Submitted by Deacon John Archer The 2022 Christmas Bag collection for visiting seafarers is now underway. Thanks to the generosity of many in 2021, the Archdiocese of Mobile Apostleship of the Sea ministry provided gift bags to about 550 visiting seafarers. The most common reaction from seafarers is “thank you for remembering us!”
Gifts can be dropped off at any of the following participating parishes:
Shrine of the Holy Cross Parish, Daphne
St John Parish, Bromley
St Lawrence Parish, Fairhope
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Parish, Spanish Fort
Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mobile
St Dominic Parish, Mobile
Corpus Christi Parish, Mobile
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Mobile
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Mobile
St. Pius X Parish, Mobile
— Drop gifts off before the end of November. Contact Deacon John Archer at [email protected] for more information.