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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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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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Balance of Holy Week & Easter
6 April - Good Friday
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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Easter Vigil Dessert Reception
Following the Great Vigil of Easter there will be a potluck dessert reception in the Parish Hall. Parishioners are asked to contribute a dessert and deliver it to the kitchen by 6:30pm.
This is a wonderful hospitality tradition for the Catechumans, their families and for us to welcome Bishop Carranza back to the Parish.
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Valet Parking will once again be available for both Masses on Easter Day!
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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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"Good Friday"
A poem by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Christina Rossetti's poem laments the hardness of the human heart, that it is possible to contemplate the Crucifixion and not weep in terrible grief as did the women at the cross, the disciples, and nature itself. The poem ends with an entreaty to Jesus to break that hardness of heart; she compares a "stone" heart to the stone in the wilderness that Moses strikes with a staff, bringing forth water from the stone for the thirsty Israelites. Note that in the first line she contrasts a stone and a sheep but by the end recognizes that even a stone-hearted person is a sheep to be cared for by the Shepherd. For Rossetti, no heart is so stony, no sheep is so lost, that it is beyond redemption.
Am I a stone, and not a sheep,
That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross,
To number drop by drop Thy blood's slow loss,
And yet not weep?
Not so those women loved
Who with exceeding grief lamented Thee;
Not so fallen Peter weeping bitterly;
Not so the thief was moved;
Not so the Sun and Moon
Which hid their faces in a starless sky,
A horror of great darkness at broad noon -
I, only I.
Yet give not o'er,
But seek Thy sheep, true Shepherd of the flock;
Greater than Moses, turn and look once more
And smite a rock.
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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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Easter Day
Lections
Acts 10:34-43
Psalm 118:14-24
I Corinthians 15:1-11
St. John 20:1-18
Celebrant (8am & 10:30am)
Choir Master & Pianist
Jim Keltner
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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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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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First Quarter Donor Reports
On Tuesday, 3 April first quarter donor reports were emailed to all Pledging Parishioners whose email is on file in the office. The remaining reports will be mailed by the end of this month. If you would like to receive your quarterly report electronically via email, please make sure the Parish Office has your up-to-date email address on file.
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On This Day in Church History
On this day in 1801, the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church recognizes the new African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). Blacks who were denied membership and/or recognition within white Methodist churches, particularly in Philadelphia and New York, formed the original AME.
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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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