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Easter 2019 Message

By News, Outreach

“In the moments of despair, in the moments of the worst darkness, God had done something incredible,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry said in his Easter 2019 Message. “God had raised Jesus from the dead.” The Festive day of Easter is Sunday, April 21. Where and How to Watch The congregations of St. Paul’s/San Pablo Episcopal Church in Kansas City, Kan., and St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Mission, Kan., welcome all to join them for their Holy Week services. Beginning on April 18, watch at https://www.episcopalchurch.org/holy-week-2019 (live stream or on demand) or from The Episcopal Church Facebook Page. Air dates and times are below: April 18 – Maundy Thursday: Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing 8:00pm EDT | 7:00pm CDT | 6:00pm MDT | 5:00pm PDT April 19 – Good Friday: Live Stations of the Cross 7:00pm EDT | 6:00pm CDT | 5:00pm MDT |…

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April 15, 2019
Holy Week, palm frond, wash basin and 3 crosses

2019 Holy Week Schedule

By Upcoming Events

April 14 – Palm Sunday 8:00 am Eucharist 10:00 am Eucharist (Incense will be used at this service) April 17 – Wednesday in Holy Week 7:00 pm Eucharist April 18 – Maundy Thursday (Incense Will be Used) 7:00 pm Mandatum with Eucharist The Watch Begins (Immediately following the service until 12:00 am) April 19 – Good Friday The Watch Continues (7:00 am – 12:00 pm) 12:00 noon Service 7:00 pm Service The Good Friday Offering goes to support the ongoing ministry of love and compassion carried out by our Anglican sisters and brothers throughout the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. April 20 – Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter (Incense Will be Used) 8:00 pm (Followed by a Reception) April 21 – Easter Day 10:00 am Eucharist (No 8:00 am Service)

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April 8, 2019

Good Friday Offering

By News, Outreach

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am writing to you as we look ahead to Holy Week, with its focus on our Lord’s sacrificial offering of love on the cross. The Good Friday Offering of our Church is one way to help connect the love of Christ on the cross with our support of the ongoing ministry of love and compassion carried out by our Anglican sisters and brothers throughout the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. Whether funding a hospital in Gaza or the West Bank, or an eye clinic in Aden, or women’s programs, or summer camps and leadership training for young people, the Good Friday Offering is making a difference in the lives of so many. I have witnessed this Jesus-inspired compassion and commitment at work with my own eyes. I believe our partnership…

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April 4, 2019

Easter Vigil Baptism – April 20

By Upcoming Events

On April 20, Saint Thomas will hold a baptism service during its 8pm Easter Vigil service. As baptized Christians, we are to take our place in the “life, worship and governance of the Church”. Our duty is to “work, pray, and give for the spread of the kingdom of God.” Thus, we are compelled to invite and welcome all to know, to experience and to share in the Christian life we lead (BCP 855-6). One way we invite others to experience the life of Christ is through the sacrament of baptism. By inviting family members or those in the community to take their first step in their walk with Christ, we carry out Christ’s work of reconciliation, while welcoming newcomers to our Saint Thomas community. For those interested in baptism, we will have a one-hour Introductory class on baptism following the 10am service on Palm Sunday, April 14 in the…

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April 4, 2019

St Thomas Book Club-A Different Kind of Resurrection Story

By Christian Formation

During Holy Week and Easter, the Saint Thomas Book Club will discuss Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith and Family by Garrard Conley. Boy Erased tells Conley’s story of confronting and accepting his sexuality and the conversion program his religious parents imposed upon him. As a young man, Conley grew up the son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life on small-town Arkansas. When he was 19, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to “cure” him of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had prayed to every day of his life. By confronting his buried past and the burden of a life lived in shadow, Garrard traces the complex relationships among family, faith, and community. At times heart-breaking, at times triumphant, this memoir…

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April 4, 2019

Confirmation – May 26

By Christian Formation, Upcoming Events

Are you seeking for something more out of your spiritual life? If so, then take the next step in your spiritual journey here at St. Thomas: Confirmation. Confirmation is a sacramental rite in which candidates “express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop” (BCP, p. 860). It is both a public affirmation of your faith and a public commitment to live up to the responsibilities of your baptism. Consider it a way for you to stand before God and St. Thomas to say, “With God’s help, I will better serve God and God’s people.” On Sunday, May 26, Bishop Wayne Smith will confirm potential candidates during our 10am service. If interested, sign up at the back table for our upcoming three-week Confirmation classes. During our time together, you will: Understand the basics of Christianity…

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March 28, 2019

Lenten Conversations with Henri Nouwen

By Christian Formation, Upcoming Events

The late Catholic priest Henri Nouwen posed the question back in 1972: What does it mean to minister in contemporary society? Phrased another way, how can we at Saint Thomas find relevance and effectiveness in today’s dislocated world? Father Nouwen said of the ministering roles of both laity and clergy: For all ministers are called to recognize the sufferings of their time in their own hearts, and make to that recognition the starting point of their service. Whether we try to enter into a dislocated world, relate to a convulsive generation, or speak to a dying person, our service will not be perceived as authentic unless it comes from a heart wounded by the suffering about which we speak. If you have a heart for God and people, and feel disillusioned by traditional practices of Christian outreach that seem alienating and ineffective, join us for a conversation with Father Nouwen,…

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February 28, 2019

The Tree of Life – Kess Frey

By Upcoming Events

Contemplative Outreach of Dallas/Fort Worth presents “The Tree of Life”, with featured speaker Kess Frey on Saturday, March 23 from 9:30am-3:00pm (sign-in begins at 9:00am) at St Thomas’s Parish Hall. Early Registration: $30/Person or $20/Student. (Early Registration & payment must be received by March 15, 2019 – After deadline: $35/Person) Bring a bag lunch for the mid-day break. Morning Refreshments, Coffee & Bottled Water Included. Advance reservations are encouraged. Space is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. All reservations are subject to confirmation. The Qabalistic Tree of Life comes to us from “the secret wisdom of Israel” that was known to Jesus and the Old Testament prophets. It is a map of consciousness, God’s creation, and the individual soul. As such, this mystical Tree may serve as a model of the inner work of healing and transformation the divine presence and action carries out in us…

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February 21, 2019

Lenten Services & Events

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ASH WEDNESDAY • MAR 6 7:00am-9:00am | ASHES-TO-GO (near Inwood entrance) 12 NOON | NOONDAY EUCHARIST (Blessing and distribution of ashes) 6:00pm | EVENING EUCHARIST (Blessing and distribution of ashes) 6:30pm-7:15pm | BLESSING & DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES (In the Church) WEDNESDAYS IN LENT • MAR 13 – APR 10 6:00pm | WEDNESDAY EUCHARIST Followed by a community dinner and Lenten Conversations with Henri Nouwen (In the Church and Parish Hall)

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February 21, 2019