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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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To view more sermons, go to our
St. Thomas YouTube page!!!
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Bp. Glasspool Launching
Parish Capital Campaign
 THIS SUNDAY, 2 February "Claiming Our Tradition-Building Our Future, The Capital Campaign for St. Thomas" will be launched by the Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool, Suffragan Bishop for the Diocese of Los Angeles. Her Excellency will Preach and Celebrate the 8am & 10:30am Masses. Following the High Mass, Bp. Glasspool will join the Parish for a kick-off reception in the Large Parish Hall. The Campaign for St. Thomas is the first capital campaign in over 80 years. The goal of the Campaign is to raise $730,000 to renovate the Parish Organ; complete the church's security with gating and other security upgrades; replacing the aging heating units in the church with new heating and air conditioning units; re-lead the stain glass windows; and renovating and upgrading the Parish Kitchen which is so central to the outreach and community of St. Thomas. Please join in the festivities and celebrate this important day in the life of St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood. |
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Concert at St. Thomas
THIS SUNDAY, 2 February at 5:30pm, organist Jeffrey Parola will perform an evening of original works, featuring a wide array of music written for chorus, string quartet, small chamber ensemble, solo organ, and more. This recital partially fulfills Jeffrey's requirements for a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition. All are invited! Reception to follow.
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Mass Cancellation
On Friday, 7 February, due to a wedding, there will be neither 6:30pm Evening Prayer nor 7pm Low Mass.
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Vestry Retreat
From 7 to 9 February your prayers are requested for the Clergy & Vestry as they embark on their annual retreat at Serra Retreat Center in Malibu, where prayer and meditation will be playing a significant role as they evaluate priorities for the upcoming year. On Saturday, the 8th, Fr. Mark D. Stuart will Celebrate the 10am Mass, and Fr. Steve De Muth will Celebrate his first Mass at St. Thomas at the 5pm Vigil Mass. On Sunday, the 9th, Fr. Gabriel Ferrer will Celebrate and Preach at both Masses.
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Sock Sunday
16 February is Sock Sunday! County USC Hospital is the only source of medical treatment for countless homeless and indigent residents of Los Angeles. Many of these patients have horrible foot infections or trench immersion foot. While the physicians and nurses attempt to treat these problems, it becomes of little value when the patient leaves the hospital wearing wet broken shoes with no clean socks.
To combat this problem, many years ago a number of Episcopal Churches instituted periodic Sock Sundays. On Sock Sunday, Parishioners are encouraged to bring new, white, cotton socks to be donated to County USC. With these donations, patients receive two new paris of socks - one to wear and one to carry for later use.
On 16 February, please bring new, white cotton socks in their wrappers to Church. Socks should be adult size and the longer length socks are preferred over the shorter socks. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Kathryn Challoner.
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The Guibord Center presents
Friends of the Guibord Center
First Annual Celebration Dinner
Thursday, 13 February 2014
St. John's Pro-Cathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd.
7:00-9:00pm
Limited Seating
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The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Lections
Malachi 3:1-5
Psalm 24:7-end
Hebrews 2:14-end
St. Luke 2:22-40
Celebrant & Preacher
Bp. Mary Glasspool
Deacon
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
Choir Master
Mr. James Keltner
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
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Sunday's Music
Prelude
Élevation ou Communion
by Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)
When to the Temple Mary Went
by Johannes Eccard
(1553-1611)
"Poco allegro" from
Vesper Voluntaries
by Edward Elgar
(1857-1934)
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On This Day in
Christian History
On this day in 1686 King Louis XIV of France, having already revoked the Protestant-tolerating Edict of Nantes, orders all Waldensian churches burned. The Waldensians, members of a pre-Reformation tradition that stressed love of Christ and his word and a life of poverty, were soon devastated: 2,000 killed, 2,000 "converted" to Catholicism, and 8,000 imprisoned.
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Please join us for many Parish activities. Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
Newcomer Orientation Series
22 February @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
22 February @ 5:00pm LASchola sings the Mass
24 February @ 10:00am
County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program
Vestry Meeting
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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.
Please make sure to remit your citation to the Parish Office promptly. The City may not dismiss citations that are more than two weeks late.
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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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