we receive the Body and Blood of Christ, we receive the most powerful motivation to remove and dispel disagreements and the deepest conflicts. Just as Jesus accepted the wounds of the crucifixion, He also accepts our past wounds. Thus, in the first few centuries of Christianity, the Eucharist had the power to draw thousands of strangers, the outcasts and marginalized people, together. Early Christians overcame obstacles and brought great influence in the lives of many people because the love and sacrifice came from the Eucharist.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta told a story of a beautiful young couple: One day, a young couple visited the monas-tery and offered her a large amount of money, saying “it’s to contribute to feeding the poor.” In Calcutta, during this time, Mother Teresa’s community fed about nine thousand people every day. It was not a strange thing for this young couple to donate their money for such purpose. But Mother Teresa learned that this young couple just got married just two days before. They said, “before the wedding day we thought a lot about it, and we both de-cided not to have wedding clothes, nor did we organize the party or banquet feast. Instead, we want to spend the money from the wedding to give to those who are less fortune then us!”

Culturally, in India, for the affluent—upper-class Hindus, a wedding day without wedding clothes and wedding reception are humiliating for the couple, the entire family, and friends. The relatives of the young couple were shocked, surprised, and considered the decision shameful. For clarification, Mother Teresa questioned, “Why did you make such a strange decision, vexing your parents and relatives?” They answered, “We love each other sin-cerely, so we want to give each other a special wedding gift. We want to start our married life with a sacrifice from both of us.”

Jesus always wants to connect us, Him, and faithful community through His own Body and Blood. This is truly sharing and giving: The giving of everything one needs and give with generous – compassionate love. Those who follow Jesus know that loving and happy people do not depend on; material possessions, things always going their way or getting what they want. Love and happiness are rooted in our hearts and our relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist, and the good we do for others.

This weekend, our parish is participating in Called to Renew – Commitment Weekend. I will deliver the homily at all Masses; then I will go over filling out the pledge cards. Thank you for your generous love, and may God bless you with His abundant gifts.

God bless!

Fr. Thai Le

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 23, 2019 Reflections

¡Hola!

Gracias a las numerosas innovaciones de la tecnología, como las súper redes, millones de personas en todo el mundo se conectan a través de palabras, sonidos e imágenes. Con solo unos pocos toques en un teléfono inteli-gente pequeño, podemos conectarnos y comunicarnos con cualquier persona en todo el mundo. Jesús, sin embar-go, va más allá de una dimensión tan tangible. Conecta a los fieles con su propia vida como se sacrificó a sí mismo. Estamos conectados a través de Su Cuerpo y Sangre.

En este domingo, mientras celebramos la Solemnidad del Santísimo Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo, el Evangelio describe un campo donde una gran multitud se reunió. A dondequiera que Jesús viajó, la gente lo siguió y Él los alimentó con palabras y pan. Ellos experimentaron su amor y paz a través de su presencia.

Jesús continúa alimentando a los fieles con su amor en la eucaristía. En la Eucaristía, Jesús une a todos los creyen-tes en una familia de fe. Estamos unidos, formando un solo Cuerpo de Cristo, que Pablo llama "el Cuerpo Místico de Cristo". Cuando recibimos el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo, recibimos la motivación más poderosa para elimi-nar y disipar los desacuerdos y los conflictos más profundos. Así como Jesús aceptó las heridas de la crucifixión, también acepta nuestras heridas pasadas. Así, en los primeros siglos del cristianismo, la Eucaristía tuvo el poder de reunir a miles de extraños y marginados. Los primeros cristianos superaron los obstáculos y trajeron una gran in-fluencia en la vida de muchas personas porque el amor y el sacrificio provinieron de la Eucaristía.

La Madre Teresa de Calcuta contó la historia de una hermosa joven pareja: un día, una joven pareja visitó el mo-nasterio y le ofreció una gran cantidad de dinero, diciendo "es para contribuir a alimentar a los pobres". En Cal-cuta, durante este tiempo, La comunidad de La Madre Teresa alimentaba a unas nueve mil personas cada día. No era extraño que esta joven pareja donara su dinero para tal fin. Pero la Madre Teresa se enteró de que esta joven pareja acaba de casarse dos días antes. Dijeron, “antes del día de la boda pensamos mucho en ello, y ambos decidi-mos no llevar ropa de boda, ni organizamos la fiesta ni el banquete. ¡En cambio, queremos gastar el dinero de la boda para dar a aquellos que tienen menos fortuna que nosotros!

Culturalmente, en la India, para los ricos, los hindúes de clase alta, un día de bodas sin ropa de boda y sin una re-cepción de bodas es humillante para la pareja, toda la familia y amigos. Los familiares de la joven pareja se sor-prendieron, y consideraron vergonzosa la decisión. Para aclarar, la Madre Teresa preguntó: "¿Por qué tomaron una decisión tan extraña, que molesto a tus padres y familiares?" Ellos respondieron: "Nos amamos sinceramente, así que queremos darnos un regalo especial de boda. Queremos comenzar nuestra vida matrimonial con un sacri-ficio de los dos ".

Jesús siempre quiere conectarnos, a Él, y a la comunidad fiel a través de Su propio Cuerpo y Sangre. Esto es real-mente compartir y dar: dar todo lo que uno necesita y dar con amor generoso y compasivo. Los que siguen a Je-sús saben que las personas amorosas y felices no dependen de ellas; Las posesiones materiales, las cosas siempre van a su manera o consiguen lo que quieren. El amor y la felicidad están enraizados en nuestros corazones y en nuestra relación con Jesús en la Eucaristía, y en el bien que hacemos por los demás.

Este fin de semana, nuestra parroquia está participando en el fin de semana de Compromiso para - Called to Re-new. Voy a entregar la homilía en todas las misas; Luego repasaré llenando las tarjetas de compromiso. Gracias por su generoso amor, y que Dios lo bendiga con sus abundantes dones.

¡Dios bendiga!

P. Thai Le

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Please Pray for the Sick CURRENT EVENTS

MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS

Fr. Jeremiah O’Neill A Francis Araiza L Andrea Leija

Noreen Arroyo Gudalio Lim

George Astacio David Lindsey

Rosa Astacio Antonio Lipsun

Brianna Ayestas M Danilo Magsino

B Carla Baker Felipe Martinez

Michele Baker Jean Miceli

Harlene Breaux Arianne Miller

Steven Brown Cheryl Morten

Tod & Rose Marie Brown N Gloria Natividad

C Rita Campanella Mario Nieto

Celia Carmona John Ng

Erik M. Casillas P Fernando Parra

Joan Cervantes Ernestina Placencio

Leah Grace Cisneros R Ramon Ramos

Helen Cordova Virginia Reyes

Rosalba Covarrubias Salvador Reynoso

Catalina Cruz Laura Rico

Mary Louise Cruz Francisco Rios

D Julio Diaz Domenic Rizzi

Do Duong Mike Romano

Jesus M. Dulay S Mason Saldaña

F Donna Finochio Francisco Sanchez

Louis Finochio Sisi Shum

Daniel Fuentes Dylan Silva

G Ramona Garcia T Mike Teong

Daniel Gonzalez Jennies Tiu

Ricardo Gutierrez V Walfrido Verendia

Carolina Guzman Ricardo & Felicidad Villegas

H James Householder Therese Huyen-Duong Thi Vu

I Selvia Inado W Janny Wong

J Dennis James Johnson Jennifer Wong

Gary Jones Maria Wong Vasquez

L Minoy Lee Z Christine Zampese

Dora Bernal Lorenza Muela Ramirez

Zoraida Bustos Henrietta Rico

Adam Perez Brian Soumakian

Rayo Muela Ramirez Kenneth Whitlow

Saturday, June 22, 2019

8:30 AM Fr. Thai Rey Pinoliar: Birthday 4:00 PM Fr. Thai Confessions 5:00 PM Fr. Thai Patrick Yiu† Fleming Chen†

Sunday, June 23, 2019 7:30 AM Fr. Leo Fleming Chen† Venancio Aranas: Healing

9:00 AM Fr. Leo Romaine Tran: Healing, Monica Perez: Special Intentions)

10:45 AM Fr. Thai Dora Bernal† Adela Gonzalez† 12:30 PM Fr. Thai Annie Bonilla†

Monday, June 24, 2019 8:30 AM Fr. Thai Fleming Chen† Joanne De La Torre: Birthday

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 8:30 AM Fr. Peter Fleming Chen†

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 8:30AM Fr. Peter Fleming Chen†

Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:30AM Fr. Andrew Parishioners of STM

Friday, June 28, 2019 8:30 AM Fr. Thai Georgiana Auyeung: Healing

Saturday, June 29, 2019 8:30 AM Fr. Thai Pedro & Pablo Yugar† 4:00 PM Fr. Thai Confessions 5:00 PM Fr. Thai Patrick Yiu† Dean Smith†

Sunday, June 30, 2019 7:30 AM Fr. Thai Parishioners of STM 9:00 AM Fr. Thai Dora Bernal†, Romaine Tran: Healing

10:45 AM Fr. Donal Leo Huerta† 12:30 PM Fr. Donal Parishioners of STM

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Sunday, June 23, 2019

8:30AM-2:00PM Breakfast Hall

8:30AM-2:30PM Red Cross Blood Drive Hall

Monday, June 24, 2019

9:00AM Legion of Mary Ministry Center

7:30PM Youth Band Practice Church

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

9:00AM Our Lady of Wisdom Prayer Group Church

11:30AM Bingo Hall

7:00PM English Choir Practice Church

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

9:00AM - 9:30AM Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Church

7:00PM Bible Study Ministry Center

Thursday, June 27, 2019

6:30PM Youth Nights Ministry Center

8:00PM Spanish Choir Practice Church

Friday, June 28, 2019

7:00AM - 1:00PM Eucharistic Adoration Church

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Sunday, June 30, 2019

8:30AM-2:00PM Breakfast Hall