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Due to Confirmation Mass tonight, the usual 6:15pm daily Mass is canceled.

Please pray for the bishops, priests, and delegates who are participating in the historic synod assembly. May the assembly bear good fruit for the future of our diocese.

The parish office will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday starting Tuesday, November 26th through Friday, November 29th. The office will reopen Monday, December 2nd. Thank you for your patience. In case of an emergency, please dial the parish phone number. Happy Thanksgiving, St. Thomas Aquinas family!

The 9am confessions have been canceled for Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024.

You are invited to an Advent Night of Worship on Tuesday, December 17th! This will be a night of worship and prayer with Mass, Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, advent music, meditation, confession, and silence. Afterwards, please join us in St. Ann's Hall for some desserts, refreshments, and fellowship. Bring your friends, family, and neighbors as we gather together to prepare our hearts for this beautiful season of Advent. For more information, click here. We hope to see you there!

Please join us for community and fellowship after the 9am Mass on December 1st for Donut Sunday! Donuts, coffee, and juice will be served in St. Ann's Hall all thanks to the Holy Name Society. Stop by, enjoy a treat with your family, and connect with others at the parish. We hope to see you there!

Next Step Ministry is an eight-week course for couples who want to intentionally discern the vocation of marriage in community with peers and married mentors. We invite you to join us to learn more about the Catholic Church’s beautiful understanding of the importance of pursuing healthy interpersonal relationships as a path to holiness. Click here to learn more and register!

The Second Sunday Potluck will be taking a break for a while. If you are interested in getting involved with marriage ministries at STA, please contact Amy Northrop, [email protected]. Thank you and we look forward to our next potluck brunch with our STA family!

All ladies of the parish are invited to join Our Lady's Altar Society for our Christmas celebration on Tuesday, December 17. The meeting will begin with a Rosary a 11:30am in St. Ann's Hall. The St. Thomas Youth Choir will follow with music for the Christmas Season. There will also be a blessing of the Christmas Crèche, so please bring your infant Jesus for the blessing. For more information on how to RSVP, click here. We hope to see you there!

STAMA members and spouses are invited to STAMA's Christmas Soiree on Thursday, December 5th at 7:30pm at Times Ten Cellars. Food, wine, beer and plenty of merriment await! Get your babysitter scheduled now. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information, click here.

Our Lady's Altar Society’s annual fall bake sale is right around the corner. Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 24 and join us for the perfect opportunity to get your Thanksgiving goodies. All St. Thomas Aquinas bakers, jam, and sweets makers are invited to contribute their creations. For more information, click here.

All STA families are invited to sign up your child and help retell the story of Christ's birth in this year's Annual St. Thomas Mother's Association (STAMA) Christmas Pageant on Sunday December 8th at 3pm. Extended family is invited to attend. For more information about the pageant and how to sign up, click here.

Altar Server training is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13th, at 4 pm in the Church. This training is for young people in grades 5th - 11th who wish to serve at our Sunday liturgies.

STA Family, National Vocations Awareness Week is November 2-10. Please join us in prayer for the vocations in the Diocese of Dallas. Prayerfully consider whom you think Jesus Christ might be calling to be a priest or religious brother or sister. There will be a card you can fill out and drop in the collection basket during all masses. For more information and the prayer for vocations, click here.

All STA moms are invited to STAMA's (St. Thomas Aquinas Mothers' Association's) November General Meeting on Monday, November 11th at 7pm in St. Anne's Hall. Please join us for a talk (for moms with kids of all ages) with Kelly Shoup about "Mom Meltdowns". Kelly is an educated, licensed, occupational Catholic therapist with over 20 years of experience working with kids plus 17 years parenting her son and 2 daughters. We hope to see you there!

Couples in your first years of marriage or parenthood, please join us for the Second Sunday Potluck on November 10th after the 11am mass. This is a great opportunity to meet other couples seeking to live out the Catholic vocation to marriage and to learn more about what's going on at the parish for married couples and families!

All women are invited to attend Our Lady's Altar Society's meeting on November 19th at 11:30 am. Following the meeting, Dolores McKibbin will lead us in making Advent Wreaths. There will also be Advent candles available for purchase. OLAS members are encouraged to bring mashed potato packages or stuffing for the St. Vincent de Paul Society's Thanksgiving dinners. For more information and to RSVP, please click here. We hope to see you there!

The 2024 Annual Financial Report is now available. Thank you for your generous gifts to your home, St. Thomas Aquinas. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Nan Sayers.

Please join us for the annual STA Fall Food Festival hosted by the Knights of Columbus on November 9th! This is a great event to come together as a parish community to enjoy great food, fun music, as well as raise money in support of St. Vincent de Paul. We are looking for contestants to showcase their fall culinary traditions by competing in one of our four categories (Chili, Meats, Sides, Desserts). No entry fee to compete. For more information and to sign up, please click here!

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