Saint Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Church

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Annual Parish Meeting Reminder and Preview

The Saint Thomas annual parish meeting has been scheduled for Meatfare Sunday, February 19th. Here are a few planning suggestions ...
•    We’ll be adopting a 2012 Budget. You’ll receive a proposed budget and other reports for you’re your review with the February 12th bulletin. Please help us keep the meeting short by coming prepared with your questions or comments.
•    Want to serve? Please see Trustee Herman Blaydoe if you’d like to run for office: Treasurer, Secretary, Auditor or Trustee. Or nominate the candidate of your choice!
•    Bring a dish for the Pot Luck – no one is scheduled to host the social on Meeting Day.

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Time to Schedule Your Home Blessing!

We’ve celebrated the Theophany of our Lord, and we’re now in the season of Home Blessings. Father Joseph will be blessing the homes of Saint Thomas faithful during the next few weeks. Please see Pani Stacey as soon as possible to arrange to have your house blessed before we enter Great Lent.

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Planning Begins for Church Consecration and Parish’s Twentieth Anniversary

(And You Can Help!)

We’ve entered the twentieth year since the establishment of our mission parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle in 1992, and with thanksgiving to God, we’ve recently been able to build and begin to worship Him in a beautiful new church. A celebration seems to be in order!
Father Joseph has requested that the Consecration of our new church be placed on the diocesan calendar for late October of this year, to coincide with our twentieth anniversary. While we realize that during this period of awaiting the election of a successor to our beloved +Metropolitan Nicholas it isn’t yet possible to set a firm date for the Consecration, a great deal of planning and preparation is necessary, and it seems wise to begin to do so at this time.
Melanie Samson had graciously accepted Father Joseph’s request that she chair the newly- established joint Twentieth Anniversary & Consecration Committee. If you would like to offer your services to the Committee, please see Melanie as soon as possible. It’s ‘only January,’ and October may seem far away, but there is much to be done!

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JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Christ The Saviour Seminary -- If you're looking for something a little different to do with your Spring Break, come and experience the life of a Seminarian at Christ the Saviour Seminary in Johnstown, PA.
Observe and participate in the daily life, academically and spiritually, alongside the students. Attend daily services, classes, fellowship, and informal discussions. See a world of Orthodoxy close-up, including trips to local Orthodox sites such as Transfiguration Monastery in Ellwood City, PA, Antiochian Village in Ligonier, PA, and our celebrated Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
Your only expense would be your transportation to the Seminary. Meals and activities are fully provided but accommodations are limited, so please contact Seminarian Bill George as soon as possible at (814) 539-0116, or email him at wgeorge@acrod.org.
The seminary is open for any Spring Break schedule. Please bring any essential personal items and attire for services.
• *Ages are 18 and up and limited to males