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Welcome
Mission Statement:
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Palo Alto, CA is a Roman Catholic community of disciples working together for the glory of God and our spiritual growth in Jesus Christ. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we live and share the Gospel through worship, education and service.
Welcome to the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish website. We are three churches in one parish in Palo Alto, CA.
Our three church sites are:
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto, CA 94306
St. Albert the Great Church
1095 Channing Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
751 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA 94301
Our office and Mailing address is:
St. Thomas Aquinas Pastoral Center
3290 MIddlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306
We are part of the Diocese of San Jose.
Click here for our regular Mass Times (Masses have been canceled by the diocese of San Jose
until further notice.)_____________________________________________________________________
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish MassDear Parishioners, join us for Mass every Sunday at 11 am.
We encourage you to continue trying to keep Sunday as a Holiday. Try to prepare yourself for the Holiday of Obligation and even if you will watch the mass from home, make it special as if you were actually going to Church.
We pray for everyone’s needs. For an end to the Corona Virus. For the needs of our Parish.
Join Zoom Meeting https://dsj.zoom.us/j/759166471
Meeting ID: 759 166 471
To donate online during the cancellation of Masses, please use the link to the right, Online Giving, or clickhttps://www.myowngiving.com/Default.aspx?cid=357
Sign up for our Daily Mass, at the Saint Elizabeth Seaton School Playground (1095 Channing Ave.)
Mondays through Fridays; 8.30am.
Saturdays: 10.30am Social Distance Confessions. 11.00 am, Holy Mass.
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH NEWS
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June 14Outdoor Masses for a Maximum of 25 people, including the priest. See the full details inside. Following SCC Health Instructions, Bishop Oscar Cantu, authorized outdoor Masses for a maximum of 25 people, including the priest. Locally, in our parish, Masses will start with a weekday Masses on Monday 6/15, at 8.30am at the Saint Elizabeth Seton School Playground (1095 Channing Ave). We will follow the following protocol discussed at our Liturgy Board. 1. Sign up online the day before: https://signup.com/go/BFXCBjR 2. Upon arrival: A. Sanitize your hands. B. Cross off 1 number per individual on the white board chart. C. Sanitize your hands again.Read More
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May 12Updates on Upcoming activities, Parish Maintenance Projects, COVID Update, and Parish Easter Sacraments / First Communion / Confirmations. Click on the Title for more information.Read More
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April 18Dear parishioners, Greetings from Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish staff and clergy. We keep praying that we are all doing ok. Thank you so much for your loving care for our community. We appreciate your prayers, engagement in recent activities and your financial support. God bless you. MORE INSIDE... PLEASE CLICK ON TITLERead More
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April 12Dear all, Happy Easter/Feliz Pascua I felt so rejuvenated after today’s Mass. We are going through family but also lonely days. I loved seeing so many participating in today’s Easter Mass. Huge thank you to all that made it possible. To each of you that joined. Many shared with me your Easter Candles. Lovely! Click the title for more of Fr. Stasys' message and photos of parishioners' Easter Candles...Read More
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April 6Dear Parishioners, join us for Mass every Sunday at 11 am. All participants will be mute on entry. Please, do not unmute your mics to avoid background noise. We encourage you to continue trying to keep Sunday as a Holiday. Try to prepare yourself for the Holiday of Obligation and even if you will watch the mass from home, make it special as if you were actually going to Church. We pray for everyone’s needs. For an end to the Corona Virus. For the needs of our Parish. Estanislao Mikalonis is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://dsj.zoom.us/j/759166471Read More
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News from the Vatican
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In his Angelus address, Pope Francis reflected on the Sunday Gospel reading from St. Matthew, in which Jesus thanks God for having hidden the mystery of the kingdom of heaven “from the wise and the...
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When Vatican communication leaders met virtually with U.S. and Canadian Catholic journalists and communication leaders June 30, they urged the group to keep up their work, think of new ways to have a...
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Pope Francis is praising U.N. Security Council efforts for worldwide cease-fires to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Vatican's representative to the UN in Geneva says coordinated action by the international community is of “utmost importance,” as developing countries are already struggling under unsustainable...
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The Vatican’s financial watchdog agency has reported record levels of internal cooperation despite being thrown into turmoil in October when Vatican police raided its offices as part of an...
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Iliya Pitalev, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis praised the United Nations' adoption of a global cease-fire resolution amid the coronavirus pandemic...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Cassie Magnotta, courtesy John Feister By Chaz Muth WASHINGTON (CNS) -- John Feister, assistant editor of Glenmary Challenge, is the recipient of the 2020 St. Francis de Sales Award...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/KNA By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Documents uncovered from the recently opened archives of the pontificate of Pope Pius XII revealed allegations of sexual abuse and...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, met with the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to the Vatican to express...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Boys Town By BOYS TOWN, Neb. (CNS) -- Father Val Peter, who was executive director of Boys Town from 1985 to 2005, died June 30 at age 85. No cause of death was given...
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National Catholic Register
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By Tito Edwards | A Triumph in Church Architecture: Thomas Aquinas College – John Paul Sonnen at Liturgical Arts Journal +1 Are You a Saint or an Ain’t?; No Other Options. . . – Msgr...
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By Edward Pentin | Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted in Italian and translated by Edward Pentin. It originally appeared Nov. 9, 2009, at the Register and is presented here on the occasion...
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By Catherine Mendenhall-Baugh | On July 6 we commemorate the Feast of St. Maria Goretti, one of the youngest canonized saints in the Catholic Church’s history. She was 11 years old at the time...
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By Catholic News Agency | ROME — Ennio Morricone, an Oscar-winning Italian composer honored by Pope Francis, has died at the age of 91. The Italian news agency Ansa reported July 6 that...
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By Catholic News Agency | SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On the evening of Independence Day, a crowd in Sacramento tore down a statue of St. Junipero Serra, set fire to it, and beat it with...
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Mass TimesClick Here for Our Mass Times. (Masses have been canceled by the diocese of San Jose until further notice due to COVID 19.)
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ONLINE GIVING
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish now offers Online Giving! Click the icon and go to the Online Giving registration site. Utilize the Internet for the good of our parish through this secure and convenient process. Track parish giving along with your finances by signing up today. Online giving can be effectively used on its own or in cooperation with regular offering envelopes. If you would like to receive envelope packets, but also want to give online, you have the option as well. For more information about receiving Sunday Offertory envelopes, contact Cathy Miller
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LIVE STREAM VIDEOS, AND OTHER NEWS
PLive Stream Video Mass List During the Coronaviris pandemic:
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Mass
Every Sunday, 11am
https://dsj.zoom.us/j/7591664711. Please join us for Sunday Mass, 11 am. Below you have the recurring meeting link. It will always be the same for every weekend during the shelter in place. No password needed. Remember to mute yourself at all times during the Mass.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://dsj.zoom.us/j/759166471
Meeting ID: 759 166 4712. Spiritual reflections. Since day 1 of the shelter in place Fr. Maurice and Fr. Seth have been sharing daily reflections that we post online in our website. Please make use of this reflections as food for your daily thinking and prayers.
https://paloaltocatholic.net/spiritual-growth===============================
For more updates on coronavirus from the diocese of San Jose, see their website:
https://www.dsj.org/coronavirus/
https://www.dsj.org/diocese-suspends-public-masses-3-13-2020/To donate online during the cancellation of Masses, please use the link for Online Giving above, or click
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PARISH Calendar
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Saturday, July 25, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, August 22, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, September 26, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, October 24, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, November 28, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, December 26, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, January 23, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, February 27, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, March 27, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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Saturday, April 24, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSaturday, February 22: Next Session Pastoral Garden Cleanup Our next work day is planned for the 4th Saturday in February, the 22th, from 9 to 11:00am (or however much time you can spare). We’re skipped December due to the holidays. Thanks to those who came on Saturday, November 23. Much good work was done. Please join us for donuts and goodies and whatever good work you will do. This is just behind the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road. Easy parking; easy working.Read More
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