COMING UP SUNDAY- APR. 8

This is the 2nd Sunday of Easter- The beauty of Easter flowers and music continue to fill the sanctuary!  Church school will meet and there will be a vestry meeting after the service.
There will be a parish luncheon on Monday, Apr. 9 at the Richmond Country Club at 12 noon.  All are welcome (each person pays for her/his own lunch).  
Our congregation is working to help the people of Puerto Rico in two ways.  We have extended an offer of help to St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Carolina, PR.  It is a small mission congregation that was damaged in the hurricane last September.  In addition, our Deanery is working to re-stock a daycare center that was nearly destroyed by the hurricane.  See the notes in the left column under "Food of the Month."
During the month of April, our congregation will take on 2 challenges.  One will be to learn the Pascha Nostrum.  This is an ancient hymn that we say every Sunday during Easter season.  It means "Christ our Passover" and the words come from Scripture (Romans and 1 Corinithians).  It is found on page 83 in the Book of Common Prayer.
The other challenge is to be better social media evangelists!  Parishioners are encouraged to post things on their social media pages that proclaim the Good News of Jesus. 

COMING UP SUNDAY- APRIL 1

This Sunday is Easter!  There will be a service at 9am followed by coffee hour and an Easter Egg hunt for the children.
During the month of April, our congregation will take on 2 challenges.  One will be to learn the Pascha Nostrum.  This is an ancient hymn that we say every Sunday during Easter season.  It means "Christ our Passover" and the words come from Scripture (Romans and 1 Corinithians).  It is found on page 83 in the Book of Common Prayer.
The other challenge is to be better social media evangelists!  Parishioners are encouraged to post things on their social media pages that proclaim the Good News of Jesus. 

COMING UP SUNDAY-MAR. 25

This Sunday is Palm Sunday.  Our worship service will begin at 9 am with the Blessing of the Palms in the meditation garden behind the church and we will process into the sanctuary of the church.  There is no church school this Sunday. Our Gospel lesson will be the Passion of Christ.
Holy Week, which is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter, is the holiest week in the church year.  Click on the tab at the top of the page to learn more about the services during this week.
On Easter Sunday, we will have a service at 9am followed by and Easter egg hunt for the children and coffee hour.  All are welcome!

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 18

This is the 5th Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet.  This Sunday, our special guest will be Ms. Joanne Harrison.  She is on staff at the ECC- the Episcopal Camp and Conference Center in Pascoag.  She will tell us about updates at the camp and encourage some of our young people to take part in camp sessions this summer.
Next Sunday, Mar. 25 is Palm Sunday.  For a complete list of Holy Week services and information about this week, click on the tab at the top of the page.

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR.11

This is the 4th Sunday in Lent. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday (see the description to the left).  This week at coffee hour, a special treat known as Simnel Cake will be served.
Church school will meet this Sunday and there will be a Vestry meeting following the service.
Remember to turn your clocks ahead 1 hour on Saturday night. 
Our parish continues to do things to keep a Holy Lent.  We are following in the Good Book Club (see left column), we are learning the 10 commandments and we are reaching out in love to those who are in need.  Come join us at 9am Sunday to learn more!

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 4

This is the 3rd Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet.  Following the worship service there will be a discussion about the Gospel According to Luke.  Have you been taking part in the Good Book Club this Lent?  What verses have popped out to you?  Do you see a theme in Luke's writing?  Join us in discussion after church that day.
Last Sunday, the members of St. Thomas welcomed Deacon Christine Cassels who spoke about her work with Dorcas International  Our congregation collected 102 items for her to deliver to the immigrant and refugee families that are newly settled in RI.  Check out the photo on our Facebook page (lower right column)

COMING UP SUNDAY- FEB. 25

This is the 2nd Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet.  The guest preacher this week will be the Rev. Christine Cassels.  She is a deacon in the Episcopal Church and serves at St. Luke's in East Greenwich. She will tell us about her work as a deacon and the deacon's ministry with Dorcas Institute.  This organization helps to settle refugees in RI.  Currently they are helping 7 families from Puerto Rico who have recently moved to Rhode Island.  The parishioners from St. Thomas are collecting personal care items for these families.  The goal is to have 100 items (currently there are 77 in the basket!).
As part of the our Lenten discipline, parishioners at St. Thomas are participating in the Good Book Club (check out the links on the right and left sides of this page).