Finally, a post for June!

It's raining (thank you Jesus!) so I thought I'd take a moment to update here. We spent a fabulous week participating in the CatChat VBS - "Cool Kingdom Party" I'll try to post some pictures of that on Monday or Tuesday on the Atrium Notes page.

At the closing Mass, graciously celebrated for us on Friday in the Outdoor Chapel, Father Alberic asked us about the Feast of St. Thomas. He thankfully allowed a semi-close guess rather than waiting for all the 365 possibilities ;-) I confess, I also didn't know that his feast day is July 3. This inspired Father to give us our task for the month - learn more about St. Thomas the Apostle. This shouldn't be too difficult, he is mentioned in every gospel! Saint Thomas has a write-up in the Catholic Encyclopedia and Catholic Culture has some information as well.

In our family, this type of research often leads to other rabbit trails. For example, we might want to learn more about the symbols used to represent St. Thomas and why they were chosen or perhaps investigate the geography covered by the 12 apostles.

We can use our research to participate in one of the 3 projects Father Alberic has come up with:

1. Create a poster of Saint Thomas - the size is up to you, just keep it between 11" X 17" and 22" X 28"
2. Come up with a motto for our community 
3. Write a prayer to Saint Thomas - the winning prayer will be read at the Masses!

We are blessed to have St. Thomas as a patron and ought to take full advantage of his intercessory capabilities. I know I rely on my children's patrons to pray for them, helping to keep them from harm.

I hope you have a safe and fruitful month - see you at Holy Mass!