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Hello, Parishioners:

On Thursday, July 3, we honored Saint Thomas the Apostle, often remembered as “Doubting Thomas.” Yet his story is one of profound faith. When Thomas touched the wounds of the Risen Christ, his doubt transformed into one of the clearest professions of faith in Scripture: “My Lord and my God!”

Thomas teaches us that doubt is not the enemy of faith, but often its doorway. He was honest about his struggles. He wanted truth, not merely comforting words. And Jesus met him where he was, inviting him to touch and believe.

We, too, carry questions, wounds, and uncertainties. Like Thomas, we long for evidence that Christ is truly risen and present in our lives. Jesus invites us, as he did Thomas, to draw closer, to see, to touch — through the sacraments, through Scripture, and the love of the Christian community.

Thomas later carried the Gospel far, even to India, giving his life for Christ. (By the way, my family traces our Christian roots to the works of Saint Thomas the Apostle, who landed on our shores in 52 AD. There is also one of the oldest Jewish synagogues in the world in the state of Kerala in India, where I was born.) His journey reminds us that faith is not just a matter of belief, but a mission.

May Saint Thomas help us transform our doubts into deeper faith, and our faith into bold witness for the Risen Lord.

Saint Thomas the Apostle, pray for us!

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Join Me in Welcoming Deacon Aidan!

Our newly ordained Deacon, Aidan Cameron-Smith,
will be the homilist on

Sunday, August 3,

during the
9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Holy Masses.

-- Fr. Augustine Joseph

Friday, July 18:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel)
Saturday, July 19:
- Backpack Project Table Outside of the Church 4:45 p.m.
- Music Workshop and Reception 9:00 a.m. (Church/Hall)
- Grief Support 10:00 a.m. (Ignatius)
- Reconciliation 4:00 p.m. (Church)
- Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m. (Church)
Sunday, July 20: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Mass 7:30 a.m. (Church)
- Backpack Project Table Outside of the Church After All Masses
- Mass 9:30 a.m. (Church/Livestream)
- Mass 11:30 a.m. (Church)
Monday, July 21:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- Christian Meditation 5:30 p.m. (Ignatius)
Tuesday, July 22:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- HSYM LOAF Night 7:00 p.m. (Hall)
Wednesday, July 23:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- New Testament Study Group 6:30 p.m. (Pope)

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From the Desk of the

Social Concerns Committee

~2025 Backpack Project~

Backpack donation collections continue this weekend after all masses. Please make checks to St. Charles Borromeo with the “CISSP Backpack Project” noted on your check or tithing envelope, and give it to a representative at the backpack table before or after all Masses through July 27.

You can also donate online. (Be sure to select "Backpack Project" from the drop-down menu.) Find more details on the parish website.

Thank you for your generosity,

SCC Team