THE EPISTLE:

November 6, 2025

LOBSTERFEST 32 IS HERE!

LOBSTERFEST IS THIS WEEKEND, ST. THOMAS! LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR ORDER IN!

Parishioners of St. Thomas, we need you to place your orders for Lobsterfest 32 now! Also, encourage your family, friends and co-workers to place an order for Lobsterfest, as well! Use the link below or visit lobstersrock.com, and order today!

AND WITH LOBSTERFEST ARRIVING THIS SATURDAY, WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP! Please take a shift between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to help make Lobsterfest 32 a success! 

Call the front office TODAY at 256.880.0247 to see how you can help.

Lobsterfest Sunday, is THIS SUNDAY, Nov. 9th! 

One morning Eucharist only at 10 AM, followed by Parish Dinner!

The Sunday following Lobsterfest has been declared "Lobsterfest Sunday" here at St. Thomas. It is a time to come together and offer thanks after the hard work of a successful Lobsterfest, as well as to worship together and to enjoy fellowship!

This year, we will again have only ONE MORNING EUCHARIST at 10:00 a.m. this Lobsterfest Sunday. Immediately following our worship together, we will gather as a church family in the Parish Hall for a special Lobsterfest Sunday Parish Dinner.

ALSO THIS SUNDAY, in observance of Veterans Day, we encourage all Veterans who would like to do so to dress in their military uniforms. We will take time during the Peace to honor those among us who have served and ask them to stand and come forward as we offer a prayer in honor and recognition of their contribution and service to our nation.

There will be a second opportunity to worship this Sunday at the 5pm 'Come as you are' Holy Eucharist.

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR PLEDGE CARD TODAY!

Deadline to Pledge is Extended

to November 16

As we enter the final week of our Tell Out My Soul stewardship journey, we are invited to reflect on how generously God has blessed this parish and each of us who call St. Thomas home. When we offer our time, our abilities, and our resources, we magnify God’s goodness in a world that needs compassion, beauty, and hope.

Your pledges make real ministry possible: our worship, the formation of our children and youth, outreach to our community, pastoral care, music, fellowship, and the daily life of this sacred space. Every gift—large or small—is an act of thanksgiving, echoing Mary’s song: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.”

We are grateful for those who have already returned their pledge cards, and we encourage those still discerning to prayerfully consider how God is calling you to respond. Your faithful commitment allows us to plan responsibly and strongly for the year ahead.

Let us continue to tell out our souls by giving with joy, gratitude, and trust in the God who has first given us everything.

Thank you for all you do in Christ’s name.

Faithfully,

David Hattaway

Stewardship Chairman

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Seeking St. Thomas Delegates for 2026 Diocesan Convention!

If you are interested in being a delegate for next year's 195th Diocesan Convention for the Diocese of Alabama, February 5-February 7, at Camp McDowell, now is the time to give us your name. In the coming weeks, St. Thomas will need to elect a slate of 6 delegates plus alternates for the next year's convention. If you would like to represent St. Thomas at convention next year, please send your name to Kathie Clayton in the church office now by clicking HERE.

Help Support our Community

Donate to the Little Free Pantry

Our church’s Little Free Pantry continues to be a meaningful way we support our neighbors.

Beginning November 1, SNAP benefits will be reduced across the state. For many families already struggling, this change will mean even tighter food budgets. We expect greater demand for our pantry in the coming weeks.

We are asking the congregation to help us increase our food donations. When you’re able, please consider adding a few extra non-perishable items to your grocery list—such as canned vegetables, soup, pasta, rice, peanut butter, and other shelf-stable staples. Financial gifts designated for the pantry are also welcome.

Thank you for helping us continue to care for our community with compassion and love.

UPCOMING

Sunday morning Book Study with Fr. Donavan Resumes Sunday, November 16

Fr. Donavan's book study on Supernatural, by Michael S. Heiser is on break for Lobsterfest Sunday and will return with a discussion of the final chapters of the book NEXT Sunday, November 16 in Conference Room 1. This book takes on the strange and sometimes avoided passages of the Old and New Testament. It isn't that these passages from the Bible are avoided or passed over by preachers because they about hot-button issues or hard to understand, they are avoided because they are about the supernatural and what Heiser refers to as "the unseen world." Find out what the Bible actually has to tell us about the strange and the supernatural, and how what the Bible has to say about the "unseen world" actually matters today for our world and our deeper understanding of our faith.

The audio version of the book Supernatural can be checked out through the online Huntsville Public Library App Hoopla, or you can purchase a Kindle version of the book through Amazon for only $5.99.

Join Fr. Donavan NEXT SUNDAY at 9:30 AM in Conference Rm. 1!

Friendsgiving November 27

St. Thomas Parish Hall 4 PM

Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Thomas - Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Parishioners without large families nearby will be gathering at the church that day to share a Friendsgiving meal. The proteins will be provided and participants are asked to bring a side dish to share. We will have a sign-up sheet in Information Hall or call the church to let us know what you can bring. Join us! If you have questions on how you can help, contact Renee' Redfield at renee.redfield@hsv-k12.org or 256-698-1184.

ONGOING

Compline Online

Mondays at 8 PM

with Dcn. Jeannie

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 Dcn. 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. Thomas’ Facebook page. You simply need a Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and to turn to pg. 127.

It will be LIVE every Monday at 8 PM.

Please contact jrann228@gmail.com or the front office for more information.

Morning Prayer at St. Thomas, Thursdays 7 AM

St. Anne's Chapel

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!

Pray the Rosary

Fridays at 12:05 PM

Join us to Pray the Rosary every other Friday at 12:05 p.m. Each prayer session lasts around half an hour and includes the reading of each scripture passage for the five decades of either the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, or Luminous Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. If you’ve never prayed the Rosary before, we always have Rosary beads available, and written directions to help you fully participate in this meaningful, scriptural, and contemplative prayer practice.

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 9:30 a.m. every Sunday to talk about Covenants in the Bible!

7-12th Graders! Weekly EYC (Episcopal Youth Community) has RETURNED. EYC meets Sunday evenings from 6-8 p.m. Got Questions? Contact our Youth Minister, Ethan Evans, HERE for more information.

Treble Choir Rehearsals Continue through Fall!

The Treble Choir sings approximately once a month at the 10:30 a.m. worship service and our special services this year will include Lessons and Carols and Christmas Eve. 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!

Join the St. Thomas Adult Choir

You don't have to be a kid to sing! Click HERE to see and hear the St. Thomas choir practicing their anthem for this Sunday.

Children's Sunday School continues this Sunday at 9:30am-10:15am! Join us in Hiers Hall as we share a year of faith, love, and fun! 

Godly Play class for Pre-K through 1st graders is led by Renee' Redfield in Hiers 4. 

Storymakers for 2nd and 3rd graders is by Nichole Hargrove in Hiers 6. 

Thou Art class for 4th through 6th graders led by Laura Beth Bestor in Hiers 2.  

Our nursery is open from 7:45 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sundays for our Pre-K and under children.  We have our Play'n'Worship curriculum available for those in the nursery to enjoy on Sunday mornings. Contact our Children's Ministry Coordinator via email at children@stthomashuntsville.org.

Phone: 256.880.0247

Email: StThomas@stthomashuntsville.org