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

  • Parking Lot Update

    January 30, 2025 - 7:51am
    The parking lot project was slowed down due to the rain this week and will not be paved this week.  Please plan accordingly by leaving for church a little early this weekend and coming in through the entrance off Maricopa...
  • Happy Catholic Schools Week!

    January 26, 2025 - 6:00am
    Happy Catholic Schools Week!  This year we celebrate Catholic Schools Week from January 26th to February 1st. Catholic education is a pillar of evangelization for our communities and our world, forming young men and women...
  • Parking Lot Project Update

    January 24, 2025 - 9:39am
    The contractor has finished the first phase of the parking lot paving project.  The picture below was taken before the striping was completed.  The new part of the lot is now open and they have begun the second phase of the...
  • Day of Prayer for Unborn Children (January 22, 2025)

    January 22, 2025 - 6:00am
    Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children From the instant of his or her conception, God loves each human life. This life must be respected and protected, and we Catholics have affirmed the moral evil of abortion...
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day Pot Luck

    January 20, 2025 - 1:14pm
    Event: St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day Pot Luck Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025 Details: Come and celebrate St. Thomas Aquinas' feast day at our parish with a pot luck beginning after the Spanish mass around 12:30 on Sunday 1/26 in...

Spiritual Reflections

  • Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us! (Feb. 11th)

    February 11, 2025 - 9:44am
    Today we celebrate Our Lady’s appearance to a young peasant girl, Bernadette, in 1858 in Lourdes, France. Through a series of private revelations, Mary revealed herself as “the Immaculate Conception" and the site today...
  • Family Faith Activities - Ordinary Time

    February 11, 2025 - 9:42am
    Living Ordinary Time as a Family Between the seasons of Advent and Lent, the Church's liturgical season is known as Ordinary Time. As the Church's readings focus on the public ministry of Christ, we realize this time is anything...
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day

    January 28, 2025 - 6:00am
    Today we celebrate Saint Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of our parish, a member of the Dominican Order , and one of the Doctors of the Church .  A philosopher and theologian he was born circa 1225 in Roccasecca, Italy...
  • Happy Catholic Schools Week!

    January 26, 2025 - 6:00am
    Happy Catholic Schools Week!  This year we celebrate Catholic Schools Week from January 26th to February 1st. Catholic education is a pillar of evangelization for our communities and our world, forming young men and women...
  • The Old World Defeated - Sunday, January 26th

    January 25, 2025 - 2:00pm
    Parish Note:  This weekend we will be celebrating the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas which is on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.  You can view the readings by click HERE . Sunday, January 26, 2025 | Third Sunday in Ordinary Time...

Upcoming Events

Adult Faith Formation

March 2, 2025 at 11:00am to at 12:00pm
Join us for our series on adult catholic faith formation where we discuss a wide variety of topics in our catholic faith. Each session will be held... Read more

St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Solemnity
March 19, 2025 at (All day)

The Annunciation of the Lord

Solemnity
March 25, 2025 at (All day)

Adult Faith Formation

April 6, 2025 at 11:00am to at 12:00pm
Join us for our series on adult catholic faith formation where we discuss a wide variety of topics in our catholic faith. Each session will be held... Read more

Labor Day

September 1, 2025 at (All day)

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin May

September 8, 2025 at (All day)
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