April 23, 2008
Youth Sunday: Is Sunday, April 27th at the ll:15 am
service. Please join us for a wonderful exciting
celebration with the youth and a sermon by our senior Kristin Hanson. This is a great time to see our youth in
action.
Calling All Youth: Remember that this Sunday, April 27 is Youth
Sunday. Please be at the church by
10:45 that morning. Wear your most
colorful tye-dye shirt and be ready for a great service. There will be no youth meetings this
day.
Youth
News: Wow! Did we have a great weekend. Last weekend
we went on our spring retreat to
Jen 655-5460/ manninj@email.uah.edu. wwww.freewebs.com/stthomasyouth
Newcomers: On Sunday, April 27 after the 11:15
service, a Newcomer Lunch will be served.
This will be a wonderful time to “meet & greet” and learn about all
the different committees we have. We are
sure that there is an event or committee that you will enjoy being on. For more information call: Susan Smith
881-4197 or Elouisa Stokes 539-2058 to reserve lunch.
Ducky Derby Day is Saturday, May 3 from
12-3. Ducks will be available to
sponsor this Sunday - 1 duck for $5 or a flock (6 ducks) for $25. We will be
serving our “traditional” smoked brisket plates,
The Blood
Annual Parish Picnic will be held after the 10:00 am Pentecost
service at the Green Mountain Nature Preserve. Chicken and paper products will
be provided. Please bring a side dish,
dessert and a 2 liter drink to share.
You may also want to bring lawn chairs, if you have any. For more information about this please
contact April or Tod Taylor at 883-8845.
Baptism
Dates: We have two times for Baptism during the Great
50 Days of Easter. The night of the
Ascension, Thursday, May 1st, at the 6:05 service and on 
Pentecost Sunday, May
11 at the 8:00 am service. Also, at the
10:00 am service which will be held at the Green Mountain Nature Preserve. If
you want to schedule a Baptism please call Fr Corky or Fr John David (880-0247)
Ascension Day The service is at 6:05 pm on Thursday, May 1st. The social hour and reception will be from 7:05-7:30
pm and dinner will start at 7:30 p.m. We
request a donation for dinner of $15 for
adults, $5 youths and free for children under 5 years old. Please call the church and let us know how
many you would like to reserve for, indicating the number of adults and
children. Please plan to join us in support of our
missionaries. Penny and Jeremy Lucas, and their new ministry to the people of
St. Anne’s Guild: We will be having our last meeting of the year,
May 10. This is a luncheon, enjoying
tasty salads and sides, at Camille Schlendering’s home 11:30 am. We will be celebrating Susan (Angelica)
Wilhelm’s 102nd birthday.
Please call Barbara Meyer 880-9758, if you want to attend.
Mothers Day Eve
Dinner: A wonderful, delicious
meal is going to be served for all of our great mom’s. The proceeds will go to our mission trip to
Wednesday
Morning Programs
9:30 am Book Study: Every
Wednesday morning for the months of April, May and June we will be studying
“The Longing For Home” by Fredrick
Buechner’s. “USA Today” says this book is “Extraordinary personal….intimate,
dignified and truly humorous”. This is
an engaging book and the class will be fun also. Our class is full of interesting people and
we need you to come. A nursery is
provided and we finish by 10:45 am – Come join us. Guarantee lively discussions. Corky will lead us for all sessions except
for one, John David will spear head that class.
“Noon”
Bible Study
The 12:15 Bible Study is studying the book of Judges on Wednesdays. We meet at 12:15 with a bag lunch and start
the study at 12:30, led by John David Barnes. Please plan to join us for Bible
study this Wednesday!
The Rector’s Forum for the Great 50 Days of Easter
Why We Do What We Do
(Those strange Episcopalians)
May 4 - Councils of the Church
“Who says what we do and why”
May 11 - Pentecost – Celebrate on the Mountain or in the
Valley
No Sunday School
FINANCIAL NEWS
March
Actual Budget Over/(Under)
Pledge $51,512.60 $48,076.92 $
3,435.68
Plate
5,126.67 2,884.62 2,242.05
Total $56,639.27 $50,961.54 $ 5,677.73
Year To Date
Actual Budget Over/(Under)
Pledge$112,993.52
$125,000.00 $(12,006.48)
Plate $11,414.68 $ 7,5000.00 $3,914.68
Total $124,408.20 $132,500.00 $ (8,091.80)
April 13, 2008
Weekly
Budget Needs $10,192.31
Budget
Receipt $
6,505.78
Building
Fund Receipts $ 2,115.00
Designated
Receipts $ 715.00
Total
Receipts $
9335.78
April, 2008
Weekly
Budget Needs $ 10,192.31
Budget
Receipts $ 5,918.60
Building
Fund Receipts $ 850.00
Designated
Receipt $ 150.00
Total
Receipts $
6,918.60
Pictorial Directory News -For those of you who missed the chance,
there will be an opportunity to have your photo taken on Wednesday , April 30
before and after the 6:00 service. June 10th is the last day to
submit pictures for the directory, so try to get in touch with Susan Smith
before then to arrange for your picture to be taken (881-4197.)
The United
Thank Offering Ingathering Is
May 18th
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Pastoral
Care Day 2008: Wednesday, April 30,
7:30 am – 1:15 pm Dowdle Center, Huntsville Hospital Corp. University,
Last day of Sunday
School is May 18th: This will be an Ice Cream party, at 10:15 in
the parish hall, to celebrate the end of school and the beginning of summer
fun! Sunday school teachers will be
recognized for their hard work at the 11:15 service.
High School Graduates
Recognition and Reception: May 18th high school graduates will be recognized at
the 11:15 service with a reception following the service. We look forward to
celebrating you success and hearing your plans for the future.
Summer Service
times: We will start our summer
service schedule June 1st.
The new service times are 8:00 am and 10:00 am.
Roundtable Discussions
In addition to filling out
the survey, the Search Committee will be offering Roundtable Discussions.
Roundtable Discussions will allow parishioners to discuss various aspects of
Wednesday,
May 14, at 6:45 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Sunday,
May 18, at 9 am in the Coffee House (The Millennials Sunday School classroom).
Sunday,
June 1, at 9 a.m. in the Parish Hall
St. Anne’s Guild: All ladies from the church are invited and
welcome to come to our meetings. Our next meeting is a luncheon at Camille
Schenderling’s house at 11:30 am Saturday, May 10. For more information, please
call Camille at 881-3224.
256/880-0247
Office Hours: 9-4
Monday-Wednesday
9-1 Thursday & Friday
Telephone :
256-880-0247/ Fax: 256/880-0241
Website:
www.stthomas-hsv.org
Michael Carlisle,
Interim Rector
John David Barnes,
Associate Rector
Dave Drachlis, Deacon
Lay Ministers for the
Week of April 27
Altar Guild Pat Stueck, Pat & Al Johnson, Claire Pickett
Flower Guild Barbie Harwell,
Chrissie Bannister
Meals on Wheel Nancy Mohlere, Jim & Nancy Teasdale, Lisa
Ambrose, Robert Hunziker, Larry & Barbara Meyer
8:00 am
Eucharistic Ministers Elaine Poplin, Jane
Berry
Lector Susan
Fletcher
Acolytes Ed Johnson, Katie
Fitzgerald
Ushers Pat Stueck, Michael
Jones
Greeters Marjorie Ashcraft
9:15 am
Eucharistic Minister Brenda
Smith
Greeter The Roberts Family
11:15 am Youth Sunday
Eucharistic
Ministers Kristin Hanson, Emily Hanson
Lectors Katherine Steel,
Acolytes Josh & Noah Bowen, Ben Ward,
Alex Taylor
Ushers Ben Jacobson, Walt
Williams
Greeters Katie Mason,
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