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March 2012 - Fellowship

Sunday, March 4, 2012

The Gospel reading on this Second Sunday in Lent for Year B is Mark 8:31-38, wherein we have Christ rebuking his disciples who envision a kingdom of this world, and who find it hard to understand that the kingdom is won not by taking, but by self-giving. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Here are some sermons from previous years that you might find helpful as you make your way through this second week in Lent:

Self-discovery (2009) by Fr Mead
After the Disclosure (2005) by Fr Austin
Christ's Cross; God's Mission (2003) by Fr Mead

Collect:

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of thy Word, Jesus Christ thy Son; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Coffee Hour following the 9am Eucharist
9:45am - Saint Thomas Church Parish House
Join us for coffee, tea and cookies in the Parish House Living Room and Dining Room following the 9am Eucharist.

Coffee Hour following the 11am Eucharist
12:30pm - Saint Thomas Church Parish House
Please join us in the Parish House Living Room and Dining Room for coffee, tea and cookies following the Eucharist. Meet parishioners and,…

Guided Tour of Saint Thomas Church
12:30pm - Saint Thomas Church (meet in narthex, just inside Fifth Ave entrance)
This free tour (donations are accepted) of the Church begins in the narthex following the 11am Service. If you cannot take the tour at thi…

Sunday, March 11, 2012

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

The Gospel reading on this Third Sunday in Lent for Year B is John 2:13-22, wherein we have Christ throwing the merchants out of the temple, after which he confounds the religious authorities:. Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Here are some sermons from previous years that you might find helpful as you make your way through this third week in Lent:

Sanctuary (2009) by Fr Mead
Cleaning the Temple Within (2006) by Fr Mead

Collect:

Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Coffee Hour following the 9am Eucharist
9:45am - Saint Thomas Church Parish House
Join us for coffee, tea and cookies in the Parish House Living Room and Dining Room following the 9am Eucharist.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT (Laetare)

The Gospel reading on this Fourth Sunday in Lent for Year B is John 3:14-21, wherein we have the famous 3:16 passage followed by this: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Collect:

Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which giveth life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Coffee Hour following the 9am Eucharist
9:45am - Saint Thomas Church Parish House
Join us for coffee, tea and cookies in the Parish House Living Room and Dining Room following the 9am Eucharist.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

30s-40s Dinner & Discussion
7:15pm - midtown (location sent to those who RSVP)
Approximately once a month (except during the summer), the 30s-40s Fellowship gathers for dinner followed by a discussion on a chosen topi…

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