The Education & Formation ministry is responsible for education and formation programs for adults, youth and children through Sunday morning programs and other special classes. The ministry is divided into two teams, one in charge of adult formation, and one in charge of youth and children’s education. The Spiritual Formation Ministry works closely with the Rector as well as the Worship Ministry. ... http://www.stthomasdc.org Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:34:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.stthomasdc.org/images/M_images/St-T-Logo-round.png http://www.stthomasdc.org The Education & Formation ministry is responsible for education and formation programs for adults, youth and children through Sunday morning programs and other special classes. The ministry is divided into two teams, one in charge of adult formation, and one in charge of youth and children’s education. The Spiritual Formation Ministry works closely with the Rector as well as the Worship Ministry. Members of the ministry serve as Sunday school teachers, planners and facilitators of adult forums, and occasionally as presenters. http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/confirmation-reception-classes.html Would you like to know more about St. Thomas’? Interested in confirmation or reception into the Episcopal Church? If you are considering a deeper relationship with St. Thomas’ through confirmation, transfer of church membership, or reception into the Episcopal Church, we want to hear from you! The Education/Formation Committee is making plans for our next new members’ classes. Confirmation/reception into the Episcopal Church is not a requirement for participating in the classes. If you are interested, or would like more information, please e-mail Tim Johnson (mailto:tajohnson75@yahoo.com?subject=Confirmation class) or Dave Kucharski (mailto:DKucharski@ccdc1.org?subject=Confirmation class). Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:12:47 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/gospel-discussion-is-back.html Join your friends at St. Thomas’ each Sunday morning at 10 am in the Guild Room to discuss the Gospel passage assigned to that respective Sunday by lectionary. Come and explore the life, words, and ministry of Jesus as told by Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John. No preparation is required; just come as you are! Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:04:25 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/gospel-discussion-group.html Our Gospel Discussion Group continues to meet each Sunday morning at 10am in the Guild Room to discuss the Gospel lesson appointed for that Sunday. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the Gospels with others in our parish community and to become more fully engaged in worship. No preparation is required; just come each Sunday as you are able. Please note that this group will not meet during the Sundays of Lent and Holy Week (March 8 – April 12). Other Lenten education-formation opportunities will be offered. If you have any questions, please contact Tim Johnson (mailto:tajohnson75@yahoo.com?subject=Sunday Morning Gospel Discussion). Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:10:32 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/episcopal-basics-suffragan-bishop.html A users' guide for Episcopalians A suffragan bishop is an assisting bishop who does not automatically succeed a diocesan bishop. A suffragan bishop may be elected bishop or bishop coadjutor. A diocese may elect a suffragan bishop, but no diocese may have more than two suffragan bishops except with the special consent of a General Convention. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:00:00 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/episcopal-basics-bishop-coadjutor.html A users' guide for Episcopalians Diocesan bishops may be succeeded by bishops-coadjutor upon resignation of diocesan jurisdiction A bishop coadjutor is an assistant bishop with the right of succession upon the resignation of the diocesan bishop. Before a bishop coadjutor is elected, the diocesan bishop must consent to such an election and state the duties which will be assigned to the bishop coadjutor when duly ordained and consecrated. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:00:00 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/episcopal-basics-bishop.html A users' guide for Episcopalians One of the three orders of ordained ministers in the church, bishops are charged with the apostolic work of leading, supervising, and uniting the church. Bishops stand in the apostolic succession, maintaining continuity in the present with the ministry of the Apostles. Diocesan bishops hold jurisdiction in their dioceses, with particular responsibility for the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the church. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:19:36 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/episcopal-basics-archbishop-of-canterbury.html A users' guide for Episcopalians The Archbishop of Canterbury is Primate of All England and head of the Church of England. The churches of the Anglican Communion may be defined as the churches in communion with the See of Canterbury (which includes the Episcopal Church of the United States). The Archbishop of Canterbury convenes the bishops when they gather, especially at the Lambeth Conferences, and sits with them as greatest among equals. Canterbury holds a position of honor and preeminence in the Anglican Communion but holds no official authority over the churches of the communion or its individual members. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:31:53 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/episcopal-basics-sunday-march-30-second-sunday-of-e.html A users' guide for Episcopalians In the Episcopal Church (and other Christian churches), just as Christmas is not one day but a whole season, so the feast of Easter is not just one Sunday but lasts for 50 days, from Easter Eve to Pentecost Sunday. The season is one for rejoicing, to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. You will hear the celebratory word “Alleluia” often at services during this season. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:33:29 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/episcopal-basics-sunday-march-23-easter-sunday.html A users' guide for Episcopalians On Easter we celebrate the feast of Christ’s resurrection, his rising to new life after his death on the cross. Easter is considered the principal festival of the church year. It is symbolically important that Easter occurs in the springtime; just as nature is coming to new life, so is Christ and Christ’s church. The reason that the date of Easter changes from year to year is that in the western Christian churches Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon; Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:26:31 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/education-formation/episcopal-basics-palm-sunday.html A users' guide for Episcopalians Today is a day of contrasts, both joy and sorrow. On Palm Sunday, the final Sunday before Easter, we commemorate both Jesus’ triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem, where he is greeted by the crowds as the Messiah, and his Passion, when he is crucified by the authorities and jeered by the same crowds who had earlier welcomed him. Our service today reflects both joy (the gift of palms, the object that the crowds waved at Jesus) and sorrow (the reading of the Passion Gospel). 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