St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

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We need help decorating the church and parish hall for Christmas on both Monday night, December 20 at 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, December 21 all day: 9:00 a.m.-noon, and 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Please call Shirlee Weiner for information and to RSVP at 678-362-6388.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society is kicking off the Annual Thanksgiving Food Box distribution effort. Parishioners wishing to contribute can bring the following items to the SVdP food locker in the vestibule area: 5 lb sugar & 5 lb flour (corn and white), box cereals, peanut butter & jelly, macaroni & cheese, spaghetti sauce, boxes of pasta, canned fruit & vegetables, canned soup, canned tuna, dried beans (pinto or black), rice, ramen noodles, cake/dessert/jello mix, toilet tissue, paper towel, or liquid dishwashing soap.

Information on special holy day and holiday schedules and services can be found by calling the church and dialing extension 150. This extension will always have a list of any additional services depending on the holy day or holiday. This information will, of course, also be available here on the website.

The Holy Father's Intention for the month of November is as follows: "That victims of drugs or of other dependence may, thanks to the support of the Christian community, find in the power of our Saving God strength for a radical life-change." The faithful may receive a plenary indulgence by praying for His Holiness' intentions. The requirements for this indulgence can be found here at the Vatican website (under the "General Remarks On Indulgences" heading).

This week Fr. Greg will speak on the importance of the faithful stewardship of God's varied gifts to each of us. Giving the gift of treasure is giving back to the church from the abundance of God's gifts.

As Jesus said, There is more happiness in giving than receiving. God has entrusted us with varied blessings and He calls us to share these gifts as good Stewards.

Gifts of treasure enable our parish to do God's work as Church and to minister to parishioners and the community. We ask for you to prayerfully consider your family commitment to our parish and its many ministries for the coming year.

Every year we are incredibly blessed by God's abundance of gifts in our lives. Sharing our gift of treasure with the church is one way to show gratitude for our blessings. During this next week you will receive a very important letter from our pastor. He will share with you the good things our church is doing and outline our areas of need. We ask you to give thanks for our successes and pray for our parish's areas of need. During the next few weeks, we will be inviting you to participate in sharing your gift of treasure. Please prayerfully consider how you will share this gift.

There will be a yard sale Saturday, November 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the church parking lot (rain date is November 20). Donations are needed please consider donating your yard sale items for us to sell to raise money in support of the mission trip. Items that do not sell will be donated to North Fulton Community Charities.

There will be a workshop held regarding Ministering to the Sick. This will be held on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. untill 8:30 p.m. in Room 202.

Everyone is invited to this meeting! Your ideas are welcomed as we explore how we could better serve those sick and homebound, especially members of the St. Thomas Aquinas community! Fr. Chito will take charge of the meeting. See you all there!

In this homily, Father Greg expounds upon the need for even those "within the walls" to be grateful for our faith and to cooperate with God in His plan for our salvation.

Father Greg talks about our role as God's Servants and how, through the Holy Spirit and the sacraments of the Church, we can fulfill that role.

Deacon Kevin Tracy reminds us of how we can fulfill our obligation to care for the poor through the wise stewardship of our time, talent, and treasure.

Father Sextone speaks about Christ's insistence upon the need for reflection and preparation in our spiritual lives.