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Which is better for the environment? The real tree.

Care for Creation while you enjoy and give thanks for its blessings

Special Shout out to Paul Supple and Gabe Martin for leading us in song at our Celebration of Religious Vocations! Thanking God for our guests who shared how they responded to God’s Call: Sr. Sue Zemgulis, Sr. Miriam Ukeritis, Deacon Al and Fr. Rick and all who joined us! How is God calling YOU today?

Bless YOU for filling the outside cupboards at the South End Children’s Café & Sharing a HUGE HEART of WARMTH! “The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for what He is sending us every day in His goodness.” – St. Gianna Beretta Molla Thanking God for each of you this Thanksgiving! HIS goodness shines in you St. Thomas for your love of neighbor at our Tuesday Drives! Wishing you and those you love a happy blessed Thanksgiving! NO DRIVE this Tuesday Nov. 23. See you on Nov. 30th!

Thanking God for our guests who shared how they responded to God’s Call: Sr. Sue Zemgulis, Sr. Miriam Ukeritis, Deacon Al and Fr. Rick! Special shout out to Paul Supple and Gabe Martin for leading us in song at our Celebration of Religious Vocations. How is God calling YOU today?

All are welcome to join us at Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration, hosted by the Pueblo to People Committee, Friday, Dec. 10. We will begin our celebration with the Rosary at 6pm followed by a Bilingual Mass at 6:30pm. Show your solidarity with our Sister Parish in Yucatan Mexico. If you have any questions please contact Patricia Sosa Suarez at [email protected]; or Edi Samaniego at [email protected]

Thanksgiving cheer! Our Pastoral Care Associate was able to deliver 50 hand crafted walker bags, Thanksgiving cards, and reflections to the residents at Delmar Center Nursing and Rehab as well as Thanksgiving "turkey" treats, cards, and reflections to the residents at Atria Delmar Place. We hope this brings a little happiness to the residents so they know we are thinking of them this holiday season. THANK YOU ~ to the Pastoral Care Knitting Quilting and Crocheting with Love Ministry for creating the bags, and to Barbara Ruggirello for the turkey treats, and to all of you who created and sent in cards. We are so thankful for YOU!

This Tuesday Nov. 16 we will host our Annual Gifts of Warmth Drive from 3pm-4pm in the Church Parking Lot. We are collecting NEW warm hats, gloves, scarves and socks for men and women, hand and toe warmers or pull top canned food. These gifts will be shared with Catholic Charities Food Pantries for Christmas. Thank you so much for your generosity

Statistics show rising temperatures worldwide. Consider the consequences and take action to reduce your carbon footprint.

The Veterans Miracle Network and our friend Rob thank you for keeping our veterans and their families in your prayers. Thank you for your generous donations of personal care items and cleaning supplies. The network creates boxes weekly for our veterans in need. Special shout out to our young church, C.J. and Colin for assisting Rob at the drive. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country. God Bless our Veterans, their families and all of you! God Bless America

November 13 at Elm Avenue Park, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM. Recycle clean, clear glass at Honest Weight Food Co-op.

Our Church Bells will ring for 5 minutes after each Mass this weekend Nov. 6 & 7 CALLING US CATHOLICS to care and protect HIS Creaiton! Our Common Home! Join us in SOLIDARITY PRAYING with our leaders meeting this week at the United Nations Claimate Change Conference in Glasgow Scotland. Pray for our neighbors and for real action and respect. Creator God, giver of life, you sustain the earth and direct the nations. In this time of climate crisis, grant us clarity to hear the groaning of creation and the cries of the poor. Challenge us to change our lifestyles. Guide our leaders to take courageous action. Enable your church to be a beacon of hope. And foster within us a renewed vision of your purposes for your world, through Jesus Christ our Lord, by and for whom all things were made. Amen. ~ Archbishop of York, Michigan WE are ALL CALLED to do our PART! Use reusable cups & bottles, replace inefficient bulbs, turn off lights, turn heat 2 degree’s cooler, bike, walk, carpool, cut food waste, opt for slower shipping, reduce shopping to what is needed, unplug appliances, save water, buy local, VOTE, READ, Stay INFORMED & ADVOCATE for ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE, HELP A NEIGHBOR! PRAY ! Bless you for CARING for HIS CREATION!

Special thanks to our ministries who hosted a table at our Saints Snacks Service Event last Sunday! Paul Edmundson, Welcome Table (mini church office can pick up forms, drop off forms, mass cards get answers to questions); Rose Ann Garry Livestream Ministry (brings our Mass & St. Thomas family into the homes of those who cannot join us) Barbara Leonard Creation Care Ministry ( Assists us in keeping our Common Home a safe and beautiful home for all of Creation) Nancy Bielawa & Tricia Buhr Hospitality ( a time to chat & enjoy treats with one another after mass) Martha Snyder Rite Catholic Initiation for Adults (share & study of our Catholic faith for adults preparing for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) Jennifer Murphy ST. Thomas School (our parish school offering faith based curriculum preschool to 8th grade) Patricia Sosa-Suarez, Edi Samaniego Pueblo to People ( connecting us with our Sister Parish in Mexico) Check out all the other wonderful ministries here in our parish: Pastoral Care, Eucharistic Ministers, Greeters, Ushers, Choir, Cantors, Women’s Prayer Group, Book Club Ministries - St Thomas the Apostle Church - Delmar, NY (stthomas-church.org) Special shout out to our Faith Formation Ministry and Youth Ministry CORE team for hosting a fun event encouraging one another to be the hands and heart of Christ by getting involved in our parish and all the beautiful ministries we have here at St. Thomas! (Gigi, Rachel, Lucy, Sabrina, Ryan, Sarah, Cecilia, Jack, Cat Adlerman and Marisa Orgera! Thank you young church for reminding all of us: of the song by Matthew West, DO SOMETHING , “If not us, then who? If not me and you? Right now... then who? It’s time for us to do something.” God Bless all of you in ministry for “Doing Something”! And to all of you thinking about a ministry… may the Holy Spirit guide you! PEACE!

Thank you St. Thomas for creating 40 Christmas bags for seniors who are homebound and served at St. John St. Ann’s Outreach Center! Thank you for sharing the true meaning of CHRISTmas! Special shout out to our young church who sorted, greeted and assembled our gift bags! And thank you CLYNKERS and our Creation Care Team for purchasing these festive bags! Next week we are show our appreciation to our Veterans and their families served at the Veterans Miracle Center! We are collecting: household cleaning products and personal care items! God bless you for your kindness!

Praising God for YOU! Thank you so much for the household cleaning items donated for our Christmas Bags for St. John St. Ann’s Outreach Center! Special shout out to our young church Ethan and Gabe for sorting and greeting! Next Tuesday Nov. 2 we will add personal care items: razors, shaving cream, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, lotions and handsanitizer. Special shout out to our Creation Care Team for using CLYNK money to purchase the Chrsitmas Gift Bags to fill! Thank you St. Thomas for Recyling your NY State Deposits with CLYNK and spreading kindness to our neighbors! YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE! God Bless!

“He who plants kindness gathers love!” St. Basil. Thank you St. Thomas for creating 23 Fall Blessings bags filled to the top with warm wishes and treats for Pastoral Care Seniors. Special shout out to Jack and Hugh for packing our Blessing Bags! FEEL THE LOVE ST.THOMAS! Blessings!

Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers - IN THEATERS WED, DEC 1, THU, DEC 2, FRI, DEC 3, SAT, DEC 4, SUN, DEC 5, MON, DEC 6, TUE, DEC 7, WED, DEC 8, THU, DEC 9, FRI, DEC 10 ~ The Chosen has a new episode! To launch the Christmas season this December, The Chosen has created a special episode about the birth of Christ through the eyes of Mary and Joseph. You’ll also see an extraordinary lineup of musicians perform both new and classic Christmas songs from the set of The Chosen, including: Phil Wickham, For King & Country, Brandon Lake, Maverick City Music, Cain, Matt Maher, Bryan & Katie Torwalt, Jordan Feliz, We The Kingdom, The Bonner Family, Leanna Crawford, Dawson Hollow, and One Voice Choir.  This is the perfect opportunity to bring friends and family, including those who haven’t seen The Chosen, for a unique Christmas experience. Here’s The Chosen Christmas Event link: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/The-Chosen-Christmas?date=2021-12-01