The Israel Day Parade is this Sunday, June 2, and the route is along 5th Avenue. Head of Security, Robbie Giannetta, will meet parishioners coming from the east side at Madison Avenue and 53rd and escort them across 53rd. Those coming from the west side will have no problem coming up 53rd Street from 6th Avenue. The Q train is also an ideal way of getting from the upper east side to Church; get off at 57th & 7th Ave. If you stay at the back of the train, you will be close to 55th Street and that part of the station is wheelchair accessible to the sidewalk.
Our Theologian in Residence, the Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, continues a year-long course to dive into all the main areas of theology: Faith, Scripture, Tradition, God, Christ, Salvation, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, and the Church – always with an eye to their relevance for spirituality and for everyday life.
When we hear the expression “the body of Christ” most of us think to the Eucharist. Interestingly, at least during the first five centuries of Christianity, anyone hearing this expression would have thought to the Church first: through baptism the community of believers is so united to Christ that becomes not only one body with him, but truly Jesus’ own body. This shift in emphasis matters to our faith. Reflecting on the Church as the Body of Christ will help us to see more clearly the connection between worship and community.
The Adult Education program at Saint Thomas Church offers sound Christian teaching presented with intellectual vigor, teaching that is grounded in Holy Scripture, mediated by the catholic tradition that is the inheritance of Anglicanism and set forth in the Book of Common Prayer. For more information about our theology program and to receive links for weekly Sunday Theology Talks, please contact Fr. Gioia.
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