St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA

09/06/2026

Welcome to St. Thomas Episcopal Church! We’re so glad you’re here with us this morning. Your presence and prayers are a blessing to us.

If you would like to learn more about St. Thomas, or for us to be in touch with you, please fill out a welcome card on our web site below, and a member of the clergy will reach out to you shortly.

https://www.stthomasmedina.org/get-involved

To participate in the liturgy, you may download a copy of this morning’s leaflet here:

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To make a monetary donation in support of the work and ministry of St. Thomas, go to stthomasmedina.org/giving

09/01/2026

"Lord, I love the house in which you dwell."

This week, Fr. Tom took that line from Psalm 26 and turned it around: What if we are the house? Drawing on Paul's vision of life in the Spirit and Jesus's call to take up the cross, he asked what it means to carry God's beauty and holiness out into the world, not just admire it inside these walls.

🎧: https://stthomasmedina.podbean.com/e/i-love-this-house-the-rev-thomas-ortung-august-30-2026/

📺: https://youtu.be/PlST5eRau3g

In this sermon, Fr. Tom Ortung reflects on Psalm 26:8 — "Lord, I love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides" — and asks what happens when we turn that love inward, recognizing ourselves as temples of God's Holy Spirit. Drawing on Paul's vision in Romans 12 of genuin...

08/23/2026

"Who do you say that I am?" That's the question Jesus puts to his disciples this week, and Peter's answer — "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God" — becomes the rock the church is built on. In his second sermon at St. Thomas, Fr. Tom explores zeal, doubt, and what it means to say who Jesus is out loud.

🎧: https://stthomasmedina.podbean.com/e/on-this-rock-the-rev-tom-ortung-august-23-2026/

📺: https://youtu.be/whjCfEqQtUw

In this sermon, the Rev. Tom Ortung turns to one of the Gospels' best-known moments: Peter's declaration that Jesus is "the Messiah, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:13–20). Reading it alongside Paul's call to be "one body" with many gifts (Romans 12:1–8) and Isaiah's promise of comfort an...

08/18/2026

This Sunday, Fr. Tom Ortung preached his first sermon at St. Thomas — wrestling with one of the Gospel's hardest stories, Jesus and the Canaanite woman (Matthew 15:21–28), and asking: just how wide is God's grace, really? His answer: "Hands wide open, with a spirit of abundance, not of poverty." Listen to or watch the full sermon (linked in comments) and join us as we begin this season of shared ministry together.

In his first sermon as St. Thomas's new interim rector, the Rev. Thomas Ortung dives into one of the Gospels' most puzzling encounters: Jesus and the Canaanite woman (Matthew 15:21–28). Alongside readings from Isaiah, Psalm 67, and Romans 11, Father Tom asks what this hard, unsettling story reveal...

08/16/2026

Welcome to St. Thomas Episcopal Church! We’re so glad you’re here with us this morning. Your presence and prayers are a blessing to us.

If you would like to learn more about St. Thomas, or for us to be in touch with you, please fill out a welcome card on our web site below, and a member of the clergy will reach out to you shortly.

https://www.stthomasmedina.org/get-involved

To participate in the liturgy, you may download a copy of this morning’s leaflet here:

https://stthomasmedina-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tech_stthomasmedina_org/IQBEH8CVUEk9Q6u0KYwox5PZAQaq3uZsY3CWTIC3oWDCbgU?e=NhSfUc

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To make a monetary donation in support of the work and ministry of St. Thomas, go to stthomasmedina.org/giving

08/10/2026

"Take heart, it is I. Do not be afraid."

This week, the Rev. Karen Haig reflected on Jesus walking on water, and the deeper truth beneath that stormy scene: Jesus claiming the divine name "I Am," the same words God spoke to Moses.

Whatever waves you're navigating this week, you're not navigating them alone.

In this week's sermon, the Rev. Karen Haig explores the story of Jesus walking on water and calming Peter's fear, drawing on her own lifelong love of the sea to unpack what it means to trust God amid life's storms. ...

08/09/2026

Welcome to St. Thomas Episcopal Church! We’re so glad you’re here with us this morning. Your presence and prayers are a blessing to us.

If you would like to learn more about St. Thomas, or for us to be in touch with you, please fill out a welcome card on our web site below, and a member of the clergy will reach out to you shortly.

https://www.stthomasmedina.org/get-involved

To participate in the liturgy, you may download a copy of this morning’s leaflet here:

https://stthomasmedina-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tech_stthomasmedina_org/IQBei8c7zAvvTp9b4J8KQg1EATO728dw5NBQcmr9Fn46G7s?e=IXqW7U

To download the Wrapper, which contains news and announcements from St. Thomas, click this link:

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To make a monetary donation in support of the work and ministry of St. Thomas, go to stthomasmedina.org/giving

08/04/2026

Almighty God, who is our strength and our refuge; be with those who are besieged by fire, guide those who evacuate so that they may find care and comfort in a safe place; protect their homes and their pets, their neighbors and their friends, so that they may return home to a loving community. We ask this in the name of Jesus your son, who abides with you and with the Holy Spirit. – Adapted from The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

08/04/2026

📺 Watch this sermon here: https://youtu.be/yJ08lzdSc6o?si=AsvnNfADwHjSI9_e.

This week, Fr. Jim preaches on the feeding of the five thousand and the difference between a gospel of scarcity and a life lived in trust that God provides enough, and then some.

In this week's sermon on the Feeding of the Five Thousand, guest preacher Fr. Jim explores what happens when the disciples' instinct toward scarcity meets Jesus's invitation to abundance. Preaching on Matthew 14:13-21, Fr. Jim traces the arc from "send them away" to "bring them here to me," and asks...

08/02/2026

Welcome to St. Thomas Episcopal Church! We’re so glad you’re here with us this morning. Your presence and prayers are a blessing to us.

If you would like to learn more about St. Thomas, or for us to be in touch with you, please fill out a welcome card on our web site below, and a member of the clergy will reach out to you shortly.

https://www.stthomasmedina.org/get-involved

To participate in the liturgy, you may download a copy of this morning’s leaflet here:

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To make a monetary donation in support of the work and ministry of St. Thomas, go to stthomasmedina.org/giving