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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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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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 The "Let's Talk About" series continues on Sunday, 15 February. this month's subject, "Christian and Single" will be led by Kellie Adan and Mo. Shireen Baker following the High Mass. |
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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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:
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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Registration Now Open for 2015 Huffington Ecumenical Symposium
27 February - 1 March 2015
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
This year's symposium is the third and final in our series exploring the relationship between tradition and contemporary practice in Catholic and Orthodox liturgy.
Throughout history, Christians have gathered in private rooms, cemetery chapels, basilicas, cathedrals, ships, garages, and buildings of all sizes and shapes to worship the triune God. The buildings accrued symbolic significance to such a degree that all of salvation history could be communicated through the various rooms, vessels, iconographic programs, and liturgical rituals celebrated in the space. As we reflect on architecture in the 21st century, many new questions emerge. Join us for a discussion with:
Keynote speaker: the Very Rev. Mark Morozowich, Provost, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
Other speakers include: Richard Vosko; Robin Jensen, Vanderbilt University; Paul Meyendorff, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary; Sharon Gerstel, UCLA; and Jeanne Kilde, University of Minnesota.
Registration is free but RSVP is required. For more information or to register for this event, CLICK HERE.
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Sexagesima
Lections
Proverbs 8:1, 22-31
Psalm 104:24-end
Colossians 1:15-20
St. John 1:1-14
Celebrant & Preacher
Deacon
Dea. Walter S. Johnson
Organist/Choirmstr
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
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Sunday's Music
Prelude
Improvisation on 'Caswall'
by Jeffrey Parola
(b. 1979)
Offertory
"The Call" from Five Mystical Songs
by Ralph Vaughan Williams
(1872-1958)
Postlude
Improvisation on 'Ratisbon'
by Jeffrey Parola
(b. 1979)
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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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2015 Lenten Series
The 2015 Lenten Series "Thinking Allowed" will meet on Sundays in Lent at 9am in the Large Parish Hall. The course, created by Canon Davies, will be led by Canon Davies and various learned Parishioners. the theme is "Thinking Allowed: weariness, cadence, tempo, flow, ennui, fatigue, monotony, rhythm, tedium and 'spiritual attentiveness' in the Church and in our Culture.
The deliberate ambiguity of thinking allowed / thinking aloud is from a BBC Radio 4 series that takes contemporary issues and discusses them with experts in their fields.
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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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On This Day in
Christian History
On this day in 1564, carried to church in a chair, John Calvin preached his last sermon three months before his death.
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Please join us for many Parish activities. Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online
Vestry Retreat
14 February @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
Parish Office Closed
Newcomer Orientation Series
County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
28 February @ 5:00pm
Evensong & Benediction featuring LASchola
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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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