A message from Gayle...
Message from Rt. Rev. Jean Zaché Duracin, Bishop of Haïti
February 3, 2010
Greetings,
Last week I had the pleasure to go to New Yrok City for the Trinity Institute, a yearly forum on a variety of topics impacting the church. This year the theme was "Building an Ethical Economy" and many great minds were in attendance, including the Archbishop of Canterbury (whose hand I got to shake!). There were fascinating discussions on the nature of wealth and the relationship of capitalism to our faith.
One of the things that the Archbishop of Burundi, Bernard Ntahoturi, said in his sermon at the opening liturgy stayed with me for the whole conference. He said that everything we own, personally and as a nation, is not our own. Instead it is given to us to hold in trust. How we use the resources we are given by God impacts not just our immediate life but also future generations. We must hold what we are given gently, making sure it does no harm, and always think about a bigger picture than just ourselves.
We see so much generosity at St. Thomas, and a sense that we share now and invest in the future. If we stay on this course of holding what we are given in trust, God will bless us with continuing abundance.
Blessings!!!
Gayle+
Hello, and Welcome to our St. Thomas Home Page!
On behalf of all of the wonderful Christians who are part of our faith community, thank you so much for visiting our Internet home! We encourage you to visit the various areas of the site to learn more about what we have to offer.
At St. Thomas, we do our utmost to provide gracious hospitality to all we encounter, both within the doors of our lovely church and outside in the world at large. Our aim at St. Thomas is stated clearly in our Vision Statement, and we urge you to click on the appropriate link here to learn what we strive to be about.
Our charming parish church has been serving Berea and the Southwest portion of Cuyahoga County, Ohio (the Cleveland area) since 1893 in this location, and for many years before that in others. We are nestled in the midst of the beautiful Baldwin-Wallace college campus and just one block from the quaint downtown historic district of Berea.
We cordially invite you to come and worship with us next time you are in the area! We very much look forward to personally greeting you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and introducing you to our active and growing community of believers at St. Thomas Episcopal Church!
Yours in Christ,
The Rev. Gayle Catinella
Rector
