St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Slaterville Springs, New York

Saint Thomas is a small, rural church incorporated in 1892 as a parish of the worldwide Anglican communion. The cornerstone was laid in 1893 and the first service was held in 1894. It has always been a small parish, rarely counting more than thirty households in its membership.

We welcome all ages to our church but currently have no specific activities for youth.  St. Thomas is an inclusive parish. We have a great appreciation for diversity of life, experience, and vision.

We follow the 1979 edition of the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer.  Music is an important part of our service. The congregation is our choir.

Services

Our COVID policy reflects the latest guidance of the county health department.

Service When Church? Zoom? Contact
Eucharist or Morning Prayer. Sunday 10am Yes No  
Centering Prayer Tuesday 9am Yes Yes Susan Larkin
Evening Prayer Wednesday 4pm No Yes Margaret Johnson

Why did you come?
Why have you stayed?

Ann Signore
I go to church to praise God, thank Him for my blessings, and worship with a great bunch of people.
Art Berkey
St. Thomas is welcoming, and it does not emphasize ritual. If you want to sit, it’s all right to sit. For dress you can come as you are or however you’d like to dress for church.
Muriel Likel
…This is the place where I needed to be.
Stephen Scarseth
…Once we came in we saw a beautiful place, and maybe even more beautiful are the people that are here. It’s a wonderful congregation…
Linda Gaither
…And I love this place because surely the Lord is in this place.
Fr. Ed Murphy
...I was very happy when I got here because I find the spirit is here...
Alexei Waters
I came because I was looking for a church where people took their faith seriously, for spirituality, and a good community...
Susan Franklin
...It’s all good, and as long as the music holds up and everybody sings, I’ll enjoy being here.
Susan Larkin
I came to St. Thomas in 1975 when our oldest son David was two years old...
Andy Pierce
I spent 12 years driving past St. Thomas, on my way to Cornell to work on the supercomputer up there...
Marli Stahler
I came to St. Thomas because it was close to where I lived. Small, intimate, and absolutely beautiful...
Emily Courson
...St. Thomas is a nice small community and everyone is very happy to have me here, which, I really appreciate. It is a really happy place and I always leave here happy that I came...
Cathy Porter
...I have stayed as an regular attendee, and in some respects, a faithful member all these years because the community of this little parish is one I value very highly...
Bonnie Groos
...Eventually after years of not going to church, I started looking for that community again. And I found it here, at St. Thomas, and that's why I've stayed...
Peggy Ann Sniezek
Beautiful church, beautiful organ, and beautiful people!

Announcements

Each Sunday we light a sanctuary candle in remembrance of a person or event. If you want to honor someone or something in this way, sign up when the weekly announcement comes by email. If you want to receive weekly announcements contact Margaret Johnson.

November 20, 2024

  • Evening Prayer via Zoom
    Wednesday, November 20, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm

November 22, 2024

  • Friday Centering Prayer via Emoji reminder (no zoom)
    Friday, November 22, 9:00 am–9:30 am

    This is a silent at-home reminder for people who would like to sit together. We do not meet at church. If you’d like to receive an emoji reminder (via text), send an email to Suzy: or tell me when we meet in church on Tuesday morning.

November 24, 2024

  • Eucharist with Fr. Ed Murphy
    Sunday, November 24, 10:00 am–11:30 am

November 26, 2024

  • Centering Prayer
    Tuesday, November 26, 9:00 am–10:00 am
    2720 Slaterville Road, Slaterville Springs, NY or Via Zoom

    Questions?: write Suzy Larkin:
    We meet at St. Thomas and via Zoom (hybrid). If you would like a zoom invitation, contact Suzy Larkin.

November 27, 2024

  • Evening Prayer via Zoom
    Wednesday, November 27, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm