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St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Worship Services with Holy Eucharist:
Sundays at 8:00am and 10:30am;
Wednesdays at 5:30pm
2100 Hilton Ave.
Columbus, GA 31906
706-324-4264 |
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Greetings!
Please enjoy this edition of Spiritual Adventures, our weekly e-newsletter. Please check your e-mail each week to learn about the news and events in our common life. Thank you. |
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Adult Education to Spotlight Lenten Topics and Guest Speakers
 + On Sunday, March 4, the Rev. Dan Matthews (pictured), longtime Rector of Trinity Church, Wall Street, will speak about the Lessons of September 11 and the Lessons of Stewardship. Join us at 9:30 am in the Library.
+ From March 7- 25, on Wednesday evenings (6:30 pm) and Sunday mornings (9:30 am), our Adult Education sessions will examine Images of Homelessness: "The Son of Man has no place to lay his head". This series will feature:
- The Rev. Mary Wetzel, the Church of the Common Ground, a Diocesan Ministry to the homeless and street people of Atlanta;
- Bishop Gerard Mpango, retired bishop of Western Tanzania, International Refugees, and Chairman of the Southern African Churches in Ministry with Uprooted People, which promotes the cause of refugees in Eastern and Southern Africa;
- Local activists and service leaders for the homeless;
- Activities for serving and meeting the homeless, culminating with a Stations of the Cross with the homeless.
+ A Lenten Discipline: Last Sunday, Fr. Hahn spoke of a very practical and moving Lenten discipline and prayer of the Archbishop of Taonga. Many of you asked for a copy of this. Here is a copy of the Archbishop's words: http://anglicantaonga.org.nz/Features/practice.
Submitted by Fr. Doug Hahn. |
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Lenten Series Offered at Trinity, St. Nicholas Churches
+ Trinity Episcopal Church, Luncheon Series, Mondays at 12:00pm, lunch is FREE, donations are appreciated. Click here for more information.
+ St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, Evening Series, Tuesdays at 6:30pm. Click here for more information. |
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Orientation for Worship Participants to be held on Saturday, February 25
Worship Leader and Acolyte Orientation will be held on Saturday, February 25. Note that this date is a correction to the previous e-newsletter. Vergers, Chalice Bearers, Clergy, and Acolytes will gather at 10:00 am in the Nave for training and orientation. (This does not include Readers.) Prospective participants who are interested in these ministries are welcome. Active servers should make every effort to be present. A makeup training session will be on Wednesday, February 29, at 6:30 pm. Thank you for your dedicated service to St. Thomas Episcopal Church. |
Ministry Fair Offers Rich Opportunities in Education and Diocesan Fellowship
On Saturday, March 10, the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta will host its annual Ministry Fair. It will take place from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. For more information or to register online, go to http://www.episcopalatlanta.org/. |
Lenten Outreach Giving Opportunities
Our goal is to raise $1000 for each of the ministries described below. Please make out your check to the parish, marked Lenten Giving. You may designate to either of these ministries. All undesignated Lenten outreach gifts will be split between them. You may give through the parish office, or give through the link on our website (at the bottom of the main page).
+ The Church of the Common Ground (pictured) is a ministry for the homeless of Atlanta. It provides care for the poorest of the poor, and a forum in which people of our Diocese can engage, serve, and worship with homeless persons. Click here for more information.
+ Infusion, a ministry of the Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Ministry, brings high school students into year-long engagement with important issues of faith and society. Click here for more information.
Submitted by Fr. Doug Hahn. |
Sunday Music Preview
For this Sunday, the St. Thomas Ringers and the St. Thomas Choir have prepared some beautiful pieces. The prelude for bells was composed by one of the most prolific writers for bell music in America. Cynthia Dobrinski (b. 1950), a former Fulbright scholar, now resides in Texas in retirement.
The offertory anthem was written by Samuel Sebastian Wesley, who is the former Organist of Gloucester Cathedral and the grandson of Charles Wesley. Wesley's anthem is one of the most famous settings of Psalm 51.
The communion anthem is an arrangement of a beautiful tune from Sweden set for two flutes. We are grateful to flutists Gary Wortley and Jeanne Martz for sharing their talents in this Sunday's performance.
Submitted by Rick McKnight, Bellmaster and Choirmaster. |
St. Thomas Readers Book Discussion Group
The St. Thomas Readers Book Group will meet at 5:30 pm on Thursday, March 22, at the home of Pat McMahon, 4322 Deanery Court, Columbus. The book under discussion is Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom, an exploration of two lives: one his childhood Rabbi and the other a pastor of a Detroit inner city
church. Albom found his own life and faith impacted by these two men. His account is a meaningful exploration of what faith is and what it means to lead a faith-filled life. Have a Little Faith is available at the public library, at local bookstores and online. Please contact Sonya Boyd at 706-563-6161 or
janjulau@aol.com for further information. |
| Prayer Group to Alter Weekly Schedule
The Monday Prayer Group will be meeting at 11:00 am instead of 11:30 throughout Lent to allow the members to attend the Lenten luncheon series at Trinity Episcopal Church. This group meets at St. Thomas in the Chapel. You are welcome to join us. Thank you.
Submitted by Nicole Ceccato. |
| Inquirers Classes
Welcome to the Episcopal Church! This series of classes will include preparation for those wishing to be confirmed (the next confirmation is April 29). The classes will begin in mid-March, on a date to be announced. Please contact the parish office to be included. |
Friends of Finley to Create Honorarium
A group calling itself "Friends of Finley" has been formed to create an honorarium for Finley Williamson's innumerable contributions to St. Thomas. This group has approached the church, and received the blessings of the Property Committee and the Vestry. The honorarium will be a mission-style oak server (pictured), designed and built by artisan Rick Garner. Mr. Garner is asking a discounted price of $5000. To contribute to this project, please make your check payable to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, with the memo "Friends of Finley" written in the memo line of your check. Our goal is to have the project completed by Finley's birthday on June 10. Thank you.
Submitted by Friends of Finley. |
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Office of the Rector
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