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We welcome you to St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. If you are new to the parish, please introduce yourself before or after Mass.
Please pick up a census form located in the back of the church, in the display cases, or call the parish office.
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH
720 East Beach Boulevard P. O. Box 1529
Long Beach, MS 39560
Phone: 228-863-1610; Fax: 228-868-6068 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.SaintThomasLB.org Office Hours: M-F, 9:00am-4:30pm
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm
Sunday Masses: 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30am
Friday: 6:30am
JUNE 11, 2017——SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY TRINITY Pastor: Fr . Cuthber t “Cuddy” O’Connell
(cell: 228-493-9303) Parochial Vicar: Fr . James Smith
(cell: 228-235-2886) or email: [email protected] Retired: Fr . Pat O’Shaughnessy
Deacon: Ernest “Buddy” Vancour t
Director of Religious Education: Sr . Cecilia Nguyen, CCSS, 868-3774, [email protected] Secretary: Becky Mullins, 863-1610, [email protected]
Bookkeeper: Bever ly Leslie, 863-1610, [email protected] Maintenance: Ben Dilorenzo, 596-3379, [email protected]
Music Director: Lauren Hymel, 865-3972, [email protected] Youth Ministry: Ashlie Moran, 863-1610, [email protected]
Bulletin: Michele Ponte, editor , [email protected], Deadline ten days before publication.
Community Center Rental: Rober t Phillips, 281-773-8328, [email protected] Pastoral Council: Dr. Sandra Bishop, 424-3345, [email protected]
Religious Education (SRE): Pre-School-5th Grades, Sundays 10:10-11:20am 6th-12th Grades, Sunday evenings, following the 5:30pm Lifeteen Mass, (September-May)
Baptism: Usually held on the second Sunday of each month. Preparation workshop is required.
Eucharistic Adoration: Every Fr iday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm in the Chapel (upstair s in the Office Complex) Marriage: Call the office at least six months in advance of scheduled wedding date. Attendance at pre-marriage
course is required. Wedding policy guidelines may be obtained from office or on website. Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:15 – 4:45 pm (or call 863-1610 for an appointment.)
JUNE 11, 2017——SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY TRINITY
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-9; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119:129-133, 135; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5-9; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15 — 4:1, 3-6; Ps 85:9ab, 10- 14; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 116:10-11, 15-18; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Mt 5:33-37 Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58
FEW REMINDERS
Sun, June 11-16….Mound Bayou Mission Tr ip, Lifeteen
Mon, June 12-16….8am-12:30pm, Vacation Bible School, in the SRE building
Tues, June 13….9am, Quilters, meet #B222 Tues, June 13….6pm, AHG meet
Wed, June 14….7pm, Summer Scr ipture Study, meet 2nd floor
Thurs, June 15….7pm, New Wine meet, #B222 Thurs, June 15….7pm, Knights of Columbus meet
Fri, June 16….8am-7pm, Adoration in the Chapel Fri, June 16….12noon, Parish office closes
(new Friday hours for the summer) Sun, June 18….8-11am, Knights of Columbus, parish
breakfast in the community center
Sun, June 18….Happy Father’s Day
**Please note, there is no June Lunchkins**
SCRIPTURE CORNER THE INEXPRESSIBLE MYSTERY The God of the universe is mysterious. Science has not been able to solve the mystery of how the uni-verse came into being or explain exactly what continues to give it creative energy and masterful design. No religion asserts that it has found words to name fully the ineffable mystery of God, for no matter what name we use, God always transcends our limited ability to understand. God is a mystery to be believed, not known. And yet, we Christians believe that our name for God best expresses that inexpressible mystery: God is the Most Holy Trinity of three persons united in a communion of love, pouring forth that creative, saving, sancti-fying love into the world. Today’s scriptures celebrate the mystery of the Trinity and give us clues for living that mystery in our lives. ——Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
NEW PARISH OFFICE HOURS FRIDAYS
Memorial Day-Labor Day, The parish office will close at 12 noon every Friday.
FATHER’S DAY COLLECTION The diocese has asked us to support a special collection on Father’s Day. 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. In our diocese, the population of priests is aging. The endowment fund has seen a decline over the years in in-vestment returns. The cost of living has increased. These factors led to the decision to take up this special collection. There are two other collections during the year—one is for Aged and Infirm Priests and the other is for Retired Religious. Neither of these collections provides funding for aged and retired priest of this diocese. As we honor fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other men who have nurtured us on this Father’s Day, please con-sider a generous gift to assure a worthy pension for our spiritual Fathers—the priests who serve in the Diocese of Biloxi. If you have misplaced your envelope, extra envelopes or a plain envelope may be found on the display cases in church—just mark your donation “Help for Aging Priests.”
JUNE 11, 2017——SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY TRINITY
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6TH GRADE AWARDS
Myrna Jordan Scholarship Alexander Mink
Holy Family Knights of Columbus
Scholarships: Hayes Henry Grace Schruff
St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Schol-
arships: Laura Beth Meyer
Maria Schuyler
Pope John II Award: David Bonck
Sister of Mercy Award:
Jillian LaRosa
American Citizenship Award: Grace Bishop
Kennedy Kuntz Alice Ponte
Maria Schuyler
Presidential Achievement Award: Will Dreher
Grace Schruff Justin Seal
Tiffy Vu
Presidential Excellence Award: Chase Bryant Gabby Ferrill
Madeline Hansen Jillian LaRosa
InvestWrite Economic Summit Middle School Division
1st place-state Jillian LaRosa
Online Economic Challenge
Middle School State Awards: Kennedy Kuntz Jillian LaRosa
Kendall Pavolini Alice Ponte
Perfect Attendance Award:
Gabby Ferrill Maryanne Balch
Congratulations & God Bless,
Class of 2017!!!
GREETINGS FROM FR. DOMINIC As little boys, my cousin and I escaped Vietnam on my dad's fishing boat. The uncer-tainty frightened the bravest but faith in the Lord and his Blessed Mother drove us to move for-ward with confidence, esp at sea where you are but a speck amidst its vastness. On the boat we had a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, a source of immense consolation for refugees without a
home except for hope of one day reaching heaven. As a child I remember praying the Rosary with my elders... the rumbling engine providing monotonous music, the waves and wind joining in. We would sing a song to Mary, entitled "Oh Mother, Our Bright Star". It was the first song I memo-rized as a 3 year old. Thanks to Mary's intercession and pro-tection, after 5 days at sea, we made it safely to our refugee camp. Not a single person suffered illness. That was 39 years ago. On the 100 anniversary of our Lady’s appearance to the little shepherds, we want to go visit her and pay our filial respect and thank her for everything she's done for us. Besides visiting our Lady of Fatima, we also wanted to walk as pilgrims along the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James). What a wonderful journey. The walk was tiring but the purpose makes it so beautiful and enjoyable. Meeting new friends along the way was a highlight as well. One thing I made sure I did was to pray for my family and friends, especially all my parishioners from St. Thomas and Sacred Heart.
JUNE 11, 2017——SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY TRINITY
COUNCIL #4898 Upcoming events:
Thurs, June 15….7pm, meetings
Sun, June 18….8-11am, Parish Breakfast
For more information on membership or any questions, contact Ben Dilorenzo,
Grand Knight, at 596-3379.
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
CAMPS
Summer camp...May 31-July 21 Preschool….May 31-July 21 Contact: [email protected]
Art camp….June 19-23
Contact: [email protected]
Lego camp….dates TBA Contact: [email protected]
Visit the website:
svdpcatholicschool.org 228-222-6000
2017-2018 Academic year registration being accepted.
WOMEN'S GIFT "Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is a sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it."
-Mother Teresa Hoping to see you embrace an opportunity to grow in faith
on Saturday July 15th, at 9:00am in St. Thomas Community Center.
SUMMER SCRIPTURE STUDY CALLED BY GOD Jesus says, "Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock." (Rev 3:20) How do you respond when God is knocking on your door? This study will look at how that question has been answered by key characters in scrip-ture: Moses, Jonah, Ruth, Isiah, the First Disciples, Saul, and Lazarus. How did they respond to God's call? And what lessons can we apply to our lives today? When: Wednesdays, Star ted May 10th and continuing through June 28th. Time and Place: 7:00pm, 2nd floor in the parish office complex. For information, call or text Dave Gauthier, 228-596-8835. No registration is necessary. Plan on attending any or all of the sessions.
LITURGICAL DANCERS FUNDRAISER The Our Lady of Lavang Marian Liturgical Danc-ers (Vietnamese teens in the Diocese of Biloxi), have per-formed the liturgical dances at our annual Diocesan Ro-sary Rally and have also performed the traditional Viet-namese dances at other charitable events in the dio-cese. They have entertained us several times with their beautiful dances at our St. Thomas' Annual Senior Citi-zens' Dinner. They have never been to Disney World and would like very much to go there this June. They and Sis-ter Cecilia and Sister Mary are making the Sisters' famous Vietnamese egg-rolls to raise funds to help them pay for part of their Disney's trip. They are selling 1 frozen bag of 20 egg-rolls for $20. If you would like to order some egg-rolls to sup-port these young ladies and help them get to Disney World, please contact Sister Cecilia at (228) 243-0947 or email: [email protected]. Thank you in advance for you support and generosity.
For tickets, please contact: Michelle Eleuterius (228) 697-8943 or
Lisa Starita (228) 669-3205
JUNE 11, 2017——SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY TRINITY
Both Middle (Edge 6th-8th grades) and High School (Lifeteen 9th-12th grades) are welcome!
Summer Events 2017 Edge June: 21st: Big Play Family Fun Center @ 5:30pm meet at St. Thomas. July: 5th: Bowling meet at St. Thomas @ 5:30pm 12th: Skating meet at St. Thomas @ 5:30pm 26th: Margaritaville meet at St. Thomas @ 5:30pm August: 2nd: Beach Volleyball/Ultimate Frisbee Long Beach Har-bor @5pm Summer Events 2017 Lifeteen June: 11th-Mission Trip to Mound Bayou leaving from St. Thomas @ Noon returning on the 16th**NOTE CHANGE 21st: Big Play Family Fun Center @ 5:30pm meet at St. Thomas. July: 5th: Bowling meet at St. Thomas @ 5:30pm 7th: Steubenville Atlanta leaving at 7:30am from St. Thomas parking lot and returning on the 9th. 12th: Skating meet at St. Thomas @ 5:30pm 26th: Margaritaville meet at St. Thomas @ 5:30pm August: 2nd: Beach Volleyball/Ultimate Frisbee Long Beach Har-bor @5pm —Ashlie Moran, [email protected], 863-1610
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2017 Catholic Kidz Camp Program (VBS) Set sail with beloved St. Patrick and the Holy Trinity. For children four years old through sixth grade (current grade March 2017). Parents are encouraged to register their children for 5 days of sensational skits, exciting Bible stories, crea-tive crafts, and amazing music! Fun is just around the cor-ner. Fasten your seatbelts for the ride of your life! The program will be held on: Dates: June 12th-16th, 2017 Times: 8:00am to 12:30pm. Location: SRE build-ing/church. For further inquiries, please contact Sr. Cecilia by phone, (email, [email protected]) or (228) 868-3774. The green registration forms can be found in the parish office, SRE office, and in the church display cabinets.
STEUBENVILLE ATLANTA CONFERENCE We are signing up high school students for the Steubenville Atlanta Conference held July 7th-9th. We’d love for your high school student to join us as we experi-ence one of the largest Catholic youth gatherings around. This is a powerful weekend filled with amazing speakers, powerful Christian musicians and unforgettable Eucharis-tic Adoration. Contact Ashlie for registration forms. The forms were due back June 7th. This is a great conference for your teen to experience! Stay up to date during the summer months by fol-lowing our Facebook page, church website and emails for all of the exciting things we have planned this summer! —Ashlie Moran, [email protected], 863-1610
Free nutritious lunch
for all children 18 years and younger
Quarles Elementary Cafeteria
June 1 - July 28 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE Sixth Annual Bill Seal Memorial
Golf Tournament Saturday August 26th Windance Country
Club. This year’s tournament will be dedicated to all
Knights of Columbus. Please check it out on FB @ Bill
Seal charity golf tournament
SUMMER TRAVELS AND MASS By making an online visit to www.masstimes.org summer travelers can locate churches, addresses, phone numbers and Mass schedules. One must enter the city or zip code of the area to obtain the information. Those without internet access can get that same information by call-ing 858-207-6277.
JUNE 11, 2017——SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY TRINITY
NEXT WEEKEND’S LAY MINISTERS
MASS INTENTIONS Tues, 6/13 8:30am +Harold Barnes Wed, 6/14 8:30am +Marilyn Dedeaux Thurs, 6/15 8:30am +Audrey Pierson Fri, 6/16 6:30am +Bobbie Bourdin Sat, 6/17 5:00pm +Michael Glenn Jones +Shannon Illich +Rena Illich +Mike Illich +George Stout +Rita Salloum +Veronica Sullivan +Richard Johnson Sun, 6/18 7:30am +Gerald “Buster” Young 9:00am St. Thomas Parish Family 11:30am +Sheela Saucier 5:30pm +Jodee Michaels
PETITIONS OF PRAYER Angela Peno, Anita Sipler, Caitlin Johnson Ir-win, Christie Ladner, Chuck Loftis, Deborah LaRosa, Greg Morgan, Joe Bush, Randall Sheets, Richard Olaivar, Thomas Melendez, Tommy LeTard, Tommy Ne-caise, and all others in our parish and community in need of healing, physical or spiritual.
RECURRING AROUND THE PARISH… Lighthouse Catholic Media Stand…East foyer St Vincent de Paul Society….9:30am-12:30pm,
Mon & Thurs, open to help Adoration in the Chapel….8:00am-7:00pm, Fridays Youth Gift Cards (Scrip) sales…after all Masses &
during office hours, 9am-4:30pm weekdays Knights of Columbus, Council #4898….7:00pm,
every first & third Thursday of the month St. Joseph’s Helping Hands….Work day is every first Saturday of the month; meeting is every fourth
Thursday
FEATURED AD OF THE WEEK
GONE HOME TO GOD
†Eric Feldmeyer
†Marie Bradford (Sister of Gladys Schepens)
†Denise Gaddy
HURRICANE PRAYER
We ask Mary our Mother to join with us in praying that God will protect us and our neighbors during this hurri-
cane season from the dangers and ravages of storms. We pray to the Lord.
Amen
WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS
Sarah & Dustin Liles
John & Gabriella Lucente.
MAY 27TH & 28TH’S OFFERINGS TOTALS
Envelopes, $8,260.00 Loose money, $1,623.00
Children’s Pickle Jar, $54.50 Electronic Giving, $1,440.00
Thank you for your generosity!!
TENNIS FOR CAITLIN Attention all tennis players, guys and gals of all ages - there will be a fund-raising tennis tournament for Caitlin Johnson Irwin at USM Gulf Park Campus the fourth weekend in June 2017. Please call Dale at 601-914-0309 or Diane at 228-324-0670 to register or for more in-formation. Please tell all your tennis player friends about this event and let's continue to help Caitlin with our pray-ers and actions.
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