| 7th Sunday of Easter |
June 5, 2011 |
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Spiritual Adventures at
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
News and Events
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Greetings!
Please enjoy this issue of our E-NEWSLETTER! Please check your e-mail each week to read our news and events. |
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Vacation Bible School Information
Vacation Bible School is June 6-10 at St. Thomas. This year's theme is Abundant Life Garden. The mission of this VBS program is to learn about how water, seeds, soil, animals, and the harvest all come together to transform our world. Join us at St. Thomas VBS to sing, share, and grow! To register your child online for VBS, go to http://www.stthomascolumbus.org/episcokids.html.
Get Ready for National Barefoot Sunday (June 5th) and VBS at St. Thomas Episcopal Church!
Dates of Event: Sunday, June 5th - Sunday, June 12th
Our church and Vacation Bible School program have partnered with Soles4Souls to help collect new and gently worn shoes to deliver to the over 300 million children and untold adults without shoes around the world! Join us, and take off your shoes! And as part of this powerful movement, clean out your closets and bring the shoes to donate!
Soles4Souls accepts all types of new and gently worn shoes including: athletic, running, dress, sandals, pumps, heels, work boots, cleats, dance, and flip flops. Please also consider donating $1.00 to help with the shipping costs of the shoes.
About Soles4Souls: This organization collects new and gently worn shoes from the closets of people like you, and distributes them free of charge to people in need all over the world. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away more than 8 million pairs of shoes and protected countless individuals from injury, disease, and indignity. Currently, the organization gives away a pair of shoes every nine seconds. Visit www.giveshoes.org to learn more about Soles4Souls. |
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Summer Choir, and Other News from the Music Department
+ This Sunday is the Last Sunday of Easter, and the Sunday after the Ascension. We will enjoy a performance by Choral Scholar Dreci Thomas, singing "Jesu, the very thought of thee" by Samuel Sebastian Wesley.
+ SUMMER CHOIR BEGINS THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 5. St. Thomas Choir is off for the summer months, but that doesn't mean we can't or won't have music. Do you like to sing? Would you like to see a very different perspective from the choir loft? Join us for SUMMER CHOIR at 9:50 a.m. on summer Sunday mornings. Come to the Choir Room, located behind the altar, the farthest left rear room in the church. It is identified with a sign that says "Choir Room." We'll use 30 minutes to rehearse the hymns, with the goal of providing musical leadership for the service. If we have enough participants, we may even sing a simple anthem. All participants are welcome: young, old, family, friends, or visitors. I guarantee you will enjoy the experience. I hope to see many of you beginning Sunday, June 5!
+ The Music Department is taking requests! Like to sing your favorite hymn? Contact me and I'll work it in this summer. Just e-mail me at music@stthomascolumbus.org.
Submitted by Rick McKnight, Organist and Choirmaster. |
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Composer Dedicates New Music to St. Thomas Choir
St. Thomas Choir has a personal relationship with the British composer Philip Wilby (pictured). When the Choir toured England in 2009, Prof. Wilby hosted a workshop for the Choir, and conducted his music at Evensong. Since that time, we have commissioned his "Prayer of St. Thomas" (text from the Collect for St. Thomas' Day), and "Vox Christi" (based on the Great Commandment). "Vox Christi" has been published by the Royal School of Church Music, and has just been recorded by the Choir of Wells Cathedral and featured on BBC Radio 3. Click here, then scroll down slightly to listen to the mp3. St. Thomas Choir will perform the U.S. premiere of "Vox Christi" in the fall.
Submitted by Rick McKnight, Organist and Choirmaster. |
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Spotlight on Individual Achievement s
+ Congratulations to Marianne Sheehan (pictured, first from left) on being named 2011 Ledger-Enquirer All-Bi-City Soccer Coach of the Year. Marianne is the soccer coach at Northside High School.
+ Submitted by Michelle S. Huiet:
I am pleased to report that I have passed the Georgia bar exam. I know a lot of people have prayed for my success, and I'd like to give thanks to them and to God for my success. Thank you! |
Summer Fellowship Announcements
+ Saints and Sinners will NOT meet during the summer. Please correct your calendars, as this cancels the June 3, July 1, and August 5 meetings. |
Pictorial Parish Directory
In our continuing efforts to up-date our pictorial directory, we will have amateur photographers on hand to take digital photos of parishioners and their families on the following Sundays: June 5, June 12.
If you are an amateur or pro-bono photographer who would like to become involved in this project, please contact the office.
All parishioners are also invited to submit their own digital photos, such as your Facebook profile picture. |
Thank You, Donors!
+ Donations received this week were from Jerry Dockery to the Music Fund, in honor of the baptism of Collin Benford Dockery, and from Jack & Peggy Connell to the Music Fund. We appreciate your generosity! |
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church 2100 Hilton Avenue
Columbus, Georgia 31906
Office of the Rector,
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
706-324-4264 office@stthomascolumbus.org
Weekly Services:
Sundays at
8:00 and 10:30
Wednesdays at
5:30 p.m. |
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