Hello faith family! This Sunday is Christmas Day – December 25, 2022, Year A.

News for the Week

See the Carpenter’s Helper Weekly news for December 25, 2022, Christmas Letter from the Rector, as well as, the many activities below.

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).

Christmas Worship Schedule

• CHRISTMAS EVE – Dec . 24, 2022
  • 4:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at YouTube (4:00 booklet)
  • 8:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at YouTube (8:00 booklet)
• CHRISTMAS DAY – Dec. 25, 2022
  • 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person and online at YouTube (10:00 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
• Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. – 2 Saint Readers
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 6 p.m. – Epiphany Potluck Gathering
• Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 4 p.m. – 2 Saints Readers resumes. Parishioners of St. Nicholas and St. Thomas’s book discussion group over Zoom.
• Sunday, January 29, 2023 between services – presentation from The Friendship House/Empowerment Centers

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

Hello faith family! This is the Fourth Sunday in Advent – December 18, 2022, Year A.

News for the Week

See the Carpenter’s Helper Weekly news for December 18, 2022, Christmas Letter from the Rector, as well as, the many activities below.

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 Great Hall classroom. Fr. Howie will lead an Advent themed, spiritually inspired discussion of artworks by John August Swanson.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries program
• Sunday, Dec.18, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, and Children’s Christmas Pageant, in-person and online at our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet).  
• Sunday, Dec.18, 2022 at 12:15-2:30 p.m. – Family Holiday Party and Cookie Exchange will be held after the 10:30 a.m. worship service.
• Sun., Dec.18, 2022 at 7 p.m. – Caroling with our St. Nicholas neighbors
• Sun., Dec.18, 2022 – Christmas 2022 Angel Tree gifts due
• 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.
• Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. – Youth Activity: Elf movie and dinner party
• Monday, December 19, 2022 – Hope Dining Room needs volunteers
• Sunday, December, 24, 2022 – Christmas Eve:
  • 4 p.m. – This will be a fun, shorter, and family friendly service. This is a perfect last-minute wrap up to this Advent season, and a final surge of excitement with joyous caroling for the birth of our Savior!
  • 8 p.m. – A traditional, more peaceful and reflective service, with twinkling candlelight and tranquil music.
• Sunday, December, 25, 2022 at 10 a.m. – Christmas Day – This will be a Rite II service with music, however, expect a more quiet, special and serene service as we praise God for the arrival of sweet little baby Jesus.
• Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 6 p.m. – Epiphany Potluck Gathering
• Sunday, January 29, 2023 between services – presentation from The Friendship House/Empowerment Centers

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

Hello faith family! This is the Third Sunday in Advent – December 11, 2022, Year A.

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, Dec. 11, 2022 at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology via Zoom
• 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).
• Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 at noon – Vestry meeting
• 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.
• Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. – Youth Activity: Elf movie and dinner party
• Sunday, Dec.18, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, and Children’s Christmas Pageant.  Family Holiday Party and Cookie Exchange will be held after the 10:30 a.m. worship service.
• Sun., Dec.18, 2022 at 7 p.m. – Caroling with our St. Nicholas neighbors
• 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 Second Sunday in Advent – December 4, 2022, Year A.

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).
• Sun., Dec. 4, 2022 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Mini-Bazaar
• 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, 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.
• Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology via Zoom
• Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 at noon – Vestry meeting
• Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. – Youth Activity: Elf movie and dinner party
• Sunday, Dec.18, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, and Children’s Christmas Pageant.  Family Holiday Party and Cookie Exchange will be held after the 10:30 a.m. worship service.
• Sun., Dec.18, 2022 at 7 p.m. – Caroling with our St. Nicholas neighbors
• 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

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