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

 

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. Please contact Judy McCorkell at 613-836-2348 for more information.

 

We pray for members of our Parish Family: Tom, Pam, Emily, Alex & Anna Denesyk; Shirley Dolan; Stephen, Susan, Tyler & Jarrett Dow; Tanya Drew; John Eastwood; Don & Molly Edwards; Diane Lachance & Luc Faucon.   

We pray for the Sick and those in need of Healing: Pat, Daisy, Nancy, Nicholas, Giuliano, Laura, Anne, Elisabeth, Sarah, John, James, Dilys, Lyall, Marion, Bev, Richard, Murray and Ian.
 

Assisting in Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. Liturgy
Chalice:  Harry Mercer
Server:  Brooke Sullivan
Reader:  Diane Clement
Intercessions:  Tanya Drew
Projectionist:  Pat McNally
Sides people:  Heather Sullivan & John Bottriell
Altar Guild:  Arlene Simonovich, Beth Barden, Sylvia Stephens

 

Please join us for coffee/tea and fellowship in the Church Hall following the 10:30 Liturgy. Our hosts this morning are Liz Norris and Sylvi Dawes.

 

Here is a list of items that are in the Snowflake Bazaar Silent Auction as of Mon. Nov 12. Please click on this link to see the list.

Snowflake Bazaar: Is 1 week away on Saturday November 17th, 10 AM–2 PM. Please bring items to the church office on Tues. Wed. or Thurs. mornings.

Poinsettia’s: Order forms will be available at the back of the church in the Narthex. The order forms need to be returned by November 25th. Pick up will be Saturday December 8th, 2018. Please pay for your plants when the order form is returned.

Wilton Cheese: Orders forms are available in the Narthex. All orders need to be returned to the church on Sunday December 2nd. Pick up will begin on Sunday December 9th. Please pay for you cheese when picking up your order.

ACW Christmas Luncheon: All ladies of the parish are invited.
When: Monday December 3rd at 11:30 AM
Where: Ale Amberwood's Lounge and Eatery
Cost: $25.00 includes dinner, taxes, gratuities.
Menu Choices:
1. Parmesan Cream Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, red peppers and spinach
2. Classic Roast Turkey with herb stuffing, bacon, cranberry chutney. Maple roasted vegetables and mini potatoes
3. Seared Salmon with smashed coconut, cashew cauliflower and pickled vegetable salsa
Dessert is not included but can be ordered.
All monies and orders must be in by November 23rd at the latest. Please let Gert Brown, Enid Goodfellow or Diane Clement know if you would like to attend. Anyone needing transportation, please let Diane know by calling 613-825-6223.

A sign-up sheet for coffee hour is in the Church Narthex as we are looking for helpers December 16, December 23 and December 30. The 2019 sign-up list (January to April) will be posted soon. Thanks for all who support coffee hour! If you have any questions, please contact Susan Clark-Dow at (613) 292-3187 or scdow10@yahoo.ca

Guinea Fowl for Christmas! If you want to purchase a pig, some medicine, or some seeds to help people in need this year, please consider PWRDF’s “World of Gifts”. You probably all received their flyer with your Anglican Journal recently. Have a look at PWRDF’s website to see what they are doing on our behalf and then choose your gift. You can purchase it and then offer it to a friend or relative as a gift you have made on their behalf. www.pwrdf.org

We will be having a Family Craft day on Nov 14. Details to follow.

PWRDF Christmas Cards: There are 9 beautiful designs to choose from this year. Each pack has 12 cards and envelopes with one design per pack. Cost is $20 and tax receipt provided. There will be an order sheet on the table in the Narthex for the next two Sundays – Oct. 21st and Oct. 28th, showing the designs. You will need to state your name, telephone number, which design you want and number of packs. Delivery should be the first week of November.

St. Thomas has a loyalty program with Bridlewood Home Hardware in Kanata. If you give them the Church’s name when making a purchase, we will receive 10% of the purchase price back at the end of the year.

When eating out at Hurley’s restaurant in Stittsville remember we have a loyalty program. If you give them our code 5741 (last 4 digits of our phone number) we will receive 10% of the bill back to St. Thomas.

Tornado Relief Benefit Concert: Featuring Rory Gardiner taking place on Saturday November 17th, 7:00-9:00 PM at the Stittsville United Church. Tickets $20 at the door or reserve by calling 613-836-4962.

Other Upcoming Events at St Thomas
November 17th 2018     Snowflake Bazaar & Soup Luncheon
November 18th 2018     First Responders Sunday
November 21st 2018     Coffee & Chat Social 10:00 in council room

Coffee & Chat Social: Please join us for a social at 10:00 AM in the Council Room on Wednesday November 21st for a coffee hour. Everyone is welcome. For more information please contact Hilary at 613-836-1633.

Men’s Gathering-Prayer and a Pint: Calling all men to join us for a Prayer and a Pint! On Thursday November 22nd at 7:15 PM. We will meet for a short prayer service in the Council Room and then go to the Glen for a pint! At the Glen Rev. Lee will lead us in a thoughtful discussion. Please talk to John Bottriell, Rev. Lee, Stephen Dow, Pat McNally or William Passmore for more information.

Family Craft Day: Saturday November 24th 1:00-4:00 PM. There will be 4 activities – an advent wreath, graham cracker houses, gingerbread cookies for decorating, and a Jesse tree. Sign up in the Narthex by November 20th. Every group must include an adult. Cost will be minimal.

The next edition of the People's Pulpit will be available December 2nd. The deadline for submission is November 25th. Please consider submitting an article. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Lomas at 613 836 5229 or by email Susan_lomas@msn.com

ACW Church Calendars: will be sold after the 8:30 and 10:30 services for the next several weeks. The cost remains at $5.00 each. Please see Enid or Diane.

Our children's church activities:

Family Faith Time begins in the downstairs hall at 9:00 am until 9:25 am. This includes activities for all members of God's family regardless of age. 

 

God's Garden begins at 9:40 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.

 

Bridlewood Home Hardware, Michael Cowpland Drive has partnered with St Thomas Church. Everything you buy at the store entitles us to receive a 3% 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.

 

The St Thomas Grocery Certificate program is available for Brown's Independent Grocery Store.  It doesn't cost you any money at all and St Thomas receives up to 4% of your purchases from the store. Please support St Thomas by purchasing the grocery certificate cards from the office or from the sellers in the foyer after the services. Please contact Susan Chapman 613-836-5476 or the office during the week.

 

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 2016, the church received a rebate of $221 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.