St. Thomas Aquinas Youth ProgramS

SINAI PROGRAM (Middle school)

The Sinai Program is the name of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish youth formation program, its aim is to help its members grow and mature in the faith through fellowship and hands-on activites, especially social service activities and outings. 

Sinai activities will be normally held Fridays at St. Albert the Great church (1095 Channing Ave) Friday evenings, from 6:00-7:30. Our first meeting will be Friday, September 30th. 

Mt. Sinai was the place where the people of Israel, perhaps for the first time, experienced the presence and power of God and became a people - his people in fact. Contact with nature and creation provides a fantastic opportunity for those transformative experiences and it’s so important that young people realize that the faith isn’t just something you do on Sunday but rather an adventure.

ALTUM PROGRAM (High School)

This High School youth formation program seeks to provide its members with the opportunities to deepen in their faith through prayer and fellowship, by engaging in social work, and by seeing first-hand the importance and relevance of faith in the modern world.

Altum activities will normally take place Thursdays at the Thomas House (beside St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 751 Waverley St, Palo Alto) from 5:30-7:15pm. Our first meeting will be Thursday, September 29th. 

'Duc in altum' is what Christ told Peter at their first encounter, or 'put out into the deep'. In this sense, the Altum program will challenge its members to grow and deepen in their faith so that they will become the true Catholic leaders they are called to be.