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

  • Happy Easter, from St. Thomas Aquinas

    April 20, 2025 - 6:00am
    Good 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 - 1:00pm
    Celebrating 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 - 2:00pm
    Eggs & 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 - 2:00pm
    Dear 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...
  • 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...

Spiritual Reflections

  • St. Catherine of Siena, Pray for Us! (April 29)

    April 29, 2025 - 6:00am
    A young laywoman with almost no education, Catherine of Siena became known for her intense experiences of prayer, her powerful preaching, and her scathing critique of the political and church leaders of her day.  She is...
  • Divine Mercy Sunday (April 27th)

    April 26, 2025 - 2:00pm
    Divine Mercy Sunday Today, on the 2nd weekend of the Easter Season, we celebrate "Divine Mercy Sunday." Today's devotion comes from Sister Maria Faustina, who was a young, uneducated nun in a convent in Poland during the 1930s...
  • St. Mark the Evangelist, Pray for Us! (April 25th)

    April 25, 2025 - 6:00am
    Who was St. Mark?   Mark was a disciple of Simon Peter and wrote the Gospel based on Peter's preaching from Rome. He was a Jewish Christian and a cousin of Barnabas (Col. 4:10). Mark went on to establish the church in...
  • Happy Easter! Our gift of free access for you...

    April 20, 2025 - 2:00pm
    Happy Easter! We're so excited to continue celebrating the Easter Season together as a parish, and we'd like to extend a special welcome to anyone who is new to our parish community or returning to the Church! You are home!  We...
  • Happy Easter, from St. Thomas Aquinas

    April 20, 2025 - 6:00am
    Good 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...

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

St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Solemnity
March 19, 2026 at (All day)

The Annunciation of the Lord

Solemnity
March 25, 2026 at (All day)

Labor Day

September 7, 2026 at (All day)

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin May

September 8, 2026 at (All day)