Worship

The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1380
Pope St. John Paul II


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The Mass brings those who
attend out of the fallen world and into the heavenly realm; it resonates with a call from God and a response from his people, the Church. Most importantly, it intimately joins participants with the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus through the Holy Eucharist.PARISH MASS TIMES

The St. Thomas the Apostle Media
Ministry is a team dedicated to bringing
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to the
sick and homebound through virtual
media.

LIVE STREAM MASSES

St. Thomas the Apostle is blessed
to enjoy the musical talents and
times of several cantors as well
as four distinctively different and
beautiful choirs: 
Acclamation Choir - 9:30 AM Sunday
Children's Choir - 9:30 AM first
   Sunday of each month
Laudate Choir 5:00 PM Sunday
Parish Choir 11:30 AM Sunday

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We live in a culture that, as Cardinal
Francis George said, permits every-
thing and yet, forgives nothing. So,
people despair of being forgiven and
feel compelled to deny their guilt. Yet
the desire for reconciliation is
embedded deep in our broken hearts.
...we are longing for absolution. The
truth is we’ve all sinned -- against
ourselves, against each other, and against
God. God in Christ reveals that his mercy
does not abandon us to guilt but causes
us, like Lazarus, to come forth from the
grave of our sin and find in his forgiveness the chance to live again. In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, God’s merciful plan gives us a living encounter with his presence, which is forgiveness and mercy. Through the ministry of the Church, we hear the very voice of Christ declaring, “Go in peace. Your sins are forgiven.”
Bishop Robert Barron

PARISH CONFESSION TIMES

One of the most powerfully moving Christian
devotions is the Via Crucis. Also known as the Stations of the Cross, the Way of the Cross, or the Way of Sorrows, it consists of a series of images depicting Jesus on the day of his crucifixion that assist the faithful in making a spiritual pilgrimage through the contemplation of the Passion of the Christ.


LENTEN SCHEDULE

St Therese said: Do small things with great love. 
To offer everyday love in small ways. In the
narthex of the church, there is a board with
St. Therese of Lisieux love beads hanging
from it. Take one and try Therese’s Little Way. 

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XLT is an evening of prayer/devotion 
open to our entire parish community
and includes praise and worship, a
message and the Exposition/Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament.

The bulletin and a Flocknote email announce the designated Sunday evenings for XLT in the church. It is an opportunity to pray in community; deepen your relationship with Jesus, with God and where Jesus, present in the Eucharist, is placed on the altar for us to adore.

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Choosing to volunteer to be 
an altar server as either an adult or youth is a beautiful and holy thing. 

So, too, are those who step
forward to serve as Eucharistic Ministers and/or Lectors.

The Parish eagerly longs to add to its weekday and weekend numbers of liturgical
ministers of all types.

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