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

Winter

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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.

Saint Thomas The Apostle Church, Oroville California March 25th, 2018

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.