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There will be no Lunchkins during June and July but the luncheons will resume in August. Please enjoy the summer break.

The Diocese has asked us to support a special collection on Father’s Day (next Sunday). It is important for you to know that this collection is for retired diocesan priests in this diocese. Diocesan priests are provided a modest pension in their golden years by an endowment to which parishes pay a yearly assessment. In addition, priests who are in their senior years receive a small pension through Catholic Sharing Appeal.

If you are still looking for a special graduation or Confirmation gift, the Good Shepherd is located in the East Foyer and will be open after all masses. Also coming up is Father’s Day so this could be a good opportunity for something for a great dad!.

October 12th & 13th are dates for the Fall Festival to return. Your help is needed to make this Fall Festival successful. Needed are volunteers and helpers 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.

Father Cuddy is on his well-deserved vacation in Ireland. He was able to arrive before his mother’s ninetieth birthday so he could celebrate with the family. Bet he can’t wait to return to us to be relieved of his handyman responsibilities! All kidding aside, please enjoy this special time, Father Cuddy.

Beginning June 1, 2018 and ending Labor Day the parish offices will be closed each Friday at noon.

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

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.

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.

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!

To Father Cuddy’s Mother, Kathleen Cuthbert O’Connell Celebrating her 90th Birthday!

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.

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.

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.

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!

from Sr. Cecilia and Sr. Mary…THANK YOU very much to everyone who attended our 25th Anniversary of Profession of Vows and Thanksgiving Celebration of Final Vows on Sunday, April 22. THANK YOU for your Prayer, Cards, and Gifts.  

The May Crowning will be held on Sunday, May 6 at 8:40am at Mary’s Grotto. If you would like you may bring fresh flowers from your garden to honor our Blessed Mother Mary

Please pray for our children as they prepare for the reception of the Eucharist for the first time on Sun, May 6 at 11:30am

will be at 6 pm in the Church on May 4 for the eleventh graders. It is a long-awaited day for the teenagers! All are invited.

The Good Shepherd Showcase will be here next weekend (May 5th & 6th) with the perfect opportunity to purchase the perfect Mother’s Day gift for someone special. It will be in the East Foyer and open after Masses.