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 9:30 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:  Helen Holland; Travis Jarvis; Maria Jones; Vernon & Audrey Jorssen; Loretta Jackson; Blair, Loni, & James Kelly; Diana King; Maurice Knight.

We pray for the Sick and those in need of Healing: Pat, Myrna, Daisy, Nancy, Nicholas, Tiffany, Kevin, Melia, Giuliano, Laura, John.

Assisting in Sunday’s 9:30 a.m. Liturgy
Chalice: William Passmore
Reader: Diane Clement
Intercessions: William Passmore
Projectionist: Audrey Robinson
Sides people: Mary Atwell & Diane Clement
Altar Guild: Arlene Simonovich, Beth Barden, Sylvia Stephens

Bishop John Chapman has appointed Rev. Lee Lambert as our new incumbent, effective August 1, 2018. His first Sunday with us will be August 5th. Rev. Lambert is currently the priest in charge at St. Mary’s in Russell.

The St. Thomas Capital Campaign
At Vestry, the Capital Campaign was approved to raise funds for major repairs and renovation projects. Phase 1 of the campaign will focus on “Safety and Accessibility”, and the essential requirement to provide a facility that is safe and accessible to everyone. Having safe and secure entrances and a functioning elevator is critical to fulfilling our ministry today and in the future. We are called to act now, to preserve our ability to welcome and serve the community.

“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 $9000. 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.

How-to Donate
Donations may be accepted during regular offertory, or at the church office. Please indicate 'buy a step' or 'capital campaign' on the envelope for transfers, or if you are considering Planned Gifts, please contact the church office for more information.

You can read more about this campaign by clicking here.
Thank you for your support!

Join us for Lemonade and cookies and fellowship in the Narthex immediately following the service. Our hosts this morning are Bonnie & Pat McNally.

Lemonade and Laughter with the Churchwardens: Please join William and Pat following the service on for lemonade and an opportunity to talk about church life.

 

Here is a 'good news' story from our St Thomas Facebook page.
In February 2016, we received a request for help from a 16 year old boy in Syria. He, his 2 siblings and his mother requested help to leave Syria and come to Canada. I called our KSRSG leader, Rev. Grant Dillenbeck and asked what I should tell this boy. Grant's response was to tell him that in order to be considered a refugee, he had to get out of Syria and when he was out, to contact the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. In June of this year, I sent him another message asking if he has been able to get his family out of Syria. He responded the same day telling me he and his family came to Peterborough in October, 2017. He just finished his last year of high school and will be starting at McMaster this September.

Stittsville Food Bank: Items in somewhat short supply of (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.