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Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church “He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.
Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
“He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of
Galilee.
Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
WELCOMES YOU
Office Hours: M-F 9:00am-4:30pm
Phone: 228-863-1610 Fax: 228-868-6068
Pastor: Fr. Cuthbert “Cuddy”
O’Connell Cell: 228-493-9303
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Vincent Ajayi
In Residence: Fr. Pat O’Shaughnessy
Deacon: Ernest “Buddy” Vancourt
Youth Ministry: Ashlie Moran 228-863-1610
SRE Coordinator: Dave Gauthier 228-596-8835
Pastoral Council: Jerry Dubuisson
Community Center Rental Robert Phillips 228-574-5330
Secretary: Becky Mullins 228-863-1610
Office Manager & Bookkeeper: Beverly Leslie
228-863-1610 [email protected]
Music Director: Lauren Hymel
On Leave of Absence Please contact: Tyler Brandon
Maintenance: Ben DiLorenzo 228-596-3379
Bulletin Editor: Donna Brown 228-863-1610
Receptionist: Ann Mink
228-863-1610 [email protected]
Baptism:
Sue Hoffman 228-864-5868 (home) 228-313-0157 (cell)
MASS SCHEDULE
ATTEND MASS
TUES-THURS
8:30AM FRI
6:30AM
CONFESSION
SATURDAY 3:15PM-3:45PM
Or by appointment
SATURDAY VIGIL 4PM
SUNDAYS
7:30AM, 9AM, 11:30AM & 5:30PM
CONTINUE TO
WORSHIP VIRTUALLY
SUNDAYS AT 9AM
720 East Beach Boulevard Address all correspondence to:
P. O. Box 1529 Long Beach, MS 39560
Website: www.saintthomaslb.org
The 8:30am daily Mass on Tuesday, February 2nd celebrates the Presentation of the Lord as well as the Blessing of the Candles. Please bring your candles to be blessed.
The 8:30am daily Mass on Wednesday, February 3rd celebrates the Feast of St. Blaise and the Blessing of the Throats.
SPECIAL MASSES
Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
RETURNING TO NORMAL… Adoration 9am-4pm, Fri, Children’s Church Baptism Class 9:30am, Last Sat of every month, in the SRE bldg. Sue Hoffman at 228-864-5868 Choir Small Group Practices. As per Choir Dir . Church Daily Mass, Tues-Thurs, 8:30am, Fri 6:30am Confession, Sat, 3:15pm to 3:45pm Vigil Mass, Sat, 4pm Sun Mass, 7:30am, 9am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Good Shepherd Showcase Call or email Dar lene for your personal shopping apt. 404-630-6624 or [email protected] Knights of Columbus Meetings 1st & 3rd Thurs every month, 7pm (4th Degree follows after the 1st Thurs meeting) Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus Meetings 3rd Thurs every month, 7pm Quilters, 1st Wed of the month and Tues thereafter 9:30, Rm 222 St Joseph’s Helping Hands Work day is the 1st Sat of the month, gather 8:30am, Church parking lot. Meet 4th Thurs every month at 6pm. SVdP Society Open to help those in need. Please call 228-822-0609. Your call will be returned within 24 hrs. Youth Gift Cards (SCRIP) During office hours, 9am-4:30pm Mon-Fri
JAN 31 Fr. Cuddy Fr. Vincent
1
Fr. Everardo Mora-Tores
2 Fr. Braxton Necaise Fr. Charles Nutter
3
Fr. Michael O’Conner 4
Fr. Bernard Papania Fr. Daniel Patino 5 Most Reverend (Bishop) Louis F. Kihneman III
O Holy Mother of God, pray for our priests your Son has chosen to serve the Church.
Help them, by your intercession, to be holy, zealous and chaste. Make them models of virtue in the service of God’s people. Help them be pious in meditations, efficacious in preaching
and zealous in the daily offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Help them administer the sacraments with love and joy.
Amen
6 For an increase in vocations
ATTENTION !!! Do you play piano or guitar? St. Thomas Music Ministry is searching for talented pianists and guitarists to play at weekend Masses.
If you are interested in worshiping in this unique way, contact Tyler Brandon at [email protected]
PRAY FOR A
PRIEST EACH DAY FEBRUARY
2021
Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
Both Middle and High School Students gather after the 5:30pm Mass in the Community Center. The session will be from 6:30pm to 8pm and attendance will be taken. Come join us for the following topics: FEB 7-Super Bowl Social (more info soon) 14-No Edge or Life Teen– Mardi Gras 21-Lenten Family Night-TBD 27-SEARCH Day Retreat-St. Clair, Waveland, 9am-10pm
SEARCH RETREAT Attention all Juniors and Seniors! There is still one SEARCH Retreat opportunity remaining on Saturday, Feb 27th from 9:00am until 10:00pm. SEARCH is a peer guided and peer given retreat by a Diocesan youth and adult team. There are opportunities for Adoration, Celebration of the Eucharist, Reconcilia-tion, quiet time and a great fellowship between you and your “new” friends. Space is limited so make sure to turn in your application/permission slip ASAP. Please contact Ashlie Moran for more information: [email protected] 2021 Feb 27th St Clare, Waveland, 236 S Beach Blvd
FEAST OF FAITH
I Confess One form of the penitential rite at the beginning of Mass is the traditional Confiteor, or “I confess,” a prayer that was formerly prayed by the priest alone at the foot of the altar, but which is now prayed by the entire assembly. The Confiteor is at once personal—“I confess”—and communal, prayed aloud, together. We recognize that sin does not just separate us from God; sin comes between us and others, isolating us. We acknowledge that sin has many dimensions, individual and communal: sins of thought, sins of speech, sins of action, sins of omission. Sin is not something that happens to us; sin is something we do. In the Confiteor, we take responsibility for our own actions. The repeated insist-ence on our “fault,” with the ritual gesture of striking the breast, an ancient sign of penitence, is not meant to lower our self-esteem. Rather, it acknowledges our human instinct to transfer the blame whenever we can (“The devil made me do it!”). This prayer stops us short. We take responsibility for ourselves, our actions, our failure to act. Then we cry out to God in those ancient words, Kyrie, eleison—Lord, have mercy. For the sinner who repents, there is mercy. This truth is at the heart of our faith, and it is where the Mass, our feast of faith, begins. Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
BAPTISM CLASSES Baptism preparation classes are now held in the SRE building. Please call to reserve your place before attending class. Call Sue Hoffman at (home) 228-864-5868 or (cell) 228-313-0157. You may also email her at [email protected]
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Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
FALSE PROPHETS, TRUE PROPHETS In Deuteronomy today we hear that God’s very words will fill the mouth of a true prophet, but a false prophet will, in a manner of speaking, put mere mortal words into God’s mouth. In Mark’s Gospel, we see Jesus teaching and healing as a true prophet, one filled with the authority of God’s own voice, the Holy One of God. The whole history of our church is filled with both true and false prophets. But in today’s Gospel we learn that Jesus’ fame spread because he taught with authority; he wasn’t an authority because he was popular or famous. We also learn from him, in his desert temptation confrontations with Satan, that anyone can quote scripture, even against God’s purposes. And today we hear that his authority was not like that of the scribes, who held the official positions of religious authority in his day. Our work is to do our best to discern the true prophets in our midst, and to be true prophets as well. The psalmist tells us how to do this: by not hardening our hearts when God speaks. If we truly listen to God, it will be God’s very words filling our mouths. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39
Care more than others think necessary. Trust more than others think wise. Serve more than others think practical. Anonymous
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Catholic Schools Week Tuesday: The Presentation of the Lord; Blessing of Candles, Groundhog Day Wednesday: St. Blaise; Blessing of Throats; St. Ansgar Friday: St. Agatha Saturday: St. Paul Miki & Companions
Lay Minister Schedule Feb 6 & 7
Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
COLLECTION
JAN 23 & 24
PETITIONS FOR PRAYER MASS INTENTIONS
Tues, Feb 2, 8:30am Wed, Feb 3, 8:30am
+Roberta Bourdin
Thurs, Feb 4, 8:30pm
+Donal J. Garden
Fri, Feb 5, 6:30am
+Cathy McIntyre
Sat, Feb 6, 4pm
+Melvin Dubuisson
+Al Warburton
Sun, Feb 7, 7:30am
+Martita Pierce
Sun, Feb 7, 9am
The people of Long Beach
Sun, Feb 7, 11:30am
Sun, Feb 7, 5:30pm
WELCOMED INTO THE LIGHT OF
GOD’S FACE
† Ruby Bradley † Beth Favre † Marge Gauthier † Inez Harrison Hammack † Dot Pulley † Della Trahan
...and for all the people of our community and around the world who suffer physically, mentally, and emotionally. ...for all first responders who risk themselves each day for our health and safety needs. …to bring peace to the hearts of all people who need the peace of our Lord in their lives.
Sr. Mary Anne O’Brien Walter Abadie Noreen Baker Reece Bentz Edward Binkley Abigail Bosarge Beverly Carver Shelley Cuevas Jonathan Favre Lionel Fayard John French Leo Hamel Blakely Quinn Hammons Jack Hedrick Jimmy Hillman Kathy Hogan Louise Hoselle Kory Hudson Diane Johnson Nellie Johnson Dottie Hertzog Kelly John Knight Katherine Kalahar Mike Kurowski Aubrey Ladner Ernest Ladner Roger Ladner Shirley Ladner Doris Langton Ashley Linder Gregory Martinez Ron Mauffray Tommy Meadows Brian Mullins Jerry O’Connell Hayley Parr Kim Quattlebaum Denise Rednour Lee & Ann Rogers Josie Sandoz Karen Schneider Phyllis Seal Kevin Smith Brenda Taylor Doug Taylor Jason Thomas MaryAnn VanWinkle
Joe Weems Charlotte West Jim Wetzel Theresa Ann Willis Huey Woodcock Jackie Woodcock
SPECIAL MASSES The 8:30am daily Mass on Tuesday, February 2nd celebrates the Presentation of the Lord as well as the Blessing of the Candles. Please bring your candles to be blessed. The 8:30am daily Mass on Wednesday, February 3rd celebrates the Feast of St. Blaise and the Blessing of the Throats.
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