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30 October 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.

Daylight Saving Time Ends!

   

At 2am on Sunday 
(or before you go to bed on Saturday night) 
have your clocks "fall back" an hour. 
Sermons

The Last Sunday After Trinity
The Last Sunday After Trinity

 

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

All Souls' Day

    

All Souls DayOn Monday, 2 November three Requiem Masses will take place for All Souls' Day (8am, 12pm, 7:30pm). Every name in the Parish Chantry Book will be prayed for during the course of the day, and at the 7:30pm Requiem Mass, the Parish Choir will accompany the Mass with composer Maurice Durufle's gentle and radiant Requiem, which is based on ancient plainchants. Please avail yourself of one of these powerful and beautiful Masses.


Special Evensong Service at Holy Trinity, Covina 

   

On Sunday, 8 November, Fr. Stuart invites all Parishioners to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (100 N Third Ave. Covina) for a very special Evensong Service at 4pm. The service will honor those who gave their lives in service to their country. In order to plan the service effectively, an RSVP is requested. CLICK HERE to email your RSVP.

Thanksgiving Eve

    

Thanksgiving On Wednesday, 25 November at 7:30pm on the eve of Thanksgiving, St. Thomas will be celebrating a Solemn Mass with Guest Organist Blake Howard accompanying traditional Thanksgiving hymns. This is a very festive tradition at St. Thomas, and all are encouraged to attend.

The Annual Every Member Canvass Has Commenced!
    
Be on the lookout for an email/phone call from you Stewardship Ambassador!

We thank the following 57 Parishioners who have turned in a pledge card supporting our ministries in 2016. 

Caroline Adan
Kellie Adan
Robert Amore
David Anderson
Robert Beukema & Ken Mosesian
Brit Bjurstrom
John Bollard
The Challoner Family
Brad & Wendy Chambers
Fr. Ian Elliott Davies
Jan & John Davies
Lloyd Davis
Debby Driscoll
Ruth Dunham
Michael Ensign Evans
Christopher Fernicola
James Fossett
Jeff & Chanel Friesen
Clint Gray
Bob Halvorson
Ron Hartwig & Robert Pierce
Peter & Julie Heimark
Joan Henehan & Jenny Williams
Sarah Hensley
Helen Slayton Hughes
James Hughes
Luis Javier & Laurence Jackson
Patricia Neal Jensen
Dea. Walter S. Johnson
Leslie Kaplan
Stephen Kemp
Thomas Kingsley
Robert D. Miller
Joseph & Anita Muro
Paul Norwood
Carolyn Olman
Erin & Windy O'Malley
Ben Pratt & Bob Brkich
Judith Resell
John Scoles, MD
Ryan Scott
Stan Shipley
Steven Strom
Fr. Mark D. Stuart
John E. Thornbury
Ed Tosca
Paul Tournay & Lee Cox
Bradley Upham
James Vandernaald
Christopher Wagner & Gary Collis
Lynn Walker
Gary Warning
Joseph Warren
Robert Weihing
Christopher White
Michael & Shelley Williamson
Rex Yancey

If you would like to download a pledge card to send the Parish Office or place in the offertory plate, CLICK HERE.
In This Issue
Daylight Saving Time Ends!
Sermons
All Souls' Day
Health Fair
Evensong Service at Holy Trinity, Covina
Thanksgiving Eve
Stewardship Update
Parking
Quick Links
All Saints' Day
 
Lections
Wisdom 3:1-9
Psalm 24:1-6
Revelation 21:1-6a
St. John 11:32-44

Celebrant & Preacher
Canon Ian Elliott Davies
 
Deacon 
Dea. Walter S. Johnson
 
Organist/Choirmstr
Mr. Jeffrey Parola
Sunday's Music

 

Prelude
Improvisation on 'Sine Nomine'
by Jeffrey Parola
(b. 1979)


Offertory
Good Christian men, rejoice and sing
by Ernest Bullock
(1890-1979)

Postlude
Salmo XIX
by Benedetto Marcello
(1686-1739)
On This Day in 
Christian History 

   

On this day in 1451 Christopher Columbus, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean both to spread Christianity and (as his crew members complained) to "make a great lord of himself," was born.

Coming Soon...

Please join us for many Parish activities.  Here's a sampling of upcoming events - a full list is available online 
  
14 November @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach

11 November
Parish Office Closed

21 November @ 10:30am
Newcomer Orientation Series

23 November @ 10:00am 
County-USC AIDS Clinic Feeding Program

26-27 November
Parish Office Closed

28 November @ 7:30am
Homeless Feeding & Outreach
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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