Our new Christian Education Building is under construction!
On Sunday, October 27th, we commemorated STOC’s progress on the construction of a new Christian Education Building by assembling after the Services to sign the steel frame. Many thanks to Steve Brackman, and to each Building Committee Member, for their diligent work to bring us to this point!
Upcoming Events
1. Fr. Jim Payne’s Patristics class continues each Sunday at 9:15 a.m. (Teel Parish Hall).
2. Each Wednesday - from 5:45 - 7 pm, we offer a Bible Study in Lake Jackson (and over the internet, via Zoom). Please contact Fr. John Clay for details.
3. The Daughters of the Holy Cross (Rose Chapter) will meet this Sunday (Nov. 10th) at 9:15 a.m.
4. Pearland Acoustic Jam - we will host a free acoustic bluegrass music event at STOC (Teel Parish Hall) on Saturday, November 16th, from 5 - 9 pm. Please stop by and play or listen to some great music!
5. During the 10:30 a.m. Service on November 17th, we will dedicate a memorial plaque in commemoration of Benjamin H. Best, a longtime parishioner (and back-up organist) of STOC who passed away last year.
6. The Vestry will meet on Sunday, November 17th - following the 10:30 a.m. Service.
7. The Men’s Fellowship Group will meet at STOC on Friday, November 22 (6:30 - 9 pm).
Come worship with us - we welcome visitors!
Sunday Service Schedule
8:00 AM - Holy Communion (no music)
9:15 AM - Sunday School (Adult & Middle/High School Classes)
10:30 AM - Holy Communion (1st / 3d Sundays, choral service) / Morning Prayer (2d / 4th / 5th Sundays, choral service)
Childcare provided for infants and toddlers during 10:30 am Service.
Children’s Sunday School is provided during the Sermon for the 10:30 am Service.
Videos
Watch some of our recent sermons on Youtube or Facebook using these links:
Our Location
Street Address:
St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church (REC/ACNA)
14007 South Freeway Houston, TX 77047 (713) 434-1117
Mail Address:
St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church (REC/ACNA)
P.O. Box 84267 Pearland, TX 77584
Our Church & Denomination
St. Thomas of Canterbury is an orthodox, traditional Anglican parish in the Diocese of Mid-America of the Reformed Episcopal Church. The Reformed Episcopal Church is a subjurisdiction of the Anglican Church in North America.
We are a Christ-centered, growing congregation located at the border of Houston and Pearland, just south of Beltway 8 on the northbound feeder road of 288 South (see map / address below).
Our Sunday School classes and Worship Services instill traditional values, Biblical teaching, and historic Anglican worship and music. As a parish of the Reformed Episcopal Church, our church doctrine adheres to the classic Anglican formularies (the Book of Common Prayer (1662), the 39 Articles, the Ordinal, and the Homilies) and we wholeheartedly confess the three great Creeds (the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creed) of the early and undivided Church.
We affectionately invite faithful, baptized Christians from other Christian Denominations, who are eligible to partake of Holy Communion in their own church, to receive Holy Communion at St. Thomas of Canterbury if they wish to do so.
For those who wish to learn more about Christianity, we also welcome you! Come and visit us to learn more about the Christian faith and the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF OUR SERVICES & EVENTS FOR THE REST OF 2024
Other News
Scout Sunday at St. Thomas of Canterbury
As part of Scout Sunday on February 4, 2024, St. Thomas of Canterbury welcomed visiting Scouts from Pack 444, Troop 414/4140/324, and Crew 414 of the Bay Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
These Scouts visited us today to assist with our 10:30 am Sunday Service by greeting parishioners with copies of the Sunday Bulletin and performing other ushering duties, in addition to reading Scripture passages. In addition, several Scouts from St. Thomas assisted with them by serving as (1) the acolyte (Daniel Akinwunmi) for the Service ,and (2) the video recording crew for the service (Peyton and Logan Wilbanks).
St. Thomas of Canterbury salutes these faithful Scouts for honoring the first of their three important promises under the Scout Oath:
Duty to God and Country,
Duty to Others, and
Duty to Self.
Recurring Events
Lake Jackson Bible Study on Wednesdays
Our Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew meets weekly - on Wednesdays at 5 pm) in Lake Jackson at the Nagles’ house. Parishioners who cannot attend in person may participate remotely (via Zoom). Please contact Fr. John for more information.
Sunday School
From January 28 through early May, St. Thomas of Canterbury will offer the following Sunday School classes at 9:15 am, in between the Sunday Services.
Beginning Jan 28th two new classes will be offered during the Sunday school hour (from 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.).
Adult Class: Canon Jim Payne will teach a course for adults on the Book of Hebrews.
Middle & High School: Fr. John Clay and Tosin Akinwunmi will teach a course for young adults (middle school to high school) on “The Biblical Worldview (Why It Is Important And How To Keep It).”
Note: the Children’s Sunday School is held during the Sermon for the 10:30 AM Service.
Additional LINKS & Information about St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church (REC/ACNA):
Our Clergy / Staff
Our History Other Helpful Documents
Our Church’s Doctrine Links For Additional Reading
recent news
Pearland Bluegrass Jam
The Pearland Bluegrass Jam’ is off to a great start! Our initial kickoff event on Oct. 30th was a success. St. Thomas of Canterbury is now hosting this activity on a monthly basis (2d Saturdays of the month) - the next one is February 10, 2024).
St. Thomas’s Fourth Rector
The third Rector of St. Thomas, the Rev. James T. Payne retired as the Rector during July 2023. Many thanks to Fr. Jim for over 28 years of faithful service and ministry as St. Thomas’s Rector!
On Aug. 6, 2023, Bishop Ray R. Sutton visited St. Thomas to institute the Rev. John W. Clay as the fourth Rector of St. Thomas. Bishop Sutton also confirmed seven new Confirmands of our growing parish. Please pray for our new Confirmands, and for Fr. John’s ministry at St. Thomas.
St. Thomas Welcomes The Paracletus School!
Beginning August 15, the Paracletus School will meet on a weekly basis (Tues - Thurs) at the facilities of St. Thomas of Canterbury, 14007 South Freeway, Houston, TX 77047. St. Thomas welcomes the Paracletus School, and wishes it a successful start for the new school year!
The Paracletus School is a Christian classical school for children with learning differences. Its mission is to provide a robust curriculum that instills a biblical worldview for current and future generations of students. Through teaching Latin and offering language therapy, it is equipped to make a classical education accessible for all children. To find out more, please visit www.plschool.org, or call Dr. Erika Aziegbe at 281-393-8833.
Where We Are
14007 South Freeway,
Houston, TX 77047
(713) 434-1117
GEnerAl Schedule for Sundays
8:00 am Holy Communion (said service)
9:30 am Sunday School
10:30 am Holy Communion (choral service) or Morning Prayer*
*The general schedule of Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays and Morning Prayer 2nd & 4th or Morning Prayer and Litany on the 5th Sundays is subject to change depending on the year’s Church calendar.
Physical Address
14007 South Freeway,
Houston, TX 77047
(713) 434-1117
