St. Thomas Tidings: December 30, 2025
St. Thomas Tidings: December 30, 2025
January 4, 2025, our Priest celebrant will be The Rev. Holly Cardone
January 4, 2026, Second Sunday After Christmas
8:00 am Liturgy 10:15 am Liturgy
Ushers: Camelia Jolly Usher: _______________________
Lectors: Diane Silk Lector: Allen Stout, Dottie Cook
Altar Server/LEM Diane Silk Altar Server/Lem: Allen Stout
Closer: Bishops Committee Closer: Bishops Committee
Men’s Breakfast: Second Saturday of each Month. Next Men’s Breakfast January 10, 2025. Meet at Denny’s at South and Bellflower at 8:00 am for food and fellowship
Women’s Brunch – January 24, 2026, at Hofs Hut, 2147 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90815 at 10:00am.
St. Martha’s Guild – Wednesdays 9:30-11:30am in Larkin Hall
Bible/Book study on Wednesdays. There will be Bible Study starting up again January 7, 2026 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in Larking Hall.
Annual meeting: Sunday February 1, 2026 after the single 9:00 am Service.
Bishops’ Committee January 18, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Up Close and Classical: Sunday February 28, 2026, at 4:00 pm Quartets for OBOEW, ViOLIN and CELLO. Performed in our Sanctuary
Collect from the Second Sunday after Christmas: O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
From the Diocese
Bishop Search Committee offers updated timeline
The Bishop Search Committee has released an updated version of the Bishop Search timeline. The estimated dates for milestones in the Bishop Search are below:
May 2026: The bishop-elect Antonio Gallardo begins work in the diocese.
July 11, 2026: Consecration and ordination of the new bishop, Antonio Gallardo.
July-September 2026: Bishop Taylor remains as a consultant, providing support during the transition.
October 2026: Bishop Taylor retires.
St. Thomas Postscripts
December Canterbury Tales: We are in need of articles for the St. Thomas Canterbury Tales publication. Please send all article information to Shelley Arnold at shelleyarnold1@aol.com or Rick Fridrick at stlb47@verizon.net, or call the Church office. Due the 25th of each month.
St. Thomas Tiding: If you have any article/announcement for the tiding please send to Rick Fridrick at stlb47@verizon.net or call the Church office.
Service Reminder: All our services stay on our Facebook page so you can view them whenever it’s convenient for you. It’s always better to view a service later in the day than not at all! The link to the page for all our services is here: https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Thomas-of-Canterbury-Episcopal-Church-of-Long-Beach-CA-124554214274325
Share Our Services: Please feel free to share our Sunday services. The more people we reach, the better we do at evangelism. People are hungry for what we have to offer, and I encourage you to do our part to share our services with your friends and neighbors. Send them the link when you email them, invite them to join you on Facebook or in person… whatever way works best for you to share what we have to offer.
View and Share our Website: https://www.stthomascanterbury.org/ Please share our website which now has the weekly bulletin posted as well as the Sunday Homilies given by our clergy. The site continues to be updated and organized in order to share what is happening in our church family.
“For Your Prayers” in the Sunday Bulletin
To be added to the prayer list, please list the first and last name of the person being prayed for. You may (but are not required to) include why there is a need for prayer. Do indicate the category they should be listed under. (i.e. Serving in the Armed Forces, Protection and Guidance, Healing, or Homebound & Special Needs)
Contact Rick by email stlb47@verizon.net or call 562-425-4457
Reminder the Church office is open Monday-Friday: If you have any need, Rick Fridrick is in the Church office Monday-Thursday from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am – Noon. 562-425-4457
Pastoral Care: If you have normal “every day” pastoral concerns, contact Rick in the office at 562-425-4457, or Allen at (714) 381-5910.