St. Thomas Tidings: September 25, 2025
St. Thomas Tidings: September 25, 2025
September 28, 2025 our Priest celebrant will be The Rev. Holly Cardone
September 28, 2025 The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 am Liturgy 10:15 am Liturgy
Ushers: John Cordi Usher: ______________________________________________
Lectors: Deborah Wright Lector: Rick Fridrick, Allen Stout
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 October 11, 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 at Mimi’s near the Lakewood Mall at 10:00am.
Bishop’s Committee - Next Meeting is the fourth Sunday of the month September 28, 2025.
Blessing of the Animals - Saturday, October 4, 2025, 10 am. Feast of St. Francis of Assi.
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.
Collect from the Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost: Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
September 25, 2025 Is the Memorial of Sergius of Radonezh, Monastic, 1392.
Sergius of Radonezh was a Russian spiritual leader and monastic reformer. He was the founder of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius near Moscow, what is now the most venerated monastic house in Russia. He exerted the greatest influence of any personage on the Russian Orthodox Church.
Born: May 3, 1314, Rostov principality
Died: September 25, 1392 (age 78 years), The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, Sergiyev Posad, Russia
Full name: Bartholomew Kirillovich
Place of burial: Old Katholikon of the Trinity Lavra
Parents: Maria Radonezhsky, Kirill Radonezhsky
Canonized: 1452 or 1448
Feast: Repose: 25 September / 8 October; Uncovering of Relics: 5 July / 18 July
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
October 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 September 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.
“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