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image  Pastoral Care of the Elderly and the Sick
Mary George-Whittle, long time member of our parish, Director of Pastoral Care at Mohun Hall and a team of other chaplains coordinated The Ohio Chaplains Association Annual Retreat at Martin dePorres Center at St. Mary of the Springs in April. The theme was on Sacred Stories…Telling and Listening. Sr. Wanda Smith was the retreat facilitator and the retreat was attended by chaplains from all over Ohio. They also held their spring meeting to brainstorm on the various issues that need to be addressed in our communities/workplaces. In February 2009, Mary also plans on attending the Spiritual Care Summit on HEALTH AND HOPE: The Hard Reality of Living Intentionally in a Village of Care in Orlando, Florida. Also, if you would be interested in volunteering with the retired Sisters and Priests at Mohun Health Care Center, please contact Mary George-Whittle at 416-6141. They are in need of reading buddies, activity helpers, hospitality volunteers, etc.

image  Computer Classes Coming to a Parish Center Near You
Yes, there are many people out there who are unsure of the Internet, or don’t know where the button is to turn on a computer and for heaven sakes what does a mouse have to do with computers? Charles Brown, who sings in the choir, is our technology guru and computer geek of the parish. Charles will conduct a series of short computer literacy classes coming in the fall in the Parish Center. Read the bulletin, listen to the announcements and if you are able to check out this website you probably won’t need this class. Class size will be limited. We’ll keep you posted and let you know the dates and times.

 

  image Parish School of Religion
Children's Church is off to an incredible start and as Sr. Margaret Hoffman commented, "there is so much energy in this building."  We have over 120 children enrolled.  You would know this if you attend the 11:30 mass.  God is good!  Amen. 
 
  image Feed the Hungry
Our Parish School of Religion (Children's Church) is conducting a can food drive for the hungry.  The 5th grade class and their teacher, Ms. B (Beckerle) went around to all of the classrooms making a pitch to the students to get involved and help feed the hungry by bringing in select items.  Come and check out "Follow the Feet" in the Parish Center and you'll find out how our kids are doing on this project.  All of the items will be donated to our very own St. Vincent de Paul Society who have been inundated with requests in these difficult economic times.

   image ESL Volunteers Needed
St. Thomas is in need of more volunteer tutors.  We have a wait list of students wanting to learn English.  Do you have 1-2 hours on Wednesday mornings or evenings to commit to teaching an adult learner? All tutors go through 1 training class to prepare them for tutoring. If you are interested, please contact Sr. Bernadette Campbell, OP - 416-1048 or call the parish center at 252-7136. 

 

   image Sr. Thoma's Exhibit
Sr. Thoma Swanson, a Dominican Sister and long time parishioner will have her artwork on display at the Martin de Porres Center.  Sr. Thoma also conducts the Baptismal Preparation Class for our Latino parishioners. Please come and support Sr. Thoma by viewing her creations.  View sample. 

 

   image Authors in our Parish
 
Wayne and Anne Rapp, long time parishioners of St. Thomas the Apostle Church and Rick Hatem  have published a book, Drawn to Living Water, Twenty Years of Spiritual Discovery. This is an exciting time and an exciting book for all of us as it captures stories and the journeys of some people in this parish as well as many other faith-filled people.  Please congratulate Ann and Wayne when you see them and purchase their book.  All proceeds benefit the non-for- profit organization The Spiritulaity Network.  This parish over the years has utilized the incredible, gifted resources of Spirituality Network - presenters for retreats and the annual Lenten Journal, just to name a few.  This book will make the perfect gift for any adult!  The cost of the book is $15.00.  Please call the rectory and speak with Kelly if you wish to purchase a copy.

    image Design of Website
Our parish family extends a heartfelt thanks to Mary Guilbert who designed our website and will host it through her company webworkohio.com Mary, a deeply spiritual woman and a perfectionist we might add worked closely with Jaime Berry and Charles (Charlie) Brown to get this long awaited project off the ground and flying. We are all proud of the work done on this website and are determined to continue to keep it current as our parish continues grow and change. Please keep Mary and all of her good works in your prayers.

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