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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH

2101 Pottstown Pike, Pottstown, PA 19465 610-469-9304



Rev. Thomas P. Kletzel, Parochial Administrator email: fr.tkletzel@ Deacon Timothy Murphy Rev. Hugh J. Dougherty, Pastor Emeritus

Daily Mass: Monday - Saturday 8:30 am Saturday Evening Anticipated Mass: 4:30 pm Sunday Mass: 8:00 am and 10:30 am Eucharistic Adoration: Monday 11 am - 6:30 pm, Tuesday - Friday 9 am- 6:30 pm Confession: Monday - Saturday 7:45 am - 8:15 am Wednesday Evenings 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Sunday 7:15 am - 7:45 am (before the 8 am Mass) Sunday 9:45 am - 10:15 am (before the 10:30 am Mass) Fatima Rosary: Tuesday - Friday after the 8:30 am Mass Flame of Love Rosary: Monday - Friday 6 pm Evening of Reparation: Monthly 1st Friday/Saturday 8 pm - 2 am

PARISH PICNIC SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th

Please join us for an afternoon of food and fun at Warwick Park from 11:30am until 2:30pm.

The Knights will man the grills and provide hamburgers and hot dogs. We'll have music, cornhole, cam-jam

and other games for the kids to enjoy- plus a 50/50 raffle to benefit a local charity. We hope to see you there!

Prayer Intentions

Please pray for the ill in our community, especially:

Noreen Mumber, Imogene (Gene Rainey) , Barbara Browski, Marie Zolot, Joe Lightman, Jim Lyons, Greyson Pickar, Michelle Trosper, Regina Powell, Pauline Ninneman,

Charles Gordon, Jane Werkley, John Chomyn, Carol Gilligan, Ryan Shaner, Joan Murphy, Scott Pupek, Alivia Devlin, Barbara Kuntz, James Wagner, Anna Virag

Please pray for the recently deceased:

Tony Piazza, Butch Pondo, Paul Sisak, Mary Lou Tate, Robert Yost, Matthew Kendra, Francis Dehaut, Earl Henion, Kathleen Hutt,

Thomas McGarrity, Jean Carpenter

*Please contact the parish office to remove any prayer intentions

Mass Intentions

Monday, September 18 8:30 am Butch Pondo Req by: The Werkley Family

Tuesday, September 19 Saint Januarius 8:30 am Anthony Piazza Req by: John and Elaine Norman

Wednesday, September 20 Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Paul Chong and Companions 8:30 am Deacon Murphy and Family Req by: Mary Francis

Thursday, September 21 Saint Matthew 8:30 am John Norman Jr. Req by: His Family

Friday, September 22 8:30 am John Norman Jr. Req by: His Family

Saturday, September 23 SaintPius of Pietrelcina 8:30 am Dawn and Michael Req by: Their Family

4:30 pm For all living and deceased parishoners of Saint Thomas More parish

Sunday, September 24 8:00 am Barbara Dillon

10:30 am The Pizzi Family Req by: Ann Pizzi

Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading Isaiah 55:6-9

Second Reading Philippians 1:20c-34, 27a

Gospel Matthew 20:1-16a

Daily Scripture Readings Can be Found at:



Contact the parish office to burn the sanctuary candle for your intentions

Suggested donation is $25 for one week.

The St Thomas More Book club will meet after the 8:30 am Mass on

Thursday, September 14th in the Social Hall

to discuss the book: "Guardian of the Redeemer"

by St John Paul II. This short book about our Savior's earthly father is a great

source of discussion.

The Holy Rosary is prayed:

Fatima Rosary Tuesday - Friday after the 8:30 am Mass

Flame of Love Rosary Monday - Friday 6 pm - 6:30 pm

1st Saturday at 8 am

I'M New

Welcome to the St Thomas More Parish Family! Please visit our website and fill out our REGISTRATION form, or stop in the parish office, so we can formally welcome you and connect you and your family to our parish community.

Parish Events

September 17 - Catechetical Sunday - Commissioning 8 am September 17 - Outreach Collection for Beacon of Hope Due September 17 - Shredder Event KOC Surveys Due September 17 - Parish Picnic Warwick Park 11:30 am September 18 - Called & Gifted Workshop Session One 7 pm September 23 - Pro-Life Summer Raffle Drawing September 24 - KOC Installation of Officers 12 pm September 25 - Called & Gifted Workshop Session Two 7 pm September 30 - Eucharistic Congress - Doylestown October 1 - Respect Life Sunday October 1 - Blessing of the Animals 12:30 pm October 2 - Called & Gifted Worshop Session Three 7 pm October 2 - Knights Council Meeting 7:30 pm October 2 - Ladies Auxiliary Zoom Meeting 7:30 pm October 8 - Pancake Breakfast after all Sunday Masses

Recurring Weekly Events Tuesday - Manatawny Manor Visitation Team 10 am Tuesday - Adult Choir Begins September 12th at 7 pm

CONNECT

2101 Pottstown Pike | Pottstown, PA 19465

PHONE

610-469-9304

EMAIL

Father Kletzel Fr.TKletzel@ Office Office.StThomasMoreParish@

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Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 1, 2023, 12:30 pm Outside, in the Front of the Church

The Knights will be holding their Installation of Officers on Sunday, September 24th in the Social Hall beginning after the 10:30am mass

(~11:45am). These are the new Council Officers for the 2023-2024 fraternal year.

There will be refreshments served immediately after the ceremony. Members of the Knights, their families and members of

the Parish are invited to attend.

RESPECT LIFE Sunday Fundraiser

Sunday, October 1 st is Respect Life Sunday and the kick-off to Respect Life Month. After each of the Masses on September 30th and October 1st ,

members of our Knights of Columbus Council will be distributing rose lapels and asking

for a donation to support local Pro-Life organizations and charities. Last year all donations supported an initiative to donate an

ultrasound machine to a local pro-life pregnancy center.

Pro-Life Summer Raffle

Please take a $25 Chance (check or cash) for Life to Benefit the "Pro-Life Legal Fund" of

Southeastern Pennsylvania Drawing on Saturday, September 23, 2023 Raffle Tickets will be sold after all Masses this weekend.

1st Prize $5,000

Since 1986, the Pro-Life Legal Fund has advanced the interests of the pro-life movment in court cases and advocated for pro-

life public polices at the local and national levels. The fund helps to protect sidewalk counseling efforts; the medically vulnerable; resist transgender tyranny and help pass new

pro-life legislations in PA.

Music Ministry Notes

Attention all Singers!

"Sing a New Song Unto the Lord, Singing Alleluia!"

Adult Choir Resumes for the 2023-2024 Year Looking forward to seeing all our former members!!!

AND New members are welcome!!! 1st rehearsal date :

Tuesday, September 12th at 7:00 pm in church

Come and join us!

Shredding Event Interest Survey

Please return survey forms by Sunday, September 17th, 2023 (Please drop in the Knights box located in the Narthex/Lobby) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cut along dotted line _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Return Bottom Section _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1. If the Knights were to sponsor a shredding event at St. Thomas More Parish, would you be interested in participating?

The idea is to bring documents for shredding to the church and a mobile shredder would shred the documents.

Yes ______

No ________

2. Would you be willing to donate $5.00 per banker's box (equals about 25lbs) to cover some of the costs of this event? Yes ______ No ______

3. Would prefer this event in the Fall or Springtime? Fall ____ Springtime _____ Once per year or more than once per year? Once per year ____ Multiple times/year _____

SEPTEMBER OUTREACH

Collection for Pottstown's Needy & Homeless

Please bring your donations by

Thank you for your generosity! Cash, Check and Gift Card

Donations may be made with the envelope collection, online or placed in the box by the Outreach Table.

Checks should be made payable to STM Outreach

September 17th

Items will be distributed locally by Pottstown Beacon of Hope

in Ian's Boots, Pottstown Bible Mission First & The Salvation Army Shelter

We will be collecting:

Quarters for Laundromat, Dryer Sheets, Detergent Pods, Paper Plates & Bowls, Paper Towels, Plastic Forks, Individual Snack Bars and Fruit Cups, Socks (Adult Sizes, Wool), Med & XL Men's Insulated/Thermal Baselayer

Underwear, Med & XL Men's Sweatpants, Nicorette Gum, Wawa or Giant Gift Cards, McDonalds, Wendy's Walmart Gift Cards ($10-$20). Fast food, small denomination gift cards, for coffee, lunch etc. which

enable people to stay inside a warm building during cold spells. New and Gently Used Boots & Shoes, Sports Cleats (Adult size 8 or larger)

Please remember to keep the needy and homeless in your prayers!

Are you unbaptized and seeking baptism? Are you baptized but seeking to receive

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament? Then consider joining a small group of adults this fall to learn about the sacraments of the Catholic Church, our faith and what it means to be in full

communion with Christ and His Church. For details email: DeaconTMurphy@

Villa Maria by the Sea Retreat Center, Stone Harbor, NJ is now welcoming lay people as well as clergy and religious to participate in our spiritual programs. Formerly a retreat house reserved solely for the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Malvern, PA), our new building accommodates 45 overnight guests. Our Catholic faith is rooted throughout our property. Mass is celebrated in Mary, Star of

the Sea Chapel and has the Blessed Sacrament present for Eucharistic Adoration. There are serene indoor and outdoor porches for quiet reflection or small group sharing. The Stations of the Cross are located inside the chapel and outside where you are invited to pray this beautiful devotion. The Saint Joseph Garden is a peaceful

place to enjoy God's beauty.

Saint Thomas More Parish is Please visit to view our Fall 2023 offerings of spiritual workshops and weekend retreats. Contact Sr. Emily Vincent, seeking liturgical ministers. IHM, at 609-964-7696 or S.ERebalsky@ with any questions. t

To inquire about altar serving or lectoring, please email Father Kletzel Fr.TKletzel@

O'Hara Class of 73 - 50th Reunion Cardinal O'Hara High School Class of 1973 will

celebrate their 50th reunion on Friday, October 27th at the Springfield Country Club.

For more information and tickets go to then Alumni, then Reunions.

The Deacon's Corner

Deacon Timothy Murphy | DeaconTMurphy@ Refuting the world view ? of sickness and disease

In the world view, if disease makes people sick, then disease must be eradicated or at best controlled. We have been inundated by the idea we can understand the physical cause of illness and manipulate the physical body to a person's advantage. We often read about how disease is preventable and treatable; illness and death from disease is a risk not properly mitigated in society. The world view of a perfect society without disease conveys vast social and economic benefits to society at large. As a recent example, the progression of regarding the COVID-19 vaccines: The

focus progressed from a sincere good of trying to stop the spread of disease, to impudently controlling most of society for the seemingly greater good. Pride and greed for both money and power, rather than love, has become the motivator for understanding disease and has turned love of

caring for people in need to an insatiable hatred for disease.

The Catholic Church recognizes the full picture of disease and its origin. There is no sure way to avoid illness, no magic bullet. While the Church supports medical research for the good of the people, it does not condone the unrestrained manipulation of God's creation to the will of man and certainly not forced widespread experimentation on humans (a violation of the exercise of free will and following one's conscience). The Church recognizes sin, in general, as the source of disease and corruption in the world and Christ as divine physician. The Church teaches us the complex value of disease. Illness becomes a way to conversion of heart; Christ came to heal completely body and soul! We even see this in the story of Moses and the Israelites in the desert, when the people were bitten by the snake (symbolizing sin), all they had to do was look upon the seraph to be healed (future symbolism of Christ on the cross) (Num 21:8). In fact, the seraph on the staff is the symbol of the medical profession: . The Church recognizes the special grace of illness through the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, in which we can unite our suffering to that of Christ, forgiveness of sins in extreme circumstances, restoration of health if it is beneficial to the salvation of the soul and a possible preparation for passing to eternal life. The real healing is in the spiritual realm, otherwise Christ would remove all disease for all time. If we can find the courage to not be afraid of disease

and look for goodness even in sickness, the goodness of God can be found.

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. (Matt. 9:35)

Thank you for your stewardship!

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Shelly Mycka, DC, CCSP Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician

Dr. Leo J. McCormick ? Gentle Quality Care

Parishioner Chiropractic & Functional Nutrition

S. Hanover St. & Kemp Rd. ? Pottstown (610) 705-0201

Christian Books (610) 469-0700 ? 1106 Town Square Rd ? Ste 4 ? Pottstown, PA 19465

500 Heritage Drive

and Gifts

Pottstown, PA 610.326.7880

Sacramental Gifts

O'Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C.

Dr. Paul G. Smith ? Dr. John L. Lignelli II 239 S. Reading Ave.

and Jewelry

41 E. High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464

Dr. James A. Ward ? Dr. Donald E. Roland

Boyertown, PA 610.367.6074

142 Shoemaker Road

John A Koury, Jr. David A. Megay Kathleen M. Martin

610-323-2800

Cremation Center, LLC

610-705-0130 DR. TIMOTHY GILL Pottstown, PA 19464



Charlene & John Wiggs Parishioners

610-327-3744

INTERGRATED SURGICAL SPECIALISTS

14 Quinter St. Stowe, PA 19464 SPORTS MEDICINE/ORTHOPEDICS

The Dependable Local Oil Company. Pottstown/Elverson Offices

610.396.5163

St. Eleanor Parishioner

YOUR CHOICE IN FUNERAL HOMES

POTTSTOWN 711 N. Franklin St. | 610-323-4440

Stephen J. Budnick, F.D.

BOYERTOWN 1020 E. Phila. Ave. | 610-367-4440

Brent A. Budnick, Supv.



St. Gabriel Lodge Catering

Banquets ? Weddings ? Parties

Christopher W. Warker, Supervisor

726 East High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464 ? 610-326-1510

Neighboring Parishioner

Funeral Luncheons

Grosstown Rd. & Jefferson St.

610-326-4137

Ludwig's Village

Direct Primary Care

Catholic Physician

Natural Fertility Awareness

FAMILY

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MEDICINE Glenmoore, PA 19343

Amy Capoocia, DO

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