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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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LASchola to Accompany Latin Vigil Mass This Weekend
 This Saturday, 23 June, at 5pm the LASchola returns to the Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle to sing Mass for Four Voices by English composer William Byrd (1540-1623), the Salve Regina by English priest and composer Peter Philips (1562-1628) and an anthem by Italian Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594).
Following the Mass, a reception with coffee, tea, and light snacks will be offered in the Parish Hall. This will be a wonderful opportunity to meet with the Clergy, Parishioners, as well as with the LASchola singers.
The LASchola is a small local singing ensemble that performs early music of the Church in the context for which it was written - the Mass. On the fourth Saturday of each month, the LASchola accompanies the Latin Vigil Mass.
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An Update from Seminarian Shireen Baker
Dear Parish of St. Thomas,
 I hope you are all doing well back in Los Angeles. Things have been increasingly busy for me over here in Virginia. I finished the last Semester of my Middle year of Seminary only to be immediately thrown into my summer Clinical Pastoral Education program. I have been working as a hospital chaplain for a few weeks now and I must say the experience is pretty enlightening. Hospital chaplaincy has taught me a lot about myself, I am getting quite a clear picture of both my strengths as well as my areas of growth when it comes to pastoral care. CPE is turning out to be very educational and the experience will be a great help in my future ministry.
Next year will be increasingly busy for me. My course load will be quite extensive and there are several student government responsibilities that I have taken on, this is all in addition to working as one of the schools sacristans and acting as the teaching assistant to the liturgics professors. Please pray for me as I enter this exciting and yet rather busy time of year.
In some ways it feels as though time at seminary is flying by - I sometimes feel like I can hardly catch my breath - and yet at the same time I feel as though I have been away from home for way too long. I very much miss St. Thomas and all that it has to offer. I particularly miss worshiping with all of you. The combination of liturgy and fellowship that St. Thomas offers cannot be found anywhere else in the world. So thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing you all soon.
Your servant in Christ,
Shireen Baker
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St. Alban, Proto Martyr of Britain, c. 250
 St. Alban was the first British Christian martyr. According to St. Bede, St. Alban was a pagan who converted to Christianity, and was executed by decapitation. St. Albans Abbey was later founded near the site of his death. The date of his death has never been firmly established.
In 2006 some Church of England clergy suggested that St. Alban replace St. George as the patron saint of England. There have also been claims that he should be patron saint of Britain as a whole.
We commemorate St. Alban this day with a Low Mass at 7pm.
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The Nativity of
St. John the Baptist
Lections
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:7-end
Acts 13:14b-26
St. Luke 1:57-66, 80
Celebrant & Preacher
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
Deacon
Choir Master & Pianist
Mr. James Keltner
Guest Musicians
Gina Luciani, flute
Charissa Barger, harp
Prelude
Pavane by Maurice Ravel
Postlude
"Menuet" from L'Arlisienne Suite No. 2 by Georges Bizet
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Treasurer's Report
As of 31 May 2012
Gifts Received:
$134,780.43
Ministries Funded:
$136,636.17
Balance:
($1,855.74)
Minutes from the May Vestry meeting are now on the website, and can be found HERE!
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On This Day in Church History
On this day in 431 the Third Ecumenical Council opened in Ephesus to condemn Nestorianism, which holds that Christ was two separate persons rather than one person with two natures.
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Please join us for many Parish activities. Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online
23 June @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
23 June @ 5:00pm
LASchola sings the Mass
25 June @ 9:30am
County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program
4 July
The Parish Office is closed
18 July @ 7:30pm
Vestry Meeting
21 July @ 10:30am
Newcomer Orientation Series
14 July @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
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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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