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…
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…
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
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…
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.)
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…
Please join the Doubter community for our next Happy Hour, June 30 at 6 pm, for a Doubter Hangout! This will be an opportunity to re-connect, share stories and laugh together. Grab a beverage of your choosing and join us! ALL ARE WELCOME! Just email Father Christopher to request the ZOOM Meeting link and password.
Please join the Doubter community for our next Happy Hour, June 23 at 6 pm, for a Conversation with Dr. Andy Stoker — “Speaking Up and Speaking Out” Though he grew up in El Paso, TX, Andy strives to be an ally to those communities who look and love differently than him. By listening to Andy’s story, we will be empowered and motivated to think together about how we can be better allies to those around us. Andy is the Senior Minister of First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Texas. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University, Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, and Texas Woman’s University where he earned his PhD in Family Studies. He has served on the boards of National Project Transformation, Dallas Project Transformation, the North Texas Food Bank, Methodist Health Systems, The Dallas Arts District, CC Young Senior Care, the Texas Methodist Foundation,…
Please join the Doubter community for our next Happy Hour, June 16 at 6 pm, for an evening with your Rector & Regathering Committee – “A Look at Regathering”. We will gather for a frank discussion regarding worship in the age of COVID-19. The Rector, who is in charge and responsible for the use of all church-held property on behalf of the Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, has convened an ad-hoc advisory committee, the Regathering Committee, to consider the ways in which we can safely and effectively repopulate the church facilities when the time is appropriate. There are guidelines provided by the Bishop’s office which the Rector and Committee are utilizing to guide their work as they plan for all the different things that will be needed, as well as training and facility preparation, as we look toward that day. We hope you will join us as we talk…
Please join the Doubter community for our next Happy Hour, June 9 at 6 pm, for an evening with Chad Brinkman of Episcopal Relief and Development. Chad is the Director of the Campaign ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF LOVE, a grassroots Church-wide effort dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world. Previously he served ERD as Program Officer of Engagement, where he worked to engage, educate, and mobilize local communities, affinity groups and the larger Episcopal Church through ERD and he served through the NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund to raise awareness and support for its award-winning malaria prevention program partnership. Chad has worked on five continents in numerous countries. He is a regular contributor of pictures and stories to ERD’s website. He has experienced a lifetime of work as an ally, and has a fascinating journey-story to share! Please join us! ALL ARE WELCOME! Just email Father Christopher to request the ZOOM Meeting…