COMING UP SUNDAY-JAN. 2

 Happy New Year!  This is the 2nd Sunday after Christmas.  The worship service is live streamed at 9am and it can be viewed on Facebook or on YouTube. Find the links here.  It can also be watched at a later time in both places.
Many thanks to all those who donated socks for the WARM Center. This week, there were 107 pairs of socks and 7 underwear items that were delivered to them.
Coming up in January- there will be a vestry meeting on Jan. 9 and the annual parish meeting will be on Jan. 30.

CHRISTMAS

The Christmas Eve service will be held at 5pm on Dec. 24. All are welcome to join us in person or online. The worship service will be live streamed at 5pm and it can be viewed on Facebook or on YouTube. Find the links here.  It can also be watched at a later time in both places. 
There is no service at St. Thomas' on Christmas Day. Christ Church in Westerly will have a 10am service that morning.
On Dec. 26, the usual Sunday morning service will be held.  It is live streamed at 9am and it can be viewed on Facebook or on YouTube. Find the links here.  
Last Sunday, Bishop Knisely joined us for worship and one young person was confirmed. There are photos of this event on Facebook. The link is on the lower right side of this page.
We are collecting new socks and underwear through the end of December.  This will be donated to the WARM Center in Westerly. 

COMING UP SUNDAY-DEC. 19

This is the 4th Sunday of Advent  (lectionary year C). This Sunday, Bishop Knisely will worship with us and there will be one confirmation (If anyone would like to be baptized or confirmed that day, please contact us by Friday).
The worship service is live streamed at 9am and it can be viewed on Facebook or on YouTube. Find the links here.  It can also be watched at a later time in both places. 

We are collecting new socks and underwear through the end of December.  This will be donated to the WARM Center in Westerly. 

The Christmas Eve service will be held at 5pm.  It will be in person and also on Facebook and YouTube. There will not be a Christmas Day service, but on Sunday, Dec. 26, the regular 9am service will be held at the church. 

COMING UP SUNDAY-DEC. 12

This is the 3rd Sunday of Advent  (lectionary year C). This is also called Rose Sunday or Gaudete Sunday.  It is the week that the pink candle on the wreath is lighted. To learn about the meaning of Advent and it's important place in the church calendar, click on the tab on the page titled, What is Advent?
The worship service is live streamed at 9am and it can be viewed on Facebook or on YouTube. Find the links here.  It can also be watched at a later time in both places. There will be a vestry meeting this Sunday after church.  During the worship service this week, there will be a guest soloist.  Ms. Kateryna Diachenko will join us to sing an aria from the Messiah by G.F. Handel.
Last Sunday, a group gathered at church and made Christmas wreaths and centerpieces as a fundraiser for ECC.  It was a great afternoon! Check out the photos on the Facebook page.
Next Sunday, Dec. 19, Bishop Knisely will join us for confirmation.  If anyone would like to be baptized or confirmed that day, please contact us this week. 

COMING UP SUNDAY- DEC. 5

This is the 2nd Sunday of Advent  (lectionary year C). To learn about the meaning of Advent and it's important place in the church calendar, click on the tab on the page titled, What is Advent?

The worship service is live streamed at 9am and it can be viewed on Facebook or on YouTube. Find the links here.  It can also be watched at a later time in both places. 
On Dec. 5, there will be a Safe Church Training session for vestry members and others who work with the youth at our church. All are welcome to attend. Send a message if you want more information.  Later in the day on Dec. 5, the church school members will gather to make Christmas wreaths and centerpieces. This is a fundraising project for the capital campaign at for the camp at ECC. If you would like one of these items, send an email. Suggested donation is $15 each.

There are many other activites going on at St. Thomas' in the next 4 weeks. The list of events can be viewed here.  During the month of December, the parish will be collecting new socks and underwear for the residents of the WARM Center.