Hello faith family! This the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 29, 2024, Year B.

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Weekly Newsletter. You can stay informed through this newsletter, our parish calendar, the schedules printed in the back of the worship service booklets, running on the monitors around the church building, or by contacting the office. Please share your exciting events such as musical performances and sporting events with the office if you’d like to extend an invitation to your faith family.

News items:

• This Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. – blessing of the animals
• Annual Bazaar 2024 and Pie Sale
• Book of Revelation and Reflections

Our weekly Worship schedule

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Wednesday at noon – Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person.
• Wednesday at 5:30-6:00 p.m. – Centering Prayer, in person only
• Thursday at 7 p.m. – Compline Evening Prayer, live via Zoom.

This Sunday’s Schedule – accompanying worship booklets available on Sermons page.

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 9:30 a.m. – Youth Confirmation
• Sundays at 10:00 a.m. – Children’s Ministries
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.

Growth and Fellowship

• Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
• Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
• Third Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology for Fall 2024
• 3rd Monday of the month – Hope Dining Room
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom

Other Parish Events

• Annual Bazaar 2024

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, or YouTube.. 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

Hello faith family! This the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 22, 2024, Year B.

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Weekly Newsletter. You can stay informed through this newsletter, our parish calendar, the schedules printed in the back of the worship service booklets, running on the monitors around the church building, or by contacting the office. Please share your exciting events such as musical performances and sporting events with the office if you’d like to extend an invitation to your faith family.

News items:

• The Flu and Covid vaccine clinic will be set up in the Great Hall classroom. Remember to bring your insurance information. It’s a community event, so feel free to invite your friends and neighbors!
• Delegate needed for Convention
• Annual Bazaar 2024 and Pie Sale
• Novel Theology for Fall 2024 – this Sunday
• Book of Revelation and Reflections

Our weekly Worship schedule

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Wednesday at noon – Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person.
• Wednesday at 5:30-6:00 p.m. – Centering Prayer, in person only
• Thursday at 7 p.m. – Compline Evening Prayer, live via Zoom.

This Sunday’s Schedule – accompanying worship booklets available on Sermons page.

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• This Sunday at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology
• Sundays at 9:30 a.m. – Youth Confirmation
• Sundays at 10:00 a.m. – Children’s Ministries
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.

Growth and Fellowship

• Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
• Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
• Third Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology for Fall 2024
• 3rd Monday of the month – Hope Dining Room
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom

Other Parish Events

• Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. – blessing of the animals
• Annual Bazaar 2024

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, or YouTube.. 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

Hello faith family! This the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 15, 2024, Year B.

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Weekly Newsletter. You can stay informed through this newsletter, our parish calendar, the schedules printed in the back of the worship service booklets, running on the monitors around the church building, or by contacting the office. Please share your exciting events such as musical performances and sporting events with the office if you’d like to extend an invitation to your faith family.

News items:

• Delegate needed for Convention
• Hope Dining Room volunteers needed Monday, September 16, 2024
• Annual Bazaar 2024 and Pie Sale
• Novel Theology for Fall 2024
• Book of Revelation and Reflections

Our weekly Worship schedule

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Wednesday at noon – Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person.
• Wednesday at 5:30-6:00 p.m. – Centering Prayer, in person only
• Thursday at 7 p.m. – Compline Evening Prayer, live via Zoom.

This Sunday’s Schedule – accompanying worship booklets available on Sermons page.

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 9:30 a.m. – Youth Confirmation
• Sundays at 10:00 a.m. – Children’s Ministries
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.

Growth and Fellowship

• Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
• Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
• Third Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology for Fall 2024
• 3rd Monday of the month – Hope Dining Room
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom

Other Parish Events

• Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. – blessing of the animals
• Annual Bazaar 2024

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, or YouTube.. 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

Have you been enjoying our 2024 daily reading of the book of Revelation and reflections by Fr. Howie? This will be a 21 day series available to listen on YouTube or on our podcast, Graceful Waves. Please share your feedback and ideas for future series with Fr Howie; he wants to know what you think!

Podcasts are a multi-task friendly medium, allowing you to listen to them while doing other activities such as doing housework, driving, or taking a walk. You can pause if needed and restart when you are ready. This is also a great format for you to share messages with others, by utilizing the share button available on each episode.

You will find many of your favorite past sermons from Fr. Howie, Fr. Clay, and Deacon Sheila. Re-listening can help you to find additional meaning and understanding and pick up details that you may have missed the first time around. Coming very soon, our daily Lenten Devotionals will be available through this podcast (as well as on YouTube). What else do you think that we should add? Please share your suggestions on how we can grow this ministry.

Our exciting new podcast is available on many platforms. Please see the links below and choose your favorite
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Here are PodBean step-by-step instructions to follow Graceful Waves. If you are not a regular podcast consumer, subscribe to Podbean today to follow “Graceful Waves”! It is completely free.

Hello faith family! This the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 1, 2024, Year B. University of Delaware students are back! There is excitement in the air! And, so much FUN and FELLOWSHIP is being planned for this fall.

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Weekly Newsletter. You can stay informed through this newsletter, our parish calendar, the schedules printed in the back of the worship service booklets, running on the monitors around the church building, or by contacting the office. Please share your exciting events such as musical performances and sporting events with the office if you’d like to extend an invitation to your faith family.

News items:

• Blessing of Backpacks, Workbags, or Laptops – Sep. 8, 2024
• Children’s Ministry 2024 Kickoff on Sep. 8, 2024
• Youth Confirmation Class 2024-25
• Blue Hen Bounty gearing up for Fall 2024 UD Students
• Novel Theology for Fall 2024

Our weekly Worship schedule

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Wednesday at noon – Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person.
• Wednesday at 5:30-6:00 p.m. – Centering Prayer, in person only
• Thursday at 7 p.m. – Compline Evening Prayer, live via Zoom.

This Sunday’s Schedule – accompanying worship booklets available on Sermons page.

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.

Growth and Fellowship

• Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
• Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
• Third Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology for Fall 2024
• 3rd Monday of the month – Hope Dining Room – volunteers needed Monday, July 15, 2024
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom

Other Parish Events

• Sunday, September 8, 2024 – outdoor service worship for 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services. Following the 10:30 a.m. service, enjoy an indoor potluck picnic with your faith family to celebrate back to school. ALL are Welcome!
• Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. – blessing of the animals
• Annual Bazaar 2024

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, or YouTube.. 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

Bring your pet to St. Thomas’s for a blessing and stay for fun with animals, vendors, giveaways, and more!

DATE: Sunday, September 29, 2024
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 276 S. College Ave., Newark, Delaware 19711

This event is open to the pubic.

ALL God’s creatures are invited: Please bring your companion on a leash or in a carrier. If your wild one does not travel well, you are welcome to join in the blessing and carry it home with you.

We look forward to seeing you and your pet!

Hello faith family! This the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost – August 25, 2024, Year B. University of Delaware students are back! There is excitement in the air! And, so much FUN and FELLOWSHIP is being planned for this fall.

Weekly News

See our Carpenter’s Helper Weekly Newsletter. You can stay informed through this newsletter, our parish calendar, the schedules printed in the back of the worship service booklets, running on the monitors around the church building, or by contacting the office. Please share your exciting events such as musical performances and sporting events with the office if you’d like to extend an invitation to your faith family.

News items:

• Code Orange heat relief for unhoused in Newark – Sat., Aug. 24, 2024
• Blessing of Backpacks, Workbags, or Laptops – Sep. 8, 2024
• Youth Confirmation Class 2024-25
• Blue Hen Bounty gearing up for Fall 2024 UD Students
• Novel Theology for Fall 2024

Our weekly Worship schedule

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Wednesday at noon – Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person.
• Wednesday at 5:30-6:00 p.m. – Centering Prayer, in person only
• Thursday at 7 p.m. – Compline Evening Prayer, live via Zoom.

This Sunday’s Schedule – accompanying worship booklets available on Sermons page.

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel.

Growth and Fellowship

• Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
• Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
• Third Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology
• 3rd Monday of the month – Hope Dining Room – volunteers needed Monday, July 15, 2024
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom

Other Parish Events

• Sunday, September 8, 2024 – outdoor service worship
• Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. – blessing of the animals
• Annual Bazaar 2024

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, or YouTube.. 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

At the Sunday, September 8, 2024 worship service at 10:30 a.m., we will bless backpacks, workbags, and laptops.

Students, teachers, and education professionals are invited to bring them and receive a blessing for a successful 2024-5 school year.

This service is open to the public. All are welcome.