To request a Mass be said in honor or memory of a deceased or loved one, please call the parish office at 919.942.1040 or email your request to M. J. Krafte.
The Dearly Departed
“Into your hands, Father of mercies, we commend our brothers and sisters in the sure and certain hope that, together with all who have died in Christ, they will rise with him on the last day” (Order of Christian Funerals 175). We remember especially the following daughters and sons of Christ who have died recently:
The Sick
Let us appeal to God for our brothers and sisters: Come and strengthen them, free them from all harm, sin, and temptation, and relieve the sufferings of all the sick (Pastoral Care of the Sick 121). We pray especially for these members of our St. Thomas More community whom we commend to the healing power of Christ:
Konsoo Lee, John Lawson, Dorothy James, Aline Lanque, Deborah Valdez, Dominic Corwin, Christine Beeston, Jenny Leech, Scott Gow, Don McGee, Donald Clifford, Ernest Merklin, Michelle Mayer, Helga Biste, John Turppa, Ken Grabarczyk, Tracy Saunders, Patricia Brown, John McCauley, Marilyn Jewell, Stefanie Riggs, Paul Bless, Bob Brashear, Ginger Bender and all those in need of prayer.
For Safe Return
2nd Lt. Gregory Wolf, US Marines, son of Greg and Sue Wolf; Lance Corporal Karl Petrich, US Marines, son of Roger and Laurel Petrich; Lance Corporal Jorge Ramirez Rojas, US Marines, cousin of Evelyn Rojas; Cpt. Robert Porter, US Marines, grandson of Mary Coyle; Sgt. Christopher Allen, US Army, nephew of Sue & Todd Troy; Sgt. Michelle Gonzales, niece of Alberta Dolan; Capt. Gregory DeMarco, brother of Lisa Marconi, Uncle of Jack & Anthony; Major Thomas Pagel, US Army, friend of Lynn and Kathy Roundtree; and CMD Joe Eldred, U.S. Navy, son of Gwen Eldred.
Specific Intentions
As baptized Christians it is not only our right but also our duty to pray for the Church, the needs of the world and the salvation of all, and especially for those burdened by any kind of difficulty. Confident that God hears us and will give us what we need, we pray especially for: