Finance Committee/Building & Grounds Committee

The Finance Committee is a group of dedicated parishioners who meet monthly. Together with the pastor, they oversee the financial aspects of the parish, i.e. the formulation of the annual budget and approval of parish fundraising projects. The Finance Committee meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall.

The Building and Grounds Committee is responsible for the maintenance of the parish grounds and buildings. One of their major projects is a periodic clean-up/fix-up session to maintain and improve the parish grounds. Volunteers are always appreciated for these work sessions. Watch the weekly bulletin for the announcements regarding scheduled work sessions. If you are mechanically inclined and wish to volunteer, please contact Rosemary Ritchie.

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Stewardship Committee

The Stewardship Committee helps parishioners focus on time, talent and treasure and keeping the idea of stewardship before us throughout the year. This committee meets on an as-needed basis.

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Festival Committee

This is the committee responsible for overseeing our annual summer parish festival and ever-popular Monte Carlo Night, which are big fundraisers for our parish. They arrange for the food vendors, setup and recruitment of volunteers from the parish and local community to staff all the booths. The festival is held each year on the first Saturday of August and the Monte Carlo is held the evening before. It is an event that is enjoyed by the parish and community as a whole.

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Religious Education Committee

The Religious Education Committee oversees the Religious Education program, Children’s Liturgy, Youth Group, and RCIA. They work with the Administrator of Faith Formation and Youth Minister to ensure that the programs keep running smoothly. The Religious Education Committee meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the odd months at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall.

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Spiritual Life and Social Concerns Committee

The purpose of the Spiritual Life Committee is to assist the pastor in overseeing the liturgical and spiritual life of the parish. This committee coordinates liturgical and para-liturgical liturgies and services for the parish, which include Ministers of Mass such as ushers, lectors, servers, and Eucharistic ministers. Contact Stephanie Garst if you are interested in helping in mass with one of these positions. Additionally, they are responsible for the art and environment of the parish. Also, this committee covers multiple activities within the parish and community; including the monthly collection for the food pantry, Giving Tree, collecting items for Birthline, and Pro-Life activities. The Spiritual Life Committee meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall.

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Women’s Club

The Women’s Club is a social group for all women of our parish eighteen years of age or older. The Women’s Club sponsors many activities as a service to the parish. Some of these activities include: funeral meals, new mothers meals, Prayer Chain and Confirmation brunch. Fund-raising activities vary each year and run the gamut from Lenten Dinners to scrap booking work days. Funds raised are used to purchase items for the parish not included in the general budget and to make donations to charitable organization. Women’s Club meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall.

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Adult & Children’s Choir

Over the years, St. Thomas has assembled an adult choir to enhance the Sunday liturgies, seasonal holidays and special services through music. There is also a children’s choir that leads music once a month at the 8:00 a.m. Mass.

Weekly rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the church, unless otherwise noted. The adult choir meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday, and the children’s choir meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday.

Any parishioner of high school age or older with the gift of singing and/or music is encouraged to join the adult choir. Any child 1st – 8th grade with the same interests is invited to join the children’s choir.

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St. Ann’s Club

St. Ann’s is a social club consisting of parishioners who get together monthly to play euchre. The club is happy to teach new members the game of euchre. St. Ann’s meet the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the parish hall.

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Rosary Group

The Rosary is prayed each Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Everyone is welcome to come and join in prayer.