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Loving Care will be offered in our Nursery from 3:30-5:30pm for children birth through age three.

St. Thomas the Apostle will hold their annual Thanksgiving Eve service on Wednesday, November 22, at 7:00 pm, to give thanks for our many blessings.

Following the service will be fellowship with a Pumpkin Dessert Bar. Feel free to bring a “sampler” (6-8 small servings) of a pumpkin dessert.  Or just come and be a “taster”!

New this Year—Thanksgiving Day Dinner!
We are trying something brand new at St. Thomas by offering a Thanksgiving Dinner to parishioners and  anyone in the community. We will be serving a traditional meal with all the trimmings on Thanksgiving Day from 12-3 in our Parish Hall. No need to cook, just come and enjoy some food and fellowship whether you will be alone or have the whole family for the holiday. We will be offering our meal to others in the community who want to come and eat with us. What a wonderful way to reach out to the community and offer food on such a special day by breaking bread (and turkey legs) with each other. Come whenever you can for as long as you can to either eat, help or both.

We can use some help all day or for a couple of hours with cooking, serving or clean up. Since this is our first year we ask parishioners who want to attend to also sign up so we can help plan.  Meal is free for everyone.  You may sign up here to help or just come to eat:  THANKSGIVING DINNER

“The Way of Love” continues this Sunday

Beginning December 9 during the Advent season, St. Thomas will be taking up “The Way of Love,” a curriculum inspired by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and developed by The Episcopal Church.  Presiding Bishop Curry has invited the whole church to take up The Way of Love, a “rule of life” focused on practices for Jesus-Centered Life.

Adult Formation – 9:50am in Parish Hall 2 (across from Kitchen)
Children & Youth Sunday School – 9:45 am in the Education wing of the church

July 22-26, 2018 (meeting in the evenings, 6:00-8:30pm)

VBS will feature a fun program for children of all ages.  Pre-school children through 5th graders are welcome to participate and share in the fun, learning, songs, and many activities that take place during VBS.  Each night begins with a dinner together with the last night featuring a fun party and celebration!  The theme for this year is “Faith Builders:  A Lego VBS”!  The cost is $35/child with an $80 max/family.

Easter Vigil – April 20,  5:30 pm

The Easter Vigil is one of the most solemn of liturgical services and includes The Service of Light, The Liturgy of the Word, The Sacrament of Baptism or the Renewal of Baptismal Promises by the entire congregation; and Holy Eucharist.

Easter Sunday – April 21

Holy Communion at 6:00 am, 8:45 and 10:45 am, and 5:00 pm (incense at this service only)

Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Loving care in our nursery will be offered for children birth through age 3 during the 8:45 and 10:45 am Sunday services.

Tuesday, February 13, 5-7 pm

Come join us for our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Feast! The parish youth will cook and serve pancakes from creative, decorated stations in the parish hall. Come see all of their ideas and support our youth! The tradition of feasting on Shrove Tuesday before fasting during the season of Lent is a fun one and a chance for the community to come together for a fun meal. A gluten free option is available + sausage, coffee & juice!  Freewill donations will be accepted to benefit the youth.

We will also have fun activities for the kids including Pancake Flipping and Relay contests, Alleluia Butterflies to decorate and then hide for Easter, Face Masks AND a BALLOON ARTIST (from 5:15-6:45)!!

 

Services times on Ash Wednesday

7 am – Imposition of Ashes
Noon – Imposition of Ashes
6 pm – Imposition of Ashes (Children’s Liturgy)
7 pm – Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion

You can now look at the Annual Report presented at our Annual Meeting on January 31, 2018.

Download the 2018 Annual Report (pdf)

The next Parents’ Night  Out (PNO) will be this Saturday, December 9, from 5:30 – 10:00 pm. (note time change from last year).  It is held on the first Saturday night of each month and is open to children nursery age through 5th grade.  Suggested donation is $20/child for the night (includes games, arts/crafts and supplies, snacks, and care) and payment can be made by cash, check or card on the evening of the event.  All proceeds go to the accounts of the youth working each evening to be put toward their fees for church and diocesan youth events.

We ask that your child eat dinner before attending Parents’ Night Out.

 

Children & Youth Sunday School will meet in classrooms in the education wing at 9:45.  Adult Forum will meet in the Parish Hall at 9:50.

Youth Confirmation classes will also start on Sept. 10 between services.  Regional confirmations will be taking place here at St. Thomas on Saturday, November 11 at 10:30am.  The Sacrament of Confirmation is open to anyone from 8th grade and older.  If you are interested in going through Confirmation class please contact Mthr. Kelly Demo at .

Adult Confirmation will also begin soon, and more information about the classes will be announced. Please contact Fr. Gar Demo if you are interested in becoming confirmed, received into the church, or baptized.

Our Service times on September 9 and 10 are:  Saturday:  5:30 pm and Sunday:  8:45 and 10:45 am