Hello faith family!  March 14, 2021 is the fourth Sunday in Lent. We will be streaming LIVE from St. Thomas’s at 9 a.m. (streaming and in-person) and again at 5 p.m. (only streaming, no in-person)  Here is the service program and the service program in large print for Sunday morning worship and here is the leaflet for Sunday evening. There are paper copies available to be mailed.  If you would like one, please let me know.  

Continuing this Sunday, services will be open to in-person worship with all precautions in place and with sign-ups.  However, please do not feel pressure to return until you are ready; all services will still be available on our YouTube channel.  Please do not hesitate to contact the office or Fr, Howie with any questions or concerns about these options.

• Communion at the curb will continue this Sunday at 10 a.m., no sign up necessary.  Please wear a mask.
• Novel Theology will discuss “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom.
• Adult education “Sacramental Life” will continue with week 2 of the 3 week series “Sacramental Life” this Sunday at 10:45 a.m. via Zoom.  You will receive an email invitation. This is a 3 week series on March 7, 14, and 28.
• Next Sunday is the ANNUAL MEETING from 11-12 noon live via Zoom.

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.

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.

I look forward to worshiping together on Sunday! 

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

Hello faith family!  March 7, 2021 is the third Sunday in Lent. We will be streaming LIVE from St. Thomas’s at 9 a.m. (streaming and in-person) and again at 5 p.m. (only streaming, no in-person)  Here is the service program and the service program in large print for Sunday morning worship.

Continuing this Sunday, morning services will be open to in-person worship with all precautions in place, and with sign-ups.  However, please do not feel pressure to return until you are ready; all services will still be available on our YouTube channel.  Please do not hesitate to contact the office or Fr. Howie with any questions or concerns about these options.

At 5 p.m. on every Sunday in Lent, there will be evening prayers on our YouTube channel and here is the leaflet for this Sunday evening.  There are paper copies available to be mailed.  If you would like one, please let me know.  

• Communion at the curb will continue this Sunday at 10 a.m., no sign up necessary.  Please wear a mask.
• Adult Education will begin “Sacramental Life” this Sunday at 10:45 a.m. via Zoom.  You will receive an email invitation. This is a 3 week series available via ZOOM on March 7, 14, and 28 at 10:45 a.m.

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.

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.

I look forward to worshiping together on Sunday! 

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

At 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evenings, please join Deacon Cecily for evening Compline via Zoom.⁠ Please email Cana, Parish Administration at StThomassOffice@googlegroups.com for an invitation to this prayerful end to the day. ALL are Welcome!
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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. A hymn for the evening may follow the short reading from scripture. The collects may be followed by a time of silence, along with free intercessions and thanksgivings.⁠

Dear friends,

As Anglicans, we have a deep attachment to the sacraments.  It has been a source of great sadness that so many in our parish community have not been able to receive the Eucharist since the COVID pandemic began.  It has not been possible for all of us to gather in the church, and it was and is impractical (and not advisable for public health reasons) to bring the sacrament to everyone individually at his or her home.  But after conferring with parishioners with liturgical and medical expertise, I am pleased to have another option to offer.

On Sundays, the Eucharist will be available in front of the church portico from 10:00 a.m. (or the end of the 9:00 service) until 11:00 a.m. The formalities will be simple – we will read the confession, I will offer absolution, and we will read the Lord’s Prayer (from a card to be provided), and then the Host will be offered as we do presently in church – in small plastic cups.  Masks and hand sanitizer will be in use.  The normal assumption will be that those coming to receive the Eucharist will have attended the 9:00 a.m. service virtually, but there won’t be a quiz about the sermon!

I look forward to seeing many more of you in person!

Peace and be well
Howie+
The Reverend Dr. Howell C. Sasser, Jr., Rector

Hello faith family!  February 28, 2021 is the First Sunday in Lent. We will be streaming LIVE from St. Thomas’s at 9 a.m. and again at 5 p.m. on our YouTube channel. Here is the service program and the service program in large print for Sunday morning worship. At 5 p.m. on every Sunday in Lent, there will be evening prayers on our YouTube channel. 

Starting this Sunday, services will be open to in-person worship with all precautions in place, and with sign-ups.  However, please do not feel pressure to return until you are ready; all services will still be available on YouTube.  Please do not hesitate to contact the office or Fr. Howie with any questions or concerns about these options.

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.

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.

I look forward to worshiping together on Sunday! 

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

The Intercessory Prayers with Holy Eucharist is cancelled on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

There will be a Evening Compline Prayers with Deacon Cecily at 7 p.m. and the regular 9 a.m. worship service this Sunday, February 28, 2021 with Walk/Drive Through Communion and Prayers at 10 a.m. plus the additional 5 p.m. Sunday service of Lenten prayers.

Also, by now you should have received in the mail, your ballot for this year’s annual meeting.  Please send it back as soon as you can, or you may stop in the building Monday-Thursday between 9 a.m.-noon to drop it in the ballot box in the lobby.  If you have not received your ballot in the mail and are concerned, please contact the office.  It is important that all eligible voters be able to make their voice heard!

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

Hello faith family! February 21, 2021 is the First Sunday in Lent. We will be streaming LIVE from St. Thomas’s at 9 a.m. and again at 5 p.m. on our YouTube channel. Here is the service program and the service program in large print for Sunday morning worship. At 5 p.m. on every Sunday in Lent, there will be evening prayers on our YouTube channel. 

There will be no drive through Communion this Sunday.  It will resume next week on February 28, 2021.

Please see our parish prayer list. These names are read aloud and prayed for each Wednesday at the service of intercessory prayer, and sharing this list each week in the Sunday leaflet gives us all the opportunity to participate.  Please take a moment to look over this list and send me any updates or additions.

This Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., week 3 of adult education 3-week series, Spirituality in the Lord of the Rings, live via Zoom (for real this time)  by Mark Eddy Smith.  Please contact Rue, Larry, or the office with any questions.  Reading the book is not a requirement, and you can participate in one or all of the sessions.

At this time, all services and gatherings have been moved to online.  Please do not hesitate to contact the office or Fr. Howie with any questions or concerns about the decision to move back to online worship. 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.

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.

I look forward to worshiping together on Sunday! 

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

Hello faith family!  February 14, 2021 is the Last Sunday in Epiphany: Lent is right around the corner!. We will be streaming LIVE from St. Thomas’s at 9 a.m. YouTube channel. Here is the service program, and the service program in large print for your preview. There are paper copies available to be mailed. If you would like one, please let me know.

Please see our parish prayer list. These names are read aloud and prayed for each Wednesday at the service of intercessory prayer, and sharing this list each week in the Sunday leaflet gives us all the opportunity to participate.  Please take a moment to look over this list and send me any updates or additions.

This Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., adult education will meet via ZOOM to conclude the discussion around “Tolkien’s Ordinary Virtues: Exploring the Spirituality in the Lord of the Rings”  by Mark Eddy Smith.  Please contact Rue, Larry, or the office with any questions.  Reading the book is not a requirement, and you can participate in one or all of the sessions.

Also on February 14, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., Novel Theology will be meeting to discuss “The Peppermint Tea Chronicles” by Alexander McCall Smith.  From the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency to Isabel Dalhousie, Alexander McCall Smith is famous for crafting warm and witty series beloved by fans around the world. This is the 13th book in one of his most charming series, 44 Scotland Street, telling the story of this cozy Scottish neighborhood’s residents

At this time, all services and gatherings have been moved to online.  Please do not hesitate to contact the office or Fr. Howie with any questions or concerns about the decision to move back to online worship. 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.

In this strange 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 page. 

I look forward to worshiping together on Sunday! 

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

Hello faith family!  February 7, 2021 is the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. We will be streaming LIVE from St. Thomas’s at 9 a.m. YouTube channel. Here is the service program, and the service program in large print for your preview. There are paper copies available to be mailed. If you would like one, please let me know.

Following the service each week in January, Fr. Howie will be offering Drive/Walk Through Communion and Prayers from 10 to 11 a.m.  ALL are Welcome!

Please see our parish prayer list. These names are read aloud and prayed for each Wednesday at the service of intercessory prayer, and sharing this list each week in the Sunday leaflet gives us all the opportunity to participate.  Please take a moment to look over ths list, and send me any updates or additions.

From 11 a.m.-noon, please join us for a special Fellowship Hour with Bishop Kevin Brown.  An email invitation with the link will be sent to you on Sunday.

Next Sunday, the 14th, at 10:30am, adult ed will meet via ZOOM to conclude the discussion around “Tolkien’s Ordinary Virtues: Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings”  by Mark Eddy Smith.  Please contact Rue, Larry, or the office with any questions.  Reading the book is not a requirement, and you can participate in one or all of the sessions.

Also on February 14, 2021, Novel Theology will be meeting to discuss “The Peppermint Tea Chronicles” by Alexander McCall Smith.  From the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency to Isabel Dalhousie, Alexander McCall Smith is famous for crafting warm and witty series beloved by fans around the world. This is the 13th book in one of his most charming series, 44 Scotland Street, telling the story of this cozy Scottish neighborhood’s residents.

At this time, all services and gatherings have been moved to online.  Please do not hesitate to contact the office or Fr Howie with any questions or concerns about the decision to move back to online worship. 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.

In this strange 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 page. 

I look forward to worshiping together on Sunday! 

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