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Traces of the Trade

Film and Day of Reflection
February 20, 2010

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Newark, DE

Filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers that her New England ancestors were the largest lave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine cousins retrace the Triangle Trade nd gain a powerful new perspective on the black/white divide. Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North chronicles a unique and disturbing journey into the history
and legacy of the U.S. slave trade. MORE INFO...

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8:00 AM  Holy Eucharist I
10:30 AM  Holy Eucharist II
5:30 PM  Inclusive Language Liturgy
 
Wednesday:
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Newark, Delaware 19711-5235

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Dear Fellow Parishioners,
 
Emmaus House needs paper dinner napkins, paper towels, bath tissue, and facial tissue.Your donations are always greatly appreciated and may be left in or on the container in the Great Hall. Thank you for your generosity! All donations may be placed in the blue container in the Great Hall.  On behalf of the residents and staff, thank you!

Karen Krauss

 

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Coming Events

Girl Scout Troop 909
February 09, 2010 (6:30 pm)
Meets in the Cuhrch, Great Hall and Kitchen
Property Commission
February 09, 2010 (7:00 pm)
Meets in the parlor - weather permitting. I think any snow is forecast for later in the evening so we ahould be able to squeeze this meeting in between storms.
AA Meeting
February 09, 2010 (8:00 pm)
Holy Eucharist II
February 10, 2010 (12:10 pm)
Young Adult AA Meeting
February 10, 2010 (8:30 pm)
Adults with ADD/ADHD Support Group
February 11, 2010 (7:00 pm)
Meets in the Classroom off the Great Hall
Bluegrass/Open Jam Group
February 11, 2010 (7:30 pm)
will meet in the Undercroft. Interested musicians are welcome to attend!
Delaware 12-Step Meditation and Recovery
February 13, 2010 (7:30 pm)
Meets in the Undercroft
Holy Eucharist I
February 14, 2010 (8:00 am)
Holy Eucharist II
February 14, 2010 (10:30 am)
Scottish Dancers
February 15, 2010 (7:30 pm)
will meeting in the Great Hall.
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Welcome to St. Thomas's Parish!

Though the comforts of a church building are important, it is the people coming together within its walls who define the parish. St. Thomas affords all hearts & minds a safe and loving home in which all may explore their relationship with God and this beautiful world.

      … love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind and with all your soul…

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Weekly Rumination PDF Print
Written by The Rev. Paul Gennett Jr.   
Thursday, 04 February 2010
THE SEASON OF EPIPHANY
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Fr. PaulAND THE “ANSKAR” IS …?

On February 3, we are called to remember Anskar in our liturgical calendar of holy days. To use the current phrase pervading the Super Bowl hype of the New Orleans Saints, WHO DAT??

Anskar was not a high profile figure in our Christian history, unlike Francis, Benedict of Nursia, Teresa of Avila, and others. Anskar was born in France in 801, educated in a monastic school to which he was called as a teacher and master. However, his deeper call and longing was that of a missionary. So in 826, Anskar responded to a call for a Christian missionary from King Harald of Denmark. Steadfast in his call, Anskar established a school and mission in Denmark, working tirelessly but unsuccessfully to convert the people to the Christian faith.

Undeterred, he expanded his missionary work to Sweden in 829. He continued to work tirelessly, with meager aid from the monastery or the royal families, until he was consecrated Archbishop of Hamburg in 831. Even as Archbishop, the heart of this missionary continued serving the people of Denmark and Sweden for another twenty years. However, the seeds of his work would not bear fruit until over one hundred years later, some eighty years after his death!

What encourages my faith journey is Anskar’s faithfulness as the witness for God and Christ in a most unlikely place, and with conversion that would not be fully realized until long after his death. St. Paul writes to the Corinthians, “What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.” [1 Corinthians 3:5-6]

Epiphany is the manifestation of God’s kingdom come in Jesus. Jesus calls a most unlikely group of people as his disciples and friends, travels the dusty countryside well away from the center of power and prestige, and was followed by crowds who are not quite “our kind of people.” Then it took another thirty years to really get the Christian faith going!

What encourages my faith journey, and I hope that of every “ordinary” person of faith, is we are called to be faithful seed planters and watering cans for God and Christ just as we are, just where we are, in the ordinary of our days. Now that is an “Anskar” I can do something about with my gifts and faith!

In peace always, your servant in Christ,
Paul+
Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 February 2010 )
 
Traces of the Trade PDF Print
Written by Bob Gilley   
Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Traces of the TradeFilm and Day of Reflection
February 20, 2010

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Newark, DE

Filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers that her New England ancestors were the largest lave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine cousins retrace the Triangle Trade nd gain a powerful new perspective on the black/white divide. Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North chronicles a unique and disturbing journey into the history
and legacy of the U.S. slave trade.

Recommended by Ebonyjet.com and the New York Times, by Bill Moyers Journal and Bust Magazine, Katrina Browne’s “far reaching personal documentary examination of the slave trade” is “a remarkably insightful experiment that provokes honest dialogue among Americans about our collective involvement in slavery” adding to “a growing movement to bring about racial reconciliation.”

You are invited to view the film and, if you like, share lunch and join in small group discussions reflecting on the movie.

  • WHEN:  Saturday, February 20, 2010 AM – 3PM
  • WHEN:  St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church 76 S. College Ave., Newark, DE
  • AGENDA: Opening Prayer, Film Screening, Lunch & Discussion Groups, Closing Prayer
  • COST: FREE (reservations required)

Reservations due by Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Please call St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church at 302-368-4644 or contact Ms. Kay Kennedy Wack at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with your name, phone #, and email.


Experience “a serious and moving film that not only reveals the roots of our racial divide but also provides examples of actions taken to repair it” (Sojourners Magazine).
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 January 2010 )
 
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