Good morning faith family. See St. Thomas’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for news and events information for the Second Sunday after Epiphany – January 16, 2022, Year A. This week, you will find an invitation to share a meal with ECM, and information about a special ecumenical service, on the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr, Day. It will be a service racial reconciliation and healing, attended by our Bishop Brown.
“Life’s piano can only produce melodies of brotherhood (and sisterhood) when it is recognized that the black keys are as basic, necessary and beautiful as the white keys.”- MLK, Jr.
The church office will be open by appointment only on Monday, January 17, 2022, for MLK, Jr. Day of Service. We will be out in the community striving to make beautiful music with our sisters and brothers of color, and listening intently to the important notes that they add to the song.
Some of our worship events are as follows. We encourage you to worship in whatever way is comfortable for you: in-person or on YouTube. Thank you to everyone involved in making these decisions; these are heavy questions and the decisions are made prayerfully and carefully.
- Sunday worship services begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.:
- 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
- 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)
- Wednesday worship at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
- Thursday worship at 7 p.m.: Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.
Other events follow:
- Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
- Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries in the Undercroft.
- 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 your church or online giving. See our Giving information.
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 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
StThomassOffice@googlegroups.com or (302) 368-4644