Meet other teens in the community, munch on popcorn, play games, and tell us what you want to do at your local library! Come have fun in a place where you can be your true self! Poppin’ Pride event will be this Sunday, Sept 23 from 2-4pm, at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (O’Hara Hall on 7th floor). For more information, Phone 214-670-1400 or go to www.dallaslibrary.org.
Join us for the Dallas Pride Festival, Saturday, Sept 15, 2018. Reverchon Park opens to the public from 11am-7pm (3505 Maple Ave. at Turtle Creek Blvd). Volunteer sign-up is in the Narthax. Time slots available: Set-up is from 8am-10am. Meet & Greet is from 10am-2pm or 2pm-5pm. Tear-down is from 5pm-7pm. Add your name to a specific time slot or if you can’t stay for the whole time, set your own time on a blank line. For questions, contact Charles Mullins.
What today we refer to as foyer dinner groups were born in the Diocese of Coventry, England, in the aftermath of the massive destruction at the height of the German bombings of London and Coventry during World War II. The fourteenth-century Cathedral of St. Michael (Coventry Cathedral) was destroyed in the nine-hour blitz of 14 November 1940, but a ministry of reconciliation evolved from that destruction. Rather than dwell on the violent loss of his beloved place of worship, Provost Howard was inspired to found a ministry of reconciliation that he called the Community of the Cross and Nails. While sifting through the rubble of the cathedral, he gathered many of the old nails that had fallen among the ruins and was inspired to have them twisted together to form a cross. This cross of nails and the words “Father, Forgive” became the unifying symbol of the International Ministry of…
The Episcopal Church’s Office of the General Convention announced the release of a mobile event app for the upcoming 79th General Convention in Austin, Texas, July 5 – July 13, 2018. The event app, powered by Eventmobi, is compatible with cell phones, tablets, and other data devices, offering attendees pertinent General Convention information including schedules, maps, worship bulletins, restaurant guide, a link to the Virtual Binder for legislative progress and resources, as well as other general convention information. Information related to the Episcopal Church Women’s Triennial Meeting 2018 is also provided. The Office of General Convention developed this tool to enhance attendee experience and provide a personal schedule and means for note taking at events. The app is accessed two ways: Go to https://eventmobi.com/79gc/ This opens it as a website on any device. Or, download the Eventmobi app from the appstore and input the event code: 79gc. If you have…
Did you know that more than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day in the U.S.? You can help save a life by taking an hour or so out of your day on Saturday, July 21, 2018 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, when the Carter BloodCare Bus will be parked in the north parking lot of St. Thomas. Sign up for an appointment > If you have any questions, contact Volunteer Drive Coordinator Nancy LeGros at
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…
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
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.
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
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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