St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

Founded in 1729

Mass Times

Saturday Night Vigil Mass 5:00 pm

Sunday Masses: 7:30 , 9:00 & 11:30 am 5:00 pm (After Labor day thru May )

Weekday Masses Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8:00 am Thursday 9 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Monday 6:00-6:45 pm Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm or by appointment

(in the Social Hall)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday: 8:30 am to 7:00 pm

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430 Valleybrook Road, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania 19342610-459-2224 Email us: parishsecretary@

Watch our Live Streaming 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass, and weekday 8 :00 a.m. Mass at

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SATURDAY August 20, 2022

5:00 p.m.

Helen Craskey Albright

SUNDAY 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

August 21, 2022 Robert Snyder Parishioners of St. Thomas Pedro O'Campo

MONDAY 8:00 a.m.

August 22, 2022 Helen Craskey Albright

TUESDAY August 23, 2022

8:00 a.m.

Adelaid & Emidio Santoleri

WEDNESDAY August 24, 2022

8:00 a.m.

Colin Brady

THURSDAY August 25, 2022

9:00 a.m.

Maria DeFeo

FRIDAY 8:00 a.m.

August 26, 2022 Thomas Cobey

SATURDAY August 27, 2022

5:00 p.m.

Scott LaRosa

SUNDAY 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

August 28, 2022 Agatha Jo Toni Sciallo Parishioners of St. Thomas

ST. THOMAS MISSION STATEMENT We will make disciples by joyfully worshipping the Holy Trinity, lovingly helping our neighbors in need, and warmly welcoming those who seek a home with our Lord.

Monday, August 22 ,2022 Chaplet of Divine Mercy - 7:45 am (C) Faith Matters? 9 am & 7 pm (SH) Legion of Mary? 10:30 a.m. (SH) Charismatic Prayer Mtg.? 7:30 (SH) Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament8:30 am-7pm (C) Confessions-6:00-6:45pm ?

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Chaplet of Divine Mercy - 7:45 am (C)

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Chaplet of Divine Mercy - 7:45 am (C)

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Chaplet of Divine Mercy - 8:45 am (C)

Friday, August 26, 2022 Chaplet of Divine Mercy - 7:45 am ? Parish Office closed-appointments only

Live Stream: 5 pm Vigil Mass (Saturday)

St. Thomas has a position available for Parish Secretary. The job requirements can be found on the Archdiocese Of Philadelphia website. You may send your resume to Father Steve at pastor@

Father will be conducting interviews in the next few weeks.

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AbbeyFest 2022 - September 17th -Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, PA Imagine praising God with some of today's top Catholic/Christian music artists with a crowd full of passionate believers alongside friends, family, priests, consecrated and religious! AbbeyFest continues to attract top Christian contemporary artists and is excited to announce its most impressive and diverse lineup to date! Our performances will include 9time Grammy nominee Matt Maher; Micah Tyler with his hit song Walking Free; Jordan St. Cyr, The Vigil Project featuring Athenas; Connor Flanagan; The Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir and God's Men under the direction of Tonya Dorsey. There will also be open air confessions, a Kid Zone area for the little ones to play, Food Trucks with yummy food and treats, our Vendor Village filled with Catholic vendors and information, Mass celebrated by Archbishop Perez and our reverent candlelight Eucharistic Procession and Adoration. If that sounds like the perfect experience, check out our lineup, full day's schedule and purchase your tickets on our website: . See you at AbbeyFest!

Times: 9 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. 0"0./ )$/ )/$'.'(.*-)$)")'4 0"0./.'(.*!-$. #)&."$1$)"

Children's Liturgy of the Word will resume on Sunday, August 28th at the 9 a.m. Mass.

Good day- The St. Thomas Caring and Sharing division which delivers casseroles to the St. Francis Inn would like to ask YOU to help us out for the month of August. We only had 40 casseroles to deliver in July, and we hope we can do much better in August. Please pick up a casserole pan (or two) and wait for a cool hour or two when you can fill it with your tasty concoction! Freeze it, and Bring it to St.Thomas by 8:45 am on August 21st .

You can bring the casserole to the Social Hall freezer on Sunday when you come to Mass, or any day that you wish until 3 pm. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and prayers for the people in need.

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Hello Friends! It is our goal to have all our faithful members become part of Parish Giving. This form of donation has proven to be an asset to the parish by allowing us a steady income. Electronic giving has been a blessing during Covid and the summer months.

If you are a member, thank you, thank you. If you are not, please consider signing up for this platform. It is safe, secure and easy. You can find the information on our website or call the Parish Office at 610.459.2224

I hope you will join this program.

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The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar. As the ministers prepare the altar, representatives of the people bring forward the bread and wine that will become the Body and Blood of Christ. The celebrant blesses and praises God for these gifts and places them on the altar, the place of the Eucharistic sacrifice. In addition to the bread and wine, monetary gifts for the support of the Church and the care of the poor may be brought forward. The Prayer over the Offerings concludes this preparation and disposes all for the Eucharistic Prayer.

Eucharistic Prayer

The Eucharistic Prayer is the heart of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In this prayer, the celebrant acts in the person of Christ as head of his body, the Church. He gathers not only the bread and the wine, but the substance of our lives and joins them to Christ's perfect sacrifice, offering them to the Father.

The introductory dialogue, establishes that this prayer is the prayer of the baptized and ordained, is offered in the presence of God, and has thanksgiving as its central focus. Following this dialogue, the celebrant begins the Preface.

The Eucharistic Prayers make clear that these prayers are offered, not to Christ, but to the Father. It is worship offered to the Father by Christ as it was at the moment of his passion, death and resurrection, but now it is offered through the priest acting in the person of Christ, and it is offered as well by all of the baptized, who are part of Christ's Body, the Church. This is the action of Christ's Body, the Church at Mass.

The priest offers the Eucharistic Prayer in the first person plural, for example, "Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you..." This "we" signifies that all the baptized present at the Eucharistic celebration make the sacrificial offering in union with Christ, and pray the Eucharistic Prayer in union with him. And what is most important, we do not offer Christ alone; we are called to offer ourselves, our lives, our individual efforts to grow more like Christ and our efforts as a community of believers to spread God's Word and to serve God's people, to the Father in union with Christ through the hands of the priest. Most wonderful of all, although our offering is in itself imperfect, joined with the offering of Christ it becomes perfect praise and thanksgiving to the Father.

Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retro-vy). If you know anyone who could benefit from this program, please pass this on. Couples learn to build communication skills and to increase intimacy. It provides help for marriage problems, difficulties or crises. The next program begins the weekend of October 14 - 16 at the Family Life Center in Malvern, PA. For more information, or to register, visit or call 215-766-3944 or 800-470-2230. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

St.Thomas the Apostle CYO is looking for a few people to be Volleyball coaches and assistants for the Girls JV and Varsity teams. Knowledge of the game is helpful, but you can learn it in time!! Male or females are welcome to join the CYO teams. The season is beginning in August and will continue until October 31st. Please send a letter of interest to the CYO Executive Board in care of Martha Shields at mopsys@. Thank you for your time!

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As a Christian Community we pray for our relatives and friends who are sick; including:

Pat Ausman, James Barron, Doris Brinker, Beverly Burke, Joseph Cammarata, Erin Cannon, Paul Conti, Renny Demarco, Jean DeRose, Maggie Fagan, Jim Fannon, Joseph Fenza, Lily Francisco, Joyce Gambino, Gary Glessner, Rosa Guzman, Ed Kavetski, Lily Lord, Mary Ann Mallory, Pat McMerty, Emily Meakim, Frank Moon, Gina Meadows, Sandy Missimer, Nicolas Natale, Cass Powers, Bob Pierce, Kathy Presta, John Rahner, Robert Ritchie, Carmen A. de Rivera, Rob Rivera, Dominic Rosini, Francis Schoch, Alice Simonet, Jini Smith, Marie Tripodi, Eleanor Valori, Gina Valori., Marc VanTelt, Mona Zambito

For your convenience here is a list of local parish Adoration days and times.

St. Joseph, Aston : T-W-Th 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

If you are seeking a deeper relationship with God, seeking to be part of Church founded by Jesus Christ, or just wondering what Catholicism is all about, please join us in the Social Hall on: Saturday, August 20 @ 10:30 am & Tuesday, August 23 @ 7:00p

St. John Fisher, Boothwyn: Monday 8 a.m. to Noon

St. Mary Magdalen, Media: Monday thru Thursday 24 hours a day

Nativity BVM, Media: Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

St. Thomas the Apostle: Monday 8:30 a.m-7 p.m.

August is the month in which we, along with the St. Thomas the Apostle Knights of Columbus celebrate the feast day of Blessed Michael McGivney, set by our Holy Father Francis. Pope Benedict XVI had cited the founder of the Knights of Columbus as a key figure in "the impressive growth" of the Church in the United States. Pope Francis has approved a decree for a miracle attributed to his intercession. A Dickson, Tennessee couple was told their child in the womb, already diagnosed with down syndrome, also had a fatal condition called hydrops fetalis, with zero chance of survival. Doctors encouraged abortion. The baby's parents prayed to the Venerable Michael McGivney for healing. The healthy baby Michael McGivney Schachle was born in May 2015, leading Pope Francis to beatify the Knights of Columbus founder, placing him one step from sainthood.

Have a personal conversion story ?

Do you have a personal conversion or reconversion story ? Are you about coming to, or returning to, the Catholic Faith? Or perhaps you have a n individual story of simply being Catholic! If so, we would love to hear from you! We are looking for individuals to share their personal stories with our new RCIA class in September.

You don't have to be a professional speaker. You can just speak from the heart. If you are interested, or just want to find out more, contact the RCIA Adult Formation Coordinator John F. Collins at his email: rcia@, or Father Steve at pastor@. You can also call the rectory at 610-459-2224. We can't wait to hear from you!

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JOIN US FOR THE PA MARCH FOR LIFE IN HARRISBURG MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH

8:30: BUS LEAVES ST. THOMAS CHURCH PARKING LOT (after mass) 11:00: RALLY AND GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE CAPITOL

NOON: MARCH AROUND THE STATE CAPITAL

BUS WILL RETURN AT END OF THE MARCH. BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH/ $15 DONATION REQUESTED

NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP FOR LIFE!!! We marched through snow and ice for the past 48 years to end Roe V Wade. Roe allowed states to pass legislation that allowed abortion at ANY time during a pregnancy. States now have the right to pass limits. Come march with your fellow parishioners and let our leaders know that you value human life!!

WE MUST SPEAK UP!!!! SIGN UPS IN THE NARTHEX. ST. CORNELIUS WILL BE JOINING US, SO SEATS WILL FILL UP. ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT EITHER DONNA WROBLEWSKI (610715-4641) OR TERESA SANTOLERI (302-345-7867)

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS

CHRISTINE CANCI

An Evening with Alan Ames - Catholic Evangelist, international speaker and author of some 20 books. Alan has traveled to more than 50 countries on six continents since 1994. During his travels, Alan shares his amazing "Saul to Paul" conversion story and a powerful healing gift. Alan has ministered to multitudes suffering from physical, mental, emotional and spiritual ailments around the world.

The one-night only event will take place on September 13th at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (OLPH), 2130 Franklin Ave., Morton, PA 19070. The evening begins with Mass, followed by Alan's testimony, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and a Healing Service. Confessions will also be offered. Registration is requested (but not required) by going to . All are Welcome! This event is co-sponsored by Marian Council #3753 of the Knights of Columbus and the OLPH Evangelization Team.

To our faithful givers!

Our envelope donations amounted to $12, 729 and our electronic donations were $9155 . We thank everyone for remembering the parish in your finances. Thanks to those who give electronically, this allows us a predictable income for our budget.

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Remember your loved one with a Rose of the Resurrection. The Rose will remain next to St. Joseph from Saturday evening until Friday morning. St. Joseph is our Patron of a happy death.

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St. Thomas the Apostle Respect Life Ministry

SOCIETY IS WEAKENED

Science teaches that human life begins at conception. The ending of life through abortion deeply wounds the woman and destroys the foundation of a just society; it is a "pre-eminent priority" because it violates the right to life, the foundation of all other rights. As Catholics we must be a voice for the voiceless and the powerless; there is no one more defenseless than a child in the womb. Before I Formed You in the Womb ? Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone ? Archbishop of San Francisco ? May 01, 2021

SAVE THE DATE: Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 ? PA March for Life

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