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THE EPISTLE:
June 8, 2023
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The St. Thomas Team returns from Honduras tomorrow! Pray for safe travel & get ready for stories and updates!
The St. Thomas World Mission Team returns from their mission trip to Honduras tomorrow, Friday, June 9th. Look for a Sunday morning conversation with members of the team during the Christian Formation hour in the coming weeks to hear their stories about this year's work and to get updates on our medical and education ministries in Honduras! Please continue to pray today and tomorrow for each member of the team as they prepare to come home. Our 2023 Honduras Team is: Tim Davis, Gail Dodson, Elizabeth Duling, Nell Fisher, Jake Greer, John Hanson, Linda Hanson, George Harriman, Bob Harwell, Mtr. Ranie Neislar, Dcn. Jeannie Randall, and Brett Tomlin.
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Golden Girls & Boys Luncheon this Saturday, June 10th!
Our Parish is excited to honor our eighty and ninety-somethings THIS SATURDAY, June 10th at 11:30am with a special luncheon in the Parish Hall. If you or your spouse are 80 or over, you are the honoree: no cooking or baking or salad-making. You are our guests! We will have ham and side salads, cake, and lots of conversation with lots of people we haven’t seen in ages.
And remember, this is a parish-wide party; those of us who can’t claim Golden status yet are encouraged and invited to attend. (The only difference is that we do the salad-making to share with the honorees: green salads, potato salads, fruit salads, deviled eggs, dips and spreads, nuts and olives, cheese and crackers. All are welcome.) If you can't attend but would like to honor these cherished members of our church, feel free to make a salad and drop it off in the Parish Hall!
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Summer Adult Christian Formation this Sunday: RADICAL WELCOME Book Study
Join us on Sundays in June for the new Summer Adult Formation Book Study in Conference Room I, as we dive into a book that promises to take us on a "step by step journey of discovery into what radical welcome is and how it can work," Radical Welcome by Stephanie Spellers. "Stephanie offers us a blueprint for planned growth, change, and mission." Now, it is as important as ever for us here at St. Thomas to understand our unique identity in South Huntsville and how we are poised to engage with our growing neighborhood. You can purchase the book through the church for $20 on Amazon (please purchase the 15th Anniversary Revised Edition). If you have any questions email Ranie at HERE.
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Join us every Sunday at 5pm for a "Come as you are" Holy Eucharist!
Every Sunday this summer, St. Thomas will continue to offer a more "Laid Back" worship service at 5pm in the Nave. Come join us for simple hymns from the Alleluia III hymnal, good sermons preached from the floor, Holy Communion, and (most Sundays) a simple dinner in the Parish Hall immediately following the Eucharist! Come as you are and invite a friend to join you for the 5pm Sunday Evening Holy Eucharist at St. Thomas.
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Help Needed for Sunday Morning Refreshments
We need your help to keep the refreshments coming on Sundays following the 10:30 AM service. Please sign up for a Sunday to bring homemade cookies or store-bought sweet treats for a Sunday so that we can spend a few minutes gathering after worship. Please sign up using the poster in Information Hall. Thank you for helping us keep this vital part of our parish thriving!
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COUNTDOWN TO CAMP COSMOS VBS!
Calling all Camp Cosmos VBS Volunteers! Join us on Tuesday, June 20 at 5:00 pm in the Parish Hall for fellowship, dinner, and a little prep work as we countdown for the launch of Camp Cosmos. RSVP to our Children's Ministry Coordinator, Laura Beth Bestor, at children@stthomashuntsville.org.
And don't forget to pre-register rising pre-K through 5th graders for Camp Cosmos VBS which will be July 10-14, 9am-noon! Grandchildren, friends, and neighbors are welcome! Register online by clicking this link. Paper registration forms are available in Information Hall.
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Habitat for Humanity Work Opportunities: June 13th & 17th
Habitat for Humanity: We are finally moving the walls on the 13th from the Warehouse on Pratt Avenue to the job site at 3127 Nassau Drive and 3126 Andros Drive. We will meet at 8 and be finished by noon on the 13th. Finally on June 17th, we will raise the walls for these houses. I can tell you the Hives Family and the Wade Family are really excited! Join us anytime from 8am until we are finished but no later than 3. Pray for good weather both days. Lunch will be served on the 17th. Call Elouisa Stokes at 256-604-8669 for any information.
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Upcoming Monthly Group Meetings
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St. Thomas Book Club: On June 12th we will discuss The Three Mothers by Anna Malike Tubbs. This is about the mothers of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin. We are glad to welcome new members even if you haven't read the book. Some of us go to lunch afterward. For more information, please call Elouisa Stokes at 256-604-8669.
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The Bailey Cove Farmers Market at St. Thomas is open every Saturday!
The Bailey Cove Farmers Market at St. Thomas kicked off on May 6th, and is now open from 8am to 12pm every Saturday all summer long through September 2nd!
And you can help! Sign up to volunteer for 'Set up' and 'Take down' any weekend in Information Hall. Or, if you'd like to assist, call Kim Cantrell at (256)508-2363, and she will give you all the info.
Hope to see you at the Farmers Market THIS SATURDAY at St. Thomas!
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Recycling is currently CARDBOARD only
Our recycling dumpster is now only available for cardboard. No paper, plastic bottles, etc. are allowed. There is a penalty fee that will be charged if ANYTHING is put in that dumpster that is not cardboard. At this time, please only place broken down cardboard boxes into the recycling dumpster. Thank you!
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AT A GLANCE: June 1 - June 7 | |
St. Thomas World Mission trip to Honduras 2023! | | | | |
