We welcome you to St. Thomas and hope that you will soon feel like a part of our community of faith.
If you are visiting with us or have not registered at the parish, we would love to get to know you better! You may stop in the office to register or pick-up a registration form in church or even register online. The Welcome Committee's mission is not only to help you to know about St. Thomas but to also help you feel like St. Thomas is your home and an extension of your family.
Office Hours/Contact our Parish Office: (865) 986-9885
Friday 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Closed 12:00 PM-12:30 PM for lunch
Staff/email links:
- Fr. Ray Powell, Pastor
- Fr. Julian Cardona, Associate Pastor
- Deacon Sean Smith, Deacon
- Deacon John Krepps, Deacon
- Deacon David Egan, Deacon
- Lupe Cortes, Executive Assistant to the Pastor
- Joe Piscitello, Business Manager
- Deb Reinhart, Bookkeeper
- Jill St. Yves, Director of Religious Education
- Joel Studer, Director of Youth Ministry
- Randy Tarpley, Facilities Coordinator
- Jim Polhamus, Liturgical Coordinator
- Marla Sloane Emerson, Music Coordinator
- Brenda Gonzalez, Receptionist
Mass Times
Saturday 7:00 PM Spanish Vigil
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM
Mon-Fri 8:30 AM
Saturday 9:00 AM
Reconciliation:
Tuesday: 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Holy Day and Holiday Mass Schedule
Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Day
10 AM Mass (English)
Friday, November 27
No Mass Daily or Communion Service
Monday, December 7
Immaculate Conception Vigil
7 PM Mass (Spanish)
Tuesday, December 8
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
10 AM Mass (English)
6 PM Mass (Spanish)
Friday, December 11
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
6:20 PM Rosary (Spanish)
7 PM Mass (Spanish)
Saturday, December 12
5 AM Mañanitas (Singing and Rosary in the Church)
9 AM Mass (English)
5 PM Mass (English)
6:20 PM Rosary (Spanish)
7 PM Mass (Spanish)
December 16-23- there will be no public celebration of Las Posadas. A Spanish Rosary will be live-streamed on the St. Thomas the Apostle YouTube Channel nightly at 7 PM, except on Saturday which will follow the 7 PM Spanish Mass.
Christmas and New Year Mass Schedule
Thursday, December 24
Christmas Eve
No 8:30 AM Mass or Communion Service
4:30 PM Mass (English)
7 PM Mass (Spanish)
9:30 PM (English)
Friday, December 25
The Nativity of the Lord
Christmas Day
10 AM (English)
Saturday, December 26
No Daily Mass
No Communion Service
No Confessions
Thursday, December 31
Vigil of the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
No 8:30 AM Mass or Communion Service
7 PM Mass (Spanish)
Friday, January 1, 2021
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
10 AM (English)
No Evening Mass
Important Note: Due to the cleaning after Masses and space restrictions, there will be no additional times for Confessions during Advent. Instead, both priests will be available during normal times for Confession.
Tuesdays: 6 PM-7 PM
Saturdays 9:45 AM-10:30 AM
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St. Thomas the Apostle Masses
Weekdays at 8:30 a.m.
Saturdays at 9 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Masses at 5 p.m. (English)
Los sábados a las 7 p.m. (en Español)
Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Online Giving and Parish Support
Your financial support of the vital ministries of St. Thomas the Apostle is crucial and appreciated. We ask that you prayerfully consider weekly online giving as a way to sustain our parish. Online giving is secure and easy to use. Online giving ensures a steady flow of support for the ministries that are vital to our parish throughout the year.
Stay connected to St. Thomas the Apostle
Father Ray Powell, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle, recognizes the importance of our parish family and the need for our parish to stay informed about activities, ministries, and events. Flocknote is an email/texting system for parishes and is the primary method we will use as a parish to keep you informed.
We encourage you to sign up for this free Flocknote subscription to receive our parish emails and texts. Fr. Ray and many of our ministries use Flocknote to provide regular information updates to the parish.