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.
We pray for members of our Parish Family:
Aaron, Leanne, Matthew & Tyler Wilson; Josee Young; Fred & Diana Zeggil; Lynne
Adkins; Wendy Allerton; Erika, Aubrey & Alexander Anderson.
We pray for the Sick and those in need of Healing:
Barbara; Diane; Diana; Sharron; Craig; Margaret; Brian; John.
Assisting in Sunday’s
10:30 a.m. Liturgy
Chalice: Pat McNally
Server: Keara Watson-Laird
Reader: Susan Chapman
Intercessions: Bonnie McNally
Projectionist: Gary Graham
Sides people: Helen Greatrex & Heather Sullivan
Prayer Ministry: Sheri Lambert
Altar Guild: Arlene Simonovich, Beth Barden, Sylvia Stephens, Nicole Dallaway
Please join us for a fellowship breakfast in the Church Hall following the 8:30 service this Sunday.
Hosted by Ryan & Nicole Dallaway.
Please join us for coffee and fellowship in the Church Hall following the 10:30 service.
Our hosts this morning are Sue & Steve Dow.
Upcoming Events at St Thomas:
Roast Beef Dinner October 26, 2019 5:00 PM & 6:30 PM
A-Choired Afternoon November 3, 2019 2:30 PM
St Thomas Spaghetti Dinner November 4, 2019 5:30 PM
St Thomas All Souls Service November 4, 2019 7:30 PM
St Thomas Open Table November 9, 2019 4:30 PM
Healing Service November 12, 2019 7:30 PM
Snowflake Bazaar November 16, 2019 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Stairwell Carollers Concert December 8, 2019 2:30 PM
A
Choired Afternoon: Enjoy an afternoon of music on Sunday November 3rd at 2:30 PM.
Admission is by freewill donation, with all proceeds going to support refugees.
Spaghetti Dinner: Please join us on Monday November 4th for a Spaghetti Dinner at 5:30 PM.
Tickets prices Adults $10, Kids 6-14 $5, Family $25. Please contact the office for tickets.
All Soul’s Service: Monday November 4th at 7:30 PM.
All are invited to remember all we have lost this past year.
We will be having another Healing Service on Tuesday, November
12 at 7:30 PM. The last Healing Service was very moving and
appreciated by those who attended.
The
Snowflake Bazaar & Luncheon will be on Saturday, November 16 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
It will include: Crafts, Silent Auction, Baking, Christmas
Puddings, new and gently used Christmas Decorations, Jewelry, Toys, Books, Home Decor, Tiny Treasures and more … And you can
enjoy a Lunch of Homemade Soup, Rolls, Cookies/Squares, Tea or Coffee.
Snowflake Bazaar luncheon: There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex
for soup and dessert. If you would like to volunteer to help
for an hour or have any questions, please contact Mary Anne Reinhard at 613-838-5781.
PWRDF
Christmas Cards: You can support PWRDF this season by purchasing Christmas cards.
There are 2 lovely designs for 2019 (poster in Narthex) or you can
purchase directly online. There are 12 cards/package you will get an official tax receipt. To purchase go to
www.pwrdf.org click on Get Involved and choose Advent and Christmas Resource and follow the prompts. Your cards will
be mailed directly to you. Or you can see Nicole in the office with your choice and number of packets by Sunday
November 3rd, and our PWRDF representative will send in the order.
Fall Clean-up: Saturday October 26th (revised
date) 10:00 AM -12:00 PM.
Bring your own rakes. (hopefully leaves will be down).
Roast Beef Dinner, Saturday, Oct 26 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm:
Tickets are available for sale. Please contact the office for
tickets. $18/adult $9/child (ages 6-14) family $50 (2 adults, up to 3 children)
Parade
Goodie Bags: Please join us on Tuesday October 22nd at 10:00 AM in the council room to assist in preparations for
the giveaway bags for the Santa Claus parade. And we are
still accepting Candy donations.
There
are several pictures of our Children's Service on our website.
They can be seen by clicking here.
Rev.
Lee's homily from our Oct 13 service is now on our website.
It can be seen by clicking here.
The
Stittsville Food Bank needs items to re-stock their shelves.
The suggested items needed are: stews, chili, apple sauce jars, crackers, condiments, Habitat pea soups, granola
bars, canned fruit, canned potatoes, tea and coffee.
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 andwant 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.
