General News

Tom's Leadership Council will be having a BAKE SALE next Saturday February 29th and Sunday March 1st at both St Thomas Aquinas and St Mary's. This is to raise funds for the upcoming Appalachia trip during Spring Break. We would love it if you could help us out by dropping off any baked goods at St. Thomas Student Center, that you wish to donate to our sale Thursday and Friday this upcoming week between 9am and 9pm. And Saturday between 8am and 4pm. Thank you in advance for any help you are willing to give us!

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The three pillars of Lent are: Fasting, Praying, and Giving. Consider observing these three pillars with us every Friday during Lent by joining us for Stations of the Cross. The Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council 4313 will be sponsoring the Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent starting February 28th. AT 7PM each Friday during lent, in the church hall the K of C will be hosting a beautiful Stations of the Cross service in the church to help you fulfill the second pillar of Prayer. A Basket will be set up in the church hall to accept donations o...

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On Saturday February 22nd at 12:00 noon outside St Thomas Aquinas chapel we will be saying a rosary and honor of Saint Jacinta and Saint Francesco, two of the Fatima visionaries whose feast day is celebrated this month. Please come and pray for peace for the whole world and for our country.

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The MJM7 Catholic Family praise and worship band will be playing at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Center on Saturday, March 7th at 7pm. The band will also be performing at St. Philip the Apostle parish center (Rte. 44, Ashford, CT) on Sunday, March 8th, at 4pm. Come and enjoy Michael James Mette and his four daughters: Gabriella(15), Trinity (14), Charity (12), and Cecilia (11). It is an incredible performance with lights, digital media, and amazing music. It is geared for the young and young at heart. All are welcome! Feel free to invite family and friends. The band performs...

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We are in need of donations of bar soap, for use in birthing kits. The Zima family assembles our birthing kits, which save babies lives. Please drop of any size NEW bars of soap in the blue Haiti barrel in the church hall at St. Mary and designated box in the vestibule of St. Thomas. Small soaps from travel are accepted. Please do not donate soap in plastic bottles, as they have no way to recycle bottles. Thank you for support in our parish ministry to Les Palmes, Haiti. Any questions, please call Sue Gagliardi at 860 742 8664.

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The St. Jude Council will be hosting a pancake breakfast on Sunday, February 16th, after the 10:30 AM Mass in the St. Mary Church hall. The cost for the breakfast is $5.00, and includes coffee, tea, hot chocolate, lemonade, sausage, and your choice of regular, blueberry, or gluten free pancakes, with butter and syrup.

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Friday, February 14, 6pm The Pastoral Council organizes periodic Pot Luck Dinners in order to foster the social and community aspects of our parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace. We alternate these dinners between St Thomas Aquinas Student Center and St Mary Church Hall. Our next Pot Luck is scheduled for February 14 at 6pm at St Mary Church Hall. This dinner is open to ALL parishioners, including children, couples and single parishioners. Fun for all, children’s crafts, decorate your own cupcake… Valentine’s Day is for love not just for couples. Ev...

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Our Lady Queen of Peace parish is having our annual Ministry Appreciation Dinner. It will be held at St. Mary Church Hall on Friday January 17th at 6:00 p.m.; with appetizers and wine followed by a full dinner at 6:30 p.m. If you are involved with any ministry at St. Mary or St. Thomas Aquinas you are cordially invited to attend this dinner. Please call Eileen at St. Mary at 860-742-0681 or Ernie at St. Thomas at 860-429-6436. Please RSVP by January 14th.

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