St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

Saturday @ 5:00pm & Sunday 10:00am Masses have Resumed at 30% capacity or 52 people per Mass,Weekday Mass @ 8:00 a.m. in the Church with a 30% capacity. physical distancing rules apply and the wearing of a mask is mandatory as per City of St.Catharines bylaw. You can enter only through the front door. Please use the NEW AUTOMATIC TOUCHLESS HAND SANITIZER DISPENSING STATION as you enter!

Click here to view a Niagara Regional Health message cocerning Covid-19 protocols

Click here to view a Diocesan message cocerning Covid-19 protocols

Click here to view a Diocesan message cocerning Covid-19 hall opening protocols

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BISHOP’S COLLECTION FOR THE NEEDS OF THE CHURCH IN CANADA will be taken up next Sunday Sept. 27th, The envelope is in this Sunday's Bulletin!

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION ~ Confessions have resumed, Saturdays from 4:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS ~Starting Sept. 8th our Parish Office will resume its regular hours of TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please feel welcome to visit the office for any parish needs, Mass Intentions, appointments or just to say hello.

STAINED GLASS WINDOW REPAIR~Our beautiful Stained Glass Windows have the tendency to buckle and bend with the heat and cold of the seasons. We have hired Mr. Dennis Luken who specializes in stained glass window restoration, to repair and secure our windows so this will not happen in the future. He is replacing the decaying lead and adding zinc to the edges to prevent buckling. Dennis has already started on the west side of the church and will continue on each window until all the windows are upgraded and repaired.

Volunteers Needed for CLEANING AND DISINFECTING THE CHURCH AFTER EACH MASS for the safety and well being of everyone!

MASS INTENTIONS ~ We are in need of Mass intentions for week-end & week day Masses. Please come to the Parish office and request Masses for living or deceased family members and friends. The usual offering is $10.00 per intention.

Beginning this Sunday, September 6 we are resuming distribution of an abbreviated bulletin. The last bulletin distributed was Sunday, March 15 due to the outbreak of Corona Virus. Since then it has been posted on the website and will continue to be posted there as well. Please receive your bulletin as you leave the church from an appointed usher. Extra copies will not be available in the church.

Welcome back all parishioners & friends of St. Thomas Aquinas!

E-TRANSFER DONATIONS ~ *NEW*Our parish is now set up for E-TRANSFER donations. Please consider sending your donations online at thomasaquinasparishgift@gmail.com

The Parish Grotto is in need of repair. To ensure the future presence of the Grotto we have had a stone mason inspect it to find out the extent of the repairs needed. The repair estimate is between $1,500.00 to $2,000.00, depending on unknown damage. We expect to have the Grotto repaired in September.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS! You may mail your Sunday Offering to the Parish Office or drop it through the Mail Slot at the Parish Office or send online through e-transfer at thomasaquinasparishgift@gmail.com

OUT OF THE COLD 2020 Donations of baked goods may now be delivered to the Silver Spire Church on St. Paul St.Tuesdays 9 - 3 pm. Ozanam is trying to provide Take-Out lunches at the Knights of Columbus hall on Church St.. They can also use food & money Donations! Thank you.

The Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, the 'Mother Church' of the Diocese of St. Catharines is currently under renovation and has a target budget of $1.2 million. And therefore needs the support of all families of the Diocese in it's fundraising appeal, so please be as generous as possible!

Welcome! Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Church, learning about the faith, or anyone seeking to come back to the Church, please call the office.

WELCOME VISITORS! We sincerely welcome you to St. Thomas Aquinas parish. May your visit to family and friends, or to our lovely area, be filled with God’s blessings. Our prayers go with you when you return safely home and we look forward to seeing you again. Thank you for visiting with our Church family.

Special Projects Collection is taken up on the first Sunday of each month. Through your generosity, we are able to maintain the church & rectory, & contribute to A/C & heating expenses!

ANNOUNCEMENT

nbsp;nbsp;Photo above: 1394 Knights with the Icon of Mary of Persecuted Christians, after presentation to St. Thomas Aquinas Church on June 9, 2019
Click here to view Presentation video!