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Bishop Scharfenberger installed Fr. Matt as the Pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle on May 18, 2025. What an exciting time for the life of the parish and for Fr. Matt! To view photos of the liturgy and reception, click here.

All are invited to join us at our Annual Scout Mass next Saturday Feb. 8 at 5pm at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, 35 Adams Place, Delmar! All scouts and scout leaders are encouraged to wear your uniform. All scouts and leaders will receive a blessing and patch. Hospitality to follow in the Gathering Hall! Click here to sign up!

Sunday, January 5, 2025 join the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany to open the Jubilee Year of 2025. Click here to learn more!

Please be advised there will be no Daily Mass on Thursday, December 26 or Thursday, January 2.

May 19 and 20, 2025 St. Thomas is sponsoring a bus trip to the Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster PA to see the 30th anniversary of their production of "Noah". The trip will include transportation, a stop at an Amish shopping center, dinner at Miller's, 1 overnight at a hotel, tickets to the show, and lunch at an Amish restaurant. Visit https://www.sight-sound.com/shows/noah for more information on the show. For more details on the trip and to make a reservation please contact Barbara Ruggirello at [email protected]. Reservations are due by February 1, 2025. Click here for a detailed itinerary.

The 52nd Annual Diocesan Marriage Jubilee Celebration will be held on Sunday, September 29th, 2024, at 3:00 PM, at Christ Our Light Catholic Church, Loudonville. Couples celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th or other special wedding anniversaries are invited to attend this celebration. Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger will celebrate the Mass at 3:00 PM and greet couples and their guests at a reception in the Parish Hall at Christ Our Light immediately following Mass. *Please register through the parish office or by email to [email protected].

You may view the live stream of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress from Lucas Oil stadium at https://www.eucharisticcongress.org/livestream-sign-up or through https://www.rcda.org/offices/prayer-and-worship.

“A 2019 Pew Research Study unveiled a concerning reality: only one-third of practicing U.S. Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. In Jesus Thirsts: Engaging in dialogue with notable Catholic figures, the film explores the biblical origins of the Eucharist and shares personal stories of individuals whose lives have been transformed by the Blessed Sacrament. This exploration makes it unmistakably clear that the Eucharist is not merely a symbol, but is indeed Jesus Christ Himself — fervently desiring to quench our spiritual thirst with His boundless love.” https://shorturl.at/3V1oq You can view the movie at Regal Crossgates and Colonie Center on June 4 & 5.

Monday, May 6 -- 6:30 P.M. OR Saturday, May 11 -- 10:00 A.M. in the church. All ages are welcome! Children must have received their First Communion, youth and adults! This training is for those newly interested in serving or those who want a refresher. Fr. Matt will lead the training. Please RSVP to Pat Holm, [email protected], or 518-439-4951

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

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!

Bagels to Board Games was a fun community builder after Mass - Tuesday Drives collected so much food to stock our area food pantries - we thank our young church for DOING! Following Stations of the Cross we had fun reinforcing our call as Catholics to DO during the Middles School Star Wars event - All of our parish groups prayerfully lead us in the Stations of the Cross each Friday - during our Lenten Service week our Middle School and High School Faith Formation students gave of their monetary sacrifices to supply 200 brown bag lunches (200 ham and 200 PPJ sandwiches) for the Capital City Rescue Mission - Margaret Chabot and Jason Rose talked with our High Schoolers at Agape Latte about 1. Participating in Mass and receiving the Eucharist often, 2. Letting go of what brings you down: hurt, guilt, shame in the Sacrament of Reconciliation no matter how long it has been, 3. Praying the Rosary our Mother will hear and answer us, 4. Reading scripture, 5. Spending quiet time with Jesus in Adoration or in front of the Tabernacle - Moms Group had amazing discussion as usual - we had wonderful presentations by Fr. Matt and Fr. Kane for our Eucharistic Revival - our Lenten Museum inspired prayer - and we kicked off Lent with a successful soup sale, planting and Mardi Gras fun. Thank you to all who brought prayer, fasting and almsgiving to the forefront of our minds with these events this Lent. You may view our 2024 Lent photo album by clicking here.

Our young church shared leadership at the 10am Mass, Children's Liturgy of Word restarted through May, RCIA continues to meet, Bagels and Board Games was huge hit during Hospitality, double Baptism (God Bless!) and an afternoon of Stress Busters: for our young church emphasizing Self Care: Sleep, Humor, I (Jesus "Iesous" the Center of all,) Nutrition, Exercise. Special shout out to our Reader Garbriel, and our young church for leading, our guests: Mary Flynn for sharing tips on Nutrition, Mary DeTurris Poust for leading our meditation/ yoga session and our volunteers Alice and Casey! Thank you St. Thomas for supporting our young Church. We had the most amazing SUNDAY! For more photos, click here to view our photo albums.

9 Days for Life is a novena for the protection of human life. You can get daily prayers, reflections, and more by email or text message January 16-24. Sign up today at https://ow.ly/p5VW50QoVnk!

Together we shared kindness and love with our neighbors at St. John's Outreach Center, St. James Food Pantry, Veterans Miracle Network and our homebound here in our parish family. We prayed together, celebrated Mass, Adoration, and we had FUN! Special thanks to all our Tuesday Drive Elves, our Clynkers, our Pueblo to People Committee, Creation Care Team, Friday Bible Study Group, our young church and volunteers who lead our Christmas Agape Latte Mingle, Middle School Faith & Fun Night, Santa's Workshop and all who decorated our Church for Christmas plus everything in between! "God Bless us everyone!" Merry Christmas! Click here to see a photo album.

You may have noticed a difference in the quality of our livestream recently. We have upgraded our equipment. If you would like to be a part of this ministry please contact Rose Ann Garry to set up a time to be trained! Thank you to our current livestream ministers who bring our liturgies to our homebound every week.

We thank our Pueblo to People Committee, Fr. Tom Hayes, Fr. Matt, Fr. Rick, and all those who joined us to honor our Mother Mary at Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration. Thank you for a beautiful evening of prayer, solidarity with our Sister Parish in Mexico, and fellowship. Muchas Gracias! See our photo album here

Have you ever wanted to make a spiritual pilgrimage to Italy? Imagine visiting St. Peter’s Basilica or walking the cobblestone streets of Assisi, eating fresh pasta under a Tuscan sun or maybe sitting in a gondola and watching Venice slide by. Fr. Matt Duclos and parishioner Mary DeTurris Poust invite you to join them on the journey of a lifetime Sept. 30 to Oct. 11, 2024, when they take a pilgrim group to Rome, Orvieto, Assisi, Siena, Florence, Padua, and Venice for 12 amazing days. Mary will serve as tour leader and Fr. Matt as priest chaplain on this pilgrimage operated by Select International Tours & Cruises. If you’d like to learn more, grab a brochure from the Gathering Hall or visit the Select website: https://selectinternationaltours.com/mary-deturris-poust/

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.

If you were unable to attend the NYS Eucharistic Congress, the videos of the speakers, liturgies and music can now be viewed on the NYS Eucharistic Congress website under the Photos & Videos tab! https://nyseucharisticcongress.org/videos