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St. Thomas you are a gift to our neighbors this Thanksgiving. Not only did you fill the Catholic Charities St. John/St. Ann's Outreach Center's van but we shared a van load of food with our neighbors down the street at St. James Food Pantry too! A double blessing! Thanking God for you! Happy Thanksgiving! Click for more photos

HO! HO! HO! We thank all of our Elf Angles for your kindness in packing Santa Joe's truck with 45 Blessing Bags for homebound seniors served at St. John/St. Ann's Outreach Center! We thank our young church for packing our bags, Faith Formation families for coming through at the last minute with needed items to make the bags even and our Preschool parents for participating too. Check out more photos here

The Alzheimer's Association is offering a free Caregiver Conference on Nov 28 from 10-3pm at the Saratoga Springs City Center. Please RSVP by Nov 21 and register at alz.org/CRF or call 518-675- 7214.

Nov 30 at Mater Christi Parish in Albany, Fr. Dan McHale will give a presentation on the Theology of Suffering from 6:30- 7:30pm, followed by a Holy hour with Adoration, Benediction & Confessions.

Young adults (ages 21-39) will enjoy a walk in the fall air and lovely views along the Mohawk River! They're welcome to bring a picnic lunch and a camp chair for to share a meal together. When: November 18th 11:00am Address: Blatnick Park, 2545 River Rd Niskayuna We will take a stroll from Blatnick Park to the Rosa Rd area of the trail, stopping at Lock 7 halfway down for the view on the way back to Blatnick. Picnic lunch to close! Communication to meet up will be via Discord. Event sign-up link to attend: https://forms.gle/FrSAkg9EED1hSwJ4A

St. Matthew's in Voorheesville is having a Christmas wreath sale, 14" Wreath with Bow $25, 14" Wreath with Berries, Pinecones & Bow $30 Order deadline is Nov 19. Contact Peggy McQuade 518-765-2804 Ext: 14 to order!

Thank you to all who came out to our 2023 Saints+Snacks+Ministry event. A fun time of fellowship and learning about all of the ways you can get involved at St. Thomas the Apostle. Check out some fun pictures from our event!

The Christ Child Society (CCS) of Albany invites you to a Holiday Shopping Extravaganza on Saturday, November 18 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm in the St. Madeleine Sophie Parish Center, 3500 Carman Road in Schenectady, NY. Come start your holiday shopping with your favorite local vendors such as Tupperware, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Sweet on You Holiday and Paper Craft items and many more while enjoying some delicious snacks and desserts.  Please join us to shop, eat and socialize, all while supporting the CCS ministries serving the children of our community.

Unleashing Love Women’s Conference Awakening our hearts to share God’s love. Where: St Pius X Church, Loudonville When: Saturday, December 9, 2023 Time: Check-in and Continental Breakfast at 8:30 AM; Event runs from 9 AM to 4 PM Keynote Speakers: Fr. Chris Alar, MIC; Mrs. Anne Costa, and parishioner Mary DeTurris Poust Event will include: Presentations, Reconciliation, Adoration, Rosary, Mass with Bishop Scharfenberger, box lunch, and beverages. Conference Information and Registration Link: https://www.rcda.org/UnleashingLove Early Registration: $40. until November 30 Registration: $45. From December 1 to December 8 On-site “Day Of Registration”: $50. on December 9 Note: Credit / Debit card users -- ignore PayPal and use the black button bar to pay via credit / debit card.

Special thanks to all our bowlers who joined us in having some fun while helping others. Together we collected $182.00 for blanket kits for our Advent Family Night of Service! Special thanks to Del Lanes and their staff for a Cosmic time! Click here for more photos

We thank all of our parents, Middle School & High School youth, Fr. Matt, catechists and gatekeepers for joining us at our Fall Back to Faith Formation. A very special thanks to Christa Strain, Children’s Editor at Pauline Books & Media for introducing us to Bible Journaling using a Lectio Divina form of prayer! The Spirit is moving here at St. Thomas! Click here for more photos

Thank you St. Thomas for $685 worth of gift cards for our Meal Ministry! Your generosity will assist individuals in our own parish family who are mourning the loss of a loved one, in treatment or just because ❤ Special thanks to Maria for collecting and to her son for assisting in Fall back to Faith Formation setup!