Wednesday, June 27, 2018

COMING UP SUNDAY- JULY 1

This is the 6th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8). Join us for Morning Prayer with music at 9am this week followed by coffee hour and fellowship.
Our outreach effort to St. Thomas in Carolina, Puerto Rico is underway (see above tab) and there has been very kind response to this appeal!
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church and the Triennial meeting of the Episcopal Church Women will take place in Austin, Texas from July 5-11.  Read more about these important meetings in the right column.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

COMING UP SUNDAY- JUNE 24

This is the 5th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7).  Worship is at 9 am followed by coffee hour and fellowship.
A group from St. Thomas' is participating in the Westerly area Relay for Life that will be held on June 29.  If you would like to make a donation to their team, you can contribute here.
St. Thomas has started  a fund raising adventure to help the people of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Carolina, Puerto Rico.  Their church building was damaged in Hurricane Maria last fall.  They still have not been able to afford the repairs and now a new hurricane season is upon them.  Read more about by clicking on the TAB at the top of the page. 

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

COMING UP SUNDAY- JUNE 17

This is the 4th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6).  And it is Father's Day!!!  The WARM meal will be prepared after the service.  This is the last Sunday to make a card to send to our military friends.  We will send the cards and boxes out so they can get them by the 4th of July.
A group from St. Thomas' is participating in the Westerly area Relay for Life that will be held on June 29.  If you would like to make a donation to their team, you can contribute here.
St. Thomas is getting ready to embark on a fund raising adventure to help the people of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Carolina, Puerto Rico.  Their church building was damaged in Hurricane Maria last fall.  They still have not been able to afford the repairs and now a new hurricane season is upon them.  Read more about it in the left column.

Thursday, June 7, 2018

COMING UP SUNDAY- JUNE 10

This is the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5).  There will be a vestry meeting after the service.
A group from St. Thomas went to visit Church Beyond the Walls last Saturday.  It was a sunny afternoon in Burnside Park and about 60 people gathered to for singing, worship and Eucharist.  CBW meets every Saturday at 2pm and visitors are always welcome!  Check out the photos on our Facebook page (there is a link on lower right column)
Our congregation is collecting items and writing notes to send to our deployed soldiers.  We will send the boxes by June 20 so that they can receive them by the 4th of July.  All contributions are welcome!

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

COMING UP SUNDAY- JUNE 3

This is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 4) and the beginning of the Green Season (read about this on the right column).  This Sunday after church there will be a reception to honor our high school and college graduates.
Our congregation will be collecting items for our deployed friends.  During coffee hour we will write cards for them with personal notes.  These boxes will be shipped so that they will be received for the 4th of July.
During the month of June, the congregation has 2 challenges.  The first is to visit RICAN which is located just down the road from the church.  The second is to pray with someone- not in church.


Thursday, May 24, 2018

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAY 27

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday.  The Sunday after Pentecost is the day to celebrate the 3 Persons of God.   During coffee hour we will make cards and write notes to send to our military friends who are serving overseas.
Speaking of Pentecost- last Sunday we celebrated 6 baptisms and the sanctuary was full of the Holy Spirit!  Click on the Facebook link on the lower right of this page to view some photos from the day.
This is also the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.  We will read aloud the names of our loved ones who have died and had served in the military.  Contact the priest if you want to add a name to the list.


Wednesday, May 16, 2018

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAY 20

This is the Feast of Pentecost!  Wear red to church this day to symbolize the tongues of fire that descended on the crowd as the Holy Spirit blew through Jerusalem on that Jewish holiday.   The sacrament of baptism will be celebrated- there will be 4 children baptised!
The WARM meal will be prepared this Sunday.
On Monday, May 21, Strong Arms Support Group will have its first meeting at St. Thomas beginning at 7pm.  This group is for parents who have children addicted to opioids or who have lost a child to an overdose.  Click on the tab at the top of the page for more information.