On Sunday, March 11, following the 10 am service, St. Thomas held a safety training for vestry members, ushers and greeters, staff, and parishioners. Officer Dan Birbeck taught the training, Response to Active Shooters, and provided us with a good sense of what to do if we were to have a situation in our church where our safety was compromised.
Join Bishop Sumner and visiting Bishop Smith, with parishioners from around the Metroplex, to watch the Texas Rangers vs. the Boston Red Socks on Friday, May 4 (First Pitch 7:05 p.m.) Tickets – Adult $15, Children 13 and under $6. To reserve tickets, or any questions contact: Fred Ellis. The deadline to reserve tickets is March 28th!
Please join us on November 21, 2017, at 6:30 pm, for a community Thanksgiving service. All are welcome, and we would love to worship and give thanks with you.
Join us for our Centering Prayer group on Wednesday evenings. The discipline of Centering Prayer will meet on Wednesday evenings beginning at 5:30 to sit together. We will have 2 twenty minute sessions each evening, the first from 5:30 until 5:50, and the second from 6:00 until 6:20, with a 10 minute break in between. The second “sit” will be followed by our regular Wednesday Eucharist. There will be no teaching involved, only the experience of sitting in silence before God in community. All are welcome to attend either one, or both if you like.
The St. Thomas Outreach Committee recently presented Parkland Hospital with an Outreach Grant. The love of St. Thomas continues to flow out into the community reaching the lives of the children and families at the hospital.
General Convention Approves Marriage Equality Dear St. Thomas Family, What an amazing week this has been! Last Friday the Supreme court made it legal for all Americans to marry the people they love, a decision to be celebrated. Then as Our General Convention met in Salt Lake City, we elected Michael Curry as Presiding Bishop, the first African American to lead the church in this role. There are many issues being deliberated at General Convention which I hope will lead our Church to grow more deeply into love, justice and compassion. Just last evening The House of Deputies approved without ammendment what the House of Bishops had already approved. Resolution A036 revises Canon 1.18 titled “Of the Solemnization of Holy Matrimony.” Among many edits it removes references to marriage as being between a man and a woman. They also passed A054 approving continued use of “The Witnessing and Blessing of…
A Wonderful Morning! Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide “The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 this morning that it is legal for all Americans, no matter their gender or sexual orientation to marry the people they love.” Dear St. Thomas Family, I know that this day has been long awaited and is an occasion of great celebration. I rejoice with you in this victory for equal rights and look forward to further conversations with you. You may also know that the General Convention of the Episcopal Church is in session right now and is considering a canon revision to the definition of marriage, so this is good news also but a change to the Book of Common Prayer will most likely not occur for some time. For more information and conversation about what is happening at convention regarding this, I refer you to two blogs, one by Tobias Haller (blog.tobiashaller.net) and…
The Labyrinth is available during daily office hours from 10am to 4pm Tuesday through Friday.
Rev. Joy Daley and a number of St. Thomas parishioners joined together at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration for a NOH8 photo shoot. Celebrity photographer Adam Bouska came to the Dallas area to capture the fight for marriage equality and take a stand against discrimination and bullying of all kinds. The NOH8 campaign makes a statement without saying a word; guess you can call that a picture perfect protest. Featured on News Fix CW33 | March 14, 2015 | by Selena Hernandez Read full article >
Enrich your Lenten practice! Everyone is invited to join us each Wednesday evening during the season of Lent for an Interfaith Dialogue “Reflections on Interspirituality”. The Eucharist will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a light meal at 7:00 p.m. and Presentation at 7:30 p.m. Schedule February 25 – “Overview of Interspirituality”, Father Ray Ball March 11 – “Islam” postponed due to weather March 18 – “Buddhism”, Sister Amy NaHo March 25 – “Judaism”, Rabbi Debra Robbins; and “Islam”, Imam Omar Suleiman
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