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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.)Dear 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.
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
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
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH NEWS
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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 9On Easter Sunday (April 12, 2020), by invitation of the City and of the Duomo cathedral of Milan, Italian global music icon Andrea Bocelli will give a solo performance representing a message of love, healing and hope to Italy and the world. Watch live at 10am LA, 1pm NYC, 6pm UK, 7pm CET https://youtu.be/lI6nH5-_J3cRead 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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April 4Blessed Palms are available at all of our church sites. At STA, on the porch, at SAG on the covered side entrance near Clergy parking and across from the school and at OLR at the side entrance to the church between church and school. You may also pick up a Little White Book or The Word Among Us booklet (one per family, please). Either book starts next week.Read More
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April 1A letter from your pastor, Fr. Stasys: Dear Parishioners, I pray that you and your loved ones are doing good. We stay strong together in prayer. It’s amazing how beautiful we are. Thank you for all the prayers, initiatives, desires to stay in touch. Thank you for joining Mass, visiting the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, you financial support and so many other acts of kindness. Due to the Corona Virus pandemic, all communal reconciliation services have been cancelled. You might schedule individual confessions with the priests if you would like to do so. I loved how some families during yesterday’s Sunday mass followed the regular mass postures from home! I invite you to be engaged as you participate in mass. Make it special. Get dressed, don’t have your coffee with you, set yourself in your best prayer mode. I want to share with you a schedule of upcoming online activities for the parish. NOTE: For all meetings the Host will mute all participants. Please Do Not unmute yourselves until host indicates that it is time to share questions or reflections. El anfitrión de la reunión pondrá en silencio el micrófono de todos los participantes. Por favor no habilitar su micrófono hasta que el anfitrión lo indique/permita. Click the title for more details...Read More
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March 28Enclosed is a letter from Fr. Stasys explaining how to join our Sunday Mass on 3/29. Rather than use webex, this week we are using Zoom. It should be much easier to join in. Click on the title to see his letter and information about using Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting this Sunday, 3/29/20 at 11:00am for 5th Sunday of Lent Mass at: https://dsj.zoom.us/j/759166471Read More
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March 26As we all find ourselves navigating this unprecedented situation caused by the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, I hope each of you are taking care of yourself and your loved ones. Your health and safety, as well as the health and safety of our families, partners, and communities are a top priority... Click title for more...Read More
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March 25Council 2677 of the Knights of Columbus holds an annual fund raising drive for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities both at church sites and by mail solicitations. See photos and more inside.Read More
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March 25Maurice Igboerika is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Divine Mercy prayer with Fr Maurice Time: Mar 25, 2020 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9436026710 Meeting ID: 943 602 6710 Click on the title to see how to pray the Chaplet.Read More
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March 24Hello everyone, I hope you are all coping well and healthy. I have made available exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at SAG during all day. Please if you go out for a walk, need to pray, stop by and visit the Blessed Sacrament. Also praying the Rosary could be a great devotion when you go for your walks and such. Doors remain locked, so make sure you stay warm and dry. God bless you. Fr. Stasys, pastorRead More
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Mass TimesClick Here for Our Mass Times. (Masses have been canceled by the diocese of San Jose until further notice.)
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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 (650) 494-2496 ext. 24 or catherine.miller@dsj.org -
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LIVE STREAM VIDEOS, AND OTHER NEWS
Live Stream Video Mass List During the Coronaviris pandemic:
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Mass
Ascension of the Lord - 5/24/20 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. So far 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
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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/
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PARISH Calendar
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Wednesday, May 27, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PMWe have a wonderful group of close to 20 students attending our Confirmation Preparation Class this year. We are now meeting at the St. Albert the Great Center (SAG CENTER), Wednesday Evenings: 7:00-8:30PM Truly Blessed! Thank you from Carmel Caligaris, (650) 967-3807 or carmel.caligaris@dsj.orgRead More
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Sunday, May 31, 11:30 AMHigh School Ministry meets most Sundays in the Dermody Center behind Our Lady of the Rosary Church after 10:30 AM Mass at OLR. Contact Pierena Caligaris at pierina.caligaris@dsj.orgRead More
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Sunday, June 7, 11:30 AMHigh School Ministry meets most Sundays in the Dermody Center behind Our Lady of the Rosary Church after 10:30 AM Mass at OLR. Contact Pierena Caligaris at pierina.caligaris@dsj.orgRead More
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Sunday, June 14, 11:30 AMHigh School Ministry meets most Sundays in the Dermody Center behind Our Lady of the Rosary Church after 10:30 AM Mass at OLR. Contact Pierena Caligaris at pierina.caligaris@dsj.orgRead More
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Sunday, June 21, 11:30 AMHigh School Ministry meets most Sundays in the Dermody Center behind Our Lady of the Rosary Church after 10:30 AM Mass at OLR. Contact Pierena Caligaris at pierina.caligaris@dsj.orgRead More
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Saturday, June 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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Sunday, June 28, 11:30 AMHigh School Ministry meets most Sundays in the Dermody Center behind Our Lady of the Rosary Church after 10:30 AM Mass at OLR. Contact Pierena Caligaris at pierina.caligaris@dsj.orgRead More
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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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