Have you lost something and can't seem to find it? A DAILY OCCURENCE OF MINE! St. Anthony of Padua has your back. He is the patron of lost things. Once a student of Anthony's walked off with a copy of the Book of Psalms that Anthony had filled with notes. St. Anthony begged God's help, and the student later returned with the book and an apology.

This week’s Tuesday Summer Food Drive on August 17, 9:30am-10:30am is for our friends served by the Capital City Rescue Mission. The chef at the mission is most in need of: peanut butter, jelly, canned beans (lentil, red beans), pasta, spaghetti sauce, canned dice tomatoes, canned veggies, salad dressing, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, any type of spice, lunch snacks for brown bag lunches individually wrapped: granola bars, peanut butter crackers, cookies and chips. Thank you for your generosity!

Click on the Title to see the Volunteer Flyer We invite you to consider joining our Faith Formation Ministry Team as a Catechist, Catechist Assistant, Gatekeeper or Youth Ministry Volunteer! Our MS/HS Catechists, Catechist Assistants and Gatekeepers share the JOY of the Gospel in a classroom setting for 5 weeks in the fall and 5 weeks in the spring. All materials and 10 lesson plans are provided. Our Youth Ministry Volunteers chaperone and supervise, our young church in Faith based outreach activities in the parish and in the community throughout the year. All volunteers must complete the online CMG Connect Program. This is a new program that takes the place of Virtus. Get started today by checking out information on our Faith Formation Volunteer Page Catechist/YM Volunteers - St Thomas the Apostle Church - Delmar, NY (stthomas-church.org) Interested in learning more about becoming a catechist contact: Rose Ann Garry ragarry@stthomas-church.org or a Youth Ministry Volunteer contact: Mary Ann Hospodar mhospodar@stthomas-church.org God Bless you for sharing the LOVE of the LORD with our young church!

This is from a letter that St. Clare wrote to St. Agnes of Prague. The mirror she speaks of here is prayer.

St. Thomas thank you for making a HUGE Difference in our Community! Mary, volunteer as at the Sr. Maureen Joyce Food Pantry accepted our toiletries with much gratitude and loaded them up to be shared with our neighbors in their Clothing/Personal Necessity Store! Mary was wearing our Faith Formation H.O.P.E. tee shirt Help Others Pray and Encourage! Bless you for HELPING OTHERS! View the Photos on the Photo Album page.

Every Catholic should know his story! Watch this short video to learn more, copy the link below into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ4cHHOQod0

Personal Care Drive this TUESDAY August 10 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the church parking lot. The drive is for the Sr. Maureen Joyce Food Pantry. They are most in need of: women’s deodorant, shampoo, bars of soap, razors, toothbrush and toothpaste. Thank you for your generosity!

In 2019, Fr. Rick and several teachers from Corpus Christi Parish spent a week working in two schools in Haiti. The experience was life-changing. The plan was to return annually, but between the violence in Haiti that has its roots in poverty and corruption, and the dire state of COVID there, such travel was not possible. Dr. Moussanto Dantil, Fr. Rick’s veterinarian contact in Haiti who pours his life into raising up the young men and women though education and mentoring, is coming to give us an update on the situation there, and to ask for our help. I strongly encourage those who may be wondering how to live the Gospel to attend. St. Matthew’s Church - September 10, 2021 - 6:30 PM

Though she was born into the Jewish faith, Edith Stein became an atheist at a young age. In Frankfurt, she saw a woman with groceries going into church to pray, and it changed her life. She converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite. She was killed in 1942 in Auschwitz, a victim of the Holocaust.

Styrofoam? Books? Care for Creation by recycling even these tricky items, and search for recycling locations.

Pope John Paul II gives us the answer to our brokenness…the Lord Jesus Christ! Click on the picture to enlarge.

Thank you St. Thomas for “doing something BEAUTIFUL for God” and his childern at the South End Children’s Cafe! (St. Mother Teresa) Our truck overflowed with items that found their way home this afternoon at the café’s food give away! Special shout out to our young church: Colin and Eric who did an excellent job sorting and greeting! Thank you for being flexible with our change in day! You St. Thomas are AWESOME! See you next week on Tuesday for a toiletry drive for our neighbors served at the Sr. Maureen Joyce Food Pantry. Blessings! Highlights in the Photo Album Section