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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.

Please return the wrapped gift (unless specified “don’t wrap”) with tag attached to the gathering hall no later than after the 5 pm Mass on Sunday, December 8th. Hospitality will be served after each Mass that weekend, so please stop by to enjoy some refreshments and view the generosity of our parish.  All gifts will be picked-up by the organizations the next morning. 

All drives will take place from 3-4 pm in the church parking lot or gathering hall depending on weather. Thank you for making a difference! Click here to see a list of the dates and collection items.

Special thanks to you our many ministries for joining us for our Annual Saints Snacks Service Ministry Fair! Thank you for sharing your good works and how to get involved. If you missed the event, please stop by the Gathering Hall for an updated list of Ministries that we have here at St. Thomas. We have something for everyone! You are most welcome to join the "march" by contacting the coordinator listed. All are welcome to share and be a part of the life and fabric of our parish family. Oh, how I want to be in that number when the saints come marching in... Reach out today!

Our St. Thomas sponsored Scout Troop 1071 is hosting a Frese’s Catering Service Chicken BBQ at the St. Thomas Church parking lot on Thursday, September 26 from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. $15 per takeout order, enjoy a half chicken dinner with coleslaw, baked potato, corn of the cob, roll &cookie. All proceeds to benefit Troop 1071. Stop by one of the tables in the Gathering Hall after Mass or call 518-369-5962 by September 19 to preorder. Thank you for supporting scouting.

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

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.

A phone training for new volunteers for the Gabriel Project is scheduled for Saturday, February 3 from 10 - 11:30 am. The Gabriel Project® is a pro-life and parish-based program offering assistance to women experiencing difficult circumstances during their pregnancy. To register and receive the call-in number and code, or for more information, please contact Louise Schrecongost at [email protected] or call 518-439-4951.

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.

St. Thomas faith community will once again be participating in the Bethlehem Senior Services luncheon. We are looking for volunteers to prepare meals for 35 people for the program. Generally, this includes a main dish, vegetable or salad and dessert. We are on the schedule for Monday February 26, 2024. We will do 2 lunches a year give or take. The luncheon is from 12-1pm and then 1-1:30pm there is entertainment or a presentation. Please contact Julie Bablin here if you can help or call the parish office.

A very special Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night will happen in theaters December 12-17. Musical Guests include: Andrea Bocelli, Matt Maher, Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake, Zach Williams. Join St. Matthew's parishioners on December 17 at 12:40pm at Crossgates Mall! Let [email protected] know if you will be joining the group at the theater. You may purchase your tickets online or at the theater. For those unable to attend the theater date above, St. Matthew's will be showing "Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers" on December 9 at 1pm.  We will only be viewing a short portion of the worship music just prior to the beginning of the movie The Messengers. We will have dessert, beverages and of course discussions after the viewing! Please let the above email know if you will be attending this event.