..........St. Ambrose Church and School Reaches Out
	Partnering with St. Thomas the Apostle Church and School, Long Beach, Mississippi

From Fr. Dubois, Pastor St. Ambrose Church:
11/20/05

"Last week I had the opportunity to travel to Long Beach, Mississippi to determine what if anything we as a parish could do to assist the people of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish.  I stayed with the pastor Fr. Louie Lohan a wonderful charismatic Irish priest who I quickly discovered was embraced in a mutual loving relationship with his parish family.  He was not only warm, friendly, and a joy to be with but a hard worker and humble as well.  On the way from the airport he told me that they had lost everything and after a brief stop at his new and inadequate rectory we headed for the beach so that I could see first hand what his words meant. Over the next three days I spent many hours touring the area.  The destruction was wide spread with at least thirty miles or more of the coast- line wiped out.   Street after street was empty of structures.  Houses, churches, schools, offices, and businesses, in this once vibrant community were swept away.  It was like a bulldozer had come in........"  Read more of Fr. Dubois' article

Read more about what St. Ambrose Church and School are doing to help....

View Fr. Dubois' pictures: St. Thomas the Apostle Church and School two months after Hurricane Katrina

Visit the Diocese of Biloxi, MS web site:  Coverage of Katrina