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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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The Twentieth Sunday After Trinity
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LA(dy)Schola to Accompany Tomorrow's Latin Vigil Mass
At 5pm tomorrow, to commemorate October being Pink Ribbon Month, the ladies of the LASchola will be performing:
Palestrina's "Aeterna Christi Munera" Mass and "Ave Maria"
Gabrieli's "Angeli, Archangeli"
Tallis' "Audivi Vocem"
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Potluck Garden Party!
TOMORROW following the 5pm Vigil Mass, join us for a Potluck Garden Party! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with Clergy, Parishioners, the LASchola singers, and new faces! Please tell your friends and family. For more info, contact David Silvas (626) 818-5128 or CLICK HERE to send an email!
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Thanksgiving Eve
On Wednesday, 21 November at 7:30pm on the Eve of Thanksgiving, St. Thomas Parish will be celebrating a Solemn Mass with Guest Organist Paul Meier accompanying traditional Thanksgiving hymns. All are encouraged to attend.
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A Note from the People's Warden
We had a terrific turnout for the Parish Work Day last Sunday. Around 15 volunteers showed up. The painting was finished in the working sacristy, our new awning was scrubbed clean, the entire main church was dusted and vacuumed, the gardens were pruned and the courtyards hosed clean, and all of the new windows in the chapels and transept were washed inside and out as well as the Large Fellowship Hall glass doors. The People's Warden didn't fall off a ladder despite many opportunities to do so (thanks be to God, as it was the exact anniversary of Howard Gaass' fall last year -- and it was so good to see Howard fully recovered and back at work fixing things around the parish!). Thanks to all of you who came and helped. I wish I could thank you by name, but there were so many, including some new faces, that I would risk leaving out a name or two.
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Feasting on
Giving, Gratitude, and Generosity
We are most grateful to the following 35 Parishioners who have prayerfully considered the role of St. Thomas the Apostle in their life and made a financial pledge commitment for 2013:
Heather Amaral Shireen Baker Craig Coogan Donald Cummings Fr. Ian Elliott Davies Evelyn Davis Ruth Dunham Michael Ensign Evans Howard Gaass Clint Gray Bob Halvorson Bob Henry & Linda Wendell Helen Slayton Hughes Luis Javier & Laurence Jackson Dea. Walter S. Johnson Thomas Kingsley Robert Lee Vincent G. Mazzucchelli Andrew Miller & Whitney Wyatt Judith O'Connor Carolyn S. Olman Donesh Olyaie Janice Quanbeck Joseph Rials Douglas Stanton Fr. Mark D. Stuart Thomas G. Thanangadan Reece P. Thomson John Thornbury James Vandernaald Christopher Wagner Joseph Warren Robert Weihing Jenny Williams & Joan Henehan Stephen J. Yoder
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The Guibord Center Presents
"Jesus and Family Values"
with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Sunday, 4 November 1:30pm
St. John's Pro Cathedral 514 W. Adams Blvd.
People espousing "Family Values" may well look to the Bible for instruction. What are Jesus' views of gender roles and sexuality, marriage and divorce, health care and child raising, and how can a historical understanding of Scripture lead to peace in the culture wars?
Join the discussion being led by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, popular lecturer and professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. A reception will follow.
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The Feast of
Sts. Simon & Jude
the Apostles
Lections
Isaiah 28:14-16
Psalm 119:89-96
Ephesians 2:19-end
St. John 15:17-end
Celebrant and Preacher
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
Deacon
Choir Master
Mr. James Keltner
Organist
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
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Treasurer's Report
As of 30 September:
Gifts Received
$224,165.11
Ministries Funded
$238,396.56
Balance
($14,231.45)
Minutes from the 19 September Vestry Meeting can be found HERE!
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All Souls' Day
On Friday, 2 November three Requiem Masses will take place (8am, 12pm, 7:30pm). Every name in the Parish Chantry Book will be prayed for during the course of the day, and at the 7:30pm Mass, the Parish Choir will be singing a Requiem Mass.
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Mo. Guibord to Receive Interfaith Award
We congratulate Mo. Gwynne Guibord, founder of the Guibord Center and sometime Assistant Priest at St. Thomas, will be among the honorees at the ninth annual Interfaith Unity Awards Dinner of the South Coast Interfaith Council on Sunday, 18 November!
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On This Day in
Christian History
On this day in 899, Alfred the Great, ruler of Wessex, England from 871 died. His defeat of the Danes ensured Christianity's survival in England, but he is also known for his ecclesiastical reforms and his desire to revive learning in his country.
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Please join us for many Parish activities. Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online
27 October @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
27 October @ 5:00pm LASchola sings the Mass 10 November @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
12 November
Parish Office Closed
17 November @ 10:30am
Newcomer Orientation Series
22-23 November
Parish Office Closed
26 November @ 9:30am County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program 28 November @ 7:30pm Vestry Meeting
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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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