In This Issue...

Bishop's Farewell Celebration

KCDC Sign-Up

Chorister and Cherub Choir Honors

NAGS (No Agenda Men's Group)

Rector's Discussion Group Returns

Staff Vacations

Grand Days of Summer

Highway Cleanup

Parishioner Database- REALM

Education for Ministry

Prayer Requests

Bishop's Farewell

THIS SUNDAY AT 4:00 P.M.

This Sunday, May 15 at 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas will be hosting a farewell to Bishop Brian and Ardele for the Central Deanery. Other churches from the Deanery will be participating in and attending this farewell celebration. It is sure to be a fun and meaningful event.  Bishop Brian has emphatically asked that no gifts be presented. What he would prefer is that in lieu of gifts, donations be made to Paradise Point - an outreach project dear to his heart. If you would like to participate in this way to thank Bp. Brian for his years of service in the Diocese of Idaho, please either:



 - Write a check to The Episcopal Diocese of Idaho, noting in the memo line - Brian Thom PP Endowment.

Checks can be dropped off at St. Thomas, presented at reception on May 15th or sent to:

                           The Episcopal Diocese of Idaho

                           1858 W. Judith Ln., Boise, ID 83705

 - Donate online at the Diocesan Website  https://www.episcopalidaho.org/

KCDC Sign-Ups

Ketchum Community Dinners Curbside has provided thousands of free meals over the last two years, and we are looking for volunteers!

Want to sign up for KCDC this summer? Click the button below for instructions or go straight for the sign-up button!

Chorister and Cherub Choir Honors

Sunday, May 22

On May 22, the children and youth who participated in the Cherub and Choristers choirs will be acknowledged during the service.

Parents: Please let me know if you can make the service. I'd like to see as many as possible there!

Thanks, Joel Bejot

Happy May and I guess Spring is here!  

We have a wonderful NAGS* event planned for Thursday May 26^th at 4pm at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute. Fellow parishioner, Karl Uri, who is Executive Director will give us a tour and tell us about all of the incredible things going on at the Culinary Institute. We will have cold beverages afterwards at 5:30 in the upstairs in case you cannot make the tour.  Please RSVP just to me- Robert Shuford - if you are planning to make this event. Need to give Karl a head count. Thank You Karl!

Robert Shuford

404-293-2742 | robert@shufordpartners.com

*NAGS is the No Agenda Group for Men - New Members Welcome!

Rector's Discussion Group Returns

The next installment of the Rector's Discussion Group will focus on Bart Ehrman's book The Triumph of Christianity. 

Join us as we consider how a 20 or so illiterate day-laborers in a remote part of the Roman Empire developed the dominant religion of the western world.

Wednesdays at 12:00 pm

May 25 - Chapters 1&2

June 1 - Chapters 3&4

June 8 - Chapter 8

Staff Vacations

Sara Gorby | May 17-20

Brett Moellenberg | May 20-23

(No Virtual Service Sunday, May 22)

Jonah Kendall | May 29

Grand Days of Summer!

Volunteers Needed: June 12th-August 21st

We are looking for parishioners who would like to share their passions and gifts with our young people this summer during Sunday School at the 9:30 service. Past years ideas include: brainstorming, figure skating, adoption, pastoral care & card creations, hospitality (coffee hour), story time, crafts, Dutch oven cooking, baking, labyrinth walk and more. If interested, or if you would like more information please contact Jonah Kendall: jkendall@stthomassv.org

ATTENTION ROAD WARRIORS

Time to sign up to clean our section of the Highway!

(It’s looking pretty dirty)

SATURDAY, MAY 21

FROM 10-12

Sign up in the narthex

Church Database

Over the past several months, the database of all church members has been slowly migrated from an older program to a new online platform called REALM.

Each member of St. Thomas will be sent an email invitation to join REALM by creating their own sign-in password. Only YOU will know what it is. This is a secure system which is administered by the church office. By choosing to participate in REALM, you will be able to update your own contact information and will be able to see the contact information of other participating parish members.

Please note that only St. Thomas members who have submitted a membership form have been migrated to this new system. So, if you do NOT receive an email invitation to join REALM in the next week, please contact the office so we can catch up on the paperwork! And don’t worry, you are not alone. There are many people who have attended St. Thomas faithfully over the years, but have never filled out a membership form. We do hope you will now, though, as it is important for us to maintain an accurate record of our current membership.

If you would like to include a photo, either of your self or your family, we have the ability to add this to your profile. How nice for newcomers to be able to put a face and name together as they get to know others in the parish!

You can now link directly to REALM through our website. Click on “Member Login” on the lower task bar.

 We hope that this new system will prove useful to you. If you have any questions about Realm, please contact Judi in the office. 208-726-5349 or jfuller@stthomassv.org 

Coming next September, weekly study and discussion with the small group seminar course EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY. In past years we have met at the church on weekday mornings but that depends on who joins the group. To get books and other materials shipped on time, we must sign up by July. Linda Bergerson or Judi Fuller can answer your questions; EfM Sunday coming soon!

You can now submit prayer list requests online!