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SUNDAY MASS: LIVESTREAM!
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Thank you to all who joined us for our Inaugural Livestream Mass!
Click here for Fr. Joseph's Homily from our Livestream Mass.
Click here to support the parish during this crisis.
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DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Mass & Private Prayer
All Liturgies suspended until further notice, per His Excellency, Bishop Knestout. CLICK HERE: For His Excellency’s Letter.
The Church Building is open for private prayer in St. Thomas Hall between 9am and 6pm (except during Confessions). No more than 10 individuals can be in the building at one time.PLEASE NOTE: THE ONLY ROOM OPEN FOR USE AT THIS TIME IS ST. THOMAS HALL.
THE TABERNACLE HAS BEEN MOVED INTO THIS MAIN WORSHIP SPACE.Confessions
Confessions will take place in the parish parking lot. Please do not park near the building one hour before Confessions. Please form into separate lines for each priest, standing at least 6 feet apart. Areas will be roped off. When it is your turn, please proceed to stand 6 feet away from the priest hearing Confession. The church building will be locked. Confessions will conclude when the line ends!
CLICK HERE: Diocesan Page of Information & Resources.CLICK HERE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CLICK HERE: Virginia Department of Health
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Contact Us!
Many members of our staff will be working remotely. We are still "open", just virtually. Contact us here.
Prayer Requests
The Dominican priests remember our parishioners daily at Mass.
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Mass "at home" & Other Resources
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Homilies now available!
During the COVID-19 outbreak, we will feature homilies from our priests on our website. Today's reflection is broadcast from Fr. Ambrose, via his I-Phone!
Follow this link to listen and to explore our homily archive.
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Letter from the Pastor
Office of the Pastor
Feast of St. Joseph
March 19, 2020
Dear Parishioners,In these very uncertain days, we do know of one thing that is always certain: the love of God! And because of that love, we know of His protection and care of each one of us. “Perfect love casts out all fear” (1 John 4:18). We ask the Lord for an infusion of His love precisely during these days filled with so many anxieties and fears....
Click here to read more.
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CLICK HERE: For a Message from the Chair of our Parish Finance Council
For all who are able: thank you for your continued support, even during this difficult time. Click the logo to access our Parish Giving portal.
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Resources, Resources, Resources!
Prayers for Home when Attending Mass is not Possible
Click here for an "at home" resource!
Prayer for Protection
Click here for the prayer (provided by our Knights of Columbus).Indulgence Decree
The Church has granted opportunities for indulgences. Click here to read the decree.
FREE Catholic Videos!
FORMED has opened their doors with lots of free content to sustain us through the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to browse.
Religious Education Video to Parents
Mass at home is HARD! Click here for a message from the Director of Religious Education.
We're working and praying, let's not forget PLAYING! Click here for message from the DRE.Online Religious Education!
Ignatius Press is providing free, online preparation using the Faith & Life program. Click here to email our Director of Religious Education to sign your children up.For our High School Students & Their Families
- Life Teen @ Home: Click Here for Week 1: Evidence.
- Join us, via zoom, Sundays @ 7pm for "Unleashed: A Missionary Discipleship Series on Hope".
Click here to email Karl for details. - Join us, Wednesdays @ 8pm on Instagram (@sta_youth) for "Lectio Live". All are welcome.
For our Middle School Students
Click Here for Week 1 with Reed.
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"What can I do?"
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Ways to help & be helped!
St. Vincent de Paul Holy Trinity Conference
The St. Vincent de Paul Holy Trinity Conference is a group of parishioners from the Charlottesville Catholic Churches with a mission to grow in holiness through service to our friends in need. We can provide financial assistance with food, utilities and emergency expenses. If you need help, please call 434-226-8022 or send an email message (click here). To support or volunteer, please go to our website.
40 CANS FOR LENT & HOLY COMFORTER FOOD PANTRY
The Knights continue to collect food for the Holy Comforter Food Pantry during our 40 Cans for Lent program. Please continue to remember and help those in need in our community during this challenging time.
The Holy Comforter Church Food Pantry will continue to be open 10 am to noon Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but with adjustments for the health and safety of the staff, volunteers and clients.
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A University Parish
Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish, serving the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Virginia. For over fifty years, the Friars of the Order of Preachers of the Province of St. Joseph have served here on the edge of the beautiful Grounds of Mr. Jefferson's University. Under the pastoral care of the Dominican friars, our vibrant and active parish enthusiastically embraces the mission of spreading the joy of the Gospel to the university and beyond
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