News RSS

Back

Forward

Pause

Caption

8 FADE

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/2312/slideshows/homeFull/adoration%20sag.png Adoration Everyday from 9:00am - Sunset @ St. Albert the Great /spiritual-growth _self

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/2312/slideshows/homeFull/IMG_1292.jpeg St. Thomas Aquinas 751 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, 94301

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/2312/slideshows/homeFull/SAG%20sanctuary.web.png St. Albert the Great 1095 Channing Ave., Palo Alto, 94301

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/2312/slideshows/homeFull/olr.jpg Our Lady of the Rosary 3233 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, 94306

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 Mass

Dear 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 click

https://www.myowngiving.com/Default.aspx?cid=357

Join us for our Daily Mass at the Saint Elizabeth Seaton School Playground
(1095 Channing Ave., Palo Alto, CA)

Mondays through Fridays; 8.30am.

Saturdays: 10.30am Social Distance Confessions. 11.00 am, Holy Mass.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH NEWS
- St. Thomas Aquinas gets a makeover.
  
  July 21
  
  St. Thomas Aquinas gets a makeover.
  Read More
- Outdoor Masses - Maximum of 25 people, including the priest. Click title for full details inside.
  
  June 14
  
  Outdoor 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
- Updates from Fr. Stasys
  
  May 12
  
  Updates on Upcoming activities, Parish Maintenance Projects, COVID Update, and Parish Easter Sacraments / First Communion / Confirmations. Click on the Title for more information.
  Read More
RSS Feed More News
News from the Vatican
- Weapons must be set aside for peace to flourish, pope says
  
  For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing...
- Faith wobbles sometimes; what counts is calling for God’s help, pope says
  
  Everyone, including the pope, experiences trials that can shake his or her faith; the key to survival is to call out to the Lord for help, Pope Francis said.
- Pope baptizes formerly conjoined twins who were separated at Vatican hospital
  
  Pope Francis on Thursday baptized conjoined twins who had been separated at a Vatican-owned hospital in June.
- Complicated crossings: Pandemic has not stopped migration
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the situation of migrants and refugees, but it has not stopped people from seeking safety and a better life abroad, and it has not diverted the Vatican's...
- COVID-19 restrictions offer chance to support rural tourism, Vatican says
  
  The drastic reduction in people’s mobility because of the COVID-19 pandemic could be an opportunity for moving one’s heart and mind instead — and for finding other ways to be close to and supportive...
Catholic News Service
- Kenya’s small Christian communities get online during pandemic
  
  When the Kenyan government ordered the country into lockdown to curtail the spread of the...
- Pope reaches out to seafarers stuck on ships or without work
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As travel restrictions continue in the hope of slowing the spread...
- Italian bishops increase aid to dioceses hit hard by COVID-19
  
  ROME (CNS) — The Italian bishops’ conference has distributed another 10 million euros ($11.2 million)...
- Christians called to intercede for, not condemn, others, pope says
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — True believers do not condemn people for their sins or shortcomings...
- N.Y. Archdiocese, partner offer COVID-19 tests in underserved communities
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — An organization whose work was praised by Pope Francis late last year...
National Catholic Register
- Federal Court: Arkansas Abortion Restrictions Can Take Effect
  
  By Catholic News Agency | A federal court of appeals has removed an injunction blocking four Arkansas abortion regulations from going into effect. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th...
- Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI’s Illness Is ‘Subsiding’
  
  By Edward Pentin | A skin disease that has been afflicting Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is “subsiding” and he is on the mend, his personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said. ...
- What Mount Everest Can Teach Us About God
  
  By Paige Courtney Barnes | “Mountaineering … can be a school for the maturation of strong human personalities, who learn from it mutual and generous help, continuous physical and moral training...
- Science Told Me To Do It
  
  By John Clark | In the current COVID-19 debate in America and around the world, there is an oft-repeated argument that has come to be recognized as definitive: “Science tells us to do it!”
- In Praise of Marriage
  
  By Regis Martin | Is there anything more thrilling to witness than the wedding of two wonderful young people? This is especially true when one of them happens to be your son. Leaving aside being born,
Links

Mass Times

Click Here for Our Mass Times. (Masses have been canceled by the diocese of San Jose until further notice due to COVID 19.)
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
(650)494-2496 ext.24
or catherine.miller@dsj.org
PARISH Calendar
- Pastoral Center Garden Group
  
  Saturday, August 22, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  
  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
Sync to my Calendar Print Calendar Print Event List

More Events
Diocesan news

For more updates on coronavirus from the diocese of San Jose, see their website:
https://www.dsj.org/coronavirus/
Report Abuse or Mismanagement
Click a link to report:
- Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults
- Financial Mismanagement; Building & Safety
Catholic Link
- What’s The Deal With Catholics Praying In Front Of Statues And Icons?
  
  In this two part series we will explore 1) Icons and Statues in the Catholic Worldview and 2) Images and... The post What’s The Deal With Catholics Praying In Front Of Statues And Icons? appeared...
- This Is Why St. Dominic Is Given Credit for the Holy Rosary
  
  The Holy Rosary The Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most popular devotions of the... The post This Is Why St. Dominic Is Given Credit for the Holy Rosary appeared first on...
- 5 Things That Happen On A Silent Retreat
  
  Are you feeling low? Tired? Empty? Perhaps God is asking you to go on a silent retreat. Retreats, particularly those... The post 5 Things That Happen On A Silent Retreat appeared first on...
- Looking For A Mountaintop Spiritual Experience? Dive Into St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises!
  
  In the spiritual life, the term “mountaintop experience” refers to a glorious, monumental event in which one comes face to... The post Looking For A Mountaintop Spiritual Experience? Dive Into St...
- Mary’s Lent? Find Out About The Dormition Fast
  
  Full of Grace In the first chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, we hear that the Blessed Virgin Mary... The post Mary’s Lent? Find Out About The Dormition Fast appeared first on Catholic Link.
Pope Francis on Twitter

https://twitter.com/Pontifex
Tweets by @Pontifex