Services
Our life together revolves around worship, fellowship and service to others. We value the feelings of openness, acceptance and caring in our congregation. We value the experience of worshiping in a small, historic church and the ceremony of the traditional Episcopal liturgy. And we find that volunteering our services and working together to help those in need locally and abroad enriches our personal faith and strengthens our sense of community.
Sunday Services
At St. Thomas we use The Book of Common Prayer and The 1982 Hymnal. The 8 am service is a contemplative Holy Eucharist and the 10 am service normally features music with the organ. We are a Rite II congregation which means we use contemporary language in our service.
Rather than just sitting and listening, our congregation participates actively in the service, through common prayer, songs and sharing in communion.
Find out what to expect on a Sunday by clicking the button below.
What To Expect On A SundayThe 8am service is a spoken Holy Eucharist and lasts approximately 35 minutes. After church many parishioners continue fellowship by having breakfast at The Grill in Bath.
The 10am service has music with the organ. The service lasts approximately 50 minutes followed by coffee hour in the parish hall (Noe Building).
Coffee Hour This is provided by a group of dedicated volunteers who bring refreshments for the coffee hour following the 10:00 service.
Wednesday Eucharist
We have a Eucharist Service at 8:00a.m most Wednesdays.
If you would like to get involved in our worship services, the opportunities are many:
Acolytes – The acolyte team leads the procession at both services and assists the clergy during communion.
Altar Guild – The altar guild readies the church for worship on Sunday by setting the altar with the necessary bread, wine and vessels for Holy Communion. In addition, the altar guild changes the altar hangings throughout the church seasons.
Flower Guild – Flowers are a necessary part of our worship at St. Thomas and each week a volunteer, if needed, arranges flowers for the altar. Easter and Christmas are also a time when this talented group comes together to create a beautiful worship space. Click here for photos of Flower Guild creations.
Lay Eucharist Ministers – LEM’s assist the priest with distributing the wine during communion as well as reading one of the lessons in Sunday worship.
Lectors – Lectors read a lesson and lead the Prayers of the People.
Ushers – An usher’s responsibilities include greeting people as they arrive for the service, assisting people with special needs, collecting the offering and helping people to the communion rail.
