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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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Daylight Saving Time Begins!
On Saturday night before you go to bed (or at 2am on Sunday morning), don't forget to "Spring Forward" an hour. We wouldn't want you late for church! |
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Sermons
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To view more sermons, go to our
St. Thomas YouTube page!!!
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Stations of the Cross
Join us TONIGHT and every Friday in Lent following the 7pm Mass for Stations of the Cross!
For those unable to attend might wish to go through the Stations using our YouTube video (LASchola accompanied) created by People's Warden Ken Koonce.
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Stations of the Cross
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Lenten Study Course
Every Wednesday in Lent following the 7pm Low Mass, join us in the Rectory for our Lenten Study Course and light soup supper. This year, the course will follow Martin L. Smith's Love Set Free: Meditations on the Passion According to St. John. In this short study of meditations on the Passion according to St. John, participants will explore how, in the Christian mystery, love itself must be crucified and die to be reborn as the grace of communion...as love set free.
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Limberlost!
TOMORROW NIGHT at 7pm, LIMBERLOST, the musical-in-progress by Helen Slayton-Hughes and Dana Howell will be presented as a staged reading in the Large Parish Hall with a reception following. Admission is by voluntary contribution to the St. Thomas Facilities fund. Seating is limited. RSVP to slaytonhughes@gmail.com
They'd love to have you come and give them feedback, and thus help in the development process! AND YES, there will be door prizes, including your very own Limberjack Dancing Man!
Limberlost is based on the classic (1909) novel Girl of the Limberlost by pioneering naturalist Gene Stratton Porter, and on the current wetlands restoration project at the site of the Limberlost Swamp in Indiana.
This musical was chosen by the Fullerton College Playwrights Festival to receive a staged reading in January, and they're happy to report it was lovely! Now, upward and onward!
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Holy Week & Easter
24 March - Palm Sunday
7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am Low Mass & Blessing of Palms
9:45am Holy Rosary
10:30am High Mass with Procession &
Blessing of Palms
4:30pm Evening Prayer
25-27 March - Monday-Wednesday of Holy Week
6:00pm Confessions
6:30pm Evening Prayer
7:00pm Low Mass followed by light soup supper
28 March - Maundy Thursday
6:30pm Office of the Triduum
7:30pm Mass of the Institution of the Lord's Supper,
Mandatum, Stripping of the Altar & All-Night Vigil Before the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Damien Chapel
29 March - Good Friday
7:00am Meditation on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the
Holy Rosary
7:30am Office of the Triduum
12:00pm Stations of the Cross followed by
Holy Rosary
6:30pm Office of the Triduum
7:30pm Mass of the Pre-Sanctified &
Veneration of the Cross
30 March - Holy Saturday
7:30pm Pontifical High Mass of the Vigil of the Most
Holy Feast of the Resurrection with
Bishop Mary Glasspool
31 March - Easter Day
7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am High Mass of the Most Holy Feast
of the Resurrection
9:45am Holy Rosary
10:30am High Mass of the Most Holy Feast
of the Resurrection
4:30pm Evening Prayer
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Easter Flowers
 If you would like to contribute toward the cost of Easter flowers and decorations, please fill out the pink form, which will be provided in the Order of Service, and return it with your donation to the offering plate of Parish Office no later than Palm Sunday, 24 March 2013. The suggested donation is $25. You may also contribute via PayPal by clicking on the PayPal logo below. Please provide your dedication ("In memory of..." or "In thanksgiving for...") in the special instructions section of you PayPal payment.
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The Guibord Center
The Guibord Center is very proud of the wonderful events offered during the first two years, beginning with their inaugural event, Breaking the Barriers, in February 2011. You are invited to review their programs by CLICKING HERE and, if you are not already a subscriber, sign up for their emailing list to receive notifications of upcoming events in 2013.
You can sign up directly by CLICKING HERE.
Their 2013 schedule includes special speakers Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Sister Joan Chittister, and a very special guest speaker to announced in the next couple of weeks. They start the year with His Grace, Bishop Demetrios in conversation about "Ancient Wisdom for a Contemporary World" followed by an Episcopal Evensong at St. John's Cathedral with Bp. Demetrios preaching.
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Episcopal News
The weekly edition of the Episcopal News is now available in pdf format by CLICKING HERE!
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The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Lections
Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32
II Corinthians 5:16-end
St. Luke 15:1-3, 11b-end
Celebrant & Preacher
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
Deacon
Choir Master
Mr. James Keltner
Organist
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
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Bake Sale
On Sunday, 10 March (Laetare Sunday) following both the Low & High Masses, the Parish Cell of Our Lady of Walsingham will host a bake sale fundraiser in the Large Parish Hall to raise money for their ministries.
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There will be an Easter egg hunt on Easter Day at 9:45am! Kids, bring your own Easter Basket and meet at the gate to the back garden of the Rectory. Please RSVP to David Silvas
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Easter Brunch
Once again, we will have an Easter Brunch from 9am to 10am on Easter Day. We look forward to the delicious offerings of Roberta Deen and her Capers Caterings. A $10 donation is requested from guests.
CLICK HERE for Capers Catering's website.
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On This Day in
Christian History
On this day in 1698, British missionary Thomas Bray and four laymen founded the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (S.P.C.K.) "to advance the honor of God and the good of mankind by promoting Christian knowledge both at home and in the other parts of the world by the best methods that should offer."
The S.P.C.K., which is the oldest Anglican missionary in existence, is most widely known today for its publishing. We at St. Thomas are associated with the S.P.C.K. by using the Common Worship Lectionary each year, which is published by S.P.C.K.
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Please join us for many Parish activities. Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online
9 March @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
Newcomer Orientation Series
19 March @ 7:30pm
Vestry Meeting
23 March @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
23 March @ 5:00pm
LASchola sings the Mass
25 March @ 9:30am
County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program
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IMPORTANT:
New Sunday Parking Hours!
PARKING ON GARDNER STREET IS NOW ALLOWED ON SUNDAYS UNRESTRICTED BETWEEN 7AM & 1PM DESPITE THE POSTED PROHIBITIONS! There is no two-hour limit! If a Parishioner receives a ticket for parking on Gardner on a Sunday between 7am and 1pm, please forward it to the Parish Office. Please remember that Saturday Gardner Street parking continues to be prohibited. Gardner Street parking after 1pm on Sunday is also prohibited. We anticipate the new Sunday hours will be especially helpful for choir members, acolytes, and others who desire more time for worship and fellowship.
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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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