Welcome to The Parish Church of St Thomas and St Edmund's Website
"Welcome to St Thomas's website! Wherever you are in the world, we're glad you dropped by. Here in the heart of Salisbury we seek God in a broad and welcoming Anglican environment. Encountering God in a beautiful, but unselfconscious, worship, we pray that the encounter will propel us out to serve all God's people here."
Thought for the Month from Rev'd Wendy Cooper,
Curate
Prayer for April
Easter is not a part of the old accustomed divine order, of the ordered world in which we live, but it is an absolutely new, unexpected act of the living God, which interrupts and runs counter to the uniform rise and fall of the world's rhythm.
Here we have the beginning of something new.
Martin Niemoller
You asked for my hands that you might use them for your purpose.
I gave them for a moment then withdrew them for the work was hard.
You asked for my mouth to speak out against injustice.
I gave you a whisper that I might not be accused.
You asked for my eyes to see the pain of poverty.
I closed them for I did not want to see.
You asked for my life that you might work through me.
I gave a small part that I might not get too involved.
Lord, forgive my calculated efforts to serve you, only when it is convenient for me to do so, only in those places where it is safe to do so, and only with those who make it easy to do so.
Father, forgive me, renew me send me out as a usable instrument that I might take seriously the meaning of your Cross.
Amen.
Joe Seremane. South Africa Lifelines (Christian Aid 1987)
Proverbs 31:8-9 Mark 9:34-7
A Year in the Life
Do you know what goes on in St Thomas's? Have a peek at our latest 'Year in the Life' booklet to see what is on offer, how you can join in and what makes us tick!
Spring Walk - 3 May
Come and enjoy the springtime with good company. Meet at the Royal Oak pub in Great Wishford, have a wander through the lovely countryside and into Grovely Woods followed by lunch at the Royal Oak. Non walkers welcome to join in for lunch too! More info on the notice boards in church - do sign up if you want to come.
A New Clockface for the Bell Tower
We have a new 10ft wide clockface! The last one was 30 years old and was beyond repair. The new one has now been installed - see the photos and story on our News page.
Pilgrimage to Canterbury, 4 - 13 August
The Friends have found 3 volunteers to walk from St Thomas's church in Salisbury to St Thomas's shrine in Canterbury to raise money. More info here.
Choir Members needed
If you are interested in joining any of our choirs - Junior, Boys, Girls or Adult, please contact John Dempster, our Choir Master after a service or on choir@stthomassalisbury.co.uk.
A Contemplative Walk around the church
We have a new leaflet to help you walk thoughtfully around the church. Click here to view it.
Renting a room in St Thomas's House
Do you know any groups that might be interested in renting a room in St Thomas’s House? We now have three rooms available:
On the ground floor: the Canterbury Room is our largest room with a capacity of up to 45 people and a well equipped kitchen. This floor has 4 toilets. One of them has disabled access and baby changing facilities.
On the first floor: the Abingdon Conference Room is set out with a large table situated with a capacity for up to 16 people.
The Sarum Room also on the first floor is a flexible room which has a capacity for up to 20 people. On this floor we have a kitchenette and two toilets.
Please contact Lynn in the office about room bookings. The Parish Office: Open Monday to Thursday from 09.30am until 2pm.
Our Parish Centre is at St Thomas's House next to the church. We have a lovely room, well equipped kitchen and garden which are available for hire for business meetings, training, lectures, receptions & private gatherings. For further information, please click here to see our latest prices. For bookings email: office@stthomassalisbury.co.uk
