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WELCOME TO SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH
May the Blessings of the Lord be with you and your family as we welcome in the New Year!
Saint Thomas Community Dinners
Our first Community Dinner of the winter was held on Saturday, January 28th, and was a great success! We will be having two more Community Dinners on Saturday, February 25th, and Saturday, March 31st, after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. All parishioners, neighbors, Aquinas students, and friends are welcome to attend! Dinners are FREE of charge. We are always in need of donations of food and volunteers to make these events a success. Please call the parish office at 459-4662 to register, offer assistance, or for more information. (Transportation is available).
Hats and Mittens Needed for Congress Elementary School
Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish and School are collecting new or gently used hats, mittens, and gloves for the students of Congress Elementary School who do not have them. A collection bin is located in the back of the church. Thank you for your generosity.
Father Jim Chelich's New Year's Message
Vocation Awareness Week Celebrated at Saint Thomas the Apostle School
Father Jim was the guest speaker at the special Vocation Awareness Luncheon held on Friday, January 13th, in the Ministry Center Community Room. This luncheon was open to all parents, parishioners, and friends interested in learning more about our role of nurturing in the hearts and souls of our young ones whatever call and vocation the Lord has planned for them. This was the wrap up to an entire week celebrating Vocation Awareness in the school. Click here to listen to Father's homily from the School Mass on Friday, January 13th.
Benedict XVI Invites The International Community To Help The Countries Of The Sahel
This morning in the Vatican, the Holy Father received in audience twenty-five members of the John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel (the sub-Saharan region of Africa which includes countries on the west coast and central part of the continent). The institution came into being following John Paul ...