St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church

3800 East Third Street

Bloomington, Indiana 47401

(812) 332-5252

News & Events

Worship with Holy Communion at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sundays

Sunday Church School between services at 9:45 a.m. Sundays

Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. Thursdays

LCM Student lunch after the 11:00 a.m. service Sundays

On Wednesday evenings, LCM students meet at Rose House at 6:30 p.m. for a relaxing midweek meal, faith conversation, and fellowship.

Monthly Emphasis for the Food Pantry

St. Thomas support of MCUM continues to increase substantially. The increase is the good news; the bad news is that the tremendous need goes on.

Food Needs: Baking mixes, especially muffins; fruit juice; canned fruit, especially Mandarin oranges, pears, and apple sauce; beans — black, great northern, navy; pudding and Jell-O mixes

Non-Food Needs: diapers and baby wipes; household cleaners; deodorant, especially for women

May 11 to 12, 2012

Do you have old, unused gadgets like computers, VCRs, televisions, and handheld devices? Bring them to Electronic Waste (eWaste) Collection Days, a free recycling drive that takes place in the Purple Lot of Memorial Stadium.
. Institutional and small business: Friday, May 11, 9am-2pm
. General public: Saturday, May 12, 9am-2pm

Saturday May 12, 2012

Indiana-Kentucky Synod Women Synodical Organization Board Meeting in the Synod Lutheran Center Downstairs Conference Room

Indiana-Kentucky Synod Renewing Mission Table from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Synod Lutheran Center Chapel

May 13, 2012

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

Prelude: Sonata in F: "Vivace" — Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach

Baptismal Hymn: Borning Cry (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 732)

Homily: "When Love Comes to Town" — Jeff Schacht, Diaconal Minister

Hymn of the Day: Great God, Your Love Has Called Us (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 358)

Installation of Congregation Council

Offertory Anthem: If Ye Love Me — Thomas Tallis

Adult Choir

Communion Hymn: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 742)

Communion Hymn: Let us Break Bread Together (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 471)

Sending Hymn: We Know that Christ Is Raised (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 449)

Postlude: Sonata in F: "Allegro" — Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach

Prelude: Sonata in F: "Vivace" — Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach

Entrance Hymn: For All the Faithfull Women (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 419)

Children's Sermon: Karl Teskey

Homily: "When Love Comes to Town" — Jeff Schacht, Diaconal Minister

Hymn of the Day: Great God, Your Love Has Called Us (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 358)

Installation of Congregation Council

Offertory Anthem: Sonata in F: "Largo" — Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach

Communion Hymn: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 742)

Communion Hymn: Let us Break Bread Together (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 471)

Sending Hymn: We Know that Christ Is Raised (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 449)

Postlude: Sonata in F: "Allegro" — Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach

Bread and Wine: Kent and Barb Unger

Flowers: Lynn and Ute Coyne

Congregation Council members will be installed at both services.

Locavores meet at 10:00 a.m. in Room 14.

Pastor McKee will lead a class for new members beginning on Sunday, May 6 between worship services (9:45 - 10:45 a.m.) in the Conference Room. The three sessions (5/6, 13, and 20) will provide Lutheran perspectives on scripture, the sacraments, worship, and the Church, as well as offer information about opportunities to learn and serve at St. Thomas. New members will be received on a Sunday following the classes. If you are already a member, you are also welcome. It's a good refresher if you haven't attended a class in a while. Bring your questions!

ECHO plant sale - May 6 and 13 (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization), headquartered on a farm in Fort Myers, FL, fights world hunger by providing seeds, plants, information, training and networking for agricultural workers in over 180 countries around the world. On Sunday, May 6 and May 13, there will be a plant sale in the Narthex to benefit ECHO. You can help! If anyone has plants they would like to contribute to the sale, please contact Jan Ellis (339-0403 or ellis141@comcast.net). Come support a special hunger fighting organization with a purchase or cash gift.

Monday May 14, 2012

Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.

Lay Care Workshop - May 14, 6-8:30 pm by Pastor Lyle On Monday, May 14, 6-8:30 pm: Pastor Lyle will lead a workshop on hospital/nursing home/shut-in visits. Please contact the church to make a reservation for this event. There will be two other workshops; one in September on grieving/death/funerals and one in October on other "life challenges"

Saint Matthias, Apostle (Liturgical Color: Red)

Tuesday May 15, 2012

Yoga Class meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.

Worship Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room.

Wednesday May 16, 2012

Indiana-Kentucky Synod Freed to Lead Board Meeting at 10:00 a.m. in the Synod Lutheran Center Chapel

Indiana-Kentucky Synod Leadership Support WEBEX Meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Synod Assembly last day of guaranteed room reservations at the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter and the Embassy Suites

Thursday May 17, 2012

Yoga Class meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.

Children's Worship Group meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room.

Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

May 18 to 20, 2012

Shavuot

Friday May 18, 2012

Lutheran Campus Ministry Event

Please write down this date: Friday, May 18th. Come to Oliver Winery at 6:30 that evening for the best time you've had since your wedding reception. If you're not married, come anyway for fun and fellowship. The affair will include free wine tasting from 6:30 until 7:15, entertainment, great food, and more for the rest of the evening. Tickets will be sold ahead of time for just $25 ($45 for a couple---a bargain!).

This event is a fund raiser for Lutheran Campus Ministry at Indiana University. We will present silent and live auctions for your spending enjoyment. As you may have heard if you eavesdrop on the conversations of fellow parishioners, LCM-IU is making a major effort to move forward in its ministry to students and the campus. And, of course, we want to keep Pastor Kelli Skram and Diaconal Minister Jeff Schacht, our capable staff, as energized by this fruitful mission as they are now. To accomplish these things, we need your help.

We are inviting folks to donate items for the auctions. Our Auction Task Force will select items for inclusion. Those not selected for the auction will be donated to other charities.

It should be a fun evening, so please put us on your calendar. We look forward to seeing you there!

Indiana-Kentucky Synod Latino Ministry Workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Synod Lutheran Center Downstairs Conference Room

Erik, King of Sweden, martyr, 1160 (Liturgical Color: Red)

Saturday May 19, 2012

The Community Band will sponsor a large garage sale at St. Thomas. Also at the sale will be an "Indian Taco" booth with Liz Gaskins and family supplying the tacos. Proceeds from the sale will go to help with expenses for the trip to Living Waters Lutheran Church in North Carolina.

Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988 (Liturgical Color: White)

May 20, 2012

The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Ascension Sunday)

Pastor McKee will lead a class for new members beginning on Sunday, May 6 between worship services (9:45 - 10:45 a.m.) in the Conference Room. The three sessions (5/6, 13, and 20) will provide Lutheran perspectives on scripture, the sacraments, worship, and the Church, as well as offer information about opportunities to learn and serve at St. Thomas. New members will be received on a Sunday following the classes. If you are already a member, you are also welcome. It.s a good refresher if you haven.t attended a class in a while. Bring your questions!

Congregation Council meets following the late service in the Conference Room.

Monday May 21, 2012

Synod Assembly pre-assembly registration ends. Mailing of pre-assembly materials will cease after this date. Only on-site registrations ($230) will be accepted after this date.

The Ascension of Our Lord (Liturgical Color: White)

John Eliot, missionary to the American Indians, 1690 (Liturgical Color: White)

May 22 to 23, 2012

Declaration of the Bab

Tuesday May 22, 2012

Wednesday May 23, 2012

Thursday May 24, 2012

Indiana-Kentucky Synod Deans Meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Synod Lutheran Center Chapel

Nicolaus Copernicus, 1543; Leonhard Euler, 1783; teachers (Liturgical Color: White)

Friday May 25, 2012

May 26 to 28, 2012

Shavuot

Saturday May 26, 2012

May 27, 2012

The Day of Pentecost

John Calvin, renewer of the Church, 1564 (Liturgical Color: White)

Last update: Thursday 17 May 2012 14:51