St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

Liturgical Ministries

Eucharistic Minister

Lector

Music Ministry

Hospitality

Children's Liturgy of the Word

Altar Server

Cross Bearer

Lay Apostolate of the Blessed Sacrament

Adult Formation

Scripture Study Leader

Infant Baptism Preparation

Chalice Ministry

Adult Spiritual Enrichment

RCIA

Formation Team Member

Sponsor

Catechist/Aide

Parish Committees

Bereavement Committee

Finance Council

Welcome Committee

Pastoral Council

Right-to-Life Committee

Children's Formation

Religious Education Teacher

Religious Education Aide

Pre-confirmation Teacher

Confirmation Teacher

Vacation Bible School Teacher

Vacation Bible School Aide

Youth Ministry

Youth Ministry Volunteer

Transportation to Youth Events

Social Outreach

Food Pantry

Food Pantry Drivers

Northside Inter-Church Agency

Samaritan House Supper Club

Presbyterian Night Shelter

Service

Baptismal Bibs

Liturgical Design

Money Counter

Sunday Refreshments

Church Cleaning

Membership Groups

Knights of Columbus

Men's/Women's Organization

Daughters of the King

HONORING YOUR LOVED ONES

You can honor the memory of someone you love by making a donation to Saint Thomas the Apostle (or Holy Trinity) Building Fund.  We will find a way to honor your loved one in whose memory we have received donations for the Saint Thomas the Apostle Building Fund (or Holy Trinity).

Day By Day

Stewardship is not just a question of checkbooks, but a question of how a person lives day by day.  We're all stewards of God's bounty, including love and consideration, helpfulness and even courtesy.  Stewardship embraces a sort of volunteer attitude.  It is a natural characteristic of Christians, but it takes practice and awareness.

Becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ leads naturally to the practice of stewardship, then make up the fabric of a Christian life in which each day is lived in an intimate, personal relationship with the Lord.

Stewarship plays an important role in the lives of people who seek to follow Christ.  In particular, as we have said, Christians must be stewards of their personal vocations, for it is these that show how, according to the circumstances of their individual lives, God wants them to cherish and serve a broad range of interests and concerns: life and health, along with their own intellectual and spiritual well-being and that of others; material goods and resources; the natural environment; the cultural heritage of humankind—indeed, the whole rich panoply of human goods, both those already realized and those whose realization depends upon the present generation or upon generations yet to come.

Catholics have a duty, too, to be stewads of their Chuch: that community of disciples, that Body of Christ, of which they, individually and together, are the members, and which “if one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy” (1 Cor 12:26).

All Things Possible Campaign

                                                         Goal for the Diocese $40 million

                                                         Total Diocesan Pledges to Date $54.5 million

All Things Possible Campaign Results for St. Thomas the Apostle

                                          Number of Gifts…........……...197                                         

    Amount Pledged….$420,040.00    

Cash Received…….$235,597.92

  Percent of Goal.....................86.7%

                                                         Stewardship Prayer

Oh Lord, giver of life and source of our freedom.  We are reminded by the Psalmist that Yours is “the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it.”  We know that it is from Your hand that we have received all we have and are and will be.  Gracious and loving God, we understand that You call us to be the Stewards of Your abundance, the caretakers of all You have entrusted to us.  Help us always to use Your gifts wisely and teach us to share them generously.  May our faithful Stewardship bear witness to the love of Christ in our lives.

Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church is a Stewardship Parish Family