THE EPISTLE:

October 30, 2025

Lobsterfest 5K THIS 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 THIS WEEKEND, Saturday, November 1 with a start time of 8:00 a.m. with awards to follow.

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 TOMORROW Friday, October 31, so you still have time to join us. CLICK HERE to register today!

WE NEED 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. Please take a shift between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to help make Lobsterfest 32 a success! 

Lobsterfest is just NINE DAYS AWAY AND WE NEED YOUR HELP! The areas in greatest need: 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.

Bake Sale

Not able to help on Lobsterfest Day November 8?  You can help our Bake Sale Committee by baking cookies, bars, cakes, and pies. We sell out early every year, so the more you bake, the more money we make! Contact Martha Wilson HERE to contribute to the bake sale.

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

MISSING LOST LOBSTER COSTUMES!

We are missing a few of our lobster costumes. If you have one please return it to the church asap!

Parish Dinner

Sunday, November 9

Deadline to Register:  Monday, November 3

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.  

Good News!

Deadline to Pledge is Extended

to November 16

Dear Friends in Christ,

Thank you to everyone who has already sent in your pledge card for our Tell Out My

Soul Stewardship Campaign. Your generosity supports the worship, outreach,

formation, and fellowship that shape our life at St. Thomas.

For those still discerning, we are grateful to share that the pledge deadline has been

extended to November 16. This gives everyone a couple of additional weeks to

prayerfully consider your pledge and return your card.

Our Stewardship Ingathering will be held on November 16. Having your pledge in

hand allows the church to plan faithfully and responsibly for the year ahead.

Your pledge is a tangible way to 'Tell Out My Soul' — proclaiming God's blessings and

partnering in the mission we share. Thank you for all you do and for making St.

Thomas a vibrant, welcoming community.

With gratitude,

David Hattaway

Stewardship Chair

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Huntsville, Alabama

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.

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.

Want to Bowl? Join our St. Thomas Team

Tuesday, November 4 at 5:30 PM at Bowl Madison



This year St. Thomas is sponsoring a lane for the Alabama Credit Union's fundraiser that delivers 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. We've got some spots open left to fill out the team! Please join us if you like to bowl. Text or call Jeannie Randall at 256.348.9918 to reserve your spot!

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.

UPCOMING

LOBSTERFEST 32

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

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!

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