St Thomas the Apostle
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September 3, 2010
Greetings!

St. Thomas the Apostle is an Episcopal Parish in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.  We are called by God to be a holy place where love is found, where all are named and where hearts are freed to change the world.
Allen Francis Gardiner
Feast Day celebrated Sepember 6 
 
Allen Gardier

Allen Francis Gardiner (1794-1851) was a British Royal Navy officer and missionary to Patagonia.

He devoted his life to the work of a missionary pioneer. With this view he went to Africa in 1834, and, exploring the Zulu country, started the first missionary station at Port Natal. From 1834 to 1838 he was engaged in earnest endeavours to establish Christian churches in Zululand, but political events and native wars combined to prevent any permanent success. From 1838 to 1843 he laboured among the Indians of Chile, and went from island to island in the Indian Archipelago, but his efforts were foiled by the opposition of the various governments.

His first visit to Tierra del Fuego took place 22 March 1842, when, coming from the Falkland Islands in the schooner Montgomery, he landed in Oazy harbour. The Church Missionary Society was now pressed to send out missionaries to Patagonia, but declined on the ground of want of funds. Similar proposals were unsuccessfully made to the Wesleyan and London Missionary Societies. At length in 1844 a special society was formed for South America, which took the name of the Patagonian Missionary Society, and Robert Hunt, a schoolmaster, was sent out as the first missionary, being accompanied by Gardiner. This attempt to establish a mission, however, failed, and they returned to England in June 1845. Gardiner, not discouraged, left England again 23 September 1845, and, in company with Federico Gonzales, a Spanish Protestant, from whom he learnt Spanish, went to Bolivia, where he distributed bibles to the Indian population, but not without much opposition from the Roman Catholics. Having established Gonzales as a missionary at Potosi, he himself came back to England, landing at Southampton 8 February 1847. He spent 1848 in making a survey of Tierra del Fuego with a view to a mission, and suffered great hardships. He then endeavoured to interest the Moravian Brethren and the Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland in this enterprise, but neither of them was in a position to render any aid. At last, a lady at Cheltenham having given �700, the mission was determined on. Accompanied by Richard Williams, surgeon, Joseph Erwin, ship-carpenter, John Maidment, catechist, and three Cornish fishermen, Pearce, Badcock, and Bryant, he sailed from Liverpool 7 September 1850 in the Ocean Queen, and was landed at Picton Island 5 December. He had with him two launches, each twenty-six feet long, in which had been stowed provisions to last for six months. The Yahgan people were hostile and great thieves; the climate was severe and the country barren. Six months elapsed without the arrival of further supplies, which were detained at the Falkland Islands for want of a vessel. The unfortunate men gradually died of starvation, Gardiner, himself the last survivor, expiring, as it is believed, 6 September 1851.

Adapted from www.wikipedia.org
Catechism Class
Starts Saturday, 18 September
 
Beginning Saturday, 18 September the 2010-11 Catechism Class will begin. The class is the cornerstone of our Stewardship of Faith and Knowledge program.  Anybody interested in being Baptized, Confirmed, Received and/or Renewed, please contact the Parish Office to schedule an appointment to see the Rector. The course commitment is a weekly class each Saturday morning starting with 10am Mass leading up to a retreat in April and Baptism/Confirmation/Reception/Renewal liturgy with the Bishop at the Great Vigil of Easter in 2011.  Graduates have a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationship with God and with the community of St. Thomas the Apostle.  Space is limited.  
 
Concert on September 19
Recital after Evensong & Benediction
 
On Sunday, September 19, 2010 at approx. 5:30pm after the Choir-sung Evensong & Benediction a free recital will take place.
 
Pianist Lucinda Carver (USC Thornton School of Music), Soprano Camille King (who sang the premiere of the Handel cantata at St. Thomas)  and violinist Aimee Kreston (concertmaster, Pasadena Symphony) will perform.
 
The Programme:
Schumann  Frauenliebe und Leben  
Brahms Sonata in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 78

Intermission
 
Schumann  Four Lieder
Mozart L'amer�, sar� costante , KV 208
Mozart Exultate, jubilate KV 165

A pot-luck reception will follow.
Time to Re-register for Ralph's
As of September 1st - must re-register Ralph's Card
 
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Ralphs
It's time to re-register your Ralph's Card for Community Rewards. Ralph's requires everybody do this every September, even if you registered in August!
 
To make sure your grocery purchases benefit St. Thomas, please go to ralphs.com, sign in to (or sign up if it's your first time), click on "My Account" and then "Community Rewards" and search for Saint Thomas the Apostle (84981) 
 
Thanks for shopping at Ralph's for St. Thomas!
In This Issue
Allen Gardnier
Catechism Class
Catechism Class
LA Schola Tomorrow
Feast of the Nativity
Edna Garren Internment
Trinity 14
Celebrant
8:00am & 10:30am
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
 
Homily
8:00am & 10:30am
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
 
Deacon
10:30am
The Rev. Walter S. Johnson

Assistant Organist 10:30am
Thompson Howell

Readings:
Jeremiah 18.1-11
Psalm 139.1-5,
Philemon 1-21
Luke 14.25-33
Labour Day
 
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
 
 
St. Thomas the Apostle's office will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010.
Feast of the Nativity
 
The Parish Society of Our Lady of Walsingham will meet next on Wednesday 8 September 2010; being the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Holy Rosary will be said at 6:00pm; followed by Evening Prayer at 6:30pm; followed by a Solemn Mass at 7:00pm. Immediately following the Mass the Parish Society of OLW will meet for a potluck dinner and meeting in the small Parish Hall. All are welcomed!
Edna Garren
 
Longtime friend and parisioner of St. Thomas Edna Garren passed away on Tuesday, August 24.  Deacon Johnson will lead the prayers for Internment on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 2:30pm.  All are welcome.
Movie Night
 
 
Ponette
 
Following the 7pm Low Mass on Friday, September 17, 2010, join us in the Large Parish Hall for movie night! This month's movie will be Ponette, the story of a four-year-old who is coming to terms with the death of her mother. Ponette is the winner of "Best Foreign Film" at the NY Film Critics Circle and "Best Actress" (four-year-old Victoire Thivisol) at the Venice Film Festival.
Pastoral Counseling
One-on-one Pastoral counseling is available.  Please contact the office (323-876-2102 ext 2) to schedule an appointment with the Clergy.
Homeless Breakfast

On the Second and Fourth Saturdays of each month the Homeless Breakfast takes place.  Volunteers are welcome and greatly needed!

150 homeless and needy Angelinos are served a tasty breakfast by St. Thomas volunteers. Come at 7:00am to help prepare and share pancakes, eggs, sausage, biscuits and good fellowship.  Come at 7:30am to help serve.  Come at 9:00am to help clean up.

Deacon Johnson serves as the Social Worker providing outreach to the Homess during the Breakfast.  This portion of the program, including providing safer sex kits, hygene items and other critical supplies is funded in part by a grant from The City of West Hollywood.
Mother Knows Best

 
On September 7  in 1783, Evangelical Anglican Robert Raikes formed the Sunday School Society to raise money for weekly Christian schools, which met each Sunday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm-the original Sunday schools. 
ePrayer List
Prayer is at the center of our worship and binds us together as a community of faith.  This week we commenced our electronic prayer chain email.  A list of persons on the prayer list is sent weekly.
 
The prayer chain email is an opt-in list only - it will not be sent unless you sign up for it.  If you'd like to be on this distribution list, please update your profile (please use link at the bottom of the email, customized with your email) or contact the office.
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