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A Beautiful Life: August 2022
The Alma Thomas exhibition at The Columbus Museum, Everything is Beautiful, is on our minds as summer ends and the school year begins. The ugliness we so often see in the world and in the news can distress us. We want children and everyone to enjo...Read More ›
Shine Time Sunday School for Children
Sunday School for Children & Tweens Sundays, 9:30-10:15 Each week, we hear stories from the Bible and learn about God’s love and grace for all people. All students are given a handout to take home with information on the lesson and suggested di...Read More ›
My St. Thomas Story
Help tell the St. Thomas Story. Our stewardship committee is developing materials and video to help us share St. Thomas more widely with others. You can help by making a 30 to 90 second video (details here). And on August 28, those in worship wil...Read More ›
Late Pentecost 2022
The St. Thomas Story Did you know that the St. Thomas nave and chapel were built in 1972? The beautiful spaces where we worship were consecrated on October 1, 1972, a half-century ago. Some among us were present that day and have been part of eve...Read More ›
The St. Thomas Story
The St. Thomas Story Did you know that the St. Thomas nave and chapel were built in 1972? The beautiful spaces where we worship were consecrated on October 1, 1972, a half-century ago. Some among us were present that day and have been part of ev...Read More ›
St. Thomas Excursions
Beginning fall 2022, Rev. Roxane Gwyn is offering monthly opportunities for St. Thomas parishioners and friends to attend cultural, educational, and engaging events in the community together. [module:cb-Events:some:170:listBlocks:5:so...Read More ›
Challenges WE Face as part of the Worldwide Anglican Communion
WE are part of the worldwide Anglican Communion – over 85 million of us in more than 165 countries. What challenges do WE face as we deal with our ministry in and around Columbus, yet part of that much larger family? We will consider this during...Read More ›
YACT
Young Adults Connecting Together (YACT) is an affirming Christian fellowship group for young adults 21+ in the Columbus area. Join us for one of our monthly socials! [module:cb-Events:some:120,173:listBlocks:5:someBlocks:allOccurre...Read More ›
Worship in Christmas Season
Christmas Eve Services - 4:30 and 10:30 pm. Two nearly identical services with Eucharist, candlelight, and the Christmas story. Children’s chapel and nursery care are offered at the 4:30 service only. Incense will be used at the 10:30 service...Read More ›
Christmas Eve Services
4:30 pm & 10:30 pm Two nearly identical services with Eucharist, candlelight, and the Christmas story. Children’s chapel and nursery care are offered at the 4:30 service only. Incense will be used at the 10:30 service only. The 4:30 service wi...Read More ›
Endowment
St. Thomas finances are divided into three categories -the Annual Budget derived from your yearly stewardship giving used for salaries, repairs and utilities; Capital Reserve Fund for larger specific projects; and the Endowment Fund for long term ...Read More ›
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VBS
Monday, July 22 - Friday, July 29, 9am - 1pm each day. All children (rising preK-5th grade) are invited to participate in ReNew: The Green VBS. ReNew is about hope, opportunity, and service. Kids will have the chance to grow in faith as they p...Read More ›
Easter Season
For several years, my mother has wanted to visit Amsterdam. Her great-grandfather had Dutch ancestry (Frank van Houten, buried at Riverdale Cemetery). She wanted to see his part of the world, so I planned an Easter season trip with her and my dad ...Read More ›
Sermons in Easter Season
This We Believe St. Thomas Journey Groups continue their discussion of The Nicene Creed in Easter season. Sermons in this season will illuminate the Journey Group topic for the week, exploring our shared confession of faith. April 16, Easter 2 �...Read More ›
ECM
Episcopal Campus Ministry (ECM) is an affirming Christian community for college students in the Columbus area. ECM gathers on Tuesday nights for Evening Prayer, dinner, and conversation in the Davidson Student Center on Columbus State University's...Read More ›
Women's Group
Gather with women at St. Thomas for a meal and fellowship. This group meets once a month and typically alternates between meeting for lunch at dinner at a restaurant. All who identify as women are welcome to gather.Read More ›
Pledge
Crossing the Threshold: St. Thomas Stewardship for 2025 Thank you for your generous past support of the St. Thomas budget. Thanks to your gifts, we can support a growing ministry and be good stewards of the church facility, which leaves us in a st...Read More ›
Holy Week & Easter Services
posted on Mar 28, 2022Holy Week is when the foundational story of Christianity – Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection – is remembered and retold, both in words and in ritual actions, at services throughout the week. It ends at sundown on Holy Saturday with a...
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Easter Offerings
posted on Mar 28, 2022St. Thomas invites special offerings for flowers, music, and other ministries during Easter Season. Gifts may be dedicated in honor or memory of someone and will be listed in the Easter Sunday bulletin on April 17. Submit your contributions and de...
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Background Checks and Training
posted on Mar 25, 2022Friends, At every baptism, we all promise to "seek and serve Christ in all persons" and "respect the dignity of every human being." One way we live out these promises at St. Thomas is by seeking to create a safe environment for children, youth, a...
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Wednesday Word from Rev. Grace: Covid Protocol Updates
posted on Mar 17, 2022Friends, On Sunday, we prayed The Great Litany to mark two years of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemicAt this moment, gratefully, Covid seems to be under control in our community. Cases, positive tests, and hospitalizations have fallen. Muscogee a...
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Ash Wednesday 2022 - Onsite, Online, Offsite, and Outside
posted on Mar 9, 2022Ash Wednesday St. Thomas observed Ash Wednesday last week with a variety of worship opportunities onsite, online, offsite, and outside. Five households requested blessed ashes for use at home Fourteen people attended the 7 am service Thirty people...
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Updated Mask Guidelines for St. Thomas Church
posted on Feb 26, 2022You may have heard that the CDC updated their guidance about masks on Friday. The new guidance focuses on the burden Covid-19 is placing on the health care system in the area. Under the new guidance, Muscogee County is at the Medium level. At this...
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Episcokids on Shrove Tuesday
posted on Feb 25, 2022During lent, we don’t say “Alleluia” during worship. A good way to symbolize this to children during lent is the “pack up the Alleluias”. The Episcokids will create an Alleluia of some kind (like a poster or banner) and then on Shrove Tu...
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Wednesday Night Volunteers Needed!
posted on Feb 25, 2022Three opportunities to serve on Wednesday Nights! Help Seth in the Kitchen! Volunteers are needed to help set tables before the meal (4:30-5:30pm) and bring dishes to the buffet after the meal (6:30-7pm). You can sign up to help as often as...
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Wednesday Night Dinners Return!
posted on Feb 25, 2022Friends, When peple talk about what they have missed most during the pandemic, Wednesday dinner is always high on the list. I've always felt that much of the spiritual depth and power of St. Thomas came from the strong sense of community and care...
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WNN Shoppers Needed!
posted on Feb 25, 2022Love to find a bargain? WNN shoppers shop for needed items between Thursday and Sunday evening so that WNN has needed items to start the week on Monday. To support this new ministry, donate money through St. Thomas for WNN or sign up with the chur...
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East Carver Heights Development Corporation Update!
posted on Feb 25, 2022(Formerly Boxwood Ministries) East Carver Heights just celebrated its first anniversary as a nonprofit organization. However, we all know that this has been a part of St. Thomas for over eight years. As in all organizations, volunteers are what po...
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Daily Devotions in Lent
posted on Feb 25, 2022Several Episcopal Church organizations produce daily Lenten devotions and meditations for the season. Choose an option below and make it a Lenten practice. If you need a printed copy, contact [email protected]. Life Transformed: The Way ...
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Sermons in Lent 2022: Life Transformed
posted on Feb 25, 2022Our theme this season is “Life Transformed.” Sermons will guide us in considering together how our life is transformed at people of God. Ash Wednesday - March 2 - Life is Transformed When We Return Lent 1 - March 6 - Life is Transformed Whe...
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Wednesday Word, February 9, 2022: Absalom Jones
posted on Feb 9, 2022This is a special Sunday. I don’t mean the Super Bowl, though my husband is from Cincinnati, so we are watching with a bit more interest. More importantly, February 13 is the Feast Day of Absalom Jones. We will remember him at Family Eucharist ...
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St. Thomas Hunger Walk/Run Team
posted on Feb 7, 2022St. Thomas is participating in Hunger Walk/Run 2022 in Atlanta on March 6th! You can support our mission to provide hunger relief by donating on behalf of our team. You can also join us either in-person or virtually by registering as a member of t...
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Registration for Journey Groups Now Live
posted on Feb 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Friends, St. Thomas Journey Groups begin soon, and I hope everyone at St. Thomas will take part. We will read together Manna and Mercy, a brief overview of the Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - as one continuous story of "God...
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St. Thomas Online Store - Now Open!
posted on Jan 30, 2022St. Thomas online swag store features apparel, accessories, and more with our new St. Thomas logo. $1 of every purchase over $10 supports youth ministry at St. Thomas. Items can be shipped to your home or delivered to the church for distribution a...
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Covid Protocols Update
posted on Jan 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Friends, Sadly, Covid is surging in our community once again. It appears that the latest variant causes less-severe disease in most people, but it spreads easily and is very threatening to unvaccinated people and people with other ...
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2022 Journey Groups
posted on Dec 31, 2021A new journey begins February 9, using Manna and Mercy, a summary of the Bible by Daniel Erlander. In addition to providing an overview of the entire Bible, this resource also helps us interpret the Bible as “a brief history of God’s unfolding...
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Shine Time Resumes!
posted on Dec 17, 2021Sunday morning, 9:30 - 10:15, beginning January 9 Tiny Twinklers (3 years - pre-K), will meet with Ms. Kelli and Ms. Kristie, while our older Episcokids will meet with Ms. Erin and friends! Whirl curriculum brings worship and Sunday school togethe...
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Lessons from Yentl
posted on Jul 9, 2023O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ...
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Fiddler on the Roof and Temptation
posted on Jul 2, 2023Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple ...
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Theological Lessons in Pippin
posted on Jun 25, 2023Click here to see the sermon on Youtube. Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39
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God Save the PEOPLE
posted on Jun 11, 2023The Second Sunday after Pentecost, O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you...
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Annie & Trinity Sunday
posted on Jun 4, 2023Sermons this Summer Theology on Stage June 4 - Trinity Sunday - Annie Collect of the Day: Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity...
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Easter Sunday 2023
posted on Apr 9, 2023Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your lif...
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Who is the Christ
posted on Mar 19, 2023Fourth Sunday in Lent Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and t...
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Christmas Eve 2022
posted on Dec 24, 2022Collect of the Day BCP 213 Almighty God, you have given your only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born of Mary, his mother: Grant that we, who have been born again and made your children by adoption and grace, may daily be rene...
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God's Dream of Welcome
posted on Jun 5, 2022Day of Pentecost Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the en...
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Rejoice in Hope
posted on May 29, 2022Seventh Sunday of Easter O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place whe...
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Rejoice, Everyone
posted on May 15, 2022Fifth Sunday of Easter Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life...
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Rejoice in Forgiveness
posted on May 1, 2022Third Sunday of Easter O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spi...
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Rejoice in St. Thomas
posted on Apr 24, 2022Second Sunday of Easter Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in their lives what they profe...
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Easter Sunday 2022
posted on Apr 17, 2022Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-...
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Life is Transformed When We Forgive Ourselves & Others
posted on Mar 27, 2022Fourth Sunday in Lent Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and t...
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Life is Transformed When We Turn Aside to See
posted on Mar 20, 2022Third Sunday in Lent Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from a...
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Life is Transformed When We Focus on the Future
posted on Mar 13, 2022Second Sunday in Lent O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word...
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Life is Transformed When We Gather and Give
posted on Mar 6, 2022First Sunday in Lent Collect of the Day Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find y...
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A Voice in the Cloud
posted on Feb 27, 2022Last Sunday after the Epiphany The Collect of the Day O God, who before the passion of your only begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be stre...
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Funeral homily for Clifford J. Swift, III
posted on Jan 5, 2022Click here to read the homily offered at Clifford's funeral on January 5, 2022.
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