Hello faith family! This is the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – August 28, 2022, Year A.
This week’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter shares a save the date for a bus trip to NYC, read more about Christianity in India, and get excited for the return of Novel Theology.
TOMORROW: St Thomas’s Health and Wellness Fair is happening! It is going to be amazing! Please, please help to spread the word. Share our printable flyer. There are also printed flyers available in the church lobby. We want to welcome the whole Newark community into the Grove for a day of fun and learning! Filled backpack give aways, free massage therapy, delicious food from The Polish Express, a bounce house- and more!!
Worship this Week:
Services are held in-person with precautions and online via our YouTube channel. Please do not hesitate to contact the office or Fr. Howie with any questions or concerns about these options. We are listening to the experts and considering how to best keep our faith family safe.
Our Worship schedule continues through the Summer 2022.
- Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online at our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet).
- Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online at our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet).
- Wednesday at noon – Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person with precautions. (Intercessory Prayer booklet).
- Thursday at 7 p.m. – Compline Evening Prayer, live via Zoom. (booklet).
This week’s Sunday Schedule:
- Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online at our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet).
- Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online at our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet).
Other Parish Events:
- Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom.
- Sat., August 27, 2022 – St. Thomas’s Immunization and Health Fair. Sign up to Volunteer.
- Sun., Sep. 11, 2022 at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology
- Sun., Sep. 11, 2022 at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program begins
- Mon., Sep. 19, 2022 – Hope Dining Room volunteers
In this strange pandemic time, 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 your 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