Hello faith family! Sunday, May 2, 2021 is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. We will be streaming LIVE from St. Thomas’s at 9 a.m. via our YouTube channel and here is the service program and the service program in large print. There are paper copies available to be mailed. If you would like one, please let me know.
Services will also 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.
I have been enjoying the Praying Shapes Believing addition to the beginning of the weekly worship bulletins and hope you have as well. They are available as individual articles and collected together at Praying Shapes Believing.
Here are other items of interest:
- Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 9 a.m.: Holy Eucharist, rite II with music, live on YouTube and in-person via sign-up
- Sunday, May 2, 2021 from 10-11 a.m.: Communion at the Curb, in-person with a mask please, for those who have not received the Sacrament in-person during the service. You do not need to sign up for this. ALL are WELCOME!
- Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 10 a.m.: 2 Saints Readers will zoom to continue the series on “Holy Envy: Finding God in the faith of others” by Barbara Brown Taylor. You can jump into the conversation, even if you missed a week.
- Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion, live on YouTube and in-person with precautions
- Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 1-6 p.m.: community Blood Drive. Your efforts have been making a tremendous difference. Thank you for your help sharing these dates (and for donating blood if you have been able).
- Sunday, May 16, 2021 is going to be a big day!
- Bishop Kevin will be celebrating with us at 9 a.m. on YouTube and in-person.
- He will be Baptizing and Confirming members of our faith family! And, we will reaffirm our own baptismal promises. This is a day for Joy and Celebration!
- Communion at the Curb will continue after the service from 10-11 a.m.
- We will have a special guest speaker, live via zoom, at 11 a.m. That person will speak about The Order of Saint John, whose roots go back over 900 years!
Adult Education had planned to start a new series last week. So that more people are free to participate, the start of this will be pushed out just a bit. It is titled “The Episcopal Church: Theology & Serving the Children of God”. This sounds like a great mini-series to help us learn more about how the Church puts faith into action. Please look for new dates for this series, soon!
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