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
Say "Yes" to Lent
December 6, 2025 - 3:56pmPlease join us Sunday 12/7/2025 after the 9:30 mass when Deacon Phil and Mary Nelson will give a presentation on how to "Say 'Yes' to Advent" in the Aquinas Center hall. Light refreshments will be provided. Home Page ...Holyday of obligation - The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 5, 2025 - 10:56amHello all, This coming Monday, December 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is a Holy day of obligation. Mass times are: 8am in English 6pm BilingualNo Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament this week.
November 26, 2025 - 9:28amDuring Thanksgiving the Blessed Sacrament is not exposed. We will resume next week with regular hours. Happy Thanksgiving to all!Daily Mass on Thanksgiving at 10:00 am
November 23, 2025 - 7:08amDaily Mass on Thanksgiving Day will move from 8:00 am to 10 am. Home Page Prayer Line Bulletins DonateBeware of Scam Emails
November 3, 2025 - 9:52amPlease beware of emails appearing to come from Fr. Kirk or someone else you know claiming to need money and requesting that you not contact them by phone. These scams often ask for money in the form of gift cards or other...
Spiritual Reflections
Devotionals for Advent
December 6, 2025 - 4:10pmThere are many ways to make this Advent a special time of preparation and spiritual renewal. Shown below are links to a few of the devotionals available. Hallow Advent Challenge: https://hallow.com/ Best Advent Ever with...Family Faith Activities for December
December 6, 2025 - 4:05pmEncountering Jesus as a Family We're not meant to experience the love of Jesus all alone. Just as the Lord entered the world through a family, He can enter our hearts through our family. Here are a few simple ways you and your...Second Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 7th
December 6, 2025 - 3:58pmSunday, December 7, 2025 | Second Sunday of Advent | Matthew 3:1–12 Friends, today St. Matthew compels us to come to grips with the great Advent figure of John the Baptist. It’s really impossible to grasp the significance...Opening us to the path of love - Sunday, October 26th
October 25, 2025 - 2:00pmSunday, October 26, 2025 | Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Luke 18:9–14 Friends, today Jesus tells us of the Pharisee and the tax collector—so, stereotypically righteous and unrighteous people—who both enter the...St. John Paul II (Oct. 22nd)
October 22, 2025 - 6:00amA son of Poland who survived both the Nazi and Communist regime, Karol Wojtyla became a priest, and then a bishop, and then was elected Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 and took on the name John Paul II. Young Karol was a...
Upcoming Events
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
January 22, 2026 at (All day)
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), no. 373, designates January 22 as a particular day of prayer and penance, called the "Day of... Read more
St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day
Memorial
January 28, 2026 at (All day)
The patron saint of our parish. Click here for information on St. Thomas AquinasRead more
The Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
9:00am Mass in English 6:30pm Bilingual Mass
August 15, 2026 at (All day)
Today we celebrate the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven. This is one of the dogmatic teaching of the church on Mary and is often... Read more