The last Sunday for Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle will be August 1st. Sunday Masses at the new church building will be at 9:00 am and 11:00 am, starting August 8th. The last weekday Mass at St. Thomas is August 7th. Weekday Masses at the new church will be at 6:30 am and 6:30 pm, starting August 9th. The schedule for Confessions will be updated soon.
The new church building is located at: 1537 W MONROE ST Phoenix, AZ 85007.
Google Map (click “street view” to see the church)
There is a sign up sheet today in the vestibule of the church asking for volunteers to help with cleaning and moving items into the new parish. We will also be needing cleaning supplies. So if anyone is able to donate supplies, this would be most appreciated.
The Ordination Mass of Bishop-elect Eduardo Alanis Nevares will be at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Avondale on July 19 at 2:00 p.m. It will be live streamed on the internet at www.catholictvmass.com and can be heard on Immaculate Heart Radio 1310 AM.
EASTER TRIDUUM SCHEDULE: Holy Thursday, April 1st: Mass of the Lord’s Supper, St. Thomas the Apostle at 4 p.m. Good Friday, April 2nd: Solemn Liturgical Service, St. Thomas the Apostle at 3 p.m. Holy Saturday, April 3rd: Easter Vigil at St. Thomas the Apostle at 10:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 4th: Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle at 1 p.m.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary is pleased to announce the consecration of our new seminary chapel on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 . . .
The Charity and Development Appeal (CDA), the one diocesan wide appeal that provides support for more than 70 charitable, educational and spiritual programs and organizations, will begin in a couple of weeks. For information on the CDA visit www.diocesephoenix.org/cda. The website contains more information about all those that the CDA funds as well as offers the opportunity to make your gift online.
The Confraternity of Christian Mothers will meet this Saturday, February 19th, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. We will not be meeting in our usual classroom, but instead at the home of Amy O’Meara. The address is 1919 East Claremont, Phoenix 85016. Please call Christina at 602-920-1937 if you have any questions. All ladies of the parish are encouraged to attend.
Fr. Terra will preach a one-day Mission on Saturday, February 27th at St. Thomas the Apostle Church from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Please bring a sack lunch.
Christmas Eve – Midnight at St. Catherine of Siena (click for map and address);
Christmas Day – 6:30am and 1:00pm at St. Thomas
There are a number of items that have been left unclaimed in the lost and found box. Among them are some missals. If you’ve lost or misplaced anything, please have a look in the vestibule of the church.
1) The Mater Misericordiae Mission polyphonic choir will resume rehearsals this Wednesday, September 9th at 6:30 PM in Room 13 of the school. The choir is open to high school juniors and seniors, young adults, and older adults who wish to sing to Our Lord at the Mass. Now is a great time to join the returning choir members as we prepare for the next great feast of the church year, Christ the King. New members are invited for all voice parts: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass. Come and join in singing the sacred mass settings and motets from the heritage of our church.
2) The Mater Misericordiae Mission children’s choir will resume rehearsals following Mass on Sunday, September 13th. Boys and girls from grades two through six are invited to participate and students in the seventh and eighth grades are again encouraged to come and help the younger singers.
For more information about the MMM choirs, call Dr. Haefer.
The Mission welcomes Fr. Joseph Terra, FSSP as its new pastor and sends many thanks and prayers to Fr. Ken Fryar, FSSP, who is now ministering in Mexico.
The Confraternity of Christian Mothers will begin June’s meeting by attending the 6:30 a.m. Mass on Saturday, June 20th. Following Mass we will all commute to the Eggery for breakfast and then we will return to St. Thomas room 17 to continue our normal meeting at 9 a.m. We are hoping all members will attend and if you are new or just want to join the group for the first time we are anxious to meet you so please do come! If all ladies who will be attending would please contact Lori via email lorigoto@yahoo.com by Wednesday, June 17 so she can make reservations at the Eggery that would be helpful. Hope to see you all there!
As mentioned at the Parish Meeting last Sunday, Father Fryar has been transferred to the Apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico. He is to arrive there by July 11th. Reverend Father Joseph Terra, FSSP, has been assigned to Mater Misericordiae Mission. He is presently the [...]
On Sunday, May 17th there will be a meeting for the whole Mater Misericordiae Mission regarding the church building project. Please plan to be there!
Men’s Barbeque! Come and share in a relaxed barbeque hosted by the Society of Saint Joseph (formerly the Men’s Group) at the home of Dr. James Doris on Saturday, April 25, at 6 PM. All men are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by April 22 to Dr. Doris at seamus23@cox.net or (602) 956-3548.
CCD Classes Suspended: There will be no Catechism classes on April 16th, but they will resume on Thursday April 23rd. Due to Holy Week Ceremonies et al., the Adult Education Class on the Holy Father’s Spirit of the Liturgy will not meet again until April 23rd.
Holy Thursday: 4:00 pm Mass with washing of feet at St. Thomas the Apostle;
Good Friday: 12:00 noon Stations of the Cross; 3:00 pm Solemn Liturgy at St. Thomas the Apostle;
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil: 10:30 pm Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle;
Easter Sunday: 1:00 pm Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle.
NOTE: Mass in Nativity Church of Flagstaff this month will not be on the second Sunday but on the Third: April 19th.
Confessions: Confessions will not be available at Saint Thomas the Apostle on Holy Saturday; however, they will be available on Wednesday April 8th during the Holy Hour from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
See the April 5 Notitiae for more information.
The Society of Saint Joseph, formerly the Men’s Group, will meet Saturday, 14 March at 9am at the rectory, to discuss Holiness for Men, an article taken from the September 1948 issue of Integrity Magazine. The article is available by following this link: ed-willock-holiness-for-men.
All men of MMM are encouraged to come and participate.
Artes Liberales will meet this Saturday, 14 February, and will discuss Flannery O’Connor’s
novella The Violent Bear it Away (150 pages).
Please RSVP to Kenny Lashutka at kennylashutka@phoenixlatinmass.org.