Liturgical Ministries

Eucharistic Ministers:

Assist with the distribution of the eucharist during Mass.  Time Commitment: Several Masses per month. Ministers are scheduled to serve at least twice per month Training includes 1 workshop sponsored by the diocese and a second training at the Parish.


Lectors: Lectors participate in the Mass by reading the first and second readings.  Time Commitment: Scheduled for Masses around your availability.  Training in the Parish. 


Contact Ellen Gilhooly 860-233-4580 x211



ALTAR SERVERS:  Assist the priests and deacons at Masses.  No experience needed. Children Grade 4 and older, as well as adults, who have received First Communion. Contact


Funeral Ministry:   Comfort those in their greatest time of need. Our Community envelopes these families and shows support through representation and serving at the funeral Mass. Roles include altar server, Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Greeter, and Cross bearer. Contact Trish Reagan trishr@stastm.org 860-233-4580 x207


The Children’s Rosary is a prayer group movement for children. It is a time when children can come together to pray and lead the rosary as a prayer group. Parents are invited to stay and pray along in the pews as the children lead the prayers. This ministry serves to strengthen the prayer lives of our children. 

Additional children’s rosary resources may be found at childrensrosary.org (English) and rosariodeninos.org (Spanish).


Second Sunday of every month 

9:45-10:15 AM in the lower Chapel at St. Thomas the Apostle Church


Contact: Blythe Kaufman


We would like to invite all of our 3-year-old through Kindergarten aged children to join us for Little Lambs during the 10:30 AM Masses.  Little Lambs is a program that helps the children understand the Sunday Gospel on their level. We pray together, sing songs, play games, activities, and read age-appropriate gospel stories. This program is not Sunday School, CCD or a Daycare. This program is for the children to understand each Sunday’s Gospel on their level, while still having them be part of Sunday Mass.


Volunteers always welcome.  Please contact Trish Reagan for more information.   860-233-4580 x207