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  • A Reception Celebrating the Life of George Smith, March 1, 2025. 2:00-4:00, St. Thomas Episcopal Church
  • Annual Meeting, March 2, 2025, following worship
  • Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
  • Join the Episcopal Presence Supporting Immigrants at Protest Rally at the State Capital, March 20, 2025 at 12:00.
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Last Sunday after Epiphany

Holy Eucharist

The Transfiguration

March 2, 2025,

8:00 and10:00 a.m.

Preaching and Presiding this Week:

The Rev. Terri Hobart

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Annual Meeting and Lunch

March 2, 2025 Following Worship

Please join us as we elect new vestry members and convention delegates, celebrate all we did in 2024 and look forward to where the Spirit is leading us in 2025. Below you will find a link to our Annual Report for the Year Ended 2024. We hope you will take time to review it before we gather on March 2, 2025.

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Sam and Maria will take the children downstairs with their lunches on during the Annual Meeting. After they eat, they will make "stained glass" crosses and Lenten Season Flip Books.

2024 Annual Report

Easter Baptisms

April 20, 2025

"This Is My Beloved Child."

Easter is one of our primary baptismal feast days. There are several families who have will be having their children baptized this year and others who have asked me about baptism. Please talk to me if you would like a baptism for a child or for yourself on Easter Sunday. The only prerequisite is a desire for baptism. If you are unsure or have questions about this sacrament, I am happy to set up a time to talk with you.

Peace, Terri+

Celebrating Lent as a Season of Return

"Come, let us return to the Lord." ~Hosea 14:2

Lent is traditionally a season of introspection and repentance, a quieter time where we are called to examine our conscience and to identify what in our lives draws us away from God. The conventional penitential approach to Lent can lead to thoughts of unworthiness, remorse and sinfulness.  Given the current environment that is rife with uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and grief, we need worship services that are life-giving and offer hope and strength for the journey. Today we need God, Love, and Our Source of Life more than ever. As such, we are setting aside the traditional Lenten liturgy to avoid the risk of adding to the despair, hopelessness and trauma around us. Our invitation for this Lenten season is to return to the LORD with open hearts, to seek God’s face, to root ourselves in our faith, to re-kindle our hope, to rediscover joy and awe, to embody love and to be renewed as we rest in God’s embrace. Our prayer is that Lent will be a season of respite, renewal and restoration for weary souls.

 

This approach to Lent draws on the ancient meaning of the Hebrew (teshuvah) and Greek (metanoia) words that have been translated into the English word, repentance.  Teshuvah literally means return, as if turning back to something we’ve strayed or looked away from.  The Hebrew Scriptures understand teshuvah as turning back or a return to God. It represents coming home with the understanding that all existence is rooted in and seeks to return to God where we find our wholeness. Teshuvah represents a return that involves changing our ways and opening our hearts to God. This understanding is consistent with the Greek word, metanoia found in the New Testament. In the Greco-Roman world, "metanoia" was understood as a change of mind or perspective. However, in the Jewish and early Christian context, it took on a deeper spiritual significance. It refers to a transformative change of heart, that compels one to from darkness to light, from death to life, in other words, to return to God.

 

We are encouraged to adopt Lenten practices to help us return to God. These practices do not need to be about sacrifice, penance, or remorse rather they can be life-giving practices that help us find our way back to God. You are encouraged to adopt practices  that satisfy your deep soul yearnings for joy, peace, meaning and rest. Make time for stillness and self-care whatever that may be for you; Bask in joy and wonder each day if even for a moment. Connect with someone – it can be as simple as making eye contact; Go to the places where you feel the presence of the Holy and spend time there; Engage in small simple acts of love and kindness; Choose Life; Choose Hope; Choose Love.

 

Each week of Lent during our 10:00 am service, we will celebrate one of the graces that we receive when we return to God with open hearts.

·     March 9th – Returning to God, Coming Home

·      March 16th – Returning to Joy

·     March 23th – Returning to Hope

·     March 30st – Returning to Rest

·     April 6th – Returning to Love

In addition, our liturgy will incorporate music chosen to provide strength for the journey. For those who wish to observe a more traditional Lent, we encourage you to attend the 8:00 am prayer book service.

 

“O God of peace, who has taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in trust shall be our strength: by the power of your Spirit lift draw us into your presence, where we may be still and know that you are God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”

From the Daughters of the King

In addition to our regular duties of praying for our clergy and those requesting prayer, the St. Thomas chapter of The Daughters of the King will


  • Assist clergy in welcoming visitors and new members
  • Provide support to those serving as caregivers


Anyone seeking prayer or support may provide their contact information to the church office at office@saintthomasdenver.org

The Birdmad Girl

Brother Daniel's new illustrated children's book, The Birdmad Girl, has been published! 
Advanced blurbs of praise:
"With this little gem of a poem/book, Daniel Klawitter takes us for a walk down a country road between Mary Oliver and Shel Silverstein. We meet up with a few other birders along the way, and some of us stay out there to see if we might become birdmad ourselves. It’s a perfect outing for a fall, or spring or summer or winter afternoon, for anyone of any age." ~Rev. Laura Folkwein, United Church of Christ pastor.
"With its wonderfully intriguing title and colorful bird facts, Klawitter’s new book is a delight. The poetry seems to beg to be read aloud—and to be laughed out loud!"~Br. Scott Michael Pomerenk, Episcopal Friar in the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory.  

The Rev. Terri's Sabbatical

The Rev. Terri Hobart will be on sabbatical from April 21st through August 20th. All full-time clergy in the Episcopal Church in Colorado are expected and encouraged to take a sabbatical after five years of ministry. A sabbatical is a time for clergy to step away from daily parish duties for a time of rest, spiritual renewal, and recreation. Toward's that end, Terri and Vanessa will be walking the Camino de Santiago and reconnecting with family and friends throughout Europe and the U.S. Sabbaticals are standard practice across The Episcopal Church for priests and bishops. Our own Bishop Kym will also be on sabbatical from November 5, 2025 through March 5, 2026. While Terri is on sabbatical, our parish life will continue. The Rev. Tory Moir will assume liturgical and pastoral care and the Wardens and Vestry will have oversight of administration and congregational life. 

Continuing the Conversation on

Grace, Unity, Compassion & Mercy

As followers of the Way of Love we are called to meet this time with love and an unwavering commitment to justice and the dignity of all people. On January 21, 2025 The Rt. Rev. Bishop Marianne Budde showed us what it looks like to courageously speak truth to power, shine our lights and Lead With Love. She also raised the profile of the Episcopal Church to new heights. Are your friends and families Episco-Curious? Do they want to learn more about a church that preaches and proclaims love justice and compassion for all people? Now would be a good time to invite them into this on-going conversation.

Celebrating of the New Hospital in Petit Trou, Haiti

In these challenging times, it is important to celebrate our success. Congratulations to Locally Haiti on the realization of their dream to fund and build a hospital in Petit Trou. The celebrated the grand opening of the hospital on February 18, 2025. Many thanks to al of you from St. Thomas who have supported Locally Haiti and their vision for so many years.

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