Everyone is invited to attend our annual St. Thomas Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch on Sunday, November 24, immediately following the 10 a.m. service in the Parish Hall. A sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex. Honduras Threads will have a Pop-Up shop in the Parish Hall during the Potluck luncheon. This is a perfect opportunity to do a little gift shopping while enjoying a good meal. And you’ll be supporting a good cause. Check out their website: https://hondurasthreads.org/pages/our-story.
Beginning October 12, Dallas will be reading Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea, a story about a besieged Mexican village without any men and a group of young women who go to the United States looking for defenders, learning truths about themselves along the way. The Big Read kicks off Saturday, October 12, 1 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Branch. “A Celebration of Mexico” will include a performance by Alma y Corazon Ballet Folklorico, the story of Frida Kahlo, music by Natalie Robles and a keynote presentation by Nicolas Hernandez from RAICES. Read the book and participate in citywide events, including discussion groups, staged readings, movie screenings and craft projects. You’ll find a program listing at the Dallas Public Library > NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Say “howdy” to Big Tex and join us on Thursday, October 17 to celebrate all things Texan! Meet us in the St. Thomas north parking lot at 9:00 a.m. sharp! We will carpool to the Dart station. Note: admission for seniors (60+) is free on Thursday. The trip is sure to be fun! Just trying some of the winning dishes created for the 2019 Texas State Fair will make the trip well worth your time. And going with your St. Thomas family, well that’s just the icing on the cake.
Join us to commemorate the life of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment. Bring your pets for a special animal blessing on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 pm in the Interior Garden by the sanctuary.
Equipping, Encouraging, and Empowering Women of Faith. Women often juggle several roles – wife, mom, daughter, employee, and more! Let’s be honest, juggling all these varied roles is a real struggle – especially when we see “that woman” who appears to be juggling all her roles without breaking a sweat or chipping a nail. Join us Saturday, October 5 from 9 am – 3 pm at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (in the Stanton Commons), as we learn from three gifted speakers, discuss how we can support each other with love rather than judgment, and find the power in connecting with our juggling sisters, instead of trying to do it all on our own. Register online now! Cost is $20 and lunch is provided. Or pay by check made payable to St. Philip’s and send to St. Philip’s, 6400 Stonebrook, Frisco, TX 75034 attention Brandi White. If you have any questions…
LifeWalk is Dallas’ largest and longest running AIDS walk that includes a fun 5K walk/run through the Turtle Creek/Uptown neighborhoods, and festival in Turtle Creek Park (formerly Lee Park). St. Thomas has participated in EVERY YEAR since the first walk in 1990. Make plans to join us this year on Sunday, Oct. 6. The festival opens at 11:00am and the walk begins at 1:00pm. Before the walk, take advantage of free HIV testing, music, games, and more! Don’t forget to bring your 4-legged family members as well! St. Thomas teams have raised as much as $25,000 in years past. In recent years, the numbers have gone down. This year let’s set a goal of $10,000! Walk, run or just donate! Here’s how: sign up on the St. Thomas team page at www.lifewalk.org/event/team/844575/ write an email to your friends inviting them to join (include above sign up link) Post it on…
Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. Join us in the Parish Hall after our Coffee/Social Hour on Sunday, Oct. 13 for this valuable training. Immediate Responders … Not Bystanders No matter how rapid the arrival of professional emergency responders, bystanders will always be first on the scene. A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes, therefore it is important to quickly stop the blood loss. Due to many situations, there may be a delay between the time of injury and the time a first responder is on the scene. Without intervention in these circumstances, preventable deaths will occur. People can take simple steps to keep the injured person alive until appropriate medical care is available. Here are three actions…
Great parishes have great gatherings and the fall kickoff for “Beyond the Pew” and Saint Thomas Episcopal Church is no exception. Invite your friends to join us on Saturday, October 19 from 6pm to 9pm at the home of Kabir Master and Steven Lee for our parish-wide, annual Oktoberfest. Brats, pretzels, beer and cheese are the focal points of our Oktoberfest. Bring a bottle of wine or beer and something to share with your favorite nibbles. The dress is casual and the focus is fun. No need to RSVP, just show up. We are a parish with a love of others, renewing friendships while enjoying meeting newcomers to the Parish. We look forward to seeing you there. One of the great things about St. Thomas the Apostle is our love of laughter, no matter what the topic. And when we get together, the laughter keeps on coming! For questions or…
Everyone is invited to a special one-day workshop, here at St. Thomas, featuring author & lecturer, Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez, on Saturday, October 19 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (Sign-in begins at 8:30 am). The 1,400 year-old spiritual path known as Sufism emphasizes the power of love to create transformation in a person’s consciousness. One of the greatest teachers of the Sufi path is Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273), a Persian mystic and founder of the Mevlevi Order of “whirling dervishes,” whose poetry and writings on love have become extremely popular in recent years. In these talks, Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez, will use the stories and the poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi to explore the three stages of the Sufi path of love. Cost: Early Registration is $35 per Person & $25 per Student Bring a bag lunch for the mid-day break | Morning Refreshments, Coffee & Bottled Water Included Register at www.CellOfPeace.com/workshops.htm Pir…
A further opportunity for Connecting at St. Thomas: Stephen Toon and Virginia Holleman are planning to go to the Monet: The Late Years exhibit at the Kimball Art Museum in Fort Worth on Wednesday, August 28. Everyone is invited to join us. We’ve heard it is a wonderful exhibit and would be a fun way to spend the day together. We will meet in the North Parking Lot at 9:30am and drive/caravan over. Contact Virginia Holleman for details.
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