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19 April 2013

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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The Third Sunday of Easter
The Third Sunday of Easter
 

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Fr. Davies on Retreat

On Monday, 22 April Fr. Davies will be away on retreat for the week, and he will return on the evening of Saturday, 27 April. He will be Celebrating and Preaching both Sundays before and after his retreat. During the week, Fr. Gary London and Fr. Mark d. Stuart will be filling in at the daily Masses and the Saturday Latin Vigil Mass. Please pray for Fr. Davies during the week.
 
St. Thomas Family Follies

Calling all singers, dancers, actors, instrumentalists, jugglers, comedians, etc. The first annual Family Follies is looking for all interested Parishioners who want to share their talents with the rest of the church on the fun-filled evening of Saturday, 29 June at 7pm. All ages are welcome! No talent too small! Contact Jim Keltner for more information. Do not hide your talents under a bush!
 
St. Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012

A 15th-century illuminated manuscript showing St. Alphege being asked for advice
St. Alphege was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury. His perceived piety and sanctity as a monk led to his promotion to the episcopate, and eventually, to his becoming archbishop. While bishop, he was largely responsible for the construction of a large oragn in the cathedral, audible from over a mile away and said to require more than 24 men to operate. 

While Archbishop of Canterbury, St. Alphege encouraged learning and introduced new practices into the liturgy. 

In 1011, St. Alphege was captured by Viking raiders after they succeeded in sacking Canterbury and plundering & burning the Cathedral. He refused to allow a ransom to be paid for his freedom, and as a result on 19 April 1012 (Easter Saturday) in a part of what is now London, the Vikings pelted him with bones and the heads of cattle, and one of them struck him on the head with the butt of an ax. It was with that blow that "he sank down and his holy blood fell on the earth, and sent forth his holy soul to God's kingdom," as reported by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

St. Alphege was the first Archbishop of Canterbury to die a violent death. He was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral but later moved by King Cnut to Canterbury with great ceremony.

Thomas Becket, a later Archbishop of Canterbury, prayed to him just before his own murder in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.

Today we commemorate St. Alphege with a Mass at 7pm. 
 
In This Issue
Sermons
April Latin Vigil Mass
Parking
Quick Links
The Fourth Sunday of Easter

 

Lections

Acts 9:36-end
Psalm 12
Revelation 7:9-end
St. John 10:22-30

Celebrant & Preacher

Fr. Ian Elliott Davies

  

Deacon

Dea. Walter S. Johnson


Choir Master
Mr. James Keltner

Organist
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
On This Day in 
Christian History 

   

On this day in 526, Justinian I was crowned Roman Emperor in Constantinople's magnificent cathedral, the Santa Sophia. Attempting to restore political and religious unity in the eastern and western empires, he ruthlessly attacked pagans and heretics and created the Code of Justinian, a massive restructuring of law (including much regarding the relationship of church and state) that would be the basis of legislation for nearly a millennium.

Coming Soon...

 

Please join us for many Parish activities.  Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online 

   

20 April @ 10:30am 

Newcomer Orientation Series

 

20 April @ 5:00pm

LASchola sings the Mass 

 

22 April @ 9:30am

County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program

 

27 April @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach


11 May @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach


15 May @ 7:30pm

Vestry Meeting 
Parking at St. Thomas

   

Regardless of what the signs read, parking on Gardner Street is now allowed on Sundays unrestricted between 7am and 1pm. There is no two-hour time limit! If you receive a ticket, please turn it in to the Parish Office.

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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