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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 see more sermons and services go to our YouTube Page!
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The 2015 Vestry
We congratulate and thank the following Parishioners who will make up the Vestry for St. Thomas in 2015.
Mr. John Bollard, Rector's Warden
Mr. Randy Oglesby, People's Warden
Mr. Bradford Chambers, Treasurer
Mr. Stephen Kemp, Clerk
Ms. Brit Bjurstrom
Ms. Debby Driscoll
Ms. Julie Heimark
Mr. Robert Jones
Ms. Leslie Kaplan
Ms. Taffia Kennedy
Mr. Ben Pratt
Approved minutes from Vestry Meetings and Annual Parish Meeting packets are available on the website.
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Canon Davies, Guest at Temple Israel Event, Featured on KTLA
CLICK HERE to see the KTLA interview with Canon Davies and other religious leaders about the Dr. Martin Luther King celebration at Temple Israel.
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St. Thomas Concert Series
The St. Thomas Concert Series presents its second concert of the season: THE GREATS GREATLY GROUNDED, on Sunday, 8 Feburary 2015, at 1:30pm in the church. St. Thomas' Organist/Choirmaster, Jeffrey Parola, plays the St. Thomas Memorial Organ in an organ recital of works by Bach, Elgar, Messiaen, Mathias, and Widor, with interspersed humorous, dramatic readings of criticisms of, and by, the composers featured. While most of the composers on this program are considered to be "great" in hindsight, they all were subject to criticism in their day, and they, too, were often harshly critical of other artists. It will be an afternoon of great music humanized with humor.
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On Ash Wednesday, 18 Feburary 2015, the Parish Church will offer three Masses with Imposition of Ashes. Two Low Masses will take place at 8am and noon, and a High Mass will take place at 7:30pm. All are strongly encouraged to avail themselves of one of these major fasting day Masses.
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Sign-up Sheets
2015 Sign-up Sheets for Coffee Hour, Flowers, and Lamps are in the Large Parish Hall. There are several vacancies in February. Please sign up today!
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An Update from Dr. Challoner
After weeks of training and simulated exercises with the Center for Domestic Preparedness under FEMA and the Dept. of Homeland Security, Dr. Kathryn Challoner will be deployed to Africa on 22 January to fight the Ebola outbreak. Some have asked how they can help. Dr. Challoner suggests:
- Prayers always!
- If you are a qualified Health Care provider - consider going
- If you can afford a donation, send a check with "Medical Mission Fund" in the memo section to:
The Third Order Society of St. Francis
PO Box 121
Rahway, NJ 07065
A committee of dedicated tertiaries are overseeing this fund which has three aims:
- A scholarship fund for Liberians in the Health Care sciences to enable them to help their country and on-going medical trauma symposiums.
- To support Phebe Hospital - an Episcopal Lutheran hospital in rural Liberia.
- An Ebola orphan home (new project).
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Big Sunday
Looking for a way to help the community? Big Sunday offers more than 1500 ways you can help! Click on the image below to download the flyer.
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On Christmas Day 1864, when The Rev. Elias Birdsall, age 34, read morning prayer for 10 people gathered in L.A.'s Odd Fellows Hall, he most likely never dreamed that then-frontier town of about 5,000 people would grow to become the nation's second largest metropolitan region, with some 18 million residents today.
Since that Christmas morning, services have continued every week for the past 150 years, and the congregation - named for St. Athanasius, the 4th-century Bishop of Alexandria - today remains a vibrant center of prayer and service at the heart of our Cathedral Center of St. Paul. It is the oldest continuing Protestant congregation in Southern California.
In the spirit of The Rev. Elias Birdsall's original 1865 lecture series, the Diocese of Los Angeles presents the following lectures:
CATHEDRAL CENTER:
JERUSALEM EPIPHANIES: CHURCHES FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONSULTATION
Friday, 23 January, noon
Midday Tri-Faith Prayer Service
Saturday, 24 January, 10am-3pm
Symposium, Lunch, Workshops
HISTORIANS' WEEKEND: THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Friday, 27 February, 6pm
Reception, Dinner, Video Preview
Saturday, 28 February, 10am-3pm
Symposium, Lunch, Workshops
CAMPBELL HALL:
CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH-LEADERSHIP FORUM WITH THE PRESIDING BISHOP*
Tuesday, 24 March, 11am
*Ticketed event co-sponsored by The Episcopal Church. Viewing site (open admission) at the Cathedral Center.
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The Guibord Center Presents:
"Trouble in Families:
The Abrahamic Texts,
A Panel Discussion"
All families have difficulties. The Guibord Center strives to "turn religion inside out" with a panel discussion shedding light on some of the difficult and troubling texts regarding families. Three faith leaders, representing the major Abrahamic traditions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, will speak from authority about these passages.
WHEN:
Sunday, 25 January 2015, 3-5pm
WHERE:
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
540 S. Commonwealth Ave. Los Angeles, 90020
WHO:
The Rev. Dr. Scott Colglazier, Moderator
First Congregational Church, Los Angeles
The Very Rev. John Bakas
Dean, St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Imam Jihad Turk
President, Bayan Claremont Islamic Graduate School
Rabbi Suzanne Singer
Temple Beth El, Riverside
RSVP:
CLICK HERE to RSVP
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The Conversion of St. Paul
Lections
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 67
Acts 9:1-22
St. Matthew 19:27-end
Celebrant & Preacher
Deacon
Dea. Walter S. Johnson
Organist/Choir Mstr
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
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Sunday's Music
Prelude
"Nimrod" from Enigma Variations
by Edward Elgar
(1857-1934)
Offertory
O For a Closer Walk with God
by C.V. Stanford
(1852-1924)
Postlude
Salmo XIX
by Benedetto Marcello
(1686-1739)
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Vestry Retreat
On 13-15 February, the Clergy and Vestry will be attending the Vestry Retreat at Serra Retreat Center in Malibu. During this time, the following Celebrants have been assigned:
Friday, 13 Feb.
NO MASS
Saturday, 14 Feb.
10am - Fr. Stuart
5pm - Mo. Baker
Sunday, 15 Feb.
8am & 10:30am -
Mo. Baker
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Automatic Payments
You may now make automatic monthly payments to St. Thomas via PayPal! this is an easy way to remember pledge and Capital Campaign payments. Visit the WEBSITE. Click "Donate" on the right side and follow the instructions. Make sure to check the box "Make This Recurring" in order to make it recur monthly.
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We thank the 24 households (down from 42 last quarter) who shopped at Ralph's between 1 September and 30 November and registered their rewards card to support St. Thomas. This quarter's contribution of $102.43 makes the total contributed by Ralph's since October 2007 to be $4,833.39! Every time these Parishioners use their Ralph's card at checkout, the company contributes a percentage to the Parish (NOTE: You must use a physical card; entering your phone number at checkout does NOT benefit the Parish). To confirm that you are one of the 24 households contributing, look at the bottom of your next receipt. It should say that Ralph's is making a donation to St. Thomas on your behalf. To make sure that your grocery purchases benefit St. Thomas:
- go to Ralphs.com
- sign in (or sign up if it's your first time)
- click on "My Account"
- click on "Community Rewards"
- Search for "84981" without the quotes or "Saint Thomas the Apostle".
Thanks for shopping at Ralph's for St. Thomas!
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Books Available!
St. Thomas is clearing out needed storage space and has a number of books available to those interested. The bookcases are located in the basement, just outside the Choir Room door. Please help yourself. Any remaining books will be donated to a local thrift store at the end of January.
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Chambers of Commerce
As a member of the Hollywood and West Hollywood Chambers of Commerce, all members of the church are welcome to avail themselves of info and events! Click below for the two websites:
HOLLYWOOD
WEST HOLLYWOOD
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On This Day in
Christian History
On this day in 1786 John Carroll, who would become America's first Roman Catholic Bishop, founded the Catholic academy that is now Georgetown University.
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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
24 January @ 5:00pm
LASchola sings Latin Vigil Mass
26 January @ 10:00am
County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program
13-15 February
Vestry Retreat
14 February @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
Parish Office Closed
Newcomer Orientation Series
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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, contest the ticket by filling out the form found CLICKING HERE! Contact the Office if you have any issues.
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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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