Several St. Thomas' members attended the 112th Convention of the Washington Diocese at the National Cathedral Convention on Friday and Saturday, January 26th and 27th. Representing the parish was the Rector, as a clerical delegate, Louie Stewart, as a lay delegate, Jean Holman, as an alternate lay delegate. Joining the delegation for the two-day meeting was Kurt Jacobs, Barbara, Hays, and John Dwyer, Seminarian.

The amazing thing about writing a profile such as this is you are offered a rare opportunity to reflect on how and why you started volunteering your time and energy towards a project or an organization. When I began attending St. Thomas' six years ago I was looking for a church and community I could call my own. New to D.C., I moved to here right after college and growing up in the Episcopal Church I naturally gravitated towards the familiar. St. Thomas' offered a progressive, Christian community one could easily want to be a part of, but honestly it was hard to find my place at first.

Katie Nickerson has been a parishioner at St. Thomas' and an Outreach Committee member since 2001. She originally joined Outreach because she wanted to volunteer to help the homeless, but is also interested in children's causes.