THE PASCHAL TRIDUUM- THE GREAT THREE DAYS

Worship services will be held at St. Thomas' on Maundy Thursday at 7pm, Good Friday at 7pm and Easter morning at 9am followed by an Easter Egg hunt.  For more complete information about the Holy Week services, click the tab at the top of this page.
Check out the pictures on our Facebook link to the right to view some photos from our great Palm Sunday service.
The WARM meal will be prepared this Sunday and served on Monday.  Mite boxes will be collected this week.  This is also the time to make your pledge or donation to Episcopal Charities.
Parish luncheon will be on Monday, Apr. 28 at Wood River Golf Course at 12 noon.

PALM SUNDAY- APRIL 13

This is Palm Sunday.  There will be no church school.  The service will begin outside with the procession of the palms.  The liturgy this week includes the reading of the Passion Gospel according to Matthew.  The Holy Week schedule is listed on the tab at the top of this page.
Visitors and newcomers are welcome to join us for this most holy week of worship.
A few other notes:  Last Sunday was very busy at St. Thomas'!!!  We celebrated the 80th birthday of two parishioner, had a Bishop's Committee meeting and then participated in the WARM Center bowl-a-thon.  St. Thomas' raised $495 for WARM!!!!  Then on Monday, we packaged and shipped out 5 boxes to a friend who is serving in the military in Afghanistan.  These were "Easter basket" gifts for his unit.  There are a lot of photos of all these events posted on our Facebook page.  Click on the link on the right side of this page.

COMING UP ON SUNDAY- APRIL 6

This is the 5th Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet.  There will be a Bishop's Committee meeting after church.  There will also be a special 80th birthday party during coffee hour to celebrate two of our parishioners who will turn 80 in April.
Last Sunday there was a fun filled baby shower during coffee hour in honor of the 3 new babies that will join our St. Thomas' family.  One has already arrived!  Take a look at the Facebook pictures posted on the right column of this page.
Sunday, April 6 at 1 pm is the  WARM Bowl-a-thon to be held at Alley Katz lanes in Westerly.  There are 8 parishioners who are bowling on our Tom Katz team. You can support the team by donating at firstgiving.com

COMING UP SUNDAY- MARCH 30

This is the 4th Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet. This is also known as mid-Lent Sunday or Mothering Sunday. Read the column on the left to learn about this.
This Sunday there will be a baby shower coffee hour to celebrate the arrival and soon to be arrival of 3 new babies in our parish.  A great way to celebrate Mothering Sunday!
Next Sunday there will be an 80th birthday party coffee hour.  That is also the day of the WARM bowl-a-thon.  St. Thomas'  has 2 teams taking party in this fundraiser.  Visit the link to make a contribution.

COMING UP SUNDAY- MARCH 23

This is the 3rd Sunday in Lent. (To learn about Lent, go to the tab at the top of this page) Church School will meet.  After worship, there will be a discussion of the book Grace Sticks-The Bumper Sticker Gospel that several people have been reading during Lent.  There are several of the sample bumper sticker slogans posted around the parish hall.  Come join the discussion even if you haven't read the book.
March and April are the months of the Feinstein Food Challenge (see the column on the left).  The food pile in the narthex is growing!
Next Sunday (March 30) there will be a baby shower coffee hour to celebrate the 3 new babies joining the St. Thomas' family this spring.
There are 2 teams of the St. Thomas' Tom Katz bowling in the WARM bowl-a-thon on April 6.  If you would like to sponsor the team, you can do it online at this website- FirstGiving.com
There are lots of events happening in March and April at St. Thomas'. Click on the tab at the top of the page to learn more.

COMING UP SUNDAY- MARCH 16

This is the 2nd Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet.  The WARM meal will be prepared.  Since it will be served on March 17, the church is preparing a special St. Patrick's Day meal.
The Diocesan Council of the Episcopal Diocese of RI will meet at St. Thomas' on March 20 at 6pm.
There are now enough people for 2 teams from our parish to participate in the WARM bowl-a-thon on April 6 at Alley Katz lanes in Westerly.
St Thomas' will be sending an Easter care package to a young man serving his fifth tour of duty in Afghanistan. Toiletries and snack foods will be collected until April 6.

COMING UP SUNDAY- MARCH 9

This is the 1st Sunday in Lent.  Church school will meet and there will be a Bishop's Committee meeting after church.  During March and April we will participate in the Feinstein Food Challenge (read the column on the left).
There are several Lenten meditation books and posters at the church to help families keep a Lenten discipline.  If you want to learn more about Lent, click on the tab at the top of this page.
There several many parish activities coming up in the next few months.  They are listed under the tab, "In the Coming Weeks."