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St. Thomas' Episcopal Church
315 Lindsey Street • Reidsville, N.C.

"Within the fellowship of our Lord, Jesus Christ, St. Thomas' mission is to encourage everyone in spiritual growth, a sense of community, healing worship and service, so that, through his grace, we may become committed servants of our Lord and one another."

St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Reidsville, NC

February 2010 - "Tidings" Newsletter - Calendar & Worship Schedule
(in Adobe Acrobat pdf format)

Sunday February 14, 2010

This Week's Announcements


The Rev. Dr. Vicki L. Smith, RectorDear Friends,

In the New York Times Sunday Magazine on Sept 27, there was a really interesting article on prayer. In it, Rabbi Gellman (a Reform rabbi of God Squad fame) said,

“When you get right down to it, there are only four basic prayers. Gimme! Thanks! Oops! and Wow!

Wow! are prayers of praise and wonder at the creation. Oops! is asking for forgiveness. Gimme! is a request or a petition. Thanks! is expressing gratitude. That’s the entire Judeo-Christian doxology.”

I’ve also recently read an article that said that nobody is ever satisfied with their prayer life, and I think that’s probably true. We always feel that we should pray more or better. As long as that motivates us to in fact pray more and better, it’s a good thing. But we must not let our feelings of inadequacy and intimidation keep us from praying at all. We can’t give up just because we don’t feel like we’re good at it.

How about if we made a point each day to include at least one Wow!, one Thanks!, one Oops! and one Gimme! in our conversations with God? Or if that seems too big a step, start with a Wow! or a Thanks! and gradually add the others as time goes on. The prayers we’ve memorized, like the Lord’s Prayer and the 23rd psalm are important and we should definitely keep saying them, but perhaps we can branch out a little into more of a conversation with God.

When we love someone, one of the most important things we do is talk to them. It’s the same with God—if we love God, let’s talk to him in prayer, however and whenever we can. Wow! Thanks! Oops and Gimme! are good places to start.

Yours in Christ,
Vicki +


Last Sunday after The Epiphany - February 14, 2010

       8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
       9:45 a.m. Sunday School
     11:00 a.m. Family Service - Holy Eucharist
     12:15 p.m. Coffee in the Pipkin Parlor

Scripture Readings: (Click for the full text of the readings from The Lectionary Page)
        Exodus 34:29-35
        Psalm 99
        2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
        Luke 9:28-36, [37-43a]

Collect: (Contemporary):

O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
(BCP, p. 217)


"The Hands and Feet of Jesus"
The Pastoral Address of the Right Reverend Michael B. Curry 

Delivered January 26, 2007 at the 191st Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina 


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February 2010
Calendar of Events

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Weekly Announcements

• THIS WEEK •

MONDAY 2/8

12:15 pm EDS Board Meeting
6:00 pm Stephen Ministry (Pipkin Parlor)

TUESDAY 2/9

6:00 pm AA Meeting (Parish House)
7:15 pm AA Bible Study
7:30 pm Boy Scouts

WEDNESDAY 2/10

10:30 am ECW Morning Chapter (Pipkin Parlor)
11:00 am Children's Chapel (Chapel)
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist (Chapel)
7:30 pm Choir Practice

THURSDAY 2/11

EDS Valentine Party
9:30 am NO Stitches of Love this week (Vestry Room)

FRIDAY 2/12

ECW Stew
8:00 pm AA & NA Meeting (Parish House)

SATURDAY 2/13

ECW Stew Pickup

SUNDAY 2/14
Last Sunday after The Epiphany

8:30 am Holy Eucharist
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Family Service - Holy Eucharist
12:15 pm Coffee in the Pipkin Parlor

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Habitat for Humanity Day 2008

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2008 Youth Mission Trip
July 6-12, 2008

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