Guest Column by Eileen Spisak, Parish Administrator I’m really excited about the wonderful things happening here at St. Thomas’ as we continue work to recover from the floods of Hurricane Harvey, and I want to share my excitement with all of you, and tell you about some of what’s going on — some things you may have heard about, others maybe not. Youth Ministry In September, Geoff Simpson, our associate rector and school chaplain, hosted two gatherings at his house – one for our middle school youth and one for our high school youth. Both were well attended, and the kids are helping to decide the course of the events to come. Earlier this month, we had a training session for new youth servers. Be on the lookout for new acolytes, torch bearers, oblation and lamp bearers in the coming weeks. If you have children that are interested in either of the youth groups or the ministry, please encourage them to come. My two sons served as acolytes – reluctantly at first, but truly enjoying their service as they got…

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