Each year, it has been a tradition that we take up a collection at the Thanksgiving Day Mass for the St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy.  The St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy is a non-profit agency with an innovative approach to filing the gap in health care services.  The goal is to provide prescription medications to individuals on the Mississippi Gulf Coast who cannot afford to purchase the needed medicines.  The pharmacy is licensed and operates under the same guidelines as a regular pharmacy except that it does not distribute controlled substances such as narcotics.  It is staffed completely by volunteers, including its pharmacists and director.  The pharmacy is located in Biloxi at 715 Division Street. 
Please be generous in your support of the St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy. Your donation may help an unemployed or underemployed individual or a young pregnant woman or an older retired person with much-needed medicine.  Please drop your offering in the collection basket at the Thanksgiving Day Mass or send it to St. Thomas Church, P. O. Box 1529, Long Beach, MS  39560.