Theology Events

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

The Pilgrims' Course
Relationships: Marriage, Commitment, and Religious Communities

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

Newcomers to Saint Thomas Church and those not yet members of the church are invited to our “Pilgrims’ Course,” which is a comprehensive introduction to the Christian faith.

Friday, May 17, 2024

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Helena of Constantinople

Helena of Constantinople

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Most Merciful God, who didst vouchsafe to bless thy servant Helena with such grace and devotion to thee that she didst venerate the very footsteps of our Savior; Grant unto us the same grace that, aided by her prayers and example, we too may evermore behold thy glory in the cross of thy Son. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Pilgrims' Course
Hope: Death, Eternal Life, Mary, and the Communion of Saints

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Parish House, 3rd Floor, and via Zoom

Newcomers to Saint Thomas Church and those not yet members of the church are invited to our “Pilgrims’ Course,” which is a comprehensive introduction to the Christian faith.

Friday, May 24, 2024

Jackson Kemper

Jackson Kemper

O God, who sent your son Jesus Christ to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that we, like your servant Jackson Kemper, may proclaim the Gospel in our own day, with courage, vision, and perseverance; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, now and for ever. Amen.

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Trinity Sunday

Trinity Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of thy Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see thee in thy one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sharp Faith - Sunday Theology Talks
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

Our Theologian in Residence, the Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, continues a year-long course to dive into all the main areas of theology.

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The Pilgrims' Course
Praying with All the Senses

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

Newcomers to Saint Thomas Church and those not yet members of the church are invited to our “Pilgrims’ Course,” which is a comprehensive introduction to the Christian faith.

Friday, May 31, 2024

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

[caption id="attachment_285444" align="alignnone" width="1500"] Saint Elizabeth with John the Baptist and Saint Mary the Virgin with Jesus in the Saint Thomas Church Chantry Chapel[/caption]


Father in heaven, by whose grace the virgin mother of thy incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping thy word: Grant us who honor the exaltation of her lowliness to follow the example of her devotion to thy will; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Sharp Faith - Sunday Theology Talks
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

Our Theologian in Residence, the Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, continues a year-long course to dive into all the main areas of theology.

Friday, June 7, 2024

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Sunday, June 9, 2024

The Third Sunday After Pentecost
Frederick Myers Morris: Saint Thomas Church’s Civil Rights Rector
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

This talk is part of the 2024 Bicentennial Historical Lectures and is led by the Rev. Dr. Brandt Montgomery, Vicar of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in Boonsboro, Maryland.

Friday, June 14, 2024

Basil of Caesarea

Basil of Caesarea

Almighty God, who has revealed to your church your eternal Being of glorious majesty and perfect love as one God in Trinity of Persons: Give us grace that, like your bishop Basil of Caesarea, we may continue steadfastly in the confession of this faith and remain constant in our worship of you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Sunday, June 16, 2024

The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Sunday Theology Talk: Church, Social Justice, and Civil Society (Week 8)
Social Justice, Civil Society, and Simone Weil (1909-1943)

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

Led by Dr. Ruth Jackson Ravenscroft, Tutor and Bye-Fellow at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge (UK).

Friday, June 21, 2024

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Sunday, June 23, 2024

The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Sharp Faith - Sunday Theology Talks
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

Our Theologian in Residence, the Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, continues a year-long course to dive into all the main areas of theology.

Friday, June 28, 2024

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Sunday, June 30, 2024

The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Sharp Faith - Sunday Theology Talks
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

Our Theologian in Residence, the Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, continues a year-long course to dive into all the main areas of theology.

Friday, July 5, 2024

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Friday, July 12, 2024

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Friday, July 19, 2024

Macrina of Caesarea

Macrina of Caesarea

Merciful God, who called your servant Macrina to reveal in her life and teaching the riches of your grace and truth: Grant that we, following her example, may seek after your wisdom and live according to the way of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

Friday, July 26, 2024

The Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary


Almighty God, heavenly Father, we remember in thanksgiving this day the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and we pray that we all may be made one in the heavenly family of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Friday Bible Study
Christ and Ekklesia: John’s Wondrous Vision of Light
[49536]
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Held Via Zoom

Fr. Schultz leads a series of 1 p.m. Friday online Bible studies, via Zoom, that will serve as a deep dive into the Gospel of John.

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