Wednesday, May 12, 2021 @ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Saint Thomas Church is open to the public from 8:30am-6:30pm, Mondays through Saturdays, 10:00am-4:00pm on Saturdays, and 8:00am-5:00pm on Sundays.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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To learn about Rogation Days, consider listening to this Rector's Weekly Message from 2011.

That we should remember to be thankful for, and good stewards of, the earth on these three days before Ascension Day makes a good deal of sense. After all, on Ascension Day we commemorate Christ's ascent to the right hand of the Father, thereby leaving us to go forth throughout the world, and (among other things) to care for the world.

So Rogation Days remind us of our placement in time and space, and prepare us for the physical absence of Christ, who will come again, but who for the present moment is not with us in the way he once was. He has sent the Comforter to guide us in our work, and Christ remains with in the Eucharist, and the Father provides all we need, the Father and Christ remain accessible to us through prayer. Yet, the work we have been given is for us to do, and it is very much tied to our lives as physical creatures in time and space. Therefore, Ascension Day, and these Rogation Days leading up to Ascension Day, ground us.

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10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | Saint Thomas Church

Looking east in the nave of Saint Thomas Church toward the Rose Window and Taylor and Boody gallery organ

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Saint Thomas Church is open to the public from 8:30am-6:30pm, Mondays through Saturdays, 10:00am-4:00pm on Saturdays, and 8:00am-5:00pm on Sundays. We hope you will join us for our Monday-Saturday noontime service of Mass in the Lady Chapel, preceded by Shrine Prayers. We also offer space for Private Prayer in the back of the Nave.

We have a number of guidelines and procedures that we have instituted for the health and safety of all those who worship at Saint Thomas Church. An overhead map of the church, featuring a prescribed path of movement and available seating, is included in the resources section below.

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Resources

Saint Thomas Church Self-Guided Tour