Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish

Mission Statement: Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we the church answer the call of Christ to be a visible sign of His

presence by participating in: Scripture and Sacraments, Worship and Prayer, Spiritual and Academic Education, Evangeliza-

tion and Witnessing, Service and Charity, Fellowship and Community. Through our words and actions with our universal

community of believers, we strive to share the love of God with the greater Oroville community and throughout the world.

Fr. Gerome Hernandez, MSP,

Parochial Administrator

Jesus Venegas, Deacon

Thomas O'Connell, Deacon

Shirlee Ohls-Morris, Parish Bookkeeper

Ms. Kasia Heinert, Principal

Mrs. Tamara Landers, School Bookkeeper

Mrs. Erin Weckman, School Secretary

Established

1857

Our Parish Family includes Saint Thomas the Apostle in Oroville, Saint Thomas the Apostle

School, and of Saint Anthony of Padua in Challenge. For mass Times see inside.

Diocese of

Sacramento

1886

Parish Office:

1330 Bird Street,

Oroville CA 95965

Office Hours: Tues.- Fri. 9-12;

Phone: 530-533-0262

Fax: 530-533-1148

http://www.orovillecatholic.org

School Office:

1380 Bird Street,

Oroville CA 95965

Phone: 530-534-6969

Fax: 530-534-9374

http://stschool.net

The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday July 16th 2017

Readings for Today: Is. 55: 10-11; Rom. 8: 18-23; Mt. 13: 1-23

Mon. : Ex. 1:8-4, 22; Mt. 10: 34-11:1

Tues. : Ex. 2: 1-15a; Mt. 11: 20-24

Wed. : Ex. 3: 1-6, 9-12; Mt. 11: 25-27

Thurs.: Ex. 3: 13-20; Mt. 11: 28-30

Fri. : Ex 11: 10-12:14; Mt. 12: 1-8

Sat. : Ex. 12: 37-42; Jn. 20: 1-2, 11-18

Readings for the Week

Hospital Visits

If you have a family member, a relative, or a close Catholic friend who is hospitalized and would like a hospital visit from the Priest or a Eucharistic Minister, please call the

Parish Office at 533-0262.

Please Remember in Your Prayers

Marinda Madrigal Helen Bettencourt Joe H. Smith Alicia Mills Mary Anne Board Luz Loza Becky Brack Esther Corona Mary Castillo Caroline Murrad Bob Rice

Fred Reno Marilyn Mesclier Russ Lewis Reggie Greywolf Gary Norwood Michael Cooper

Saturday, July 15th: St. Bonaventure

5:30 PM (English) Leo J. Frericks, RIP

7:00 PM (Spanish)

Sunday, July 16th: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:40 AM Rosary

8:15 AM For the Intentions of Eva Lincoln, Esther Corona, Judy Chiaron, Vita Downing; Gordon Gomez RIP

10:30 AM

12:00 PM Rosary @ St. Anthony’s in Challenge

12:30 PM @ St. Anthony’s in Challenge

Monday, July 17th:

There is no daily mass today at 8:30 AM, at 6:30 PM The

Divine Mercy Chaplet and scriptural Rosary in will be

held in the Church.

Tuesday, July 18th: St. Camillus de Lellis

8:30 AM

Wednesday, July 19th:

8:30 AM

Thursday, July 20th: St. Appollinaris

8:30 AM

Friday, July 21st: St. Lawrence of Brindisi

8:30 AM

Saturday, July 22nd: St. Mary Magdalene

5:30 PM (English) Steven J Frericks, RIP

7:00 PM (Spanish)

Mass Schedule, Intentions & Observances

Word of Life for July 16, 2017

“The challenge is to make the Church’s ‘yes’ to Life concrete and effective. The struggle will be long, and it needs each one of you. Place your intelligence, your talents, your enthusiasm, your compassion and your fortitude at the service of life!”

— Pope John Paul II, “Homily,” August 15, 1993. © 1993 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission. https://goo.gl/Cgwd0I

Confessions are heard from 4:00PM to 5:00 PM Satur-

days, and by Appointment.

RCIA Inquiry:

What is RCIA? RCIA inquiry is a chance for interested people to ask questions about Catholic things. It is our way of preparing adults for Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist. If you’re interested in learning more about what Catholics believe join us Every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. in the Community Center. Questions? Call Mary: 589-2986

Saint Thomas The Apostle Church Oroville California News for July 16 2017

Reboot Live Coming Soon

Reboot Live! is an exciting Event coming soon to Our Divine Savior Catholic Church in Chico, on September 17th. Chris Stefanick is an internationally renowned speaker and author, along with top musicians, are out to help you reconnect with your faith and rediscover God, in an inspirational and practical way. Tickets will be for sale at the school when it reopens in August. For additional information you can check out www.reallifecatholic.com

Food Drive

It’s time again to help Salvation Army to fill their pantry. We will start collecting non perishable food this weekend thru August.. Thank you for your generosity, God Bless you and your family.

Attention Ministries and Societies:

Please submit your 2017-2018 calendars for the master calendar in the Parish Office by July 31. Include a contact person, telephone number, e-mail if possible, and the dates that your group will need the Parish Library, classroom, Community Center, or Church. Drop your requests/calendars in the box located in the Parish Office, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the week.

Franciscan Mission Appeal

The Conventual Franciscans would like to thank Rev. Roy Doner and the St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Community for the welcome extended to Friar Francisco Nahoe, OFM Conv on the occasion of his recent visit to you Parish. On behalf of our Franciscan Brothers in the Mission of Vietnam, we thank you for having share in their lives, their priestly formation and their service to the church in South East Asia. We Franciscans are humbled and blessed by your generosity.

Liturgy Committee to Meet Next Week

Father Gerome wants to meet with the Liturgy Committee next week, Wednesday July 19 at 1:30 in the afternoon. I hope most of you can come. He would like to meet us and get to know who does what. There is no agenda for this meeting, but a meet and greet with Fr. Gerome. There will be a business meeting scheduled at a later date. Let Rhonda know if you can make it thanks.

Knights of Columbus Reno Trip

Announcing this year’s Reno Bus Trip hosted by the Knights of Columbus. The trip is scheduled for Sat. August 26th. We will be departing from the old Wal-Mart parking lot behind Wendy’s at 8 am and return at 8 pm the same day. Unfortunately due to a large price increase for the bus we need to raise our ticket price to $50 per person. Money needs to be in by July 23rd deadline. Hope we will have enough interest to still be able to go to Reno and support our Scholarship Funds. For further information and/or tickets contact Jim Cupido @ 533-5599 or get them after Masses

CLRS Rummage Sale is Coming

The Catholic Ladies' Relief Society semi-annual Rummage Sale in Fitzgerald Hall is Saturday August 5, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and Sunday, August 6, from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Donations will be gratefully accepted. We will provide you information as to drop off date and location. Please no computers, electronics, furniture or large appliances. Thank you for supporting us in our mission to serve those in our local community.

Advertising in the bulletin is easy and a basic ad can be purchased for as lit-

tle ad $5.00 a week. Graphic ads and larger sizes are more but discounts for mul-

tiple weeks are available. Contact the Parish Office or email aintthomasbul-

letinads@gmail.com for more information. Please no political ads.

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St. Thomas the Apostle School would like to help your kids reach their full po-

tential. This is the 61st Year of our school, and we offer a challenging curric-

ulum that helps students excel academically, morally, and spiritually. We are

accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association, and the Western Asso-

ciation of Schools and Colleges. Let’s work together for the future. Come visit

us at 1380 Bird st. Oroville or call us at 534-6969 www.stschooolnet

If you missed something from last

week the previous Issues can be

found online at

www.orovillecatholic.org

RCIA Summer Series

Join us for our RCIA Summer Series, where we journey through a comprehensive look at the RCIA Process over the course of 4 Saturdays. Presented by the Diocesan RCIA Committee, this Summer Series is designed for RCIA Coordinators, Team Members, Catechists, and all those who work with the process to deepen their understanding of the Rite itself, the preparation needed to implement the process in a parish and the Diocesan Guidelines for Implementation. Each Saturday can stand on its own, but individuals who attend all Saturdays will have explored all periods of the RCIA.

Dates: Saturday, July 22nd, August 5th Time: 8:30AM-5PM Location: Pastoral Center, 2110 Broadway, Sacramento

Cost: $75 for the entire series or $25 per individual session Register online: www.bit.ly/rciasummer

Plugging in to Faith

When you’re on the road or on the net and you want to stay connected to your Catholic Faith, there are lots of ways to do it.

If you have Satellite Radio in your car you’ve got two choices, EWTN on Channel 130 or The Catholic Channel on 129.

If you have a standard radio check out Immaculate Heart Radio. Immaculate Heart Radio; has stations all over the country and can be found close by on AM 1620. For a full list of stations you can go to www.ihradio.com. They also have a lot of great content. Busted Halo, another ministry run by the Paulist Fathers is a great resource and can be found at www.bustedhalo.org

For a Catholic take on news and Issues you can check out www.cruxnow.com or www.americamagazine.org.

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