St. Thomas More 65 East 89th Street New York, NY, 10128 (between Madison and Park) (212) 876-7718 |
Our Lady of Good Counsel 230 East 90th Street New York, NY 10128 (between Second and Third) (212) 289-1742 |
STM - SPRING SEMI-ANNUAL APPEAL
BEGINS MAY 4th & 5th
All STM parishioners are asked to read our recent mailing and consider the importance of our
Spring Semi-Annual Appeal.
Our usual focus is to go beyond simply making up for much lower Sunday collections during the warm months and look to building up reserves for major projects and programs.
Please read the letter carefully and respond as generously as you can.
Mass Schedule
Daily Mass will be celebrated at
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Monday through Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
and at St. Thomas More
Monday through Saturday at 12:15 p.m.
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Rev. Kevin V. Madigan
CAREGIVERCARE (CGC)
Services for Older Adults
May Calendar
PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS
Monday, 05/06 to Sunday, 05/12
MONDAY, May 06
2:00 pm, ITALIAN CONVERSATION CLASS
Intermediate/Advanced - St. Thomas More Rectory
TUESDAY, May 07
2:30 pm, Discussion after ITALIAN MOVIE
St. Thomas More Rectory
WEDNESDAY, May 08
3:30 pm, ITALIAN CONVERSATION CLASS
Beginner - Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Hall
THURSDAY, May 09
Cognitive Memory Test - MOCA TEST
St. Thomas More Rectory
By Appointment Only 347-702-3197
FRIDAY, May 10
1:00 pm, PLAY BRIDGE
St. Thomas More Rectory
SATURDAY, May 11
10:30 am, COMMUNICATION
CAREGIVER TRAINING - St. Thomas More Rectory
By reservation only, 347-702-3197
DOMINGO 12 de mayo
12.00hs, Prueba de Memoria - MOCA TEST
Salón Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo
en Español - SÓLO CON CITA - 347-702-3197
Home Volunteer Program
Caregivercare is organizing this program to provide a trained volunteer who will act as a companion at home for Older Adults with dementia. We meet and train potential volunteers on Friday in the Rectory of St. Thomas More Church. The goal is to support families on this grueling journey. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please email [email protected]
or call 212-876-7718 - Ext. 32
Video of Program Highlights
Support Group for Family Caregivers. A certified mental health counseling practitioner will lead the conversations. Attending is free. Space is limited. If interested, please call 212-876-7718
Free Cognitive-Memory ScreeningWe Share
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who continue to support our parish during these very difficult times. As you may be aware, electronic giving, through WeShare, has helped sustain our parish, especially during the months when we could not worship in person. This weekend, we are not asking for additional donations, but we are asking you to consider changing the way you support our parish to WeShare.
WeShare is a very simple way for you to continue to financially support our parish. We understand that parishioners like to put their envelopes/donations in the offertory basket. You may continue to do so and write WeShare on the front of the empty envelope.
To enroll in WeShare please visit the parish website www.olgcstm.org and use the church specific "DONATE" button. If you have any questions, please contact Ed Litcher in the STM parish office.
OLGC Religious Education Program
October 8th at 10:00am in the OLGC Parish Hall.
Divine Mercy - First Friday - All Night Vigil
Our Lady of Good Counsel – Friday, May 3rd
Confessions: 8:00pm
Opening Mass: 9:00pm.
Followed by
A discussion on Divine Mercy and the Eucharist
by Fr. Hutchison
Exposition of the Holy Eucharist
Special Prayers, Litanies, Scriptural Rosaries
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska’s Stations of the Cross,
Chaplets, and Hymns.
Refreshments at Midnight and at 3:30am
Closing Mass: 5:00am
The Our Lady of Good Counsel Choir is still Recruiting.
There are vacancies forParish Youth and Family
Sunday, May 19th - 12:00pm
Families work together to make 250+ sandwiches
to benefit the
NY Common Pantry.
Come once, come regularly.
Just sign up by clicking here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a48a4ad2baaff2-youth1#/
Remaining Date: 2024: Jun 9
Questions? [email protected]
Text: 917 319 6243
LEISURE LUNCHEON
Tuesdays after the STM 12:15 Mass.
BOOK CLUB
Thursday, May 16th
6:30pm –
Our club is delighted to conclude its literary journey through Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. "This panoramic study of early 19th-c Russian society is generally regarded as a masterwork of Russian literature and one of the world’s greatest novels."
At this session will discuss
Section Four and Epilogue and continue our grand adventure of discussing this masterpiece.
Join our May 16th meeting.
Questions: [email protected]
BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY
If you have recently lost a loved one, you may wish to participate in our upcoming set of
Bereavement Support Meetings.
Our next set of 6 meetings is scheduled to begin on
Tuesday, April 9th
at 6:30pm in St. Thomas More.
For information, please call
212 876 7718
Separated and Divorced Catholics
Support Group
Zoom Meetings - 6:30pm
1st and 3rd Wednesday of Each Month
Next Sessions - May 15th and June 5th
https://tinyurl.com/Separated-and-Divorced
Join Zoom Meeting By Phone:
+1929 436 2866,,81393034198#,,,,*621761#
Meeting ID: 813 9303 4198
Pass Code: 621761
We will discuss chapter 3 of
Bruce Fisher's book
Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends
which deals with Fear.
For additional information email: [email protected]
or call 212-876-7718.
STM – Religious Education Program
First Year - Holy Communion Class
Thursday – 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Second Year – Holy Communion Class
Tuesday - 5:00pm – 6:00pm
First Year – Confirmation Class
Thursday – 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Second Year – Confirmation Class
Tuesday - 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Registration Information:
Call Catherine Scalera at 212-876-7718
or Email: [email protected]
The fee per child is $125 (parishioner) and $200 (inactive or non-parishioner). The fee can be paid online at
STM - Religious Education Tuition Form
or by cash or check.
Start Dates
First Year - Thursday, October 5th
Second Year – Tuesday, October 3rd
Reminder: 2 consecutive years of Religious Education is required in order to receive the Sacraments of Communion and/or Confirmation.
Diana Naranjo
Coordinator of Religious Education
Archways
A quarterly publication of the Archdiocese of New York, created to give our 2.8 million Catholics news and information about events, programming, and volunteer and charitable opportunities available to them. To download latest edition of Archways, please visit: https://archwaysmag.org
The Archdiocese of New York's
Monthly Digital Bulletin
Presenting some of the most recent issues of the Archdiocese
https://archny.org/newsletter/
The Good Newsroom: the Archdiocese of New York’s new fully digital news platform. This publishing model includes a website and social media feeds. It covers events and topics and make the information available quickly to all of the visitors and followers. As of today, you can also find the App for The Good Newsroom in the Apple App Store and on Google Play. The Archdiocese created this App so that you could stay connected with us and get regular updates throughout the day directly to your mobile device. The app gives you easy access to all of our high-quality content, stories and updates about the people, parishes, and ministries throughout the archdiocese – and best of all, it’s free! To access this new platform, please visit: https://thegoodnewsroom.org/.
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18 Bleecker St
Office: (212) 219-3132
Box Office (212) 925-2812
Parish Counseling Network
Struggling with marital issues, parenting, elder care, job loss or bereavement? Take advantage of Catholic Charities affordable – yes; practically free - Parish Counseling Network, which provides parishioners with short-term professional counseling at convenient locations throughout the Archdiocese of New York.
Parishioners, referred by the Pastor, are eligible for up to 6 counseling sessions
Fee per session is just a $10 co-pay.
If additional counseling is needed, parishioners will be referred to counseling practitioners or treatments centers outside the Network.
Many practitioners are bilingual in Spanish and English.
People needing other services can be referred to one of Catholic Charities regional locations for emergency food, housing, immigration services, addiction services and more.
Interested? Speak with
Sharon Colandra (OLGC)
or Catherine Scalera (STM)
or more information.
The Christophers
In our world today we are bombarded by many confusing and contradictory messages. The Christophers message is a message of hope and love of God. Even our name, The Christophers, means the Christ bearers. To view our work please go to https//www.christophers.org/
MGN Online Support Group
At 8pm on the 3rd Friday of each month via Zoom
Abuse is never your fault and you are not alone. This online support group is for all those in any way affected by abuse (physical, sexual, mental, emotional, financial, etc.) to experience healing in God's love and freedom through forgiveness. Contact [email protected] for the Zoom link or visit www.mgoretti.org for more information.
AdeoClubs
Children’s Catholic Catechism
In-Person Classes – Grades 1-7 & Sacrament Prep.
Once a week – October – May
Call: 212-535-9329
Email: [email protected]
Online Giving Systems are now available to All Parishioners.
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Adult Faith Formation
Note cards for Sale
Daily Devotional
Parish Registration
Parishioner Brochure St. Thomas More
Rental of the Parish Hall
Spanish Community
Today's Mass Readings
Today's Mass Readings (AUDIO)
Parish Year End Financial
Reports
Parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel and St. Thomas More
OLGC&STM - 2022 and 2023
Cardinals Annual Stewardship Appeal
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