St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Lancaster PA

04/11/2017

Our schedule for Holy Week:
Wednesday, April 12 - Healing Service at 12 pm
Thursday, April 13 - Maundy Thursday Service (Holy Eucharist, foot washing and stripping of the altar) at 7:30 pm
Friday, April 14 - Good Friday Service with communion from reserve sacraments at 12 pm
Friday, April 14 - Stations of the Cross 7:30 - 9 pm
Easter Sunday, April 16 - Festal Eucharist with music and choir at both services, 8 am and 10:30 am, Easter Egg Hunt following 10:30 service.

The St. Thomas Episcopal Church page has migrated to https://www.facebook.com/St-Thomas-Episcopal-Lancaster-PA-218423375308011/

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A joyful, open community of Christians, centered on Word and Sacrament empowered by the Holy Spirit, seeking to follow Jesus in the way of love!

04/11/2017

Friends, we're migrating to a new page in order to smooth out some administrative challenges. The new page is St. Thomas Episcopal, Lancaster, PA. You can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/St-Thomas-Episcopal-Lancaster-PA-218423375308011/

A joyful, open community of Christians, centered on Word and Sacrament empowered by the Holy Spirit, seeking to follow Jesus in the way of love!

03/18/2017

A good read for a troubled time.
http://lancasteronline.com/features/faith_values/how-the-clergy-minister-in-divisive-times/article_a936ebbe-05b4-11e7-9c01-ef1f98e07c9c.html

In this contentious time, clergy find the world is much with them.

03/13/2017

St. Thomas will be closed Tuesday, 3/14, and Wednesday, 3/15, due to inclement weather. All scheduled events are cancelled.

03/03/2017

Some exciting new from Jay Anderson regarding the "Stations of the Cross" app he created:
"The app was updated this year to include audio for the meditation from the (Episcopal) Book of Occasional Services. The voices are those of the St. Thomas congregation. The app is available (free) on the (Apple) App Store.

The vestry approved the purchase and installation of signs in English and Braille to be placed next to each station in the sanctuary. This makes the entire experience accessible to the blind and visually handicapped. The signs will be installed in 2-3 weeks."
Thanks, Jay!

03/03/2017

St. Thomas is happy to welcome families to worship with us! We're happy for some joyful chaos in celebrating with our youngest parishioners.

02/03/2017

We are delighted to welcome The Rev. Susan Lukens, Associate Dean of St. Georges College in Jerusalem as our preacher. Rev. Susan spent a weekend with four pilgrims from St. Thomas that visited Israel last June. She is the first woman to be appointed in a leadership position in the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and at St. George's College. For more information about her, please check out this link: http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2016/01/12/st-georges-college-jerusalem-appoints-associate-dean/

[St. George’s College Jerusalem] The Dean of St. George’s College, Jerusalem has announced the appointment of The Revd Dr. Susan Lukens as Associate Dean of the College. Dean Gregory Jenks, s…

01/24/2017

Please remember we'll have a combined service on Sunday, January 29, at 9 AM, followed by our annual meeting. Pastor Jennifer has promised a surprise that's been weeks in the making!

01/10/2017

Welcome, Pastor Jennifer! We're so happy you and your beautiful family have joined the St. Thomas family!
(Looks like we have a new dynamic duo with our Pastor and Deacon...)

07/22/2016

Come and enjoy Prizm Duo, a contemporary classical chamber ensemble, on Aug 21 at 3 pm at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Prizm Duo consists of John Maurer (trumpet) and Jared Angun (percussion).

04/26/2016

For visitors to our page, please know that St. Thomas Episcopal Church is in the process of searching for a new rector. The Search and Profile Committees are meeting regularly, and Diocesan representatives are guiding our efforts. Parish members have participated (and continue to participate) in establishing our goals, expectations, and hopes for our new rector.