This is the 4th Sunday after Pentecost. This past Monday we had our summer parish luncheon at the Pavilion Restaurant in Ashaway. There were 25 people there ranging in age from 11 to 90. It was a great celebration! We will have another one in the Fall- don't miss it!
Last Sunday we enjoyed some music from 2 teenage singers- it was lovely! Check at the photo on our Facebook page to the right.
This Friday begins the Charlestown Farmer's Market. It will meet every Friday from 9-noon in the parking lot of Church of the Holy Spirit. We will be selling items from 1000jobs Haiti. All of the revenue from the sales goes directly to this organization. You can learn more about this organization at their website- http://www.1000jobshaiti.org/
A couple of our parishioners are going to Haiti next month on a mission trip. This is the last Sunday to bring in donations (see the list on the tab above.)
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
COMING UP SUNDAY- JUNE 17
This is the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. And it is Father's Day!
We will have some special choral music this week at our 9 am service.
On Monday, June 18, there is a parish luncheon at the Pavilion Restaurant in Ashaway. Come join us! It begins at 12 noon. Everyone will be asked to pay for their own lunch- except those celebrating a special birthday or anniversary.
Our neighboring Episcopal Church,Church of the Holy Spirit in Charlestown, will host the weekly Farmer's Market in their parking lot every Friday from 9-noon beginning June 22.
A couple of our parishioners are going to Haiti next month with a mission team from New Hope Chapel in Richmond. They are collecting some items to take with them. You can see the list at the top of this page under the tab- Haiti donations. They can be dropped off at the church anytime during the month of June.
Have you checked out the church garden? Lots of perennials are filling in. We are lucky to have a master gardener in our parish.
We will have some special choral music this week at our 9 am service.
On Monday, June 18, there is a parish luncheon at the Pavilion Restaurant in Ashaway. Come join us! It begins at 12 noon. Everyone will be asked to pay for their own lunch- except those celebrating a special birthday or anniversary.
Our neighboring Episcopal Church,Church of the Holy Spirit in Charlestown, will host the weekly Farmer's Market in their parking lot every Friday from 9-noon beginning June 22.
A couple of our parishioners are going to Haiti next month with a mission team from New Hope Chapel in Richmond. They are collecting some items to take with them. You can see the list at the top of this page under the tab- Haiti donations. They can be dropped off at the church anytime during the month of June.
Have you checked out the church garden? Lots of perennials are filling in. We are lucky to have a master gardener in our parish.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
COMING UP SUNDAY- JUNE 10
This is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost. We have now entered the "Green Season" or the weeks of "Ordinary Time" in the church. Our hangings and vestments will be green until Advent begins.
There is a Bishop's Committee meeting after church.
On Monday, June 18, there is a parish luncheon at the Pavilion Restaurant in Ashaway. Everyone is invited. Each person will pay for his/her own lunch, but if you have a special birthday or anniversary, come as our guest. Sign up in the parish hall.
We have a couple of new photos on our Facebook page. Click on the link to the right to view them.
Plans are underway for the Tuesday Tutoring program that will begin in September. Thanks to a grant from our diocesan Commission on Congregational Development, we are able to sponsor a weekly tutoring program for students in the Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton area. Local educators will be available every Tuesday afternoon to help students with homework and prepare for tests. Stay tuned for more information.
There is a Bishop's Committee meeting after church.
On Monday, June 18, there is a parish luncheon at the Pavilion Restaurant in Ashaway. Everyone is invited. Each person will pay for his/her own lunch, but if you have a special birthday or anniversary, come as our guest. Sign up in the parish hall.
We have a couple of new photos on our Facebook page. Click on the link to the right to view them.
Plans are underway for the Tuesday Tutoring program that will begin in September. Thanks to a grant from our diocesan Commission on Congregational Development, we are able to sponsor a weekly tutoring program for students in the Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton area. Local educators will be available every Tuesday afternoon to help students with homework and prepare for tests. Stay tuned for more information.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
COMING UP SUNDAY- JUNE 3
This is Trinity Sunday. It is always the Sunday after the Feast of Pentecost and it is the day that commemorates not an event, but a doctrine. The doctrine of the Trinity acknowledges that God is one in essence, but three in "persons" - usually called Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This week is also Preschool Sunday. All preschoolers are invited to join in for a story and activity during the first portion of the worship service.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
COMING UP SUNDAY- MAY 27 PENTECOST
This is the Feast of Pentecost. Wear something red to church as a symbol of the tongues of fire that rested on the disciples when the Holy Spirit blew in (read the Book of Acts 2:1-21).
After church today, our delegate who will vote in the election for a new bishop will meet with anyone who would like to chat about it. The election is next Saturday, June 2.
Looking ahead-next Sunday (June 3) there will be a liturgy committee meeting and it is Preschool Sunday. There will be a Bishop's Committee meeting on June 10.
After church today, our delegate who will vote in the election for a new bishop will meet with anyone who would like to chat about it. The election is next Saturday, June 2.
Looking ahead-next Sunday (June 3) there will be a liturgy committee meeting and it is Preschool Sunday. There will be a Bishop's Committee meeting on June 10.
Friday, May 18, 2012
COMING UP SUNDAY- MAY 20
This is the 7th Sunday of Easter. This past Thursday was Ascension Day and we had over 20 people gather to celebrate. Check out the photos on the right in the Facebook column (you don't have to be a member of Facebook to view them). We tied prayers to the red balloons (environmentally friendly ones) and let them ascend heaven-ward.
This Sunday we are participating in a pulpit exchange with Church of the Holy Spirit in Charlestown. The Rev. Dr. Michael Tessman will be at St. Thomas' and our vicar will be there. This is part of our goal to work more cooperatively with other small Episcopal churches in our region.
There is no church school this week. The Bishop's Committee will meet and the WARM meal will be prepared after church.
This Sunday we are participating in a pulpit exchange with Church of the Holy Spirit in Charlestown. The Rev. Dr. Michael Tessman will be at St. Thomas' and our vicar will be there. This is part of our goal to work more cooperatively with other small Episcopal churches in our region.
There is no church school this week. The Bishop's Committee will meet and the WARM meal will be prepared after church.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
ASCENSION DAY
Thursday, May 17 is Ascension Day. This is a major feast day in the Episcopal Church. We will have a short service at 6pm followed by a potluck, hotdog dinner. We will provide the hotdogs, you bring a dish to share and a chair for our outside picnic. We will release red, environmentally friendly, balloons into the air as a symbol of Jesus' ascension into heaven 40 days after Easter. This is a great time for families and children and you will be home by 7:15 Read the story of the Ascension in the Gospel according to Mark 16:9-20
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