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Listening Sunday – May 19

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On Sunday, May 19, the St. Thomas Search Committee will host “Listening Sunday”. This will be your opportunity to meet with members of the Search Committee following each service on that day. You will be asked for your views on the past, present, and future of our Parish. These sessions will take less than an hour each. Refreshments will be served after the 8:00 am service and lunch will be provided after the 10:00 am service. If any “8 o’clockers” want to come to the later session, they are encouraged to do so. Please only attend one of these sessions, of course.

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May 15, 2019

Craft Beer Tasting Event

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Join us on Saturday, June 8 at 7:00pm for our Beyond the Pew – Craft Beer Tasting event. Bring a friend and share the fun. Hosted at the home of Mike, Todd and Tyler. Bring your favorite craft beer with a complementary side dish. Call the parish office for more information: 214-352-0410.

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May 15, 2019

Potluck and Dessert Auction – June 9

By Outreach, Upcoming Events

Join us for our annual St. Thomas Flaming Dish Potluck Lunch and Dessert Auction! An event and cause just too “HOT” to miss! When: Sunday, June 9, 2019 following the 10:00 am service Where: Parish Hall What: Potluck and Dessert Auction* How: Sign up in the Narthex for a dish and/or dessert to auction *Desserts will be auctioned with proceeds to support Ewing House tenants related to their rent increases.

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May 8, 2019
Holy Week, palm frond, wash basin and 3 crosses

2019 Holy Week Schedule

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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

Easter Vigil Baptism – April 20

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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

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

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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

St Thomas Book Club – Race Matters by Cornel West

By Christian Formation, Upcoming Events

Beginning Feb. 19, the next selection of the Saint Thomas Book Club is Cornel West’s groundbreaking classic on race in America and national best-seller, Race Matters. First published in 1993 on the one-year anniversary of the L.A. riots, Race Matters contains West’s most powerful essays on the issues relevant to black Americans today: despair, black conservatism, black-Jewish relations, myths about black sexuality, the crisis in leadership in the black community, and the legacy of Malcolm X. And the insights that he brings to these complicated problems remain fresh, exciting, creative, and compassionate. Now more than ever, Race Matters is a book for all Americans, as it helps us to build a genuine multiracial democracy in the new millennium. The Saint Thomas Book Club meets each Tuesday at 10am in the South Room.

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February 13, 2019