COMING UP SUNDAY- DEC. 1

This is the 1st Sunday of Advent.  Church school will meet and the choir will rehearse at 8:15am.
There will be a variety of Advent materials available for adults and families- calendars, devotional booklets and candles and wreaths.
There are many activities coming up in December.  Click on the tab at the top of the page titled "In the Coming Weeks," to view all the events.

COMING UP SUNDAY- NOV. 24

This is the Last Sunday after Pentecost- also called Christ the King Sunday.   This is the last Sunday of the church year.  It is a fitting day to celebrate Jesus as the Christ and King.  With the beginning of Advent next week, we start a new cycle in the church year.  We begin our liturgical wait for the promised Messiah (King).
Church School will meet and the choir will rehearse at 8:15 am.
Next Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent.  We will have advent wreaths, candles, calendars and mite boxes available after church.   For a full list of our Advent activities, click on the tab at the top of the page, "In the Coming Weeks."
On Wed., Nov, 27, St. Thomas' will host an ecumenical Thanksgiving service at 7pm.  This annual event will include parishioners and clergy from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, First Baptist Church and St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church- all in Hope Valley.  There will be refreshments following the service.  All are welcome.

COMING UP SUNDAY- NOV. 17

This is the 26th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28).  Church school will meet.  There will be a Bishop's Committee meeting after the service. There is choir rehearsal at 8:15 am to prepare for the Christmas Eve service.  All sopranos and altos are welcome.
Last week we had a fabulous celebration after church to honor veterans.  There were 50 people in church- 10 of whom were veterans.  You can view the photos on the Facebook link in the lower right column of this page.
We are looking ahead to the ecumenical Thanksgiving service that will be held at St. Thomas' on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 7pm.  Parishioners from St. Thomas' will be joined by friends from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, First Baptist Church and St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church- all of Hope Valley.  There will be wonderful music and tasty refreshments.  The offering that night will be donated to the food bank at Wood River Health Services.

COMING UP SUNDAY- NOV. 10

This is the 25th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 27).  Sunday School will meet.  This is the day we have our annual Veterans' Day celebration at St. Thomas'.  Our parish includes many vets from WW2, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq.  It is a privilege to honor them on this day.  Worship begins at 9am with a special reception following at 10am.
There are a couple of photos pasted on the right from our All Saints' Sunday celebration last week.
The annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving service will be held at St. Thomas' on Wed., Nov. 27 at 7pm.
A Christmas Choir is forming!  If you are a soprano or alto, come join the first rehearsal this Sunday at 8:15 am.  The choir will sing at the Christmas Eve service at 5pm.