The Right Reverend William H. Stokes has announced he is retiring in June 2023.

On Sunday, September 26th, St Thomas will meet after the 10:30 AM service to nominate 6 people to attend a Special Convocation. This Special Convocation Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 24th to elect one clergy and one parishioner to be on the Bishop Search and Nomination Committee.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email or call Eric Cephas at ecephas@gmail.com or 201-602-9454.

Thank you to everyone who helped organize, contribute to and patronize the Fall Flea Market!

Youth from middle school through college are invited to participate in a Diocesan Anti-Racism Workshop just for them! They will be meeting on Saturday, 23 Oct, from 20am to 2pm. Register at https://bit.ly/YouthAntiRacism

Fall is coming!  So what does that mean?  It means the St. Thomas flea market, cooler weather, apple cider, beautiful leaves, playoff baseball, and yes, Stewardship season. That time when we step back and reflect on all of God’s blessings in our lives; and respond with our pledges to St. Thomas’ so that we can collectively do God’s work.  October is coming and it’s Stewardship Month.

The St. Thomas’ Choir  is starting up again under the tutelage of Christopher Scire, a junior and vocal music major at Rowan who has performed here in the past with Ben Burnham’s a cappella group.  We hope to start practicing by the end of September, with the hope of starting to sing at the 10:30 service by the early part of October.  Musical expertise is not needed, just the urge to make a joyful noise! See Tal Kramer if you are interested.

New college activity! This month we’re starting a new liturgy aimed at Rowan students and others of college age: Compline & Pizza! At 8pm on Wednesday nights, we will gather outdoors at the Lychgate for a sung service of Compline, followed by pizza and conversation. Please pray for this new endeavor and especially for our neighbors at Rowan.

Soles for the Harvest 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run is sponsored by the Office of Jubilee Ministries in the Diocese of NJ!  Walk, jog, run and/or donate to support St. Thomas’ and Kitchen of Hope!  Contact Tal Kramer or check the website here for details.

On Saturday, August 14, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southwest portion of Haiti. This devastating earthquake was followed by Tropical Storm Grace on Monday night and much of Tuesday. More than 1 million people, including more than half a million children, have been impacted by the back-to-back disasters, and the death toll is close to 2000. Episcopal Relief & Development and its partners are responding immediately with direct assistance to vulnerable households in the region, as partners plan long-term recovery. Your generous gift can provide assistance to help people in the wake of these disasters. To assist in these efforts, visit episcopalrelief.org/haiti-relief.

Daily Covid Cases can be found for Gloucester County here: https://covidactnow.org/us/new_jersey-nj/county/gloucester_county/?s=22991219

Our collection for Episcopal Community Services is over but you can still contribute to help support new ministries in New Jersey by donating here:  https://secure.myvanco.com/YQ04/campaign/C-Z7AX   Learn more about their work at https://dioceseofnj.org/ecs/ 

Lectionary readings for this week: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22, Psalm 124, James 5:13-20, Mark 9:38-50

Lectionary readings for next week: Job 1:1; 2:1-10, Psalm 26, Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12, Mark 10:2-16

Please continue in your daily prayers for: Dennis, Marge, Joann, Lou, Jennifer, Brandon, Shana, Jackie, Nancy, Russell, Mary Esther, Linda, Susan, Eric, Eleanor, Marie, Bill, Melvin, Cass, Dean, Dot, Frankie, Vicki, Irene, James, Jon, Tony, Lois, Kitlin, Billy, Joey, Adam, Joe, Andrea

If you are scheduling events at St. Thomas’ – or re-scheduling or canceling – please be sure to email the church office (office@stthomasglassboro.org) with all calendar updates. The canonical church calendar can be seen at https://www.stthomasglassboro.org/calendar/ . An up-to-date calendar avoids conflicting events and hurt feelings: it’s part of how we love one another. If your event is not on the calendar, your space isn’t reserved!

Announcements for the parish email are due via email by noon on Wednesday of each week. You can email them to announcements@stthomasglassboro.org

See the official St. Thomas’ calendar for a list of upcoming events.

Are you serving in liturgy? Check the rota!

Full-text of the liturgy is available at  https://www.sharedprayers.net