Worship
We invite you to worship with us in person or online on Sundays and throughout the week!
4900 Jackwood St.
Houston, TX 77096
Phone: 713-666-3111
Parking
Parking is available in the designated parking lots on Jackwood and Endicott. The main entrance to the church is located on Endicott.
Worship In Person
SUNDAY
9:00 AM: Adult Bible Study
10:00 AM: Traditional Worship Service – In the church
A traditional Anglican Church service of Holy Communion. Our Parish Choir leads the music, and our Kids Ministry meets simultaneously in the children’s worship space. Nursery is also available for children under 3.
1st, 3rd, 4th Sunday – Service of Holy Communion
2nd, 5th Sunday – Service of Morning Prayer.
-Nursery available for ages 0-4 during the 10:00 AM service
5:00 PM: ECHO: Acoustic Worship Service – In the courtyard
The ECHO service combines acoustic hymns with a modernized version of the traditional Anglican liturgy and includes scripture, sermon, prayers, singing, and the celebration of Holy Communion. Families, adults, and students are invited to participate in this more-relaxed family-friendly service. The service is held in the courtyard, weather permitting, or in the Fellowship building.
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Youth Group
WEDNESDAY
6:30 PM: Sung Evening Prayer Service
Worship Online
Join us online! Each week, our services are live-streamed on YouTube. Let us know you're here! Please fill out our Online Visitor Form.
Click here for this week's Order of Worship!
The Book of Common Prayer
At Saint Thomas’, our services follow the Book of Common Prayer. We offer a printed Order of Worship for our services that contains everything necessary to follow the service, as well as instructions for those unfamiliar with an Anglican service.
We use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer which is an Americanized version of Thomas Cranmer's 1549 prayer book which was composed during the English Reformation.
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer was, until the last quarter of the twentieth century, the primary worship service on any given Sunday. Holy Communion was less frequent, occurring monthly, or even, quarterly.
In contrast to Holy Communion, which must have ordained clergy, Morning (or Evening) Prayer can be led by a layperson, and is recited daily in private by devout Anglicans.
Holy Communion
Holy Communion, also known as the Eucharist, is the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of the instruction, reported in 1 Corinthians 11:25-25, that Jesus gave to do in his memory. It is a sacramental or memorial reenactment of the events of the Last Supper. In giving his disciples bread, He said “This is my body,” and in giving the cup, He said “This is my blood.”
The 39 Articles, our confession of faith, describes what happens at Holy Communion in this manner:
“The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought
to have among themselves one to another, but rather it is a Sacrament of
our Redemption by Christ's death: insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the same, the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ; and likewise the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ.” (Article 28)
Evensong
The service of Evensong is a short service of choral music, chant, and prayer, sung by the choir. Since the service is sung by the choir on behalf of those present, participation can be as much as you want: either follow along with the Order of Worship or simply enjoy the music and atmosphere.