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
Rummage Sale Sign-ups
August 11, 2025 - 11:32amThe Parish Rummage Sale is Aug 23-24, 2025 and we need your help. Money that is raised by the rummage sale is used to help pay for parish operations and ministries. Please prayerfully consider volunteering to help with the...Parish Festival and Rummage Sale Signups
August 3, 2025 - 2:43pmRummage Sale Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to help with the Parish Rummage Sale August 23-24, 2025. We will be sending out volunteer activity signups through Flocknote the week of August 4th. If you have not...Parish Festival September 5-7, 2025
July 23, 2025 - 9:28amWe are excited to announce that the Parish Festival will be held sooner this year than last year! The festival will run from Friday, September 5, 2025 through Sunday September 7, 2025. It will be the same type of festival as...St. Thomas Aquinas Rummage Sale
July 23, 2025 - 9:17amWe will be having our parish rummage sale the weekend of August 23-24 in the Aquinas Center. The hours will be Saturday 8/23 from 8am - 5pm and Sunday 8/24 from 8am - 2pm. We need your help to make this a successful rummage...Family Assistance Program
July 23, 2025 - 9:04amArchbishop Gomez has issued a letter announcing the creation of the Family Assistance Program. This new program will provide assistance to individuals and families in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles who are suffering economic...
Spiritual Reflections
Clear the ground for something new - Sunday, August 17th
August 16, 2025 - 2:00pmSunday, August 17, 2025 | Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Luke 12:49-53 Friends, the statement of Jesus that we have in the Gospel for today is frightening: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were...Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary (August 15th)
August 15, 2025 - 6:00amThe Assumption of Mary Mary was assumed, body and soul, into heaven. What does this mean? This doesn't mean that Mary floated "up, up and away" into the clouds, but rather that she fully entered into that final harmony and...St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us! (August 14th)
August 14, 2025 - 6:00amSt. Maximilian Kolbe was a Franciscan friar, a writer, a missionary, and a martyr at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Born in Poland, the young boy Raymond experienced a vision of Mary offering the two crowns of purity and...Back to School!
August 12, 2025 - 2:00pmIt's that time of year! Teachers are preparing, stores are restocking their supplies, and students are either sitting in excitement or absolute dread: school is coming! We know the end of summer and the beginning of the school...St. Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us! (July 31st)
July 31, 2025 - 7:00amBorn in Northern Spain, Ignatius' leg was shattered by a cannonball in 1520. During his recovery, he read stories of the saints and the life of Christ and devoted himself to a life of holiness. His followers became known as...
Upcoming Events
Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 22, 2025 at (All day)
On August 22nd, Catholics worldwide celebrate an extraordinary coronation – not of an earthly monarch, but of a humble girl from Nazareth who became... Read more
Memorial of Saint Monica
August 27, 2025 at (All day)
The Memorial of Saint Monica, celebrated on August 27, honors the mother of Saint Augustine, known for her persistent prayers and faith that led to... Read more
Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
August 28, 2025 at (All day)
St. Augustine of Hippo is the patron of brewers because of his conversion from a former life of loose living, which included parties, entertainment,... Read more
Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
August 29, 2025 at (All day)
This feast recalls the suffering and death of John the Baptist, who bore witness to Christ even unto death. The Church honors his sacrifice as a... 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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