Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas

Mission Statement We, the Roman Catholic family of  St. Thomas Aquinas, formed by Word and Sacrament, are a welcoming, Eucharist-centered, and culturally diverse faith community.  Together, we answer our baptismal calling to worship God, grow in holiness, and share our faith in Christ by loving and serving others.

                     Sharing Our Blessings

On the first weekend of each month, our parish collects food for those in need.  Food collected this weekend, February 4th and 5th, will be given to the food pantries that we regularly support as well as to the Scouting for Food program.  Please remember to bring your brown grocery bag with your donation when you come to Mass.  On behalf of the Boy Scouts and all those who will not go hungry because of your generosity, thank you! 

Reflections on the Word of God

Visit our website each week to hear recordings of the Sunday homilies.  Nurture your soul as you listen to our priests and deacons as they reflect on the Word of God.  Hear a homily that you may have missed -- or listen again to one that you found particularly meaningful.  Past homilies can be found here.
 
           January 29, Deacon James           Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Fr. Steve          

           January 22, Fr. Steve                 January 15, Fr. Remo                          
 
                  

Vocations Spotlight

Hello to the family of St. Thomas Aquinas parish! My name is Joe Diaz and I am a parishioner here at St. Thomas.  On August 10th of last year, I became a Candidate for the Permanent Diaconate, along with 17 other men of the Diocese of Charlotte.  I am currently in my second year of Diaconate and have two more years before, by the grace of God, I am ordained into the Permanent Diaconate. 
 
My wife, Carol and I met while attending Glassboro State College in NJ.  We were married in 1977 after graduation.  We stayed in NJ while I completed additional college courses in Computer Science.  We moved to Houston, TX for my first job in computer programming.  My job then took us to Pittsburgh, PA and to Charlotte 17 years ago.  
  
We found a home here at St. Thomas and became parish members in 2001. The more I attended Mass, the stronger my desire grew to formally join the Catholic Church.  After much prayer and soul searching, I joined the RCIA program in 2002.  I came into full communion with the Catholic Church on January 12, 2003.  I continued participating in the RCIA program for a number of years as a Sponsor and Team member.  I am also active as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Lector, Helping Hands Ministry and with the Room in the Inn team here at St. Thomas Aquinas.  Read more...

Building Update

Over the past several months, parishioners from the various commissions have actively participated in the “Create” phase of our proposed facility expansion project. This group has been actively involved in pursuing various design suggestions under the guidance of our architects. By continuing to follow our vision goals, the group has determined our top parish priority focuses on meeting the varied parish program needs, while ensuring building flexibility. The group also determined site layout, accessibility, spiritual, and aesthetic characteristics are also key priorities.

The group design consensus includes the development of a larger chapel and parish hall, functional parish offices, and several rooms varied by size and functionality. The group also supported the redesign of traffic flow, the need to increase parking spaces, improve parishioner accessibility to the church and new facilities, and maintain parish grounds that provide comfortable surroundings. With the design phase being substantially completed, the Building Committee is now focused on finalizing the design, developing financial estimates, and determining the most appropriate building plan. We will continue to keep you informed of our progress toward meeting ourgrowing parish needs.

On-Line Giving

Please consider participating in a new program designed to simplify weekly giving at St. Thomas Aquinas.  Electronic Giving will enable every household or individual to make their church offering using electronic funds transfer (EFT).  You may already be using EFT to pay your mortgage, car payment, insurance and utilities through an automatic withdrawal from your checking or savings account.

There is no cost to you for this new giving option.  If you are currently giving on a weekly basis, you will no longer need to write out 52 checks a year or prepare 52 envelopes.  And, when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending Mass at STA, this program will allow your weekly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis.

To participate in the Electronic Giving program, please click here: 

If you have questions and would like more information, contact Cheryl Eckert in the parish office.