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.

• Sunday worship services begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.:
  • 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
  • 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)
  • 5:00 p.m. – Advent service in-person with precautions on Nov. 28 – Dec. 19, 2021.
• Wednesday worship at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Thursday worship at 7 p.m.: Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.

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

It has been a while since we have hosted a blood drive here at St. Thomas’s.  University of Delaware Tri Delta reached out to see if we could share our space for a blood drive on December 9, 2021 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., in honor of Riley, a local little girl battling Leukemia.  Of course, I blurted out YES before even checking the calendar.

A few of us will be on our field trip to NYC, but for those still in Newark on Thursday, December 9, 2021, please please please help to make this event a success. Below is a link to sign up to donate. If you are not able to give blood at this time, please help by sharing this invitation with your friends and neighbors. Tri Delta has set a goal of 50 donations. We have surpassed that number each time we have hosted drives – let’s make this one the BEST yet! This is a wonderful opportunity to help Riley and countless others who rely on the blood bank to survive; it is also a great chance to build a relationship with Tri Delta and welcome new friends from the community to our building.

Here is the link to sign up to donate: https://donate.bbd.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/7890?fbclid=IwAR29_skRLiQ5Qs0rxGal4hUDV6piN2qs8JGI2iolNtCYJJGPCXz4nrIThBE

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

Good morning faith family.  See St. Thomas’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for news and events information for the First Sunday in Advent and the week of November 28, 2021. This week, you will find the Advent Sunday worship schedule, a reminder from Jeanne about pledge envelopes, and another exciting Blue Hen Bounty donation from Diwali Food Drive.

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 events are as follows.

• Sunday worship services begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.:
  • 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
  • 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)
  • 5:00 p.m. – Advent service in-person with precautions on Nov. 28 – Dec. 19, 2021.

• Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries under the tent in the courtyard.
• Sundays from 10:30-11 a.m., Communion at the Curb is offered for those who have not received the Sacrament in-person during the service.  You do not need to sign up for this.  ALL are WELCOME!
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Wednesday at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Thursday at 7 p.m.: Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Sunday, December 2, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. – Novel Theology will meet via Zoom to discuss “Gift from the Sea” by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
• Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 11 a.m. – Robert Doggett funeral

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

Good morning faith family.  See St. Thomas’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for news and events information for the Last Sunday after Pentecost and the week of November 21, 2021. This week, you will find the Advent Sunday worship schedule, a reminder from Jeanne about pledge envelopes, as well as, a heartfelt update from the Annual Bazaar.

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 events are as follows.

• Sunday worship services begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.:
  • 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
  • 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)
  • 5:00 p.m. – Advent service in-person with precautions on Nov. 28 – Dec. 19, 2021.

• Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries under the tent in the courtyard.
• Sundays from 10:30-11 a.m., Communion at the Curb is offered for those who have not received the Sacrament in-person during the service.  You do not need to sign up for this.  ALL are WELCOME!
• Annual Bazaar on Sunday after the service – come shop! Volunteer! All proceeds go to Outreach Ministries.
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Wednesday at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion, live on our YouTube channel and in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Thursday at 7 p.m.: Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.

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

Good morning faith family.  See St. Thomas’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for news and events information for the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost and the week of November 14, 2021. This week, you are invited to shop the Annual Bazaar! Jeanne has a note about pledge envelopes, and you can read about the “Liturgy for Planetary Crisis” at COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

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 events are as follows.

• Sunday worship services begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.:
  • 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
  • 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)

• Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries under the tent in the courtyard.
• Sundays from 10:30-11 a.m., Communion at the Curb is offered for those who have not received the Sacrament in-person during the service.  You do not need to sign up for this.  ALL are WELCOME!
• Annual Bazaar on Sunday after the service – come shop! Volunteer! All proceeds go to Outreach Ministries.
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Wednesday at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion, live on our YouTube channel and in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Thursday at 7 p.m.: Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.

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

Poets’ Corner Reading Series presents Traci Currie reading poetry by her favorite poets.
Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church, 276 S. College Ave. Newark, DE

This Jamaican American literary artist has focused a portion of her career in the academy, specifically 20 years in the midwest pursuing degrees in communication, film, and media studies, teaching African American literature and communication courses. Her poetry performances often address social challenges in culturally specific communities, as well as creating inclusive spaces for underrepresented voices. As a literary artist, she creates an engaging space that allows audience members to participate in the ‘power of PLAY.’ She currently works with youth as the Program Director for Cityfest Arts Work and an Artist Resident for Poetry Out Loud.

Co-sponsored by St. Thomas’s Parish and the University of Delaware Department of English.
Masks Required.

Good morning faith family.  See St. Thomas’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for news and events information for the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost and the week of November 7, 2021. This week, you see the announcement that the annual St. Thomas’s clean-up is this Saturday, a reminder that DAYLIGHT SAVINGS is this weekend, the Annual Bazaar starts next Friday, and included is a write up of Kristin’s powerful stewardship message from last Sunday.

Do you have extra Halloween candy you would like out of your house? Please bring it to the church building by next Tuesday, November 9, 2021 so that it can be put into service members care packages.

Some of our events are as follows.

• Sunday worship services begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.:
  • 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
  • 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)

• Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 8 a.m. – noon – St. Thomas’s Annual Fall Clean-up.
• Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries under the tent in the courtyard.
• Sundays from 10:30-11 a.m., Communion at the Curb is offered for those who have not received the Sacrament in-person during the service.  You do not need to sign up for this.  ALL are WELCOME!
• Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 10 a.m. – 2 Saints Readers, the book study that brings us together with our St. Nicholas friends, will be discussing “The Language of God, A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief” by Dr Francis S Collins, via Zoom. ALL are Welcome – you will receive an email invitation.
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Wednesday at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion, live on our YouTube channel and in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Thursday at 7 p.m.: Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Annual Bazaar on November 12-13, 2021 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – come shop! Volunteer! All proceeds go to Outreach Ministries.

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

Hello faith family! Sunday, October 31, 2021 is the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost. Services are held in-person with precautions and online via our YouTube channel. Please do not hesitate to contact the office or Fr. Howie with any questions or concerns about these options. We are listening to the experts and considering how to best keep our faith family safe during this pandemic.

Worship this week:

• Sundays at 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
• Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries under the tent in the courtyard.
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)
• Sundays from 10:30-11 a.m., Communion at the Curb is offered for those who have not received the Sacrament in-person during the service.  You do not need to sign up for this.  ALL are WELCOME!
• Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. – Mass for all the Departed in St. Thomas’s cemetery.
• Wednesday at noon – Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion, live on our YouTube channel and in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Thursday at 7 p.m. – Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.

Have you caught any of Fr. Howie and Fr. Jim’s phenomenal  “Beatitudes- Conversations of Blessings” podcast?.  If not, what are you waiting for?  Every Friday, they bring a new episode full of thought provoking insight and each week they bring in a new special guest to provide even more angles.  Visit the website for more info, and to catch up on any episodes you may have missed! https://beatitudes.online/podcast-series

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.

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.

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.

Regardless of whether we are together in-person or virtually, we are connected by the Holy Spirit:  Always together; never apart…maybe in distance, but never in heart.

I look forward to worshiping together on Sunday!

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

Good morning faith family.  See St. Thomas’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for news and events information for the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost and the week of October 31, 2021. This week, you will find info about the annual St. Thomas’s fall clean-up on November 6, 2021, an invitation to Mass for the Departed, a call for Blue Hen Bounty donations, a reminder of Tuesdays 2 Saints Readers book discussion, and Eye Spy gives some history of our St Thomas cemetery.

Some of our events are as follows.

• Sunday worship services begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.:
  • 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
  • 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)

• Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries under the tent in the courtyard.
• Sundays from 10:30-11 a.m., Communion at the Curb is offered for those who have not received the Sacrament in-person during the service.  You do not need to sign up for this.  ALL are WELCOME!
• Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. – Mass for all the Departed in St. Thomas’s cemetery.
• Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 10 a.m. – 2 Saints Readers, the book study that brings us together with our St. Nicholas friends, will be discussing “The Language of God, A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief” by Dr Francis S Collins, via Zoom. ALL are Welcome – you will receive an email invitation.
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Wednesday at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion, live on our YouTube channel and in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Thursday at 7 p.m.: Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 8 a.m. – noon – St. Thomas’s Annual Fall Clean-up.
• Annual Bazaar on November 12-13, 2021 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – come shop! Volunteer! All proceeds go to Outreach Ministries.

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

Good morning faith family.  See St. Thomas’s Carpenter’s Helper newsletter for news and events information for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost and the week of October 24, 2021. This week, you will find information about the annual St. Thomas’s fall clean-up (11/6/21), an invitation to share a meal with ECM, a call for Blue Hen Bounty donations, a reminder of Tuesdays 2 Saints Readers book discussion, and Eye Spy sees a friend from far away.

Stewardship pledge packets have been mailed out. If you have not received yours, please let me know – I have extras.

Have you caught any of Fr. Howie and Fr. Jim’s phenomenal  “Beatitudes- Conversations of Blessings” podcast?.  If not, what are you waiting for?  Every Friday, they bring a new episode full of thought provoking insight and each week they bring in a new special guest to provide even more angles.  Visit the website for more info, and to catch up on any episodes you may have missed! https://beatitudes.online/podcast-series

Some of our events are as follows.

• Sunday worship services begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.:
  • 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I spoken, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (8:00 booklet)
  • 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music, in-person with precautions and online on our YouTube channel (10:30 booklet)

• Sundays at 9 a.m. – Youth Confirmation in the Undercroft.
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m. – Children’s Ministries under the tent in the courtyard.
• Sundays from 10:30-11 a.m., Communion at the Curb is offered for those who have not received the Sacrament in-person during the service.  You do not need to sign up for this.  ALL are WELCOME!
• Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 10 a.m. – 2 Saints Readers, the book study that brings us together with our St. Nicholas friends, will be discussing “The Language of God, A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief” by Dr Francis S Collins, via Zoom. ALL are Welcome – you will receive an email invitation.
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., lectionary bible study in the classroom.
• Wednesday at noon: Intercessory Prayer with Holy Communion, live on our YouTube channel and in-person with precautions. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Thursday at 7 p.m.: Compline Evening Prayer with Deacon Cecily, live via Zoom. Here is the accompanying booklet.
• Monday, October 18, 2021 from 10 a.m. – noon – Hope Dining Room
• Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 8 a.m. – noon – St. Thomas’s Annual Fall Clean-up.
• Annual Bazaar on November 12-13, 2021 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – come shop! Volunteer! All proceeds go to Outreach Ministries.

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