Four worship services are offered each Sunday.

There is a Morning Prayer Podcast plus three in-person services. The services at 8:15am, 10:30am, and 5pm typically include the celebration of communion (Holy Eucharist).

 

8:15am     *     10:30am     *     5:00pm   *     Morning Prayer Podcast

 

The worship services follow the Book of Common Prayer (1979) and typically use the more contemporary language (Rite II). A service bulletin is provided to guide you to the appropriate pages in the the Book of Common Prayer and the hymnal.

 

 

 

 

 

About the Service

The central act of worship in the Episcopal Church is the weekly celebration of the Holy Eucharist, also known as the Lord's Supper, Holy Communion, or mass. The first half of the service includes readings from the Holy Bible and a sermon that connects the scripture to our lives today. We praise God, greet one another in peace, and return to God some portion of what He has given us. Then we gather at the altar to be nourished with Christ's Body and Blood in the bread and wine of the Holy Eucharist.

 

Nursery on Sunday Morning

The parish welcomes children of all ages in the service but realizes that some families prefer to worship without the distraction of caring for their young children. Nursery care is available on Sundays for infants through children age 4 from 8am until 11:30am (10am - 11:30am in June and July). The nursery is located at the bottom of the staircase.

 

Music at the Services

There is no music at the 8:15am service, and the 5:00pm service has guitar music. Music at the 10:30am service consists primarily of traditional hymns from the Episcopal Hymnal played on the organ or piano. We are blessed with an adult choir that sings at the 10:30 service September through May, a children's music ministry that performs monthly September through May, and talented instrumentalists and vocalists who perform at various times throughout the year. 

 

Worship with the St. Thomas community!