Events from 2021-2022:
Sunday, March 20
Broken Mary Project, Kevin Matthews shared his story of brokenness and healing through his encounter with a broken statue of Mary.
Click here for the recorded presentation
Please watch our Chapel Talks for “All in Week” at Saint Thomas the Apostle School.
Monday, January 24
Ryan Corcoran, Learning with Dyslexia:
Click here for Monday’s recorded Chapel Talk
Tuesday, January 25
Mental Health
Click here for Tuesday’s recorded Chapel Talk
Wednesday, January 26
Margie Hayward, Autism
Click here for Wednesday’s recorded Chapel Talk
Thursday, January 27
Mary Schafer, ADD/ADHD
Click here for Thursday’s recorded Chapel Talk
Friday, January 28th
Betsy Edgerton, What is inclusion?
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Advent by Candlelight 2021: If you missed this event, you can watch the Advent by Candlelight Event here and listen to retired Saint Thomas School principal, Suzi Furtwangler, speak about living the Advent season in a joy-filled, purposeful manner.
Events from 2020-2021:
Advent by Candlelight 2020 (virtual event): Thank you to all who attended our virtual Saint Thomas Advent by Candlelight. If you missed it, you can see the Advent by Candlelight on our Saint Thomas YouTube page and hear Lucyna Dieleman’s story of living her faith, day by day.
World Marriage Day Celebration 2021: An Evening to Honor and Enrich Your Marriage: Did you miss the event and want to watch it virtually? Visit our Saint Thomas YouTube page to watch virtually. Click here to access the program. Contact Pam Strobel (pamstrobel@stthomasgr.org or 616-459-4662, ext. 1203) if you would like to receive more information about couple prayer or to join a six week session on implementing the couple prayer series in your marriage.
Lenten Mission 2021: Take Courage for I am with You: Hope and Healing as a Way of Moving Forward. Did you miss the event and want to watch it virtually? Watch this event on our Saint Thomas YouTube Channel and check out the Lenten Mission 2021 Program.
Racism – An Invitation to Dialogue: Deacon Dean Vernon gave two dialogue sessions using Father Jim’s racism documents as a guide:
- Thursday, April 22, 2021 – The Roots of Racism – How Racism works and what we can do. Check out this Racism dialogue, Part 1 on our YouTube channel.
- Thursday, April 29, 2021 – Racism, the Word of God and the Faith of Catholics. Check out this Racism dialogue, Part 2 on our YouTube channel.
Father Jim wrote this special litany:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love – A Pastoral Letter Against Racism
Deacon Dean Vernon recently gave a school talk on cultural awareness — what it is, how we prioritize it in our life, and how we relate to one another from different cultures and priorities.
Shomari Tate, Director of Equity and Multiculturalism at Catholic Central, spoke to parents about social competency.