Looking for a fresh look at the Christian faith? Or are you rediscovering Christ in your life? Then join Father Leo Loyola as he begins the Easter book discussion series with Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis. The four-week Easter study began April 3rd. The last class will be held on Tuesday, April 24, from 10:00 – 11:15 am, in the South Room. Order your copy of Velvet Elvis from Amazon >
This Saturday, March 24, “the kids and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets” across our country in order to “demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today.” Here in Dallas, students and parents will gather at Dallas City Hall at noon, and many people – including the North Dallas Chapter of Episcopal Peace Fellowship – will join with them, to encourage and to help sustain this hope-filled, student-led movement. We’ll be carpooling from Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, leaving its parking lot at 11:00 am. If you’re able, and do choose to join us (as we hope many of you will), please email either Ron Damholt or John Copeland so that we can arrange for a sufficient number of drivers. Learn more about March for Our Lives >
On Sunday, March 11, following the 10 am service, St. Thomas held a safety training for vestry members, ushers and greeters, staff, and parishioners. Officer Dan Birbeck taught the training, Response to Active Shooters, and provided us with a good sense of what to do if we were to have a situation in our church where our safety was compromised.
A new ministry has been formed at St. Thomas the Apostle. For now, we’re calling ourselves “St. Thomas Angels”. In response to discussions held during the Vestry’s strategic planning session in December in which it became apparent that there was a need to provide assistance to our own members. A meeting was held earlier this year among those who had expressed interest in being a part of such a ministry. We are picking up the gauntlet for providing food to members from the Daughters of the King group at St. Thomas and adding some other services to those who have needs. Basically, the “Angels” can provide a meal or meals to members with health issues making preparation difficult and to supplement other resources that might be available, such as Meals on Wheels, for example. We can also provide transportation to and from medical appointments, assistance with shopping, and so on….
Join Bishop Sumner and visiting Bishop Smith, with parishioners from around the Metroplex, to watch the Texas Rangers vs. the Boston Red Socks on Friday, May 4 (First Pitch 7:05 p.m.) Tickets – Adult $15, Children 13 and under $6. To reserve tickets, or any questions contact: Fred Ellis. The deadline to reserve tickets is March 28th!
Invite folks you know to join us for any and all of our activities during Holy Week: Palm Sunday – March 25, Rite One Eucharist at 8 am and Rite Two Eucharist at 10 am Tuesday, March 27 – Passover Seder Meal at 7 pm Wednesday, March 28 – Holy Eucharist at 6:30 pm Thursday, March 29 – Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar at 7 pm (Incense) Good Friday – March 30, Services at 12 pm and 7 pm The Great Vigil of Easter – Saturday, March 31 at 8 pm (Incense) and Break the Fast Feast at 10 pm Easter Day – Holy Eucharist Sunday, April 1 at 10 am (No 8 am Service) NOTE: There will be no Bible Study Class during Holy Week. A more in-depth look at Holy Week at St. Thomas the Apostle by The Rev’d Joy A. Daley We have a gift…
For over 3,000 years the Passover Seder ceremony has been evolving. It has been mixed, in an unusual way, by the customs of many Jewish cultures and by the Law that epitomizes the Jewish experience. The ceremony is both ancient and modern, joyous and solemn, scholarly but easily understood, and is also a Feast that teaches a lesson. Everyone is welcome to participate in this annual meal on Tuesday of Holy week, March 27 at 7pm. See volunteer sign up sheet in the Narthex.
St. Thomas is proud to welcome Bishop George R. Sumner on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 18th, at our 10 a.m. Eucharist. Please note that his designation for plate offerings that morning will go to Gateway of Grace. Learn more about the organization > MISSION Assimilating and empowering refugees to become productive members of society through mobilizing the Church and Christ-centered relationships. VISION To see the practical and spiritual needs of refugees in our communities met through compassionate, meaningful, Christ-centered relationships with the local Church. WHAT WE BELIEVE We believe in God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. For our salvation, he came down from heaven and was crucified, died, and rose on the third day. He ascended into heaven and will come back to judge the living and the dead. We believe that the Church is…
Join us for our three-week Lenten Study on Nadia Bolz-Weber’s Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint. If you are: • dealing with serious burnout with church; • angry about the finger-wagging and divisiveness of so-called Christians; and/or • desperately seeking for a taste of God’s truth, hope and grace in the brokenness of this world. We began March 6 seeking to strip this faith down to its bare bones as we rediscover a God who loves the righteous as much as God loves the alcoholics, depressives, misfits, and cynics. The next meeting is on Tuesday, March 20th, at 10 am in the south room. Order Pastrix on Amazon >
Lent IB, February 18, 2018 Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1: 9-15 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Joy A. Daley I wonder if you were like me as you sat before the television this week, deciding what channel to turn to, the one with Olympic events or the one that gave you all the details about this week’s shooting. Both experiences are a part of our lives The dichotomy of what we see is the world we live in. The story of lost children turning into violent adults who out of rage and hopelessness take the lives of others, the horrible grief of suffering families and slaughtered children. And then with the touch of a button I change the channel and I am greeted by smiling faces the story of the ice dancing couple who had so many problems now with joy on their faces as…
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