COMING UP SUNDAY- APR. 28

This is the 2nd Sunday of Easter (the Easter season lasts for 50 days!).  Our Easter morning service was glorious and the church was packed. Check out the photos on our Facebook link at the lower right side of this page.
Church school will meet this Sunday and there will be a vestry meeting after the worship service.
The sermon this Sunday is the 3rd in a pre-confirmation series titled, Jesus was an Episcopalian- and you can be one, too.  Come learn about the history, liturgy and tenets of the Episcopal faith.  On June 2, Bishop Knisely will visit St. Thomas' and will confirm and receive anyone who wants to become an official Episcopalian.

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

Please join us this week as the follow the path that Jesus followed in his final days.  Our Holy Week schedule is posted on the right and an explanation of all of the services of Holy Week can be found in a tab at  the top of this page.
The Easter Sunday service begins at 9am and will be followed by coffee hour and an Easter egg hunt for the children.  There is plenty of parking on the street.
The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Michael Curry, has shared an Easter message which can be found here.

COMING UP SUNDAY- APR. 14

This Sunday is Palm Sunday.  The worship service will begin outside at 9 am by the wooden cross in the back of the church and there will be a procession into the building.  Church school will not meet this week.  The WARM meal will be prepared after worship.
The schedule for Holy Week is posted on the right.  Detailed explanations of these services can be found on the top of the page under the Holy Week tab.

COMING UP SUNDAY-APR. 7

This is the 5th Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet as the class continues to focus on Creation Care.  This Sunday after worship, we will show the latest Way of Love video during coffee hour.
Holy Week begins on April 14 with Palm Sunday.  To learn about Holy Week, visit the tab at the top of this page.  The schedule for Holy Week services is posted on the right.

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 31

This is the 4th Sunday in Lent. This Sunday is also known as Rose Sunday or mid-Lent Sunday.  It is has been marked by a lightening of Lenten discipline.  In some churches, rose colored vestments are used. During coffee hour this week, Simnel Cake will be served. This is a special fruitcake served in Great Britain to celebrate this day.
On Saturday, April 13, our congregation will serve coffee and baked goods to the fishing community in honor of the first day of fishing season.

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 24

This is the 3rd Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet. 
During coffee hour this Sunday, there will be a guest speaker who will speak about her son's struggle with opioid addiction. The Strong Arms Support Group (see above tab) meets at St. Thomas' twice a month works to help families who have children that are dealing with addiction or who have died as a result of drug use.  Our congregation is learning about opioid and marijuana use as Rhode Island deals with these issues.

COMING UP SUNDAY- MAR. 17

This is the 2nd Sunday in Lent.  The church school class will meet and the Confirmation class will prepare the meal for the WARM Center.  The sermon this Sunday will focus on the Episcopal Church as part of the preparation for confirmation.  The series is called, Jesus was an Episcopalian and you can be one, too., that is based on a book by that name written by the Rev. Carl Yaw.
During coffee hour this week, there will be a short presentation about opioids and marijuana in our community.  And during coffee hour next Sunday, Mar. 24, there will be a special presentation by a member of the Strong Arms Support Group (see tab at top of page) who will tell the story of her son who struggled with addiction.