FATHER’S DAY PRAYER 

God our Father, we give you thanks and praise
for fathers young and old.
We pray for young fathers,
newly embracing their vocation;
may they find courage and perseverance to balance
work, family, and faith in joy and sacrifice.
We pray for fathers around the world
whose children are lost or suffering;
may they know that the God of compassion
walks with them in their sorrow.
We pray for men who are not fathers but still mentor
and guide us with fatherly love and advice.
We remember fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers
who are no longer with us but
who live forever in our memory and
nourish us with their love.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son and Our Lord,
AMEN

HURRICANE PRAYER

O Heavenly Father, all the elements of nature obey
your Command. 
Calm the storms that threaten us and turn our fear
into praise for your goodness.
Protect us from hurricanes and disasters of nature. 
We pray through Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen

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.  Children learn liturgical behavior by copying you. 

Feel free to leave Mass with your child if you need to, but please come back!  The way we welcome children in church 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.
To the members of the parish…

A smile of encouragement and a kind word are always 

Is God Calling You?

 
   The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is special in the lives of Roman Catholics.  There may be moments when you think you’d like to do more as a participant, such as serve as a Lector (Reader of the Word) or Commentator (Welcome the Congregation) or assist the priest as an EM (Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist).  “Am I worthy?” you ask.  For all of us, becoming or being worthy is a “work in progress”.  Even our Saints worked at it on a daily basis.  God welcomes you and your desire to be a more active member of your Church.
 
        God could be calling You and You and You and awaits your answers. If you are interested in serving in one of these ministries and would like more information and training, please take that “leap of Faith” and contact Beverly Leslie at 863-1610 or
bookkeeper@saintthomaslb.org 
 

Weekly Calendar

Sun, June 16     Father’s Day
                          8 am-10:30 am, KC Breakfast, cc
Mon, June 17    9:30-12:15, SVdP Society, SRE Bldg
Tues, June 18   9 am-1 pm, Quilters, Rm 222
Thur, June 20    9 am, Centering Prayer & Scripture, Church
                          9:30 am-12:15 pm, SVdP Soc, SRE Bldg
Fri, June 21       8 am-4 pm, Adoration, 2nd floor Chapel
                          PARISH OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON
Sat, June 22      4 pm, Corpus Christi Vigil Mass
 

RECURRING AROUND THE PARISH…

Adoration in the Chapel….8 am-4 pm, Fri

Baptism Classes….9:30 am, Last Sat of every month, Rm 222; contact person is Sue Hoffman at 228-864-5868

Choir....All interested singers and skilled instrumentalists are welcome.
             Ensemble….10:30 am, Sun Church/Mass
             Life Teen.......4pm, Sun, Church
             Liturgical…....8 am, Sun, Rehearsal Rm
                                   7 pm, Wed, Church/Rehearsal Rm
             Testify…........4:15 pm, Sun, Rehearsal Rm/Mass

Knights of Columbus, Council #4898….7 pm, every 1st & 3rd Thurs of the month (4th Degree mtg follows the 1st mtg of the month)

Ladies Aux of the KofC #4898….7 pm, every 3rd Thurs of the month, Rm 115 (Office conference room)

Lunchkins….11:30 am, Second Wed of the month, CC

St. Joseph’s Helping Hands….Workday is the first Sat of each month starting Jan; meeting every 4th Thurs, 6 pm

St. Vincent de Paul Society….9:30 am-12:15 pm, Mon & Thurs, open to help

Youth Gift Cards (SCRIP) sales…After all Masses & during office hours, 9 am-4:30 pm weekdays

PETITIONS OF PRAYER

Al Paolozzi, Andrew Charles Mallett, Bernadette Levens Tolson, Blakeley Quinn Hammons, Conrad Joseph Johnson (Martha Johnson’s son, not Cindy Vogt’s son), Dan Thompson (Conrad Joseph Johnson’s father-in-law), David Young, Fionnuala Wilson, Gene Marie Mount, James Byrnes, John Linder, Kenny Necaise, Lois Helbert  (Cassandra Alexander’s momma), Marilyn Joyner, Marian Lion, Mary Lynn Necaise (Braxton Necaise’s mother), Mike and Anne Ladner, Syler & Hartley Garriga, Sullivan Wilson, Trina Brownlow, Vida Lee Ladner, William McDonald,
…..and all others in our parish and community who are in need of healing, physical or spiritual.
 
Names appearing on Petitions of Prayer come from hospital visitation lists, and from telephone calls made to the Parish Office.

All of the requests for prayers remain on our list for four weeks.  If notified, we will extend the time frame.
 
Anyone needing to add someone to the electronic prayer group e-mail, send the information electronically to prayer@saintthomaslb.org  or call the parish office at 863-1610.

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.  

GONE HOME TO GOD 

Please pray for the repose of the souls of our dearly departed
and for their families who grieve their loss.

†Fr. Dominic Phan
(Retired Diocesan priest)
 
†JoEllen (JoJo)
Fayard Jarrell (Pat Salvador’s cousin)
 
†Manuel Mabanta
 
†Margaret Simmons
 

WELCOME

 
   Peter & Evelyn Hutchins
 
Carolyn Warren
& Children
 
 

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