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Parish Weekly - October 4, 2015
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Briefly Noted

  • A Memorial Service for Shirley Gray will be held at St. Thomas' on Friday, October 2 at 6:00 p.m.
     
  • Have you signed up for the Celebrate Stewardship dinner this Saturday evening? If not, call the parish office.

Get Ready for Sunday

Read the Revised Common Lectionary for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: click here.
 

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Calendar Highlights

Saturday, October 3

Holy Eucharist 5:00 p.m.
(Chapel)

Celebrate the Joy of Stewardship Dinner 6:00 p.m.
(Great Hall/Lower Hall)

Sunday, October 4

Holy Eucharist  8:00 a.m.
(Chapel)

Quizzical Christians 9:00 a.m.
(Conference Room)

Church School 9:45 a.m.
(Classrooms)

Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m.
(Church)

Coffee Hour after 10:00 a.m. service
(Lower Hall)

Usher training meeting 11:30 a.m.
(Church)

Youth Group 11:30 a.m.
(Youth Room)

Evensong Unplugged 5:00 p.m.
(Chapel)

Tuesday, October 6

Tuesday Study Group 9:00 a.m.
(Lounge)

Wed., October 7

Holy Eucharist 12:00 noon
(Chapel)

Fiber Ministry 1:00 p.m.
(Lounge)

Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m.
(Choir Room)

Saturday, October 10

Food, Fun & Fellowship 8:30 a.m.
(Lower Hall)

Holy Eucharist 5:00 p.m.
(Chapel)

Sunday, October 11

Holy Eucharist  8:00 a.m.
(Chapel)

Quizzical Christians 9:00 a.m.
(Conference Room)

Church School 9:45 a.m.
(Classrooms)

Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m.
(Church)

Coffee Hour after 10:00 a.m. service
(Lower Hall)

Youth Handbell rehearsal 11:30 a.m.
(Church School Room)

BBQ/5K Meeting 11:30 a.m.
(Lounge)

Evensong Unplugged 5:00 p.m.
(Chapel)



 

Fellowship Ministries News



Last chance to sign up for the Joy of Stewardship Celebration Dinner 

Join us this Saturday evening, October 3rd, for a congregation-wide dinner celebrating the JOY of stewardship.  The cost will be $5 per person, with children 12 and under free. You can sign up by calling the church office.
 
Women of St. Thomas’
The Women of St. Thomas’ will meet for a fall luncheon at Joey B’s 1325 Elmwood Avenue located in Brickstone on October 9. We will gather at 11:30; transportation can be provided if needed.  All women of the parish are welcome to these gatherings.  RSVP’s are required for this event. Please contact Susan Pickhardt (381-8595 or cpickhardt@aol.com) or Lisa Overacker (377-9609 or mho377@aol.com).
 
Everybody Welcome in action:
an eyewitness report from Debbie Cougler
This past Sunday I watched our welcoming in action as I sat behind a new family that was visiting our church. At the end of the service more than one of our parishioners greeted them. At this point the greeters were actually other parishioners who brought the family down to coffee hour and put them in the hands of an Everybody Welcome Committee member. The committee person started doing introductions, filling out visitor card information and finding out other needs of the family, who are interested in getting their children enrolled in Church School. I tell you this story to illustrate just how easy it is to greet the stranger among us and make them a stranger no more!  Won’t you join the fun and welcome the stranger?

Children's Ministries News


Church School continues this week for those in
Pre-K through 8th grade.

Join your teachers downstairs at 9:45!

Youth Ministries News


Hey youth!

Youth Group Kickoff 2.0 is this Sunday! Join Christa and John right after church in the Youth Room! Looking ahead—we’re making care packages for our St. Thomas' friends in college on 10/18.

Outreach Ministries News



Brighton Food Cupboard update

Thanks to all those who helped get 35+ bags of healthy food donations delivered over to the Brighton Food Cupboard at the Brookside School in Brighton. Job well done!  The BFC no longer has a pickup & delivery person, so we met the challenge of figuring out how to get our pantry-full of food over there in September.
 
Keep donating staple items such as pasta & sauce, tuna, paper towels, kleenex, soup, cereal, peanut butter, cereal and healthy snacks. Baskets are located at both main entrances.

Stewardship Commission News

 

 

 

Evangelism Report

First-time visitors (families). This reflects only those submitting visitor cards.
Quarter 1       7
Quarter 2       8
Quarter 3       8
Total to date 23
 
New Members (families). This reflects only those welcomed formally during worship or transfer by letter.
Quarter 1       3
Quarter 2       2
Quarter 3       0
Total to date   5

Social Media metrics
Facebook "likes" - 191
E-newsletter Subscriptions - 325



Weekly Financial Report 9/26/15

Budget Pledges Year to date: $303,749
Actual Pledges Year to date: $255,247
Thank you for your support!
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