We are a community of Christians on a spiritual journey. Our worship and life together provides a pathway toward a deeper understanding of the risen and transforming Christ. Through joyful singing, engaging preaching, prayer and silence, we come together to share together in one bread, one body. St. Thomas' is a place to find and be found by God.

We encourage you to consider donating your time and talent to St. Thomas' mission by joining one of our committees. All our committees are equally important in supporting the community of St. Thomas'.

The archives of St. Thomas' Parish collects and organizes information about current and past parishioners and the history of the parish since it's founding. Included in the collection are photographs, publications, reports and other parish records.

We are currently in need of volunteers to help with this important work. If you would like to assist in our archival efforts please contact: Tim Beacom.

At the heart of congregational life is public worship. We gather to hear God’s Word and celebrate the Lord’s Supper (Eucharist) on Sundays at 9 AM, 11 AM, and 5 PM, and on Wednesdays at Noon.

Many persons are needed to make our worship services effective and meaningful for our members and visitors. For any of these tasks there is orientation and training available. Your interest in serving will be matched with our help in preparing you for these tasks.

Attached are links to the three reports completed in the second phase of the Building Discernment process. First, the Discernment Committee’s draft vision of the important aspects of a future building for St. Thomas’; second, an addendum from the Finance Subcommittee of the Discernment Committee that lays out some decisions the Discernment Committee needs to make in order to complete its report to the Vestry; and third a report on conflicts and inconsistencies that emerged as the several reports from the subcommittees on Worship Space, Non-Worship Space, and Parish Programming were reviewed. These reports will be discussed with the parish on Sunday, September 7th at 10:00 AM in the Guild Room. What remains for the Discernment Committee is to produce cost estimates for the major aspects of its vision and consider whether and how to act on the Finance Subcommittee’s recommendations that were generated in the “addendum” to the report that they had originally shared with the Parish in the beginning of August. We look forward to your comments and questions on these reports. The Discernment Committee expects to submit our final recommendations to the Vestry later this month.

• Topic & Themes Subcommittee Report
• Finance Subcommittee Addendum
• Conflicts & Inconsistencies Report

A few St. Thomas' parishioners got together August 26th at the HRC Center to watch a brilliant performance by Peterson Toscano in a one-person play about certain characters in the Bible that have very non-traditional gender roles. Now I was pretty skeptical right off the bat because I'm thinking, "I don't recall any transsexuals in my King James Bible, and I'm pretty sure that would've caught my attention!" The play really had less to do with the physical aspects of being transsexual, but rather the unconventional roles of some of these biblical characters.

Albert Borgmann’s Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life (1984) contributed immensely to the emerging philosophical discussions of issues surrounding modern technology. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of Montana, specializing in the philosophy of technology. According to Borgmann technology is the key mediating factor in our interaction with the world, and commodification has become the central driving force, accompanied by ever new forms of technology.

**Editor's Note: Would you like to review a book you've found particularly inspirational and helpful? Or discuss a topic that tickles your fancy? If so, please forward your review to phoenix@stthomasdc.org.