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Message Of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI For the Celebration of the World Day of Peace
January 1, 2009
Fighting Poverty To Build Peace
1. Once again, as the new year begins, I want to extend good wishes for peace to people everywhere. With this Message I would like to propose a reflection on the theme: Fighting Poverty to Build Peace. Back in 1993, my venerable Predecessor Pope John Paul II, in his Message for the World Day of Peace that year, drew attention to the negative repercussions for peace when entire populations live in poverty. Poverty is often a contributory factor or a compounding element in conflicts, including armed ones. In turn, these conflicts fuel further tragic situations of poverty.
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St. Thomas Church Bulletin |
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Stay connected to the St.Thomas the Apostle Parish Community by reading the weekly St. Thomas Church Bulletin. Click on a link below to download a recent Bulletin, in PDF format. Older articles may be found in our online archive. You may also download and view the Ministry_Booklet
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 Patti Toranto now Sr. Mary Margaret taking her first vows this past July. She was the high school youth minister prior to 2007. |
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2010 Diocesan Stewardship Appeal |
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This year our Parish has been asked to contribute $240,808.00 to the 2010 Diocesan Stewardship Appeal. We ask you to please make a sacrificial gift of 1% of your income to this Appeal. This target goal amount is achievable and much more can be raised for our Parish needs (any amount above our target goal will help pay for our new Oak Street Church furnace.)
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Latest News From The Vatican |
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Keep up to date with news delivered directly from the Vatican. The Vatican (Holy See) website is one of the highest traffic websites on the internet. View Encyclicals from Pope Benedict XVI, access the online Resource Library, Papal Archives, information about liturgical celebrations, the online Calendar, and much more.
Click here to access the Vatican's Official Latest News.
Click here to access the Vatican website (English).
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The Rockford Diocese's Official News Source |
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The official newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Rockford is The Observer. Additionally, The Observer is a dynamic and highly informative website, complete with webcasts from Bishop Doran, columns from your favorite Catholic columnists, daily scripture readings, slideshows of important events, speacial features and much more.
Click here to access The Observer website. |
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We want to be good stewards of your donations and of our time by saving first-class mail costs as much as possible. To help us out with that, we would appreciate your email addresses and permission to contact you that way. Please email us. |
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The Sunday Family Mass at 10:30 a.m. in the Oak Street Church Community Center (451 W. Terra Cotta Avenue) is held during the school year (October 3, 2010 through May 2011). All families of all shapes and sizes and ages are welcome to join us! If you wish to volunteer, please call Meg Struttman at 815-788-5130. |
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If you are a Catholic who feels separated from your Church, we would like to address your questions and make you feel at home once more in the Catholic Church. No matter how long you have been away and no matter the reason, we invite you to consider renewing your relationship with the Catholic Church. Please call the Parish Office at 815-455-5400. WELCOME HOME! |
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Coffee and Donuts Sundays |
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Coffee and Donuts are held on the first, second, fourth and fifth Sundays following the 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 10:30 am Masses in the Community Center at our Oak Street Church. The Women's Club and the Knights of Columbus host the first Sundays; The Knights also host the fifth Sundays; Parish volunteers are the guest hosts on the second and fourth Sundays. You are invited to stop in on Sundays. |
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Knights of Columbus Breakfast |
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The Knights of Columbus Council at our Parish hosts a monthly breakfast, generally on the third Sunday of every month, in our Community Center at the Oak St. Church. This is open to the general public, serving from 7:30 a.m. until Noon. The busiest times are following the first three Masses, which let out at 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 respectively, so you may want to come between those times. We offer a fantastic, "cooked to order" full breakfast menu, featuring omelets, egg dishes, pancakes, French toast and Belgian waffles, all served with your choice of pork sausage, ham, bacon or corned beef hash. Hashbrowns and toast round out this great meal, all priced at under $6.00! Mark your calendars for May 16, June 13, July 18.
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