In This Issue

• St. Thomas honors seminarian Cate Colburn-Smith
• New newsletter features coming
• Episcopal Facts: The season after Pentecost
• Coffee Crew: Team C (Sunday, June 22, 2025)
• Blessing Bag Project success
• The Rev. Terri's sabbatical
• Office space available
• Cathedral Ridge summer camp offerings

Farewell to Seminarian Cate Colburn-Smith

Co-Senior Warden Karmen Carter presents seminarian Cate Colburn-Smith with a prayer book as a gift from the parish.

Last Sunday St. Thomas honored seminarian Cate Colburn-Smith, who has blessed us with her presence on the altar this past year. Cate is a a student of Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She is currently taking the course "Clinical Pastoral Education," which is offered at various hospitals and other clinical settings. During this 12-week program, Cate is simultaneously learning how to be a chaplain while volunteering as a hospital chaplain at St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster.

Cate has four more academic courses in seminary until she graduates with a Masters of Divinity. If all goes according to plan (God willing and the people consenting), Cate will be ordained a deacon in March 2026 and a priest in September 2026.

Upon graduation, Cate will begin a curacy, which is a two-year position in which she will learn the nuts and bolts of being a priest. She hopes to do her curacy in the Boulder-Denver area. Cate will be in touch and will let St. Thomas know when she graduates, so we can help her celebrate. We wish Cate all the best on her road to becoming a priest.

New Newsletter Features Coming

We want the newsletter to be a place for you to get information, learn more about the Episcopal Church, and grow closer to one another. To that end, we will be introducing new features:

News from the Pews

News and information submitted by parishioners. Personal accomplishments, milestones, children's accomplishments, challenges, and prayer requests.

Parishioner Profiles

Features about members of the congregation.

Inside Look

Members of church committees will provide information on what the committee does and how you can join.

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

Photographs of activities and events in and out of the church.

Please send article, photos, ideas, and suggestions to Angela Pleasants at srwarden@saintthomasdenver.org

Episcopal Facts: The Season After Pentecost

In the Episcopal Church, the season after Pentecost is also known as Ordinary Time. It's the longest season in the church year, following the celebration of Pentecost and preceding the start of Advent. This period is characterized by a focus on how Christians live out their faith in daily life, guided by the Holy Spirit. The liturgical color for Ordinary Time is green, symbolizing growth. 

Coffee Crew Calendar

Team C is responsible for Coffee Hour this Sunday. If you want to know what team you're on or you wish to join the effort, please contact Emma Jurado Hillenburg at emma.jurado@gmail.com

Blessing Bag Project a Success

The Daughters of the King sponsored a church project to assemble and distribute blessing bags. Blessing bags are bags with a combination of food and essential items (snacks, razors, water, soap, gift cards, etc.) which can be given to the unhoused or others in need. For two Sundays, during coffee hour, the young and the young at heart used crayons and stickers to decorate the bags. More than 50 bags have been assembled and distributed to members. Thank you to everyone who donated items or gift cards and everyone who worked to put the bags together. Please share your experiences with giving out the bags by contacting the editor at srwarden@saintthomasdenver.org

The Rev. Terri's Sabbatical

The Rev. Terri Hobart is on sabbatical and will return on August 20, 2025. All full-time clergy in the Episcopal Church in Colorado are expected and encouraged to take a sabbatical after five years of ministry. A sabbatical is a time for clergy to step away from daily parish duties for a time of rest, spiritual renewal, and recreation. Towards that end, Terri and Vanessa will be walking the Camino de Santiago and reconnecting with family and friends throughout Europe and the U.S. They ask for your prayers while they are away and look forward to returning with renewed energy. While Terri is on sabbatical, our parish life will continue. The Rev. Tory Moir will assume liturgical and pastoral care and the Wardens and Vestry will have oversight of administration and congregational life. If you need something, please contact our parish administrator at office@saintthomasdenver.org and she will direct you to the appropriate party. If your need is of a sensitive or urgent nature, please contact one of our senior wardens, Karmen Carter or Angela Pleasants at seniorwarden@saintthomasdenver.org.

Office / Studio Space Available

St. Thomas has two offices available to lease. If you know of anyone who is looking for affordable office or studio space, please ask them to call us.

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Newsletter Editor: Angela Pleasants

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