UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF THE BIBLE You are invited to join us as we offer the last session of Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible on Wednesday, November 2nd, at 7:00pm, meeting upstairs in the office complex.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be handing out bags after all masses for the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Please take a bag, fill with non-perishable items and return to the church by November 13th.
November 6 is the date for the Long Beach Veterans Parade. Line up at noon on Church street and the parade rolls at 1:00.Veterans that would like to ride
We want to thank Sister Cusack for being our spiritual leader all the years we have been in service. Sister has to step down now and Deacon Buddy has agreed to take her place.
We will begin rehearsing for our CHRISTMAS PAGEANT starting on October 23 from 12:45 pm to 2:00 pm in the church. Please encourage your children to participate in the Christmas Pageant to help all of us prepare for the celebration of Christmas. All children in Pre-K through 5th grade in SRE and SVS are welcome to participate. Please email/call Sr. Cecilia to obtain more details (ReligiousEducation@SaintThomasLB.org/868-3774)
Pages and squires (altar servers) will have a training on Saturday, October 22nd in the church/community center: all current and future Altar Knights (altar servers) are invited to come to our Altar Knights’ Training and Pizza Party. We will meet in the church from 9:00 am to 11:00 am for the training and will have a pizza party for our Altar Knights in the Community Center at 11:00 am following the training. Please call the Parish Office to let us know if your children will join us so we know how many pizzas to order.
Please come out and help us with this community event. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact svspto@yahoo.com. Send your name, phone number and the times you can work. A letter confirming the number of hours worked will be provided after the festival.
The next Pastoral Council meeting is scheduled for November 14th. If any member of the congregation wishes to address the council on any matter involving the parish, please send written request, including a summary of the presentation, by November 7th to: Pastoral Council, P. O. Box 1529, Long Beach, MS 39560.
Attached to this bulletin, you will find the All Souls Envelope for this year. Please complete and return by October 28th to have names included in the list. They will be read in November.
Bethel Free Health Clinic fundraiser Sunday, October 16th 4-7pm Harrah’s Great Lawn Hwy 90 and Oak Street, Biloxi, MS Tickets $30.00 per person, food & drinks $50.00 per person, food & beer &/or wine
Did you sing in your high school or college choir, or perhaps in a previous church choir? If you have a musical gift, but can’t make a year-long commitment, please consider singing with the Liturgical Choir for Midnight Mass!