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Our St. Thomas sponsored Scout Troop 1071 is hosting a Frese’s Catering Service Chicken BBQ at the St. Thomas Church parking lot on Thursday, September 28th from 3:30 to 6:30 PM. For $15 per takeout order, you can enjoy a half chicken dinner with coleslaw, baked potato, corn on the cob, roll & cookie. All proceeds to benefit Troop 1071. Please call 518-369-5962 to preorder by Sept 21. Thank you for supporting scouting!

How is the Holy Spirit Calling you today? Special thanks to Deacon Daniel for sharing your vocation story with all of us!  He reminded all of us on how the Spirit continually is at work in our lives; inspiring us to discover our vocation in life and giving us the grace to serve HIM and others. We thank everyone for coming out to have fun, ice cream and to pray for vocations! Special shout out to our Youth Ministry CORE Team for hosting!

The Christ Child Society of Albany is planning their annual Baby Shower for Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at St. Madeleine Sophie Parish Center, 3500 Carman Road, Schenectady, NY 12303. The needs of our Layette Program continue to grow and we extend a warm thank you for your donation in assisting over 500 newborn babies in our community who are in need. All are welcome. The Layettes we distribute include an afghan or quilt (36”- 42” or 40”- 40”), receiving blankets, disposable diapers (newborn and size 1), onesies (3 to 6 months or 6 to 9 months), sleepers (3 to 6 months), hooded bath towels, handmade sweater sets and baby board books. We ask that you bring your Layette Item(s) as a donation unwrapped. Refreshments will be prepared for your enjoyment. Please RSVP by Sunday, October 1 to Carol Kelly at (518) 698-6633.

The Churches of St. Matthew's, Christ the King, St. Lucy's, and St. Thomas the Apostle plan to begin the Gabriel Project® as part of our Walking with Moms in Need program. The Gabriel Project® is a pro-life and parish-based program offering assistance to women experiencing difficult circumstances during their pregnancy. We need volunteers to accompany pregnant women and assist them spiritually, physically, emotionally, and materially. If you are interested in learning more about the Gabriel Project®, you can come to the training meeting at St. Thomas on Saturday, September 23, at 9:30 am in the parish office conference room. For more information, please contact Louise Schrecongost in the parish office.

Beginning Experience of the Hudson Valley is a peer led ministry that serves those grieving the end of a marriage or spousal relationship due to death, divorce, or separation. This fall we are offering two programs and we invite men and women of all ages to attend. Healing Weekend- an in-person weekend retreat at St. Lawrence Retreat Center in Beacon NY from October 20 to 22, 2023. For information or to register please call Phyllis at 914 261 5812 or Betty at 973 903 3941 In the Beginning…Coping with Life Alone- one day remote via zoom program held on Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 9AM to 4PM. For information or to please call Jim at 845 569 9452 or Denise at 845 325 3147.

All are welcome to join us for our September book discussion. As described on Amazon.com, "As a parent, leader, citizen, athlete, coach, friend, spouse, entrepreneur, who are you helping those around you to BECOME? Are you ready to ask bigger and more meaningful questions? What is this one life really all about? Is there a recipe to create clarity of purpose? A traumatic car accident and other "Frying Pan" moments in the middle of Jonathan Fanning's career as a management consultant to Fortune 500 companies triggered a quest for a deeper sense of purpose, meaning, and significance." A limited number of copies of the book are available in the parish office for $15 per copy. Join us on September 21 at 7pm in the Gathering Hall to discuss our next book selection Who are you Becoming by Jonathan Fanning WITH Jonathan himself!