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In May we will be supporting families. All drives will take place from 3-4 pm in the church parking lot. Thank you for making a difference! Click here to see a list of the dates and collection items.

Thank you, St. Thomas, for restocking Catholic Charities Personal Care Closet with household cleaning and personal hygiene items! These items will be shared with our neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet. We thank our young church for doing a super job sorting our donations.

Capital Region Catholic would love for other young adults (ages 21-39) to join us for a truly divine day-trip to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA.  When: Saturday May 18th, Meetup: 9:40am at the St. Thomas the Apostle School parking lot to consolidate into cars, Departure: 10:00am sharp, Destination 1:  Naumkeag grounds & gardens, 5 Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA , Destination 2:  Divine Mercy Shrine, 2 Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA 01262, Home Departure: 4:00pm **Please RSVP at by: May 15th (for car logistics)** For RSVP and more details visit https://shorturl.at/bwCGL

All Moms are invited to join our guest speaker Mary DeTurris Poust, Mother, Writer, & Spiritual Director on Saturday, May 4 from 10am-noon in the Chapel for prayer and sharing on “Fitting Prayer Into the Busyness of Parenthood.“  Sponsored by our Catholic Mom’s Faith & Fellowship Group. 

Many thanks to all of our dedicated volunteers for stepping up to share their Catholic faith with our young church! Thank you for a year of HOPE and JOY! Is the Holy Spirit calling you to join our dedicated volunteers as a: Catechist, Catechist Assistant, Substitute, Gatekeeper or Youth Ministry Chaperone? Reach out to: Elementary Faith Formation Coordinator, Patti Staerker: [email protected] Faith Formation Middle School & High School Discipleship & Youth Ministry Coordinators, Rose Ann Garry & Jen Curry, Mary Ann Hospodar at [email protected]. God bless you St. Thomas for your support of our young church!

Christ is Risen St. Thomas! Special thanks to our Young church for hosting an "Eggstravagant" egg hunt! We thank our "eggscellent friends" for their donations of treats, gifts and candy! Together we had a "hoppin" good time! Check out our photo album

Please join us on April 23 at 6:30pm here at St. Thomas, as we welcome Bishop Edward Scharfenberger, who will address “The Vision of Pope Francis.” Drawing from the Holy Father’s speeches, encyclicals, and various other writings, Bishop Ed will speak about what he understands to be the essence of Francis’ evangelical mission. Includes time for Q&A, Holy Hour & confessions. This talk is part of the “Furthering Your Faith” catechetical series. These events are free of charge and open to all ages.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany in collaboration with the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet invite young adults (Ages 18-39) to join us for Good News & Cold Brews on Thursday, April 25th at 7 PM at the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Provincial House, 385 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham, NY. Good News & Cold Brews guest presenter is Sr. Lin Neil, CSJ. She will speak about Laudato Si' – Pope Francis’ second encyclical about care for our common home.