• 1st Communion • Confirmation • Sacraments of Initiation -- We welcome you to grow your faith and walk with us on this journey. Faith Formation is pleased to inform you that we are now accepting applications. Faith Formation should be a continuous journey, let’s expand our faith by growing it. Initially, everything will be primarily on Zoom. We will try to have some outdoors social distance gatherings when possible. You may start sending your registrations for First Communion to the parish office, attn. Ana Arellano. Click on the title (Registration for Faith Formation Classes) to register online. Confirmation can register by sending an email to Ana Arellano, ana.arellano@dsj.org. Note: The time and place of some of our Faith Formation are subject to change. Questions? Email Ana Arellano, ana.arellano@dsj.org.
Updates on Upcoming activities, Parish Maintenance Projects, COVID Update, and Parish Easter Sacraments / First Communion / Confirmations. Click on the Title for more information.
Dear 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 TITLE
Dear 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...
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. 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/759166471
Blessed 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.
A 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...
Enclosed 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/759166471
As 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...
Council 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.
Hello 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, pastor
Dear Parishioners, “Peace be with you.” I offer Jesus’ greeting to his disciples in these challenging times, and I say again, “Peace be with you.” I hope that we may all experience our Lord’s peace in our hearts... (click for full letter to parishioners.)
Note from our pastor, Fr. Stasys inside and... Live Stream Video Mass List: Diocese of San Jose – This Sunday, March 15, 2020 on Sunday at 10am in English with Bishop Cantú. 11am in Spanish with Bishop Cantú and 12noon in Vietnamese with Father Dinh through facebook. https://www.facebook.com/DioceseSanJose Holy Spirit Parish – Available through their website at https://holyspiritchurch.org/live-stream-mass/. During this suspension time Holy Spirit will be streaming at 9:30am every Sunday and then at 8:30am Monday through Friday. All in English. After the suspension the streaming video is offered on Sunday Masses. Our Lady of La Vang – Recorded Sunday Mass Video available through their website at https://dmlv.org/ Santa Teresa Parish – Online video of heir mass through their Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3-GuccZ_KahpZq0478tUQg St. John Vianney Parish – Live Stream at 10:30am in English and 12noon in Spanish at https://venue.streamspot.com/c1b0b645. St. Lucy Parish – Live Stream on their facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SaintLucyParish/) on Sunday at 11am in English and 1pm in Spanish.
Dear Parishioners, Please see Bishop's Cantu Statement below. All our masses are being suspended until further notice. We are working together to secure safety. Please, continue with your spiritual practices. May be add some to replace our Sunday Masses. I do also want to share that this will be a particularly challenging time for the parish as we heavily rely on our Sunday's collection income. We will still have to meet responsibilities and while we have reserves I would like to ask if you would potentially consider continuing your support either mailing your gifts to the office or making online donations through our webpage (https://paloaltocatholic.net/). Certainly its not a priority during this crisis, but it is a burden and responsibility that won't stop. Bills, maintenance and salaries will have to be paid regardless of the situation. We greatly thank you for your support. We will continue communicating. Lets praying together. In Christ Fr. Stasys, Pastor. See inside for Bishop Cantú's letter
ADA - Our Annual Diocesan Appeal begins this weekend. Fr. Stasys will be preaching about it at most Masses. Our parish goal this year is $144, 750. This is doable with all parishioners pledging according to their means. Thank you for your support!
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord - By Susan Lee Olsen Among the many other activities today, (e.g., Super Bowl) this Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas). It’s 40 days since Christmas. All those Christmas decorations we have long since taken down can now OFFICIALLY be put away. But for Jesus and his family, this day had greater significance, a significance we have an opportunity to richly embrace this Sunday. In the time of Jesus, the 40th day after the birth of a first born son marked an important event...
Happy New Year! The current donut schedule goes through the end of January and we just lost a long time volunteer, so we really need new volunteers. We have five, but ideally would have eight or nine. we really are in desperate need of a few families to help out. If we don't get more families, we might need to switch to offering donuts just twice a month. Saint Albert the Great Church is looking for volunteers to help with donuts after the 9am Sunday mass. Commitment is 6-8 Sundays a year. Responsibilities include: 1) purchasing donuts, milk, orange juice and bringing these to the hospitality center 2) preparing coffee 3) supervising donut and coffee gathering after 9 am mass 4) light clean up. For more information (or to volunteer): contact Brigid Farrell at Farrell_brigid@hotmail.com
Please join a new parishioner led project, which will provide Sunday dinner to our priests. Named, Take Them A Meal, the meal project is an outreach program that lets the parish priests know they are appreciated. To participate, parishioners cook and deliver a meal on the busiest day of the week for the priests, Sunday. If you choose to join, you will pick a date that is convenient for your schedule and prepare a meal for three; Fr. Stasys, Fr. Sev, and Fr. Maurice. Click for more information and contacts.
Pierina Caligaris has been involved in youth ministry for over seven years as a volunteer. She is currently a student at San Jose State University and continues to stay active in various youth and young adult programs throughout the diocese. Some of her experiences include assisting with the youth ministry at Saint Simon’s Parish as well as previously teaching catechism at Saint Athanasius. She has also been a small group leader at various retreats including the annual Diocesan Youth Retreat in Tahoe. Through this new opportunity she hopes to bring teens closer to Christ and give them the tools and teachings they need to become more involved and steadfast in their faith. Mark your calendars: We will have our First Orientation Meeting after the OLR 10.30am Mass on September 22 at the Dermody Center.