Mark your calendars! Everyone is invited to join our annual Feast of St. Francis, including the Blessing of Pets, on Sunday, October 2 at 4 pm on the North Lawn of the Church, under the large oak tree.
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If you have a desire to further your understanding of Anglican theology and the Episcopal tradition, please plan to join us for 5 consecutive Wednesdays from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm in the South Room, September 21-October 19. We will be utilizing the book, “Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs & Practices,” by Scott Gunn & Melody Wilson Shobe. This course will prepare those who would like to consider confirmation/reception/reaffirmation, but is open to everyone. Please e-mail Lee Swift, our Administrative Assistant, if you would like to participate so we will have materials for you!
Everyone is invited to join us for a lectionary study of the day’s assigned readings. It will take place each Sunday from 9:00 am-10:00 am in the Parish Hall, and be facilitated by Deacon Jennifer Smith and others. Coffee and refreshments will be provided, so stay after or come early and take part as we delve deeper into the scripture for the day!
Join us for our weekly Book Study, Wednesdays from 10:30 am to 11:45 am, in the South Room. We will look at a variety of topical literary works, facilitated by members of your Formation Committee. The first offering will be Henri J.M. Nouwen’s, “Reaching Out: The Three Movements of Spiritual Life.”
Welcome back friends old and new!! Join us on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 8 am and 10:30 am, as we kick-off the fall 2022 program year! A covered-dish lunch and cake/dessert auction will follow the 10:30 am service, proceeds benefitting the work of your Mission/Outreach Committee.
Everyone is invited to join us for our Holy Week activities: Palm Sunday, April 10 | 8 am & 10:30 am Wednesday of Holy Week, April 13 | Noon – Eucharist Maundy Thursday, April 14 | 7 pm – Holy Eucharist Rite II with Foot Washing Good Friday, April 15 | 7 pm – Liturgy for Good Friday Holy Saturday, April 16 | 10 am – Holy Saturday Taize Service Great Vigil of Easter, Saturday, April 16 | 7:30 pm – Vigil & First Eucharist of Easter Easter Sunday, April 17 | 8 am & 10:30 am – Festival Holy Eucharist A more in-depth look at Holy Week at St. Thomas the Apostle Holy Week provides us with the opportunity to walk together into the deepest mysteries of our faith. It is not an easy week to enter, for we are confronted with darkness and death. Remember, the way of…
Everyone is welcome to join us for Ash Wednesday services on March 2, 2022, at Noon and 7:00 pm. Service will feature Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes.
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…
