About St. Thomas Aquinas · Storrs, Connecticut
St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel is a Catholic parish located on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, Connecticut. It serves students, faculty, staff, and the broader community with Masses, sacraments, and faith formation programs. The parish is part of the Diocese of Norwich and operates under the pastoral care of Fr. Jacob Ramos, Director of Faith Formation. It also hosts campus ministry and spiritual retreats, fostering a vibrant Catholic presence at UConn.
- Patron
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Rector
- Fr. Jacob Ramos
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
Why belong here
Join a welcoming community that supports students and families through campus ministry, faith formation, and sacramental life. Experience Masses, spiritual retreats, and volunteer opportunities rooted in Catholic tradition and service. The parish offers a space for growth, connection, and prayer on the UConn campus.
Mass times at St. Thomas Aquinas
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 8:00 am
- Saturday: 3:00 pm
Sacraments
We recognize that the Sacraments have a visible and invisible reality, a reality open to all the human senses but grasped in its God-given depths with the eyes of faith. When parents hug their children, for example, the visible reality we see is the hug. The invisible reality the hug conveys is love. We cannot "see" the love the hug expresses, though sometimes we can see its nurturing effect in the child. The visible reality we see in the Sacraments is their outward expression, the form they take, and the way in which they are administered and received. The invisible reality we cannot "see" is God's grace, his gracious initiative in redeeming us through the death and Resurrection of his Son. His initiative is called grace because it is the free and loving gift by which he offers people a share in his life, and shows us his favor and will for our salvation. Our response to the grace of God's initiative is itself a grace or gift from God by which we can imitate Christ in our daily lives. The saving words and deeds of Jesus Christ are the foundation of what he would communicate in the Sacraments through the ministers of the Church. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the Church recognizes the existence of Seven Sacraments instituted by the Lord. They are the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist), the Sacraments of Healing (Penance and the Anointing of the Sick), and the Sacraments at the Service of Communion (Marriage and Holy Orders). Through the Sacraments, God shares his holiness with us so that we, in turn, can make the world holier.
Staff
Have a question? PARISH OFFICE: 860-742-0681
- Ineke Hoffman — Office Secretary
- Lisa Gillon — Admin Assistant | Bulletin
- Jennifer Kearney — Director of Finance
- Fr. Jacob Ramos — Director of Faith Formation
- Rebecca Holmes — Administrator Assistant
- Diocean Director of Vocations
- Deacon Dave Imhof
- Deacon Kim Thompson
- Deacon Ernie Golnik
- Director of Sacred Music