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Thirsty for SILENCE? Check out these upcoming opportunities to deepen your contemplative practice! Drop in for Morning Prayer Mon-Thurs at 7:30AM! New Children's Chapel New TODOS Service |
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Schedule of ServicesSundays
8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist with Music TODOS 5PM Dinner 6PM Holy Eucharist (Bilingual) Wednesday Eucharist & Small Group 12pm Holy Eucharist Small group discussion and Eucharist. Prayer & Meditation 7:30AM Mon-Thurs-Morning Prayer 6PM Mondays-Silent Meditation Hour 7PM Tuesdays-Contemplative Prayer 11AM Wednesdays-Intercessory Prayer |
A Welcome to VisitorsThis week's Sermon: September 25, 2016: Which wolf will you feed? |
Contact UsLocationSt. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church
425 University Boulevard NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 (505) 247- 2515 canterburyabq@gmail.com facebook.com/CanterburyABQ |
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Our Mission Statement
Welcome to St. Thomas of Canterbury! We are a reconciling community of Christians who are nurtured at the Lord's Table, grounded in the truths of Scripture and the traditions of the Church, and sustained through prayer. We are called by God and empowered by the Holy Spirit to:
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Who We Are:
Open. Our decision-making criteria are three: scripture, tradition, and reason. Thinking is encouraged in this congregation. We welcome you to come as you are, and to bring along your gifts and your needs, your faith and your doubt.
Diverse. We are people of various lifestyles, sexual orientations, ethnicities, abilities, disabilities, and ages. Our pastor is a woman. We are part of the Episcopal Church USA, but many of us are of other persuasions and denominations.
Worshipful. Worship is at the heart of our common life. About 75 of us gather at three Sunday services: 8:00 a.m. is a simple said service. 10:00 a.m. is a sung service with hymns and other music, as well as an optional Children's Chapel program. 6:00 p.m. is a more experimental, multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-generational service. We sing morning prayer every Monday-Thursday at 8:15 a.m.
Communitarian. We are a green church working toward reduction of global warming and have foreign service activities in Nigeria, Kenya,and the Philippines. Once each quarter we prepare breakfast for the people at St. Martin's Hospitality Center, a day center for the homeless which we founded 20 years ago. We are committed allies to the LGBTQ+ community.
Enduring. St. Thomas has been in its current location since 1963, originally to serve the University of New Mexico, but now with a very widespread congregation. Our buildings have been completely refurbished, and a new organ is being built.
Open. Our decision-making criteria are three: scripture, tradition, and reason. Thinking is encouraged in this congregation. We welcome you to come as you are, and to bring along your gifts and your needs, your faith and your doubt.
Diverse. We are people of various lifestyles, sexual orientations, ethnicities, abilities, disabilities, and ages. Our pastor is a woman. We are part of the Episcopal Church USA, but many of us are of other persuasions and denominations.
Worshipful. Worship is at the heart of our common life. About 75 of us gather at three Sunday services: 8:00 a.m. is a simple said service. 10:00 a.m. is a sung service with hymns and other music, as well as an optional Children's Chapel program. 6:00 p.m. is a more experimental, multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-generational service. We sing morning prayer every Monday-Thursday at 8:15 a.m.
Communitarian. We are a green church working toward reduction of global warming and have foreign service activities in Nigeria, Kenya,and the Philippines. Once each quarter we prepare breakfast for the people at St. Martin's Hospitality Center, a day center for the homeless which we founded 20 years ago. We are committed allies to the LGBTQ+ community.
Enduring. St. Thomas has been in its current location since 1963, originally to serve the University of New Mexico, but now with a very widespread congregation. Our buildings have been completely refurbished, and a new organ is being built.
What are we singing this season?
In addition to standard favorites from the Hymnal 1982, we strive to introduce one or two new pieces of music into our liturgical repertoire at Canterbury each season.
During the Season of Creation (the latter half of the Season after Pentecost) our Song of Praise is a canon by Eric Law.
Praise the God of All Creation, Alleluia!
Praise the same God in our hearts, Alleluia!
Praise the God of All Creation, Alleluia!
Praise the same God in our hearts, Alleluia!
Each week in preparation for the proclamation of the Gospel, and again in preparation to receive Communion, a cantor will sing verses from scripture, and the congregation will sing one of several Alleluia refrains that come to us from around the world.
As we process into the church or up to altar, we might sing the chant inspired by a Navajo prayer, "In Beauty Happily I walk."
Do you sing or play an instrument? Contact Sylvia+ if you'd like to enrich our liturgy by sharing your musical gifts!
