Long Walk for Water October 15 - You and your family are invited to join our Creation Care Team on A Long Walk for Water, Sunday October 15, 1 pm-2:30pm in our church. Join us in prayer and solidarity with our neighbors in Kenya! Sign up in the Gathering Hall and a pledge to walk one, two or three miles round trip on the Rail Trail. If you are unable to join us for the walk consider sponsoring a family who is walking! Please remember to do your part to conserve our precious gift...Water! All donations and pledges will be used for our second water project in the African Sand Dam Foundation. Refreshments will be served following the walk. Together we can make a difference! Questions please contact Rose Ann Garry: ragarry2@verizon.net or Mary Ann: mhospodar@stthomas-church.org

EARTH: OUR COMMON HOME* Monday, October 16, 2017 St. Thomas the Apostle School 42 Adams Place, Delmar, New York Come and explore our place in the web of life through the lens of Laudato Si focusing on our rights and responsibilities as creatures with a natural address in the universe. The program weaves the art of Marion Honors, CSJ, with discussion, music, poetry, story, and science as we reflect on the challenges set forth by Pope Francis

St. Thomas Parish Picnic- OCTOBER-FEST 2017~ Sunday, October 22, Noon to 4 p.m. at the Elm Ave. Park, Delmar. Free Food, Soda, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, A Bouncy-Bounce for children, 50-50 Raffle. A Big Screen T.V. to be raffled off. For further information and to volunteer, please call one of the “tri-chairs”: Bruce McShane at 518-928-3035, Paul Supple at 518-221-7125, or Steve Corson at 518-439-3286. There are sign-up sheets in the Gathering Hall after each Mass. Please find an attendance sheet in the Gathering Hall and sign up your family so we can estimate food for all attending. ALL ARE INVITED.

2017 Storm Relief Donations, St Thomas Picnic in October, Virtus Training and Blessing of the Animals. See Full article.

2017 STORM SEASON DONATIONS - We will continue to collect money for the 2017 storm season, which includes victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, through the end of September. Please place it in the regular collection basket. Checks should be made payable to St. Thomas Church, indicating “2017 Storm Season Relief” in the memo section. 100% of the donations will go to Catholic Charities to respond to victim’s needs. We thank you for your extraordinary generosity in support of Hurricane Relief.

We talk about a second collection this Sunday for Storm Relief, announce the date and details for the Parish Picnic, welcome new parishioners, celebrate the newly baptized children and announce the latest Bishop's Appeal totals. We are within $5,000 of our goal.