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Sunday, May 31, 2026
The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday
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FEATURED
Starting This Sunday! Summer Playground Time
Kids can enjoy the playground while parents enjoy the 10:00 a.m. service
Sundays, May 31 - August 30
9:50 - 11:00 a.m.
Playground
Kathy Capp will watch the Sunday School class during summer services and walk them back to the Parish Hall after the service is over. Ages 5-12 are welcome. Under 5 are welcome with an adult. If raining, the group will stay under the gazebo. Children should dress for play/dirt/occasionally paint.
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FEATURED
Parish Office Summer Hours Begin Next Week
Starting Monday, June 1
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Sundays |
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8:00 a.m.
Holy Communion, Rite I [Parish Hall]
10:00 a.m.
Holy Communion with Choir, Rite II [Parish Hall]
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Read Bulletin >
5:00 p.m.
Last Chance Mass [OSB]
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Tuesdays |
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5:00 p.m.
Evening Prayer
[OSB]
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Wednesdays |
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12:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist
[OSB]
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Thursdays |
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9:00 a.m.
Morning Prayer
[OSB]
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C: Church | OSB: Old School Building
*Click here to access the 10:00 a.m.
worship bulletin and the Weekly News & Notes
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Sunday Morning Services Are Being Temporarily Held in the Parish Hall
The construction phase of the Organ Renovation Project is Underway
The historic organ renovation project that was announced during January’s Focus Group meetings has officially begun. As of April 12, and for the duration of the project, Sunday services will be temporarily held in the Parish Hall. Though we don’t know the exact timeframe, we have been told to anticipate the project will last a few months.
For More Information: Click here to read the April 2nd letter from our Senior Warden, Sana Brooks.
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Join Us for the Consecration of the North Cemetery
Our bishop, the Rt. Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent, will preside
Saturday, June 20
10:00 a.m.
Parish Hall & North Cemetery
Please join us for this deeply meaningful moment for our St. Thomas’ community. Our bishop, the Rt. Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent, will preside at the Consecration of St. Thomas’ North Cemetery, the African-American burial ground located just outside our churchyard wall. This historic service will include the reading of the names of those who rest in the North Cemetery, prayers, and music, followed by fellowship and light refreshments.
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Each Sunday’s 10:00 a.m. service is live-streamed and recorded. Click here to watch live or catch up on past sermons. Click here to access the 10:00 a.m. worship bulletin and the Weekly News & Notes.
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| Explore This Week’s Children's Activity Links |
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Click the buttons below to download the Sparkhouse Worship children's bulletins and activities each week for both readers and pre-readers!
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Young parishioners are invited to participate in the Acolyte Ministry at any 10:00 a.m. Sunday service (and we offer thanks to our youth who currently participate in this important ministry!). No experience required. You will be excellently trained!
To Sign Up: Email John Lang or Jane Farnan.
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| Be an Altar or Flower Guild Member |
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Each team works together on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. to set up for Sunday services. Set-up takes about an hour. No experience necessary and training will be provided!
To Sign Up: Email Kathy Capp for Altar Guild or Glen Cole for Flower Guild.
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Lay Ministries are a great way to deepen your worship experience, connect with others, and practice our guiding principle of being “grounded in faith, growing in service.” To Sign Up: Email Jane Farnan or call 410-363-1044.
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For May 31
8:00 a.m. | Lay Reader: Dulany Noble ~ Lay Chalicist: Margaret Green ~ Usher: Don Workman
10:00 a.m. | Lay Readers: Andrea Myles-Hunkin & Jenepher Piper ~ Lay Chalicists: John Lang & Andrea Myles-Hunkin ~ Ushers: Andy Brooks & Jim Risser ~ Vestry Rep: Sana Brooks
5:00 p.m. | Lay Reader: David Pugh
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For June 7
8:00 a.m. | Lay Reader: Ridge Trimble ~ Lay Chalicist: Josie Worthington ~ Usher: Larry Gribble
10:00 a.m. | Lay Readers: Sana Brooks & Andrea Myles-Hunkin ~ Lay Chalicists: John Lang & Paul Corbin ~ Ushers: Larry Smart & Ted Waters ~ Vestry Rep: Brian Lyght
5:00 p.m. | Lay Reader: Tuck Washburne
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- Those with long-term suffering: For the following people who are struggling with long-term illness, who are in pain, who are under stress, or who are lonely, join us in praying: Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation. We especially pray for: Aaliyah, Al, Alex, Allanah, Amber, Andi, Andy, Barbara, Barbara L., Bert, Betsy, Blair, Bob W., Brandt, Caroline, Chips, Chris M., Curtis, Dan R., Daniel, Daniel M., David, Debra, Devon, Dixon, Donna, Elizabeth F., Ellen W., Emma, Eric, Esther, Frank, Henrietta, Jack, Jay, Jefferson, Jessica, Jim, Jim H., Jim M., Jim W., JoAnna, June F., Karen D., Kathleen, Kennedy, Laura, Leo, Lidia, Luke, Marian, Marianne, Michael A., Mike P., Morgan A., Morgan B., Nancy B., Nancy T., Nicholas, Pam, Rhonda, Robert, Sally R., Samuel, Sara, Shirley, Steve, Su, Sue, Taylor, and Vicki.
- Altar Flowers Memorials: We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will for them may be fulfilled.
- Parish Ministries: In our Parish Ministry Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Sunday Fellowship Team. If you would like to learn more about this ministry, please contact Jesse VanGeison.
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Forward Day by Day is a quarterly booklet of daily inspirational meditations reflecting on a specific Bible passage, chosen from the daily lectionary readings as listed in the Daily Office from the Episcopal Church’s Book of Common Prayer.
How to Read: Printed booklets are available for free on the table in the Narthex or in the OSB. A digital version is available by clicking here.
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| Falling Upward: Living Whole, Discovering True Self Through Vulnerability & Faith |
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June 27
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Ctr.
Marriottsville, MD
Integrating faith, courage, and wholeness in the second half of life. Join Arianne Rice—Episcopal priest, facilitator, and leadership coach—for a reflective and interactive workshop inspired by Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward: Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life and enriched by the work of Dr. Brené Brown.
To Register: Click here or the button below. Early bird registration through May 27 is $65. Regular cost is $75.
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An Article by the Rev. Arianne Rice
Do you feel your age? I don’t either.
I’m in what people call the “sandwich generation” and I wish that meant I could eat more sandwiches. But sadly, carbs. What I mean, as you probably know, is that I’m betwixt and between generations, and I feel it.
I just returned from visiting my parents on Long Island, again. Every time I walk through their door, I’m surprised. They are the same, but always so different. Aging happens slow then fast—then fast then slow. We don’t talk as much about my life because there is too much going on in theirs. I’m coordinating home health aids, fielding questions about finances, organizing their stuff (there is so much stuff). I don’t feel old enough for our roles to be reversed yet. But that’s what’s happening.
And next week I’ll pick up my daughter from college after her junior year, which feels impossible. When I see her, I will again be surprised and wowed by the beautiful young woman she is becoming—first slow, now fast. She looks older every time. I don’t feel old enough to have a 21-year-old daughter. I mean my body still remembers that tilt of my hip where I balanced her with one arm in that perfect maternal nook.
Driving home from a recent Long Island visit, calling on my most spiritually patient self while sandwiched in between cars on the GW Bridge, it occurred to me that the hard part right now isn’t the logistics. It’s cooperating with reality. Will I choose to collaborate with what is instead of wishing things were different or thinking that my job is to find all the solutions, solve all the problems for all the generations.
My parents are the age they are. My daughter is becoming her own adult. There are things I can help with and things I can’t. There are limits to my time, energy, and control. And it’s not as if there is somewhere to get to, a destination where it will all be settled. It will just be the next change. Just like the traffic that opened up on the other side of the bridge, I’m not going to be sandwiched between cars, or between generations, forever. The truth is: life is transition. Change is the only constant.
This is one of the reasons Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward has meant so much to me over the years. The “second half of life” isn’t about age. It’s about becoming more awake to your life. More honest about the questions you’re carrying. More willing to loosen your grip a little. The second half of life is a framework. It is a growth mindset of choosing to cooperate with reality because when you accept what you can change, and what you can’t, reality tends to cooperate with you too.
I know people in their 30s who live this way and people in their 70s who are still struggling to accept the reality of their lives—and vice versa. This growth mindset, a desire for spiritual and emotional maturity requires comfort with our own vulnerability. I cry when I leave my parents, every time. Because who knows? I cry when I drop my daughter off at college, every time, too. Same reason. There are limits to my knowing and that is scary. But being real, allowing myself and my feelings to be seen with the people I love is true connection. There is nothing childish about it.
So how about a different question—not about age—but about your quandaries these days. What questions about your life are you holding? What are you betwixt and between? Living into the questions, as Rilke beautifully reminded us, is where the answers unfold. Not always as definitive choices but as liberating truths that enable us to be comfortable with exactly who and how we are, right now.
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| Join Adult Bible Study this Spring |
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Studying the Books of Amos & Micah
Final Class June 1
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Zoom
Discover the prophetic messages of Amos and Micah, ancient voices from the Old Testament. Amos, a shepherd from Judah, preached in Israel about social justice and divine judgment during Jeroboam II’s reign. Micah, from Moresheth, prophesied in Jerusalem, addressing idolatry and corruption in Judah and Israel. Both prophets, contemporaries of Isaiah, offered hope for restoration, emphasizing righteousness, mercy, and humility. Join us to explore their timeless themes of justice, judgment, and faith.
For the Zoom Link: Email Jane Farnan.
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| This Week in The Campaign for St. Thomas’ |
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Quick Stats
- Visits this past week: 24
- Pledges this past week: 9
- To date, 193 of the 236 identified St. Thomas’ families have now been assigned to volunteers who will share the exciting information about our campaign.
- As of this week, 108 families have been visited and/or scheduled, which is 46% of the families in the St. Thomas’ community.
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Testimonial from Ned Welbourn
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I got my start singing in the junior choir for Mrs. Masson. My sisters were in the choir with me as were my two best buddies Ran Kohler and Ad Duer. So each week at church & choir practice I was able to be with my best friends as well as my sisters. My mother, Nancy, sang in the senior choir so it was indeed a family activity. Dad chose to teach Sunday School as he was not musically inclined.
We lived just over the hill within walking distance from St. Thomas so attendance was never impaired by the weather. We usually walked to church even in the snow. We knew the minister could also walk in the event of bad weather and we did not want him to have an empty church to preach to.
There was always a happy air about singing in the junior choir. We had no worries and fun was ever present particularly when you put three little boys together to sing. We had my older sisters to constantly remind us what we needed to do correctly and we of course did our best to ignore them and do as we pleased.
After my junior choir days, I went off to an Episcopal boarding school in New England and of course sang in the choir all 4 years of high school. After College and Grad School, I was married at St. Thomas and re-joined the choir to sing with my mother once again. My sisters both moved out of town and one continues her singing at her Episcopal church choir in Charlottesville.
So for me, being in the St. Thomas Church Choir is like having an additional nuclear family within the greater Church family. We have “mother Wanda” and “brother Jon” and plenty of brother basses and tenors to go with the bossy sister Sopranos and Altos to keep us in line just like days of old.
It is a wonderful support group that gathers twice a week to make a joyful noise and share in each other successes and failures. We pick each other up when we fall and we have plenty of hugs when we are sad. But mostly, we are happy being together working on our music to present the very best effort we can muster.
There is always an inspirational message in our music. Some provides solace, some comfort and encouragement, some strength and wisdom. All the while, we are serving God and our greater St. Thomas Church Family and that is a very good thing.
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About the Campaign
For 284 years, St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church has been a place of worship, welcome, and service. This capital campaign is a shared commitment to preserve that legacy while preparing faithfully for the future.
Addressing these needs now protects our sacred spaces. This campaign also strengthens our commitment to outreach and the formation of future generations.
Grounded in faithful stewardship, this effort reflects three priorities:
- Caring for what we have
- Planning responsibly for what lies ahead
- Extending Christ’s love beyond our walls
Through this campaign, we Treasure our past, Embrace the present, and Transform the future of St. Thomas’.
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“I am excited about what is possible if we answer the call. All the projects listed here—repairing the organ and redesigning the choir loft, properly memorializing the North Cemetery, providing additional resources for Children’s Youth Ministry, Outreach, and more—all of it is worthy of our support. Each of these efforts will help us praise God and serve God’s people for many years to come.”
—The Rev. Thomas M. Murphy
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Capital Campaign Prayer
Loving God, for nearly three centuries you have blessed St. Thomas’ Church with abundant gifts: faithful and generous people; a tradition of wholehearted worship, hospitality, and service; and a campus rich in natural beauty and history. Mindful of our many blessings, we ask you to guide our capital campaign. Inspire us to follow in the steps of our spiritual ancestors and do our part to preserve the past and build the future. Trusting that you will bring to completion all good work begun in faith and hope, we offer this prayer in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Join the Campaign
We would love to share the exciting information about our campaign with you. If you have not been contacted yet by a member of our steering committee or one of our campaign volunteers, please consider contacting Mel Kalagian by email or phone at 702-325-4713 so we can get something on the calendar.
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| Help Provide Food and Life Essentials to Owings Mills Households in Need! |
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The Community Crisis Center has been addressing hunger and hardship in the Owings Mills area by providing our neighbors in need with supplemental food and essentials for over 40 years, rebuilding hope and self-reliance. They recently lost a major donor and face rising food costs and funding cuts—all while serving more and more families every month (they served 175 monthly in 2019 and now serve over 1,000 monthly).
How You Can Help the Most Right Now:
- Purchasing specific priority items listed to the below and dropping them off at the Parish Office. Note: CCC Priorities have changed to now include bar soap and shampoo. Our goal is 75+ for each item, each month.
- Giving financially to support food purchases (see why below). To Donate, click here and select “Outreach - Community Crisis Center” in the menu.
Questions? Please contact Margaret Green.
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| Your Financial Gift Doubles the Amount of Food You Can Give |
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When the Community Crisis Center spends a dollar through the Maryland Food Bank, it can buy roughly twice as much food as that same dollar can buy at a local grocery store. St. Thomas’ asks you to consider donating financially so we can multiply our impact and feed more Owings Mills households in need. To Donate: Click here and select “Outreach - Community Crisis Center.”
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| Help Offer Financial Aid to St. Thomas’ Preschool and Kindergarten Families in Need |
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| The Liddell/Hogan Scholarship Fund |
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The Liddell/Hogan Scholarship Fund is a fund in honor of Lucy Liddell and Louis Hogan, and helps families of employees, parishioners, and those in financial need at St. Thomas’ Preschool and Kindergarten. To learn more about our magical preschool, please visit stthomaspreschool.info.
To Donate: Designate to this fund on Tithely, via check, or by contacting Jane Farnan.
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Offering envelopes still available!
Thank you to those who have already submitted your pledge! If you have not returned your completed pledge card to the Parish Office, please do so as soon as possible.
For Questions: Email Christopher Reynolds in the Parish Office.
For Planned Giving: Email Andy Brooks.
To Order Offering Envelopes: If you did not request envelopes and want to order some contact Christopher Reynolds in the Parish Office.
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| Make Sandwiches for Residents of Southwest Baltimore |
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| The St. Thomas’ Country Cooks partnership with Paul’s Place |
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Every Other Wednesday
8:30 a.m.
Parish Hall
Join the St. Thomas’ Country Cooks making sandwiches for Paul’s Place—located in Pigtown, a historic neighborhood west of downtown Baltimore. Paul’s Place serves neighborhoods where an average of 39% of children live in poverty. Questions? Email Kathy Capp.
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We are looking for teams of three volunteers to host fellowship in the Parish Hall after the 10:00 a.m. Sunday services each week. Volunteers bring food (either homemade or store-bought) to share. To Sign Up: Email Jesse VanGeison.
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| We’re Searching for a Children’s and Youth Ministries Coordinator |
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Are you (or do you know) someone who’d like to join the St. Thomas’ team to lead the planning and implementation of spiritual education, Christian fellowship events, and programs for children and youth grades K-12? Compensation is from $25/hour.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop, refine, and implement Sunday School curriculum and train and support volunteer teachers
- Collaborate with Confirmation teachers, ensuring they have access to comprehensive lesson plans
- Develop programs and plan events for parish youth
To Inquire: Email the Rev. Thomas Murphy.
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| Now Enrolling for the 2026/27 School Year! |
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Come experience the “magic” of St. Thomas’ Preschool and Kindergarten
Learn about our nature and play-based programs. Join us for tours of the indoor classrooms and outdoor play spaces. Meet our amazing teachers. Explore our child-driven curriculum.
To Schedule a Tour: Visit stthomaspreschool.info, or contact Nicole Norris at (410) 363-1874.
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1-2 | Moments from the celebration of our longtime Youth Confirmation teachers Paul Corbin and Greg VanGeison.
3-5 | North Cemetery Update: The memorial stone has been delivered and will be placed on the brick path. Please join us at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 20, when the Rt. Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent will preside at the Consecration of the North Cemetery. All are welcome!
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