eNews
26 October 2012

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.

Sermons
The Twentieth Sunday After Trinity
The Twentieth Sunday After Trinity

To see our archive of sermons, visit our YouTube Page!
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"

Potluck Garden Party!

     

Pot Luck 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!

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. 

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.
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
The Guibord Center Presents
"Jesus and Family Values" 
with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine 

Guibord Center

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.

In This Issue
Sermons
LA(dy)Schola
Potluck Garden Party
Thanksgiving Eve
A Note from the People's Warden
Stewardship Update
Treasurer's Report
All Souls' Day
Mo. Guibord to Receive Award
Coming Soon...
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

Dea. Walter S. Johnson


Choir Master
Mr. James Keltner

Organist
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
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!

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.

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!

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. 

Coming Soon...

 

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 
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.
 
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