THE EPISTLE:

November 13, 2025

This SUNDAY concludes this year's Stewardship Campaign! Please bring your pledge card if you have not already turned it in!

Special prayers of thanksgiving and blessing will be offered at all three Eucharists

Dear Friends in Christ,

As we come to the close of our Tell Out My Soul Stewardship Campaign this Sunday,

November 16, I want to take a moment to thank each of you — the heart and soul of

our beloved St. Thomas. Your generosity, your prayers, and your commitment to our

shared ministry continue to make this parish a place of grace, hope, and service.

To all who have already turned in your pledge cards, thank you for your faithfulness

and support. And to those who are still prayerfully discerning your pledge, please

know that you are welcome to turn in your card whenever you feel the time is right.

Every offering, given with love and intention, helps tell the story of how God is working

through our community.

Together, we are truly “telling out our souls” in gratitude for all God has done and

continues to do among us.

With deep appreciation,

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 choose 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 now!

Sunday morning Book Study with Fr. Donavan Concludes THIS SUNDAY, November 16

Fr. Donavan's book study on Supernatural, by Michael S. Heiser returns with a discussion of the final chapters of the book THIS 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.

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

It’s Time for the 2025 Friends of 400: Shellie's Kids Christmas Extravaganza!

Each year, St. Thomas sponsors Friends of 400 and Shellie's Kids to help make Christmas brighter for children living in public housing and those active in Troop/Cub Pack 400 and the Searcy Boys & Girls Club. Last year they were able to gift over 450 local kids! And this year more children are waiting to be adopted. Let’s come together again to make sure every child wakes up to Christmas morning joy! The impact of our Christmas Gift Drive lasts far beyond the holiday season. 

How to Adopt a Child

1. Pick a child's information sheet from the "Shellie's Kids" table this Sunday at St. Thomas.

2. Each child lists 3 clothing needs and 2 “want” gifts (up to $30 each).

3. You may be extra generous, but please fit everything into 4 boxes (no more, no less).

4. Wrap and label each box clearly with the child’s name, and return them to St. Thomas for collection by our Outreach Committee by December 7.

A Few Final To-Dos:

Return Yard Signs

and More!

The fun is over but we have just a few housekeeping items to mention!



• Please return your yard signs and nametag lanyards! We use these yearly as they can be costly to continually purchase. Please drop them off in Information Hall.
• We have the Lobsterfest construction bin for one more week if you have LOBSTERFEST ITEMS to toss out. Please only use it for Lobsterfest items.
• Please turn in all Lobsterfest receipts to our bookkeeper, Irene, ASAP!

UPCOMING

Silver Saints Movie Presents:

The Horse Whisperer

Thursday, November 20

Parish Hall 1 PM

As a tilt of the hat to our Parish horse lovers and in memory of the recently deceased actor, Robert Redford, we offer you a horse movie. Please come join us for our monthly Silver Saints Movie Matinee event to see the movie The Horse Whisperer, starring Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, and others. Come join us in the St. Thomas Parish Hall at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2025, as we watch a thought-provoking and interesting movie.



As always, the Silver Saints Movie Matinee offers fun and fellowship with our parishioners and visitors much like going to a theater, but free. We offer snacks and beverages, and we will even pick you up and return you home if you wish. We offer comfortable seating and a time-out break half way through the movie. Please bring your friends and ask people from our neighborhood. Call Jack or Becky Stokes at 256-468-2743, or the church office at 256-880-0247. Please call 24 hours ahead if you will need a ride. Please come join us and be happy.

Invite, Welcome, Connect

Online Realm Tutorial

Sunday, November 23

9:30 AM Information Hall

Many of our parishioners, both new and established, have not set up their Realm accounts in our online directory. The Invite, Welcome, and Connect committee will have volunteers on hand to help you get started Sunday, November 23. We can help you do any or all of the following:



• Log in and set up your account so that you can use it.
• Allow others to see selected information about you.
• Photograph you and add your picture in the directory.

We will have computers and a photography area set up in Information Hall and the Parlor between the 8 and 10:30 services. If you let us know in advance via e-mail at kabhmk2017@gmail.com we will also be available after the 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. services.

Admission to the St. Thomas Realm online directory is by invitation only and membership is supervised by the office staff. It is a secure site that only allows information to be shared to other parishioners who have been invited and set up on the St. Thomas Realm directory. Please come see us so that we can all be better connected!

Friendsgiving

Thursday, November 27

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.

Tis the Season for Giving! Your Blood is Priceless

Sunday, December 7

7 AM – 1 PM

St. Thomas friends, our next blood drive is set for Sunday, December 7. Please consider remembering Pearl Harbor Day this year with a gift of life. The cost is only your time. What better gift can you give? 

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) continues! 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