Special Update on COVID-19



SPECIAL UPDATE ON COVID-19:
New Directives from Our Governor
Regarding the Closure of Worship Spaces

Friends,
 
In light of the Governor's new directives, which are effective immediately, and these directives include the closure of indoor worship spaces, St. Thomas More is suspending, as of today, all "In-Person" Masses.
 
These include all the Weekend Masses (Saturday 5:00pm; Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am, 1:00pm-Vietnamese) and the Tuesday and Thursday morning Masses (at 8:15am).
 
We will continue to record a Wednesday Morning Mass and a Sunday Mass (both in English).
 
Confirmation scheduled for tomorrow night (July 14) and July 23 is cancelled and will be rescheduled when conditions allow.
 
Also cancelled are the two remaining First Communion Masses on Saturday July 18 and 25 (to be rescheduled when conditions allow).

Christy and Isaac will be notifying Confirmation and First Communion parents and families.
 
This is in effect immediately and until/when we receive new directives from the Governor.
 
I realize that there is great disappointment and sadness at this turn of events...
 
Please let us all pray for patience and strength with the understanding that we must take corporate responsibility seriously and, in the Spirit of the Gospel, our Christian duty is always to work for the common good.
 
In Christ,
 
Fr. Mike



Many of us make our contributions when we attend Mass each week. Our Parish still needs our weekly contributions even though we cannot attend Mass, so that we can continue providing services and ministering to you. Please consider giving online, using text-to-give, or mailing in your contributions to STM at 1450 S. Melrose Dr., Oceanside, CA 92056. Thank you!

If you know Parishioners or have family/friends who do not have access to email, please share this information with them. Thank you!

If you or anyone you know needs anything, please contact the Parish Office. We are closed but checking voice mail regularly and will do our best to help. You may also call
2-1-1 for assistance with resources of various types.

The bulletin link is available in every email we send (see golden orange button below. People without email or internet access will be able call the Parish Office and leave a message requesting a bulletin via snail mail each week during this time. Thank you!


The Larger Church
Fr. Bejarano to Be Consecrated as
Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego

Father Ramón Bejarano arrives in the San Diego Diocese in July from the Central Valley, where he served as a priest of the Diocese of Stockton for 21 years.

He will be consecrated as auxiliary bishop of San Diego on Tuesday, July 14, in a ceremony that will be livestreamed starting at 2 p.m. through the diocesan website,  sdcatholic.org .

He sent the following message ahead of his arrival:
Dear faithful of the local Church of San Diego and the Imperial Valley:
Greetings from the northern Central Valley. I write this note as I prepare for my episcopal ordination.

I am very happy to be able to carry out the mission that our Lord has called me to do, even though I’m a little fearful. I have been asking the Holy Spirit to help me to be faithful and to be truly of service to the community of the Diocese of San Diego ...

His statement is continued here: https://tinyurl.com/bejarano-sd
(The Southern Cross, July 2, 2020)

 
Solutions for Change FarmBox

We hope you are doing well during this turbulent time. Many of us have been "thrown for a loop" the past couple of months from COVID-19, but the good news is, we are learning to find a way forward, and slowly but surely, able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We want you to know that we have a special place in our heart for your church and the people you serve, and we hope everyone is safe, happy, and healthy. 
 
As you may or may not know, our Solutions for Change has a farm! Solutions Farms provides work development training for the formerly homeless families in our program and funds the transformation of these families. 
 
Pre-Covid, we sold our lettuce to local restaurants. Unfortunately, with business shut downs, we lost these accounts, and a valuable source of funding for our program. We needed to get creative, so we quickly pivoted, partnering with local fruit and vegetable farmers to come out with our own CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Box - Solutions FarmBox!
 
Solutions FarmBox delivers organic fruits and vegetables straight to your front door. The box includes our 100% organic spring mix with local farm fresh veggies and fruit such as avocados, apples, oranges, tomatoes, zucchinis, spinach, strawberries etc.
 
To continue to serve those in need, we offer this CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box for purchase on our website, and 100% of the proceeds go towards solving family homeless at Solutions for Change. 
 
If you would like to purchase a box click here .
If you do not want a box but would like to support Solutions for Change, click here .


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