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HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY
May everyone have a safe
Memorial Day!
Memorial Day PrayerDear Heavenly Father,
On this day of remembrance for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy every day, we think of how they have followed in the footsteps of your son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.Please hold our servicemen and women in your strong arms. Cover them with your sheltering grace and your presence as they stand in the gap for our protection. We also remember the families of our troops. We ask for your unique blessings to fill their homes, and we pray your peace, provision, hope, and strength will fill their lives.
May the members of our armed forces be supplied with the courage to face each day and may they trust in the Lord's mighty power to accomplish each task. Let our military brothers and sisters feel our love and support.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray,
Amen.CELEBRATING CHILDREN AT
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE
CATHOLIC CHURCHRelax! 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
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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
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FEW REMINDERS
Sun, May 27….4pm, Cantor Choir Rehearsal
Sun, May 27….4-9pm, Edge & Life Teen Retreat, Youth Room & Community Center
Mon, May 28….MEMORIAL DAY
Mon, May 28….Parish Offices Closed
Mon, May 28….SVdP Society Closed
Tues, May 29….9am-1pm, Quilters, Rm 222
Thurs, May 31….9:30am-12:30 pm, SVdP Society, SRE Bldg
Thurs, May 31….7pm, New Wine, Rm 222
Fri, June 1….8am-7pm, Adoration in Chapel
Fri, June 2….Parish Office Closes at Noon
Sat & Sun, June 2&3….Following all Masses, Good Shepherd Showcase, East Foyer
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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
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PETITIONS OF PRAYER
Alfred Koenenn, Arlene Weaver, Barbara Forte, Brenda Boney, Brianna Halley, Cathy McIntyre, Charles O’Connell, Donna Wangerin, Fionnuala Wilson, Gina Bell, Jacqueline Crawford, Jim Brown (Sandra Lobrano’s father), James Pagan, Jerry Wesst, Jimmy Di Lorenzo, Jim St. Germain, Joe Bob Blackwell, Joe Castiglia, Laura Peno Green, Lois Dawson, Marta Fuentes, Mary Ann Bishop, Milton LeBlanc, Nicole Ponthieux, Patrisha Nelson, Regina Papania Ball, Ron Cole, Ruth Ann Frisco, Shellie Ely, Sheryl Gilliland, Wendy Taylor, William McDonald 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.
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REPOSE OF SOULS† Infant
Ryker Ponthieux
† Ruth Coleman
† Sallie Mae Kapp
† William Kimuel Maniel
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News
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Beginning June 1, 2018 and ending Labor Day the parish offices will be closed each Friday at noon.
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Love your neighbor: Collection of food for the Long Beach Food Pantry is next weekend. Please bring donations of non-perishable food items and leave your bags in the vestibules of the Church. We will deliver them to the Food Pantry. Cash is also needed. Just put it in an envelope in the collection basket marked for the Food Pantry
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Braxton Necaise is to be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate on June 2nd at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Biloxi at 10:30 am. Everyone is invited to attend.
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We have some exciting news!! The Fall Festival is coming back on October 12th & 13th. If you would like to volunteer and help with the silent auction, raffle, 5K Halloween race, stage managers, carnival games, etc., please contact Ashlie Moran youthministryatsaintthomaslb.org or Al Paolozi bigalstyle49@yahoo.com.
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Please continue to donate your pull-tabs to our Knights of Columbus and St. Jude’s Childrens’ Hospital. Baskets are by all doors to the Church. Thank you for your help. Ask your neighbors to join in too!
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The Long Beach Community Food Pantry is in need of volunteers to work either morning or afternoon shifts one day per week either interviewing potential clients or passing out groceries to our neighbors in need. The Pantry is open Mon, Wed, and Fri each week except for national holidays. Morning shifts are 10 am to 12noon and afternoon shifts are 12noon to 2:30 pm. The pantry is located at 21081 Johnson Rd in Long Beach. If interested please contact Sid Wedgeworth at 228-861-1291 or Tony Wilder at 228-990-5590.
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Baccalaureate Mass for graduating high school and college seniors will be on Sunday, May 13 at our 5:30 pm Life Teen Mass. The “2018 Father Louis Lohan Outstanding Young Man/Woman Award” will be presented to two outstanding high school seniors. Please pray for our graduates.
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As you are aware, the volunteers at the St. Vincent De Paul Society are committed to helping feed, clothe, assist in housing and basically be the place in our community where families turn for help when they are desperate and have nowhere else to turn.
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Can you spare one-half day a month to help someone out?? St. Joseph’s Helping Hands needs workers to help with Honey Do lists from locals who can’t do for themselves. Skills are helpful, but not necessary. We will find a place you can help. For more information, please call Ginny Macken at 228-313-1997. We look forward to working with you!
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If you ordered just the free photograph when the photographers were here, you can pick up your photograph from the parish office anytime from 9 am to 4 pm during the week.
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St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy is actively seeking additional volunteers to serve as eligibility screeners at its Hancock County Extension Site. The group meets on the first Monday of each month at the MSU Extension Center in the Bay St. Louis Annex Building. Hours of service are 8:30 am - 11 am. Anyone interested can call the Pharmacy Office at 228-374-9097.
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Are you ready to encounter Jesus in a new and different way? When: Sunday evenings for 6 wks starting Apr 15th, or Tues mornings for six weeks starting Apr 17th. Time: Tues at 9am (After morning Mass), or Sundays at 7pm (after 5:30 Mass)
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Here at St. Thomas, we have a chapel on the second floor of the Office Complex. On each Friday from 8am-7pm, there is the opportunity for our parish family to spend time in the chapel. We call it “Adoration”. Basically, you come into the Chapel and spend time with Jesus (the Eucharist is exposed in the Monstrance for everyone to see and “adore”).
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Calendar
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Saturday, June 2
THE GOOD SHEPHERD SHOWCASE will be opened after all Masses -
Sunday, June 3
Collection of food for the Long Beach Food Pantry -
Wednesday, June 13, 11:30 AM
All adults are invited. -
Saturday, June 16, 8:30 AMWe do welcome all donations, this is the only way we can buy materials.
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Sunday, June 17, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Parish Breakfast - Sun, third Sunday of the month from 8-11am -
Sunday, July 1
Collection of food for the Long Beach Food Pantry
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Saturday, July 7
THE GOOD SHEPHERD SHOWCASE will be opened after all Masses
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Wednesday, July 11, 11:30 AM
All adults are invited.
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Sunday, July 15, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Parish Breakfast - Sun, third Sunday of the month from 8-11am
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Saturday, July 21, 8:30 AMWe do welcome all donations, this is the only way we can buy materials.
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