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 9:00 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: Susan Blackhall; Jason, Aileen, & Colston Blackeney, Clifford & Margaret Board; Amanda, Jason, & Victoria Boone, Evelyn Bottriell, John & Barbara Bottriell and Susan Boutilier.

We pray for the Sick: Jean, Pat, Jan, Joanne, Georgie & John; Myrna, Bryce and Daisy.

Assissting at Sunday's 9:00 liturgy
Chalice: William Passmore
Reader: Diane Clement
Intercessions: Tanya Drew
Projectionist: Audrey Robinson
Sides person: Marlyn Powell and Gregory Chennette
Altar Guild: Mary Attwell and Pat Dalphy
Lemonade will be served following the service. Our hosts today are Diane Clement and Mary Passmore.

Our summer service time of 9:00 a.m. is now in effect and continues until September 10 when we will return to two services at 8:30 and 10:30

On Saturday, July 22 we held the birthday/farewell party for Pat Dalphy (aka Wonder Woman). The party was very well attended and we had a wonderful time.  There are several pictures on our website that you can see by clicking here.

Christ Church Bells Corners (CCBC) Golf Tournament - for all the golfers out there, please register for the golf tournament sooner than later so that we can determine interest and numbers. You can register online using the link http://canadiangolfclub.com/collections/christ-church-golf-tournament or call the office to add your name to the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. We would like everyone to be registered by Aug 20th.

St Luke's Table is in dire need of: razors, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner and toilet paper. Our address is 760 Somerset St W, entrance on Bell St. Hours are: Monday to Friday 8am until 11:15 and noon to 1:15.

Notice to parents: During the summer months we are going to put the children's Colouring Envelopes at the back of the church instead of in the pews. If you would like to use one, please pick it up from the back, where the children's toys are, and please return it to the back at the end of the service.

The St Thomas office will begin it's summer hours schedule on July 5th until

August 31st.     They are Wednesday: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

                                    and Thursdays:   9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Our Annual Church Picnic will be held in the fall this year on Sunday, September 10th, following the service.

Praise and Worship (Ultreya) will be at Andrew Hayden Park on the Band Stand on Wednesday, August 16th at 7:00 p.m. Everybody is welcome.

Notice from the Stittsville Food Bank: there is a need for the following items at present; fruit cups, jams, shampoo and toothpaste.

CAMP AWESOME: at Stittsville United Church from Mon. July 31 to Fri. August 4. A daycamp for children ages 4 – 12 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. (Children bring their own nut-free lunch.) Prices are $85 per child, $145 for two children and $180 for a family with more than 2 children. (Financial support is available by contacting the church office.) Registration forms are available at the back of the church. The program is led by teens from United Churches in the Ottawa area. Spread the news! It is a highlight of the summer for many.

Camp Awesome at Glen Cairn United Church: Come and join us for a fun week, August 21 - 25, 10am to 3pm. A Safe Place for Children Ages 4 to 12. Bible Stories, Crafts, Songs, Drama, Games and Water Day! Glen Cairn United Church, 140 Abbeyhill Drive, Kanata. This year’s theme: Great Escapes in the Bible. Fee: $70 (includes morning and afternoon snacks). Optional before and/or after Camp care: $15/week for before or after care, $25 for both. Visit www.gcuc.ca for application form or call 613-836-4756 for info.

Our children's church activities: (not applicable to the summer services (July 2 - Sept 3)

Family Faith Time begins in the downstairs hall at 10:00 until 10:25. This includes activities for all members of God's family regardless of age. 

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.

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 8:30 & 10:30 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.