St. Thomas Episcopal Church Children, Youth & Family E-News

201 Sun Valley Rd. ~ Sun Valley, Idaho (208) 726-5349 ext. 16 Sara Gorby ~ Director of Youth & Family Ministries, sgorby@stthomassv.org The Rev. M. Jonah Kendall ~ Rector & Children's Ministry, jkendall@stthomassv.org

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Sunday, April 18th FAMILY GATHERING! Tailgate & Charades Church Parking Lot 1:00-3:00 pm FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! RSVP: sgorby@stthomassv.org

TEEN CONFIRMATION CLASSES! (note dates shifted) Sundays May 2-June 6 (dates shifted due to conflicts) 4:00-6:00 p.m. St. Thomas Church 8th grade & up In-Person Masked Team Teachers: The Rev. Jonah Kendall & Sara Gorby What is confirmation? Confirmation is the sacramental rite in which the candidates "express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop" (BCP, p. 860). These classes provide an opportunity for young people to learn about what it means to be Christian and especially Episcopalian. Not to mention trying to stump Jonah with BURNING QUESTIONS! Bishop Brian will confirm youth on Sunday, August 15th, 9:30 a.m. service when he visits St. Thomas! Contact Sara Gorby for sign-up information, sgorby@stthomassv.org

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SISTER JOYST CONTINUES THROUGH MAY 9:30 a.m. for 30 minutes of contemplative prayer lead by the Rev. Kathleen Bean Zoom Link Sister Joyst

GLORIOUS GATHERING RESUMES APRIL 11th +Indoors +Masked +Social Distanced +Limited to 10 young people +Sign up is required

In Glorious Gathering, we will be exploring the book "The Very Best Day" with poetry & illustrations by Roger Hutchison It is a beautiful look at the "Way of Love" that Bishop Curry has been shouting from the mountain top for the past 3 years. Over 7 weeks we will look at one word each week, read from the book and then have a game, craft or activity connected to the word. April 11th: TURN April 18th: LEARN April 25th: PRAY May 2nd: WORSHIP May 9th: Mother's Day, Rites of Passage & Honoring High School Seniors May 16th: BLESS May 23rd: GO May 30th: REST "Teaching our kids about Jesus is often a challenging but worthy task. With The Very Best Day, we parents and educators do not have to go it alone." ~ Sarah Condon, author of Churchy and cohost of The Mockingcast

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IN-PERSON SERVICES INDOORS RESUMES! Sundays at 8:00 & 9:30 Sign-ups required use link below Children are invited to sign up for the 9:30 for Glorious Gathering.

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Virtual Service ~ April 11, 2021 Second Sunday of Easter

St. Thomas Playhouse Camp Registration Open There are three Company B Sessions: At this time, each child can only register for one of the three sessions. James and the Giant Peach, Jr. When: June 14-25 Who: Pre-K (4 Years Old-Rising 9th Graders) Capacity: 50 (potential to add more) Cost: $450 (half-day) 2nd grade and under $595 (full-day) 3rd grade-9th grade Disney's Frozen, Jr. (2 Sessions) When: June 28-July 9 & August 3-14 Who: Pre-K (4 Years Old-Rising 9th Graders) Capacity: 50 (potential to add more) Cost: $450 (half-day) 2nd grade and under $595 (full-day) 3rd grade-9th grade *For families that registered for last year's session of Frozen, Jr. and didn't get to participate, you can register for Frozen, Jr. one day early on March 31st by calling the office at 208-726-5349

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CONTACT INFORMATION Sara Gorby Cell: (208) 720-0824 Email: sgorby@stthomassv.org The Rev. Jonah Kendall Church: (208) 726-5349 ext. 11 Email: jkendall@stthomassv.org The Rev. Kathleen Bean Cell: (415) 823-5378 Email: kbean@stthomassv.org  Judi Fuller jfuller@stthomassv.org Brett Moellenberg brett@stthomassv.org Joel Bejot joel@stthomassv.org WHAT DOES YOUR FAMILY NEED RIGHT NOW? WHAT DO YOUR CHILDREN NEED RIGHT NOW? WHAT DO YOU NEED, AS A PARENT, RIGHT NOW? HOW CAN WE HELP?