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Food Drive Today April 30 1-2 p.m. Drop off for today’s food drive for South End Children’s Café has been moved to the Gathering Hall. Thanks for your support! Stay dry. Cereal, granola bars, instant mashed potatoes, fresh and canned fruits and veggies, tuna fish, small jars of peanut butter, jelly, pasta and sauce. Homemade cookies or cupcakes are great too! Thank you for making a difference!

Father Berberian has updates on Liturgies, Parish Office and Keeping up Support. Click on the Pastor's Corner link to read the full article

In addition to the weekly bulletin (which you can download from the website), we are actively keeping you informed with current and up to date events on this website and the parish Facebook page (now streaming on the Home page) which you can access by clicking on the link in the upper right corner of this home page or by directly copying the following url into your browser: https://www.facebook.com/stthomasdelmar/. Please visit and like our Facebook page.

For Christians, Earth Day isn't a one-day event

GOD IS GOOD! Catholic Charities Sr. Maureen Joyce Food Pantry thank all of you for your prayers and incredible generosity! It was wonderful to see all of our “masked” friends with big HEARTS! Special shout out to our supports who had food delivered! STAY WELL our ST. Thomas Family! And God bless you for making A Difference…All the Time! Photos from the Food Drive are on the Youth Ministry and Photo Album Pages

HOPE for CREATION: “All it takes is one good person to restore HOPE!” (Laudato Si #71) All are welcome to be a part of St. Thomas’ Canticle to our Creator! Share prayers, poems, photos, songs, reflections, videos that lift YOU to: LOVE, HOPE, PRAISE & THANK our CREATOR! If not original work please give source, no larger the 8 ½ x 11 include your name and submit by April 26 to [email protected] or in Gathering Hall. Works will be shared on Parish Facebook Page & in Gathering Hall. Consider sharing your work with Catholic Climate Action https://default.salsalabs.org/Te02e3ea0-5b86-4a99-b661-f36979e25cad/0fb58ba0-7724-492e-bb2b-8dbbaee31d68 Get Creative & give HOPE & LIGHT with Others!

The Stations of the Light is a spiritual journey with Christ that takes one through fourteen of the most inspiring events of His post-Resurrection life on earth. In the early Church, this practice was known as the Via Lucis, or Way of the Resurrection. It invites participants to walk along a path of transforming joy by following in the footsteps of the Risen Christ and his friends. Click on the news link to enjoy stations of the Light

Michael Ricchiuti, a professional organist and the son of parishioners Pat and Bob Ricchiuti, has created a video if Easter hymns. Click on the Title Easter Hymns to open the video. Thank you, Michael, for providing a lovely reminder of the beauty of the Easter Season.

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22, 2020), you're invited to participate digitally in a "citizen scientist" research experience.

Regularly Scheduled Masses are still canceled until further notice. The Church and Chapel are open during the day for private prayer. The parish office remains closed as staff are working from home. The bulletin has been posted to the website. Click on the news link to see the full article.

Go to the MS/HS Faith Formation page (Youth Ministry Section) or the Photo Albums sub page on the About page to see Pictures.

Go to RCDA.ORG to attend a virtual liturgy from the Cathedral. Tonight's Easter Vigil at 8 PM is presided by the bishop. Click on the news link to read the latest Pastor's Corner. The latest bulletin has been uploaded to the website

Thank you for supporting our neighbors at the Mater Christi Food Drive last week! YOU are MARVELOUS! Christi’s Food Pantry’s address is: 3 West Erie Street Albany. It is not at the church A bin is located on the back porch if you missed the drive! Blessings!

Remember that Our Holy Week Services have been canceled until further notice. The April 5 Bulletin is available on the bulletins page. Click on the news link to see this week's update.

Click on the news event to hear a blessed Palm Sunday message. It can't replace being together physically as a faith community, but we will stay together spiritually. We hope everybody is safe and healthy. Keep the prayers going.

"To protect creation…is to bring the warmth of hope."