St. Thomas More

3270 Tomken Road

Mississauga, ON., L4Y 2Y7

(905) 279-6472

Fax: (905) 279-3205

http://www.dpcdsb.org/TMORE

Principal

M. Noce

Vice-Principal

M. Limarzi

Administrative Staff

L. Antilope

M. Gallant

Superintendent

M. Lewis

(905) 890-1221

Trustee

Mario Pascucci

Mississauga Wards 1 & 3

(905) 302-3096

(905) 890-0708 x20161

mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org

Catholic School Council Co-Chairs

C. Abdo/M. Conte

Pastor

Rev. John Facey

St. Patrick’s Church

(905) 270-2301

Email: St.ThomasMoreInfo@dpcdsb.org
Website: http://www.dpcdsb.org/TMORE
Location: 3270 Tomken Road, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Phone: (905) 279-6472
Twitter: @stthomasmore19

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May 1:

"When the Blessed Virgin said yes, freely, to the plans revealed to her by the Creator, the divine Word assumed a human nature -- a rational soul and a body -- which was formed in the most pure womb of Mary. The divine nature and the human were united in a single Person: Jesus Christ, true God and, thenceforth, true man; the only begotten and eternal son of the Father and from that mo­ment on, as man, the true son of Mary. This is why our Lady is the mother of the Incarnate Word, of the second person of the Blessed Trinity, who has united our human nature to Himself for ever, without any confusion of the two natures. The greatest praise we can give to the Blessed Virgin is to address her loudly and clearly by the name that expresses her very highest dignity: ‘Mother of God'." 7

Let us offer to our Mother today:

Brief but frequent prayers of love, such as:

"Mother of God, your petitions are most powerful."

May we not only love but accept and enjoy each other. May Your love, joy, peace, and patience be at the heart of our relationships with one another, along with Your kindness and goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22–23a)

This year’s Catholic Education Week theme is, “Igniting Hope.”

The theme for CEW 2020 was inspired by three sources:

- The recent Papal Exhortation, Christus Vivit, by Pope Francis following the 2018 Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment

- The recent Ontario Bishops’ pastoral letter, Renewing the Promise (2018)

- The Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations by the Institute for Catholic Education (2011)

There are five sub-themes for each day of Catholic Education Week:

Day 1: Our Hope in Christ

Notre espérance, c’est le Christ

Day 2: The Hope Within Us

L’espérance en nous

Day 3: The Hope Among Us

L’espérance au milieu de nous

Day 4: Hope for the World

L’espérance pour le monde

Day 5: A Future Full of Hope

Un avenir rempli d’espérance

With the closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, DPCDSB will share the good news about Catholic education and celebrate Catholic Education Week through a social media campaign called #MyCatholicSchool.

Students, staff, parents/guardians and alumni, are asked to reflect on

"What do you love about your Catholic school?"

or

"How are you or your school igniting hope in your community?"

and share their thoughts through posts, pictures and videos on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtags #MyCatholicSchool and #DPCDSB_IgnitingHope.

To find out more about the #MyCatholicSchool campaign, follow us on Twitter (@DPCDSBSchools), Facebook (@DPCDSBSchools) and Instagram (@dpcdsb.schools).

We would like to acknowledge that we are on sacred and Indigenous territory and thank the Mississaugas of the Credit Nation for being stewards of this land.

We have been blessed with a caring, and loving Assistant Secretary, Maria Shahbaz. Mrs. Shahbaz's last day with us is Thursday, April 30, 2020. She has been a valued member of the St. Thomas More team and we are thankful for the time we have shared. We miss her already and wish her all the best on all of her future endeavors.

With love,

The STM community.

We welcome back Mrs. Gallant on Friday, May 1, 2020 to the St. Thomas More Community in the position of Assistant Secretary.

Your input to the DPCDSB Budget Development Process for the 2020-2021 Budget is valued.

Additional opportunities to provide input to the Budget Priorities include:

▪ Participate in Survey: Click here to access the Survey Link

▪ Submit written response:

Email to communications@dpcdsb.org by May 5, 2020.

Mario Pascucci

Mississauga Wards 1 & 3

(905) 302-3096

(905) 890-0708 x20161

mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org

• Peel Region's Interactive Food Map outlines food banks and other food programs in the area. We recommend that you start here and try to find the food source that's closest to you.
• Mississauga Food Bank

Website: https://www.peelregion.ca/coronavirus/social-support/