Hello faith family! This is the Sunday of the Resurrection, Easter Sunday – March 31, 2024, Year B. Alleluia! Alleluia!!
There are 3 worship opportunities this Easter morning:
- 6 a.m. – sunrise service in the Grove, in-person only (6:00 a.m. booklet)
- outside in the Grove around a fire pit
- With the power of chanting and the simplicity of basic instruments, we can create something truly beautiful
- connecting with the followers of Jesus on the first Easter
- 8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I, in-person and online at YouTube (8:00 a.m. booklet)
- traditional wording
- some organ accompanied music
- fellowship in the Overflowing Cafe following the service
- 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II, in-person and online at YouTube (10:30 a.m. booklet)
- modern wording
- more music
- join in the Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
- Easter egg hunt following the service
Weekly News
See our Carpenter’s Helper Weekly Newsletter and other news items:
- Good Friday, March 29, 2024 – Children’s Ministries event
- Sun., March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday
- 2 Saints Readers’ next book is “How To Know A Person” by David Brooks at 10 a.m. on Wed. Mar 6, Mar 20, and April 3, 2024.
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
- Sunrise Service at 6:00 a.m. in the Grove; spoken, in-person and online at our YouTube channel (6:00 booklet).
- 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
- Last Sunday of the month – Family Church Sunday
- Last Sunday of the month – Coffee and Fellowship between services
Other Parish Events
- Sunday, April 28, 2024 – visit from Bishop Brown at 10:30 a.m. service with lunch following.
- Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Pentecost, outdoor worship and picnic
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