St Thomas Anglican Church

Announcements

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  now part of The ADLW

  St Thomas Anglican Church joyously announces that last night we were notified by our new bishop, Bishop Julian Dobbs that St Thomas Anglican Church has been accepted into the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word, by a unanimous vote of the Standing Committee of the Diocese. This makes St Thomas Anglican the first mission of the Anglican Church in North America in the greater Capital District of Albany, New York. We are off to a great start: we're open every Sunday morning for Holy Eucharist at 10:00; Adult Anglicans Class at 9:15 before Eucharist, and weekly Bible studies. Come and see!
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  New day for St Thomas

  On Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2020 the congregation of St Thomas Anglican Church voted to apply to join the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word which is part of ACNA, the Anglican Church in North America. 

  This is a new day for St Thomas Anglican Church as we move forward, remaining committed to the unchanging transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ as we proclaim Him to Clifton Park and Halfmoon. 

   

  Join us at 242 Grooms Road every Sunday morning at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

   

   

  For information on the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word, check out their website:

  https://www.adlw.org/welcome

   

  and to learn more about the Anglican Church in North America click 

  http://anglicanchurch.net

   

  Both ADLW and ACNA are full members of GAFCON, the Global Anglican Futures Conference that represents 85 million Anglicans around the world. Click here for their website and to view an excellent 2 minute video overview “What is GAFCON?”

  https://www.gafcon.org/

   

• Bible Study on Tuesday will be at the Church and on Zoom

  Join us for our Tuesday nignt Bible Study on Ephesians, in person on on Zoom Meeting at this link

  http://https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86765030283

• Sunday School

  The New Testament in Its World, a video presentation of the work of the Right Reverend Dr N T Wright.

  9:15 Sunday mornings (Please note: resuming when we return)

  The New Testament in Its World is your passageway from the twenty-first century to the era of Jesus and the first Christians. A highly-readable, one-volume introduction placing the entire New Testament and early Christianity in its original context, it is the only such work by distinguished scholar and author N. T. (Tom) Wright.

  An ideal guide for students, The New Testament in Its World addresses the many difficult questions faced by those studying early Christianity. Both large and small, these questions include:

  • What is the purpose of the New Testament?
  • What was the first-century understanding of the kingdom?
  • What is the real meaning of the resurrection in its original context?
  • What really were the Gospels?
  • Who was Paul and why are his letters so controversial?
  • As twenty-first-century people, how do we recover the excitement of what it was like to live as Christians in the first or second centuries?

  In short, The New Testament in Its World brings together decades of ground-breaking research, writing, and teaching into one volume that will open readers' eyes to the larger world of the New Testament. It presents the New Testament books as historical, literary, and social phenomena located in the world of Second Temple Judaism, amidst Greco-Roman politics and culture, and within early Christianity. 

  Written for both classroom and personal use, the benefits of The New Testament in Its World include:

  • A distillation of the life work of N. T. Wright on the New Testament with input from Michael Bird
  • Historical context that situates Jesus and the early church within the history, culture, and religion of Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman world
  • Major sections on the historical Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus, and Paul's chronology and theology
  • Surveys of each New Testament book that discuss their significance, critical topics like authorship and date, and that provide commentary on contents along with implications for the Christian life
  • Up-to-date discussions of textual criticism and the canonization of the New Testament
  • A concluding chapter dedicated to living the story of the New Testament
  • Available Video and Workbook companion resources to enhance learning and experience the world of the New Testament
  • Illustrated with visually rich pictures, maps, charts, diagrams, and artwork; plentiful sidebars provide additional explanations and insights