Weekly Events Update
St. Thomas' E-Communique for the week of July 22-28, 2010
Please find more information about these items as well as news and events on the website: www.stthomasrichmond.org
(click on the red words for more information)
Looking for some good reading? Check these out!
Susan in Israel - Follow our own Susan Daughtry as she goes on pilgrimage to Israel/Palastine
Without a Doubt - The Newsletter is back in circulation! Check out the new format online or pick up a copy in the Parish Hall.
CARMA - Asthma classes
THIS SUNDAY:
July 25: Ninth Sunday of Pentecost
- There will be one service at 10:00am
- Readings
PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND INFORMATION
This Week
Vacation Bible School Registration is Open
Youth Group Sunday, July 25th- TIME CHANGE! Attention youth and families: We're going to Skate Nation in Short Pump for ice skating during their public skating 2-4pm. We will have lunch at St. Thomas' after church and depart around 1:30 for the skating rink. Please let Carolina know ASAP if you want to go so that she can arrange to have sufficient carpool. If you don't tell her you're going, there might not be transportation for you! Please bring $10.00 to cover admission and skate rental. This is a combined event (i.e. middle and high school combined).
Coming Soon
Earlier this week, you received a message from Sue about a pilgrimage and trip to England. She will be out of town for the next couple of weeks. Please send any questions or interest to Lara in the Office.
Vacation Bible School "Meet God on the Mountain" - August 9 -13, 2010. Registration has begun! Volunteers needed for arts and crafts, age group leaders, game leaders and snack helpers. See June Hardy Dorsey to volunteer.
Summer Choir meets at 9 a.m. in the Choir Room and sings at the 10 o'clock service through the end of July. Please come join us. ( Full Choir July 25.)
The St Thomas' Annual Oystoberfest will take place on Saturday, October 16 from 12 - 6 pm.The event will be held on St. Thomas' grounds and will feature food, beverages, bands, children's activities and of course, Oysters! A variety of food and drinks, including Oysters (on the half shell, steamed, and fried), barbecue, ice cream, sodas and beer will be available for purchase.
Opportunities to Give
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." -- Dr. Seuss
Do you remember your first day of school? Help kids focus on learning, not worrying about having shoes to wear or supplies for the classroom... Volunteer for the YMCA Bright Beginnings program. It's free, easy and fun! Shop with a child on Wednesday, August 25th from 5:30 - 9:30 pm at a local Target. Volunteer forms will be available in the Parrish Hall on Sunday. Can't be there? Would still like to help? Monetary donations accepted, just write a check to St. Thomas' and put "Bright Beginnings" in the memo. Contact Stacy Hull (stacy@parkerhouseinteriors.com) or Anne Chamberlain (annerc@comcast.net) for more infor
This August, members of the St. Thomas Youth Group will be embarking on a mission trip to the heart of Appalachia, working directly with a family affected by poverty, volunteering their time with home repairs and helping them out however they can. We'll be working with the Appalachia Service Project for this trip.
Appalachia Service Project (ASP) provides one of the most rewarding structured service opportunities in the nation -- bringing thousands of volunteers from around the country to rural Central Appalachia to repair homes for low-income families. But ASP is more than just a building program. Because when you change the lives of others, they have a way of changing you.
But we still need some financial support to make this trip a reality. Transportation and program costs add up, and the youth would certainly welcome any assistance that anyone could offer, no matter how big or small. Donations are being accepted at St. Thomas' by the youth following the service each Sunday through July 25th, or can be dropped off at the front office. And for your convenience, you can even make online donations using a credit card through http://www.stthomasyouth.myevent.com/ !
Thank you for helping us make this important journey a reality!
Construction materials needed for youth mission trip to Appalachia! Do you work in construction? Are you a Jack or Jill of all trades? Do you have basic construction tools/supplies you would be willing to share with the Appalachia mission trip team? (They would be returned to you after the trip.) We are in need of: plastic 5 gallon buckets (empty), brooms, circular saw, extra saw blades, sharpened hand saw, levels, squares, chalk line, staple guns/staples, tin snips, drill/extra bits (cement/wood/metal), utility knives/blades, saw horses, ladders. Please contact Carolina if you can help with any of these.
Bright Beginnings and North Richmond YMCA of Greater Richmond
Just wanted to remind people that it is not too late to participate in BRIGHT BEGINNINGS.
YMCA Bright Beginnings helps children from low-income families arrive on their first day of school with new clothes and shoes, a new backpack filled with supplies, and a readiness to learn. With your help, YMCA Bright Beginnings will serve over 2,400 children this year throughout the Greater Richmond areas. Over 25,000 children have been able to benefit from a YMCA Bright Beginnings experience since the program began in 1992.
There are 3 ways St. Thomas Episcopal Members can help the North Richmond YMCA of Greater Richmond partner with their Bright Beginnings Program:
1. Donate Money by writing a check to St. Thomas Episcopal with BRIGHT BEGINNINGS in the memo section. You can donate from $10 - $150 dollars and do it by August 8, 2010. The money goes to supplies, backpacks, and Target shopping trips with children to help them look for clothes.
2. Fill a Backpack and request a list of school supplies and donate that to the North Richmond YMCA!
3. Volunteer to meet at TARGET on Libbie and Broad, on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 5:30 p.m., to meet one of the 30 children to shop with a child and help them pick out school clothes, shoes, outer- and under-garments and socks. Men especially needed to help out the young boys, ages 6 - 12.
Click onto this link for more information http://www.ymcarichmond.org/association/give.aspx?id=290
Margaret Arnette Woody