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SEPTEMBER 10, 2017—TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
We welcome you to St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Long Beach, MS. 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
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017--TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Pastor: Fr . Cuthber t “Cuddy” O’Connell (cell: 228-493-9303)
Parochial Vicar: Fr . James Smith [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.)
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017—TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Col 1:24 — 2:3; Ps 62:6-7, 9; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: Col 2:6-15; Ps 145:1b-2, 8-11; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: Col 3:1-11; Ps 145:2-3, 10-13ab; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Friday: 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14; Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Saturday: 1 Tm 1:15-17; Ps 113:1b-7; Lk 6:43-49 Sunday: Sir 27:30 — 28:9; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35
FEW REMINDERS Sun, Sept 10….10:10-11:20am, SRE lower grade classes (Pre-K—5th grade & RCIC), SRE bldg.
Sun, Sept 10….Baptisms after 11:30am Mass Tues, Sept 12… 9am, Quilters, 222
Wed, Sept 13….11:30am, Lunchkins, CC Wed, Sept 13…. 7pm, Gospel Study, Isaiah, 222
Thurs, Sept 14….6:30pm, ADORE, Church Thurs, Sept 14….7pm, New Wine, 222 Fri, Sept 15…. Adoration in the Chapel
Sat, Sept 16….9am, Faith Formation Group mtg, CC
CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 2017 LIVING AS MISSIONARY DISCIPLES
This year, the Church is celebrating Catechetical Sunday on Sept 17, 2017, and the theme will be "Living as Mis-sionary Disciples." Those who the Community has desig-nated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be com-missioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each per-son plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mis-sion as a community of faith.
BUDDY BACKPACK PROGRAM FOR 2017/18 Summer vacation is over and our students are back in school. This is the time that the Buddy Backpack program is organizing for another successful year. This is a chance for our church family to come together and help make sure that students have food for over the weekend. This pro-gram is designed to provide children in needy households with food for the weekend when the school meals are not available and works with each school system to identify the children. Donations could include oatmeal, tuna, canned beef stew, fruit cups, cereal, breakfast bars, juices etc.; Foods that are nourishing and that little fingers can handle. Our St. Thomas family has been so generous in the past and I pray for the same support again this year. Monetary donations are also accepted and checks can be made out to First United Methodist Church. Let us keep our students fed. The Backpack bucket will be in the east foyer. The donations will be taken to the First United Methodist Church. Thanks so much! - Judi Matsuba
SACRED HEARTS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
LADIES AUXILIARY Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary of Sacred Heart in d'Iberville is collecting items for children 5 and un-der. You may bring your items to the church office now through September 17.
SCRIPTURE CORNER GOD’S WATCHERS In the ancient wor ld watchmen were extremely impor tant people. They kept communities safe, and were there to alert them to any impending danger or attack. Before locks, alarms, and security systems, watchmen were the protectors, the safety measure. So when the Lord charges Ezekiel as a watchman today, it is a weighty charge. So weighty, we learn, that if Ezekiel fails to sound the alarm for those around him and they perish in a state of wickedness, Ezekiel will be held responsible! This profound connection between God’s will on earth and in heaven is repeated in today’s Gospel, where Jesus instructs us that we are to be the security force, the watchers placed on alert that nowhere in the Body of Christ, the church, will there be any two members of the one Body who are not reconciled. Scripture tells us that Jesus reconciled all things in heaven and on earth through the blood of his cross. But we are given the mission to continue that reconciliation on earth as in heaven through our ceaseless efforts to be, as Paul would write, ambassadors of reconciliation. Let us not get too comfortable thinking that we are responsible only for keeping our own lives from the path of wickedness and disagreement. We are also held accountable for the lives of the members of Christ’s body around us. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc
PATIENCE If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. —Chinese proverb
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017—TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
2017-2018
School Calendar
Mon, Sept 11….1st Qtr Progress Repor ts
Visit the website: svdpcatholicschool.org
228-222-6000 2017-2018 Academic year registration being accepted.
COUNCIL #4898 Upcoming events:
Sun, Sept 17….8-11am, Parish Breakfast Thurs, Sept 21….7pm, meeting
For more information on membership or any
questions, contact Ben DiLorenzo, Grand Knight, at 596-3379.
WOMEN’S GIFT REFLECTION
"“Pray as though everything depends on God. Work as though everything depends on you."“
-St. Augustine
All are welcome to attend our upcoming talk on Saturday September 16th at 9am in St. Thomas Community Center
Topic: Engaging Family in Prayer Speakers: Tara Meleones and Fr. Cuddy
Women's Growing In Faith Together is presenting a
"Get Your Mary On!" Weekend When: 2 Days October 14th and 15th
Time: Saturday 9-3, Sunday 1-4 Where: St. Thomas Community Center
Cost: $25.00 fee for any participant to include the work-book or $5.00 registration fee to attend but not receive the
study materials. Pre-registration is Sept 9th & 10th in the east foyer
following all Masses Registration Deadline of Oct 1, 2017
For information call or text Dave Gauthier at 228-596-8835
LEADER FOR ADORATION NEEDED
Anyone interested in organizing volunteers for our Adoration Chapel, please contact Becky at 863-1610 or
MEN’S CURSILLO #270 Weekend September 21-24, 2017
Dedeaux Retreat Center The Cursillo weekend is for Catholics who are looking to enrich their faith and prayer life, as well as learn how to
live a life of fullness in grace. For more information contact Al Gombos at 228-348-0203 or [email protected]
DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS
The ANNUAL DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVER-SARY MASS will take place on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 2 p.m. at the Nativity Cathedral. Couples cele-brating 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 or 70 years of marriage or more are welcome to attend. Registration forms are available online, in the rear of the church or in church office. The deadline for registration by mail is September 15, 2017. Please note that registrations by phone, fax or e-mail are not accepted.
SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 14TH 2017
SVS TECH RUN This family friendly fun run will benefit the Technology Department at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School. The race is an out and back course. Runners and walkers of all fitness levels are invited.
NEW MEMBERS NEEDED FOR PASTORAL COUNCIL
Pastoral Council is looking for new members. This week and next we are showcasing the Adult Faith For-mation Ministry. Its mission is to help our Catholic Com-munity learn about our Catholic Faith, putting our beliefs into action by using many means. If interested, please contact Linda Linder at [email protected]
AUGUST BAPTISMS Amelia Louise Noble Skylar Mae Rushing
Troy Alexander Tolley
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017—TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FALL SCRIPTURE STUDY Isaiah - The View From Babylon “Wake up! Wake up! Arise Jerusalem.” (Is 51:17) .
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? For your tailgating supplies and football parties - please consider purchasing a gift card for your preferred retailer from St Thomas! For athletic and sports wear, we offer Belk’s, Dillard's, Footlocker, JC Penney, Kmart/Sears, Kohl’s, and Marshall’s, just to name a few. For tailgating supplies including food or take-out, we offer Subway, Buffalo Wild Wings, Winn Dixie, WalMart and Target. Find a gift card that perfectly matches your sports fan style! Stop by and purchase a gift card from the Support Our Youth Scrip Gift Card sales table in the east foyer after mass or at the Parish Office during the week. Re-member, when you buy the gift cards from St Thomas, our proceeds go to youth programs that not only benefit our church but the whole community. Thank you for your continued support!
Study: Isaiah Chapters 40 – 55 When: Wednesdays, continuing until September 27th Time: 7pm Place: 2nd floor, St Thomas Parish Office Complex Information: Call or text Dave Gauthier at 228-596-8835 No Registration Required
FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK/RUN The annual SVdP Friends of the Poor Walk is Sept 23, 2017. Registration begins at 7am at the Long Beach Har-bor. Please join us to help the needy in our community. There are several ways you can sign-up and donate online at friendsofthepoorwalk.weebly.com • Sponsorships are open until Aug 26, 2017. • Walkers register online or at the Long Beach Harbor (the day of the walk) We appreciate your support and welcome any donation if you can’t join us.
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Calling all goblins, ghosts, princesses, runners, and walk-ers---join us for St Thomas Youth Ministry's "Run for your Life" 5k and 1 Mile Run/Walk on Oct 7, 2017. This will be an evening race in Downtown Long Beach! For registration information please go to https://saintthomaslb.org. We en-courage all our parishioners to come out and support our Youth Ministry program. Register by September 9th to ensure your glow in the dark t-shirt!
Life is messy. We make wrong turns that turn out to be the right ones. We make right turns out as wrong ones. Some-times we make wrong turns that just keep getting “wronger”. Where is Jesus in all this? Does He really have a plan for me today? What about in the future? Will I be happy on His path? What if I’m not? Is following God just an oppres-sive monotony of constantly saying yes to things that I don’t want to do?
Gulf Coast ADORE Ministries will be at St. Thomas on Sept 14 at 6:30pm. All ages invited.
AUGUST MARRIAGES
Keith Lockhart Lee & Sandra Arnett Williams Lester James McMackin & Emily Ann Williams
Steven Chase Jordan & Haley Marie Jordan
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017—TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Both Middle and High School Students gather after the 5:30pm. Life Teen Mass. Edge Nights (6th- 8th grade) will gather upstairs in the Youth Room and Life Nights (9th – 12th grade) will gather upstairs in the RCIA / Balcony area. The sessions will begin at 6:30pm and end at 8pm. Attendance will be taken each Sunday evening! September 10th – Edge – “Picture Perfect” - The goal of this night is to help teens understand why the Sacraments were given to the Church. Life Teen – “Picture Perfect”- The goal of this night is to help the teens understand why the Sacraments were given to the Church. 17th – Edge – “Healthy, Happy, Holy” – The goal of this night is for the middle school youth to come to a greater understanding of their dignity, worth, and their call to live healthy, happy, and holy lives. This Edge Night is intended to be a part of the Catholic Church’s initiative for continuous training and aware-ness in Safe Environment. LifeTeen – “For What It’s Worth” The goal of this life night is to help teenagers realize their dignity and worth as given by God. It will challenge teens to understand what a safe environment is, and why our dignity requires that we work for the safety and respect of everyone. 23rd - 7th and 8th Grade Retreat – Location TBA- Times 9am until 2pm. ———Ashlie Moran, [email protected]
863-1610
PreK-5th Grade & RCIC Calendar (2017-2018) Classes meet on Sundays From 10:10 – 11:20AM
***SAINT MOVIE SUNDAYS BEGIN AT 11:30AM Sept 10………..SRE Class - MOVIE: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Sept 17…….…. SRE Class – Catechetical Sunday “Living as Missionary Disciples” Sept 24…….…. SRE Class LIVING AS MISSIONARY DISCIPLES. Catechetical Sunday will be on Sept 17, 2017. We will have a special commissioning service at the 9am & 5:30pm Masses for all catechists of our parish who are involved in SRE, Youth Ministry, RCIA, RCIC, RCIT, Adult Faith Formation, teachers in private and public schools, and all adults who teach our children and teens. THANK YOU to our catechists for their dedication and leadership to the faith formation of our children & teens here at St. Thomas.
INQUIRE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH Inquiry sessions will begin for anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. The first session is on Sept 18 at 7pm in the RCIA classroom (upstairs in the administrative office complex—enter through the back parking lot). If you know someone who might be interested, please invite or bring them to any RCIA inquiry session (Mondays at 7pm) There are no fees—we just invite peo-ple to “Come and See” what our faith is all about. For more information, contact Sue Hoffman at 864-5868 or [email protected].
LUNCHKINS This month's Lunch-kins will be held on Wed, Sept 13th at 11:30am in the community center. All adults are invited. Bring a dish and join us for a nice meal and a gathering of fellowship! Contact Stella Wolf at 760-0591 if you have any questions!
POSSIBLE LATIN MASS Anyone interested in starting a Latin Mass in the Diocese of Biloxi please
email [email protected]. — Brandon Bosarge
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017—TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
NEXT WEEKEND’S LAY MINISTERS
MASS INTENTIONS Tues, 9/12 8:30am +Alice Carrubba Wed, 9/13 8:30am +Patricia Hooper Thurs, 9/14 8:30am +Charles Gosselina +Joseph M. Frisco Fri, 9/15 6:30am Rita Schnebelen Sat, 9/16 5:00pm +Tommy Necaise +Alice Carrubba Sun, 9/17 7:30am +Dee Gaddy 9:00am St. Thomas Parish Family 11:30am +Buster Young 5:30pm +Alice Carrubba
PETITIONS OF PRAYER Barbara Ann McGoey, Bobbie McIntyre, Fr. Dennis
Carver, Donna Wangerin, Gregory Ladner, Janice Cannon, Jana Montgomery, John Hadden, Joyce Smith, Mary Ann Galle, June Alice Mathieu, Laurie Rivenbark, Leola Alex-ander, Mike Lott, Myrna Jordan, Nicholas Vizzini, Ricky Bullock, Shirley May Wilson, Warren Galle Sr. 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….8am-7pm, Fridays
Youth Gift Cards (Scrip) sales…After all Masses & during office hours, 9am-4:30pm weekdays
Knights of Columbus, Council #4898….7pm, 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
PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST STORMS
Our Father in Heaven through the intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, spare us during this Hurricane season from all harm. 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
LAST WEEKEND’S OFFERINGS TOTALS are unavailable
due to the holiday.
REPOSE OF SOULS
†Betty Carpenter †Edwin Carter (brother of Susan Samson)
†Joseph Bush (husband of Dorothy Bush) †Leo Delinski (uncle of Jim Delinski)
†Vito Paniku (son of Helen Ann Dauro)
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your presence would be a great blessing. De Colores!"
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