ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH · 5/21/2017 · 21st: Big Play Family Fun Center @ 5:30pm...

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

MAY 21, 2017——SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Pastor: Fr . Cuthber t “Cuddy” O’Connell (cell: 228-493-9303)

Parochial Vicar: Fr . James Smith 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.)


READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5 -11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11- 14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17- 23; Mt 28:16-20 (for Ascension); other wise; Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16- 20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8; 1 Pt 4:13- 16; Jn 17:1-11a; or (for Ascension) Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17- 23; Mt 28:16-20

FEW REMINDERS

Sun, May 21….8am-11am, KOC parish breakfast in the community center

Sun, May 21….12:30pm, SRE/Youth end of year Picnic at the pavilion

Mon, May 22….7pm, RCIA meet #B222 Tues, May 23….9am, Quilters meet #B222

Tues, May 23….6pm, AHG meet Wed, May 24….7pm, Summer Scr ipture Study, meet

2nd floor Thurs, May 25….6pm, St. Joseph Helpers, meet

conference room Thurs, May 25….7pm, New Wine meet, #B222 Fri, May 26….ADORATION CANCELLED

Fri, May 26 & Mon, May 29….Parish office closed Sun, May 28….11:20am, Last SRE

Sun, May 28….12:45pm, Catholic Catechism Tr ivia, in the community center

SCRIPTURE CORNER PEOPLE OF HOPE Throughout this Easter season the readings have drawn us into the experience of the early church. We have tasted the excitement and zeal of the first Christians. Now, with them, we listen to the words of Saint Peter, who reminds us that when people notice that we are people of hope, we should be ready to explain why. This challenges us. Do others even notice that we are people of hope? In a world often marked by cyni-cism and hopelessness, do we stand out as people who offer hope and reassurance to others? In today’s Gos-pel Jesus promises that when he leaves the earth he will not leave us orphaned. Today he promises to send his Advocate, the Spirit of truth who will be with us always. Let us acknowledge the presence of the Holy Spirit and ask the Spirit to make us people of hope. ——Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

ROSARY BEFORE ALL MASSES IN MAY In our Catholic Faith, the month of May is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, one of the best known of all Catholic devotions. The Rosary begins 25 minutes before Mass is to start. You are invited to please arrive a little early, bring your Rosary and pray with us.

GOD BLESS OUR CONFIRMATION & HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASSES OF 2017

The list of names are included in this bulletin.

CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS Next weekend (May 27-May 28), the diocese has asked us to take up a collection for Catholic Communica-tions. There are envelopes for this purpose on the display cases in back of church or you may use a plain envelope (also found on the display cases). Your generosity to help fund newspaper and other media resources to spread the word of the Catholic Church to the people of God will be greatly appreciated.


WOMEN'S GIFT MEDITATION: Thanks to all of those who attended Women's GIFT on Saturday May 20th. Special thanks to our speak-ers Sr. Cecilia Nguyen, CCSS and Stella Pierce Wolf. We sincerely hope you enjoyed this opportunity to grow in your Catholic Faith Formation. We look forward to providing another opportunity for Women to grow in faith on Saturday July 15th.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL TUITION IS SUBSIDIZED Subsidized (or parish supplemented) rates of tuition for Grades K-12 are available for all Catholic families reg-istered, active and contributing members of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish. To avail of this lower rate of tuition at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, St. Patrick High School and/or Our Lady Academy, a registered family must be attending Mass at St. Thomas on a regular basis and using your church support envelopes regularly or the electronic method of contributing financially to the church. Your tithe is appreciated and needed for the upkeep of the par-ish. A form to request parish subsidy is available at the school office; turn it in to the parish office for completion.

ULTREYA The West Harrison County Ultreya will be held at St. James Church in Gulfport on Monday, May 22nd at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Any Cursillistas and anyone wanting to learn more about Cursillo are welcome to attend! St James Ultreya point of contact is Roberta Hosler 228-383-3646

FIRST HOLY

COMMUNION 2017

39 children

Sunday, May 7th

◄ 40TH ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY Father Jim Ward, CM, former pastor, invites you to join him and the Vincentian Community for his 40th anniversary of his priesthood on Sunday, June 4th at St. Stephen Church, 1025 Napoleon Ave, in Uptown New Or-leans. No RSVP is needed. Mass will be celebrated at 2pm. A reception and a pinata for the children will fol-low. Please keep him in your prayers.

100TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY EVENT St. Michael Catholic Church

in Biloxi will hold an event to celebrate the history of the parish on

Thursday June 1st at 5pm in the Family Life Center All are welcome to attend. It will be followed by the

Deceased Fisherman's Mass at 6pm


COUNCIL #4898 Upcoming events:

Sun, May 21….8-11am, Parish Breakfast

Thurs, June 1 & June 15….7pm, meetings

For more information on membership or any questions, contact Ben Dilorenzo,

Grand Knight, at 596-3379.

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The May parish breakfast proceeds will benefit St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Thank you for your support!

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Mon, May 22….7:50am, Awards Day & 5th grade

Pinning Tues, May 23….9am, Prek2 & prek3 & prek4

program & dismissal Tues, May 23….Kindergar ten

program & dismissal Wed, May 24….8:30am, 6th grade

Promotion Mass Wed, May 24….60% day, ear ly

dismissal, Last Day of School

Visit the website: svdpcatholicschool.org

228-222-6000 2017-2018 Academic year registration

being accepted. 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, Starting 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.

CAMP STANISLAUS Camp Stanislaus, an overnight and day camp for boys and girls ages eight through fifteen, is currently tak-ing applications for campers for the 2017 camp session. Camp Stanislaus will run from June 11 through July 8. Campers can sign up for one, two, three, or four week ses-sions. We will also offer a father and son camp from July 8 to 9. The philosophy of camp is to provide campers with a noncompetitive environment to grow and enjoy their camp experiences. The main focus of Camp Stanislaus is the total development of the camper. Given the many years of operation, many fathers continue to send their sons to enjoy the wonderful camp experience that they had as a young boy at Camp Stanislaus. At Camp Stanislaus, camp-ers will enjoy sailing, water skiing, archery, swimming, field sports, crafts, hobbies, day trips, and much more. Application forms and more information, can be downloaded from www.campstanislaus.com For more information about Camp Stanislaus please contact the di-rector, Sam Doescher, at [email protected] or (228) 467-9057 ext. 277.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL 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]


Both Middle and High School Students gather after the 5:30 p.m. Life Teen Mass. Edge Nights (6th- 8th grade) will

gather upstairs in the Youth Room and Life Nights (9th – 12th grade) will gather in the Community Center. The

sessions will begin at 6:30pm and end at 8:00pm. Attendance will be taken each Sunday evening!

May 21st – Summer Send Off Socials 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: 3rd: Social Justice Retreat 12pm to 9am on the 4th 7th: Steubenville Atlanta Meeting @6pm in the Life Teen Room 11th-Mission Trip to Mound Bayou leaving from St. Thomas @ Noon returning on the 18th. 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

SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LOWER GRADES, PREK-5TH GRADES

SUNDAY MORNINGS

PreK-5th (RCIC) Grade Calendar CLASSES MEET ON SUNDAYS FROM 10:10 – 11:20 am in the School of Religious Education (SRE) Building

May 21……......SRE Class - Movie: Joan of Arc & picnic for SRE (all grades) & Youth Ministry 12:30pm May 28………..SRE Class – last day *** June 12-16 – “Vacation Bible School”

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, (228) 868-3774 or email, [email protected]. The green reg-istration forms can be found in the parish office, SRE of-fice, 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 are due back June 7th and we will have a parent meeting that night at 6pm in the youth room for parents of those high school students that are going. There will be a notary there to notarize the forms also! 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

GRADUATIONS St. Vincent de Paul Elementary….prek & Kindergarten,

May 23rd & 6th grade, May 24th, 8:30am Our Lady Academy….May 26th, 6pm,

Our Lady of the Gulf Church (must have tickets) St. Stanislaus….May 27th, 11am,

Our Lady of the Gulf Church


NEXT WEEKEND’S LAY MINISTERS

MASS INTENTIONS

Tues, 5/23 8:30am +A.D. & +Marge Taylor Wed, 5/24 8:30am +Donald Leslie Thurs, 5/25 8:30am +Joseph Frisco, Jr. Fri, 5/26 6:30am The Livcari’s Sat, 5/27 5:00pm Special Intention +Harold Barnes Sun, 5/28 7:30am +Helen Gauthier 9:00am St. Thomas Parish Family 11:30am +John Wilson 5:30pm Our Military

PETITIONS OF PRAYER Alan Barcelona, Alfred Koenenn, Angela Peno, Angie Johnson, Anita Sipler, Anna Osorio, Antionette Moceri, Bobby Spayde, Caitlin Johnson Irwin, Claire Farwell, Connie Cole, Debra Muesall, Dianne Charlotte Calmes, Diane Elizabeth Page, Don Gable, Elaine Do-minio, Eugene Burrus, Jr, Fr. Finton Kilmurray, Fr. Pat McDermott, Georgia Irwin, Gregory Brown, Sr, Imman-uel Dedeaux, Jackie Bates, Jana Montgomery, Joe Bob Blackwell, Joe Bush, Joyce Smith, Joyce Tuminello Smith , Kelsi Kyleen Munns, Milton LeBlanc, Msgr. Frank Farrell, Pat Holliday, Pat Pierce, Paul Leslie, Randall Sheets, Randall Slocum, Richard Olaivar, Rob-erta Varvel, Ronald Hammons, Rose Williams, Terry Chaisson, Thomas Melendez, Tommy Necaise, Tony Sal-vador, 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

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LAST WEEKEND’S OFFERINGS TOTALS Envelopes, $11,069.00

Loose money, $1,654.00 Children’s Pickle Jar, $114.00 Electronic Giving, $1,440.00

Thank you for your generosity!!

WOMEN’S CURSILLO #269 June 22-25, 2017

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 Michelle Fleming at 236-7307 or [email protected].

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