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20 March 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

Laetare Sunday
Laetare Sunday

 

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

Vestry Appointment

 

 

We are pleased to announce that David Anderson has been appointed to the Vestry to serve with the class of 2018.

St. Martin's Guild

 

On Saturday, 21 March, St. Martin Guild invites all Parishioners to attend an outing to Hollyhock House! Attendees are asked to meet in the Church Parking Lot at 12:30pm with a sack lunch. You will then carpool to the Hollyhock House. Admission with self-guided tour is $7 adults & $3 seniors. Afterwards, the group will enjoy their picnic lunch on the grounds. See Marty Wolfe for more information or questions.

 

On Wednesday, 25 March members of (and Parishioners who wish to join) the Parish Cell of Our Lady of Walsingham are invited to join in a Rosary and business meeting following the 7pm Mass, which will commemorate the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Interested Parishioners are invited to contact John Thornbury for more information.


 

On Saturday, 28 March following the 10am Mass, volunteers are needed to assist in the Church's semiannual cleaning and decorating for Palm Sunday. Lunch will be served. Any amount of time you can give will be most appreciated.

Holy Week & Easter

   

29 March - Palm Sunday

7:30am - Morning Prayer

8:00am - Low Mass & Blessing of Palms

9:45am - Holy Rosary

10:30am - High Mass with Procession 

& Blessing of Palms

4:30pm - Evening Prayer

 

30 March - Monday of Holy Week

7:30am - Morning Prayer

6:00pm - Confessions

6:30pm - Evening Prayer

7:00pm - Low Mass with Sermon

Fr. Jimmy Bartz, Guest Preacher

 

31 March - Tuesday of Holy Week

7:30am - Morning Prayer

6:00pm - Confessions

6:30pm - Evening Prayer

7:00pm - Low Mass with Sermon

Canon Betsy Anderson, Guest Preacher

 

1 April- Wednesday of Holy Week

7:30am - Morning Prayer

6:00pm - Confessions

6:30pm - Evening Prayer

7:00pm - Low Mass with Sermon

Fr. Scott Claason, Guest Preacher

 

2 April - Maundy Thursday

7:30am - Morning Prayer

6:30pm - Office of the Triduum

7:30pm - Mass of the Institution of the Lord's 

Supper, Mandatum, Stripping of the Altar, and All-Night Vigil Before the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Damien Chapel

 

3 April - Good Friday

7:00am - Meditation on the Sorrowful Mysteries 

of the Holy Rosary

7:30am - Office of the Triduum

12:00pm - Stations of the Cross

6:30pm - Office of the Triduum

7:30pm - Mass of the Pre-Sanctified & Veneration 

of the Cross

 

4 April - Holy Saturday

7:30pm - High Mass of the Vigil of the Most Holy 

Feast of the Resurrection

 

5 April - Easter Day

7:30am - Morning Prayer

8:00am - High Mass of the Most Holy Feast of the 

Resurrection

9:45am - Holy Rosary

10:30am - High Mass of the Most Holy Feast of the

Resurrection with Choir

4:30pm - Evening Prayer

Easter Egg Hunt!

 

 

At 9:45am on Easter Day children of all ages are invited to bring their Easter baskets and meet at the entrance to the Rectory Garden for an Easter egg hunt!

 

The Easter Bunny will be present as well for photos!!!

 

All eggs and coloring books will be supplied.

Easter Flowers & Decorations

 

Easter Lily  

 

If you would like to contribute towards the cost of Easter flowers and decorations, please click on the "Donate" button below. In the notes section, please include your Name and your dedication, which begins either "in memory of..." or "in thanksgiving for..."

 

The deadline for dedications is Sunday, 29 March.

 

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"Let's Talk About"

   

On 12 April, the "Let's Talk About Series" continues. This month's subject "Music, Harmony, The Divine, Jewish Perspective" will be led by Chazzan Danny Maseng following the High Mass. 

 

A singer, actor, writer, composer, and playwright, Danny is the Chazzan and Music Director of Temple Israel of Hollywood. Danny has served as Evaluator of New American Plays/Opera-Musical Theater for the National Endowment for the Arts as well as Director fo the Spielberg Fellowships for Theater Education

 

The critically acclaimed off-Broadway one-man-show "Wasting Time with Harry Davidowitz" and the innovative theatrical concert "Soul on Fire" have earned Danny accolades.

 

One of the most popular and respected composers of contemporary Liturgical and Synagogue music, Danny has released a treasure trove of beautiful music. He's performed extensively on stage, television, and film and has been the guest of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.

 

A Patron Artist of the Avraham Geiger School of Cantorial Arts in Berlin, Germany and a frequent faculty member of national and international institutes and conferences, Danny is deeply involved in interfaith dialogue.

 

For more information please visit Danny's website: www.dannymaseng.com


   

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:

 

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.
In This Issue
Sermons
Vestry Appointment
St. Martin's Guild
Our Lady of Walsingham
Semiannual Cleaning
Holy Week & Easter
Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Flowers
Let's Talk About Series
Horizons & Heritage
Special Meeting with LA City
Parking Caution
Stations of the Cross
Lenten Series
Automatic Payments with PayPal
Coming Soon...
Parking
ePrayer
Quick Links
The Fifth Sunday of Lent

 

Lections
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 51:1-13
Hebrews 5:5-10
St. John 12:20-33

Celebrant & Preacher

Canon Ian Elliott Davies

 
Deacon 

Dea. Walter S. Johnson

 

Organist/Choirmstr

Mr. Jeffrey Parola
Sunday's Music

 

Prelude
"Communion" from Triptyque
by Louis Vierne
(1870-1937)


Offertory
Ave Verum Corpus
by Edward Elgar
(1857-1934)

There are no organ postludes in Lent which is symbolic of the abstinence of the Season.  

Special Meeting for LA City Mobility 2035 Plan

   

A special meeting for LA City Mobility 2035 is set and confirmed for Monday, 23 March at 6:30pm at Bonhams (7601 Sunset Blvd.)

 

Claire Bowin, from LA City Planning-Mobility 2035 will be attending to present and explain the planned street designation changes to our area, the potential impacts that will affect us and to answer your questions. 

 

The designation of Gardner Street and Franklin Avenue will be discussed.

Parking Caution

   

Senior Lead Officer Ralph Sanchez confirmed a series of "smash and grab" car break-ins in front of St. Thomas on Hollywood Blvd. 

 

He has advised Parishioners not to leave valuables in cars in plain sight. this invites a break-in, which only takes seconds.

Stations of the Cross

   

TODAY, Stations of the Cross will take place following the 7pm Mass. Please avail yourself of this seasonally penitential service.

 

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. 

 

22 March - Canon Ian Elliott Davies - "The Season of Lent in Review: Weariness Still?"

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.

On This Day in 
Christian History 

   

On this day in 1852 abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, daughter of famous Congregational minister Lyman Beecher, published Uncle Tom's Cabin (which had been serialized in an antislavery newspaper). The book sold one million copies and was so influential in arousing antislavery sentiment that Abraham Lincoln is reputed to have said upon meeting Stowe in 1863, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!"

Coming Soon...

 

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

  

23 March @ 10:00am 

County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program 

 

28 March@ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach

 

28 March @ 5:00pm
LASchola accompanies the Latin Vigil Mass

11 April @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach


18 April @ 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, 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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