We have an update on the Bishop's Appeal, a welcome to seminarian Dan McHale who will be arriving this week, a reminder sabot Memorial Day, congratulations to the newly baptized and a note of thanks from Father Leskovar on last week's celebration. Click on the event to see the full article.

The celebration began with Father Leskovar presiding at the 11AM Mass. The celebration continued with food and beverage in the Gathering Hall. A good time was had by all. Click on the title to see photos of the celebration

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This week, there is an update on the Bishop's appeal, congratulations to Doug Erickson for his ordination to the diaconate and a welcome to seminarian, Dan McHale, who will be vising St. Thomas this summer. Click on the event to see all the details for these news items.

This week, we have an update on the Bishop's Appeal, another reminder about the celebration of Father Leskovar's 50th anniversary ordination celebration and congratulations to those newly confirmed and baptized. For news on all of our ministries, download the bulletin from a link on the home page

May 10 7;30 AM Father Berberian will preside. 12:15 PM Father Berberian will preside. 5:30 PM Father Leskovar will preside.

We have lots of news this week. There are announcements about the start of the Bishop's Appeal, Father Leskovar's 50th ordination anniversary celebration, Confirmation, Ascension Thursday and the ease of Electronic Giving as well as welcoming new parishioners. Click on the event to see the full article.

We have the announcement of the beginning of the 2018 Bishop's Appeal, reminder of Father Leskovar's 50th ordination anniversary celebration and congratulations to 5 newly baptized children. Click on the event to see the details.

We have news of Father Leskovar's 50th ordination anniversary celebration, details about upcoming Virtus training for those volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults and we welcome new parishioners. Click on the event to see the details

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONER ~ Tori Yost. PLEASE VISIT THE ST. THOMAS WEBSITE ~ In addition to the weekly bulletin, we use the St. Thomas website to communicate the latest parish happenings and information to the St. Thomas faith community. On the home page, you will find the latest parish news and links to the weekly bulletin, the parish calendar and the myParish App download, the weekly Mass schedule and more. On other pages, you'll find updates for all our ministries, enjoy photos of the people and events around our parish, make connections to the school and faith formation, get tweets from Pope Francis and much more. Point your browser to stthomas-church.org from any computer or mobile device. There is also a link to the bulletin within myParish App. Let us know how we can improve our outreach to you.     VIRTUS TRAINING ~ All staff and volunteers of the parish who are 18 years or older must take a Virtus class in order to work/volunteer with children and vulnerable adults in any capacity in our parish.  A Virtus class that fulfills this requirement will be held here at St. Thomas on Sunday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m. in the school media center. Register online by going to the diocesan website, www.rcda.org, clicking on the "Protecting Children" tab and then the Virtus Training link. You will be brought to a page that will guide you to 'Sessions and Registration.' Click on our organization, Albany, NY diocese to find this class along with MANY other upcoming sessions offered throughout the diocese and sign up for the one most convenient for you. . 

CONGRATULATIONS to those who received Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil: Patty Corsi and Sarah Matrose who received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist; and Jennifer Manziano and Emily Pringle who were received into Full Communion with the Catholic Community and received Confirmation and Eucharist. CONGRATULATIONS to the families of the following children who were baptized recently at St. Thomas:​ Aiden Craig Lineberry and Mae Anne Markiewicz. WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS ~ Shirley and Charles Unser Jr. . 

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STATIONS OF THE CROSS ​will be held this Friday, March 30, at 3 p.m. in the church. All are welcome. FAST AND ABSTINENCE ~ Good Friday is a day of fasting (limiting the consumption of food) and abstinence (refraining from eating meat). Therefore, all Catholics, 14 years of age and older are obliged to refrain from eating meat. All Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59 are obliged to fast on Good Friday. By retaining these traditions for our Diocese, we do not intend that they be interpreted as laws binding under pain of sin, but as customs from which we will not hold ourselves lightly excused. PARISH OFFICE CLOSED ~ The Parish Office will be closed on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Monday following Easter. There will be services on those days. HOLY THURSDAY ~ Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The church will remain open for adoration until 10:00 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY ~ The Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord will begin at 7:00 p.m. EASTER VIGIL AND SUNDAY ~ The Easter Vigil is scheduled for after sunset, so this year it will be on Saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. We will have the regular Mass schedule on Easter Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. REHEARSALS ~ There will be a rehearsal for participants in the Holy Thursday liturgy on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the church. The rehearsal for the Good Friday service will be on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. There will be a rehearsal on Saturday at 11 a.m. for the participants in the Easter Vigil. LENTEN RICE BOWLS ~ Your donation will be accepted at the Holy Thursday Mass. If you can’t attend that Mass, you may place your donation in any offertory or drop it off at the parish office. We will share our parish almsgiving with our sister parish in Mexico and send the remaining half to Catholic Relief Services. If you would like to issue a check for the total collected instead of handing in a box of coins, that would be appreciated.  Just be sure to note "rice bowl" in the memo line.  Thank you for your generosity. . 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS ​will be held this Friday, March 23, at 2 and 7 p.m. in the church. All are welcome. LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE ~ This year the Lenten Reconciliation Service for the local parishes will be held on Tuesday evening, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Matthews Church, Voorheesville. All are welcome. LENTEN RICE BOWLS ~ We encourage you to continue to use your Rice Bowl throughout Lent to put aside money for those in need. We will share our parish almsgiving with our sister parish in Mexico and send the remaining half to Catholic Relief Services. We will be happy to  accept your contribution at any time during Lent, and if you would like to issue a check for the total collected instead of handing in box of coins, that would be appreciated.  Just be sure to note "rice bowl" in the memo line.  Thank you for your generosity. WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS: Erika and Michael Russo and their children, Owen and Zoey and Jennifer; Brian Buchanan and their daughter, Nola; Carol-Ann and James Bedford and Brian and Marjorie Shields. FAST AND ABSTINENCE ~ Good Friday is a day of fasting (limiting the consumption of food) and abstinence (refraining from eating meat). As a sign of our penance, the Diocese of Albany also preserves the custom of not eating meat on the Fridays of Lent. Therefore, all Catholics, 14 years of age and older are obliged to refrain from eating meat on the Fridays of Lent. All Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59 are obliged to fast on Good Friday. Fasting refers to the quantity of food eaten. Traditionally, fasting allows for eating only one full meal per day. Two additional, smaller meals may be eaten and there is no eating in between meals. By retaining these traditions for our Diocese, we do not intend that they be interpreted as laws binding under pain of sin, but as customs from which we will not hold ourselves lightly excused. LOST AND FOUND ~ Last Friday at the 2 p.m. Stations of the Cross one of our STA school girls found a small, silver Eifel tower charm in one of the pews. If it’s yours please see Father Berberian. . 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS ​will be held the Fridays of Lent. at 2 and 7 p.m. in the church. All are welcome. LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE ~ This year the Lenten Reconciliation Service for the local parishes will be held on Tuesday evening, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Matthews Church, Voorheesville. All are welcome. LENTEN RICE BOWLS ~ We encourage you to continue to use your Rice Bowl throughout Lent to put aside money for those in need. We will share our parish almsgiving with our sister parish in Mexico and send the remaining half to Catholic Relief Services. We will be happy to  accept your contribution at any time during Lent, and if you would like to issue a check for the total collected instead of handing in box of coins, that would be appreciated.  Just be sure to note "rice bowl" in the memo line.  Thank you for your generosity. WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS ~ Chelsea and Thomas Moore and their children, Kiernan and Thomas; Beth McCrea and Patti and Lou Corsi.

ABSTINENCE ~ As a sign of our penance, the Diocese of Albany preserves the custom of not eating meat on the Fridays of Lent. Therefore, all Catholics, 14 years of age and older are obliged to refrain from eating meat on the Fridays of Lent STATIONS OF THE CROSS ​will be held with the children of St. Thomas the Apostle School on the Fridays of Lent, at 2 p.m. (in the church); there will also be Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. (also in the church). All are welcome. LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE ~ This year the Lenten Reconciliation Service for the local parishes will be held on Tuesday evening, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Matthews Church, Voorheesville. All are welcome. LENTEN RICE BOWLS ~ We encourage you to continue to use your Rice Bowl throughout Lent to put aside money for those in need. Please see detailed information under "Creation Care Team" in this week's bulletin. We will be happy to  accept your contribution at any time during Lent, and if you would like to issue a check for the total collected instead of handing in box of coins, that would be appreciated.  Just be sure to note "rice bowl" in the memo line.  Thank you for your generosity. . 

Adoration Sunday Feb. 25, 6:30-7:30 pm in the Chapel. Come and spend some time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

ABSTINENCE ~ As a sign of our penance, the Diocese of Albany preserves the custom of not eating meat on the Fridays of Lent. Therefore, all Catholics, 14 years of age and older are obliged to refrain from eating meat on the Fridays of Lent. By retaining this tradition for our Diocese, we do not intend that it be interpreted as a law binding under pain of sin, but as a custom from which we will not hold ourselves lightly excused. It is an expression of our desire to be converted in our hearts, to be reconciled with each other, and to love our neighbor. STATIONS OF THE CROSS ​will be held with the children of St. Thomas the Apostle School on the Fridays of Lent, at 2 p.m. (in the church); there will also be Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. (also in the church). All are welcome. LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE ~ This year the Lenten Reconciliation Service for the local parishes will be held on Tuesday evening, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Matthews Church, Voorheesville. All are welcome. Bishop's Appeal 2017 ~ The Bishop's Appeal for 2017 formally ends on March 14, 2018.  Our current outstanding pledge balance is approximately $3500.  We thank you in advance for meeting your commitment to the Diocese.   Please Remember in Prayer Graham P. Nieminski, Peggy E. Reagan and Anthony J. Giordano whose funerals were held last week at St. Thomas. May the Lord welcome them into Eternal Life. . 

There will be no Stations of the Cross on February 16 and 23 at 2PM. There will be Stations of the Cross on those 2 Fridays at 7PM. The 2PM Stations of the Cross will begin on March 2.

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