See the sermon for the Last Sunday After the Epiphany – February 23, 2020 celebrated by The Reverend Dr. Howell C. Sasser, Jr. on YouTube at youtu.be/4pa45EyV_1g
Recent Newsletters, Sermons, or Announcements are also available.
Ash Wednesday Services
Ash Wednesday is February 26, 2020, with services at 7:30 a,m,, noon, and 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hen Bounty wants to “trade” with you
Due to the generosity of several people/groups, Blue Hen Bounty as an excess of some items and would like to made a trade.
If you are making chili or soup soon, please consider picking up the following items at church:
Kidney Beans
Black Beans
Corn and other various canned veggies
29 oz cans of tomato sauce
In exchange, Blue Hen Bounty needs:
Pasta
tuna
fruit
Hygiene items – dish soap, laundry soap, face soap, toothpaste, dental floss, deodorant, feminine hygiene.
Please consider trading with us so we can better meet the needs of our clients.
Thanks for your help with this project.
Carpenters Helper newsletter for February 23, 2020
Happy Friday faith family! I hope that this last week of Epiphany is treating you well. Are you ready for Lent? There are some ideas in this week’s helper on how to have a meaningful Lenten season. Please be sure to pick up your copy of Fr Howie’s virtual Lenten Retreat “Into the Desert” along with a rock, found in the back of the sanctuary.
Here is the link to the Carpenter’s Helper for the week of February 23, 2020.
I will be out of town next week, returning on Tuesday March 3, 2020. Thanks to the wonderful volunteers, the office will be open. I will be checking email periodically, however if you have a time sensitive question or concern, please reach out to Fr. Howie.
There are a few calendar reminders:
o The New 6 Week Series, An Absurdly Short History of Christianity, continues this Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 9 a.m. in the music room (change of venue from the parlor to the music room because of a great interest in this series!)
o Shrove Tuesday Pancake Feast! February 25, 2020, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Bring a friend or 5! FREE for college students.
o Ash Wednesday is February 26, 2020, with services at 7:30 a,m,, noon, and 7:00 p.m.
o On Sundays in Lent, starting March 1, 2020, there will be a special service at 5:30 p.m. featuring Gregorian Chant.
o The Annual Meeting will be on March 15, 2020 at noon.
These are just a few events. To see all events or news, visit our website, check FaceBook, or check out the posted events on the board next to the name tag station. Recent Newsletters, Sermons, or Announcements are also available.
Kind Regards,
Cana Hartman, Parish Administrator
Lenten Gregorian Chanting Service
On Sundays at 5:30 p.m., during Lent, please join us for a special service featuring Gregorian Chanting, connecting our modern day spiritual experience with a timeless and ancient tradition of contemplative, unison singing.
ALL Are Welcome!
Sermon for the Sixth Sunday After Epiphany – February 16, 2020
Did you know that it’s illegal in North Carolina to plow a field with an elephant?
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What do we do when we become so far removed from the reason for the rule, that they seem absurd? Do we become blind arbitrators? How does this relate to our relationships?
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Well, what would Jesus say? Take a listen to the Sermon for the Sixth Sunday After Epiphany to hear what Father Sasser has to say.
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Recent sermons are also available.
CREW meeting on February 16, 2020
St. Thomas’s youth group, CREW, will meet February 16, 2020, after the 10:30 a.m. service. We will be joined tomorrow by Father Howie and other members of the Worship Ministry. They will tell us all about the ministry and ways we can serve.
Upcoming Events:
- On February 25, 2020, we will have our usual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at St. Thomas’s. During the evening, we’ll also have other fun activities and lots of beads to add to the party atmosphere of Mardi Gras!
- Our next meeting after tomorrow will be March 8, 2020. Please let me or Kelly know if you are able to provide lunch that day.
Blessings,
Belinda Young-Payne, Children’s Ministries
Children’s Ministries news for February 16, 2020
On Sunday, February 16, 2020, Sunday School will begin with Sunday Breakfast Club in the Undercroft at 9:30 am. Don’t forget to sign up for your turn: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4CAAA62CAB9-sunday. We still have openings on 3/01, 3/08, 3/15, and 3/22.
The education and worship part of our children’s program will begin at 9:45 a.m. in the Undercroft. If you can, please join us and/or have your children join us as we hear and wonder about the Parable of the Sower in the PreK-K classroom and as we listen to a story about two angry brothers and explore the angry feelings that we cope with as well as ways of making peace together in grades 1-6.
Looking ahead, you should save the date of February 25, 2020. We will have our usual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at St. Thomas. During the evening, we’ll also have other fun activities and lots of beads to add to the party atmosphere of Mardi Gras!
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Blessings,
Belinda Young-Payne, Children’s Ministries
Spring Clean up is Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
Please join us on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. to clean up the grounds at St. Thomas’s. We will provide details about the work to do and equipment needed closer to the date. We typically rake or blow leaves, move branches, trim bushes, and pull weeds. Plan to join us!
Carpenter’s Helper Newsletter for February 16, 2020
Happy Friday! Today is do a Grouch a Favor Day. Maybe they are our neighbor, a coworker, part of our family, or a stranger we meet at the store or on the street. Some people are always grouchy, and some people only become grouchy after a lot of stress is placed on them. We probably have all been grouchy at some point. No matter where a grouch is found today, the day is for doing them a favor, with the hope that it will cheer them up, and help their grouchiness subside. Here are ideas on how to celebrate Do a Grouch a Favor Day.
Here is the Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for February 16, 2020. We have many exciting events taking place this month. Here are just a few, but to see all the happenings, you can visit our website, check FaceBook, or check out the posted events on the board next to the name tag station.
There are a few calendar reminders:
- This Saturday, February 15, 2020 Devon Miller-Duggan will be the featured poet at this month’s Poets’ Corner, at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary.
- On Sunday, February 16, 2020 the new 6-week series by Fr Howie, An Absurdly Short History of Christianity, begins at 9 a.m. in the parlor.
- The Vestry will be meeting this Sunday, February 16, 2020 and will be hosting Coffee Hour. This is the perfect time to let them know your questions and concerns!
- Monday, February 17, 2020 is Ladies’ Night Out at the Courtyard at the Marriott at 6 p.m.
- Shrove Tuesday pancake feast will be on February 25, 2020 from 5:30-7 p.m. ALL Are Welcome to this dinner- bring a friend or 5! FREE for college students!
- Ash Wednesday is February 26, 2020. There will be services at 7 a.m., noon, and 7 p.m.
- Our annual meeting will be on March 15, 2020 following the 10:30 a.m. service. If you are interested in helping in any way (set-up, serving, clean-up, etc.), please, please reach out to Cana (does anyone want to craft and decorate with me?), Kelly, or Rejane (this lunch takes a LOT of cooperation in the kitchen). This is such a special time when our whole faith family comes together to share a meal, reflect on the year, and elect a new Vestry class to carry us into the next year.
See recent Newsletters, Sermons, or Announcements. It’s fun to look back and see what was going on in years past.
Kind Regards,
Cana Hartman, Parish Administrator