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"We cannot all do great things, but we can ALL do little things with GREAT LOVE." St. Mother Teresa Recently our Middle School and High Discipleship Formation Program and Parish were recipients of a Kindness Award at the ninth annual Recipe for Success Event at South End Children's Café! Since 2016 we have been members of the café's family hosting drives for needed items, volunteering to create Valentine Boxes and cards, and providing birthday supplies, goodies and gifts for the 40 children involved in the program. It was a wonderful event highlighting your kindness and your great love! Fr. Matt and our Discipleship Coordinators Jen Curry, and Rose Ann Garry attended, Mary Ann Hospodar Youth Minister & Outreach Coordinator accepted our award. Thank you, St. Thomas, for sharing His light and His love! Together we are doing things with great love!

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!

Thank you St. Thomas for sharing lots of warmth & comfort with our neighbors so far this January! Delina coordinator for Sr. Maureen Joyce Center shared that it was like "Christmas all over again!" Thank you for the re-gift items for our guests! Our gifts of warmth were hung on St. John/St. Ann's Outreach Center's snow person! By the end of lunch most gifts found their way home! ♥️ Catholic Charities Maternity Services was most appreciative of us restocking their food pantry shelves with much needed staples and Mary's Corner received much needed items for their ministry! Thank you for supporting LIFE!

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

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.

Friday, December 13th 6:00pm at St. Matthew's Church Hear the True Meaning of Christmas with a Special Surprise! Free Admission with a Free Will Offering For Planning Purposes, please RSVP By 12/12/24 to Peggy [email protected] OR 518-765-2805 Ext: 14

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.

Thank you, Fr. Matt, and all those who joined us for an evening of prayer, fun and ice cream at our Essentials of Discipleship! Check out pictures of our unique constructs that display what our young church believe are essentials of discipleship: building the kingdom of God: care for each other, Praise God, read scripture, be responsible, feed the hungry, donate to food pantries, participate in Mass, Love, help serve at Mass, don't give up, be courageous, donate clothes, patience, care for environment, be healthy, make sacrifices to help others, use time wisely, communicate politely with teammates, stay true to your word, empty the dishwasher, help around the house, read the about the life of saints, be respectful, don't judge people, say “I’m sorry”, receive the sacrament of Reconciliation ... What does your Kingdom of God look like? Let’s keep the conversations alive! Middle School/High School Discipleship Families are invited to join us Monday Sept. 16, at 6:30-7:30pm in the chapel for Discipleship Conversations and Ice Cream Sandwiches! Bring your parents or an adult! HOPE hour!

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.

OCIA (formerly RCIA) Classes begin in September! Contact Joe Creamer for more info [email protected] or 734-660-9173.

Wow! God Bless you St. Thomas for the items for the South End Children's Cafe and Veteran Miracle Network! Thank you for making that first day of school brighter and for supporting our veterans and their families! See you in a few weeks for our next Tuesday Drive, September 17.

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.

Led by the esteemed iconographer Veronica Royal, this unique workshop will focus on the timeless art of painting "Christ the Good Shepherd." June 24 - 28 in the Parish Life Center of St. Pius X Church, Loudonville. Cost: $750 per person, due in full by June 12. Register at: form.jotform.com/241303554366049

“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.

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.

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.

A six-film Lenten-themed “Faith on Film” series will start on February 17 at 2pm at St. Vincent de Paul , Albany in Meeting Room 1 (downstairs in the Church). These films cover an array of situations and provide food for thought as we journey through Lent: February 17 – Chocolat (PG-13 – some violence), February 24 – The Grapes of Wrath (no rating), March 2 – St. Vincent (starring Bill Murray) (PG-13 – mature themes, language), March 9 – Field of Dreams (PG), March 16 – Brooklyn (PG-13 - language), March 23 – Jesus of Montreal (in French, with subtitles) (R) Admission is free. Donations to their Food Pantry are welcome.