We foster an open, welcoming, inclusive community.
“You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God.” – Ephesians 2:19
At our baptism, we promise to proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ, seek and serve Christ in “all persons”, loving our neighbor as ourselves. And we commit ourselves to strive for justice and peace among “all people” and respect the dignity of “every human being” (The Book of Common Prayer, 305).
New York City has an extraordinarily diverse population. Saint Thomas Church is ideally located to reflect the diversity in the city.
People with Asian heritage make up around 14% of the population in the city and this ministry hopes to create opportunities to reach out with the Good News of Christ.
To join your Saint Thomas Pan-Asian friends for fellowship and events, simply complete our registration form. We have a monthly fellowship and collaboration programs with EAST (Episcopal Asian Supper Table) and EDNY (Episcopal Diocese of New York).
If you have any questions about what you find here, do not hesitate to reach out to our Associate for Pan-Asian Ministry, Mother Lee-Pae.
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Pan-Asian Ministry Update for the Week of March 24, 2024
Pan-Asians at Saint Thomas Church gather for Fellowship every third Sunday of each month. This month, we shared a particularly meaningful experience attending an exhibition together. Last year, for three months, Pan-Asian members gathered every other week under the guidance of artist Yeon-jin Kim, a professor at Binghamton University, to work on a group art project titled “Collage for Women and Power.” We studied the powerful stories of women in the Bible and Church History, then worked on a fabric collage as examples of powerful and expressive art and craft forms practiced by women, culminating in a large-scale collaborative piece.
This endeavor held profound significance. Asian women, who are often targets of hatred in this country, have worked together to express themselves in their own way. While the process of working together holds inherent meaning, the act of creating visible results collectively and presenting them to the public amplifies this importance.
The work we completed together is currently on display at the Immigrant Social Service Center in Chinatown until April 5th. Though not a huge gallery, its significance is immense, as it allows us to participate and display our works to the public under the name of the Pan-Asian Group of St. Thomas Church, effectively promoting the church and the presence of the Pan-Asian community within it. I look forward to exhibiting this work in the church soon and celebrating together.
