Saint Thomas More has many adult formation opportunities, from guest speakers to prayer groups to Catechism studies. Team Savvy (formerly known as the "Savvy Seniors") is all about fostering community among senior members of our greater STM community. We focus on the spiritual, social and support needs of each other in our varied aspects of living. Gatherings occur between September and May on the second Tuesday of the month. Programs may include Mass, meals, informative speakers, story sharing, and games. You are welcome to make announcements regarding your involvements in our parish and community at our gatherings. Occasionally we may meet as a group to attend a concert or enjoy outings to various Twin City venues. Please come as often as you can!
Communication and RSVP is through Sign Up Genius. Announcements will be sent out in STM’s newsletters and to those registered already as Team Savvy. If you want to be on the Team Savvy list please notify Patti Rhodus at
mustardseed452@gmail.com. To suggest program speakers or ideas please notify Nonie Osendorf at
nosendorf@gmail.com.
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Monthly Mass & Lunch
Join the STM Team Savvy in our monthly "Mass & Lunch" fellowship opportunity. Mass, celebrated by Fr. Peter Etzel, will be at 12 PM and the lunch will go from 12:30–1:30 PM in Saint Ignatius Hall. This event will always take place on the second Tuesday of the month.
Please RSVP below so we know how many to expect, and sign up to bring a food item by clicking the blue button.
RSVP HERE February 10: Mass & Brown Bag Lunch, with Rhonda Miska as a guest speaker!
Statistics show that Millenials (those born from 1980-1996) and members of Gen Z (those born from 1997-2012) are significantly less engaged in organized religion than previous generations. How do we make sense of this shift? How can older Catholics engage in meaningful relationships and dialogue with members of those generations in mutually life-giving ways - especially with those in our own families? What do we do with the grief we carry when younger generations do not engage in church life in the same way?
Rhonda Miska has been a STM parishioner since 2021. She holds a master's degree from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching degree from the Aquinas Institute of Theology. She is an "elder millennial" born in 1980.
Lenten Service ProjectWe are beginning to work on our Lenten service project. Team Savvy is putting together Lenten Bags, which will be handed out after all masses on Ash Wednesday and the first Sunday of Lent. Each bag will have a calendar with a suggestion for a daily Lenten action: prayer, fasting, alms giving, etc. The goal is to cross off as many actions as possible and return the bags to the gathering space during the Triduum or by Easter Sunday. After Rhonda's talk we will staple the calendars to the outside of the bags!