Ministries

Areas of Ministries in Toowong include:

Men’s Fellowship Group • Community Garden • Parish Choir • Open Door Sandwich Club • Young Men’s Fellowship Group • Parish Book Shop • Caring Ministries • Support for Other Agencies

Community Garden

The St Thomas Anglican Church, gardening group is a local community-based resource that relies on dedicated volunteers who have an interest in gardening and giving back to their community.

The St Thomas Church Garden is set in a heritage listed site incorporating native, succulent, floral, herb and citrus zones with numerous bench sets scattered through the grounds that invite anyone who is passing by to stop, pause and reflect on the beauty of nature.

Activities over the next six months include scheduling of working bees and get togethers plus investigating BCC community composting hub and beekeeper in residence opportunities.

We welcome anyone who is interested in meeting new people and working together as a collective to preserve this wonderful inner city green space in Toowoong.

Contact Libby Nock 0437414856

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The parish is proud to have a small but dedicated four-part Soprano-Alto-Tenor-Bass choir of around 15 people to enrich the music ministry at the Church. The Choir performs at the morning sung Eucharist on the first Sunday of each month. In addition to performing anthems, the Choir and leads the congregation in the singing of the communion setting, and in psalms, canticles and the hymns. The Choir also performs for special festivals and at Easter and Christmas.

Our Parish Choir rehearses on Thursday evening at 7.15pm.

Contact: Neil Flottmann (Choral Director)
on 0413 303 268

Parish Choir

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Men's Fellowship Group

The Men’s Fellowship Group meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6.30 pm to share a meal.

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Open Door Sandwich Club

We meet 12:00pm on the first Friday of each month in the Function Room / Book Shop for a time of fellowship. 

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Young Men's Fellowship Group

Meeting monthly. We are an Anglican Christian fellowship group looking to provide outreach to young men. Of course, the nature of our events is very informal and is intended to be a relaxing and enjoyable experience. We look to extend an invitation to all young men out there. This includes and is not limited to:

• Christians of all denominations.
• Atheists, agnostics and sceptics.
• Those of any sexual orientation.
• Those of other faiths with an interest in Christianity.
• Those of all political leanings.

The objective of our fellowship is to foster a supportive, respectful and non-judgmental environment where young men can get together and engage in healthy discussions. Be it about all aspects of life, Including but not limited to faith, spirituality, passions, relationships, politics, sport, films, current events and all of life’s ups and downs. No matter how confronting they may be!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/537841110559103

Contact Joe Samson via Facebook link above.

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Parish Book Shop

Our parish book shop is open from 10am to 2:30pm every Thursday. 

The Book Club meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 10:30am.

Each October we host a BookFest complete with opportunities to buy cakes or plants, as organised by the congregation.

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Caring Ministries

The Percy Collins Blanket Drive is an annual collection of blankets for those who sleep rough and for families in need.

Street Pantry: a small pantry of non-perishable food is kept outside the church for those in need

Book Exchange: A book exchange box is available to all members of the community at the front of the Church.

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Support for Other Agencies

For Anglican Board of Mission (ABM) we collect used postage stamps. The ABM website is Anglicans in Development.

For the Lions Club we collect used eyeglasses. See Recycle for Sight Australia - Lions Clubs Australia for more information on this valuable program.

The Parish has a book collection each year to be donated to schools in New Guinea through the Rotary Club as described at Book Drive for Papua New Guinea | Rotary District 9780

the collection of items in support of the Mission to Seafarers. Further information can be found at Mission to Seafarers Brisbane.

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