Upcoming Events

Homecoming Sunday September 8, 2024 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Services As we step into the Fall of the year, we're thrilled to come together for Homecoming Day, the joyful kick-off to this new season! Let's come together as a church family to celebrate our shared faith, fellowship, and mission. After the 10:30 AM service, join us for a delicious potluck feast in the Parish Hall. We celebrate the bonds that unite us and the impact our church has made in our lives and community. We can't wait to see you there! Questions? Email Lee Swift in the St. Thomas office.

Variety Show Wednesday, June 12 in the Parish Hall begins at 6:30 pm Join the St. Thomas "Doubters" for a fun LIVE Variety Show on Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. Bring your creativity and talents to share in a welcome and inviting space... you don't need to be a professional to perform! So whether you sing, dance, recite poetry, tell stories or jokes, draw, play music... ALL talents are welcome! This is an open invitation to anyone in the parish, or in the community, to come perform or just come and watch! Coffee and snacks provided. Questions? Email Lee Swift in the St. Thomas office.

Discovery Gathering May 18, Parish Hall 9:00am - 3:00pm Join this interactive & inspiring Invite • Welcome • Connect® event as we celebrate Pentecost and discover ways the Spirit is calling St. Thomas to live out our Baptismal Covenant. Explore the theology of welcome, the power of story, holy brainstorming, and so much more! You will leave feeling renewed for the tasks ahead and more connected to your church family. Lunch Provided. Reserve your spot, email Lee Swift by May 12! Pentecost Guest Preacher Molly Wills Carnes, May 19 8:00am & 10:30am Church Services Molly will be preaching at both services and will share her experience as a Christian advocate for the LGBTQ+ community during our Pentecost celebration lunch afterwards. Wear Red. ABOUT MOLLY Molly Wills Carnes is an Episcopal evangelist, Invite • Welcome • Connect® facilitator, LGBTQ+ advocate and mother of a transgender queer daughter. Her ministry is marked...

Book Study Roundtable Wednesdays, Feb 7, 21 and 28 6:00pm – 7:15pm Zoom Online Conversations (click to join) led by Janet Elsea andweekly guest speaker Join us for an enlightening journey as we delve into the profound narratives of Black history through a book study roundtable. These conversational, online sessions will focus discussions around The Accommodation a compelling exploration of pivotal moments and figures that shaped the African American experience. It is a powerful, long-repressed classic of Dallas history which examines the violent and suppressed history of race and racism in the city in which many of us live. Written by longtime Dallas political journalist Jim Schutze, formerly of the Dallas Times Herald and Dallas Observer, and currently columnist at D Magazine, The Accommodation follows the story of Dallas from slavery throughthe Civil Rights Movement, and the city’s desegregation efforts in the 1950s and ‘60s. Order/download book on Amazon >…

Vocal Recital & Presentation – Dr. Erica Vernice Simmons Sunday, Feb 11 at Noon Following the 10:30am Church Service in the Parish Hall Everyone is invited to the Parish Hall for light refreshments immediately following the service. Hear Dr. Erica Vernice Simmons, lyric soprano, perform and give an insightful perspective as a Black musician. Dr. Simmons is an Adjunct Professor of Voice and Lecturer at Tarrant County College Northeast Campus. She recently earned her doctoral degree from the University of North Texas. Most recently, Professor Simmons presented a Black Heritage Recital featuring classical compositions by black composers atthe Texoma Artist Series Conference for the National Associationof the Teachers of Singing (NATS). She has performed as asoloist in a virtual concert of His Light Still Shines and in the Porgy and Bess opera with Fort Worth Opera. Shewas a first place winner in the Memphis Beethoven Club 2017 Young Artists Competition…

Guest Preacher – The Rev. Dr. George Mason Sunday, Feb 25 at the 10:30am Church Service Plus Presentation and Q&A following in the Parish Hall Come hear one of Dallas’ most influential faith leaders! The Rev. Dr. George Mason’s “bridge-building” sermons are designed to open conversations about the conflicts and confluence in the currents of culture and the movements of the Spirit.His tone is always respectful, yet provocative; his mood hopeful and evocative! He is a Christian theologian and Retired Senior Pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church (1989-2022). He is also the Founder and President at Faith Commons and Lead Advisor and Adjunct Professor at Baptist House of Studies-Perkins School of Theology at SMU.