Welcome to the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church parish website.
We are an active Christian community in the Ojai Valley and invite you to join us in our mission to live the Gospel message. Listed below are some of the more recent news and updates. Please join us at Mass this week for worship, fellowship and celebration of God’s great love.
Our Mission
In our Catholic tradition we strive to live the Gospel life in prayer, sacrament, liturgy, teaching, evangelization and stewardship. By the grace of God and guided by the Holy Spirit, may we truly live the faith we are called to profess each day.
Announcements
Help Guide the Parish?
May 1, 2025 - 2:00pmFr. Kirk would like to form a Pastoral Council to assist him with shepherding the parish. The Council is a consultative body called to assist the pastor in discerning and carrying out the mission of the Church. Pastoral...Happy Easter, from St. Thomas Aquinas
April 20, 2025 - 6:00amGood morning everyone, Jesus Christ has conquered the grave! Let us rejoice in this most important day! Try to find joy in the small blessings--the sunshine and blooming flowers--and also in the hope we have knowing our savior...Family Faith Activities for the Easter Season
April 19, 2025 - 1:00pmCelebrating Easter as a Family You did it! Your family made it through the blessed season of Lent and has arrived at Easter! On this holiest day of the year, we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Here are some ways to focus...Eggs & the Easter Bunny?
April 18, 2025 - 2:00pmEggs & the Easter Bunny? What do egg hunts and the Easter bunny have to do with the Christian celebration of Jesus' resurrection from the dead? Easter Eggs Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus’ emergence from the tomb to...Holy Week Schedule for St. Thomas Aquinas
April 11, 2025 - 2:00pmDear church family, We look forward to observing and celebrating Holy Week together in the coming days. Click the button below to see the schedule for Holy Week and know that we are praying for you during this time! Holy Week...
Spiritual Reflections
Our Lady of Fatima: Pray for us! (May 13th)
May 13, 2025 - 6:00amMay 13th is the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. In 1917, the Blessed Mother appeared to three shepherd children in Portugal. Over the course of many months, she revealed herself to the children and implored them to spread the...Honor Your Mother (and all Mothers!)
May 11, 2025 - 6:00amMay is a month where we're called to pause and especially say, "Thank you!" for the steadfast, patient, and powerful love of our mothers. Be it with flowers, brunch, or just quality time with her, let's make an extra-special...Fourth Sunday of Easter - Sunday, May 11th
May 10, 2025 - 2:00pmSunday, May 11, 2025 | Fourth Sunday of Easter | John 10:27–30 Friends, our Gospel reading today is extremely short, but it is packed with theological and spiritual significance. We hear first of a voice: “My sheep hear my...Evangelizing & Seeking Justice
May 6, 2025 - 2:00pmEvangelizing & Seeking Justice "The earth is the Lord's" (Psalm 24:1) For many, religion is reduced today to merely "being a good person." Our behavior and ethics are seemingly all that matters; we don't need to actually tell...Third Sunday of Easter - Sunday, May 4th
May 3, 2025 - 2:00pmSunday, May 4, 2025 | Third Sunday of Easter | John 21:1–19 Friends, we must attend to the mystical depth of today’s Gospel. At the break of dawn, the disciples spy a mysterious figure on the distant shore who shouts out to...
Upcoming Events
Labor Day
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Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin May
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All Souls Day
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Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at (All day)
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