Seasonal Drives

In the true sense of sharing our many blessings with others, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish annually provides Thanksgiving dinner to over 150 needy families (approximately 750 people) from the Parishes of Holy Family, Our Lady Queen of All Saints, St. Christopher, St. Kateri Tekawitha and St. Margaret.

Each Christmas season, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish parishioners share generously with the needy families of our “adopted” Tucson parishes.

Giving Trees are located in the back of the church. The trees are decorated with ornaments providing information on the needs of the person you may wish to help.

2024 Christmas Giving Tree Details will be published by mid-November

Each Lent, the St. Thomas the Apostle Life Teen Group sponsors its Lenten Cross for Life program in support of Reachout Women's Center, a non-profit pregnancy counseling center dedicated to helping pregnant women and new mothers in need.

A Cross of Life is staged in the Church narthex for two weeks, beginning the first Sunday of Lent. In 2024 that is February 18. Parishioners take a little cross with suggested items in constant need and return the item with the cross attached...returning them by a designated date. In 2024 that date is Monday, March 4

There are also self-addressed envelopes that may be used for monetary donations. These monies will be used for purchases of necessary items. Checks should be made payable to REACHOUT and placed in the collection basket or in the poor boxes in the Narthex. 

Everyone is precious and needs love. In a merciful way, vulnerable newborn babies and mothers need people to reach out fo them; they need the hope that love alone provides.