OUR LADYS ALTAR SOCIETY
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Our Lady's Altar Society
Our Lady’s Altar Society was formed more than 50 years ago when Msgr. John T. Gulcznski asked young school mothers to organize an essential Altar Society—some of the original members are still our most faithful members today! Now we are asking all women of any age and all interests to come forward and join like-minded women in spiritual and community sistership.
Our membership is made up of smaller groups called Circles although members do not have to belong to a Circle to be a member of the Altar Society. Circles support various charitable and spiritual organizations like providing welcome baskets for new seminarians, knitting and crocheting baby and adult items, making activity booklets for children at Parkland Hospital, hosting a light lunch for our monthly meetings, and cleaning the church.
The Altar Society serves our parish by operating the gift shop, maintaining the church candles and liturgical vestments, providing small boxes of personal items for people being helped by homeless shelters, and hosting the annual Fall and Spring Bake Sales from which all proceeds go directly back to the parish to keep our church beautiful and safe.
BECOME A MEMBER
Join us for sistership and service to our church. New friends are waiting to meet you! Come to your first meeting as our guest.
Dues are $50 annually, or $20 for our age 70+ members. You can register and pay online using the form below. After you submit the form, you will be asked to select your membership options and then click "Pay Now" at PayPal.
OLAS MEMBERSHIP FORMmother's day flowers
The St. Thomas Aquinas Our Lady's Altar Society will honor your mother, wife, grandmother, mother in-law, daughter, granddaughter, friend, teacher, or anyone you wish with a long stem rose on our altar at all Mother's Day Masses May 9-10th.
A donation of $15 per rose is requested
*Orders must be received by Tuesday, April 28th* to have your name and your honorees' names printed on the flyer in the church bulletin on Mother's Day weekend.
Contact Connie Wentz at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Thank you! All proceeds benefit our beautiful church.
purchase mother's day flowers hereMonthly MEEtings
We gather together on the third Tuesday of every month from September through May at 10am in the St Anne Hall or 6pm in St. Maron's Room.
MONTHLY CHURCH CLEANING
On the third Saturday of each month from 8:30am-9:30am volunteers will clean the altar area, main church, baptistry and confessionals. Duties include dusting statues, altar rail, lectern, window sills and side altars, wiping down pews, straightening up the song books and missalettes, cleaning glass doors, and cleaning up dust bunnies around walls and stairs by the altar.Please consider donating your time to help keep our church beautiful!Questions? Contact Roseanne Kaysen, [email protected] if you're interested or use the sign up link below.
Altar Flower DonationOur Lady’s Altar Society offers the opportunity to honor a loved one or commemorate a special occasion with flowers donated for the altar. Your intention can also be recognized in the bulletin if you wish.
Contact Chris Gresback