Join us today, Wednesday, November 2, at St. Thomas' on the Bayou for Noonday Prayer at 12:10 p.m., or tonight for Zoom Evening Prayer with Father Whit+ to celebrate All Souls Day - All Faithful Departed.
Zoom Evening Prayer & Study - 5:30 p.m. with Father Whit+
Meeting ID: 867 8157 7595
Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 or +1 346 248 779
Passcode: 530
All Souls Day - All Faithful Departed - This optional observance is an extension of All Saints' Day. While All Saints' is to remember all the saints, popular piety felt the need to distinguish between outstanding saints and those who are unknown in the wider fellowship of the church, especially family members and friends.
Commemoration of All Faithful Departed did not appear in an American Prayer Book until 1979, and it is celebrated on Nov. 2. It is also known as All Souls' Day. Many churches now commemorate all the faithful departed in the context of the All Saints' Day celebration.*
