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Music in Lent
A message from Rick McKnight We work in a common goal that the music supports the liturgy. In Lent, our services are quieter and more solemn and the music follows suit. The First Sunday in Lent we chant The Great Litany in procession to open...
Read MoreReconciliation of a Penitent
Some Christian traditions emphasize the practice of individual confession during Lent. In The Episcopal Church, we call it the Rite of Reconciliation of a Penitent. Two forms of the rite are on pages 447 and 449 of the Book of Common Prayer. ...
Read MoreSunday Worship in Lent
During Lent, we let go of some of our usual patterns of worship and embrace different patterns to mark this season. We begin the service with more quiet. We pray with Rite I, the older language of the Prayer Book, to help us pay more att...
Read MoreCelebrating 10 Years of Ministry with Rev. Grace Burton-Edwards
This February will mark the 10-year anniversary of Rev. Grace Burton-Edwards’ installment as Rector of St. Thomas. On Sunday, February 11th, we will gather in the Parish Hall for a lunch celebration, recognizing all that we have accomplished to...
Read MoreAnnual St. Thomas Yard Sale - Annual St. Thomas Yard Sale
Our Yard Sale is coming soon!
Items will be received in the parish hall beginning Sunday, February 4 through Thursday, February 8. We’re looking for these types of items for donations: Clothing: Less than 3 years old on hangers - Coats, Athl...
Read More2023 Annual Report Available Now!
Loving Every Person. Making Room for All. These words describe St. Thomas in 2023 so well.
We lived even more fully into our commitment to Love Every Person. Service to others. Vibrant outreach partnerships. Pastoral care and fellowship. ...
Read MoreJourney Groups
Journey Groups, beginning again on January 31, will watch and discuss more sermons by Presiding Bishop Curry who has had a profound effect on the ministry and witness of the Episcopal Church. A new Presiding Bishop will be elected in the summer o...
Read MorePromise and Hope within the Promised Land: St. Thomas Advent Lunches
The hearts of people of many faiths are breaking as we watch devastating conflict unfold in the Middle East. Several St. Thomas parishioners asked for an opportunity to learn more about the history of the region and look at the current conflict f...
Read MoreSupporting WNN in October!
October is one of the months when St. Thomas offers extra support for the WNN food pantry. As you shop this month, as you are able, please pick up extra items for the food pantry. A shopping cart will be in the narthex on Sundays. Weekly Items...
Read MoreRemembering Beloved Saints
All Saints Day is more than a day! It is three days to be inspired by the Saints and remember those who have gone before. All Saints Eve (aka Halloween, October 31) acknowledges the reality of death and reminds us that we have nothing ...
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