St Thomas

Proper 15B, August 19, 2018 1 Kings 2:10-12;3:3-14, Psalm 111 Ephesians 5: 15-20, John 6:51-58 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Joy A. Daley A couple of days ago my microwave died. I hadn’t realized how much I relied on it – for my oatmeal at breakfast, for those steam fresh veggies that just take a few minutes. But the thing that really got me was when I was watching a movie and went to throw in a bag of popcorn to microwave… How can we be fed if we don’t have the means to prepare a meal? But this morning at least, we don’t have to worry about getting a meal together. The food we really need is prepared for us by Christ… with a little help from the Altar Guild. All we need to do is to come and receive all that is here for us. Jesus in…

Proper 13B, August 5, 2018 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Psalm 51,Ephesians 4: 1-16 John 6:24-35 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Joy A. Daley Has anyone tried any of those Healthy Choice Meals? They have all kinds frozen entrees and even canned soup. I’ve tried many of them and some are pretty good but I have to say the name is more appealing than the product itself. We all know we should have a physically healthy diet so we can feel good and move through the world without too much difficulty. You may have seen the article in our newsletter on Thursday titled Healthy Eating is a Snap about our own Stephen Toon and Virginia Holleman about how they educate others in Healthy diets. What they do in these sessions is part of their ministry in the world. There is actually lots t of information about healthy physical eating but what…

Proper 12B, July 29, 2018 2 Samuel 11:1-15, Psalm 14 Ephesians 3: 14-21, John 6: 1-21 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Joy A. Daley It happens every year. Vacation is coming so I get out my suitcase and I start deciding what I’m going to take for a week’s journey. I vow that this time I will take less, that I’ll easily be able to toss my suitcase into that overhead bin on the plane and I will not have any aching muscles in my arms the next day from the effort. My plan is that when I zip that thing up it will be flat across the top when it is laying on the floor. Then the inner conversation begins. What if it gets really hot? What if it gets cold? What if I decide to go out to someplace really good for dinner and I don’t have…

Proper 11B, July 22, 2018 2 Samuel 7: 1-14a, Psalm 23 Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Joy A. Daley “He is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall.” These words from Paul are not only for the Ephesians but also for us. They are wonderful words to hear and to experience this week. “No longer strangers or aliens but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself the chief cornerstone.” What a month this has been. A way has been opened up where there was no way, as the plea of, “All sacraments for all people,” has not only been heard but now will be a reality. After the long and tedious work by…