Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish
Mission Statement: Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we the church answer the call of Christ to be a visible sign of His
presence by participating in: Scripture and Sacraments, Worship and Prayer, Spiritual and Academic Education, Evangeliza-
tion and Witnessing, Service and Charity, Fellowship and Community. Through our words and actions with our universal
community of believers, we strive to share the love of God with the greater Oroville community and throughout the world.
Fr. Gerome Hernandez, MSP,
Parochial Administrator
Jesus Venegas, Deacon
Thomas O'Connell, Deacon
Shirlee Ohls-Morris, Parish Bookkeeper
Ms. Kasia Heinert, Principal
Mrs. Tamara Landers, School Bookkeeper
Mrs. Erin Weckman, School Secretary
Established
1857
Our Parish Family includes Saint Thomas the Apostle in Oroville, Saint Thomas the Apostle
School, and of Saint Anthony of Padua in Challenge. For mass Times see inside.
Diocese of
Sacramento
1886
Parish Office:
1330 Bird Street,
Oroville CA 95965
Office Hours: Tues.- Fri. 9-12;
Phone: 530-533-0262
Fax: 530-533-1148
http://www.orovillecatholic.org
School Office:
1380 Bird Street,
Oroville CA 95965
Phone: 530-534-6969
Fax: 530-534-9374
http://stschool.net
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Sunday March 25th, 2018
Mass Schedule, Intentions & Observances
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Thanks to the Holy Trinity for all his
blessings! Le da gracias a la San-
tisima Trinidad por todas sus bendi-
ciones.
Readings for the
Week
Sunday: Mk.11:1-10
or Jn. 12:12-16; IS.
50:4-7; Phil. 2:6-11;
Mk. 14:1-15:47
Monday: Is. 42:1-7;
Jn. 12:1-11
Tuesday: Is. 49:1-6;
Jn 12:1-11
Wednesday: Is. 50:4-
9a; Mt. 26:14-25
Thursday: Ex. 12:1-8,
11-14; 1Cor. 11:23-26;
Jn. 13:1-15
Friday: Is. 52:13-
53:12; Heb. 4:14-16;
5:7-9; Jn. 18:1-19:42
Saturday: Gn. 1:1-2:2
or 1:1, 26-31a; Gn.
22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a,
10-13, 15-18; Ex.
14:15-15:1; Is. 54:5-
14; Is. 55:1-11; Bar.
3:9-15, 32-4:4; Ez.
36:16-17a, 18-28;
Rom. 6:3-11;
Mk. 16:1-7
Saturday, March 24th:
5:30 PM (English)
7:00 PM (Spanish)
Sunday, March 25th: Palm Sunday
7:40 AM Rosary
8:15 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 PM Rosary @ St. Anthony’s in Challenge
12:30 PM @ St. Anthony’s in Challenge
Monday, March 26th:
There is no daily mass today at 8:30 AM, at 6:30 PM The Divine Mercy Chaplet and scriptural Rosary in will be held in the Church.
Tuesday, March 27th:
8:30 AM
Wednesday, March 28th:
8:30 AM
Thursday, March 29th: Holy Thursday
7:00 PM (Bilingual) Norma Coffelt, RIP
Friday, March 30th: Good Friday of the Lords Passion
12:15 PM
3:00 PM @ St. Anthony’s in Challenge
3:00 PM Divine Mercy Novena
Saturday, March 31st: Easter Vigil
8:00 PM
Recitation of the Rosary follows the Tuesday through Friday Daily Masses.
Confessions are heard from 4:00PM to 5:00 PM Saturdays, and by Appointment.
Saint Thomas The Apostle Church, Oroville California March 25th, 2018
Stations with the School
During Lent St. Thomas School will be having Stations of the Cross
every Monday, except March 5th. Stations will begin at 10:30am in
the Church. Please join us.
Divine Mercy Novena
March 30th Good Friday, The Novena to the Divine Mercy begins here in the church. The novena ends Saturday April 7th. The Divine Mercy Novena and Chaplet brochures will be passed out in the church at 3 PM Good Friday March 30th. Continue to recite the Novena daily and Saturday April 7th, go to confession in preparation for Mass to be celebrated on April 8th, which is Divine Mercy Sunday. For detailed information contact Sandra Lehman 530-532-1714
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FOOD DRIVE.
We are collecting non-perishable food items for The Salvation Army’s
pantry here in Oroville. We started the first weekend in March and will
continue collecting food through the month of April. Sharing food
with the those most vulnerable in our community is a work of mercy
we are called to do by the Gospel. Thank you for your generosity and
may God bless you and yours during this time of reflection.
Holy Week Reenactments with the School
Please join St. Thomas School for Holy Week Reenactments, performed by our students. Tuesday, March 27th—TK-2nd Palm Sunday reenactment in
Fitzgerald Hall at 11am. Wednesday, March 28th—3-6th Last Supper reenactment in
Fitzgerald Hall at 11 am Thursday, March 29th—7-8 Passion reenactment in the church at 11
am.
Please Remember in
Your Prayers
Esther Corona
Mary Castillo
Bob Rice
Russ Lewis
Debora Marron
Francisco Zarate
Marian Ritter
Wilma Koenig
Fred Reno
Rosemary Keegan
Infant Karlee Davis
Bev Brinson
Frank Clanton
Thomas Edward
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cal ads.
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Hospital Visits
If you have a family
member or a close
Catholic friend who is
hospitalized and
would like a hospital
visit from the Priest or
a Eucharistic Minister,
please call the Parish
Office at 533-0262.
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Help Wanted!
St. Thomas is looking for volunteers to serve as Lectors and Eucharistic
ministers to assist at Mass. Serving the church is a great way to deepen
your faith and get to know the rest of the St. Thomas Parish
community. For more information contact the church office at 533-
0262
1230 Huntoon Street, Oroville
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Honor Loved Ones at Easter
Jesus’ Resurrection is the highlight of the Liturgical Year. Parishioners may honor Jesus, as well as loved ones, at this sacred time by bringing a traditional white lily plant to be placed on the altar for Easter Masses.
Altar Society members will be preparing the church for the celebration on Saturday, March 31 at 10:30 AM. You may bring lily plants then, or bring them to the parish office on Holy Thursday, March 29th or Good Friday, March 30th between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
Thank you and God bless you during this Holy Season.
Kitchen Cleanup
This is a large task and will be completed in multiple steps over the coming months. The third step is getting helpers from the various ministries to meet in the Kitchen for no more than two hours to continue the deep clean. Part 3 of this deep clean is scheduled for Saturday, April21st at 9:30 AM. We could also use some strong individuals to help with using the buffer/waxing machine that will be provided
Please bring buckets, rags, cleaning brushes and sponges. The commercial grade cleaning products will be provided.
A big thank you to all the ladies who attended the second cleanup in February.
Contact Lucia in the Church office with any questions.