This ministry coordinates the non-liturgical fellowship activities within the Church, from coffee hour gatherings after services to dinners and social functions and events that engage parishioners and neighbors in our community. Outdoor activities such as canoe or ski trips are organized through this ministry as well. More than simply a “social” committee, this ministry works to provide opportunities for fellowship, establishes a culture of radical hospitality and promotes a spirit of welcome and God’s generous abundance to the world we reach out to in love. The Foyer Dinner Team, a subgroup of this ministry, coordinates our semi-annual rounds of Foyer Dinners – informal gatherings where 6-8 people share a meal together, getting to know each other outside of Sunday worship. Another subgroup, the Art & Spirituality team, is charged with creating opportunities for the members of St. Thomas’ and the neighborhood to encounter God in the arts, both in traditional and non-traditional media. This is St. Thomas’ innovative ministry…creating new and nontraditional ways to integrate art, culture and worship.
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The Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, today announced his support for legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia. Chane made his endorsement in a column on the Web site of The Washington Post:
http://tinyurl.com/yaze3xu
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 Tim Johnson was born in the Charlottesville, VA area and raised primarily by his mother in the Baptist tradition while periodically attending services at a small rural Episcopal parish with his father. After graduating from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA he decided to follow a calling to ministry at Union Theological Seminary.
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On Saturday, August 9th parishioners from St. Thomas' visited the Washington National Cathedral for an in-depth tour of the given by Parishioner and Cathedral Docent Louie Stewart.
Photos are available at our Parish Gallery.
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Like many of our parishioners, Dave Vanneman had visited several other parishes before settling at St. Thomas’ nine years ago. He was attracted to St. Thomas’ community outreach mission and the intimate feel of the worship space. “This is where I felt most welcomed,” he says. Raised in the United Church of Christ, Dave was drawn into the Episcopal Church as a music student at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and later as a paid chorister at Christ Episcopal Church.
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