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NICHOLSON MURALS
NEXT EVENTS
LATEST NEWS
A brief explanation of the significance of the beautiful Nicholson Murals - Click image for full details
Please click on the image above for details of our forthcoming events for 2021
ABOUT OUR CHURCH
St. Thomas' Church of England Church is a friendly family orientated and welcoming church with a range of service styles and activities. For further information about what's on offer please click on the read more button below.
SAFEGUARDING AND INCLUSION
St. Thomas' Church is committed to The Diocese of Sodor and Man's policy for the safeguarding, nurture and care of everyone within our Island church community.
HEALTH and SAFETY.
FOOD HYGIENE.
All volunteers who serve food or teas and coffee must complete an appropriate course.
SERVICES
Services are held every Sunday at 11.00am
For full details please click the read more button below.
NEXT EVENTS
Sunday 26th September
11.00am
Holy Communion
&
Adventurers
(Sunday School)
Here are the Hymns for Sunday 19th September.
Monday 27th September
2.00pm
Craft Group
Friday 24th September
10.30am
Coffee and Chat
Friday 1st October
10.30am
Coffee and Chat
12.00pm to 1.30pm
Light Lunch
Saturday 2nd October
8.30am
Working party to clean church
10.00am
Decorating church for Harvest
Sunday 3rd October
9.30am
Brunch
11.00am
Harvest Family Service
6.30pm
Choral Evensong
(Voces Insulae)
All of the Rev Philip's, Tomasz's,
and Ania's recordings not recorded as podcasts can be found on our AUDIO FILES page.
TO PAY FOR YOUR MASKS ORDER Click on the button below
Pat Walmsley has been busy making these fabulous masks. Adult sizes cost just £5. Children's sizes are also available. There are many different designs to chose from. For further details email Pat at :- pat.walmsley@hotmail.com or check our Facebook page.
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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For all the latest information from the diocese you can log on to http://www.sodorandman.im
APPOINTMENT OF REV. LIZ HULL
After a long period of uncertainty over the future ministry at St. Thomas' we are very pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Liz Hull as our new Priest in Charge. She
will be licensed to St. Thomas' by Bishop Peter on Tuesday 5th October 2021 and we look forward to welcoming her as she takes her first service at St. Thomas' on Sunday 10th October 2021 at 11.00am.
We thank the Rev. Philip Frear, who has been our volunteer minister for the past five years, for his sterling work, guidance, support and ministry, all of which he has carried out with great, good humour.
Further details can be found in this week's newsletter and on the diocesan website at New Priest in Charge for St Thomas', Douglas - The Diocese of Sodor and Man
Pat Walmsley has been busy making these fabulous masks. Adult sizes cost just £5. Children's sizes are also available. There are many different designs to chose from. For further details email Pat at :- pat.walmsley@hotmail.com or check our Facebook page.
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
For an annual subscription of just £3 you can have our monthly magazine emailed to you anywhere in the world. For full details
For all the latest information from the diocese you can log on to http://www.sodorandman.im
.
WELCOME
Since its opening in 1849 St. Thomas' Church, which was built in the very early days of Douglas' development, has seen many changes. Douglas has grown from a small fishing port to the Island's capital. The age of mass tourism has come, and largely gone, to be followed by the growth of the finance and insurance sector, an expanding retail area and the services and facilities needed to support a constantly increasing population. As the twenty first century progresses, we are aware that further, as yet unknown, but far reaching changes are on the way. In the meantime, the roads around the church, which in the mid nineteenth century may have seen the passage of the occasional horse drawn dray or carriage, now echo to the constant roar of modern traffic!
In the midst of so much change the ministry of the church has remained the same. We are here to witness to the presence of Christ in the parish we serve, to offer faithful worship and to extend in his name a warm welcome to all. Whether you are a long standing resident, a recently arrived "comeover" or a holiday maker, you will be made very welcome and we look forward to seeing you. Our normal service pattern can be found by clicking on the services button at the top of this page. Any alterations will be published on this site in good time.
With every good wish and blessing
Philip Frear, Minister.
St. Thomas' church and its people bringing the light of Christ to the heart of our capital.
(Reverend Canon Philip Frear)
"St. Thomas' Church Tour [ Douglas] was worth its weight in gold - a gem that few on the Island seem to know about"
John Gelling Ellis, Birmingham (from a letter published in Isle of Man Examiner on 10.10.17)
Welcome to St. Thomas' Church, Douglas, Isle of Man. A warm, welcoming church with a fantastic family feeling and ethos.
We are here to witness to the presence of Christ in the parish we serve, to offer faithful worship and to extend in His name a warm welcome to all.
