COMING UP SUNDAY- MAY 1

This is the 6th Sunday of Easter.  Church school will meet ant the church school students will sing during the worship service this week.  The liturgy committee will meet after church.
Ascension Day is  Thursday, May 5.  There will be a service beginning at 6pm- followed by a potluck dinner. This is one of the major feast days in the Episcopal Church.  Read the post to the right for more information.
The last day of church school will be next Sunday, May 8.
The Feast of Pentecost is Sunday, May 15.  If you would like to be baptised on that day, please contact the vicar.
On Sunday, May 29, there will be a congregational meeting after the worship service.  At this meeting, the members of St. Thomas' will vote to submit an application to the Bishop and Standing Committee of the diocese to change its status from a mission to a parish.  To learn more about this, click on the tab at the top of the page titled, Mission or Parish?

COMING UP SUNDAY- APRIL 24

This is the 5th Sunday of Easter.  Church school will meet.  This week members of the congregation will be asked to write down some of their favorite hymns.  The liturgy committee will review them and introduce some new hymns to the Sunday morning liturgy in coming weeks.
St. Thomas' had 6 bowlers participate in the WARM fund raiser last Sunday.  Check out the photos on the Facebook link on the right side of this page
The Parish Luncheon will be held on Monday, April 25 at 12 noon at the Richmond Country Club.  All are welcome- everyone buys her/his own lunch.
Save the date- Ascension Day is Thursday, May 5.  We will have a service at 6pm followed by a hotdog dinner.  It is a great event for families and children.  We will be done by 7:30 pm

COMING UP SUNDAY- APRIL 17

This is the 4th Sunday of Easter.  This is also called Good Shepherd Sunday.  On this day, the Gospel lesson is taken from the 10th chapter of John in which Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd.  In the Hebrew Scriptures, kings and rulers were sometimes called shepherds and were expected to care for the sheep- the people of Israel.  This Sunday celebrates Jesus who is the culmination of all shepherds, caring for the flock.  The 23rd psalm is also read in worship on this day.
At St. Thomas', church school will meet.   Later on Sunday, the annual WARM bowl-a-thon will take place at Alley Katz lanes in Westerly from 1-3pm.  Come support the St. Thomas' Tom Katz who will participating in this fundraiser.

COMING UP SUNDAY- APRIL 10

This is the 3rd Sunday of Easter.  Church school will meet and there will be a Bishop's Committee meeting after church.
The WARM  bowl-a-thon is Sunday, April 17.  This is a fundraiser for WARM.  There are 8 people form St. Thomas' bowling on the Tom Katz team.  Click here to donate (no need to designate a team to donate).
The Narragansett Deanery will hold a meeting on Wed., April 13 at St. Peter's by the Sea in Narragansett.  The guest speak will be Ms. Joanne Pope Melish.  She will speak on the History of Racism in RI.  The meeting will be from 7-9pm and all are welcome.
The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church has asked that during the Easter season,  congregation  pray for parts of the world that are experiencing violence and trouble.  Read the column on the right for more information.