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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.
St. Thomas has a great respect for both the rich liturgical heritage of the church and for living the message of social justice proclaimed by Jesus Christ. Whether you are young or old, gay or straight, single, married or in a relationship, female or male, poor or wealthy, you are welcome at St. Thomas just as you are...a child of God and an inheritor of God's grace. |
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Requiem for Dr. Robert Wilson
 The Requiem for Dr. Robert Wilson, long time Parishioner and Benefactor, will take place tomorrow, 31 March at 3pm in the Parish Church. The Requiem will be followed by a graveside interment at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.
Fr. Davies will be officiating and delivering a homily.
Mr. Paul Meier has been engaged to play the organ; members of LASchola will accompany the Mass with the Fauré Requiem, and brass & tympani will round out the musical fare.
All Parishioners are invited.
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No Vigil Mass
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Requiem Mass and subsequent graveside interment, the Vigil Mass on Saturday, 31 March has been cancelled.
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Sermons
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Did you know that all of the Sermons from March 2011 on are available online at our website and on our YouTube channel?
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1 April - Palm Sunday
7:30am - Morning Prayer
8:00am - Low Mass & Blessing of Palms
9:45am - Holy Rosary
10:30am - High Mass with Procession & Blessing of Palms
4:30pm - Evening Prayer
2-4 April - Mon-Wed in Holy Week
7:30am - Morning Prayer
6:00pm - Confessions
6:30pm - Evening Prayer
7:00pm - Low Mass Followed by a Light Soup Supper
5 April - Maundy Thursday
7:30am - Morning Prayer
6:30pm - Office of the Triduum
7:30pm - Mass of the Institution of the Lord's Supper, Mandatum, Stripping of the Altar, and All-Night Vigil Before the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Damien Chapel
6 April - Good Friday
7:00am - Meditation on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
7:30am - Office of the Triduum
12:00pm - Stations of the Cross Followed by Holy Rosary
6:00pm - Confessions
6:30pm - Office of the Triduum
7:30pm - Mass of the Pre-Sanctified & Veneration of the Cross
7 April - Easter Eve
7:30pm - Pontifical High Mass of the Vigil of the Most Holy Feast of the Resurrection with Bishop Sergio Carranza
8 April - Easter Day
7:30am - Morning Prayer
8:00am - Choral High Mass of the Most Holy Feast of the Resurrection
9:45am - Holy Rosary
10:30am - Choral High Mass of the Most Holy Feast of the Resurrection
4:30pm - Evening Prayer
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Monday of Holy Week
BREATHING IN AND BREATHING OUT
Tuesday of Holy Week
EMPTYING TO BE FILLED
Wednesday of Holy Week
HEARING GOD'S DRUMBEAT
Maundy Thursday
THE GREAT MANDATE
Good Friday
THE CRUCIFIED GOD
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"Could ye not watch with me one hour?"
The sign-up sheet for the All-Night Vigil of Prayer Before the Altar of Repose is now available at the back of the church. The Vigil will take place in the St. Damien Chapel from the end of the Maundy Thursday liturgy to Friday at 7am with a meditation on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Various books and icons will be available for Watchers. All Parishioners are strongly encouraged to participate.
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Valet Parking will once again be available for both Masses on Easter Day!
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Easter Flowers - LAST CHANCE
If you would like to contribute toward the cost of Easter flowers and decorations, please fill out the pink form, which will be provided in the Order of Service, and return it with your donation to the offering plate of Parish Office no later than Palm Sunday, 1 April 2012. The suggested donation is $25. You may also contribute via PayPal. Please provide your dedication ("In memory of..." or "In thanksgiving for...") in the special instructions section of you PayPal payment.
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Our annual Easter Breakfast will be held between 8:30am and 10:00am on Easter Day in the Parish Hall.
The buffet will include:
Creamy Scrambled Eggs with your choice of condiments: diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese, sliced green onion, sauteed mushrooms, diced ham, crumbled turkey, Italian sausage, ketchup, and sour cream,
Cheesy Potato Casserole (hash brown potatoes, sour cream, cheddar and Parmesan cheeses mixed with creamy potato soup and baked until golden),
Bacon,
Sausage Links,
Assorted Fresh Fruit,
Zucchini Bread,
Croissants,
Sweet Butter,
Assorted Jellies,
Chocolate Chip Streusel Coffee Cake,
French Roast Decaffeinated Coffee,
Assorted Teas and
Orange Juice!
To insure that the right amount of food is ordered (and to prevent any waste), a sign-up sheet is available in the Large Parish Hall. Please sign up if you're interested in the breakfast. Please see Donald Cummings for more information.
At the door on Easter, a donation of $10 to cover costs is requested. Anybody who is unable to pay the requested amount, please see Fr. Davies or Randy Oglesby.
Once again, this year's delectable breakfast will be provided by the consummate chefs at Capers Catering!
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Our Acolyte Corps is in need of new members and is recruiting people for service. If you have completed or are taking part in the Catechumen Class, and would like to serve at the Altar, please contact the Parish's Head Acolyte Efrain Cisneros if you are interested. Each Acolyte serves an average of 2-3 times each month and scheduling is flexible.
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"The Look" &
"The Meaning of the Look"
A pair of sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
After his Last Supper, Jesus tells his disciples that they will all fall away; Peter objects that he would never abandon Jesus, that he would lay down his life for Jesus. Jesus responds, "Truly I tell you, this day, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times" (St. Mark 14:26-31), and indeed after Jesus' arrest, Peter does just that, denying three times even knowing Jesus. In St. Luke's version of this betrayal story, after the last denial, "the Lord turned and looked at Peter," a look that makes Peter break down and "wept bitterly" (St. Luke 22:61-62). In the following pair of sonnets, Elizabeth Barrett Browning reflects on this look, imagining what is going on in the mind and heart of Jesus at this moment. She is particularly interested in the absence of divine judgment and condemnation of Peter despite his terrible betrayal. Notice at the end of the second sonnet that Jesus reverses Peter's denial, declaring, "I KNOW this man."
"The Look"
The Savior looked on Peter. Ay, no word,
No gesture of reporach! The heavens serene,
Though heavy with armed justice, did not lean
Their thunders that way! the forsaken Lord
Looked only on the traitor. None record
What that look was, none guess: for those who have seen
Wronged lovers loving through a death-pang ken,
Or pale-cheeked martyrs smiling to a sword,
Have missed Jehovah at the judgment -
'I never knew this man' - did quail and fall, call.
And Peter, from the height of blasphemy
As knowing straight THAT GOD - turned free
And went out speechless from the face of all,
And filled the silence, weeping bitterly.
"The Meaning of the Look"
I think that look of Christ might seem to say -
'Thou Peter! art thou then a common stone
Which I at last must break my heart upon
For all God's charge to his high angels may
Guard my foot better? Did I yesterday
Wash thy feet, my beloved, that they should run
Quick to deny me 'neath the morning sun?
And do thy kisses, like the rest, betray?
The cock crows coldly. - GO, and manifest
A late contrition, but no bootless fear!
For when thy final need is dreariest,
Thou shalt not be denied, as I am here;
My voice to God and angels shall attest,
"ecause I KNOW this man, let him be clear.
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The Guibord Center presents "Mormonism 101"
Sunday, 22 April 1:30pm
St. John's Pro-Cathedral
514 West Adams St.
Discover the real truth about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when Bishop Steve and Judy Gilliland will present "Mormonism 101". Some facts you will learn include that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS (also known as Mormons) believe:
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sees its most important mission is to help its members follow the example of Jesus.
2. through baptism, members accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and commit to follow Him throughout their lives.
3. The highest ordinance of the Church is marriage wherein a couple begins an eternal family.
4. One of the key missions of the Church is to care for the poor and disadvantaged.
The Guibord Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring people together to challenge assumptions, unleash The Holy and affirm the faith that transforms the world.
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Palm Sunday
Liturgy of the Palms
St. Mark 11:1-11
Liturgy of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
St. Mark 14:1-end of 15
Celebrant (8am & 10:30am)
Choir Master & Pianist
Jim Keltner
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PRELUDE
Prelude in A Minor from the
Well Tempered Clavier
by J.S. Bach
There are no postludes in Lent which is symbolic of the abstinence of the Season. The Monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament will be placed on the Altar following the High Mass, and Congregants are invited to meditate in silence, prayer, and contemplation. Please be aware that other Congregants are praying at this time, and allow them peace and quiet as they make their devotions
See the announcement about The Organ Project online!
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Stations of the Cross
Tonight following the 7pm Low Mass, Stations of the Cross will take place in the Parish Church. Parishioners are strongly encouraged to avail themselves of this seasonally penitential service.
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Semiannual Church Cleaning
TOMORROW beginning at 8am, volunteers are requested to help in the semiannual church cleaning. Supplies and lunch will be provided!
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Easter Music
The Vestry has approved a proposal that would allow part of the organ to be playable for Easter! This Easter, we'll have organ, piano, and a brass quartet!
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On Easter Day at approximately 9:45am, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt! Kids, bring your own Easter Basket and meet at the gate to the back garden of the Rectory. Please RSVP to David Seck.
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On This Day in Church History
On this day in 1858, Episcopal Priest Dudley Tyne spoke to a rally of over 5,000 men in Philadelphia. "I would rather this right arm were amputated at the trunk than that I should come short of my duty to you in delivering God's message," he said. Over 1,000 men were converted that day. Two weeks later, Tyne lost his right arm in a farming accident, and he died soon after. His last words, "Stand up for Jesus, father, and tell my brethren of the ministry to stand up for Jesus," inspired the hymn "Stand up, Stand up for Jesus".
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We give thanks to the following 31 households who registered their Ralph's card to benefit St. Thomas and shopped at Ralph's between 1 December 2011 and 29 February 2012. This quarter's contribution of $75.32 makes the total contributed by Ralph's since October 2007 to be $3,343.32!
Heather Amaral
Anonymous
Josh Brown
Efrain Cisneros
Craig Coogan
Evelyn Davis
Lloyd Davis
Scott Dickson
Howard Gaass
Jane Heitz
Laurence Jackson
James Kennett
Andrew Miller
Robert Miller
Sandra Minott
Paul Norwood
Mary Scott O'Connor
Carolyn Olman
Susan Peacock
Janice Quanbeck
Charles Rumsey
John Schleif
Susan Schomburg
Amy Steelman
Reece Thomson
Richard Francis Tracz
Joseph Warren
Janet West
David Wildman
Cynthia Williams
Every time these people use their Ralph's card during checkout, the company contributes a percentage to the church (NOTE: You must use a physical card; entering your phone number at checkout does NOT benefit the Parish). If you shop at Ralph's and would like to help the church, simply register your card using the following five, easy steps:
1. Go to
www.ralphs.com
2. Click on "My Account"
3. Click on "Community Rewards"
4. Search for "84981"
5. Choose "ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH"
Registering your card for St. Thomas DOES NOT impact your quarterly rewards and coupons with Ralph's! |
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Please join us for many Parish activities. Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online
14 April @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
18 April @ 7:30pm
Vestry Meeting
21 April @ 10:30am
Newcomer Orientation Series
23 April @ 9:30am
County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program
28 April @ 7:30am Homeless Feeding & Outreach
28 April @ 5:00pm
LASchola sings the Mass
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ePrayer
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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