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Epiphany 4C 2019 Sermon

By Rector's Corner, Sermons

Epiphany 4C February 3, 2019 Jeremiah 1: 4-10, Psalm 71:1-6 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 Luke 4: 21-30 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Joy A. Daley The weather has been really crazy. Watching how people are suffering in other parts of the country brings on a chill. It makes me want to take a really hot shower to warm up, the kind that steams up the whole room and fogs up the mirror. When that happens, many times I’m inclined to quickly grab a towel and wipe off the mirror so I can see clearly as soon as possible, so I can get ready quickly and get on with my day. Every time I do that, though, I am faced with streaks, bits of lint from the towel or if I use my hand, fingerprints. My attempts to rush, to do things quickly result in taking me more time. When…

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February 3, 2019

Chili Cook Off – Feb 16

By Upcoming Events

Start Your Slow Cookers! It’s time to test the skills of some of our most talented chefs. BEYOND‐THE‐PEW presents our annual Chili Cook Off, Saturday, February 16 at 7pm. This is our most competitive event of the year and always has a good attendance. One of the great things about St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church is our love of laughter and good food! Our Mission is “Helping Hands. Healing Hearts. Welcome All.” Two simple objectives: To have fun and time to chat with friends we know (or want to know) from church. To welcome newly arrived members and visitors into the parish. We believe that we at St. Thomas have a good thing going. The hosts of our event will be Andy Rohrbacher and Matt Warmuth. We will gather at 6854 La Vista Drive, Dallas 75214 (near Lakewood Shopping Center.) This is a FREE event. Dress will be casual…

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January 31, 2019

St Thomas Book Club – The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

By Christian Formation

The Saint Thomas Book Club continues on Tuesday, February 5 at 10 am in the South Room with Dr. Perry’s book, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, discovering how trauma affects the child’s mind and how traumatized children can recover. Our next discussion is on Chapter 11: Healing Communities. Relationships are the agents of change for traumatized children, and the most powerful therapy is human love. How do we build such a community in a modern world?

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January 31, 2019

Third Sunday after the Epiphany 2019 Sermon

By Sermons

Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C, January 27, 2019 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Leo Loyola Last Sunday was clearly a huge milestone for Saint Thomas. We were, our Senior Warden Nancy LeGros puts it in her letter to Saint Thomas in our recent Doubter, “privileged to witness a long-standing wrong being made right”. The observance of same-sex marriages in this space has been long overdue. Four years long overdue, since the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples had the constitutional right to marry in this country. Seven years long overdue, since the Episcopal Church passed a resolution approving an official liturgy for blessing same-sex unions. Thirteen years long overdue, since General Convention adopted a resolution stating that “gay and lesbian persons are by Baptism full members of the Body of Christ”. Or as Bishop Gene put…

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January 27, 2019

Same-Sex Marriage Celebration and Reception

By News

The historical impact of Sunday’s same-sex marriage celebration stretched far beyond the sacred walls of Saint Thomas. Positive words of encouragement poured in from Facebook posts and articles written up about Saint Thomas. In short, a whole lot of people were cheering us on Sunday beyond the people in the pews. Listen to Bishop Gene Robinson’s message via audio rebroadcast > Click the links to read articles: Dallas Voice – Same-sex marriage begins in 3 Dallas Episcopal churches Episcopal News – ‘Today feels like a miracle’ for same-sex couples in two Dallas parishes

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January 24, 2019

Get Connected Upcoming Events

By Outreach, Upcoming Events

Beyond the Pew Our next event will be our Annual Chili Cookoff. It will take place on February 16. Stay tuned for further details. The Gathering Join us in helping bring Christ’s love by serving food to Dallas’s homeless community. If interested, we will meet at the Parish Hall around noon. The service is at Thanks-Giving Square at 1 pm on Sunday, April 7 and again on Sunday, June 16.

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January 24, 2019

New Parish Leaders for 2019

By News

We’d like to introduce our new parish leaders, recently commissioned by Mother Joy during our recent annual meeting: Vestry Nancy LeGros (Senior Warden) Steven Lee (Junior Warden) Dianna Rooney Jean Edwards Charles Mullins Dale Lee Jack McCrosky Todd Frary Kenneth Goodwin Mike Gsell (Treasurer) Endowment Committee Members Joe DeuPree Jerry Knight Matt Rooney Denise Glass (Chancellor) Rusty Rippamonti (Assistant Chancellor) Delegates to Diocesan Convention Fred Ellis Jean Edwards A special “thank you for your service” goes to our outgoing leaders: Ginger Reeder (Sr. Warden) David Hess (Jr. Warden) Rett Evans A Letter from Our New Senior Warden What a joyous week it has been for St. Thomas! It is not often that we are privileged to witness a long-standing wrong being made right, but that is exactly what occurred at the Marriage Celebration this last Sunday. In the sanctuary, in front of the altar, we celebrated the sacramental grace of…

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January 24, 2019

Bishop Wayne Smith

By News

The vestry of Saint Thomas was honored and overjoyed to meet Bishop Wayne Smith, Saturday, January 12. Bishop Smith stated that his role as bishop is to provide for our parish’s pastoral and spiritual care. Bishop George Sumner will continue to oversee the business and financial affairs of Saint Thomas. We expect our first official Bishop’s visit to take place on May 26, Memorial Day weekend. In the meantime, here are a couple articles to help you get to know our new Bishop: Bishop Wayne’s Bio: https://www.diocesemo.org/about/diocese/bishop-wayne-smith Bishop Wayne Will Assist in the Diocese of Dallas: https://www.diocesemo.org/news/2018/11/14/bishop-wayne-will-assist-diocese-dallas

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January 17, 2019