Worshipping at St. Thomas of Villanova Church, Manuels
Mass Schedule
SATURDAY SERVICES
Every Saturday 4PM
SUNDAY SERVICES
Every Sunday at 10:30AM
WEEKDAY MASSES
(Please check bulletin for changes)
Tuesday - Thursday at 10AM
Friday at 7PM
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays - 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Sundays – 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Wednesdays - 10:30 – 11:00 am
or by appointment
Our Pastor
Father James Fleming
Basilica Livestream
Mass at the Basilica is live streamed each morning at 9:00 am at http://www.thebasilica.net/.
Adoration at Basilica from 11-12 each day
Also Visit The Basilica Church
From The Vatican
From The Archdiocese
Meeting in Holy Rosary Church,
Portugal Cove
Members of the Catholic Community of Portugal Cove–St. Philips
are invited to a meeting in
Holy Rosary Church
in Portugal Cove at
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 7, 2024.
The purpose of this
meeting is to discuss the future of
Holy Rosary Church and Parish.
Events and
Announcements
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Parish Council - Tuesday, April 23rd – 7:30 pm
Liturgy Committee - Thursday, April 25th – 7:30 pm
FOOD DRIVE
St. Thomas of Villanova CWL will be collecting food for the Paradise / CBS
Food Bank. Any parishioners interested in donating to this project may do so by dropping items in a box at the entrance of the church. Thank you in advance for your donations. The deadline for donations is May 5.
CCCB WEBINAR SERIES: “A GREAT SYMPHONY OF PRAYER” - The CCCB Ad hoc Committee for the Preparation for the Jubilee 2025, is pleased to announce a two-part webinar series titled, “A Great Symphony of Prayer” which will enable the faithful a meaningful way to participate in the Year of Prayer announced by Pope Francis on 21 January 2024. The Jubilee Office in Rome has prepared a series of booklets on prayer, the themes of which will be taken up during the webinar series. “A Great Symphony of Prayer” will include one four-part webinar series in the Spring and one more four-part webinar series in the Fall. Dr. Josephine
Lombardi (St. Augustine's Seminary) will present these eight English-language webinars on prayer: The theme for the Spring series is entitled “A Great Symphony of Prayer: The Our Father as a Programme of Life” and sessions are scheduled for April 23 and 30. Each session will be held from 1:00-2:30 pm EST. A link for registration can be found on our Archdiocesan webpage: www.rcsj.org. (Ed Connolly, Director of Family Catechesis, Archdiocese of St. John’s)
LET'S TALK ABOUT LAUDATO SI
A six week Book Study of Pope Francis’ letter on Care For Our Common Home. Join us at St. Teresa’s Church – 120 Mundy Pond Road, Thursday evenings April 18 – May 23 @ 7:00 pm.
To register please email rafftcssr@gmail.com Space is limited.
PARISH OFFICE
The parish office is now located in the Church/Parish Hall premises. To access the office drive to the back of the Church and enter through the door marked “Parish Office”. Office hours, email & telephone number remain the same. If there are any issues with the phone line please call 709-697-1340. Feel free to drop by and see our new office.
K OF C ADOPTION PROJECT
Blessed Trinity Council #6792 sponsors 4 children through Children Believe. One of the fundraisers for this project is recycling. Any parishioner who wishes to participate can do so by dropping their recyclables on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at the Manuels recycling Depot. To identify your recyclable, print an identification tag inside the depot by using #8349481 or simply tell the employee it’s for the Knights of Columbus.
Rosary by Phone
Fr. Fleming leads the Rosary by phone using a conference call line each Wednesday at 6:30pm.
It is open to anyone. For those who wish to join, simply call the following number and enter the access code when prompted.
Phone: 709 701-4501
Access Code: 8157599
Electronic Fund Transfer
Are once again being accepted by the parish. You will be asked to create a security question and answer, as automatic deposit is not yet available – donations can be emailed to
