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This Week's Bulletins, Christmas Services Schedule, New Office Email, Lambeau Volunteers, NYC 2024, Spaghetti Dinners, Conversations on Scripture, Children's Sunday School, Christmas Pageant, Film School, Sunday Youth Group, Kid's Club, D-Groups, Rector Search, Trialogue, Weekday Eucharists, The Chosen Bible Study, Sign Up For Stuff, Coffee Hour, The St. Thomas App, Livestream Website, Weekly Tuesday Zoom, Online Giving

Join your parish family in the joyful celebration of the birth of our Savior.

Sunday, December 24th at 8am 

(Advent 4—In person and Livestreamed)

Sunday, December 24th at 10am 

(In person and Livestreamed)

Holy Eucharist with Children’s Play, Music & Carols and Prayer

Sunday, December 24th

9:45-10pm—Prelude Music

Service at 10pm (In person and Livestreamed)

Candles, Carols, and Communion, and Refreshments to follow

Monday, December 25th at 9am (In person and livestreamed)

Celebration of the Holy Eucharist and the Coming of the Christ Child

Please make sure you only use

[email protected]

to contact the

St. Thomas Office

via email

Sign Up For Stuff

styg.com/signup

There are A LOT of events coming up that our middle and high school students - as well as young adults - can participate in that require an online sign up ahead of time.

Escape Room

Tubing Day

Contagion

NYC 2024

Students and parents can head to

styg.com/signup

and start signing up!

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NYC 2024

All 6th - 12th graders

are invited to think and pray

about joining us on this incredible

Love Journey

to New York City

styg.com/lovejourney

We'll be partnering with Trinity Church Wall Street in order to practice what it means to be broken and poured out for the healing of others.

A LOT more information is available on the above (and below) website so feel free to head over there, check it all out, and if you have any further questions, contact Aran Walter.

styg.com/lovejourney

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Next Spaghetti Dinner January 10, 2024

Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month

5:30PM

in the Parish Hall

at St. Thomas Church

Everyone is invited and All are welcome! The tradition continues with a rich family recipe sauce, perfectly prepared pasta, cheesy garlic bread, fresh garden salad, and wonderful conversation with amazing people. Bring your family, bring a friend or co-worker, or simply come by yourself and enjoy the food and fellowship.

We will not be meeting in December

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Join us on Sundays 9-9:45am in the St. Thomas Church Lounge OR online via the ZOOM link below as we continue our Conversations on Scripture.

This Sunday School season we will be focusing on the Old Testament readings for each Sunday and consider how God meets us in the messiness of human life.

How do we find ourselves in God's story?

How do we understand ourselves as living in covenant with God?

When have we felt in exile?

How do we see God fulfilling the promises of God through history and in our lives today?

What does this mean for how we live our lives?

We will continue to use art images along with readings from the book Getting Involved with God: Rediscovering the Old Testament by Ellen F. Davis each week. If you are unable to obtain a copy of this book, let Jill Beverlin know. Her contact info is below.

The Zoom link is

HERE

And the passcode you'll need to enter is

852245

Please contact Jill Beverlin with questions: [email protected]

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Children's Sunday School meets on Sunday mornings 9:00-9:50 during the school year in the downstairs classrooms. If you wanna know more about Sunday morning activities for our K-6th graders, please contact Jessica at [email protected]

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Film School

Sundays

9:00 AM

7th graders and up

Film School is back up and running for the 2023/24 season and you can go check out the slate of films for this Sunday Morning Spiritual Formation class over at

styg.com/filmschool

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Sunday Youth Group

Fun & Service

6th - 12th graders

Sunday Youth Events are an amazing mixture of big fun events and incredible opportunities to serve others. Students in 6th-12th graders are invited to come check it out. Make sure you see the website below to see dates and times and locations and events coming up!

styg.com/youthgroup

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Kid's Club meets on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 in the parish hall for all K-6th graders. If you'd like more information, please contact Jessica at [email protected]

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D-Groups

Wednesdays

6:15-8:00 PM

7th-12th graders

"When two or three are gathered together, I'll be there"

These words attributed to Jesus (Matthew 18) pretty much sum up how we do D-Groups on Wednesday nights. And if you're in 7th-12th grade, and you'd like to be a part of something that you can truly say is bigger than just yourself, come check out D-Groups.

You can check out what we're up to by going to

www.styg.com/d-groups

Now accepting applications! The position for St. Thomas Rector remains posted on the national website along with our Parish Profile and Office of Transitional Ministry Questionnaire. In October the search team met with Father Chris Corbin for a mock interview. It was a tremendous help to run through the interview process and receive feedback on our format, delivery and responses. We look forward to interviewing real candidates and continue to diligently streamline our process. Based on the recommendation of Mother Meredyth Albright, Diocesan Transition Minister, we have extended the posting to the end of November. All applicants will be received and reviewed by Mother Meredyth Albright and Bishop Matt. The resumes will then be passed along to the search team for discernment. We leave our faith in God's provision and welcome your continued patience, prayers and questions.

Please continue to pray for Dave, Genevieve, Brad, Claire, Gordon, Rachel, Jen, and Anne.

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Trialogue Information and Updates

The Trialogue Steering Committee will hold a series of town hall meetings, in person and on Zoom, to discuss the proposal for reunion among the Dioceses of Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, and Milwaukee, and hear the hopes and concerns of the people of our dioceses.

Trialogue Prayer

​Lord, It is Your Voice that calls each of us

To play our part in the story of Your Church in Wisconsin,

For You have made us for Your purpose of revealing love

In a challenging time and in a divided world.

As our three dioceses discern becoming one,

Continuing to seek your will for us,

Enlighten our hearts to know what things we ought to do.

Enlighten our minds to know what things we need to leave behind.

Enlighten our spirits to embrace a future none but You know.

Give us peace, give us courage, give us hope.

And give us perseverance to make the steps necessary to

Continue to follow Your lead. Amen.

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Holy Eucharist, Communion,

The Lord's Supper, Agape Meal

All are welcome to attend, worship, prayer, and participate

(note the new days and times)

Mondays at 8:30AM

Wednesdays at 8:30AM

Thursdays at 12:30PM

(healing Eucharist)

Join us in the chapel

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"A bible study different from any you've ever done before..."

Meeting 9:30-11:00AM

in the St. Thomas Lounge

Join us as we watch an episode of The Chosen each week and discuss and converse afterwards. The Chosen lets us see the human side of Jesus.  Each episode brings the Old and New Testaments to life in a fresh way.

Any questions your can can contact Mary Kay Hietpas at [email protected] or 920-740-5737. 

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