St. Thomas Tidings: October 23, 2025

St. Thomas Tidings: October 23, 2025

October 26, 2025 our Priest celebrant will be The Rev. Holly Cardone

October 26, 2025 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am Liturgy                                             10:15 am Liturgy

Ushers: John Cordi                                       Usher: ­­­­­­______________________________________________

Lectors: Deborah Wright                             Lector: Dennis Taylor, Allen Stout

Altar Server/LEM Diane Silk                      Altar Server/Lem:  Allen Stout                    

Closer: Bishops Committee                         Closer: Bishops Committee

John Cordi

Men’s Breakfast: Second Saturday of each Month. Next Men’s Breakfast November 8, 2025. Meet at the Denny’s at South and Bellflower at 8:00am for food and fellowship

Women’s Brunch - Third Saturday of each month, October 25, at Mimi’s near the Lakewood Mall at 10:00am.

 Bishop’s Committee - Next Meeting is Sunday November 23, 2025.

 Bible/Book study on Mondays. We will be studying “What is the Bible?” by Rob Bell. Available on Amazon.  Please join us in Larkin Hall on Monday’s from 6:30-7:30pm. Bring your book and your bible. Rev. Holly Cardone is be leading this study.  Please prepare for 10/20 meetup by reading chapters 24 through and including 28.

All Saints Day: November 1, 2025, celebrated on Sunday November 2, 2025.

Bring House to Church program November 15, 2025 2-10 pm, Fundraiser for unhoused students.

Boutique (Bake Sale 9-3) November 22. 2025,  $35.00 donation  per table

Thanksgiving Eve Service and Blessing of the Bread November 26, 2025 7:00 pm

Christmas Eve Service Eucharist December 24, 2025 6:30 pm

Christmas Day Service Eucharist December 25, 2025 9:00 am

Bishops’ Committee December 28, 2025

Collect from the Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost: O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Today’s memorial for October 23, 2025 is St. James of Jerusalem James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord (Latin: Iacobus from Hebrew: יעקב, Ya'aqov and Ancient Greek: Ἰάκωβος, Iákōbos, can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was, according to the New Testament, a brother of Jesus. He was the first leader of the Church of Jerusalem.[b] Traditionally, it is believed he was martyred either in 62 AD by being stoned to death on the order of High Priest Ananus ben Ananus, or in 69 AD by being thrown off the pinnacle of the Temple by scribes and Pharisees and then clubbed to death. James, Joses, Simon, and Judas are mentioned as the brothers of Jesus as well as two or more unnamed sisters. (See Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3.)

 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:

October 20-25, 2025: "Meet-and-Greets" are held across the diocese to introduce all candidates to the members of the diocese and the diocese to the candidates.

November 7-8, 2025: The election of the bishop takes place during the annual diocesan convention in Riverside.

May 2026: The bishop-elect begins work in the diocese.

July 11, 2026: Consecration and ordination of the new bishop.

July-September, 2026: Bishop Taylor remains as a consultant, providing support during the transition.

October, 2026: Bishop Taylor retires.

St. Thomas Post Scripts

November 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 by October 28, 2025.

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.