THE EPISTLE:

March 12, 2026

New Friday Bible Study is underway! Join us on Fridays at 10:47 am!

With Dcn. Jeannie's departure for St. Timothy's, Athens last month, the

11 AM Wednesday Bible Study, which Jeannie ran, has "departed," as well. But to ensure that folks who might like an alternative, later morning start time to get together and study the Bible, Fr. Donavan is now offering a NEW Bible Study on FRIDAYS in the Conference Room.

This Bible Study, which is studying the Letter of James, is a 1 hour study each Friday and beginning at 10:47 AM! If you are interested in joining a Bible Study at the church and are available on Friday mornings, you are invited!



Fr. Donavan hopes to see you at 10:47 AM in the Conference Room with your Bible open and ready to read and study TOMORROW!

Stations of the Cross

Tomorrow, March 13, at

12:05 PM in the Nave

Every other Friday in Lent, the church will be open for anyone who'd like to walk the fourteen Stations of the Cross. If you've never participated in the Stations, this is an opportunity to spend time in Lent enriching your soul with each Stations' powerful prayers, scripture readings, and physical movement in this special manner of following the Passion of Jesus. 

Join Fr. Donavan tomorrow, Friday, March 13, at 12:05pm, in the Nave, and make the Stations of the Cross a part of your Lenten season of devotion this year.

Pray the Rosary this year for Lent March 20. Stations of the Cross dates include tomorrow, March 13 and March 27.

Deeper Spirituality During These Forty Days: Adult Sunday School Class continues with Fr. Donavan

Join Fr. Donavan during the final two Sundays in the season of Lent for a series of classes on how to dive deeper into a life of prayer, Bible study, and discipleship. Fr. Donavan will discuss different forms of prayer, how to use portions of the Prayer Book, ways to enhance your time in the church on Sundays, and share personal stories and experiences from his own spiritual practices. If you have questions about how to make the most out of your Lenten disciplines this year, this will be a class you will not want to miss. Join Fr. Donavan in a discussion on the many ways you can enrich your faith on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall.

An Exhortation, Page 316, in The Book of Common Prayer

Every week, we confess our sins together to prepare our hearts to receive Holy Communion. This upcoming Sunday, Deacon Dave will read a longer invitation to Confession that invites us to reflect on the meaning of this practice we do every week, called the Exhortation. This season in our adult formation, we’ve reflected on what it means that the Baptismal Covenant asks us to resist evil, repent of sin, and return to the Lord. The Exhortation also invites us to consider other practices of repentance that our Prayer Book provides for, such as the sacrament of Reconciliation (individual confession of sin with a priest). If you would like to avail yourself of the opportunity to participate in the sacrament of Reconciliation, please email Mtr. Katie Kirk-Costas by clicking HERE.

Join Us Wednesdays in Lent: Holden Evening Prayer

5:30 PM in the Nave

Holden Evening Prayer will be used for worship at the Wednesday evening Lenten services. The music, composed by Marty Haugen, is a contemporary setting of an evening hymn, Psalm 141, and the Magnificat.

The service will be accompanied by piano and the Bell Choir. Worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Come for the prayer and then stay after for dinner and this year's Lenten program! We'd love to see you there!

Sin Snippets: Finding Lent in Pop Culture:

Wednesdays in Lent beginning at 6:15 PM

What do bluegrass songs, scary movies, Saturday Night Live sketches, Bob Dylan, and the Blues have to teach us about Lent and how to live into our baptismal covenant? Join Mtr. Katie and Fr. Donavan for lots of Lenten laughs, smiles, cheers, and maybe a tear or two on Wednesday nights this Lent! We will be looking at how popular music, movies, and comedy can help us live out our promise to "persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever [we] fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord." 

Evening Prayer (see info above) will kick things off in the nave at 5:30 PM and a Lenten supper of soup and salad will begin being served at 5:45 PM in the Parish Hall. The program will start at 6:15 PM.

And children and youth are invited to join Ms. Laura Beth and our Youth Minister, Ethan, for this year's Children and Youth Lenten program on Wednesday evenings, as well. We will meet in the Parlor at 6:15 p.m. to explore the Lenten practices of contemplation, devotion, and prayer through activities involving pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) and the Anglican rosary.

Don't miss this year's exciting Lenten Soup and Salad Series, "Sin Snippets: Finding Lent in Pop Culture," Wednesdays in the Parish Hall.

Seder Supper

Tuesday, March 31 at 6 PM: Make your Reservations NOW! Deadline is March 26

Seder is a serious and joyful event where the Passover story is retold. Looking to our Jewish roots, we tell the Exodus story, with its themes of power and mercy, bondage and freedom, hope and despair. This is much like the spiritual journey that we continue in our lives today. Observing the Seder reminds us, as modern-day Christians, of the story of God and His people of which we are a part. Seder is a service interspersed with a dinner (lamb, chicken, or vegetarian), which concludes as the meal ends. We follow the traditional Jewish Seder, remembering that at the Last Supper, Jesus celebrated Seder with his disciples.  

Our Seder is on Tuesday, March 31 at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The meal will be provided for a suggested donation of $12 per adult and $5 per child. Since we need to order meat, reservations should be made by Thursday, March 26 either online through the LINK HERE or by signing up in Information Hall.

We also need volunteers to help set up the Parish Hall, cook the meal, plate the food that is set on the table for the service, serve the meal, and clean up. Volunteer sign-up sheets are on the Information Hall Bulletin Board. Contact Mike or Laura Beth Bestor via their email if you have any questions.

Easter Flower Donations

Easter flower dedication envelopes are in the pews if you'd like to make a donation in honor, memory, or in thanksgiving of someone special. Dedications are a wonderful way to both beautify our church and honor loves ones. Please print legibly so the office can ensure correct spellings. Simply place the envelope in the offertory plate or with the church office. Donations require a $50 minimum and must be received by Tuesday, March 24.

The Easter Bunny Needs Your Help! Donate Goodies for this year's Easter Egg Hunt!

A Message from the St. Thomas Easter Bunny:

Hello, St. Thomas! I am getting ready for our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4 at 10:30 a.m.! Make sure you save the date and invite family and friends to join us for the Egg Hunt and lunch afterwards. I'll be available for photos.  

We are collecting goodies to stuff inside the plastic eggs that we already have. Please make sure that any candy or food item is individually wrapped. I am putting a big Easter basket in Information Hall to collect your donations. Please bring the goodies by noon Sunday, March 29 so my St. Thomas EYC friends can help me stuff the eggs. Thank you in advance for your help!  

Contact our Children's Ministry Coordinator, Ms. Laura Beth, via email children@stthomashuntsville.org with any questions. See you on Saturday, April 4! 

UPCOMING

Next Newcomer Class set for Sunday, March 22, in the Crossroads Room

Welcome, Newcomers! If you’re new to St. Thomas, we invite you to join us for a special Newcomers Class to learn more about our church and the Episcopal faith. Through this class you will have an introduction to the Episcopal Faith.

Join Mtr. Katie Kirk-Costas to learn more about the history, beliefs, and traditions of the Episcopal Church. Held Sunday, March 22 at 9:30 a.m., following breakfast.

This is a great opportunity to ask questions, meet others, and learn more about life at St. Thomas. All newcomers are warmly invited to attend!

Scrapbooking and Crafting

Saturday, March 21

Parish Hall 9 AM – 3 PM

Scrapbookers and Crafters Unite! Please join us in the Parish Hall on March 21 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and bring your crafting projects for a day of fun and fellowship. Upon request, a scrapbooking beginners class will be taught. Lunch will be provided but please bring a snack to share. For further information, please contact Rebekah Callahan at 256-603-0219 or rebekah-callahan@comcast.net.

Silver Saints RETURNS on Thursday, March 26th at 1pm!

As we are now deep into Lent, we are offering a strong, incredible movie for Silver Saints Movie Matinee. On March 26we will show Babette’s Feast; with Stephanie Audran, Bridgette Federspiel, etc., an Oscar award-winning artistic film addressing “…sensual and sacred passions, dry wit, and robust humanity.”. This Christian-based movie is perfect for preparation for Easter.

The Silver Saints Movie Matinee offers fun and fellowship with our parishioners and neighbors much like going to a theater, but with no fee. 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 other 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.

Pi Kappa Alpha Appreciation Dinner

Saturday, March 28, 2-5 PM

Help Needed! Sign-Up in Information Hall THIS SUNDAY!

The Lobsterfest Steering Committee is providing a dinner to the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity for their support to Lobsterfest. Lobsterfest could not be the success it is without the support that the fraternity guys provide to St. Thomas.

The dinner is Saturday, March 28, 2-5 p.m. We have the Kitchen and Parish Hall reserved from 12-6 p.m.

We are providing pork tenderloins and chicken, but need home cooked side dishes and desserts. We also have a need volunteers to serve the meal and help clean up.

A sign-up sheet, with a tentative menu, is posted in Information Hall.

It has been a very tough month for the fraternity guys with the loss of one of their brothers, so we need to show them all the love that St. Thomas offers!!

If you can provide a side dish or dessert, please sign up in Information Hall! For questions contact Tom Perry at perrytbne@aol.com or 256.348.4313.

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 St. Anne's Chapel in Hiers Hall, Thursdays 7 AM

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!

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.

NOTE: Due to Spring Break, EYC will not meet this Sunday, March 15. We will see you back on Sunday, March 22.

Children's Sunday School Sundays from 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m.! 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 led by Carey McIntyre 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.

Treble Choir

The Treble Choir sings approximately once a month at the 10:30 a.m. worship service and our special services this year will include special music on March 1st, Palm Sunday, Easter morning, and on Mother's Day! 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.

Phone: 256.880.0247

Email: StThomas@stthomashuntsville.org