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2 January 2015


 

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.

Sermons

Christmas Day
Christmas Day

 

The Feast of the Holy Innocents
The Feast of the Holy Innocents

 

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

Christmas & Epiphany Schedule

   

SUNDAY, 4 JANUARY 2015

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS

8:00am - Low Mass with Sermon

10:30am - High Mass with Sermon & Choir

 

TUESDAY, 6 JANUARY 2015

THE EPIPHANY

7:30pm - High Mass with Sermon & Choir

Annual Parish Meeting

   

The Annual Parish Meeting will take place in the Large Parish Hall following the High Mass on Sunday, 18 January 2015. At this meeting, the Congregation will elect four new Vestry persons to serve a three-year term, and four delegates & two alternate delegates to represent St. Thomas at the Annual Diocesan Convention. Those interested in standing for the Vestry or representing the Parish at the Diocesan Convention must request a nomination form from and submit paperwork to the Parish Office on or before Thursday, 8 January in order to be nominated. Those seeking the Vestry need to meet with Canon Davies prior to the Annual meeting in order to understand the specifics of the ministry. 
In This Issue
Sermons
Christmas & Epiphany Schedule
Annual Parish Meeting
Coming Soon...
Parking
ePrayer
Quick Links
The Second Sunday of Christmas

 

Lections
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-end
Ephesians 1:3-14
St. John 1:1-18

Celebrant & Preacher

Canon Ian Elliott Davies

Deacon 

Dea. Walter S. Johnson

 

Organist/Choir Mstr

Mr. Jeffrey Parola
Sunday's Music

 

Mass Setting
Mass in F Major
by Harold Darke
(1888-1976)

 

Prelude

"The Shepherds' Farewell" from L'Enfance du Christ 
by Hector Berlioz
(1803-1869)


Offertory
"Pifa" from Messiah
by G.F. Handel
(1685-1759)

Postlude

Improvisation on "Joy to the World"
by Jeffrey Parola
(b. 1979)
On This Day in 
Christian History 

   

On this day in 1921 Pittsburgh radio station KDKA broadcast the first religious program over the airwaves: a Vesper service of Calvary Episcopal Church. The senior Priest, unimpressed by the landmark broadcast, didn't even participate in the service, leaving his junior associate to conduct it. The two KDKA engineers (one Jewish, the other Roman Catholic) were asked to dress in choir robes to be less obtrusive. Today religious broadcasting is a multi-billion dollar industry.

Coming Soon...

 

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

 

10 January @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach

 

17 January @ 10:30am 

Newcomer Orientation Series

 

10 January @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach

 
14 January @ 7:30pm
Vestry Meeting

19 January
Parish Office Closed 

 

24 January @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach

 

24 January @ 5:00pm
LASchola sings Latin Vigil Mass

26 January @ 10:00am 

County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program 

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, 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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