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Angels Ministry

By Outreach

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….

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Diocesan Night at the Ranger’s Game

By News, Upcoming Events

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!

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Holy Week Schedule

By Upcoming Events

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…

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Passover Seder Meal

By Upcoming Events

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.

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Bishop George R. Sumner will be visiting

By Outreach

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…

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Lenten Study for St Thomas Book Club

By Christian Formation

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 >

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Lent 1B Sermon

By Rector's Corner, Sermons

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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Advent 1B – Love Means You Never Have to Say You’re Sorry?

By Rector's Corner, Sermons

Advent 1B, December 3, 2017 Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13: 24-37 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Joy A. Daley “Love Means You Never Have to Say You’re Sorry?” On the Saturday after Thanksgiving I was taking a bike ride in my neighborhood trying to work off some of the pie I had eaten on Thursday. I wasn’t riding very fast. All of a sudden in the distance but not too far ahead I heard one of those old fashioned ice cream trucks playing a song. Now usually they play some peppy kid’s song like Pop goes the Weasel But the song that was playing that day was familiar but I couldn’t place it . What was it? Then as I was peddling along it came to me. It was the theme from the movie, Love Story. It seemed strange to hear a song from a…

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Sermon Proper 28A

By Rector's Corner, Sermons

Proper 28A, November 19, 2017 Judges 4: 1-7, Psalm 123 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11 Matthew 25: 14-30 St Thomas the Apostle The Rev’d Joy A. Daley There are many ways that members of the church go about spreading the love of God rather than holding on to it for ourselves. This morning I’d like to tell you about how one group has done this in a particular area over the past couple of years. Several years ago someone made a gift to the church in the amount of $42,000 and it was designated for outreach. That’s a big chunk of money that you don’t want to be careless about. So there’s a group in our parish known as the outreach committee and what they do is to discern carefully about such things. First   they take the risk of stepping up to be on the committee, using their knowledge and wisdom…

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