Dear St. Thomas’,

This week is our Annual Meeting! Please join us on Zoom at 2pm on Sunday, 31 January. We will use the same Zoom space (same link and password) that we do to meet together for worship.

• Annual Report
• Voting Guide
• Zoom info
• Zoom link (please call someone you know from church to get the password)

I encourage you to download (and maybe print) the Annual Report before our meeting. You’ll want to have it as a reference. If you attend liturgy on Sunday, you can pick up a paper copy.

Just like in civic elections, you can only vote once. If you have not voted yet, please use the ballot included in our Voting Guide. You will find instructions on the back. At this point, the mail is unlikely to deliver your ballot in time. I suggest emailing to vote@stthomasglassboro.org as soon as possible. Ballots will be accepted during the meeting, according to our by-laws, but they will be more challenging to submit using the “Private Chat” feature of Zoom.

Also this weekend at each of our three liturgies we will be thanking Jeannie Marcucci for her service to St. Thomas’ over the last year. She is in the Diocesan School for Ministry and has been a Deacon Intern with us: serving in liturgy, preaching, teaching classes, and generally doing things that Deacons do. When I first began attending the Episcopal Church, I asked a Deacon what their job was. The Deacon said, “My job is to go out into the world, find trouble, and bring it back to the church.” Jeannie has been faithful in that work. We look forward to seeing her around the Diocese as she continues to live into God’s – and the church’s – calling for her.

I hope to see you there on Sunday!

Faithfully,

Todd+

P.S. Keep an eye on the St. Thomas’ website for late-breaking updates about whether the 10.30 service will be outdoors or inside. 10.30 is scheduled as an outdoor service and will remain so unless the weather becomes truly uncooperative.

• Saturday, 6.00pm: Holy Eucharist in the Nave (limited capacity: RSVP here)
• Sunday, 8.00am: Holy Eucharist in the Parish Hall and on Zoom (limited capacity: RSVP here)
• Sunday, 9.00am: Online Sunday School for pre-school to pre-teens
• Sunday, 10.30am: Holy Eucharist Outdoors at St. Thomas’
• Sunday, 2.00pm: Annual Meeting on Zoom (Get your Annual Report)
• Sunday, 6.00pm: Online Youth Group for Teens
  Contact Dan O. for connection details
• Sunday, afternoon: Holy Eucharist at St. Thomas’ (recorded)

• Daily Morning Prayer (Monday through Saturday)
• Monday, 4pm: Centering Prayer
• Tuesday, Noon: Coffee Hour
• Tuesday, 6pm: Small Group Bible Study: Hebrews
• Wednesday, 5.30pm: Holy Eucharist (outdoors at Lych Gate, rain or shine)
• Wednesday, 7.00pm: Bible Study with Bishop Stokes

Online events hosted by St. Thomas’ are accessed via Zoom: instructions here.

The state of New Jersey has open a “pre-registration portal” for residents to sign up to receive vaccination against Covid-19. Since the vaccine is being rolled out in phases, registering will help ensure you are notified when your turn comes. Register at: https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/

On Monday, 1 February, the St. Thomas’ Book Group will start a new title, The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone, chosen to compliment our annual celebration of Black History Month. Join us on Zoom on Monday nights at 7pm. You can purchase a copy in your favorite bookstore. Please read the introduction and chapter 1 in advance of our first gathering.

See the Video

Praying with Anglican prayer beads is a way to enter a deeper, more meditative prayer space. The feel of the beads combined with the repetitive nature of the prayers help focus the mind and invite the Spirit in. In the Diocese’s series of short videos, you can follow along as we pray three types of prayer bead devotions: Traditional Prayer, Serenity Prayer, and Healing Prayer. All prayers appear on screen, and you can pray with us even if you don’t have your own set of beads.

See the Video