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Special Speaker-The Rev’d Canon Dr. Victor Austin

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We welcome special guest speaker, The Rev’d Canon Dr. Victor Austin, Canon Theologian-in-Residence, Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, to Saint Thomas on Sunday, July 8. He will preach at the 8am & 10 am services and speak at 11:30am in the Parish Hall (lunch will be served). Love, Caring, Death, and God Sometimes it happens that a person we love contracts a disease, which requires that we care in new and costly ways. And sometimes our beloved dies early. How can we understand such things particularly in terms of Christian faith? In Loving Susan: Brain Disease, the Priest’s Wife, and the God Who Gives and Takes Away, Victor Lee Austin explores precisely these things as he came to experience them in his life. He will be preaching at the Sunday Eucharist on July 8, and then after the service will speak about his experience of our God who, although he does…

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June 22, 2018

Comedy Night with Comedienne Pat Crenshaw

By Outreach, Upcoming Events

Christ Episcopal Church presents Comedy Night featuring Dallas Comedienne, Pat Crenshaw, on Saturday, June 9 at 6:00 pm. Pat shares her over 60-year perspective of a career solos, teacher, and church music director in parody and song. Tickets are $30 and includes dinner and dessert. Proceeds benefit Christ Episcopal Church’s missions for Puerto Rico and Costa Rica. For tickets contact Mother Joy. Event Location: Christ Episcopal Church | 534 West Tenth St | Dallas, TX 75208

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May 25, 2018

Parish Town Hall Meeting

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Everyone is invited to our next Parish Town Hall Meeting, on Saturday, June 16 from 10am to Noon, in the St. Thomas Church Parish Hall. This meeting is a general assembly, kind of like a shareholders meeting or a local caucus. It is a chance for the whole parish to hear what’s going on, to contribute ideas, to make constructive criticism and to ask critical questions, an opportunity for the leadership of the parish to account for their stewardship, and a time for everyone to affect our common future. You definitely do not want to miss this! The entire Vestry will be there. Anything goes! No question will go unanswered to the best of their ability.

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May 25, 2018

Turtle Creek Chorale Friendship Tour

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The men of the Turtle Creek Chorale will take a positive message through music on their “Friendship Tour” of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas this June. The kick-off concert at Temple Shalom features “Peacekeepers,” a collection of original compositions that employs magnificent music and insightful lyrics to call attention to bonds that connect us rather than issues that divide us. Tickets are available at three levels: $25 General Admission $50 Preferred Seating $100 VIP – Premier Seating, 6:30 p.m. VIP Wine & Dessert Reception and VIP Intermission PARTNERS IN HARMONY – Enter code PARTNER at check-out for a 20% discount through May 25, 2018 Buy Tickets at: www.turtlecreekchorale.com/friendship-tour

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May 18, 2018

Saint Thomas to Host a Ramadan Dinner

By News, Rector's Corner, Upcoming Events

As I mentioned in my sermon last week, recently I was contacted by representatives of the Dialogue institute of Dallas. The goal of this organization is to promote mutual understanding, respect, and cooperation among people of diverse faiths and cultures by creating opportunities for direct communication and meaningful experiences. Those who are members have a vision of a society where every person views and treats each other with dignity. This is such an important vision for our world today for so many reasons. I was pleased to welcome Emrah Aktepe, who is the Executive Director, and his colleague, Yusuf Tamer, to St. Thomas on April 25th for a time of conversation and a tour of our church. It was during this conversation that Emrah and Yusuf explained that Ramadan is coming up which is a month-long period of fasting, prayer, reflection and good works for Muslims. The period of fasting…

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May 4, 2018

The Flaming Dish – Pentecost Sunday

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On Pentecost Sunday, May 20, we invite everyone to join us in the Parish Hall at 11:30am for “The Flaming Dish”. Please bring a dish to share as we come together in fellowship to celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit! A sign up sheet is available in the Narthex.

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May 4, 2018

Craft Beer Tasting Event

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Join us on Saturday, May 19 at 6:30 pm for our Beyond the Pew – Craft Beer Tasting event. Bring your favorite craft beer with a complementary side dish. Call the parish office for more information: 214-352-0410.

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April 27, 2018

Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

By Christian Formation, Upcoming Events

Join us Tuesday, May 15, as we wrap up our three-week Easter Book Study series Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy by Anne Lamott. In a world rife with conflict, Lamott invites us to seriously heed the scriptural imperative to “love mercy”. We will discover and discuss what mercy must look like in today’s world. Chicago Tribune Review- “Mercy is radical kindness,” Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening book, Hallelujah Anyway. It’s the permission you give others—and yourself—to forgive a debt, to absolve the unabsolvable, to let go of the judgment and pain that make life so difficult.” Full of Lamott’s trademark honesty, humor and forthrightness, Hallelujah Anyway is profound and caring, funny and wise—a hopeful book of hands-on spirituality. Order your copy today on Amazon >

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April 27, 2018

Silent Movie Night

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Organist Benjamin Kolodziej will present an authentic screening of Buster Keaton’s 1928 feature-length silent film, Steamboat Bill, Jr. on Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30 pm in the church. This event is fun and appropriate for all ages. This film, one of the last of the silent era, is a comedic drama involving competing steamboat captains, family disappointments and falling in love, and was largely written and directed by Keaton, a master of comedic timing and deadpan expressions. One original reviewer understatedly characterized the film upon release as “perhaps the best comedy of the year so far,” while the New York Times called it a “sorry affair.” Nonetheless, for decades audiences increasingly have been drawn to this silent movie and it consistently ranks among the favorite and most entertaining silent films in history. To enhance the authentic feel of the evening, Benjamin Kolodziej will perform an original score written for organ…

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April 13, 2018

The Gathering

By Outreach, Upcoming Events

Spring is here and it is a great time to join us in serving the homeless at THE GATHERING. Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 29. We will be serving with Christ Church from Oak Cliff, and we will leave the north parking lot at 12:15 pm. Please join us and experience this heart warming ministry. The people we serve are always so gracious and grateful. Questions? Contact Lisa Cain.

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April 13, 2018