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July 18, 2010
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish is currently looking for a
full-time Director of Music to guide the growth
and development of our
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July 19, 2010
DATES FOR PARISH PICNIC, SCOTT HAHN
The Special Events Committee announces the upcoming
events:
Annual Parish Picnic on Sunday,
September 26th.
A Day of Refl
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July 24, 2010
FUNDRAISER FOR JACKSON
Join us on Tuesday, August 3rd, from 5 to 8pm at
Giacomos Pizzeria Italian Restaurant located at 10230 Berkeley
Place Drive
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August 01, 2010
FOOD COLLECTION AUGUST 1ST
The first Sunday of the month is always
“Share Sunday” at St. Thomas Aquinas.
Please remember the request for small
contai
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August 04, 2010
VOCATION AWARENESS DAY
The Diocese of Charlotte is having a Vocation Awareness Day
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Salisbury, NC on
Wednesday, Au
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Our High School Youth group is an active and fun way for teens to stay in touch with their faith.
We have a webspace dedicated to supporting our teen members.
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Our new Parish Registration Form is available for download from the website! If you have not
registered with our Parish, don't wait any longer. Download the form and drop it in the offering basket
at Mass. Click here to download the form.
The new form requires Adobe Acrobat Reader which you can download free here
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Mission Statement
We, the Roman Catholic family of St. Thomas Aquinas, formed by Word and Sacrament, are a welcoming, Eucharist-centered, culturally diverse faith community. Together, we answer our baptismal calling to worship God, grow in holiness and share our faith in Christ by loving and serving others.
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2010-2011 Faith Formation Registration
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Registration for the 2010-2011 Faith Formation year has
begun. Forms are available in the Faith Formation Office
located in the Family Life Center.
You can also download the registration form here!
- July 11th - register after all Masses in
Aquinas Hall
- August 1st - register after all Masses in
Aquinas Hall
For additional information, please contact Michelle Hollis at mhollis@stacharlotte.com
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FAITH FORMATION NEEDS YOU!
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WE NEED TEACHERS!!!
Our Faith Formation and Religious Education Director, Michelle Hollis is petitioning all members of our Parish to consider becoming a
teacher in the Faith Formation program for the next school year (beginning in September 2010). We are in desparate need of teachers who will answer the call to spread the word of God and teach our
children in the faith. Contact MHollis@stacharlotte.com for more information or call the Faith Formation office at 704-549-0199.
Faith Formation Survey
Help us improve the Faith Formation program at St. Thomas Aquinas by completing our survey and dropping it in the offering the next time you are at Mass.
Click here to download the survey.
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SPECIAL LITURGY
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St. Alphonsa of Immaculate
Please join us in celebrating the feast day of St. Alphonsa with a Special Liturgy on Wednesday, July 28 at 7:00 pm.
St. Alphonsa is the first woman saint of India. A reception will follow after the Special Liturgy.
Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (August 19, 1910 – July 28, 1946) is the first Indian woman to be elevated to sainthood.
She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1986 and decided as a saint by the pope Benedict XVI on March 1, 2008. It
was officially declared on October 12, 2008. Learn more here
Prayer of St. Alphonsa
Lord Jesus, hide me in the wound of your sacred heart.
Free me from my desire to be loved and esteemed. Guard me from my evil attempts to win fame and honour.
Make me humble till I become a small spark in the flame of love in Your sacred heart. Grant me the grace to
forget myself and all worldly things. Jesus, sweet beyond words, change all worldly consolations into bitterness for me.
Oh my Jesus, son of justice, enlighten my intellect and mind with your sacred rays. Purify my heart, consume me with burning
love for you and make me one with you. Amen.
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Real Faith Stories
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My Journey from Seventh-Day Adventism to Roman Catholic
In early 2004, I began to feel God tugging my heart to follow a new path. This feeling was so intense that I was at a loss.
For 4 years I explored various denominations on a quest. I first looked within the faith I was born into, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. From there I explored Lutheran, Methodism, Unitarian and Non-Denominational churches. All of which left me empty and lost. I stopped exploring and cried out to God, “Where shall I go? God was calling me to a more intense experience of the cross and was encouraging me to discover a fuller faith.
In early 2008, after speaking with a dear friend who encouraged me to visit the nearest Catholic Church in my area, I found St. Thomas Aquinas and began my journey into Catholicism. I began the RCIA program shortly thereafter.
Read the full story here
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2010 Veritas Service Award Winner
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The Veritas Award is given annually to a parishioner who has given of his/herself in dedicated service to the St. Thomas
Aquinas parish family. This year’s award goes to Kathy Johnson. Kathy is a wife and mother who miraculously finds time
to serve the parish in the RCIA and adult confirmation programs, as a lector and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion
and as chairperson of the Education/Formation Commission.
However, all parishioners have been touched by her service to our
parish and may not even be aware of it. Kathy is also responsible for planting and maintaining all the beautiful gardens on the
church grounds as well as the plants and flowers inside the church. Congratulations Kathy and thank you for all you do with such
dedication and love!
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Prayers for Jackson Laskowski
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 Please continue to pray for the Laskowski family,
parishioners of St. Thomas. Their son
Jackson, nearly 3 years old, has been
diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma. It is a rare
form of cancer which affects the liver and
lungs.
Mike, Maggie, Jackson and Colton are a wonderful, faith-filled family who need our prayers to assist them through this very difficult time. Let us unite
our prayers with the Communion of Saints in Heaven, if it be God’s will, that Jackson be healed and peace be returned to this special
family.
To view the Laskowski’s daily journal, as well as keep up to
date on Jackson, please visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/
jacksonlaskowski.
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Blessing Cup for Vocations Awareness
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As a Church family we are continuing our campaign of prayer for vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
at St. Thomas Aquinas. Each Sunday a parish family or
individual will accept the Vocations Blessing Cup and agree to
pray for vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Lfe throughout
that week.
Individuals or families can sign-up to accept the Vocations
Blessing Cup by contacting Cheryl Eckert at 704-549-1607 or
cjeckert@charlottediocese.org.
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