Do you know: You can recycle a bicycle? What's best for a campfire? Even rainy day fun can show care for creation?

Food Drive MONDAY August 2, 9:30am-10:30am in Church Parking Lot is for the South End Children’s Café. Most in need of FRESH PRODUCE! Cereal, bread, dried beans in a bag, rice, cans of chicken, cans of tuna and Laundry Detergent.  All items will be given to families Monday Afternoon for their food giveaway.  God Bless you for your LOVE of NEIGHBOR!  NO DRIVE ON TUESDAY AUGUST 3! 

AMAZING! Thank you for sharing a TRUCK LOAD of needed items with our neighbors at St. Francis/St. James! Special shout out to GiGi for sorting and packing! Thank you for living the Good News! Highlights in the Photo Album.

Linda Cruz outreach coordinator for St. James/St. Francis Food Pantry is in need of a Leap Frog laptop for a three year girl with a leaning disability. IF you have a gently used one or new that you would like to donate please email Mary Ann at mhospodar@stthomas-church.org AND Linda Cruz at lindac2009@msn.com. For our Food Drive Tuesday July 27 9:30am-10:30am in the church lot besides jelly, cereal, spaghetti sauce, toothpaste, deodorant and shampoo we will also be collecting any gently used LEARNING TOYS for AGES 1-6 years of age for St. James/St. Francis. If you have a large donation of toys please contact Linda at lindac2009@msn.com for private pick up. God Bless you for continued love of neighbor!

Summer is a perfect time to experience the wonders of creation as a camper. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recommends these choices to live green in the green.

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This Tuesday’s Drive, July 27, 9:30am-10:30am in the church parking lot is for our neighbors served at St. James/ St. Francis Food Pantry. We are collecting cereal, jelly, spaghetti sauce, toothpaste, deodorant and shampoo. God bless you for you continued love of neighbor

Praising God for YOU! Our friend Gloria “Cookie” introduced us to Fr. Sean O’Brien O.F.M. the new Coordinator at St. John/St. Ann’s Outreach Center. Our friends at the center very much appreciate your continued support! Special shout out to our young Church GiGi and Erika for an amazing job of sorting and greeting. Thank you St. Thomas for Making a Difference! Photo Highlights on the Photo Album page.

This is SO true. Every time we rush about and attempt to "save ourselves," we fail. Every. Time.

Pollinators are essential to the ecosystem, helping flowers, fruits, and some crops reproduce. Pollinators are decreasing, though, due to a loss of habitat caused by residential, commercial, agricultural expansion and introduction of non-native plants into their home territories. Choose to protect pollinators.

In the Middle Ages, a small band of hermits built a chapel on Mount Carmel, the site of Elijah's battle with the prophets of Baal. The chapel was dedicated to Mary, and the hermits were eventually called "Carmelites."

St. Bonaventure, that great Doctor of the Church, points out to us today that God needs no more glory, but he desired to communicate it to us through creation.

This Tuesday’s Drive July 20, 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the church parking lot is for our neighbors served at St. John/St. Ann’s Outreach Center. We are collecting, mayonnaise, cans of spaghettio’s, bottle juices, dish detergent, lunchables and snacks for children’s lunches

St. Thomas you are AMAZING! It was wonderful to RECONNECT with one another as we KICKED OFF our SUMMER TUESDAY MORNING DRIVES! Rob from Veterans Miracle Center was so appreciative of your continued generosity and prayers for our Veterans and their families! Special shout out to our young church Carson and GiGi who did a terrific job greeting and sorting. If you find Tuesday mornings difficult to join us please feel free to drop off items on Sunday in the grocery cart by the church doors. God Bless you for your love of neighbor. Together let us REJOICE in the Goodness of the Lord and One Another!

Summer Tuesday Food Drives begin this Tuesday July 13 at a new time 9:30am-10:30am in the Church Parking Lot! We are collecting needed items for The Veterans Miracle Center: toothpaste, men’s deodorant, any brand of generic pain reliever, prepared microwavable meals, quart zip lock bags, and set of 4 drinking glasses or set of 4 silverware sets. God Bless you for your generosity!

While you do your laundry, you can care for creation, too, with these simple choices.

Please remember in your prayers Anna Bernasconi, a young adult of our parish who is participating in a 10 day mission trip with FOCUS ( Fellowship of Catholic University Students). Anna and her team will be assisting a community in Peru with construction and evangelization. Blessings to their team and those they will be serving. Patron St. of Peru, St. Rose of Lima, watch over them and guide them as the make a difference in the lives our neighbors in Peru! Thank you Anna for spreading the Good News!

To see the results of several bills in the NYS Legislature, please go to www.nyscatholic.org and on the page you should see "2021 End -of- Session Round-Up.” If not, use the arrow on the left to back up until it shows then click on it to see the report. Please take a few minutes to review this and see how your advocacy has prevented the passage again of Physician-Assisted Suicide and several other bills which the Catholic Conference opposed. If you have not joined the Catholic Action Network (CAN), please do so and make your voice heard. Click on the link below to read the full update.

Follow these suggestions to stay cool and save energy.