Wednesday, February 24, 2016

COMING UP SUNDAY- FEB. 28

This is the 3rd Sunday in Lent.  Church School will meet. This week we welcome our annual Episcopal Charities speaker- Mr. Baha Sadr from Dorcas International Institute,  St. Thomas' proudly participates in the Episcopal Charities campaign each year- last year we attained 117% of our fundraising goal for this effort.
March 3 is Girl Scout Sunday.  There will be a special coffee hour reception to honor all Brownies and Girl Scouts.  The girls should wear their uniforms to church.
The WARM Center is looking for volunteers to help paint, clean and move furniture in their Harvest Homes apartments.  Contact WARM for more information.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

COMING UP SUNDAY- FEB. 21

This is the 2nd Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet and there will be a Bishop's Committee meeting after church. 
There will be two guest vocalists joining our worship this week- Ms. Kateryna Diachenko and Ms. Heather Pollin will provide some special music.  
Next Sunday, Feb. 28, Mr. Baha Sadr from Dorcas International will be the Episcopal Charities speaker at St. Thomas'.  This organization was in the news last week as they arranged for a Syrian refugee family to come to Providence. Come and learn about the great work they do and about the important mission of Episcopal Charities. 
Don't forget to vote in Lent Madness this week (see the link on the right of this page.)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

COMING UP SUNDAY- FEB. 14

This is the 1st Sunday in Lent.  Church school will not meet because of school vacation week.  This week there will be a guest preacher- The Rev. Dr. James Jacob.
During the season of Lent, St. Thomas' will be participating in Lent Madness.  Anyone is welcome to join up.  For more information, follow the link on the right side of this page.
St. Thomas' collected $80 from the Souper Bowl of Caring collection last Sunday.  The money was sent to St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Flint, Michigan as it works to help the people of Flint get clean water and food.
Even though Feb. 14 is Valentine's Day, St. Valentine is not recognized on the Episcopal Church calendar.  Look on the left side of this page and read about this saint and the tradition of the holiday.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

COMING UP SUNDAY- FEB. 7

This is the Last Sunday after Epiphany. Church school will meet.  This is Boy Scout Sunday and it is the Souper Bowl of Caring. The paragraph on the right describes the history of this event.  This year St. Thomas' will donate its collection to the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan as it strives to help the people of Flint. 
 Ash Wednesday is on Feb. 10.  There will be a 10am service at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Hope Valley and a 7 pm service at St. Thomas'.  
This year, members of St. Thomas' are going to take part in Lent Madness.  This is a fun, learning adventure based on the lives of the saints and patterned after March Madness.  If you would like to take part, send a message to the church via the Facebook link on the right column.
The Lenten study book this year is Crazy Christians written by our presiding bishop, Michael Curry.  There will be a book discussion after worship on March 6.
There are many more events scheduled during the season of Lent.  Click on the tab at the top of the page- In the Coming Weeks.