eNews
10 April 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

Monday of Holy Week
Monday of Holy Week

 

Tuesday of Holy Week
Tuesday of Holy Week

 

Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday

 

Good Friday
Good Friday

 

Easter Day
Easter Day

 

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

"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

St. Thomas Music Series

   

Sweetly Tempered
S U N D A Y | 19 April 2015 | 4 : 0 0 P M
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Hollywood

Soprano Katina Mitchell, in collaboration with the award-winning early music ensemble, Sweet Temperament, will offer an authentic vocal and instrumental performance of Baroque music, featuring instruments tuned in Baroque temperaments. This concert promises to be one of rich timbre and beauty with colorful and dazzling music by Couperin, Charpentier, and Montéclair. Music well-suited for the resonant space of St. Thomas the Apostle, this concert is not to be missed!


LGBTQ Community Forum

   

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We thank the 36 households (up from 24 last quarter) who shopped at Ralph's between 1 December 2014 and 28 February 2015 and registered their rewards card to support St. Thomas.

 

This quarter's contribution of $106.12 makes the total contributed by Ralph's since October 2007 to be $4,939.51!

 

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 36 households contributing, look at the very bottom of your next receipt. It should say that Ralph's is making a donation to St. Thomas on your behalf. 

 

If you shop at Ralph's and would like to help the church at no cost to you (and no cost to your personal Ralph's Rewards), simply register your card: 


 

Go to www.ralphs.com

 

Sign in (or sign up if it's your first time)

 

Click "My Account"

 

Scroll to the section labeled "Community Rewards" and click "Edit"

 

Type "84981" (without quotes) in the search box.
In This Issue
Sermons
Let's Talk About Series
St. Thomas Music Series
LGBTQ Community Forum
Ralph's Update
Automatic Payments with PayPal
Coming Soon...
Parking
ePrayer
Quick Links
The Second Sunday of Easter

 

Lections
Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 133
I St. John 1:1--2:2
St. John 20:19-end

Celebrant & Preacher

Canon Ian Elliott Davies

 
Deacon 

Dea. Walter S. Johnson

 

Organist/Choirmstr

Mr. Jeffrey Parola

Flutist

Ms. Courtney Smith

Soloists

Mr. Alex Bramm & Ms. Leslie Kaplan
Sunday's Music

 

Prelude
"Quasimodo" from L'Orgue Mystique, Op. 56 No. 18
by Charles Tournemire
(1870-1939)


Offertory
There is a Balm in gilead
Traditional, Spiritual

Postlude

Prelude and Fugue in F, BWV 556
by J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
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 428 Nestorius was consecrated bishop of Constantinople. Almost immediately, Nestorius began attacking the term "Theotokos" (God-bearer) to describe the Virgin Mary. "It is impossible that God should be born of a woman," he said, suggesting Christotokos (Christ-bearer) instead. He did not deny Jesus' nature as God but simply felt that the term challenged the reality of Christ's human nature. Though the church denounced Nestorius as a heretic, some modern theologians think the label may have been too harsh.

Coming Soon...

 

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

  

11 April @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach


18 April @ 10:30am 

Newcomer Orientation Series  

25 April @ 7:30am

Homeless Feeding & Outreach


25 April @ 5:00pm

LASchola accompanies the Latin Vigil Mass

27 April @ 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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