This Week...

All Saints

Thanksgiving Baskets + Family Event

Annual Giving Continues

Church Open on Election Day

Hurricane Relief

Adult Education

STP Winterized Registration Opens November 1

Installation of New Presiding Bishop

Lector Training

Rector's Discussion Group: Falling Upwards

Mid-Week Eucharist

Men's Coffee

Prayer List

All Saints

On All Saints Day, Sunday November 3rd, we celebrate the saints of God throughout the ages, and the everlasting life we have in Christ. This observance includes a remembrance of those who have died in the past year by reading their names aloud during the service.

REMINDER: Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday morning! Enjoy the extra hour.

Baskets + Giving Thanks Family Event

Every year St. Thomas puts together Thanksgiving food baskets filled with delicious traditional foods - turkey and all - and delivers them to families in need in our community, in partnership with The Advocates. 

This year we invite our families to a festive party to make up and decorate the baskets and have some fun together. We'll bob for apples and coat them with Jonah's homemade caramel sauce!

PLEASE JOIN US as we share the love of Christ with our community in this very tangible way. 

Sunday, November 24 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at St. Thomas

RSVP to Kathleen at kbean@stthomassv.org as soon as possible.

To donate to baskets, click the list below for instructions!

Annual Giving Campaign

St. Thomas Church Open on Election Day

St. Thomas will have its normal Mid-Week Eucharist at noon on Tuesday, November 5. Additionally the sanctuary will be open all day for prayer and reflection.

People across the Southeast are still struggling to recover from the devastating winds and rains of the recent hurricanes. Episcopal Relief and Development is providing essential assistance across the region. If you would like to help, you can learn more and donate by going to ERD's website:

https://www.episcopalrelief.org/press-resources/press-releases/2024-press-releases/2024-hurricane-season/

Adult Education

This Sunday, the Faith and Belief series continues with a discussion of the Nicene Creed. This series is designed to introduce and explore the theology of The Episcopal Church.

Installation of Episcopal Church's

New Presiding Bishop

Celebrate the Nov. 2 investiture service of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe! All are invited to tune in to the the event webpage for the livestream link.

The 11 a.m. ET service will also be livestreamed to The Episcopal Church’s Facebook page.

Have you ever enjoyed reading out loud to someone else? A child, grandchild, spouse?

If so, perhaps you would be willing to consider becoming a Lector. The act of sharing a story with another is a sacred gift we can give to one another, and the practice of preparing to read or lead the prayers on Sunday is one that people find spiritually rewarding. Lectors and Prayer Leaders are usually assigned once every four to six weeks so it’s pretty easy to fit it into your schedule.

On Sunday, November 10, following the 9:30 service, we will have a training session led by Claudia McCain, Heather Black and Kathleen Bean. Please join us! If you have questions, contact Heather Black at heatherfblack24@gmail.com.

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

By Richard Rohr, Franciscan Priest and Founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation

In his book, Falling Upward, Rohr offers a way of looking at true maturity, spiritual maturity, and how it can be embraced or resisted. He divides the span of human life into two halves. The first half is the realm of young men and women who are attempting to make a mark in the world. The second half of life is a journey of increasing contentment brought about, ironically, through weakness and failure. Hence ‘falling upward,” where the only way up is down.

This fall please join the Rector’s Discussion Group for a study of this compelling book. Gatherings occur via zoom at 12pm on Wednesdays. Please contact Stefanie Nelson in the office if you need assistance obtaining the book. The schedule is as follows:

November 6th, Session 7

Chapter 12: New Problems and New Directions

November 13th, Session 8

Chapter 13: Falling Upward

Mid-Week Eucharist Reminder

Take a break in your busy week to enter the peace and quiet of our sanctuary for a brief Eucharist service. It's a chance to stop, breathe, and reflect, and go back to your day refreshed. Every Tuesday at noon.

Men's Coffee Continues on Tuesdays

Men's weekly coffee at Starbucks is underway! Join Jonah and other men from the parish for conversation, fellowship and a light-hearted opportunity to "solve the problems of the world" every Tuesday at 9 am.

Prayer List



Amanda, Loring, Tara, Bob, Tyler, Patrick, Terry, Lisa,

Evelyn, Mike, Tayt, Midge, Cindy, Judy, Sam, Luella, Kris, Lois,

Molly, Blake, Myrna, Mary, Sally, Reuben, Rachel, Jane,

Alexandra, Aimee, Amy, Gunner, Anne, Jane, Anne, Barbara, Alyson, Marilyn, Susan, Sarah, Lynda, River Thomas, Jim, Jasmine, Hollie,

Calder, Hewitt, Margaret, Philip, Mike, Laine, Barry, Lindy, John,

Genevieve Mae, Arthur, Page, Bill, Jane, Kathryn, Michael,

Jennifer, Fiona, Wyatt, Karen, Horace, Vincent, Dana, David, Richard, John, Red, Marty, Michele, Becca, Rider, Ashley, Teagan, Kathleen, Robert, Rialin, Gretchen, Patti, Fan, Teresa, Gunner, Carole, Scott, Janie, Elizabeth, Melinda, Benjamin, Robin, Chuck, Bob, and Carol.