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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

MAY 28, 2017——SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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.)


READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7- 11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19- 20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2a, 24, 35c, 27-28, 29bc-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

FEW REMINDERS

Sun, May 28….11:20am, Last SRE Sun, May 28….12:45pm, Catholic Catechism Tr ivia,

in the community center Monday, May 29…. Memorial Day Mon, May 29….Parish office closed Mon, May 29….SVdP Society closed

Mon, May 29….7pm, final RCIA meet #B222 Tues, May 30….9am, Quilters meet #B222

Tues, May 30….6pm, AHG meet Wed, May 31….7pm, Summer Scr ipture Study, meet

2nd floor Thurs, June 1….after 8:30am Mass, Bir thday

Breakfast Thurs, June 1….7pm, New Wine meet, #B222

Thurs, June 1….7pm, Knights of Columbus meet Fri, June 2….8am-7pm, Adoration in the Chapel

Fri, June 2….12noon, Parish office closes (new Friday hours for the summer)

Sat, June 3 & Sun, June 4….after all Masses, Reli-gious Goods offered from Good Shepherd Showcase,

in the east foyer

SCRIPTURE CORNER THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM This seventh Sunday of Easter is somewhat like the proverbial “calm before the storm.” The Lord Jesus has ascended into heaven and Pentecost has not yet occurred. Rather than immediately taking up Jesus’ com-mand to go out to all the nations, the disciples gather in the upper room “with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers” (Acts 1:14). There they all devote themselves to prayer. The Gospel re-counts the great prayer for the disciples that Jesus offered to his Father in heaven. If the words of Jesus while he was on earth finally began to sink in for the disciples, then gathering to pray was certainly the right choice, for the second reading lets us all know that to follow Christ means to have a share in his sufferings. ——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.

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR Collection of food for the Long Beach Food Pan-

try 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 col-lection basket marked for the Food Pantry. Thanks for your generosity!

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 with-out internet access can get that same information by call-ing 858-207-6277.

EMERGENCIES In case of medical emergency, the church does have an Auto-mated External Defibrillator, located in the back of the church, to the right of the door where the priests get changed for Mass.


CONFIRMATION CLASS 2017

▲ BACCALAUREATE MASS 2017 ▲

FATHER LOUIS LOHAN 2017 OUTSTANDING

YOUNG WOMAN & YOUNG MAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

Brooke Michelle Holley

& Thomas Anton Boettner

▼ ▼

ST THOMAS' AHG TROOP & CUB SCOUT MEMBERS EARN RELIGIOUS EMBLEM. On May 7th, Bishop Emeritus Moran presented 4 members of St Thomas Troop MS3230 and 4 mem-bers of Cub Scout Pack 321 with their religious em-blem at the annual Diocesan AHG & Boy Scout Reli-gious Awards Mass. To earn the award, each member must complete a workbook designed for their age lev-el. Some of the the activities in the books include: pray-er and reflection, discovering the sacraments, family and service projects. Pictured L to R: Sean Loftus, Tobin Loftus, Leslie Coughlin, Conor Perry, Gabriel Franco. R2: Lor-en Ruth, Kadence Goff, Tori Ruth. R3: Karen Monju, AHG Asst. Troop Coordinator, Bishop Emeritus Moran, Renee Coughlin, AHG Troop Coordinator, Edwin Fran-

co, Leader, Pack 321 ► ►

GOD BLESS & KEEP ALL OUR GRADUATES


COUNCIL #4898 Upcoming events:

Thurs, June 1 & 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 REFLECTION - "WHAT YOU ARE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU, WHAT YOU BECOME IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD" - HANS URS VON BALTHASAR

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.

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

CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION OF LONG BEACH New Board: Jennifer Glenn, President Angie Johnson, Secretary Billy Seal, Vice President Darren Mayer, Treasurer $31,500.00 raised by Team Ponte-Malone Proceeds were distributed as follows: St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, Together Enhancing Autism Awareness in Mississippi (TEAAM), Seabee Memorial Association/John W Magandy Scholarship, CLIMB CDC, Me-morial Hospital Foundation, DREAM Program, Long Beach Fast Pitch Booster Club, Long Beach Community Devel-opment Association, Lynn Meadow's Discover Center, & Boy Scouts of America Troop 205.

Join us at www.longbeachcarnival.com or on Facebook at Carnival Association of Long Beach. CALB is now accepting applications for King and Queen candidates for 2018.

Application deadline is June 1st.


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!

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 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

Free nutritious lunch

for all children 18 years and younger

Quarles Elementary Cafeteria

June 1 - July 28 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.


NEXT WEEKEND’S LAY MINISTERS

MASS INTENTIONS

Tues, 5/30 8:30am +Sandy Gruich Wed, 5/31 8:30am +Will Kemp Thurs, 6/1 8:30am +George Casey +Gerald “Buster” Young +George Smith Fri, 6/2 6:30am +Bobbie Bourdin Sat, 6/3 5:00pm +Clay Bishop +Fred Welch +Phyllis Hover Sun, 6/4 7:30am +Frank & +Bill Irwin 9:00am St. Thomas Parish Family 11:30am +Jaxon Bishop 5:30pm +Melany Hamel

PETITIONS OF PRAYER Alan Barcelona, Alfred Koenenn, Angela Peno, Anna Osorio, Antionette Moceri, Bobby Spayde, Caitlin Johnson Irwin, Chuck Loftis, Claire Farwell, Connie Cole, Debra Muesall, Don Gable, Elaine Dominio, Eu-gene Burrus, Jr, Fr. Finton Kilmurray, Fr. Pat McDer-mott, Georgia Irwin, Gregory Brown, Sr, Immanuel De-deaux, Jana Montgomery, Joe Bob Blackwell, Joe Bush, Joyce Tuminello Smith, Lela Fairley, Msgr. Frank Far-rell, Pat Pierce, Paul Leslie, Randall Sheets, Randall Slocum, Richard Olaivar, Roberta Varvel, Terry Chais-son, Thomas Melendez, Tommy Necaise, and all others in our parish and community in need of healing, physical or spiritual. **Names for the sick list come from hospi-tal visitation lists; also from telephone calls made to the parish office. We are aware that there are many others in the parish and community who are suffering and, therefore, we ask those who are praying to include in your prayers “all in our parish and community who are in need of healing, physical or spiritu-al.” We regret that space does not allow us to list the names of each and everyone in the bulletin each week. Names remain on the list for a period of four weeks before being removed.

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

†Marilyn Necaise (Grandmother of Braxton Necaise)

LAST WEEKEND’S OFFERINGS TOTALS Envelopes, $9,476.00

Loose money, $1,071.00 Children’s Pickle Jar, $65.00 Electronic Giving, $7,115.00

Thank you for your generosity!!

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