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April 16, 2026

Bailey Cove Farmers' Market Season Opens THIS Saturday, April 18

Come be a part of this wonderful outreach as a shopper or a volunteer! Volunteers are always needed for set-up and take-down. Those helping with set-up need to arrive at 6:45 am to help put up tents and tables for our vendors. Set-up is generally completed in less than an hour. Those interested in take-down need to arrive by 11:45 am to help break down tents and tables. Take-down is generally completed in 45 minutes.

For questions, email Tracy Ganem by clicking HERE, or call her at 256-479-3925!

Silver Saints Matinee Presents:

The Greatest Game Ever Played

TODAY, Thursday April 16 at 1 PM

As a tip of the hat to the 2026 Masters Golf Tournament, your Silver Saints Matinee Movie for April 2026 is another really good golfing movie. “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” starring Shia LaBeouf, and Stephen Dillane, is a movie based on a true story of a young amateur golfer who finds himself in an incredible match with the World’s greatest golfer of the time. You asked for a feel-good movie. Come join us in the St. Thomas Parish Hall at 1:00 PM this afternoon.

The Silver Saints Movie Matinee offers fun and fellowship with our parishioners and visitors much like going to a theater, but free. We offer snacks and beverages, and we will even pick you up and return you home if you wish. We offer comfortable seating and a time-out break half way through the movie. Please bring your friends and ask people from our neighborhood.

Scrapbooking and Crafting

returns on May 16th

Scrapbookers and Crafters now have plenty of time to plan for next month's event! We hope to see you there! Upon request, a scrapbooking beginners class will be taught. Lunch will be provided but please bring a snack to share. For further information, please contact Rebekah Callahan at 256-603-0219 or rebekah-callahan@comcast.net.

Learn more about the gift of life

this Sunday, April 19!

This coming Sunday, April 19th, during the Sunday school hour, we will be hosting a presentation from LifeSouth in the parish hall. LifeSouth has been our local blood drive partner for many years.

The mission of LifeSouth is to provide a safe blood supply that meets or exceeds the needs in each community they serve, and to provide a variety of services in support of ongoing and emerging blood and transfusion-related activities.

I first encountered LifeSouth over 20 years ago when I participated in blood drives at my workplace in Courtland, Alabama. Much more recently, my wife, Kathy, benefitted greatly from the generosity of blood donors when she was treated for acute myeloid leukemia. She will tell you without hesitation that without blood donors, she would not be here with us today.

Please stick around after breakfast this Sunday to learn more about this vital organization and how they contribute to our community! Incidentally, our next St. Thomas blood drive will be on Sunday, May 3rd from 7:30 am to 1 pm. All donors will receive a T-shirt as a thank-you for giving the gift of life.

Paul Heim

St. Thomas Blood Drive Coordinator

Annual Honduras Mission

2026 Honduras Mission: April 18-25

Last Sunday, members of the 2026 St. Thomas Honduras Mission team came forward at the 10:30 am Eucharist to receive a special prayer and blessing. Please Support our annual Honduras Mission! Please continue to pray for this year's missioners -Jane Allgood, Fr. Donavan Cain, Dcn. Lucian Cronkite, Leonard Hall, Leonard Hall Jr., John Hanson, Linda Hanson, Jeffrey Ramclam, Mtr. Jeannie Randall, Brett Tomlin, Esther Trujillo, Gil Vela, and Peter Wilson.

Aldridge Creek Tree Project Update

Alleluia, Christ is Risen……and trees are planted.

You may have noticed yellow flags around the property recently. These have been replaced with trees. 24 in all. There are 12 on the Northside of our property along the Greenway and 12 on the South end: 7 within the loop on the way down to the Greenway and 5 at the back of the City land that abuts the river.

Take a walk, and look at our lovely new trees.

Contact Belinda Greenaway via her email or Brett Byford via his email with questions.

UPCOMING

Save the Date- Saturday, May 2



Mark your calendars for May 2 to support the Buildings & Grounds Fundraiser for new projects. We'll have dinner and Family Feud starting at 5 pm. Stay tuned for more details.

Special Session: May 30-June 5

Volunteers Needed

Have you heard about Special Session? This weeklong camp for people of all abilities began at St. Thomas in 1998 and is now a beloved part of Camp McDowell’s summer program.

This year’s session runs May 30–June 5 for staff and June 1–5 for campers. This will be the 29th summer! Special Session offers a joyful, Spirit-filled environment where campers are fully welcomed, supported, and free to enjoy all the fun of camp. Over the years, it has become a meaningful reunion for many, while continuing to welcome new friends each summer.

Get involved

We are in need of nurses and counselors and always especially male counselors. Ages 15 can serve as counselors-in-training and 16+ as counselors. Visit the Special Session webpage HERE to find out more.

Help serve in our community on Saturdays mornings!

It's time to begin another house for Habitat for Humanity! This year, we'll be at 206 Lake Drive. We'll raise the walls Saturday, April 11, with the starting ceremony at 9 a.m.

On typical weekends, we begin building by 8 a.m. and always finish by 3 p.m. You are encouraged to come as you can and leave when you need to. Call Elouisa Stokes at 256-604-8669 for more information.

Adult Ministry

Monday Compline Online with Mtr. Jeannie on

St. Timothy's Facebook Page

Looking for a new prayer opportunity and a way to center yourself in prayer each week? Every Monday at 8 p.m., you’re invited to join Mtr. Jeannie online for Compline. Compline is a brief evening prayer service and a peaceful way to set your week with intention and to end your day with a sense of completion and stillness.

The service lasts just 15 minutes and can be accessed on St. Timothy's Episcopal Church Athens, AL Facebook page HERE. You simply need a Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and to turn to pg. 127. Please contact jrann228@gmail.com or the front office for more information.

Morning Prayer in St. Anne's Chapel in Hiers Hall,

Thursdays 7 AM

Every Thursday morning, join us for Morning Prayer in St. Anne’s Chapel at the end of Hiers Hall. Simply enter Hiers Hall and follow the hallway all the way to the end. There will be signs directing you. As we seek to expand our options for praying together during the week, we hope to see our early birds and any brave night owls at this service of prayer and Scripture. You don't have to know how to read Morning Prayer; we'll teach you!

Friday Bible Study at 10:47 am!

Meet with Fr. Donavan to study the Letter of James in this 1 hour Bible Study on FRIDAY in the Conference Room beginning at 10:47 AM! If you are interested in joining a Bible Study at the church and are available on Friday mornings, you are invited!

Children's & Youth Ministries

Weekly Offerings & Upcoming Events

Sundays

9:30am-10:15am- Sunday School

• Godly Play (Pre-K through 1st grade, Hiers 4)
• Storymakers (2nd-3rd grade, Hiers 6)
• Thou Art (4th-6th grade, Hiers 2)

10:30am- Children's Moment & Children's Chapel during Holy Eucharist

Nursery available on Sunday mornings from 7:45am until noon.

Upcoming

• May 17- End of Sunday School Year Celebration
• July 13-17- Vacation Bible School (9am-12pm)

Contact our Children's Ministry Coordinator, Laura Beth Bestor, HERE for more information.

Do you have questions about the Bible? Have you wondered about what everything in the Book of Common Prayer means? Come to Youth Sunday School to try and answer those questions and more! 7-12th graders meet during formation time in the Youth Room at 9:30am every Sunday to talk about Covenants in the Bible!

7-12th Graders! Weekly EYC (Episcopal Youth Community) continues! EYC meets Sunday evenings from 6-8 pm.

Got Questions? Contact our Youth Minister, Ethan Evans, HERE for more information.

Music Ministry

Treble Choir

The Treble Choir sings approximately once a month at the 10:30 a.m. worship service and our remaining special services this school year will include special music on Mother's Day! All children in 2nd-8th Grades are invited to join! Bring a friend!

The Treble Choir schedule is available HERE and is posted on the bulletin board leading to Hiers Hall, the choir bulletin board in Hudson Hall, and the St. Thomas Website. Rehearsals are Sunday afternoons 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Please email Miss Kathy at music@stthomashuntsville.org for details!

Phone: 256.880.0247

Email: StThomas@stthomashuntsville.org