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Students and Educators at all ages and stages will be welcomed forward during the 10am service for a special blessing and small gift from our church to support them as they begin a new academic year! 

After the service . . .
*  Enjoy brunch in the Parish Hall followed by our Immigration Speaker
*  The FOAM PARTY for children and youth will take place on the North Lawn (outside the Sanctuary) from 11:30am-12:15pm.

April 8 – Easter Vigil – Holy Communion at 5:30pm
April 9 – Easter Sunday Services:
6:30am—Sunrise Service in Apostle’s Garden (will meet inside if too cold)
8:45 and 11:00am – Holy Communion

Celebrate Easter at St. Thomas! Easter celebrates the presence of the crucified and risen Christ who is now among us, reconciling us as one people. Children’s Church (for children ages 3-10) will be offered during the “Liturgy of the Word” at the 8:45 and 11:00 services.

Nursery is available on Sunday for ages 6 months through age 4 yrs on Easter Sunday from 8:15 – 12:15.

All services are streamed and available to watch live and anytime afterwards on both YouTube and Facebook. https://www.youtube.com/c/stthomasop
and https://www.facebook.com/stthomasop

Palm Sunday Holy Communion – April 1 & 2
Saturday, 5:30pm
Sunday, 8:45 and 11:00am

Join us for Palm Sunday worship April 1 & 2. A Procession of Palms will take place before each service. Children’s Church offered during both Sunday services.

Agape Supper & “Walk through Holy Week” Stations
Palm Sunday, April 2, 5-7pm in Parish Hall 1, 2

We hope you will join us for a new take on our Palm Sunday tradition! Come together as a church family at 5 PM for an Agape (“Love”) Feast as we remember the gathering of Jesus and the 12 in the Upper Room before embarking on a series of “stations” to remember the events of the Holy Three Days in ways that are meaningful to all, including our youngest Episcopalians.

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday – April 6 & 7
Maundy Thursday with footwashing and Holy Communion – 7pm
Good Friday Stations of the Cross – Noon
Good Friday solemn liturgy – 7pm

Children’s Church (for children ages 3-10) will be offered during the Good Friday evening service.

All services are streamed and available to watch live and anytime afterwards on both YouTube and Facebook. https://www.youtube.com/c/stthomasop
and https://www.facebook.com/stthomasop

Bring your pledge card forward during services (more cards will be available). You may also complete your pledge online. https://stthomasop.breezechms.com/form/pledge202163.  Thank you for your prayerful consideration.

Saturday, November 5 – 5:30 pm Eucharist
Plan to stay for dinner!

Sunday, November 6 – 10:00 am single service
Nursery will be offered for children 6 months through 4 years from 9:00am until the end of the 10:00 service.

After the service we’ll have 2 food trucks with food available for purchase + a caricature artist.

Be reminded that we go off daylight savings time this weekend and we
“fall back” an hour on Saturday night.

Sunday, October 2
4:00 PM

Join St. Thomas for our annual Blessing of the Animals, a service of celebration and thanksgiving for the animals that give us so much joy. Each animal will be blessed by clergy and receive a special medal for their collar, crate, cage, or aquarium.

All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.

from Hymns for Little Children, 1848, Cecil Alexander

Saturday, July 2 — 5:30 pm

One Service Only on Sunday, July 3, at 10:00am.

We will have a coffee hour with pastries following the Sunday service in the Parish Hall.