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Wednesday Word from Rev. Grace: Holy Week 2022
Surely, he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. We hear these words from Isaiah 53 on Good Friday. They describe the "Suffering Servant," a despised and rejected figure who becomes a vehicle of salvation. Jewish tradition has at times...
Read MoreMusic Notes from Rick: Holy Week Edition
Music of the Season
Palm Sunday is sort of a “dual day.” The service starts outside with the joyful waving of palm branches and the sound of trumpets and bells. Then there is a shift in the tone to the reading of the Passion of Jesus....
Read MoreBrewer Partnership Update
There are lots of exciting things happening at Brewer Elementary School this Spring! Teachers and staff are working hard to bridge the learning gap brought on by Covid disruptions. We are very excited, ourselves, to be able to help them get ...
Read MoreWednesday Word, February 9, 2022: Absalom Jones
This 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 Eucharis...
Read MoreStewardship Reflection from Wilson Ford
Our 2022 Beginning Anew pledge campaign continues. Wilson Ford spoke on Sunday about what St. Thomas means to him. You can watch his message here or read below. Please turn in pledge cards by December 5. Learn more about our stewardship campai...
Read MoreA Message from Rick McKnight - Travel with Us!
Are you ready to travel again? I’d love for you to consider joining the choir on their pilgrimage to Ireland July 1-11. You don’t have to be a singer although we’d love to have you come to one of the 6 evenings we’ll sing. We’ll be base...
Read MoreStewardship Reflection from Paul and Elizabeth Hostetter
Our 2022 Beginning Anew pledge campaign kicked off this week. Elizabeth and Paul Hostetter spoke on Sunday about what St. Thomas means to them. If you did not pick up a pledge packet on Sunday, watch for it in the mail. Please return pledges b...
Read MoreWednesday Word: Beginning Anew
Friends,
Several flowering bushes on the church campus are blooming. I'm sure they are all an encore variety, bred to bloom in fall as well as spring. While I love fall leaves in November, I am enjoying these signs of new life.
St. Thomas f...
Read MoreWednesday Word: O blest communion...
When we chose this line from the hymn For All the Saints as our theme for our All Saints celebrations, we did not know how timely it would be. It was a blessing to begin sharing communion in two kinds last Sunday, with bread and wine for...
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