Welcome to a peaceful landing place in your weekly journey.

Compline is a simple office including a confession of sins, one or more psalms, a short reading from scripture, versicles and responses, the Lord’s Prayer, collects which ask for God’s protection during the night to come, and the canticle Nunc dimittis. The collects may be followed by a time of silence, along with free intercessions and thanksgivings.⁠ See the accompanying Compline booklet.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to the office with any questions or suggestions.

Kind Regards,
Cana Hartman, Parish Administrator
StThomassOffice@googlegroups.com or (302) 368-4644

Hello faith family! This is the First Sunday in Advent – November 27, 2022, Year C.

Weekly News:

Here are some of our top news items this week. Also see this week’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter.

Worship at St. Thomas’s:

Services are held in-person 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 weekly Worship schedule:

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

This week’s Sunday Schedule:

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet).
• Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Adult Education via Zoom or in-person in the Parlor.
• Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022 Family Church Sunday. Ministry breakfast between services – sponsored by the communication ministry. At 10:30 a.m. worship service, look for our young members to be contributing to the service.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet).
• Advent Sundays at 5:00 p.m. – see worship program

Growth and Fellowship:

• 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
• Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. – 2 Saint Readers
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Sun., Dec. 4, 2022 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Mini-Bazaar
• Sun., Dec.18, 2022 – Christmas 2022 Angel Tree gifts due

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

Hello faith family! This is the Christ the King Sunday – November 20, 2022, Year C.

Weekly News:

Here are some of our top news items this week. Also see this week’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter.

• Annual Giving Thanks and update
• Hope Dining Room volunteers needed Monday, November 21, 2022
• Blue Hen Bounty needs donations especially sanitary products, can openers, tomatoes, honey/sugar, and fruit cups.

Worship at St. Thomas’s:

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 weekly Worship 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).
• 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 9:15 a.m. – Adult Education via Zoom or in-person in the Parlor.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist and Holy Baptism, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online at our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet).

Growth and Fellowship:

• 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 – volunteers needed Mon., Nov. 21, 2022
• Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. – 2 Saint Readers (beginning in Oct)
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18-19, 2022 – 238th Diocesan Annual Convention. Volunteers needed for the registration table. See Cana or Helen if you can help. Pre-packaged crackers and cookies needed, see details.
• Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 – Thanksgiving Day. Office is closed. Blue Hen Bounty (BHB) is closed. St Anne’s, Middletown, is serving a free Thanksgiving lunch.
• Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022 Family Church Sunday. Ministry breakfast between services – sponsored by the communications ministry. At 10:30 a.m. worship service, look for our young members to be contributing to the service.
• Sun., Dec. 4, 2022 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Mini-Bazaar

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

Hello faith family! This is the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – October 23, 2022, Year C.

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 weekly Worship 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).
• 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 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program
• Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Adult Education via Zoom or in-person in the Great Hall classroom.
• 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.
• Sun., Oct. 30, 2022 at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. – Blessing of our Financial Gifts
• Sun., Oct. 30, 2022 – Children’s Ministries Trunk or Treat Event
• Sun., Dec. 4, 2022 between services – Mini-Bazaar
• Dec. 17, 2022 – holiday bus trip to NYC. Sign up due October 21, 2022. CANCELLED

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

Hello faith family! This is the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost – October 16, 2022, Year C.

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 weekly Worship 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).
• 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 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program
• 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., Oct. 15, 2022 at 7 p.m. – movie night in the Grove community event
• Mon., Oct. 17, 2022 – Hope Dining Room volunteers needed
• Sun., Oct. 30, 2022 – Children’s Ministries Trunk or Treat Event
• Dec. 17, 2022 – holiday bus trip to NYC. Sign up due October 21, 2022.

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

Hello faith family! This is the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – October 9, 2022, Year C.

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 weekly Worship 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).
• 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).
• Sunday at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology to discuss The Dove Keepers by Alice Hoffman.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program
• 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., Oct. 15, 2022 at 7 p.m. – movie night in the Grove community event
• Sun., Oct. 30, 2022 – Children’s Ministries Trunk or Treat Event
• Dec. 17, 2022 – holiday bus trip to NYC. Sign up due October 21, 2022.

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

Hello faith family! This is the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – October 2, 2022, Year C.

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 weekly Worship 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).
• 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 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program
• 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.
• Sun., Oct. 2, 2022 – Blessing of the Animals
• Tue., Oct. 4, 2022 – 2 Saints Readers
• Sat., Oct. 15, 2022 at 7 p.m. – movie night in the Grove community event
• Sun., Oct. 30, 2022 – Children’s Ministries Trunk or Treat Event
• Dec. 17, 2022 – holiday bus trip to NYC

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