Hello faith family! This is the Third Sunday of Easter – April 14, 2024, Year B. Alleluia!
This week, we honor Hermione: no, not Hermione Granger BFF of Harry Potter, Hermione of Ephesus. She is a 2nd-century saint and martyr venerated by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. She was well known as a “great healer” and founded the first Christian hospital in Ephesus. Hermione’s feast day is September 4th except in the Episcopal Church, where she is honored on April 14th with Zenaida and Philonella who were the first “unmercenaries” (physicians who would not accept fees from their patients).
Weekly News
See our Carpenter’s Helper Weekly Newsletter.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR ONE SERVICE ONLY Sunday, April 28, 2024 AT 10 A.M. Bishop Kevin Brown is coming for a visit and lunch will follow in the Overflowing Cup Cafe.
Our weekly Worship schedule
- Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet).
- Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet).
- Wednesday at noon – Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person. (Intercessory Prayer booklet).
- Thursday at 7 p.m. – Compline Evening Prayer, live via Zoom. (booklet).
This Sunday’s Schedule
- Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet).
- Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Adult Education
- Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program
- Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet).
Growth and Fellowship
- Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom.
- Third Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology
- 3rd Monday of the month – Hope Dining Room
- Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
- Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
Other Parish Events
- Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. – Bishop Kevin Brown is coming for a visit and lunch will follow in the Overflowing Cup Cafe. ONE SERVICE ONLY THIS DAY.
- Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Pentecost, outdoor worship and picnic
The church is aware that some of its members are struggling to make ends meet. If you are in this situation, please let the clergy know of your needs, pray for the church, and feel no guilt about your giving. But if you are able to give, options for giving include mailing a check to our church or online giving.
If you have anything to add to the Parish calendar or the Carpenter’s Helper newsletter, please email the office at StThomassOffice@googlegroups.com.
To see worship, events or news, see our website, FaceBook, InstaGram, YouTube, or the posted events on the board next to the name tag station. Recent Newsletters, Sermons, or Announcements are also available.
Regardless of whether we are together in-person or virtually, we are connected by the Holy Spirit: Always together; never apart…maybe in distance, but never in heart.
Kind Regards,
Cana Hartman, Parish Administrator
StThomassOffice@googlegroups.com or (302) 368-4644