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: Pascal, Samantha, Zoe Valcin & Jialyn Knight; Randy & Wanda Walsh; Doreen & John Walsh; Jane Walsh; Gloria Waterhouse; Naomi, Richard, Darcie, Neave, & Keara Watson-Laird; Michael & Julie Webster; Linda Webster; Michael Whalen.

We pray for the Sick and those in need of Healing: Pat, Daisy, Nancy, Nicholas, Giuliano, Laura, Anne, Elisabeth, Sarah, John, Cyril, James, Dilys, Lyal, and anyone known to you in need of healing.
 

Assisting in Sunday’s 8:30 a.m. Liturgy
Chalice: Tanya Drew
Reader: Arlene Simonovich
Intercessions: David Dallaway
Projectionist: Susan Chapman
Sides people: Mary Attwell
Altar Guild: Pam Hazen, Grace Bell, Mary Passmore, Tanya Drew

Assisting in Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. Liturgy
Chalice: John Bottriell
Reader: Linda Noble
Intercessions: William Passmore
Projectionist: Darrin Sullivan
Sides people: Marlyn Powell & Heather Sullivan
Altar Guild: Pam Hazen, Grace Bell, Mary Passmore, Tanya Drew

Please join us for coffee/tea and fellowship in the Church Hall following the 10:30 Liturgy. Our hosts this morning are Stephen & Susan Dow.

St Thomas Snowflake Bazaar and Luncheon - Saturday, Nov 17th  10:00 am - 2:00 pm

All Proceeds Support the Life and Mission of St. Thomas Anglican Church.

This is the time of year when we invite our parishioners to think about donations of interesting items to offer for sale at our annual bazaar. Men and women, young and old are included in this invitation!

 We will need people to assist with set-up, ticket sellers for the lunchroom, kitchen helpers, food donations, lunch room servers and folk to help disassemble at the end of the day. Remember that this is a PARISH EVENT – ALL are invited to participate in any way you can.

Bake Table, Craft Tables, Christmas Tables, Book Table, Jewellery & Accessories,

Home Decor, Silent Auction.

We are also looking for people to organize and run the tables on the day of the bazaar. No experience is needed and you can expect to have a lot of fun!!!

Please click here for more information.

 

A Choired Afternoon - featuring the choirs of:

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Stittsville United Church, St Thomas Anglican Church, and Goulbourn Jubilee Singers, Goulbourn Junior Jubilees, Ottawa Harmony Singers, and

Rare Blend Vocal Ensemble.

At St Thomas Anglican Church. Sunday, October 21, at 2:30 p.m. The Church is fully accessible.  A freewill offering will be taken, all proceeds to be donated to the Stittsville Food Bank.

A reception follows the concert.

Other Upcoming Events at St Thomas
October 13th 2018         Open Table Meal
October 14th 2018         Blessing of the Animals
October 14th 2018         Fellowship Breakfast following 8:30 service
October 17th 2018         Coffee & Chat Social 10:00 in council room
October 21st 2018         A Choired Afternoon
October 28th 2018         Roast Beef Dinner
November 10th 2018     Open Table Meal
November 17th 2018     Snowflake Bazaar & Soup Luncheon
November 18th 2018     First Responders Sunday
November 21st 2018     Coffee & Chat Social 10:00 in council room

Fall Roast Beef Dinner

Takes place Sunday, October 28th, 2018. The doors will open at 5:00 PM and we will have a continuous sitting with the last entry being at 6:30 PM.
We will be serving Roast Beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, peas, dinner rolls, salad, and a selection of homemade pies and desserts will be available.
Tickets are available:
   • Church office Tuesday-Thursday 9:00: AM - 1:00 PM
   • Nicole Dallaway before and after the 8:30 AM Service
   • Sheri Lambert before and after the 10:30 AM service
Ticket Prices: Adult $18.00; Kids 6-14 years $9.00 (under 5 are free)
Family Ticket $50.00 (2 adults & 2 Kids)

Please purchase or reserve your tickets in advance to help us determine how many people will be in attendance.

 

Videos from May 26 workshop "Moving Forward with Reconciliation"
The All My Relations Working Group organized a successful all day workshop “Moving Forward with Reconciliation” in May. Approximately 125 lay and clergy Anglicans from 35 parishes, community ministries and other dioceses attended. A 9 min. video of the highlights of the workshop, and 8 videos of the full sessions are now available on the Diocesan YouTube channel. Please see the links on All My Relations webpage at https://ottawa.anglican.ca/amr/

'Journeying as Allies' Book Group
Discussions of specific books by Indigenous authors will explore Indigenous experience and knowledge through fiction and non-fiction. The first discussion on October 28 will focus on the book 'Claiming Anishnaabe - Decolonizing the human spirit' by Lynn Gehl. The author will be present. Click here to see the poster for details on the books and dates. Location: Julian of Norwich Anglican Church.

 

Homelessness and Affordable Housing: A Municipal Responsibility

By The Right Reverend John H. Chapman, Anglican Bishop of Ottawa

Please click here to read Bishop Chapman's document about homelessness and affordable housing in Ottawa and what the Anglican church is doing to combat this issue.

Coffee & Chat with the Churchwardens: Please join William and Pat at 9:30 AM on Sunday, September 30th, for coffee and an opportunity to talk about church life. They will also be available during coffee hour after the 10:30 AM service.

Home Bible study will be starting on Wednesday 26 September at 7pm at the home of Gary and Lorna Graham. We will be studying “Christian Community”. Please contact William (613-836-2876) or Gary (613-963-9661) for more information. All are welcome.

Open Table wishes to: Thank all who helped with the Open Table from September 2017 to June of 2018. We had a successful year. We are ready to go again. The committee would like to invite anyone who is interested to come forward. If your group or you individually would like to prepare a meal let us know at 613-623-4501 or at the office, with the month you would like to do, and we will meet with you to help you plan.  We’re looking forward to another successful year. Chair, Judy Dallaway.

Coffee Hour: There is a sign-up sheet, on the table in the Narthex, for volunteers to sign up for coffee hour after the 10:30 service on Sundays. Please take your turn doing this important ministry at St. Thomas. Coffee/tea/juice, milk, cream and sugar are provided for your use in the kitchen. All we ask of you is to prepare the beverages and supply a small, light snack to share with the congregation. A few suggestions: Cheese & Crackers OR baking OR fruit OR veggies. We volunteer in pairs, so please sign up now. Lots of help will be given, if it is required. Thanks for volunteering, we can’t make this happen without you. Contact Susan Clark-Dow if more information is needed. 613-292-3187 or scdow10@yahoo.ca

Fundraising with flowers: Vesey’s fall bulb campaign is underway. If you are looking for fall bulbs please take a catalogue home with you, they can be found in the Narthex. All orders are due to the Church on Sunday September 30th, 2018. Please place your order form and payment on the collection plate, or turn it in to Nicole Dallaway.

Flowers for Thanksgiving: Anyone wishing to donate towards flowers for Thanksgiving, please fill in the form in the white envelopes in the Narthex. These may be put on the collection plate, given to the office, or to Arlene. Please have these in by Sunday, September 30th to allow Nicole time to put the requests in the Thanksgiving bulletin. Thank You!

Decorating for Thanksgiving: The Altar Guild will be decorating the church for Thanksgiving on Saturday, October 6th at 9:30 am. Anyone who wishes to help is welcome. Also, if you would like to donate items (eg. pumpkins, gourds, squash, etc.) for us to use while decorating please have them to the church by Thursday, October 4th. Once again, items for the food cupboard are requested to be brought and put on the tables on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 7th. Food cupboard items needed are listed below.

Coffee & Chat Social: Please join us for a social at 10:00am in the council room. Wednesday Sept. 19th for a coffee hour. “Everyone is welcome” For more information call Hilary Shouldice at 613-836-1633.

Next edition of the People’s Pulpit will be available on September 23rd. To that end, please submit any articles to Susan Lomas by September 16th, using email susan_lomas@msn.com  or by leaving a copy in Sue’s mailbox in the Church Office.

“Buy-A-Step” Program: The first project to be completed in Phase 1 is the replacement of the crumbling Main Street stairs, at a cost of $9,000. We are asking for your support to “Buy-a-Step” for $100 each to help meet this goal, but any donation is appreciated. All donations will go towards this project until it is fully funded, and regular progress updates will be provided. Thank you for your support! The stair project is proceeding very well. To see a picture of the reconstruction as of September 13, click here.

Stittsville Food Bank: Items in somewhat short supply  (Updated June 2018) Large Apple juice, Mayonnaise, Condiments, Cheez Whiz, Hamburger Helper, Chilli – cans, Stew – cans, Rice, Potatoes – cans or boxes, Fruit Cups, Apple Sauce Jars & Cups, Pancake Syrup, Jams, Coffee/Tea, Hot Chocolate, Crackers, Cookies, Toilet paper, Kleenex, Any Gluten-free items, Sanitary products for men & women.

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.

 

You can also arrange for a payment to St Thomas at Home Hardware on Eagleson Dr.  Just mention St Thomas and they will send a percentage of your purchase to St Thomas.

 

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.