This Week...

Billy Elliot Opens Tonight

Adult Ed

Rector's Discussion Group: Falling Upwards

St. Francis Sunday: Blessing of the Animals

Breaking Bread Together Returns

Coffee Hour

Men's Coffee

Wisdom Walks

New Series: Weekly Birthdays

Prayer List

St. Thomas Playhouse presents its annual Family Main Stage production, featuring an intergenerational cast spanning 6 decades of local performers!

All performances at SUN VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL.

Suitability: Ages 12 and Up 

Mature Themes and Language

Run Time: 2 Hours, 30 Minutes (including intermission)

Set in a northern English mining town against the background of the 1984 miners' strike, Billy Elliot is the inspirational story of a young boy's struggle against the odds to make his dream come true. Follow Billy's journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and community... and changes his life forever.

Show Dates

Thursday, September 19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Friday, September 20 @ 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 21 @ 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 22 @ 2:00 p.m.

Prices

Premium Seats: $35

Standard Seats: $25/$15

If you have questions, please reach out to joanna@stthomassv.org

Adult Ed

September 22nd - New Series: The People Among Us

(Speaker: Ellen Sanders)

As you know, we are blessed in the Wood River Valley to be part a community of interesting and inspiring people. This Sunday we begin a new series called The People Among Us in which we celebrate the many people who make our community great.

Our first speaker will be Ellen Sanders, member of St. Thomas Vestry and Sun Valley Music Festival. The presentation will be held in the sanctuary after the 9:30 service.

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:

September 25th, Session 1

Chapters 1 & 2: The Two Halves of Life, The Hero and the Heroine’s Journey,

October 2nd, Session 2

Chapters 3 & 4: The First Half of Life, The Tragic Sense of Life,

October 9th, Session 3

Chapters 5 & 6: Stumbling over the Stumbling Stone, Necessary Suffering

October 16th, Session 4

Chapters 7 & 8-: Home and Homesickness, Amnesia and the Big Picture,

October 23rd, Session 5

Chapters 9&10: A Second Simplicity, A Bright Sadness

October 30th, Session 6

Chapters 11: The Shadowlands

November 6th, Session 7

Chapter 12: New Problems and New Directions

November 13th, Session 8

Chapter 13: Falling Upward

Breaking Bread Together Begins in October

St. Thomas is a fascinating community of people – we are teachers and finance professionals, musicians and retail workers, non-profit leaders and doctors, actors and military folks, athletes and culinary professionals. It’s hard to get to know each other  as well as we might like over coffee hour. So every year we form small groups who meet monthly to “break bread together.” BBT groups meet for dinner or brunch at mutually agreeable times to enjoy some fun fellowship, learn about each other, and form lasting friendships.

New groups will begin in early October! If you would like to participate, please email Stefanie at stefanie@stthomassv.org. And if you have questions, talk to Jonah or Kathleen.

Highway 75 Clean-Up

Saturday, October 12th - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sign Up Outside the Sanctuary

Sign Up for Coffee Hour in October



It’s time to fill up the calendar for coffee hour for the month of October. This is a wonderful way to offer hospitality to your fellow parishioners and visitors alike! Just bring simple treats to share, and help with set up and clean up. Team up with a friend! Thank you for being part of this important ministry of welcome and community. Call Stefanie in the church office with any questions.

Wisdom Walks

Women's Wisdom Walks continue until the snow flies! Though we're never at a loss for conversation, we often consider a particular question. This week's question was a good one:

"Tell me about your mother's kitchen." 

We meet on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at the Sun Valley Post Office and walk up to the Hemingway Memorial. Join us!

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.

Volunteer Ministry Assignments

Sunday, Sep 22, 2024

8:00am

Lector: Judi Fuller

Acolyte: Barbara Dwyer

Usher: Stefanie Nelson

9:30am

Lectors: Prayers- Susan Perin Lessons- Page Klune

Acolytes: Connie Hoffman and Freya Colville

Usher: Duncan Morton

Eucharistic Ministers: Ann Taylor and Sara Pettit

Weekly Birthdays

St. Thomas is starting a new weekly series in which we give thanks for the birthdays of members of the church.

19    Beau Kendall

19    Marylyn Pauley

20    Rae DeVito

20    Teri Szombathy

20    John Stevens

22    Bill Craig

22   David Hitchin

24    Liz Hickey

24    Mollie Patton

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, River Thomas, Jim, Jasmine, Hollie, Calder, Hewitt, Margaret, Philip, Mike, Laine, Barry, Lindy, Genevieve Mae, Arthur, Page, Bill, Jane, Alexis, Kathryn, Michael, Andrew, Jennifer, Fiona, Wyatt, Karen, Horace, Glen, Vincent, Dana, David, John, Linda, Richard, John, Red, Marty, Michele, Becca, Rider, Ashley, Teagan, Kathleen, Robert, Betty, Rialin, Gretchen, Patti, Fan, Teresa, Gunner, Carole, Scott, and Jordan.