St. Thomas the Apostle
Orthodox Church
With the blessing of Metropolitan NICHOLAS of Eastern America & New York
Sunday, May 5th 2024:
The Bright Resurrection of Christ, The Pascha of the Lord.
The End of the Great Lent
Greetings St. Thomas Family,
We pray you are having a blessed Holy Week, and will join us as we gather for services.
The schedule is as follows:
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Announcements:
We will be passing out red Pashca eggs after liturgy, and hosting an egg hunt for the children following our Agape Vespers service Sunday afternoon. To prepare for this fun activity, Ruth (Cara) Carollo will be making red dye share, and Anna (Yola) Hattle will be opening her home Thursday for parishoners to stop in and color eggs together. Please reach out to Cara or Yola for further details.
Please note that Saturday night, will be placing our Pascha baskets on a table in the basement, where they will remain to receive a blessing from Father Mark. Anyone unfamiliar with preparing a Pascha basket, can reference the image below for ideas.
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We will be having our Paschal Trapeza outdoors at our new picnic area (weather permitting). In addition to bringing baskets, everyone is encouraged to bring food to share both for the Paschal Trapeza, and as leftovers for the meal after Agape Vespers. Please be mindful to clean up after yourself and your family, and place blessed items in the designated receptacles. This will help to prevent pests, and ensure the cleaning burden is evenly distributed.
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We have access to parking across the street for Saturday evening/Sunday's Paschal services? Able-bodied parishioners without young children are encouraged to park across the street to leave space in our parking lot for visitors
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“Be earnest in righteous works, by which sins may be purged. Frequently apply yourself to almsgiving, by which souls are freed from death.”
—St. Cyprian
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Note from our treasurer, Marcian, on the progress of our building initiative:
We have only a few days left before Pascha and the closing of our Building Initiative! With $1200 to go, we encourage everyone to participate: meeting our goal before Pascha would be a great accomplishment for our parish and a wonderful way to finish a momentous Lent.
Cash in a marked envelope can also be put in the Tithes box at church."
Current Progress:
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Please reach out to Marcian with any questions.
For your convenience, you can access our tithely directly at the button below:
Also, please reference the image below for important links including our weekly needs list.
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Additional Reminders:​
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Please remember to mark your calendars! As we announced recently, on November 16th & 17th our parish will be blessed with a visit from Met. Nicholas. He will be present for a vigil on Saturday and a hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Sunday. A special coffee hour will be held in the Tobaccoville Community Center. More details to come.
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​The Sisterhood would like to remind you that Martinia (Janet) is collecting empty, rinsed cans to raise money for St. Thomas. This is an ongoing fundraiser and an easy way to help sustain our church. All scrap metal, of any size or kind, will also be accepted. There are bins in the old coffee room to the left of the narthex and downstairs in the basement. If there are big items you can’t bring to church (such as a washing machine, car parts, etc.), please let Martinia (Janet) know and she is happy to help.** Please note: Thoroughly rinse out the cans brought to the church for recycling in order to keep our building clean and pest-free.
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Our St. Thomas 2024 Church Calendars available; including the Liturgical Dates and fasting cycle for this year. A $5:00 donation is suggested to cover the printing cost of each calendar.
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Please Remember to label allergens in food you bring to share for Coffee Hour.
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At the conclusion of coffee hour, we ask that you please collect any dishes that you may have brought and take them to your car. This will reduce the dish washing load, and facilitate cleaning of the serving area.
We are grateful for all who contribute as well as those volunteer their time for the benefit of St. Thomas Orthodox Church. May God keep our parishioners safe and bless these worthy endeavors.