Wednesday, March 25, 2015

COMING UP PALM SUNDAY- MAR. 29

This Sunday is Palm Sunday.  The liturgy will begin outside with the blessing of the palms and a procession.  Church school will not meet this week or next week.
The Holy Week Schedule is posted on the left.
This Saturday, March 28, a new spirituality group is meeting at the church from 10-11am.  All are welcome .  This week the lectionary Scripture readings will be discussed.
After church this Sunday, the Prayer Partners group will meet.
Baptisms will be held on the Sunday after Easter, April 12.  Contact the vicar if you are interested.
The annual Episcopal Charities campaign is underway at St. Thomas.  Pledge forms are available at the church.
Our congregation will once again sponsor a team for the WARM Center bowl-a-thon to be held on Apr. 26 from 1-3 at Alley Katz Lanes in Westerly.  If you want to make a donation to the St. Thomas' Tom Katz, there is an envelope at the church.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 22

This is the 5th Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet and there will be a liturgy committee meeting after church.
On Monday, there will be a parish luncheon at Brick Oven Restaurant in Ashaway.  All are invited.
St. Thomas' is sponsoring a bowling team for the WARM bowl-a-thon on April 26.  The team is called the Tom Katz.  Donations for the team are welcome!
The church will be collecting potted flowers to decorate the Easter altar.  All plants can be dropped off at the church during Holy Week.
The Holy Week schedule can be found to the left.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 15

This is the 4th Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet.  The WARM meal will be prepared this week.  Following the service, there will be a special coffee hour to honor all of the people who worked on our church kitchen.  This is a wonderful opportunity to say thank you to all of our skilled craftspeople.
This Saturday, March 14, the young people will gather in the church to make Pretzels.  Pretzels are a traditional Lenten food.
Each January,  St. Thomas' sets a list of goals to accomplish for the calendar year.  Click on the tab at the top of this page to see what has already been achieved in 2015.
For a list of upcoming events, click on the tab- In the coming weeks.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

COMING UP SUNDAY- MARCH 8

This is the 3rd Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet this week.  There will be a Bishop's Committee meeting following the service.
Last Sunday was a great celebration at St. Thomas'.  Bishop Knisely presided over a service with 1 baptims and 7 confirmations.  There are wonderful photos posted on the Facebook page (they can be viewed via the column on the right).
This Sunday the sermon will focus on the subject of St. Therese of Lisieux.  Come learn about this inspiring Christian!
There are many more activities coming up at St. Thomas'.  They are listed on the tab at the top of the page, "In the Coming Weeks."