MASS SCHEDULE MONDAY, January 22, 2018 NOON Albin Mackiewicz TUESDAY, January 23, 2018 6:30am Thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother NOON Louis Mc Garry WEDNESDAY, January 24, 2018 6:30am Intentions of the Celebrant NOON Alfredo Mantilla THURSDAY, January 25, 2018 6:30am Intentions of the Celebrant NOON Michael O’Neill FRIDAY, January 26, 2018 NOON Mary & Eugene Tiernan SATURDAY, January 27, 2018 8:30am Antoine Guirand 5:30pm John, Irene & Michael Carroll SUNDAY, January 28, 2018 8:00am Purgatorial Society, People of the Parish, Mary Cirillo, Janette Lall 11:30am Fr. Dwayne Davis 5:30pm Anne Cortese

Sick: Rosaline Peiters, Annette Petti, Ann Dormody, Jean Chenet, Rosemary Po-desta, Louis Cardiello, Anthony Boffa, El-len Lahane, Julien Dolisca, Frank Incor-vaia, Patricia Watson, Ingrid Velinskie, Grace Lipani, Carissa D’Alba, Kimberly Palmo, Edwin Walsh, Dorothy Lasher, Dr. Vijay Anand, Carol Melo, Antoinette Cas-coni, Dimona Galli, Alexander Elias, Baby Charles Richardson, Edie Neumann, Mi-chael Serrone, Carol Perrone, Lisa Cullen For those who died– Eileen Cody, Edith Pierre-Prophet

MEMORIAL GIFTS Altar Flowers– In memory of Romeo Bombase donated by His Family

SAVE THE DATES

Sunday, January 28th, 2018- Feast of St.

Thomas Aquinas and

rededication of our Sanctuary-11:30AM.

Saturday, February 3rd, 2018- Memorial

Mass for Msgr. Bennett-10:30AM

Saturday, March 3rd, 2018-Memorial Mass

for Msgr. Brown-10:30AM

Saturday, March 10th, 2018-St. Patrick/St.

Joseph Party-7PM

ROSARY SOCIETY ATLANTIC CITY TRIP

The Rosary Society of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish runs a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlan-tic City on the FIRST THURSDAY OF EVE-RY MONTH. The bus leaves from in front of the Church ( 1550 Hendrickson Street, be-tween Flatlands Avenue & Avenue P ) at 8:30am. The cost of this is $40.00, which in-cludes a bagel for breakfast and a $30.00 bonus from the Casino. The next trip is scheduled for Thursday, February 1, 2018 For further details or to sign up for the trip, please call Noreen at (718) 253-7824.

COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND If you know a parishioner who is unable to

attend mass on the weekend, or are unable

to attend yourself, please contact Fr. Clifford

at 718-253-4404. Fr. Clifford will arrange a

visit and then assign an Extraordinary Minis-

ter of Holy Communion to visit on a regular

basis. Homebound parishioners are very

grateful to be able to receive communion in

their homes. Please keep our homebound

members in your prayers

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF

BEING AN ALTAR SERVER?

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH

NEEDS YOU!

The program is open to children in

the 3rd Grade and up. Training ses-

sions are held in the church on Sun-

day’s after the 11:30AM Mass. If

you are interested, please fill out the

information below, have your par-

ents sign it, give it to Fr. Dwayne or

bring it with you to the first prac-

tice. Training will begin on Sunday,

February 11, 2018. We look forward

to seeing you there.

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS YOUNG ADULTS

The Young Adult Ministry of St. Thomas is having another Midnight Run. We are collecting New Unused packs of under-wear for the homeless outreach. Please drop off the above items at the back of church.

JOIN ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

PARISH

ON A PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND

Walk Where Jesus Walked

WITH FR. DWAYNE DAVIS

AUGUST 19-28, 2018-$3,899

FROM NEW YORK, JFK

OPTIONAL POST YOUR TO ROME-$999

AUGUST 28-31, 2018

Www.pilgrimages.com/frdavis

*FOR RESERVATION AND

DEPOSIT ($400)

Arrangements being made

Thru– 206TOURS

ST. THOMAS

AQUINAS

SANCTUARY STARS Any Donation of a $100.00 or more

made toward the painting of the sanctu-ary, you will received a memorialized

star for you or a loved one

St. Thomas Aquinas Bereavement Group

The death of a love one can be the most stressful event in a person’s life. A wide array of emotions can be experienced, such as sadness, an-ger, anxiety, guilt, and despair. There is no right way and wrong way to grieve. Each person experiences grief in his or her own way, partly be-cause of the relationship with the person who died. St. Thomas Aqui-nas Invite you to set aside and hour of your time for yourself sharing the suffering that accompanies grieving. We meet on the 1

st and 3

rd Wednes-

day of every month. For more infor-mation contact Fr. Kieran 718-253-

4404

2017 CONTRIBUTIONS

All contributions to your 2017commitment to Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish received by December 31st, 2017, will be recorded on your 2017statement that you will be re-ceiving no later than January 31st, 2018. Any contribution received after December 31st, 2017 will be credited to your contribu-tions for 2018. Thank you for your contin-ued generosity to the Parish of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Please be advised that we can only send out letters to parishioners who use the en-velops, we are unable to substantiate cash placed in the collection basket. Through-out the year a few parishioners place checks in the collection basket instead of using their parish envelopes; please know that these checks have not been recorded in our parish data program and your end of the year statement will not reflect these contributions.

Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas and Rededication of

Sanctuary

In Memory of Msgr. John J. Brown and all the priests who have served

our Parish

Calendar of Events Saturday, January 20 through Sunday, January 28 Blessing with the relic of St. Thomas Aquinas after each Mass

January 23 & 24 at 7:30 PM

Retreat on St. Thomas Aquinas & the Spiritual Life with Msgr. Thomas G Caserta, Pastor-The Shrine Church of St. Bernadette

Sunday, January 28 at 11:30 AM

Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas Rededication Mass with Bishop Raymond Chappetto followed by an International Feast

All are Welcome

The Parish of

St. Thomas Aquinas Invites You To Our Annual

ST. PATRICK'S AND ST. JOSEPH'S

DANCE

SATURDAY,

MARCH 10 7 pm – 11 pm

Monsignor King Hall on the corner of Hendrickson St. and Flatlands Ave. An evening of Good Food,

Great Friends, Music and Dancing

$40 per person (Before 2/25)

$50 per person (After 2/25)

includes Sumptuous Irish and Italian Buffet

Beer, Soda Set-ups

Coffee & Tea Irish Coffee

Italian Cookies

Raffle Baskets and 50/50 For more info Call the STA Rectory at 718-253-4404