Each individual has a different way of expressing their
faith. Some parishioners volunteer at House of Ruth or one of our many other
Outreach Committee events. Others express their faith through music, greeting
the congregation with their gifts during Sunday morning service. And yet others
choose to give the gift of their words. They are the many Voices of St.
Thomas'.
From rectors to lay leaders and visitors, their thought provoking work guides
parishioners on their spiritual journey.
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Written by The Rev. John F. Dwyer
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Sunday, December 14, 2008 |
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Who are you? John the Baptist is asked that a number of times today. This is a good question for us! This is a good question at any time of the year, but in particular, during the Advent Season, this season of hope and waiting and expectation and wonder and self-evaluation, this is a great question to use as a leaping off point in Advent: Who are you? In our Gospel selection from John today, we are given an introduction to John the Baptist. This is part of the great Prologue in this Gospel and we hear: There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came ( as a witness) to testify to the light.
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Written by Louie Stewart
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Friday, December 12, 2008 |
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Gus Van Sant's new movie on Harvey Milk has provided a motive for recalling my life in San Francisco during those times. Many of the parishioners here were not even born when Harvey came on the national stage.
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Written by The Rev. Nancy Lee Jose
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
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Politicians to preachers know the addictive thrill of fear mongering. Hell sells! American nationalism, which urges us to war with the threat of annihilation by terrorists, is the same strategy by which religion often compels us to seek salvation. When confronted by an angry and vindictive God who threatens us with eternal punishment many of us do as we're told. As a result, countless ears and hearts become deadened against the Gospel's Good News of boundless and never-ending compassion. Hell may sell, yet when God breaks into our midst in the visions of the prophets like Isaiah, and in the preaching of John the Baptist, and finally in the person of Jesus, the message is different.
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Written by The Rev. John F. Dwyer
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Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
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Good Morning: a Holy and Blessed Advent to each and every one of you. Keep awake, make ourselves ready, hang-on, these have been consistent themes we have heard the last few weeks, and we hear them again today as we enter into Advent. Yes, we are in Advent! This means we have started a new Church Year. We do things a mite early in church-land. This means we are wearing different color vestments. We have our Advent Wreathe displayed with our first candle lit. Starting a new church year means we switch Gospels, from Matthew to Mark. And what a Gospel selection we are given as an entry point into the Gospel of Mark this first Sunday of Advent! |
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Written by John Stanton
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Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
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I was raised in a world of certainties. It was a typical Catholic upbringing during the early to mid 60s. Church each Sunday, cathecism once a week, a big first communion party, confirmation instruction, etc. God loved us all, I was taught, and spoke to us through the Church. No meat on Friday. Nuns sang and played guitar (and occasionally flew). Our lives were set out for us within the framework of a paternalistic Church that taught us that they had the answer to everything. Overall, it was a happy childhood, filled with security and affection. |
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