May 18th is

Fifth Sunday of Easter

John 13: 31-33a, 34-35

"Jesus said... 'As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples,

if you have love for one another.'"

Happy Easter!! Christ is Risen!! Alleluia!!

Masses and Services at St. Alphonsus Church for this next week:

Saturday, May 17, 5pm; presider is Fr. Steve

Saturday, May 17, 7pm in Polish; presider is Fr. Sławomir

Sunday, May 18, 8:30am; presider is Fr. Greg

Sunday, May 18, 11:00am; presider is Fr. Greg; with Live Stream

Daily Mass, 8:15am: Mon. – Fr. Sławomir; Tues. – Fr. Steve; Wed. – Fr. Sławomir; Thurs. – Fr. Steve; Fri. – Fr. Steve; Sat. – Fr. Sławomir

Masses and Services at St. Thomas Becket Church for this next week:

Saturday, May 17, 4pm; presider is Fr. Greg, assisted by Dcn. Dan

Sunday, May 18, 7:30am in Polish; presider is Fr. Sławomir

Sunday, May 18, 9:00am; presider is Fr. Steve

Sunday, May 18, 10:45am in Polish; presider is Fr. Sławomir

Sunday, May 18, 12:30pm; presider is Fr. Steve

Daily Mass, 9am: Mon. – Fr. Steve; Tues. – Fr. Sławomir; Wed.7pm in Polish – Fr. Greg; Thurs. – Fr. Greg; Fri. 9am – Fr. Steve, 7pm in Polish – Fr. Sławomir

Please keep in your prayers:

·    For children living in dangerous situations or homes, and for children without a home or food, that every tear may be wiped from their eyes: We pray…Lord, hear our prayer.

 ·       In thanksgiving for the vocations of our priests:

Fr. Greg who celebrates 17 years of priesthood on May 17th,

Fr. Steve who celebrates 36 years of priesthood on May 20th, and Fr. Slawomir who celebrates 31 years of priesthood on May 21st; may God bless them abundantly and give them many more years of service: We pray…Lord, hear our prayer.

St. Thomas Becket

• Fridays 8:00 - 10:00pm; First Fridays 8:00pm - midnight

St. Alphonsus

• Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm

 Reconciliation

St. Alphonsus: Saturdays, 4 – 4:45pm in the Reconciliation Room in church.

During the Healing Mass on the First Saturday of every month at 8:30am at St. Al’s.

St. Thomas Becket: Fridays from 5:30 – 6:45pm.

-A simple reminder about receiving the Eucharist…please consume the Eucharist in the presence of the Presider or Eucharistic Minister. Do not take it back to your pew.

-You can still catch St. Alphonsus Liguori School’s theater production of Annie Jr. Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 3pm. The play is performed in the School gym and tickets can be purchased at the door. Come cheer on our students who have worked so hard.

-Monday is the Women’s Guild Meeting at 6:30pm in St. Thomas Becket Hall. Tuesday is the Men’s Club Meeting at 7pm in St. Thomas Becket Hall. All are welcome!

-The Summer soiree will be here soon – La dolce vita is an Italian style formal dinner/dance fundraiser on May 31st to help us fund a new playground. Come join us for an Italian dinner, dancing, raffle and silent auction. You can purchase your tickets after Mass and online through the link in the bulletin.

-Our first ever Parish Carnival is about 4 weeks away – Thursday, June 12th to Father’s Day, June 15th.  We are hopeful that this will bring needed funds and community interest into our parish. We need your help make this event a success. We are asking for volunteers to help sell tickets for food, drinks, and rides, help with security, assist in the beer garden and dessert booth, and more. Please visit the sign-up sheets in the narthex/lobby and give a few hours of your time to making our first Parish Carnival successful. Thank you!

-Early registration for 2025/2026 Religious Education classes at SS. Thomas Becket and Alphonsus Liguori Parish is OPEN!

To take advantage of this special opportunity, we encourage you to register your child as soon as possible. Early registration will ensure that your child has a spot in the preferred class, and will allow you to receive a $50 tuition discount when you complete your registration by June 30th. More information in our parish bulletin and on the parish website.

-The parish is offering two summer camps for children ages 6 through 15. Please check the bulletin for details.

Thank you for your financial support and have a healthy and blessed week.

Please sign up to volunteer at the Carnival!

We need help with ticket sales, the beer garden, the sweet table.

Click here to select your location and time.

Thank you!!

This is the Fifth Sunday of Easter – “love one another”

·        Enjoy this nice short reflection from Fr. Shannon TL Kearns at U.S. Catholic magazine on this week’s Gospel message.

·        For a slightly deeper dive, check out this homily from Fr. Bineesh John Macias OP at Divine Spark.

May St. Bernadine of Siena,

St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions,

and St. Rita of Cascia

 intercede to God on your behalf this week!

Spirit & Verse: A Prayer for Living "Fratelli Tutti"

When our lofty words of love have been emptied of their meaning,

When our borders and computer screens have erected impenetrable walls,

When our minds are so quick to conflate "other" with "enemy,"

How will we find our common humanity?

It's never too late to make an earnest and tender start.

May we remove from our pockets the stones we intended to throw

And cement them together to build a home that welcomes all.

May we repent of our indifference and move into genuine encounter.

Instead of drawing battle lines,

May we draw our chairs up to a communal table,

Where we can feast in the knowledge of our shared dignity.

May God grant us the holy vision

To see every human being a sacred mystery,

And may we love each mystery not abstractly, but concretely.

Just as Thomas touched the wounds of Jesus,

May we be unafraid to touch the wounds of our suffering neighbor.

May we lay down our arms and offer our outstretched hands,

Until there is no "them," but only "us,"

Until we are at last, sisters and brothers, all.

Amen.

- Cameron Bellm



https://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/online-resources/prayer-index/love-and-care

A prayer for the newly elected Pope Leo XIV

Lord, source of eternal life and truth, 

give to your shepherd a spirit 

of courage and right judgment, a spirit 

of knowledge and love. By governing 

with fidelity those entrusted to his care, 

may he, as successor to the Apostle 

Peter and vicar of Christ, build your 

Church into a sacrament of unity, love, 

and peace for all the world. 

Amen. 

Let us pray for the pope. 

May the Lord preserve him, give him a long life, make him blessed upon the earth, and not hand him over to the power of his enemies. 

May your hand be upon your holy servant. 

And upon your son, whom you have anointed. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen. 

Source: EWTN

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263953/a-prayer-for-the-new-pope