Dear St. Thomas’,
We’re all experiencing a very complex kind of stress these days. An article that talks some about this is “That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief,” written by Scott Berinato. The paragraph that really grabbed me was this:
One particularly troubling aspect of this pandemic is the open-endedness of it.
This is a temporary state. It helps to say it. I worked for 10 years in the hospital system. I’ve been trained for situations like this. I’ve also studied the 1918 flu pandemic. The precautions we’re taking are the right ones. History tells us that. This is survivable. We will survive. This is a time to overprotect but not overreact.
Temporary.
That’s an important reminder.
Temporary. Not necessarily brief.
Everyone is under stress. That’s OK. It will end someday. The fact that we don’t know when that day will be is just part of the stress.
Be kind and patient with yourself and with those around you. We’ll make mistakes. We’ll get through this. We’re doing the right things.
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. We remember those who gave their lives for the cause of freedom. Because of them, we have the freedom to care for one another. Stress is just part of the game.
Faithfully,
Todd+
Bishop Stokes recommends for all our reading an insightful and easy-to-understand article by Erin Bromage entitled The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them. It is especially relevant as begin to look toward the light at the end of the tunnel and think about what life could be like “after lockdown.”
Kitchen of Hope’s mission of combating food insecurity is more important than ever during this time of mass unemployment. We have increased our operations to two distributions per month. If you wish to volunteer, it is imperative that you sign up for a shift instead of just showing up as we did in the past. Please contact Vivian H. to do so (or leave a message with your contact info at the church office).
ATTENTION YOUTH OF ALL AGES: The Diocese is providing special programming for all youth, grades 6-12, online. There are also special meetings for educators. Read about it and sign up!
During the building closure, Evening Prayer is being offered live on Saturday nights. On Sunday mornings, at 9am we have Sunday School for young children and the 10am slot is used for Formation. Morning Prayer is offered as a pre-recorded video for you to view at an hour convenient to you.
If you miss your Forward Movement: Day by Day booklet, you might want to check out their podcast!
Announcements for the bulletin or parish email are due into the office by noon on Wednesday of each week. You can email them to office@stthomasglassboro.org or call the office at 856-881-9144. Announcements are subject to editing due to limited space.
Lectionary readings for this week: Acts 1:6-14, 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11, John 17:1-11, Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36
Lectionary readings for next week: Numbers 11:24-30, Acts 2:1-21, John 20:19-23, Psalm 104:25-35, 37
Please continue in your daily prayers for: Dennis, Marge, Dot, Tina, Don, Brad, Joann, Chester, Ruth, Chuck, Sarah, Jim, Medical Personnel threatened, sickened, and dying from their service to patients with Covid-19, Carol, Bob, Armand, Roy, Joe, Dee, Mike, KOH volunteers and those they serve, Bryan, Bill, Tracy, Sandy, Catherine, Michelle, Kris, Owen Family, Tom, Gwendolyn, Simkins Family, Family of Dorothy Johnson, Tracy, Karen
This Weekend Online
- Saturday, 4.30pm: Adult Formation
Join us as we continue a series on “Practical BCP” - Saturday, 5.30pm: Evening Prayer
With Sunday lessons & homily. - Sunday, 9.00am: Sunday School for Children
- Sunday, 10.00am: Coffee Hour
It’s Memorial Day Weekend! But we’ll leave Zoom running in case you want to visit for a little while. - Sunday, 11.15am: Holy Eucharist with Spiritual Communion
at the Washington National Cathedral
Weekdays Online
- Daily Morning Prayer (Monday through Saturday)
- Podcasts (currently: Sheer Christianity)
(planned to resume next week!) - Nightly Compline with our neighbors at St. Stephen’s, Mullica Hill
(Monday through Friday) - Monday, 4pm: Centering Prayer
- Tuesday, Noon: Coffee Hour
- Wednesday, 6.30pm: Prayer in the Evening
Check-in and a brief (5-minute) service of prayer. - Wednesday, 7.00pm: Bible Study with Bishop Stokes
Events hosted by St. Thomas’ are accessed via Zoom: instructions here.
St. Thomas’ still keeps the feasts. Thursday was the Feast of the Ascension, one of the principle feasts of the Church Year. If you missed it, you can watch the recording!
Thurgood Marshal
Lawyer and Jurist, 1993
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court’s 96th justice and its first African-American justice.
Before becoming a judge, Marshall was a lawyer who was best known for his high success rate in arguing before the Supreme Court and for the victory in Brown v. Board of Education, a decision that desegregated public schools. He served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit after being appointed by President John F. Kennedy and then served as the Solicitor General after being appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. President Johnson nominated him to the United States Supreme Court in 1967.
Marshall was a devoted Episcopalian and an active member of St. Philip’s Church in Harlem, serving on the Vestry, as Senior Warden and as Deputy to the 1964 General Convention, before moving to Washington.
Readings
- Psalm 34:15-22
- Amos 5:10-15
- Matthew 23:1-12
Collect
Eternal and ever-gracious God, you blessed your servant Thurgood Marshall with grace and courage to discern and speak the truth: Grant that, following his example, we may know you and recognize that we are all your children, brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
This Week at St. Thomas’
Friday, May 21, 5:00 am
Daily Office
The Daily Office is the cycle of prayers traditional to Christians (and Jews before us!) that we see hinted at in the Psalms and elsewhere. Join St. Thomas’ as we pray, Monday through Saturday. Morning Prayer is posted online each morning at 5am. You can listen to it at whatever time suits you. Compline meets live online at 9pm.
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 8:00 AM
KOH SETUP
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 9:00 PM
COMPLINE
Live with our friends at St. Stephen’s
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 8:00 AM
KOH
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 10:00 AM KOH FOOD DISTRIBUTION
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 4:30 PM
ADULT FORMATION
Join us online as we study together.
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 5:30 PM
EVENING PRAYER
Join us online for Evening Prayer with a homily.
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 7:00 PM
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
https://zoom.us/j/689139278?pwd=bFBlUjF2NzRIeHJ1YmxIV3BiVTBMUT09
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 8:00 AM
MORNING PRAYER WITH SERMON
During the pandemic lockdown, the church buildings are closed. This service is pre-recorded in the nave by a minimal crew. Starting Sunday morning, find it on the church website.
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 9:00 AM
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
If you have little ones (younger than middle school), join us for Sunday School via Zoom.
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 11:15 AM
HOLY EUCHARIST ONLINE
at the National Cathedral
MONDAY, MAY 25, 4:00 PM
CENTERING PRAYER
Meet via Zoom.
MONDAY, MAY 25, 6:00 PM
BOOK GROUP
Reading N.T. Wright’s, The Day the Revolution Began.
MONDAY, MAY 25, 9:00 PM
COMPLINE
Live with our friends at St. Stephen’s
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 12:00 PM
COFFEE HOUR ONLINE
Meet via Zoom. Hosted by Jo-Ann T.
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 6:30 PM
SMALL GROUP
Convened by Cole B. online.
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 9:00 PM
COMPLINE
Live with our friends at St. Stephen’s
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 12:00 PM
STAFF MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2:00 PM
CLERGY BIBLE STUDY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 6:30 PM
PRAYER IN THE EVENING
Join us online for a check-in and brief service of evening prayer before the Bishop’s Bible Study.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 7:00 PM
BIBLE STUDY WITH BISHOP STOKES
Register at: http://bit.ly/StokesBibleStudy
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 9:00 PM
COMPLINE
Live with our friends at St. Stephen’s
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 11:00 AM
CLERGY TOWNHALL
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 7:00 PM
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (PHUL)
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 9:00 PM
COMPLINE
Live with our friends at St. Stephen’s
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 5:00 AM
DAILY OFFICE
The Daily Office is the cycle of prayers traditional to Christians (and Jews before us!) that we see hinted at in the Psalms and elsewhere. Join St. Thomas’ as we pray, Monday through Saturday. Morning Prayer is posted online each morning at 5am. You can listen to it at whatever time suits you. Compline meets live online at 9pm.
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 9:00 PM
COMPLINE
Live with our friends at St. Stephen’s
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 4:30 PM
ADULT FORMATION
Join us online as we study together.
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 5:30 PM
ANTE-COMMUNION FOR PENTECOST
Join us online as we worship together.
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 7:00 PM
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
https://zoom.us/j/689139278?pwd=bFBlUjF2NzRIeHJ1YmxIV3BiVTBMUT09
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 9:00 AM
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
If you have little ones (younger than middle school), join us for Sunday School via Zoom.
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 10:00 AM
ANTE-COMMUNION FOR PENTECOST
Join us online as we worship together.
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 11:15 AM
HOLY EUCHARIST ONLINE
at the National Cathedral
Saturdays, 4:30pm: Adult Formation
Saturdays, 5:30pm: Evening Prayer
Sundays, 8am: Morning Prayer (recorded)
Sundays, 9am: Sunday School
Sunday School for children
Sundays, 10am: Adult Formation
Sunday School for adults
Sundays, 11.15am: Holy Eucharist at the National Cathedral
Mondays, 4pm: Centering Prayer
Tuesdays, Noon: Coffee Hour
Wednesday, 6.30pm: Prayer in the Evening
Wednesdays, 7.00pm: Bible Study with the Bishop
Daily on Weekdays: Morning Prayer and Compline
WEB:
https://www.stthomasglassboro.org/
OFFICE:
office@stthomasglassboro.org
Office telephone:
856-881-9144
Emergency Pastoral Care:
856-881-2841
