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 (approx. 900 people) from the Parishes of Holy Family, Our Lady Queen of All Saints, St. Christopher, St. Cyril, St. Kateri Tekawitha and St. Margaret.
 

There are three ways to support this program:

• Prepare a Thanksgiving food box with enough non-perishable foot items to feed a family of two adults and four children. Items listed below have been well received. On November 13 + 14 and November 20 + 21, a drive-through drop-off will be available in the west circular driveway before/after each Mass to receive your food box. Or you may deliver it to the Parish Hall.
• Give a cash/check donation to purchase turkeys and fruits/vegetables to complete the Thanksgiving meal. Donations may be placed in the "Offerings for the Poor" boxes located in the Church. Or you may drop your donation in the offertory basket during weekend Masses. Make checks payable to "St. Thomas the Apostle Parish" with a notation designating it for the Thanksgiving Food Drive.
• Pick up an orange flyer (placed throughout the Church) and return the purchased groceries to St. Thomas in regular grocery bags/sacks. All food donations must be received by Sunday, November 21 at 12:00 Noon.

     For a complete list of needed food items, click here. 

     It is NOT necessary to donate potatoes and onions as they are purchased with all fresh produce.

     Should you have questions, call the Parish Office at 520-577-8780, extension 109.

Each Christmas season, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish offers to its parishioners the opportunity to 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.

You are invited to choose an ornament, purchase a Christmas gift according to the information provided, and return it WRAPPED—with the ornament attached please—to the narthex by Sunday, December 12, 12:00 Noon.

Each Lent, the St. Thomas the Apostle Life Teen Group traditionally sponsors its "Cross of 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 three weeks. Parishioners take a little cross with suggested items in constant need and return the item with the cross attached.

There are also self-addressed envelopes that may be used for monetary donations. These monies will be used for purchases of necessary items. Please make checks payable to REACHOUT and place them in the collection basket or place them in the poor boxes in the Narthex. 2022's deadline TBA.

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.