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11 July 2014


 

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.

CONGRATULATIONS 
CANON DAVIES !!!

 

At the Patronal Feast of St. Thomas this past Sunday, Fr. Davies was made a Canon by His Excellency, Bishop J. Jon Bruno!

Sermons
The Patronal Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle
The Patronal Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle

 

To see more sermons and services go to our YouTube Page!

St. Thomas Annual Family Follies  

 

Tomorrow night At 7pm annual St. Thomas Family Follies will take place in the Large Parish Hall. Come enjoy a night of fellow Parishioners displaying their talents! Suggested donation is $10, and the proceeds of the evening will support the choir with their annual retreat!

Holiday 

 

Canon Davies begins a much-deserved holiday on Monday, 14 July and will return on Saturday, 26 July at 3pm to officiate the memorial service for Parishioner Mary Johnston (all Parishioners encouraged to attend). The daily Masses & Saturday Vigils will be covered by Frs. John Crean, Steve De Muth, and Mark Stuart, and Fr. Gabriel Ferrer will return to St. Thomas on Sunday, 20 July to Celebrate & Preach both Masses.

The Guibord Center - A New Community Event Added to 2014 Schedule!
 
The Guibord Center Advisor Jihad Turk has graciously invited us to return to The Islamic Center of Southern California to once again experience "The Breaking of the Fast: If'tar". This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about Muslim fasting during the month of Ramadan, and to enter into conversation with one another about the meaning of fasting in your own faith tradition.

Our first If'tar event in 2012 was filmed and photographed and is available on our web site HERE. For many attendees the best parts of the conversation happened among the participants at each table, and in this case "you had to be there." And then there is the amazing hospitality provided by our hosts for the evening, The Islamic Center.

Take advantage of this special opportunity, bring a friend, and invite others to join us at this free event. You may RSVP HERE.

434 S. Vermont Ave.
Sunday, 13 July 
6:45-9:00pm
In This Issue
Canon Ian Elliott Davies
Sermons
Family Follies
Canon Davies' Holiday
The Guibord Center
Coming Soon...
Parking
ePrayer
Quick Links
The Fourth Sunday After Trinity

 

Lections

Genesis 25:19-end
Psalm 119:105-112
Romans 8:1-11
St. Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Celebrant & Preacher

Fr. Ian Elliott Davies

  

Deacon

Dea. Walter S. Johnson

 
Organist
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
Sunday's Music

 

Prelude

"Ruhig bewegt" from Organ Sonata No. 2
by Paul Hindemith
(1895-1963)


Offertory

Consolations, No. 4
by Franz Liszt 
(1811-1886)

Postlude

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
by Johann Michael Bach
(1648-1694)
On This Day in 
Christian History 

   

On this day in 1955 Congress put "In God We Trust" on all U.S. currency.

Coming Soon...

 

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

  

12 July @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach

 

16 July @ 7:30pm
Vestry Meeting
 
28 June @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach

 

26 July @ 5:00pm
LASchola sings Evensong & Benediction

 

28 July @ 10:00am 

County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program 

 
16 August @ 10:30am 

Newcomer Orientation Series

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.

 

If you receive a ticket, contest the ticket by filling out the form found CLICKING HERE! Contact the Office if you have any issues.

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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