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Evangelism 101

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Everyone is invited to join us for a new Wednesday Workshop Series, Evangelism 101: Learning to tell our sacred stories. Talking about our faith can be difficult. Let’s explore it together each Wednesday from Jan 13-Feb 3 at 6 pm on Zoom. Series hosted by Seminarian Allen and NO READING REQUIRED! If you have questions, email allen@thedoubter.org The season of Epiphany, also called Epiphanytide (January 6-February 16) is the season in which we celebrate the manifestation of Christ to all the peoples of the earth. In the coming weeks we will hear again of the visitation of the Magi, Jesus’ baptism by John, the wedding at Cana, the calling of the first disciples, and the Transfiguration of our Lord. All of these stories are meant to show that the significance of the Christ Child isn’t limited to Palestine, but is much greater than we could have imagined! As you heard…

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December 31, 2020

Parish Annual Meeting | Jan 17

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Our Parish Annual Meeting will be held via ZOOM immediately following the Sunday ZOOM service on January 17, 2021. At the meeting the annual Parish budget for 2021, as adopted by the Vestry at its December 2020 meeting will be presented. Annual reports by the Rector, Senior Warden and Junior Warden, as required by the Diocesan Canons and Parish By-laws, will also be presented. Please make plans to attend. A Meeting to elect new Vestry members was held on October 18, 2020 with Lisa Pearson, Randy Hering, and Ruth Woodward elected for three year terms.

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December 31, 2020

Zoom Christmas Services

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Mark your calendars for special Zoom service to celebrate the Christmas season! Thursday, Dec. 24 at 7:30pm – Join us early for a special selection of music prior to the Christmas Eve Mass. Thursday, Dec. 24 at 8:00pm – Christmas Eve Mass. Friday, Dec. 25 at 10:00am – Christmas Day Mass. A unique zoom link will be sent out for each service. If you’d like to receive the Zoom link, please email Father Christopher.

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December 3, 2020

Cost of COVID-19 – It’s Impact on the Impoverished

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There is no single corner of our society that has been left untouched by the effects of COVID-19, Coronavirus. The impact is particularly significant on those who live below the poverty line. The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas (EDOD) and UNITE are hosting an on-line interactive event meant to raise our awareness of COVID’s effect on this particular group of our marginalized neighbors. Understand how COVID Impacts people in Poverty. In an interactive discussion on the elements of holistic human flourishing, our certified Facilitator shares expert explanations of the impact of COVID on people living in poverty.  Experience Their Stories.  In small discussion groups, participants experience real families’ and individuals’ stories and make complex decisions while navigating through pre-existing hardships compounded by the pandemic. Help Restore Lives. After engaging real-life stories, participants discuss how to make the most impact through new tools, existing programs, and EDOD resources. Details: Tuesday, November 17, 2020; 7 pm – 8:30 pm…

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November 12, 2020

Next in-person service will be Wed, Nov. 18

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On Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Noon we will offer our next in-person, indoor Eucharist following plans and precautions our Regathering Committee has studied and put into place. Service will be conducted in the Parish Hall, where all social-distancing and proper ventilation can be implemented. Please enter via the Parish Hall North Doors only. There will be a limit of 20 people. If you are going to attend this service, please email pam@thedoubter.org before Tues, Nov. 17 so that we can adequately prepare. Masks are required. The service will be a spoken (no singing) mass. There is to be no physical touching – hugs, handshakes, fist bumps, etc., during the Peace. The Peace may be exchanged verbally or with a head nod, for example. Please note, bathrooms will not be open during this time. The Sunday Zoom church offering remains our primary gathering of the community body, and we encourage everyone’s…

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November 12, 2020

Holding on to Hope

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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will lead a live-streamed prayer service from Washington National Cathedral, Holding on to Hope: A National Service for Healing and Wholeness, on All Saints Sunday, November 1, at 4:00-5:30 p.m. EST. In the midst of a pandemic, racial reckoning, and a historic election, the live-streamed service will gather Americans for prayer, song, lament, hope, and a call to love God and neighbor. The event will be simulcast in English and Spanish. In addition to Bishop Curry’s sermon, the service will include reflections from Father James Martin, a noted Roman Catholic commentator on American life and values, and Valarie Kaur, an inspiring Sikh author, filmmaker, and civil rights attorney. The gathering will be officiated by Washington’s Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith, and Reverend Stephanie Spellers, Canon to the Presiding Bishop. Prayers for the nation will come from leaders like Eboo Patel, founder and president…

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October 29, 2020

All Saints/All Souls Days

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If you would like for your loved ones to be honored in the Nov. 1 Doubter for All Saints/All Souls Days, please email the names to pam@thedoubter.org by Noon on Wednesday, October 28. If you would like to make a memorial donation, please note on the memo line of your check “All Saints” and mail to: St. Thomas Episcopal Church 6525 Inwood Rd. Dallas, TX 75209

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October 15, 2020

2020 Virtual LifeWalk | Oct 11

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Join the St. Thomas 2020 Virtual LifeWalk Team to Raise Money and Save Lives! The St Thomas Virtual LifeWalk 2020 team has raised over 25% of our $1,000 goal this year. Thanks so far to Jean Edwards, Rusty Rippamonti, and James Brown for their donations to date. To help St. Thomas reach our goal to assist folks struggling with HIV, join our parish team and donate at https://www.lifewalk.org/event/lifewalk/team/868326/ Your help and participation in LifeWalk is vital, and it’s needed now more than ever. Did you know: $25 provides a free HIV Test $40 provides a week of meals $100 provides one hour of Behavioral Health Care $250 provides a week of safe and clean housing Join our Doubter’s team in “walking virtually,” so individuals living with HIV can continue to access and maintain treatment during this critical time. The virtual walk is October 11, 2020 and will take place online. All…

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September 24, 2020

Blessing of the Animals

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Mark your calendars! Everyone is invited to join our annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct 4 at 4pm. Look for us gathered outside, beneath the oak tree, in the North parking lot. (Masks required for humans.)

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September 24, 2020

Doubters’ Happy Hour – July 7

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Please join the Doubter community for our next Happy Hour, July 7 at 6 pm, for an evening with the Reverend Gay Clark Jennings President of the House of Deputies of the General Convention. Gay will join us as we wind up the final Doubters’ Happy Hour of the “spring” program year. Gay bears witness to revolutionary change in the Episcopal Church, not only in her nine years as president, but in her over 40 years of life in the priesthood. As president, Gay is committed to fostering a new generation of leaders in the Episcopal Church and encouraging the church’s work for justice through the actions of General Convention and the work of Episcopalians throughout the church. She works closely with the elected and appointed leaders who serve the church between conventions, with more than 850 members of the House of Deputies, and with the presiding bishop and other…

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July 3, 2020