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“The warmth of one kind soul can melt a thousand icy hearts.” Robert Clancy. Catholic Charites Sr. Maureen Joyce Center Coordinator Sally Zgolinski and volunteers’ thank you for sharing warmth with their guests this winter. Your gifts of warmth will warm the hearts, hands, feet and heads of our neighbors this winter! Special shout out to our young Church for greeting and all of you for spreading the warmth of kindness.

The Octavo Singers and Octavo Chamber Orchestra invite you to their performance of Handel's Messiah on December 10 at 3pm at Union College Memorial Chapel, Schenectady. Click here to purchase tickets.

Young adults are invited to join others from across the diocese December 12 for Mass at 6 pm with Dinner & Presentation to follow at 7 pm at Holy Trinity Church, Cohoes. The guest presenter is Fr. Sam Bellafiore. Fr. Sam will speak about "Why beauty matters?". Click here to register.

St,. Matthew's in Voorheesville invites you to a Christmas Concert featuring Cochren & Co with David Leonard and special guest Dave Pettigrew to be held on Sunday, December 11 at 7 pm at St Matthew’s Church. Click here to order tickets.

This is My Body Given for You: A VIRTUAL Advent Reflection on the Eucharist with Rev. Richard Fragomeni will be held on Zoom November 30 from 2-3:30 pm. To register click here by November 28. There is no cost for the event.

Blessings to all those who assisted in preparing 45 Christmas bags for our homebound senior neighbors served at St. John St. Ann’s Outreach Center! Special shout outs to MS Faith Formation Students for packing the donated household items and personal care items, all of you Clynkers and our Creation Care Team for the donated Christmas Bags!

Join us on Friday, November 18 at 6 pm at St. Madeleine Sophie Church in Schenectady for this month's installment of the new Furthering Your Faith series. Fr. Dan McHale will be delivering a talk entitled, "I Confess! This is Mercy. This is Forgiveness. This is Sacrament." The talk will be followed by an opportunity for questions. From 7 to 8 pm, Fr. McHale will lead a Holy Hour. Priests will be available to hear confessions during this time. Furthering Your Faith is a collaboration between parish networks in the Capital Region, offering monthly lectures on a variety of topics germane to Catholic life. Each one-hour talk will be followed by a period of prayer, featuring an hour of Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction. These events are free of charge and open to all ages.

Saturday, – includes Catholic Mass (3:30-4:30pm) Join us for a day-long Christian retreat hosted by The Joshua Foundation and inspired by the movie, The Chosen. Lead by Sr. Dorothy Ederer, O.P. and Deacon Gary Riggi, the retreat will show movie clips to inspire reflection and discussion about Jesus and his Apostles. Come and spend a day strengthening your faith and relationship with Jesus. The retreat will conclude with a special Joshua liturgy mass (featuring the Joshua Music Ministers) for retreat participants. November 19 from 10 am to 4:30 pm at St. Matthew’s Church, Voorheesville NY. $50 per person includes retreat, lunch and a new book. Register on line at Joshuamountainministries.org or call Deacon Gary Riggi 518-365-0164

We are so blessed to have among us carpenters: Rick Barnes, Daniel Ryan, Joe Catalano, Dan and children Abby & Eli Proper, construction muscle: Ted and son Liam Witting and blacksmith, Jim Moran who worked together to create our church libraries located on Delaware Ave. & Adams Place. We pray the libraries will serve as an invitation to our neighbors to Reconnect and Rejoice with our parish family. Please note we are a borrowing library only. Notice will be given when we are accepting book donations. Click here for more photos of our amazing team.

An evening of music, inspiration and learning to address anxiety and mental health of our youth, their friends and families will take place at St. Edward the Confessor Church on Nov 18 at 6:30 pm. Registration begins at 6 pm.

What a Saint filled weekend here at St Thomas! We thank our Youth Ministry CORE Team for hosting our Saints, Snack, Service Ministry Fair Blessings to all of our Ministries who hosted a table (Women for Mary, Pueblo to People, Pastoral Care, Creations Care Team, Walking with Moms. St. Thomas School, Sunday After Mass Refreshments, Faith Formation & Youth Ministry, Livestream, Lector, Altar Server, Eucharistic Minister, Counters, and Grushers.) We too thank the Sisters of Life for joining us at all three Masses! And we thank YOU for joining us! Please consider becoming involved in our many service and prayer opportunities we have here at St. Thomas. Click here fore some fun photos!