This Week at St. Thomas

Weekly Worship Services at 8:00 am and 10:15 am

(June 9, 2024 9:30 am Combined Worship Service and Church Picnic)

The Rev. Canon Dr. Alison Barfoot Visit, May 19

The Rev. Canon Dr. Alison Barfoot, our missionary with a heart for spreading the message of hope and love, will be visiting us on May 19, which is Pentecost Sunday. We are delighted to have her with us as she leads our Adult Education time and shares her insights through preaching during the service. Following the service, we will be hosting a reception to show our appreciation and spend some time in fellowship with Alison. This is a great opportunity for us to learn from her experiences and be inspired by her dedication to serving others. During the service, we will present Alison with a check for $1,000 that was raised on World Mission Sunday and at the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Additional donations are welcome. Please make a check payable to “St Thomas” and write “Alison” in the memo line.  

USO Christmas Show

Live on Stage! It's a USO Christmas '24, Swing into That Old Fashioned Christmas Spirit on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 2 pm at the Strand Theater in Zelienople. If you would like to attend the show as a group, please write a $35 check payable to St. Thomas with “Dec. show” in the memo line. We would like to purchase the tickets on May 6 so that we can obtain seats together. Last year the seats were sold out very early so please drop your payment in the offertory before May 5. Join us for a magical afternoon filled with music, laughter, and holiday cheer as we celebrate the spirit of Christmas in classic USO style. Please see Richard Martin with questions.

In Our Prayers we pray for...

THE DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER

May 5, St. Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia and The Rev. Jay Slocum (Catherine) and The Rev. Ronald Baillie (Sue)

May 12,  Church of Our Savior, Glenshaw and The Rev. Joseph Martin (Heidi) and The Rev. Dn. Kathy Walzer

May 19,  Christ's Church, Greensburg and The Rev. Jeffrey Wylie (Jessica), The Rev. Dn. Gretchen Peske (Derek), and The Rev. Dn. Ruth Manson

May 26, Grace Anglican Church, Grove City and The Rev. Ethan Magness (Monique), The Rev. Canon Dr. Don Shepson (Sara), The Rev. Chadwick Lawrence (Wendy)

and The Rev. David Beck (Malinda)

ACNA CYCLE OF PRAYER 

May 5, GAFCON Australia, Bishop Richard Condie, Chair, and his wife, Helen.

May 12, The Diocese of the Southwest, Bishop Steven Tighe and his wife, Patricia.

May 19, The Diocese of Mid-America (REC), Bishop Ray Sutton and his wife, Susan; Bishop Walter Banek and his wife, Nelda; and Bishop Charles Dorrington and his wife, Claudia Jean.

May 26, The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, Bishop Chip Edgar and his wife, Beth; and Bishop Emeritus Mark Lawrence and his wife, Allison.

June 2, The Anglican Province of West Africa and The Most Rev. Dr. Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith, Archbishop.

Call to Prayer from Archbishop Foley Beach

Beginning with the Season of Easter starting March 31st and continuing through Pentecost until June 20th, I am calling on the members of the ACNA to set aside each Wednesday or Friday (or both) to spend time in prayer (and fasting for those who are able), while also adding a petition in each Sunday’s Prayers of the People, for the bishops as we seek the Lord for my successor.  I am asking each member, rector, pastor, bishop, priest, deacon, prayer group, Bible Study, and intercessor in the Province to make this a priority starting Easter Sunday.

For the Spirit of Prayer                                        BCP 647

O Almighty God, you pour out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and of supplication: Deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For The Peace of the World BCP 654

Almighty God, from whom all thoughts of truth and peace proceed: Kindle, we pray, in the hearts of all people the true love of peace, and guide with your pure and peaceable wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth; that in tranquility your kingdom may go forward, till the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAY FOR THOSE ON OUR PARISH PRAYER LIST

Norm and Ruby Hayden; Norma Snyder; Nancy Davidson; Bill and Polly Johnson; Joe Kosarik; Paul and Jan Jay; Eileen Meyer; Marissa Sharkey; Les and Gladys Carlyle; Ginny; Randy; Janice; Larry; Genelle; Johnny, Sammi, Kingston and Blakely; Keirah; Brittany Slicker; Linda Kuhn; Rebecca Roberts; Jerry Jankowski; Linda DeRoner; Joanna Cox; Cindy and Dave; Frank, Courtney and Natalie Murcko; Fr. Jay; Anna Marie; Maggie; Roger and Stephanie Poorman; Michelle; Patti Flagg

PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY 

Chad D.; Mike B.; Mat B,; Ty W.; Stephen M.; Scott M.; Jesse W.; Chris R.; Heidi Jean; Richard; Omar; Todd; Brian; Sonja; Corey A.; Bene K.; Clifford M.; Jordan B.; Tristan Z.; Logan; Jackson S.; and Matthew D.;  Tristin;   Dakota; Caleb M.; Colton V.; Harley.