Do you struggle with feeling joyful at Christmas time? Have you experienced grief and loss that makes this season feel difficult? If so, then our Blue Christmas service is for you. We’ll hear words of scripture, a sermon that names this reality, and sing hymns that point us ever towards God. We hope you will join us for this meaningful worship service.

Thank you to everyone who has already pledged to support St. Thomas in 2024. We have surpassed our target pledge goal of $400,000! As of November 30th, we have 56 pledges totaling $406,192.

If you have not already pledged, we would love to hear from you. St. Thomas is entirely self-supporting and our financial health depends not on the depth of our support but its breadth. If you have never pledged before, or never pledged to St. Thomas before – it’s easy. A pledge is a non-binding commitment of your financial support for next year – 2024. You can pledge in person – there are pledge cards in the Narthex that can returned in the plate. You can pledge online (by logging into the database via the website) or simply contact a member of the Stewardship commitee who would be happy to help.

Please help us reach our campaign goal of 70 pledgers!

In the coming weeks, the Stewardship commitee will begin contacting those folks whose intentions regarding pledging are unknown. We would love to gather as many pledgers as possible!

Thank you for your support!

Toby Bush, Melinda Fairchild, Rick Montfort, Steve Wickman, Rev. Will Drosos, and Rev. Fran Gardner-Smith 

UTO (United Thank Offering) Ingathering

In Mathew’s Gospel on the Feast of Christ the King, Jesus clearly instructs us to welcome and care for the stranger. We need to do that on an ongoing basis in our daily lives and make it a conscious and intentional act. However, another way of doing that is to contribute to the UTO Ingathering. Grants awarded this year will be focused on welcoming those who are different and whom society has left out and behind. Please continue to remember and be thankful for God’s presence and blessings in your life on a daily basis. Our Ingathering will be on Sunday, December 10. You may use your UTO blue box with coins, write a check or give on-line.