In lieu of the impending storm this afternoon, Feb. 16th, the St. Thomas Church office will CLOSE at 1pm today. | |
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Regeneration Family Game Night, THIS SATURDAY, February 18th, 5-7pm!
Regeneration is a group for young adults and families with children ages 0-18 to connect over shared life experiences. Our Regeneration Group at St. Thomas is excited to offer a Family Game Night for adults and children this Saturday evening, February 18th, from 5-7PM in the Parish Hall. Young adults and families with children 0-18 are invited to bring their game faces! There will be plenty of food, fun, and fellowship to go around! Please contact Michell York at 256-682-5620 to RSVP or if you need more information.
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Come ask questions & hear about our 2023 Lenten Classes THIS SUNDAY!
This Sunday morning, join Donavan in the Parish Hall for a final round of Q&A for his "Our Journeys with Jesus" class. When we finish the Q&A, Donavan and Ranie will give a brief introduction of our upcoming Sunday Adult Christian Formation classes for Lent. We will conclude with a quick reveal of this year's Wednesday Evening Lenten Series at St. Thomas, kicking off on March 1st, "Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground": A Lenten Sojourn through the Sounds & Landscapes of the Blues.
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ST. THOMAS YOUTH
CHESS CHALLENGE
THIS SUNDAY, Feb. 19th
5th grade - 12th grade
after the 10:30 service in the Parish Hall
All skill levels are welcome, and if you don't know how to play, someone will teach you. Lunch will be provided. Bring your friends. All are welcome.
P.S. Adult volunteers are needed.
Call or email Jeannie for more information. 256-348-9918 jrann228@gmail.com
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Young Adult Pub Theology has been rescheduled to Monday, February 20 at 6PM at Melt!
Calling anyone ages 22-39! Gather with us at this event sponsored by the Diocese of Alabama for all young adults in our area from 6PM-7:30PM, this Monday, February 20th at Melt in downtown Huntsville (201 Jefferson St N Suite I, Huntsville, AL 35801).
If you have any questions please contact Ranie at associate@stthomashuntsville.org
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Shrove Tuesday: Pancakes & Gumbo Dinner, Burning of the Palms, & Children's Burying the Alleluias!
THIS TUESDAY, February 21st is Shrove Tuesday, and this year, beginning at 5:30 PM in the Parish Hall, you and your family are invited for a special Mardi Gras dinner of Gumbo & Pancakes! Our EYC, grades 8-12, will be cooking, and there will be a special craft activity for the children, so bring the entire family. Between 6:15 & 6:30PM, Fr. Donavan & Mtr. Ranie will invite the children (young & old!) to come outside for the Burning of the Palms, which will give us the ashes for the following day's Ash Wednesday services. After the palms are burned, the children will then be invited to help bury the Alleluias, which will not be used again until the Easter worship services in April! This will be a special evening of food and festivities before the Solemnity of a Holy Lent arrives the next morning! Donations accepted. Call or text Jeannie for more information, 256-348-9918
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS and join us for Shrove Tuesday at St. Thomas next week!
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ASH WEDNESDAY IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND
St. Thomas will follow up Shrove Tuesday by entering into the Lenten Season again this year with three Ash Wednesday services. The Ash Wednesday liturgy will include the Imposition of Ashes & Holy Communion and will be offered at 7am, Noon, and 6pm. You are invited to begin your Holy Lent on Ash Wednesday here at St. Thomas!
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Everybody's Pub Theology is Thursday, February 23rd at PaPPo's Pizzaria!
Everybody's Pub Theology will now take place on the 4th Thursday of each month in a room all to ourselves! Sit down with Donavan, Jeannie, and Ranie on THURSDAY, February 23rd, from 6-7:30 PM in a room just for us at PaPPo's Pizzaria, 7540 Memorial Pkwy SW, Huntsville, AL, 35802 for great fellowship, good food, drink, and hearty discussion! Thursday we will discuss how our faith has challenged us in surprising ways, especially through the lens of our Episcopal tradition.
Text Jeannie and let her know you plan on joining us at 256-348-9918 or email Ranie at associate@stthomashuntsville.org.
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Commit to Racial Reconciliation: Racial Healing Workshop February 25
Racial healing is an ongoing process that we have committed ourselves to when we agree to "respect the dignity of every human being." Join our Associate Priest and others this February as we especially rededicate ourselves to honoring Black History Month and our work towards racial healing in a workshop sponsored by the Diocese of Alabama. The workshop, "Seeing the Face of God in Each Other" will take place on Saturday, February 25 from 8:30AM-5PM at St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Madison, AL. Please register online: HERE!
If you would like to learn more about what this workshop entails and why it is important, please take a minute to look over this online brochure by clicking HERE. Finally, if you have any questions please contact Ranie at associate@stthomashuntsville.org
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Prepare for Lent: New Service Music
This year our service music for Lent will be the Communion Service in D Minor by Thurlow Weed. Thurlow is a colleague and friend of Miss Kathy, and we have sung a few of his hymns in the past couple of years. If you’d like a heads up, use the link HERE for a video; it’s quickly learned. The music will be on cards in the pews starting on Ash Wednesday.
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Everybody's Pub Theology will now take place on the 4th Thursday of each month in a room all to ourselves! We need your help to keep the refreshments coming on Sundays following the 10:30 AM service. Please sign up for a Sunday to bring homemade cookies or store-bought sweet treats for a Sunday in order that we can spend a few minutes gathering after worship. Please sign up using the poster in Information Hall. Thank you for helping us keep this vital part of our parish thriving! | |
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