Happy almost Winter Solstice! And happy almost Feast of St Thomas, the Apostle. Poor Thomas often gets overlooked, having his feast day so close to Christmas Day. Yet the witness of Thomas,and his exclamation, “My Lord and my God,” on seeingthe wounds of the risen Christ, stand for us as a guide and a challenge […]
From the readings for this coming Sunday, we have Paul, writing in his letter to the Philippians: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests […]
Happy St Nicholas Day! St Nicholas was a Bishop in Myra, which is now Turkey, in the fourth century. Known for his generosity and kindness, he is considered to be the forerunner of our own Santa Claus. He would throw gold coins in through open windows of thosein need, or fill children’s shoes with sweets […]
December 2018 Newsletter: http://stthomasepc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/December-2018-combined.pdf
Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday are now all behind us. Whew – that’s a lot. But it isn’t over… This coming Sunday is the First Sunday ofAdvent, and the first Sunday of the Church Year. As one meme put it: The Beginning is Near! But before that, Saturday, […]
While there is no official eblast for this week, just a sincere wish for everyone to have a very safe and healthy Thanksgiving holiday. DON’T FORGET – Thanksgiving Day service at 10 a.m. TOMORROW!++++++ Fill The Sills St Thomas Church has very deep window sills – Please help fill them these next few weeks with […]
“We plow the fields, and scatter the good seed on the land; but it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand…” #291, Hymnal 1982 One week until Thanksgiving Day. The local supermarket was full yesterday with produce, products and shoppers. Carts were overflowing, and some shoppers, unused to shopping, were wandering around the store, […]