MASS SCHEDULE MONDAY, December 31, 1018 NOON Maureen Whiteley 11:00pm People of the Parish TUESDAY, January 1, 2019 NOON Michele Jean WEDNESDAY, January, 2 2019 NOON Immacula & Tamara Charles THURSDAY, January 3, 2019 NOON John, Irene & Michael Carroll FRIDAY, January 4, 2019 NOON Betty Walker SATURDAY, January 5, 2019 8:30am Jesse Gomez (L) 5:30pm Theresa Forestal SUNDAY, January 6, 2019 8:00am People of the Parish, Purgatorial Society, St. Thomas Aquinas Sick List, Norbert Weis 11:30am Lind Odenat 5:30pm Antoine DuPont Sick: Diana Lapadula, Emmanuel Pe-ters, Dimona Galli, Theresa McNamara, Lisa Cullen, Rosemary Podesta, Maria & Joseph Curcio, Eduardo Pedernera , Ser-gio Padilla, Rosaline Peters, Franziska Ewald , Ricardo Tomas (The names on the sick list will be kept on for three weeks, unless specified ) Help us keep our sick list current. Please notify the Rectory Office (718-253-4404) when changes occur. We enjoy hearing the good news of recovery For those who have died: Gerard Megna Those in the Armed Services—in these difficult times, let us lift up in prayer for our brave men and women who fight for our freedom all over the world. May God bless them and keep them safe .

ROSARY SOCIETY ATLANTIC CITY TRIP

The Rosary Society of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish runs a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlan-tic City on the FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH. The bus leaves from in front of the Church ( 1550 Hendrickson Street, between Flatlands Avenue & Avenue P ) at 8:30am. The cost of this is $40.00, which includes a bagel for breakfast and a $30.00 bonus from the Casino. The next trip is scheduled for Thursday, January 3, 2019 For further details or to sign up for the trip, please call Noreen at (718) 253-7824.

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS MEMORIAL GIFTS

Each week you can memorialize some-one with the gift of Altar Candles, Sanctu-ary Lamp, Altar Bread & Wine & Altar Flowers. This weeks memorial gifts are: Altar Bread & Wine– In memory of Burns & Slattery Families

Thank you to all the parishioners who are contributing to our 2020 campaign last weekend we raised $1,525.00. Remem-ber we will be doing a 2020 collection the Third Sunday of every month.

Bereavement Group The death of a love one can be the most stressful event in a person’s life. A wide array of emotions can be ex-perienced, such as sadness, anger, anxiety, guilt, and despair. There is no right way and wrong way to grieve. Each person experiences grief in his or her own way, partly be-cause of the relationship with the per-son who died. St. Thomas Aquinas Invite you to set aside and hour of your time for yourself sharing the suf-fering that accompanies grieving. We meet on the 1

st and 3

rd Wednes-

day of every month. For more infor-mation contact Fr. Kieran 718-253-4404

COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND If you know a parishioner who is unable to

attend mass on the weekend, or are unable

to attend yourself, please contact Fr. Clif-

ford at 718-253-4404. Fr. Clifford will ar-

range a visit and then assign an Extraordi-

nary Minister of Holy Communion to visit on

a regular basis. Homebound parishioners

are very grateful to be able to receive com-

munion in their homes. Please keep our

homebound members in your prayers

VOCATION RETREAT Vocation retreat with Bishop Nicholas Di-Marzio

March 1-3, 2019 Immaculate Concepcion Center

7200 Douglaston Parkway Douglaston, NY 11362

For more info: contact the Vocation of-fice 718-827-2454

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

The Parish office of St. Thomas Aquinas with be closed from Thurs-day December 20, 2018 at 1pm– Wednesday January 1, 2019 we will reopen on Tuesday January 2, 2019 at 9:00am. This is so all em-ployees and Priests can enjoy Christ-mas and New Years with their fami-lies. Merry Christmas to all and a Blessed New Year.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION There will be no 6:30am Mass:

Tuesday December 25, 2018 Wednesday December 26, 2018 Thursday December 27, 2018

Tuesday January 1, 2019 Wednesday January 2, 2019

Thursday January 3, 2019 Mass will resume on Tuesday January 8,

2019 at 6:30 am

THE TABLET For over 110 years, the Diocese has pub-lished The Tablet; many parishioners have welcomed it into their homes on a weekly basis. The Tablet is now at a crossroads. Due to the many financial commitments that individual parishes have, The Tablet is now being transitioned to a new, reader paid model. Parishes will not be asked to pay for your subscriptions anymore. Right now, for a modest cost, you can re-ceive The Tablet on a home delivered ba-sis (50 times a year) for only $28. Sign up cards are available in the Church. We hope that you will consider keeping The Tablet coming into your home or be-coming a new subscriber. If you prefer to pick up your copy in Church, there are bins available in Church. We asked that you purchase your copy for $1.00 and place in the slot. The money will be returned to St. Thomas Aquinas to cover the cost of the paper.

CREDIT CARDS St. Thomas Aquinas now accepts credit cards

E-GIVING If you are interested in e-giving please sign up on the St. Tho-mas Aquinas website: stthomasaquinasbrooklyn.com

COME AND JOIN US FOR

COFFE CAKE AND

FAITH SHARING

“SUNDAYS AT 10:00AM”

SUMMA GIFT SHOP GIFT SHOP 50% OFF

Some books that are $5.00 are now 2 for $5.00

The book REBUILT IS ONLY $5.00 Recommended reading by Fr. Dwayne

Comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

UPCOMING PILGRIMAGES

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF

ST. PAUL

GREECE

with Greek Island Cruise August 16 - 26, 2019

$3,999 from New York (JFK) Spiri-

tual Director: Fr. Dwayne Davis

promotional code: DDGR19

www.pilgrimages.com/frdavis

JOIN FR. DWAYNE ON A PILGRIMAGE TO Prague, Salzburg, Vienne, Budapest &

Oberammergau August 17-29, 2020

$5,199 from New York N.Y. (based on double occupancy)

www.pilgrimages.com/frdwayne

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS The Christmas Flowers, Wreaths and deco-rations were donated through the generos-ity of many parishioners and friends of the Parish of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Thank you all for your continued generosity to the parish and for helping decorate our Church and Rectory. As of December 20, 2018 Olivia Ali

M/M Joseph Allen M/M Richard Ancona M/M Bryan Atherley

Walter Alexander M/M Peter Barbarotta M/M Arthur W. Batson

M/M James Behan Mr. Paul Blum

Ms. Suzette Boiser M/M Parnel Boucher M/M Eugenio Bracero

Otilia Barthold M/M Glen Bartholomew Mrs. Claudette Brutus

M/M Carmello Calamera M/M Stanley Clements Ms. Maureen Clifford M/M Joseph Corda

Cathy Cully M/M Kenneth Dean Angela DeLessio Jacqueline Destin

Myriam Destin Nicola DeVito

Ms. Concepcion Dionson M/M Thomas F. Donahue

Mrs. Ann Dormody M/M Patrick Durkin

Brenda Dover Joseph Desmarat

M/M Du Bois Flora Espirosa

Jonathan Evans Ernest Enayo Debra Felix

Mrs. James Flynn M/M Frank Garland

Claudette Glen Harvey Greenidge

Mrs. Joan Heaney Maria Paz Hontiveros

Mr. James Hayes Pablo Hernandez

Mirlene Jean M/M Presmy Jean-Louis

Chantalle Jones Lydia King

Mrs. Eva Krainchich Miss Julia Kubis

Ms. Angelina Kubis Gloria Kates

Mrs. Ann Labisi M/M Ronald Lespinasse

M/M Remy Louis Miss Catherine Liberatori

M/M Michael Louie M/M Salvatore Leone

Marie Langone Mona Louis

Jacqueline Leconte Mrs. Nick Lauriello M/M Vito Martino

Mrs. Eleanor Marzano M/M Michael Mc Donald M/M Richard Mc’Grath M/M Jerome McKinney

Miss Marie Moise M/M James Morrissey M/M James Mahaney

Gail Monsegue M/M Gerard Murphy

Mrs. Francis Mistretta M/M Myrthil

Maria Mozzatto F. Nau

Mrs. Margaret Nelson Ms. Joyce Nelson

James Nelson M/M Jean Odenat

M/M Michael O’Shea Mona Olivier

Gladys Pascal Miss Peggy Pascal

M/M Joseph Pasqua M/M William Pasterak Dr. Mario Patlingrao M/M Pablo Peralta

Miroslava Polakowski Ms. Amy Pasterak Mr. Frank Pasterak

Mr. William Pasterak III Marie Lourdes Paul

Fidelia Pierre M/M Anthony Quaranta Mrs. Frances Rapisarda

Lydia Reid M/M Humberto Rendon M/M Manuel Rodriguez

Barbara Rogus M/M Ronald Russo

Ms. Genevieve Reilly M/M Colin Roberts Marie Richardson

Ms. Patricia Robinson Miss Deborah Sankey

M/M John Sloan M/M Christopher Spinelli M/M Anthony Sylvester

Mildred Sikorski M/M Gregory Taylor M/M James Tobin M/M John Tobin

Nicole Victor Ms. Alfreda Washington M/M Matthew Williams Mr. Ronald Woodroffe

M/M William Young

SAVE THE DATES Monday, February 25, 2019

Dream Day

Saturday, March 9, 2019 St. Patrick/ St. Joseph Dance

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Ministry Day

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH

Cordially Invites You and Your Family to

CELEBRATE YOUR SACRAMENTS

Sunday, December 30 2018

11:30 AM Mass

Fellowship to follow in the

MCA School Cafeteria

Join us on the

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY

as we celebrate all those who have received a

Sacrament

at Saint Thomas Aquinas in 2018.

We look forward to seeing you and your family there

Fr. Dwayne, Fr. Kieran & Fr. Clifford