Sundays at All Hallows (Sunday, April 27, 2025) Is Now Online

Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows.

This Sunday is the Second Sunday of Easter, also known as Doubting Thomas Sunday (or simply Thomas Sunday) or Low Sunday. It is called Doubting Thomas Sunday or Thomas Sunday because it “commemorates the story of Thomas the Apostle's initial disbelief in the resurrection of Jesus and his later confession of faith after seeing Jesus' wounds.”

The Gospel of John’s account of Thomas’ disbelief is the origin of the expression, “doubting Thomas,” a reference to “a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience.” The retort, “Don’t be such a doubting Thomas,” enjoyed wider use when I was a boy than it does today.

The origin of the name “Low Sunday” for the Second Sunday of Easter is uncertain. It may allude to the fact it is not as special an occasion as the great Easter Sunday festival which preceded it. It is not an excuse for not attending church on this Sunday, after having attended church on Easter Sunday, as the name “Low Sunday” is sometimes misused.

The topic of this Sunday’ message is the Great Commission, the charge which the risen Jesus gave to the apostles and to all subsequent generations of his disciples.

Readings: Acts 5: 27-32, Revelation 1: 4-8, and John 20: 19-31

Message: Our Principal Task

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If you are new to Sundays at All Hallows, you may find these directions helpful:

-It is recommended that after reading or hearing each lesson to take time to reflect on what you read or heard during the period of silence which follows each lesson. It is also recommended that you do the same thing after reading or hearing the message.

-When you open the link to a video in a new tab, check auto-play to make sure it is in the off position. Otherwise, a second video with a different song will follow the first.

-If an ad plays when you open a link to a video in a new tab, click the refresh icon of your browser until the song appears.

-If a song begins partway through the video, click pause, move the slider to the beginning, and then click play.

-An ad may follow a song so as soon as the song is finished, close the tab.

May Sundays at All Hallows be a blessing to you.