31 May 2023

Spring Bush / Vine Trimming at St. Thomas’s Cemetery

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As a beautiful spring starts to wind down, a couple of us are gathering at the cemetery to do some bush (and perhaps some vine) trimming following a beautiful season of blooms. We would love some extra help if you can join us.

Where: St. Thomas’s Cemetery next to Bayard Sharp Hall on the west end of Delaware Ave.

When: Friday June 2, 2023, Starting at 9:30 a.m. and going until we get tired or the bins are full.

What to bring: gloves, clippers, loppers, hedge trimmers. We’ll have some extras if you do not have your own. Water/drinks.

Sue Houghton

31 May 2023

Pastoral Care Committee May 2023

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St. Thomas’s has a Pastoral Care Committee to take care of our church family. Here are some of the things we can do:
• Give rides to PT, chemo or Dr. appointments
• Make meals for people who are just home from the hospital or need some temporary help
• Provide respite for a caretaker who just needs a little break • Visit with those who may be lonely

SO, if you or your loved one are going to the hospital, call the office – otherwise, we won’t know. HIPA laws prevent hospitals from telling us you are there.

Call the office if you think you could use anything we might be able to provide. Jesus said, “Feed my lambs”

Blessing of the Eucharistic Visitors

Day by day, we send out Eucharistic visitors to take the Sacrament to those who cannot be with us in church. This good work may take place on Sunday afternoon, but it may also be on Tuesday evening or Friday morning. To keep it in our hearts, on the first Sunday of the month, we pray for this holy work and those who serve in it.

In the name of God and of this congregation, we send out Eucharistic ministers bearing the bread and wine of the Holy Eucharist. We pray that those who bear it and those who receive it will know the presence of Christ and the love and
concern that we send with it. May God bless this ministry and all who are touched by it. Amen.

21 May 2023

Worship and weekly news for May 21, 2023

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Pentecost 2023Hello faith family! This is The Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 21, 2023, Year A. Next Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, so get your RED outfits ready! Please be reminded, the City of Newark’s Memorial Day Parade is this Sunday. This is the parade that goes backwards down Main Street. The ceremony on the green begins at 1 p.m., but streets will be blocked off a littler earlier. You are welcome to park at the church and walk down. The weather should be nice!

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Newsletter for this week.

Our weekly Worship schedule

This Sunday’s Schedule

Growth and Fellowship

  • Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. – 2 Saint Readers (April program) via Zoom on “An Invisible Thread” by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski.
  • Sun., May 21, 2023 – WELCOMING our Curate, Fr Clay Brown! Special Coffee Hour
  • 1st Sunday of the month – Gospel in Spanish
  • Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
  • Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
  • 2nd Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology
  • 3rd Monday of the month – Hope Dining Room
  • Sundays from 4-6 p.m. – free dinners for ECM students. Eat in or take homemade dinners to go.
  • Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom.

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 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

13 May 2023

Worship and weekly news for May 14, 2023

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Hello faith family! This is The Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 14, 2023, Year A.

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Newsletter for this week, which includes Children’s Ministries May 2023 Update, Property Care Volunteer Tree, Blue Hen Bounty Food Pantry request, and, Hope Dining Room volunteers needed.

Sixth Sunday of EasterOur weekly Worship schedule

This Sunday’s Schedule

Growth and Fellowship

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 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

13 May 2023

Children’s Ministries May 2023 Update

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Hello Church Family! We are fast approaching the end of a great program year for Children’s Worship. I am so happy that it has gone so well…but sad to see it end…but looking forward to summer. Anyway, for anyone who needs it, here is the schedule of offerings for the rest of the regular program year and through the summer.

May 14, 2023 Sunday School as usual

May 21, 2023 Last Day of Sunday School/Family Open House Breakfast (in the Undercroft) at 9:45 a.m.

May 28, 2023 Family Church Sunday/Pentecost

Beginning on June 3 through September 3, 2023, lectionary-based or seasonal activity bags will be available in the church for families with children. More info to come regarding Nursery.

Please feel free to contact me with questions or suggestions, or to volunteer to lead or host an activity.

Blessings,
Belinda Young-Payne

11 May 2023

Property Care Volunteer Tree

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Property Volunteer TreeThe Property Ministry is hoping to expand opportunities to help care for our grounds to the whole church. Many of the routine tasks that need to be performed do not require special skills or complex tools.  We have placed a Property Care Board in the Foyer. There will be a seasonal list of tasks along with a Tree and Leaves. Remember that we care for the property directly around St. Thomas’s, the Grove next to St. Thomas’s as well as our cemetery next to “Old St. Thomas’s”.

If you are interested in helping or perform a task on the list or if you notice something else that needs to be done. Take a leaf and write the task on the leaf. You can take the leaf home with you to remind you of the task. Once the task is completed you can add your name to the leaf and place it on the tree to celebrate a job well done. Seasonally we will empty the tree and put a new list on the board as well as recognize those who have contributed noted efforts. The more tasks we can take care of ourselves, the less we have to pay outside professionals. This is an opportunity for you and your family or for a couple of church friends to take on some tasks when it is convenient for you.  A couple of hours here or there by lots of hands can make or church home more inviting. The yard waste bins are located in the back by the dumpster. They are typically emptied on Mondays.  

If there are tasks you would like to help with, but do not know what to do, do not have the tools necessary, or need multiple people to help with the task to make it safe or easier, just contact the Property Ministry at stthomasproperty@googlegroups.com.  If you plan on taking on any of the bigger tasks we would appreciate you letting us know so that we can either help out, focus our own energies elsewhere or avoid hiring professionals for the job.
The Property Ministry typically meets the first Thursday of each month at noon in the Parish Hall.  All are welcome.  If you can take care of your home, you can help to take care of our church home. If there are items that you think should be on our list or if you notice issues around the building please let us know.

Also note that the Girl Scout Troop 719 has adopted the two quarter circle flower beds in the courtyard.  They will take care of planting those beds.

I pray that Jesus walks with all of you.

Sue Houghton

9 May 2023

Blue Hen Bounty Food Pantry request

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Blue Hen Bounty food pantryThanks to all of you who have been donating items to Blue Hen Bounty (BHB) food pantry provided by Episcopal Camus Ministry (ECM) for University of Delaware students who are food insecure and cannot provide ample nutrition for themselves.

Blue Hen Bounty can use the following items:

  • potatoes
  • sweet potatoes
  • onions
  • apples
  • oranges

There is a produce box in the classroom where you can leave these items for our visitors.  One week we moved more than 30 pounds of potatoes!  

Thank you for your continued support of our community members.  

The church building is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. – noon. There is a bin by the name tag station marked for Blue Hen Bounty donations or put donations on the tables or counters in the great hall classroom. For questions, email bluehenbounty@gmail.com. Thank you.

9 May 2023

Hope Dining Room volunteers needed Monday, May 15, 2023

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Dear Families of St. Thomas’s and St. Nicholas,

Monday, May 15, 2023, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room. Guests at Hope are now “dining in” instead of grabbing a lunch and leaving, so we have 2 different short shifts for which you can volunteer. The cooking shift goes from 10 AM – 11:45 and the serving shift goes from 11:45 – 1:30.   

If you’d like to help, please bring a ball cap and an apron. We would LOVE to see you! All of this takes place at the  Kingswood Methodist Church kitchen on Marrows Road in Brookside Park, Newark. It is a team effort, lots of fun and it makes you feel so good to feed people who really appreciate it.

Please volunteer for the things we need for the meal. IF you are donating one of those items, you can bring it to St. Thomas’s, Monday – Thursday between 9 and noon, OR when you come to church on Sunday. If this doesn’t fit into your schedule, give me a call or text and I will pick it up at your door.

IMPORTANT announcement: Hope Dining Room has been in existence for 40 years  and is having a 40th Anniversary Party (picnic) on May 19, 2023, from 4 – 7 p.m. at the home of Shelley Hastings. Anyone who loves Hope is invited.  A $10 donation at the door would be great, but not required, as a small fundraiser for Hope. IF you’d like to come, please RSVP to me at mad1240@comcast.net.

BLESSINGS to you ALL,

Madeline Johnson

28 Apr 2023

Worship and weekly news – April 30, 2023

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Hello faith family! This is The Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 30, 2023, Year A.

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Newsletter for this week.

Fourth Sunday of EasterOur weekly Worship schedule

This Sunday’s Worship Schedule

Growth and Fellowship

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 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

23 Apr 2023

Worship and weekly news – April 23, 2023

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Hello faith family! This is The Third Sunday of Easter, April 23, 2023, Year A. Bishop Kevin is coming for a visit this Sunday: there will be confirmations! there will be a reaffirmation of confirmation! and we will ALL reaffirm our baptismal promises! What an exciting Sunday!

Following the 10:30 a.m. service, we will celebrate all of promises and all of this JOY at a Super Coffee Hour! Please reach out to the office or Belinda if you are interested in helping, please sign up.

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Newsletter for this week.

Third Sunday of EasterOur weekly Worship schedule

This Sunday’s Worship Schedule

Growth and Fellowship

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 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