A new Adult Forum 5-week series begins Sunday, March 30, 9:15-10 a.m. Marcus Borg will present Embracing an Adult Faith: What It Means to Be Christian. A brief DVD presentation will be followed by comments from the formation team led by Fr. Daniel Grossoehme. Table discussions will offer opportunity to listen, ponder and share views of the presentation. All views welcome! Come grow in faith with us. Bring your friends, too. A continental breakfast will be offered by the hospitality team in the Parish Hall.
Category: Christian Formation
MT.T.O.P. Partnership
St Thomas will have two young adults, Stacy Purcell and Jon Saxton, on summer staff at Mt TOP this summer. Stacy will be a YSM(Youth Summer Ministry) Camp Director and Jon will be a YSM Ministry Coordinator. Mt TOP operates on a partnership basis. Its summer staff are required to partner with their home churches, families, and friends to raise half of their salary plus living expenses($2,400 for Stacy, $2,200 for Jon). Stacy and Jon are grateful for this opportunity to share their God given gifts in His calling this summer and would appreciate your spiritual, emotional , or financial support. Please fill out an partnership form (available online and via CONNECTIONS) and mail it to Mt TOP at the address provided on the form. Thank you for your support. Stacy & Jon.
Lenten Book Series, Wednesdays, 6-7pm
In the same spirit as Howard Zinn’s groundbreaking work A People’s History of the United States, Diana Butler Bass’ A People’s History of Christianity brings to life the movements, personalities, and spiritual disciplines that have informed and ignited Christian worship, practices and activism through the centuries.
The title simply sets the focus away from institutions and hierarch and bids us to reflect on something far more essential to the Christian faith – us! Join us each Wednesday in Lent, beginning March 12th for a guided exploration of the book, A Peoples’ History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story by acclaimed author and former New York Times columnist Diana Butler-Bass. Come and see why people are talking about this book!
Lenten Quiet Day
Saturday, March 29th, 10am-3pm
St. Thomas Hearth Room
How’s the growing going?
At this midpoint in our journey from Ash Wednesday to Easter come away to a quiet place to check in with your spirit and with God. Renew your Lenten discipline…listen for the longing of your heart…pray with some of the folks who encountered Jesus and learn from them how to allow God to transform you: Nicodemus, the Woman at the Well, The Blind Man or Lazarus.
Prayer stations will be set up, as will quiet corners to rest and pray. Come!
Pastor Mary will provide lunch. Click here to please let her know if you plan to come!
Thomaston Golf Classic, May 19, 2014 REGISTER ONLINE
ANNOUNCING THE 8th ANNUAL THOMASTON GOLF CLASSIC AT THE GOLF CLUB AT STONELICK HILLS ON MONDAY – MAY 19, 2014
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE
For the fth year, the Thomaston Golf Classic is being held at the Golf Club at Stonelick Hills, located on U.S. Route 50 in Clermont County, less than 10 miles from Terrace Park, Ohio. It is one of the premier golf courses in Southwestern Ohio. The course quality and layout, facilities and professional staff are second to none. The foursome entry fee for this year’s event is $500 and the individual fee is $150 per person. Includes lunch, golf and cart fees, dinner, golf gift and awards.
The Thomaston Golf Classic is the sole fundraising event for the Thomaston Woods Scholarship Fund, which provides tuition scholarships for the young motivated residents of the Thomaston Woods affordable townhouse complex in Clermont County. Thanks to your support, over 30 scholarships have been granted to students attending UC Clermont and other area institutions. Let’s keep it going for 2014!
Spring is here, so get your foursome assembled and registered, using the registration form linked through the Parish website at http://www.stthomasepiscopal.org. And we’ll see you on Monday, May 19th. Thank you!
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OR TO REGISTER BY MAIL:
2014 TGC Golfer Registration Form
Grandparents Online Retreat
Vibrant Faith @ Home is holding a special retreat for grandparents. This four-week online retreat during Lent explores this stage of life that is humbling, awe-inspiring and grand. Facilitated by Dr. Kathie Amidei. The retreat will involve weekly “reflection articles” sent through email with reflecting questions. Instructions are provided to you when you register. Cost is $29. Visit www.vibrantfaithathome.org to register.
Summer Camps at Procter 2014
Registration is now available for the summer camps at the Proctor Center. Visit www.procter.disohio.org for more information.
Pre-Lenten Retreat: Discerning Your Discipline
Friday, Feb. 28th-Saturday, Mar. 1, Transfiguration Spirituality Center, Glendale
What does God want to grow in me this Lent? What discipline will nurture God’s growth? Through a variety of spiritual practices, we will listen for where God wants to plant Easter seeds. Through a variety of spiritual practices, we will listen for where God wants to plant Easter seeds. Cost: $125/single, $115/double, includes 4 meals, room and materials. Contact Pastor Mary (mlaymon@stthomasepiscopal.org) to sign up.
Sunday Form Series: Final Session With Diana Butler
Embracing Spiritual Awakening
Diana Butler leads a reflection that asks what Christianity may look like “beyond religion and beyond the church?” This segment explores the concept of a new “Great Awakening”: spirituality in Christianity today that helps shape our traditions for tomorrow. Join the discussion for the final session this Sunday:
• Awakening (02/09)
Advent Quiet Day – Dec. 21
Dec 21st 10am-3pm
Thomas House, Jesuit Spirituality Center, Milford
As the days lengthen and darkness closes in, come away for a time of quiet reflection in preparation for Christmas. Consider how God will be born into your life this year: your home, your family, your work, your heart. We will be watching and waiting for Jesus.
Cost: $25, includes lunch and materials
Contact Pastor Mary sign up
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