St Thomas does not allow nuts of any kind due to allergies.

 

The St Thomas services have been cancelled until further notice

 due to the Corona 19 virus

 

Rev. Lee is creating a video service each Sunday morning

that we can all watch on our computer.

It can be viewed on our website by clicking on the following link:

http://stthomasstittsville.ca/Homilies.html

It can also be viewed on Facebook even if you are not a Facebook user

by clicking on the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/FriendlyAnglicans/posts/?ref=page_internal 

 

 

Announcements for May 24 2020

 

Welcome to all and a special welcome to anyone visiting St Thomas’ this weekend. May you find God’s hope, peace and joy as you worship with us on Sundays at 8:30 am or 10:30 am

(or 9:30 am during the summer).

 

There is a Nursery Room available for babies and pre kinder church children during the 10:30 service. Volunteers are welcome for nursery duty.

We pray for all families within our Parish.

We pray for all nurses, doctors, and frontline workers.

We pray for our government and those making decisions to keep us safe and healthy during these unprecedented times.

We pray for the all those who are Sick and those in need of Healing, in our parish and around the world.

We pray for all those who have lost loved ones during the covid-19 pandemic.

If you are in need anything, please remember the Church office is open during the week. We might not always be in the office, sometimes we are working from home. We have a locked door policy at the church right now. Please ring the doorbell on the door at the Main Street entrance.

We have a dedicated group of individuals who are willing to help those in need of getting groceries, and prescriptions. If you don’t have a support system and would like some help, please call the church office at 613-836-5741 or outside of the office hours contact one of our Wardens. Ryan 613-612-6509 or Dave 613-831-3093

As we are physically apart at St Thomas, we are together in spirit. Please join us Sunday mornings to see Rev. Lee’s online morning prayer services.  Available in the Homilies section of the St Thomas Website at:  http://stthomasstittsville.ca/Homilies.html

and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FriendlyAnglicans/posts/?ref=page_internal

Thank you to everyone that made donations for the Stittsville Food Bank. St Thomas has given them almost $400 to date.  They are sill in need of our help. Items are greatly needed to re-stock their shelves. If you have items to donate please bring them to the church on Tuesday Morning we will place a basket outside and have them collect it later in the week

If you are in need anything please remember the Church is still open during the week, please call 613-836-5741 or outside of the office hours contact one of our Wardens.                Their contact info is:

Dave Hazen - People's Warden:   email:  P.Warden.StThomasStittsville@gmail.com 

                                                           Phone: 613-831-3093

Ryan Dallaway- Rector's Warden: email: R.Warden.StThomasStittsville@gmail.com

                                                           Phone: 613-612-6509

 

Garage Sale items: Please keep any items you are finding for the garage sale until after Easter.

Loonies Or Less for Lent: St Thomas is collecting loonies and loose change for the Stittsville Food Bank through the Lenten season. Please collect this money at home.

The Stittsville Food Bank is in need of our help.  They are always looking for non perishables however during covid-19 they are in need of perishables. Please look online at www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca to see how you can help. They are still accepting non-perishables at the grocery stores in Stittsville. 

People’s Pulpit articles are due Sunday May 17th.   Please email Sue @ susan_lomas@msn.com

All Upcoming Events and meetings at St Thomas are cancelled until further notice: We will keep in contact with every to give them the most up to date information as possible.

Family Faith Time
Between 10:00 am and 10:20 am the whole family will participate in games, painting, cooking, crafts and singing- all together! This joyous time is an integral part of God’s Garden - a celebration of the family growing together in faith. At 10:30 the children will gather in the church for their story and then go off to classes.  (On February 24th there is only 1 service at 9:30 and there will not be a Family Faith Time).

God's Garden begins at 10:40 following the Children's Talk in church. This is for children 3-12 years of age. Registration forms are in the church foyer as well as in the Downstairs Rainbow Room. All registered children receive a free Bible.  See Merilee Clarke for more information or call her at 613-831-7704.  (On February 24th there is only 1 service at 9:30 am and God's Garden will begin at 9:30 am).

 

Bridlewood Home Hardware, Michael Cowpland Drive has partnered with St Thomas Church. Everything you buy at the store entitles us to receive a 10% rebate pre tax. Just mention you are from St Thomas at check out.  In 2016, our church received a rebate of $33 from Home Hardware.

 

Donate to the Church by going out and eating.

Thanks to all who participate in the grocery store certificate program, but what if you don’t feel like cooking and want a meal out! Well we’ve teamed up with Hurley’s Grill at 1261 Stittsville Main Street. Now when you have a meal, or snack, before you pay tell the waitress or waiter that you are on team 5741, and 10% of your bill will come back to the church. This does not include taxes or alcohol. Our team number is the last 4 digits of the churches telephone number or just tell them you are with St Thomas.  In 2018, the church received a rebate of $340 from Hurley's.

 

St Thomas is on Facebook.  If you are a Facebook user, you can find our page by searching for 'St Thomas Stittsville' and then 'Liking' our page.  Then any posts made on the St Thomas page will also show on your personal page - an easy way to keep in touch with the events happening at St Thomas.  We now have about 78 people who are receiving St Thomas news on their Facebook page.  If you are not a Facebook user, you can visit our Facebook page by clicking on this link.