As Winter Visitor Contact, I field phone calls and questions from Snowbird parishioners, provide feedback for their concerns, ideas, and compliments to the Parish Council, and assist with parish activities. I have been filling this role since 2011. My home parish is St. Thomas Aquinas in East Lansing, Michigan where I attended catholic school, sent my daughters to catholic school, and taught Religious Education classes. Since retirement in 2001, my husband, my sister, and I have been wintering in Orange Beach. We enjoy the better weather and life at the beach for the winter months. St. Thomas by the Sea has been our winter parish for many years, and we always look forward to interacting with our old and new acquaintances.