Hello faith family! This is the Second Sunday after Epiphany – January 14, 2024, Year B. This week, we celebrate Julia Chester Emery. She was the National Secretary of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Board of Missions for forty years, from 1876 to 1916. The Episcopal Church calendar honors her with a feast on January 9. During her four decades as National Secretary, a position she first held at age 24, Julia visited every diocese in the United States, coordinating and encouraging work in support of missions. During her four decades as National Secretary, a position she first held at age 24, Julia visited every diocese in the United States, coordinating and encouraging work in support of missions. The United Thank Offering continues to this day and collects and gives away over $1 million annually.
Weekly News
See our Carpenter’s Helper Weekly Newsletter. See info on our Annual Parish Meeting and the Adult Education Series – The Rule of Saint Benedict.
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).
This Sunday’s 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
- 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).
Growth and Fellowship
- Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom.
- Third Sundays at 9:15 a.m. – Novel Theology
- 3rd Monday of the month – Hope Dining Room on Jan. 15, 2024
- Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
- Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
Other Parish Events
- Wed., Feb. 14, 2024 – Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday
- Sun., March 10, 2024 – Annual Meeting and Daylight Savings Time
- March 25-30, 2024 Holy Week
- Sun., March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday
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