St Thomas the Apostle Parish
St. Thomas the Apostle 1449 Wilcox Park Drive,  Grand Rapids, MI 49506

616.459.4662

A church site of Diocese of Grand Rapids
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Welcome -
Come Holy Spirit.
Fill Us With Your Spirit.
Renew The Earth!

This is our Internet home where you will find interesting articles and information about our parish family.  We invite you to visit us during the summer months as we celebrate the mysteries of faith.

As We Celebrate Pentecost We Also Wish You A Happy and Blessed Mother's Day!  



Do Justly. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly.
As Catholics we have and continue to grow significantly in awakening our consciences by teaching and preaching the Justice called for by the word of God and taught by the Church. The Church and Christians throughout history have long been active, in a multitude of ways, in doing the works of mercy. But we remain tentative and often incapable of articulating a spoken witness to Jesus, and this significantly weakens the effectiveness of our Social Justice efforts. A person doing the works of mercy who can effectively articulate her or his witness to Christ will long be doing them, will be doing them with increasing fruitfulness and with an absence of bitterness or rancor toward the world. In this way, the peace of the Kingdom will unfold in a fallen world to the praise of God and for the hope of all.




A Catholic and Homosexual
People can allow anything to define their existence. For some it becomes one of their talents, their family lineage, or some aspect of their physical appearance. For some it is their wealth or social position, or a particular person to whom they have become attached. It can also be how they are sexually attracted. Catholic Faith believes that God, and God’s call to love defines our existence and informs us of who we are and what we are worth. It does not believe that homosexual attraction should come to define a person’s existence, shape their character or determine their choices about how to engage the world.



Catholic Citizens & American Politics
It has long been my conviction that the greatest gift we offer our country and our national enterprise is our Faith and the Catholic conscience that our Faith forms within us. Our Lord, himself, makes clear who he intends us to be for our country ...



Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit

“The important thing is to pray to the Holy Spirit so that He may descend on you. When one has Him, one has everything.” “Begin by calling on the Holy Spirit each day. The most important thing is to pray to the ...




British cardinal: public life cannot be "God-free zone"

England's leading Catholic prelate has warned against pressure to make the nation's public life a "God-free zone."


In a lecture delivered at Westminster Cathedral, as part of a series of talks on religion and public life, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor said that he saw an odd ...





Asking the Holy Spirit for Unity of the Church
This morning the Pope received His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. He then met with the bishops in the patriarch's delegation who were from many diverse countries.
 

 At noon in the Clementine Hall, the Holy Father presided over the ...




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  Youth & Young Adult Ministry
  Teachings By Fr. Jim Chelich
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Education & Formation Opportunities For Adults
  Becoming a Catholic

About Us
  Vision Statement
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  About Our Patron

Christian Service Ministries
  Esperanca
  Stephen Ministry

Adult Peer Formation Groups
  50 Plus Club
  Y.A.C.H.T. - Young Adults Hanging Together
  KOINONIA - Young Adults
  M.A.C.S. - Mom's and Children Sharing
  College Students Connecting with Christ

Prayer and Worship
  Liturgy of the Word with Children
  Music Ministry

Parish History
  The New Millineum
  The Nineties
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  The Sixties
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  The Forties
  The Thirties
  The Twenties

St. Thomas the Apostle School
  Catechesis For A Catholic School
  Addressing Racism at St. Thomas Parish

Protecting God's Children Forms & Training
  Standards of Ministerial Behavior
  Background Check Authorization

R.O.C.-Youth Ministry
  Living Stations of the Cross

Teachings by Father James Chelich
 

A Catholic and Homosexual

  Catholic Citizens & American Politics
  A Living Relationship with the Word of God
  Daily Prayer Time
  Participating in Mass with Your Heart
  Receiving Holy Communion
  Reverence for the Presence of Jesus
  This Is My Body

Catholic World News
  British cardinal: public life cannot be "God-free zone"
  Brazilian jury reverses conviction in nun's murder

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
  Fishers of Men
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VIS
  Asking the Holy Spirit for Unity of the Church
  Pope at Concert of Chinese Philharmonic orchestra



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