Thursday, March 31, 2016

COMING UP SUNDAY- APRIL 3

This is the 2nd Sunday of Easter.  Church school will meet.  
St. Thomas' celebrated a wonderful Easter Sunday-there were 70 people who packed the pews.  The children enjoyed an egg hunt following the service (check out some photos on the Facebook page- see the link in the lower right column.)
On Wednesday, April 13, the Narragansett Deanery will hold a meeting at St. Peter's by the Sea in Narragansett.  There will be a short business meeting followed by a guest speaker.  Joanne Pope Melish, an Episcopalian and a retired professor of History at the University of Kentucky, will speak about the History of Racism in RI.  The meeting will go from 7-9pm.  
The WARM Center will host its 24th annual Bowl-a-thon at Alley Katz Lane in Westerly.  St. Thomas' will sponsor two teams this year- The Tom Katz!  If you would like to support the bowl-a-thon, click here

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

COMING UP EASTER SUNDAY-March 27

This is Easter Sunday.  The worship service will begin at 9am followed by coffee hour and an Easter Egg hunt,  All are welcome.
St. Thomas' sent 3 overstuffed boxes of Easter treats to the active duty military persons who are related to the congregation.  Look at the photos posted on the right side of this page.
The Spring luncheon will be held on Monday, April 4 at the Richmond Country Club at 12 noon.



Wednesday, March 16, 2016

COMING UP PALM SUNDAY- MAR. 20

This is Palm Sunday.  The service will begin outside with the Blessing of the Palms in the meditation area and there will be a procession into the church.  There is no church school this week.  The WARM meal will be prepared after church.
The Holy Week schedule is posted to the right.  Anyone wishing to bring flowers to the church for Easter Sunday can drop them off during Holy Week.
This week there were 3 overflowing boxes filled with Easter treats that were sent to the 3 active duty military members who are part of the extended St. Thomas' family.  Thanks to everyone who made a donation to these packages.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 13

This is the 5th Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet and there will be a Bishop's Committee meeting after church,
This Sunday we are packing up 3 boxes that will be Easter care packages for the 3 men related to the congregation who are serving in the military at locations around the globe.
Palm Sunday is March 20 and Easter is March 27.  If you would like to donate flowers for the Easter altar, they can be dropped off at the church any time during Holy Week.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 6

This is the 4th Sunday in Lent- also known as mid-Lent Sunday or Mothering Sunday- read the column to the left.  Church School will meet.  After church there will be a discussion of the book, Crazy Christians, written by our Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry.  Join us even if you have not read the book. 
March 6 is also Girl Scout Sunday.  All Girl Scouts are welcome to join us for worship at 9am followed by a reception.