Everyone needs this
New 2/28/08! This is a combined document that all candidates and sponsors need to be familiar with. It explains our approach to determining who is ready to ask for the sacraments of initiation. The "27 questions" can be found here!
Current class schedule
This is always to be considered a work in progress.
Class Reading Assignments
This download will tell you what chapters to read in the USCCA and what paragraphs to read in the CCC. It contains a schedule of topic plus the references for those topics. It is recommended that you read and study assigned chapters/paragraphs even for those weekends when we do not have a class. The format of the download has been simplified. You don't HAVE to use the other schedule. This schedule is all you need; but we still recommend downloading the full schedule for your information.
Retreat
NEW 1/9/2010! This download contains details about our Jan. 24, 2010 retreat at Holy Name Retreat Center. Please download the document for details about the retreat. You can also view a slide show presenting various scenes of Holy Name Retreat Center taken on previous retreats. Please give the slide show time to download. The video is a large display and plays faster than most download speeds for cable/DSL modems.
Examination of Conscience
To help you prepare to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the Fathers of Mercy have developed a handy folt-out pamphlet. They have given permission for us to post this on our web site. Download the document and print it on legal size paper, double sided, to make your own handy pamphlet. Or, you can just read it as-is.
Parish Ministries
St. Thomas More has many organizations and ministries. By clicking this link you can view an image of our handout brochure to see which ones you may be interested in and get the contact information for each of the.
Latin Crib Sheet
This two page PDF tells you what you need to know to do the latin (and Greek) responses we use at St. Thomas More during Mass. Includes explanation PLUS phonetic pronunciation guide.
Chronology of the Bible
List of ALL the books of the Bible in the estimated order in which they happened. It is a good checklist for reading the whole Bible.
Bible Comparison
This PDF shows a side-by-side comparison of four popular translations of English Bibles: NAB, NJB, NRSV, TEV. You can compare how each translation renders 3 well-known passages: The Creation; Psalm 23; Prologue to John. This can help you choose which Bible translation you like to read.
Scriptural Rosary
This download offers the most complete set of instructions available anywhere that we know of. If your printer supports booklet printing you can print your own handy-dandy resource for praying the rosary.
Attend Kairos Closing
If you would like to attend the closing ceremony for the upcoming Kairos weekend, please download this form. You should discuss the form with Deacon Ed before you send it in, and he may need to "sign off" on it for you. NOTE: The form changes each time there is a Kairos weekend. Check the date on the form to be sure you have the one for the upcoming Kairos.