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A living faith, A warm welcome
It's not just about keeping an old building going in the face of adversity. The Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle is a thriving, living focus of community life within Elson and Hardway. Here, a warm welcome awaits you if you join us and share in God's Holy Sacraments and the Good News that he promises to each and every one of us.
The Parish Church has been a visible witness to the love of Christ since 1846, and as Gosport has grown up around and enveloped the small village of Elson, so the parish and its people have adapted and continued to proclaim the Kingdom of God with vigour and with friendly love.
Come and join us in worship and in fellowship and see what the love of Christ can do for you. Be fed at his Holy Table and enriched by his Holy Word, and discover the difference that the living faith can make to you. Whether you are nine, twenty-nine or ninety, St Thomas the Apostle welcomes you and can find a sacred space for you to encounter God.
Our life is lived through the sacramental worship of God; through the mass celebrated during the week and on Sundays, through the daily work of worship in the Daily Office of Morning and Evening Prayer and through encounters with God in alternative and meditative worship. hatever your preference, St Thomas can offer a worship experience for you.
Your parish priest is Fr. Simon Rundell, and he, along with all the people of this parish welcome you to come and join us, enjoy our fellowship and hospitality and share in our joyous worship.
- Postcard-sized Fridge Magnets for sale in Church: £1
Fr. Simon's New Book Publishing on Creative Liturgy and Mission
Fr. Simon's first theology book has now been published! Entitled Creative Ideas for Alternative Sacramental Worship this book shows you how YOU can achieve creative mission through sacramental liturgy.
To have a look at the book and it's first review, see here
Another comment from a fellow priest was that it was "annoyingly good" :-)
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Church Hall Proposals
See our proposal to the Church's planning authorities here
Useful information for today...
Scripture for the Day
Scripture for the Day
“This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”
Isaiah 48:17
Saint of the Day
Saint of the Day
Saint Hereswitha
Commemorated on 3 September
Princess.Sister of Saint Hilda of Whitby. Mother ofSaint Sexburga,Saint Withburga, andSaint Ethelburga. Widow.When her children were grown, she became a nun at Chelles, France.
Born: at Northumbria, England Died: c. 690 Canonised: Pre-Congregation
Prayer for the Day
Prayer for the Day
Heavenly Father, whose Son prayed that we might be completely one, so that the world would recognise that it was you who sent him:
help us so to open our hearts and minds to the Holy Spirit that we may indeed become one in the mission which you have entrusted to us.
May we be known as true disciples of our Lord, and may many through us be brought to put their trust in him, for the glory of his great name.
prayer number 388 out of 3017 selected at random from a collection by Frank Colquhoun
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