THE EPISTLE:

October 23, 2025

The Feast of St. James of Jerusalem

Bishop Glenda Curry visits St. Thomas THIS

SUNDAY, October 26

Bishop Glenda Curry will be with us at St. Thomas at both the 8:00 a.m. and the 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharists this Sunday, October 26, to preach and to offer the sacrament of Confirmation. The Bishop will also receive new members into the Episcopal Church and offer a reaffirmation of faith for St. Thomas members who have been attending Sunday's Adult Confirmation class.

The candidates for Confirmation this year are Kathryn Davis, Shelby Williams, Thomas Anderson Bestor, Lucky Douglas West Crews, Brylie Mae Colvin, Chloe Reese Moore, Olivia Claire Price, Robyn Ansley Price, and Abigail Lee Randall. Those being received into the Episcopal Church are Janet Armstrong, Mark A. Glass, Sandy Glass, Elaine Johnston, Mark Johnston, and Jennifer Jonas. And Linda Steele will be reaffirming her faith.

This year for Bishop Curry's visit, breakfast will begin immediately following the 8:00 a.m. Eucharist, allowing time for Bishop Curry to visit and honor our confirmands and new and reaffirmed members. At 9:45 a.m., Bishop Curry will be invited to address the church in the Parish Hall, and all adult and youth parishioners are encouraged to attend. There will also be a special reception for our Confirmands immediately after the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist in the Parish Hall.

Please plan on welcoming Bishop Curry this Sunday and celebrating our newly confirmed, received, and reaffirmed youth and adults!

Special Halloween Dinner followed by Trunk or Treat 

THIS Sunday, October 26 beginning at 5:30 PM in the Parish Hall!

We invite you to celebrate Halloween by  joining us for dinner in the Parish Hall at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be “Ghoul-ash”, buttered green beans and garlic bread. We ask that you provide a scary dessert to share. After dinner the children will go trunk or treating in the parking lot. This is usually very fun and popular so we hope to see you there!

We will need lots of decorated trunks to visit. You can still contact Laura Beth Bestor if you plan to be in the parking lot. Vehicles will be lining up outside the Parish Hall under the parking lot lights.

Everybody's Pub Theology

TONIGHT, October 23

6 PM at PaPPo's

Please join Dcn. Jeannie for Everybody's Pub Theology tonight, Thursday, October 23, from 6–7:30 p.m., at PaPPo's Pizzeria, at 7540 Memorial Pkwy SW, Huntsville!

Join us for great fellowship, good food, tasty drinks, and hearty discussion!

Lobsterfest 5k NEXT Saturday, November 1

Thank you to everyone who has sponsored the 5k this year! We could not do it without your generous support! The race is Saturday, November 1st with a start time of 8:00 am. Awards will follow at 9. Please join us for BBQ from the St Thomas BBQ Bandits, coffee from our farmers market vendor, Coffee Break, and pastries from Good Company Café and come have a cracking’ good time! Registration closes Friday, October 31, so you still have time to join us. CLICK HERE to register today!

WE NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR LOBSTERFEST 32!

Please Sign-Up THIS SUNDAY in the Narthex

Don't forget that volunteer sign-up sheets for the many different aspects of Lobsterfest are STILL WAITING in the Narthex for you to let us know when you'll be able to take a shift between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to help make Lobsterfest 32 a success! 

We are a little over two weeks from Lobsterfest, and we need YOUR help in the following areas of greatest needs: prepping and filling sides & meat; "running" orders to our customers; baking pies, cakes, bars for our Bake Sale; and making lobster rolls on Lobsterfest Day. Sign-up sheets are in Information Hall.

Not able to help on Lobsterfest Day November 8?  You can help our Bake Sale Committee led by Kathie Clayton, Kelly Evans, Gwen Monroe, & Martha Wilson, by baking cookies, bars, cakes, and pies or provide an item or two for Soups and Savories led by Frances Steel. Contact Frances Steel HERE if you're interested in helping with soups and savories or Martha Wilson HERE to contribute to the bake sale.

Stop by Information Hall on Sundays to purchase your Lobsterfest t-shirt and pick-up yard signs or stickers to update a previous yard sign.  

Register for the Lobsterfest Parish Dinner NOW!

Parish Dinner reservations are now open. Following the 10:00 a.m. Eucharist on Sunday, November 9, we will celebrate the conclusion of Lobsterfest in the Parish Hall. Lobster entrees are $28 and chicken entrees are $15. Reservations are required due to limited seating in the Parish Hall. Register before 5 pm on Monday, November 3 by clicking HERE.

*Please note that you will need to complete two separate online transactions if your party wants both chicken and lobster entrees. There will also be a sign-up sheet available in Information Hall.  

St. Thomas' first Outreach visit to SHP a BIG SUCCESS! Over 60 Beds Built!

Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped build 60 beds last Sunday for Sleep in Heavenly Peace. That means 60 children in Huntsville will no longer have to sleep on the floor at night. And thank you to all who donated bedding or made a monetary donation for the cause. Feedback from all the participants was overwhelmingly positive, and hopefully some will be able to participate in the delivery of beds to the children.

Thank you again!

Tree Project Fundraiser

Goal Exceeded!

We are thrilled, grateful, and humbled by the generosity of the people of St Thomas in raising funds for planting trees along Aldridge Creek Greenway.

Our hopeful goal was to raise $3000 - instead your giving has raised $6,470. With the $3,000 match from The Obermann Foundation and Friends of Trees we have $9,470 for this important project for the creatures and people of Huntsville. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

The next step is to meet with the City Arborist, Marc Byers, who will decide on a planting plan. Watch for more information as it becomes available. Contact Belinda Greenaway at belinda223@gmail.com or Brett Byford at brettbyford59@gmail.com.

“Trees give us hope and the courage to persevere even in the harshest of conditions”

Eric Obermann Foundation

Stewardship Campaign Deadline is November 3!

Only 10 Days Left to Pledge!

Dear Friends in Christ,

Our Tell Out My Soul stewardship campaign is well underway, and many of you have

already shared your pledges for 2026 — thank you! Your support helps St. Thomas

continue the ministries that make such a difference in our church, our community, and

beyond.

If you haven’t yet turned in your pledge card, please do so by November 3. Every

pledge — no matter the amount — allows us to plan faithfully for worship, outreach,

and formation in the year ahead.

Making a pledge is more than a financial decision; it’s a spiritual one. It’s our way of

saying “thank you” to God and committing ourselves to the mission we share at St.

Thomas.

Let’s all join together to “Tell Out My Soul” and proclaim God’s goodness through our

giving!

With gratitude,

David Hattaway

Stewardship Chair

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Huntsville, Alabama

UPCOMING

November 4 at 5:30 PM with Alabama Credit Union



For the past several years St. Thomas has assisted Alabama Credit Union with delivering backpack meals to elementary schools in the local area. The backpack meals are given to kids who are consider food insecure for them to have food to eat on the weekends. This year's fundraiser is November 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Bowl Madison. If you would like to bowl, sponsor, or donate, please see the flyer below. CLICK HERE for more information about this important benefit. If you are interested please reach out to Travis Lee at tlee777790@gmail.com. Alabama Credit Union Secret Meals is a 501c3 and all sponsors will receive a receipt for their taxes.

LOBSTERFEST 32

All proceeds go to Local Outreach and the Honduras Medical Mission. Get your food order in NOW by clicking HERE.

We are excited to announce that the St. Thomas Children's Ministry is presenting the first ever Kids' Makers Market at St. Thomas Lobsterfest. Young artisans are invited to sell their self-made goods—creative art, slime, jewelry, knit/crochet, soaps, candles, birdhouses, woodwork items, etc., in 2 hour timeslots from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The church will provide the tent, table, and chairs. The young artisans get to keep their earnings. 

There are no booth fees, but application via THIS LINK or by the QR code in the attached flyer by October 29 is a MUST. Please share this with folks that might find this interesting and view THIS PDF for all the info!

Artisan Fair at Lobsterfest

Update for

St. Thomas Creates at Lobsterfest

St. Thomas Creates is ready to receive your art and craft donations. Please bring them to the Volunteer’s desk just inside the office door. There are stickers for you to mark the price and your name, and a form to accompany your donation(s) at the desk. All items will be kept in a secure room until Lobsterfest. We will continue to receive your creations until November 7th. Thank you for donating your time and talent to St. Thomas Creates. All proceeds go directly to Lobsterfest. Please contact Donna Clark donnadfclark@gmail.com or Maggie Hall at Maggie.carter.hall@gmail.com

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!

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!

This Sunday, October 26, we ask that youth join us in the Parish Hall to hear Bishop Glenda Curry speak.

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! The St. Thomas adult choir is returning after the summer and welcoming new members. 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 gear up for 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.  

Our nursery is open from 7:45 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sundays for those younger than Pre-K. 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.

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.

Phone: 256.880.0247

Email: StThomas@stthomashuntsville.org