2 Dec 2021

Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for December 5, 2021

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Good morning faith family.  See St. Thomas’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for news and events information for the Second Sunday in Advent and the week of December 5, 2021. This week, you will find the Advent and Christmas worship schedules, an invitation to Poets Corner this Saturday, a call to donate blood on Thursday, and the announcement about this year’s Christmas dedications.

You may have read about the wonderful donation that came in from Diwali Food Drive to Blue Hen Bounty (BHB) in last week’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter, but if you missed it, you can read all about it in The Net– the weekly newsletter from the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. The Episcopal Campus Ministry (ECM) is doing awesome things!

To all persons who use St Thomas’s Parish envelopes for their 2022 contributions:  please contact Jeanne Moore at jeannesmoore1@verizon.net. She will address and number them for you and have them ready for pickup in the Great Hall or Cana’s office by December 20, 2021.  The printing company sends them out to us after December 1, 2021. 

Some of our worship events are as follows.

Other events follow:

  • Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 4 p.m. – Poet’s Corner presents Traci Currie
  • Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 9:15 a.m. – Adult Educaton 2 week session, “telling our story”
  • Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
  • Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries in the Undercroft.
  • Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – lectionary bible study in the classroom.
  • Thursday, December 9, 2021 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Blood Drive for team Riley. There are still 35 spots left! Call 888-8-BLOOD-8 if you do not see a time that works for you, and they can help.
  • Thursday, December 9, 2021 – field trip to NYC!
  • Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. – Novel Theology will meet via Zoom to discuss “Gift from the Sea” by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
  • Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 5:45 p.m. – Christmas concert and cookies
  • Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 11 a.m. – Robert Doggett funeral
  • Sunday, December 19, 2021- Children’s Christmas pageant during the 10:30am service
  • Sunday, December 19, 2021- St. Thomas’s cookie exchange following the 10:30 a.m. service
  • Monday, December 20, 2021 from 10 a.m.-noon – St. Thomas’s serves at Hope Dining Room
  • Friday, December 24, 2021- Christmas Eve services at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 25, 2021 – Christmas Day worship at 10 a.m.
  • Sunday, December 26, 2021 – “normal” 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services

You will receive an emailed invitation to all the above events and their accompanying booklets. As always, there are copies available to be mailed, so please let me know if you’d like a paper copy.

In this strange pandemic time, the church is aware that some of its members are struggling to make ends meet. If you are in this situation, please let the clergy know of your needs, pray for the church, and feel no guilt about your giving. But if you are able to give, options for giving include mailing a check to your church or online giving. See our Giving information.

The new Forward Day by Day booklets are available.  Please feel free to stop into the lobby for a copy, or let me know if you’d like one mailed out to you!  There are plenty in both large and small print.

If you have anything to add to the Parish calendar or the Carpenter’s Helper newsletter, please email the office at StThomassOffice@googlegroups.com.

To see all events or news, visit our website, check FaceBook, or check out the posted events on the board next to the name tag station. Recent Newsletters, Sermons, or Announcements are also available.

Kind Regards,
Cana Hartman, Parish Administrator
StThomassOffice@googlegroups.com or (302) 368-4644