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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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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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Advent Candle Sponsors
 Sponsors are requested for Advent Candles. Please contact the Parish Office if you are interested in sponsoring a candle ($25/week). As of this writing, all candles are still available!
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The Reason for the Season
St. Thomas' Community Stewardship Committee continues our food drive to benefit SOVA food pantries this holiday season. We collect food throughout the year to benefit SOVA, one of the St. Thomas partners in the Homeless Coalition. During the upcoming holidays our goal is to fill the SOVA food as often as possible!
The food bin is located in the foyer near the Parish Office. The following items are needed: - Canned and packaged foods
- Personal hygiene products (especially disposable razors, shampoo, soap, feminine hygiene items, disposable diapers, and deodorant)
- Ribbon and other basket-making equipment and supplies for Baskets of Hope
- New or gently used children's books
SOVA is a nonsectarian program of Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles, dedicated to alleviating hunger and poverty in the community through food distribution and offering a wide range of supportive services.
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Feasting on
Giving, Gratitude, and Generosity
We are most grateful to the following 70 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
Robert Amore
David Anderson
Shireen Baker
Craig Coogan
Donald Cummings
William Daniel
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
John & Janis Davies
Evelyn Davis
Debby Driscoll
Ruth Dunham
Michael Ensign Evans
Chip & Michelle Farnham
Brian Frankish & Tannis Benedict
Howard Gaass
Chris Gable & Gerardo Vergara
Clint Gray
Bob Halvorson
Ron Hartwig
Peter & Julie Heimark
Bob Henry & Linda Wendell
Sarah Hensley
Helen Slayton Hughes
Luis Javier & Laurence Jackson
Dea. Walter S. Johnson
Stephen Kemp
Thomas Kingsley
Helen & Robert Land
Robert Lee
Ted Marbury
Doris Martin
Vincent G. Mazzucchelli
Andrew Miller & Whitney Wyatt
Robert D. Miller
Judith O'Connor
Randy & Ruth Oglesby
Carolyn S. Olman
Donesh Olyaie
Anthony Palacios & John Garces
Janice Quanbeck
Joseph Rials
Jo Ann Ridenour
Linda Rockstroh
Charles L. Rumsey
Tim Scerba
John V. Schleif
Darrell Schmitt
Douglas Stanton
Amy Steelman
Steven Strom
Fr. Mark D. Stuart
Walt Tanner & Jessie Kostosky
Suzanne Tenner
Thomas G. Thanangadan
Reece P. Thomson
John Thornbury
Ayako Travis
James Vandernaald
Christopher Wagner
Lynn Walker
Joseph Warren
Michelle Waterloo
Robert Weihing
David Wildman
Jenny Williams & Joan Henehan
Randy Williams
Martin W. Wolfe
Rex Yancey
Stephen J. Yoder
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The Second Sunday Before Advent
Lections
Daniel 12:1-3
Psalm 16
Hebrews 10:1-14, 19-25
St. Mark 13:1-8
Celebrant and Preacher
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
Deacon
Choir Master
Mr. James Keltner
Organist
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
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LASchola Sings
THIS SATURDAY!
Tomorrow at 5pm, the LASchola will be singing the famous Western Wynde Mass by English composer Christopher Tye (1505-1572) at the Latin Vigil Mass.
Following the Mass, a reception will take place in the Parish Hall.
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We've almost reached Shireen's Goal!
Thanks to your support, we have raised $1750 towards our goal of $2000 to send one of our Seminarians, Shireen Baker, to St. George's College in Jerusalem this January. If you haven't already but would like to contribute, please make your check payable to St. Thomas the Apostle and write "Scholarship Fund" in the memo section.
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Advent Education Series: "Foundations"
Thanks to the Stewardship Program, we know that many of you are wanting more educational series.
We are pleased to announce that following the High Masses on Sundays of Advent, the Parish is presenting "Foundations".
Presenters will include Associate Director of the Huntington Library Laura Stalker; erudite Parishioners Thomas Doyle & Walter Tanner; and the ever-learned Fr. Ian Elliott Davies.
More details to follow.
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On This Day in
Christian History
On this day in 1621, the Papal Chancery adopted January as the beginning of the calendar year, instead of March.
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Please join us for many Parish activities. Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online
17 November @ 10:30am
Newcomer Orientation Series
17 November @ 5:00pm
LASchola sings the Mass
22-23 November
Parish Office Closed
24 November @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
26 November @ 9:30am County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program 28 November @ 7:30pm Vestry Meeting
8 December @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
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Parking
Remember that Parishioners are permitted to park on Gardner Street for two hours on Sunday from 8am to 7pm regardless of what the signs read. If you are ticketed, please contact the Parish Office. |
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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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