This Week at STOC: March 26, 2023
Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 1 8 a.m., Rite 2 10:00 a.m. *
Monday 8 a.m. Lenten Morning Prayer
Tuesday Prayer Circle at 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Lenten Night Prayer 7 p.m.
Friday Lenten Quiet Day 10 a.m.
*Livestreamed on our Facebook Page.
+ASL Interpreter available the 1st & 3rd Sundays
Lenten Quiet Day: Join Fr. John Jeffrey and Deirdre Kozyrski on Friday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, for Prayer, Meditation, gentle Yoga and Silence.
Easter Flower Offerings: For the names of your loved ones to be included in the Easter Bulletin, your Easter envelope/check must be returned no later than April 3rd. Extra envelopes are on the ushers’ table at the back of the church. Envelopes can be filled out and placed in the collection plate or mailed to the church office. Please write “Easter Flowers” in the memo section of your check.
Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday, April 1. All children are welcome! We will be sharing the event with our neighbors across the street, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. Arrive any time between 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Please text Nancy Esposito at (631) 804-3364 to register.
St. Andrew’s is located at the corner of Brooksite Dr. and New Mill Rd. in Smithtown.
(Help is needed to fill the Easter eggs for our Hunt. Please join us on Monday, March 27 at 9 a.m. in the St Andrew’s annex.)
Car Wash - Saturday, May 6 from 9-2 p.m. in the church parking lot – “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” – even for your cars. Start your Spring off right with a clean and shiny car. Donations accepted on the day. Spread the news and share the event with your friends and family. Volunteers are needed, please call/text Carl DeMarco at 631-944-1309 if you are able to help.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to last Sunday’s Recipe for Relief Food Auction. Thanks to your donations and bids we raised $200 for Episcopal Relief and Development and $200 to help fund our 65th Anniversary Celebration.
Lenten Office of Morning Prayer: Mondays throughout Lent and Holy Week at 8 a.m.
Lenten Night Prayer: Wednesday nights 7 p.m. A special Lenten Compline Service with meditation, March 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29.
Stations of the Cross: With Deacon Judy Carrick on Fridays,
March 24th at 12 noon and on Good Friday, April 7th at 3 p.m.
Parish Prayer List
Alice, Arthur, Bernice, Clayton, Connie, Dan, Ethan, Gary, Incensia, Jack, Kaela, Kenneth, Leah, Lena, Luis, Marilyn, Pam, Paul, Peter, Steven, Tim, Tina, Pastor Bob, Fr. David
This Week’s Birthday Wishes Go To:
26 - Sheila Furlong-Yarosh
29 – Harrison Eckstrum
30 – Lynne Barnett
Today’s Ministers of the Altar
Celebrant The Very Rev. John Jeffrey Purchal
Deacon The Rev. Judy Carrick
Organist Mr. Joseph Raffaele
Acolytes 8 a.m.Tracy Hannon, 10 a.m. Pat Reynolds
Readers 8 a.m. Tracy Hannon, Deb Draddy
10 a.m. Diane Stobodzan, Tim Eckstrum
Usher 10 a.m. Carl DeMarco
Altar Guild Deb Draddy, Catharine McMillian
For more information about St. Thomas of Canterbury, updates, schedules and worship materials, check out our Parish Website: www.Stthomasofcanterbury.net
Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 1 8 a.m., Rite 2 10:00 a.m. *
Monday 8 a.m. Lenten Morning Prayer
Tuesday Prayer Circle at 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Lenten Night Prayer 7 p.m.
Friday Lenten Quiet Day 10 a.m.
*Livestreamed on our Facebook Page.
+ASL Interpreter available the 1st & 3rd Sundays
Lenten Quiet Day: Join Fr. John Jeffrey and Deirdre Kozyrski on Friday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, for Prayer, Meditation, gentle Yoga and Silence.
Easter Flower Offerings: For the names of your loved ones to be included in the Easter Bulletin, your Easter envelope/check must be returned no later than April 3rd. Extra envelopes are on the ushers’ table at the back of the church. Envelopes can be filled out and placed in the collection plate or mailed to the church office. Please write “Easter Flowers” in the memo section of your check.
Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday, April 1. All children are welcome! We will be sharing the event with our neighbors across the street, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. Arrive any time between 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Please text Nancy Esposito at (631) 804-3364 to register.
St. Andrew’s is located at the corner of Brooksite Dr. and New Mill Rd. in Smithtown.
(Help is needed to fill the Easter eggs for our Hunt. Please join us on Monday, March 27 at 9 a.m. in the St Andrew’s annex.)
Car Wash - Saturday, May 6 from 9-2 p.m. in the church parking lot – “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” – even for your cars. Start your Spring off right with a clean and shiny car. Donations accepted on the day. Spread the news and share the event with your friends and family. Volunteers are needed, please call/text Carl DeMarco at 631-944-1309 if you are able to help.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to last Sunday’s Recipe for Relief Food Auction. Thanks to your donations and bids we raised $200 for Episcopal Relief and Development and $200 to help fund our 65th Anniversary Celebration.
Lenten Office of Morning Prayer: Mondays throughout Lent and Holy Week at 8 a.m.
Lenten Night Prayer: Wednesday nights 7 p.m. A special Lenten Compline Service with meditation, March 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29.
Stations of the Cross: With Deacon Judy Carrick on Fridays,
March 24th at 12 noon and on Good Friday, April 7th at 3 p.m.
Parish Prayer List
Alice, Arthur, Bernice, Clayton, Connie, Dan, Ethan, Gary, Incensia, Jack, Kaela, Kenneth, Leah, Lena, Luis, Marilyn, Pam, Paul, Peter, Steven, Tim, Tina, Pastor Bob, Fr. David
This Week’s Birthday Wishes Go To:
26 - Sheila Furlong-Yarosh
29 – Harrison Eckstrum
30 – Lynne Barnett
Today’s Ministers of the Altar
Celebrant The Very Rev. John Jeffrey Purchal
Deacon The Rev. Judy Carrick
Organist Mr. Joseph Raffaele
Acolytes 8 a.m.Tracy Hannon, 10 a.m. Pat Reynolds
Readers 8 a.m. Tracy Hannon, Deb Draddy
10 a.m. Diane Stobodzan, Tim Eckstrum
Usher 10 a.m. Carl DeMarco
Altar Guild Deb Draddy, Catharine McMillian
For more information about St. Thomas of Canterbury, updates, schedules and worship materials, check out our Parish Website: www.Stthomasofcanterbury.net
