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Deepest condolences are extended to the family of Myrtle Mills Likins, who passed away on February 27th.  There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 6, at St. Thomas's Episcopal Church in Orange. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Myrtle Mills Likins Memorial Education Scholarship Fund, 13068 Old Gordonsville Road, Orange, Va. 22960. A scholarship will be awarded annually to a graduate of Orange County High School.

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We are delighted to announce the release of two new works on St. Thomas's.  Longtime parishioner and local historian Joseph Y. Rowe's lavishly illustrated St. Thomas Church: A History is now available, as is William H. Collier's meticulously researched The Building of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Orange, Virginia.

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St. Thomas Church: A History
Joseph Y. Rowe
Hardbound, dust jacket, 
heavily illus., 176 pps.
$35 postpaid
[Proceeds go to church] 

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The Building of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Orange, Virginia
William H. Collier
Softbound, illus., 6 pps.
$5 postpaid
[Proceeds go to youth group] 

Please make checks payable to St. Thomas's Episcopal Church and note the author's name in the memo line.

 


Information about
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St. Thomas's
Community Preschool


Church History


About Thomas 
the Saint


Cemetery Stones
 
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Vintage Postcards
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Welcome to St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, where our mission is to share God's love.  We do this, first, by striving to model our lives upon that of Jesus, following his examples of prayer, obedience, and service to God and all people, and, second, by sharing the good news of Jesus with all people so that they too can join us in this life of joy.

Sunday services 8:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Sunday services are at 8:00 a.m. (Rite I) and 11:00 a.m (Rite II).
Please join us for coffee hour in Parish Hall 
following the 11:00 service.

Please scroll down for our Holy Week schedule.

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Special events:
Choral Evensong to be offered at 
St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church in Orange

March 14th

On Sunday evening, March 14, at 4:30, the choir of St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church in Orange will sing the service of Choral Evensong.  Choral Evensong is sung Evening Prayer, a service in the Anglican Communion.  The Church of England, which originated during the English Reformation in the 16th century, is a member of the Worldwide Anglican Communion, and there are many national member churches descended from it, including the Episcopal Church in the United States.  The service consists of scripture reading, prayers, hymns, and choral settings of Psalms, responses, anthems, and canticles, which are songs from the New Testament, including the Song of Mary and the Song of Simeon.  According to the Washington National Cathedral, “The music of evensong is an offering in the same way that the architecture and stained glass of the church are offered.  It is finely wrought music that the musician offers to God on behalf of the people.”

In England, this service is sung almost daily in most cathedrals as well as in college chapels such as those at Oxford and Cambridge.  In our country, a few Episcopal cathedrals and large churches follow this tradition, but many smaller churches also offer Evensong as a special service on occasion.  The greatest composers in the English tradition have been inspired by the Evening Prayer liturgy and by the ethos of the close of day to create a large repertoire of fine sacred music for Choral Evensong.  St. Thomas’s choir will sing settings of the liturgy and anthems by renowned composers Howells and Stanford as well as works by American church music composers.

All are cordially invited to attend the service and enjoy the offering of music, historic architecture, and stained glass at St. Thomas’s.  A potluck supper will be served immediately following the service.  St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church is located in Orange at 119 Caroline Street, a half block south of the intersection of Caroline and Main Streets.  There is off-street parking behind the church.

--- Choir Director Bill Drake 

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Holy Week schedule

Sunday, March 28: The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, 8 and 11 a.m., Liturgy of the Palms

Monday, March 29: 6 p.m. Evening Prayer

Tuesday, March 30: 6 p.m. Evening Prayer

Wednesday, March 31: 6 p.m. Evening Prayer

 Thursday, April 1: Maundy Thursday, 5 p.m. Stations of the Cross; 6 p.m. Stripping of the Altar; Vigil in the Chapel of Repose following the Eucharist continuing until 7 a.m.

Friday, April 2: Good Friday, Noon, Celtic Stations of the Cross; 6 p.m. Mass of the Presanctified & Veneration of the Cross

Sunday, April 4: Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day, 11 a.m. Easter Liturgy followed by Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn and Easter Feast in the Parish Hall.

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The Rev. Linda Hutton, Rector

 Established in 1740, St. Thomas's is a vital and vigorous part of the community of historic Orange, Virginia, and is involved in numerous outreach programs. 

For a March 22, 2008, front cover story by Patricia LaLand in The Free Lance-Star's "Town & County" section, click here.

We hope you'll enjoy your visit to our site, and 
we invite you to join us in worship when in the area.
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Recent events at St. Thomas's
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We warmly welcome our newest confirmands, shown here with Bishop Shannon Johnston during his October visit to St. Thomas's.

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The Blessing of the Animals included family pets Cupcake, Sparky, Woodberry, Pepper, Pick, and Colonel.

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Everyone has gifts, whether they're musical, culinary, organizational, or of the gardening or handyman type.  If you would like to contribute to any of the rewarding committees at St. Thomas's, please let the church office know.   
 

St. Thomas's Episcopal Church
119 Caroline St., Orange, VA 22960

Orange, VA 22960
Telephone: 540-672-3761  Fax: 540-672-3294
E-mail:  St. Thomas's Episcopal Church

 

Office hours: 9-1, Monday through Thursday

 

A Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia

 

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