FATHER CUDDY’S ORDINATION 

Fr. Cuddy’s 32nd Ordination Anniversary is July 20, 2018!!  (Please remember him in your prayers.)

THE ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY

      The Society's nearly 100,000 trained volunteers in the United States provided 17.5 million hours of volunteer service in 2016, helping more than 20.9 million people through visits to homes, prisons, and hospitals at a value of more than $1 billion dollars. 
 
      During Pope Francis’ recent visit, he reached Christians and non-Christians alike with his message of helping others. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been putting these words into practice for more than170 years. SVdP is truly volunteer driven with a volunteer to staff ratio of 16 to 1.
 
      The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church is located in the Religious Education Building on the north side of the parking lot.  They are available to help those in the Long Beach area who are encountering hardships.
 
 

LOOK OUT FOR SCAMS 

      The con-artists are trying to solicit money and information from our local “personnel”.  If you receive any email messages from someone appearing to be from the church (saintthomaslb.org), asking you to buy Scrip cards for them or anything fishy, do not respond.  Forward the message to secretary@saintthomaslb.org  and if your system allows, mark it as “SPAM”.    

 

CELEBRATING CHILDREN AT
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE
CATHOLIC CHURCH

         Relax! God put the wiggle in children; don’t feel you have to suppress it in God’s House. Sit toward the front where it ’s easier to see and hear.  Quietly explain the parts of the Mass.  Sing the songs, pray and say the responses. 

      A smile of encouragement and a kind word are always welcome to parents with small, active children. To the members of the parish…
directly affects the way they respond to the church, to God, and to Jesus.  Let them know they are at home in this liturgical gathering.

      Feel free to leave Mass with your child if you need to, but please come back!  The way we welcome children in church
Children learn liturgical behavior by copying you.

PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST STORMS
   

       It looks as if there may be a season of early storms, and I would like to share this prayer.
 

Our Father in Heaven through the intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, spare us as Hurricane season approaches.  Protect us and our homes from all disasters of nature.  Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us.  We ask this through Christ our Lord. 

Amen

FEW REMINDERS

Sun, July 15….8am, KofC Breakfast
Sun, July 15….4pm, Cantor Choir Rehearsal
Mon, July 16…. 9:30 am-12:30 pm, SVdP Society, SRE Bldg
Tues, July 17….9 am-1 pm, Quilters, Rm 222
Wed, July 18….6-7 pm, Children's Choir Rehearsals
Wed, July 18….5:45 pm, Life Teen Laser Tag 
Thurs, July 19….9-10:30 am,  Prayer Group, Church
Thurs, July 19….9:30am-12:30 pm, SVdP Society, SRE Bldg
Fri, July 20….Father Cuddy’s Ordination Anniversary
Fri, July 20….8am-7pm, Adoration in Chapel
Fri, July 20…. Noon, Parish Office closes
Sat, July 21….2:30 pm, Ensemble Choir Rehearsal
 
 

Carnival Association of Long Beach Announcement/Membership Party

**Must be 21 to attend**
Saturday,  July 28, 2018 @ 6pm
Long Beach Activity and Senior Center
20257 Daugherty Road, Long Beach, MS  39560

RECURRING AROUND THE PARISH…

St. Vincent de Paul Society….9:30 am-12:30 pm,
Mon & Thurs, open to help
St. Joseph’s Helping Hands….Workday is every first Sat of the month; mtg is every 4th Thurs
Adoration in the Chapel….8 am-7 pm, Fri
Youth Gift Cards (Scrip) sales…After all Masses & during office hours, 9 am-4:30 pm weekdays
Lunchkins….11:30 am,  Lunchkins moved to Dec 20th after Anointing Mass at 11 am, Bring covered dish, CC
Knights of Columbus, Council #4898….7 pm, every 1st & 3rd Thurs of the month

PETITIONS OF PRAYER

Anna Niolet, Brenda Boney, Brianna Halley, Carol Schutzmann, Dot Bush, Doug White, Gail Stopson, George Frazer, Jacqueline Crawford, James LaBorde, Jimmy DiLorenzo, Joelynn Smith, Joe Michael Bishop, Joseph Bertucci, Josie Sandoz, Kenneth Peterson, Lois Dawson, Lucille Ford, Mary Lee Ferracci, Patrick Pierce, Peggy Bass, Regina Papania Bell, Richard Pique, Sr., Sharon Martin, Thelma Smoot, Waltham Chatman, Jr.,  and all others in our parish and community who are in need of healing, physical or spiritual.  

 
Anyone needing to add someone to the electronic prayer group e-mail, send the information electronically to: prayer@saintthomaslb.org   
 
 

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

   When you are admitted to the hospital please be sure that you are listed as a Catholic and a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church.  If possible please have someone call the Parish office 863-1610 to let us know you have been admitted.  

REPOSE OF SOULS

†Ethel Norris (Joy Holley’s mother)

†Eva McGoey
 
 

Events
Scrip Support
Life Teen
Knights of Columbus
             Society of St. Vincent de Paul