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Tues. Dec. 1: Collecting Gift Cards for our Giving Tree! Walmart, Target, VISA or Grocery Store $10-$30 with activation slip PLEASE. Or Christmas Candy, Chap Stick, Cough Drops, Tissues or Hand/Body Moisturizing Lotions, or Hand Sanitizer to be added to Gifts of Warmth or canned meals & fruits.

Advent is here and with it the beginning of a new liturgical year. It may not be typical to set personal goals now, but what better goal, in this year of pandemic, social unrest and political division, than commitment to protecting the gift of Creation: its people, flora, fauna, the environment.

Thanksgiving November 26, 2020 And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth; Who fosters people's growth from their mother's womb, and fashions them according to his will! May he grant you joy of heart and may peace abide among you; May his goodness toward us endure in Israel to deliver us in our days. Sir 50:22-24 Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving from the Staff at St. Thomas

Due to the coronavirus pandemic , St. Thomas the Apostle Church will have NO THANKSGIVING EVE OR DAY MASS and only TWO CHRISTMAS MASSES, Christmas Eve at 5 PM and Christmas Day at 10 AM. Please pray for a quick end to the community spread of the virus. God Bless our Parishioners.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we may not be able to be with many of our loved ones, but we can share a prayer of thanksgiving for their lives and for all creation.

“On the x day of Christmas My Neighbor gave to me! 104 pair of socks, 87 hats, 70 pairs of gloves, 16 scarves, banana box of warmers, some underwear and many boxes of canned food!” God Bless YOU! Special shout out to Jeanine & Nina Vargas for Greeting & Organizing our Gifts of Warmth! On behalf of our neighbors and our parish staff we thank YOU for your prayers and your most generous heart during these most uncertain and difficult times! WE are ever Grateful for YOUR support! We wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! No food drive next week on November 24! See you Tuesday Dec. 1 for our Holiday Food Drive! “Give thanks to the Lord for He is Good His Love endures FOREVER.” Thanks for sharing His LOVE!

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Collecting Gifts of Warmth! New hats, gloves, socks, underwear, pull top can meals, hand & foot warmers or a donation for a gift of warmth. God Bless you for your GENEROSITY!

New habits focused on protecting the environment and the people of this world are essential to Caring for our Common Home. Begin today!

“Need to Grow”, an award-winning documentary film, opens a dialogue about the critical question: Can We Feed The World Without Destroying The Planet? All parishioners are invited to view the film in their homes before November 17, when St. Thomas’ Creation Care Team will host a Zoom conversation about this challenging question.
To register, email Barb Leonard at [email protected].

Food Drive tomorrow Nov. 10 is for the Veteran’s Miracle Center! They will be joining us 3pm-4pm in the church parking lot. We will be collecting : Microwave Complete Meals, peanut butter, sauce, jelly, tuna, can soup, can vegetables, tall trash bags, gallon zip lock bags, windex, and toilet bowl cleaner. Thank you for your generosity and God Bless all those who have served & are serving our Country! God Bless America!

Caring for the ecosystem which is our backyard garden does take a little foresight to ensure that the soil is ready for planting next spring. God's Creation gives us the tools to protect and nourish it, to ensure its continuing productivity. We have but to act with care.