St Thomas

Discovery Gathering May 18, Parish Hall 9:00am - 3:00pm Join this interactive & inspiring Invite • Welcome • Connect® event as we celebrate Pentecost and discover ways the Spirit is calling St. Thomas to live out our Baptismal Covenant. Explore the theology of welcome, the power of story, holy brainstorming, and so much more! You will leave feeling renewed for the tasks ahead and more connected to your church family. Lunch Provided. Reserve your spot, email Lee Swift by May 12! Pentecost Guest Preacher Molly Wills Carnes, May 19 8:00am & 10:30am Church Services Molly will be preaching at both services and will share her experience as a Christian advocate for the LGBTQ+ community during our Pentecost celebration lunch afterwards. Wear Red. ABOUT MOLLY Molly Wills Carnes is an Episcopal evangelist, Invite • Welcome • Connect® facilitator, LGBTQ+ advocate and mother of a transgender queer daughter. Her ministry is marked...

Book Study Roundtable Wednesdays, Feb 7, 21 and 28 6:00pm – 7:15pm Zoom Online Conversations (click to join) led by Janet Elsea andweekly guest speaker Join us for an enlightening journey as we delve into the profound narratives of Black history through a book study roundtable. These conversational, online sessions will focus discussions around The Accommodation a compelling exploration of pivotal moments and figures that shaped the African American experience. It is a powerful, long-repressed classic of Dallas history which examines the violent and suppressed history of race and racism in the city in which many of us live. Written by longtime Dallas political journalist Jim Schutze, formerly of the Dallas Times Herald and Dallas Observer, and currently columnist at D Magazine, The Accommodation follows the story of Dallas from slavery throughthe Civil Rights Movement, and the city’s desegregation efforts in the 1950s and ‘60s. Order/download book on Amazon >…

Vocal Recital & Presentation – Dr. Erica Vernice Simmons Sunday, Feb 11 at Noon Following the 10:30am Church Service in the Parish Hall Everyone is invited to the Parish Hall for light refreshments immediately following the service. Hear Dr. Erica Vernice Simmons, lyric soprano, perform and give an insightful perspective as a Black musician. Dr. Simmons is an Adjunct Professor of Voice and Lecturer at Tarrant County College Northeast Campus. She recently earned her doctoral degree from the University of North Texas. Most recently, Professor Simmons presented a Black Heritage Recital featuring classical compositions by black composers atthe Texoma Artist Series Conference for the National Associationof the Teachers of Singing (NATS). She has performed as asoloist in a virtual concert of His Light Still Shines and in the Porgy and Bess opera with Fort Worth Opera. Shewas a first place winner in the Memphis Beethoven Club 2017 Young Artists Competition…