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THE PARISH CALL
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PALM SUNDAY 8 A.M. | RITE I SPOKEN SERVICE
10 A.M. | RITE II SERVICE WITH MUSIC
MARCH 28 11:30 A.M. | FAMILY TABLE SERVICE IN
MCCOLL AUDITORIUM
MAUNDY THURSDAY 7 P.M. | MAUNDY THURSDAY PRAYER
APRIL 1 BOOK LITURGY WITH MUSIC
9 P.M. – 9 A.M. | VIGIL IN CHESTON
CHAPEL (SIGN-UPS ONLINE),
ALSO LIVESTREAMED
GOOD FRIDAY 12 P.M. | GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER BOOK
SERVICE WITH MUSIC
APRIL 2 7 P.M. | GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER BOOK
SERVICE WITH MUSIC
HOLY SATURDAY 9 A.M. | HOLY SATURDAY PRAYER
BOOK SERVICE
APRIL 3
EASTER 7 P.M. THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER
APRIL 3
EASTER SUNDAY 7 A.M. | RITE I SPOKEN SERVICE
9 A.M. | RITE II SERVICE WITH MUSIC
APRIL 4 11 A.M. | RITE II SERVICE WITH MUSIC
2 P.M. | FAMILY TABLE IN MCCOLL
AUDITORIUM
Encountering God Anew In Worship
"...our church’s liturgy must ... call us to encounter the Lord’s livingness anew, unsettling our senses and awakening us to the vitality of God’s work in our lives today. "
"Lento": Music At St. Thomas' During Lent
While Lent
refers to a lengthening of days or
“forty” in some languages, it’s also
about slowing down. The soundscape of
Lent during our worship is chosen to
evoke sparseness and a liminal, or
threshold, moment as we approach
Holy Week and Easter. At
the two most important parts of the
liturgy, a bell will sound and we will
instinctively look up and “behold” with
our eyes and our ears the beauty of
holiness.
The
hymns will follow the readings and
themes of Lent as usual. One of the
hymns each week will be featured in
our choir’s Lenten Hymns project. We're
sharing a video each Friday highlighting
Finally, the Lenten organ postludes will
context and content of a hymn so that
be of a much more subdued character,
when you engage with it on Sunday,
you know more about it.
I pray that it also slows you
down and gives you a chance to
The encounter and “behold” God,
music is inspired by ideas of longing
and searching
Visit The
Announcements Page
on our website
to see all up-to-date
announcements
at St. Thomas'
and to submit an
announcement
of your own. www.stthomaswhitemarsh.org/announcements
"Stations of The Cross
For Caregivers"
Fridays During Lent At 3pm
Stations of the Cross, 3:00-3:15 PM
Guided meditation, 3:15-3:30 PM
Group reflections, 3:30-3:45 PM
For more information
and to register, visit
www.diopa.org/events
New Communications Processes
SOLAR FARM
UPDATE
The solar panels are live!
The Genesis Covenant
Keep your eyes
and ears open for ways you can support"Giving Up" Versus "Giving To"
Rather than giving up, we are
suggesting a way of giving to those in our community
who are enduring many of the effects of the ongoing
COVID pandemic
The
Food Cupboard is an integral part of The Interfaith
Housing Alliance in Ambler, a very longtime partner of
St Thomas' that provides shelter and other services to
the Montgomery County community.Though there are plans to move to a larger space later this year, for now storage space at the Cupboard is limited. Food donations are always welcome (currently, the most needed food items are peanut butter and jelly, Hamburger Helper, Taco kits and canned chili), but Ms. Carver has appealed for some much-needed non-food items as well. To help families keep their homes as safe as possible from COVID, items in short supply but very much needed include: Liquid Dish Soap Laundry Detergent Spray Cleaning Products Packets of Alcohol Wipes Paper Towels Toilet Paper Shampoo Diapers, Size 3-6 Baby Wipes, Especially for Sensitive Skin Protein Drinks Like Ensure and Boost in Milk or Juice Versions for the Elderly They have plenty of toothpaste and bar soap for now. A special request: Please check expiration dates to be sure of the quality of both food and cleaning products, and NO OPEN PACKAGES.
t. Thomas' was founded almost 325 years Come to the top of our Holy Hill to
ago, in 1698. during this Lenten season and watch
the sun rise, in the quiet of the
lengthening day.
Take some time to
hese early settlers consider how you can spend more
clearly relied on worship and prayer and time in “prayer”, in “God’s House”,
determined that the light of Christ will and at “His Altar, and more devoutly."
always shine in the Whitemarsh
wilderness.
The
same God who called those in 1698 to
I’d rather think about their build him an altar here is calling you
spiritual life and me to share the light of Christ
with our community.
Lent comes when the days are
lengthening, spring is approaching (on the
calendar at least!) and the lengthening of
days means more time for spiritual growth. Let’s give the 2121 History
Committee something to write about!
“Let us during Lent spend
more time in prayer in our closets; let us
come to God’s House more frequently; let
us use His Altar more, and more devoutly.”
St. Thomas' History & Lent2021
2021 Rector's
Rector's Book
Book Club
Club
Last Saturday Of Each Month At 10:00am
JANUARY 2021 JULY 2021
"Being Christian" "The Everlasting Man"
By Rowan Williams By G.K. Chesterton
FEBRUARY 2021 AUGUST 2021
"You Are What You Love" "The Second Mountain:
By James K.A. Smith The Quest For A Moral Life"
By David Brooks
MARCH 2021 SEPTEMBER 2021
"The Presence Of The Kingdom" "Jesus Of Nazareth"
By Jaques Ellul By Pope Benedict XVI
APRIL 2021 OCTOBER 2021
"Theology In Outline: "Martin & Malcolm & America"
Can These Bones Live?" By James H. Cone
By Robert W. Jensen
MAY 2021 NOVEMBER 2021
"Enriching Our Vision Of Reality: "Why Liberalism Failed"
Theology & The Natural Sciences In Dialogue" By Patrick Deneen
By Alister McGrath
JUNE 2021 DECEMBER 2021
"The Story Of Christianity" "To Light A Fire On The Earth:
By David Bentley Hart Proclaiming The Gospel In A Secular Age"
By Robert Barron
Visit The Announcements Page on
stthomaswhitemarsh.org to for a link to the virtual
meeting, or scan the QR code to join now.Palm Sunday
March 28
8 a.m. | Rite I spoken service
10 a.m. | Rite II service with music
Fort Washington, PA 19034
7020 Camp Hill Road
St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh
11:30 a.m. | Family Table service in
McColl Auditorium
Maundy Thursday
April 1
7 p.m. | Maundy Thursday Prayer Book
liturgy with music
9 p.m. – 9 a.m. | Vigil in Cheston Chapel
(sign-ups online), also livestreamed.
Good Friday
April 2
12 p.m. | Good Friday Prayer Book
service with music
7 p.m. | Good Friday Prayer Book
service with music
Holy Saturday
April 3
9 a.m. | Holy Saturday Prayer Book service
Easter
April 3
7 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter
Easter Sunday
April 4
7 a.m. | Rite I spoken service
9 a.m. | Rite II service with music
11 a.m. | Rite II service with music
2 p.m. | Family Table in
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