This Week...

Pilgrimage Presentation

Playhouse Award

Special Piano

Highway Cleanup

Global Day of Youth Service

Spanish Classes

Wisdom Walks

Visioning Process Check-In

Rector's Discussion Group Returns

Community Urgent Needs

Garden Angels

ESL Class

Book Club

Prayer List

Pilgrimage Presentation

Join the Pilgrimage crew after church on Sunday, April 28 to hear all about their incredible trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

Adventures, Service, Culture, People, Food, and Worship...so much to share! 

Playhouse Excellence in Mission Award

Congrats to St. Thomas Playhouse on its recent award from the Idaho Episcopal Foundation!

Special Piano this Sunday

Joel Bejot

There will be a piano visiting St. Thomas this weekend - the Steinway Spirio from the Sun Valley Music Festival. It will be here to support the students who will be performing at the Music Festival's Honors Recital Sunday evening at 6:30. I'll be playing it for worship on Sunday morning! Come check it out after the service.

Highway 75 Clean-Up

Saturday, April 27th - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Meet off the highway at Buttercup.

Conversational Spanish classes with Sara Pettit begin again on Tuesday, April 30 and will continue through May. We meet from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. All are welcome!

Women’s Wisdom Walks Returns on May 1

Spring is here and it’s time to get outside!



The women of St. Thomas meet at the Sun Valley Post Office on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m. and walk to the Hemingway Memorial while sharing our ideas on the topic of the day, and whatever else strikes our fancy.

It’s a great way to get your steps in and deepen friendships. Put on your walking shoes and invite a friend!

Questions: Contact Mary Pat Gunderson at mgunder317@msn.com

Visioning Process Check-In

The visioning team, chaired by Rebecca Waycott, will facilitate a meeting after church on Sunday, May 5 to discuss the current status of their work. All are welcome!

Rector's Discussion Group

Jonah will resume the Rector's Discussion Group with a study of Diana Butler Bass' recent book Freeing Jesus.

The group meets via zoom on Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m. First session will be on Wednesday, May 8. If you are interested in participating, and/or would like a copy of the book please contact Stefanie (stefanie@stthomassv.org).

May 8^th Session 1

Chapter 1 - Friend

May 15th, Session 2

Chapter 2 - Teacher

May 22nd, Session 3

Chapter 3 - Savior

May 29th, Session 4

Chapter 4 - Lord

June 5^th, Session 5

Chapter 5 – Way

June 12^th – No Session

June 19^th, Session 6

Chapter 6 - Presence

Community Urgent Needs Fund

For many years St. Thomas has made small grants to people in our community who find themselves in “urgent need,” whether for a utility or medical bill, a month’s rent, or a car repair. These requests come to us from St. Luke’s, which screens the recipients. Payments are made directly to the utility, landlord or other creditor. 

A few years ago, a young working mother was awarded one of these grants, and she came by the church office to pick up the check that would bring her rent current. As she was leaving the building I caught up with her and asked if I could give her a blessing. Tears sprang to her eyes as she nodded, and I said a prayer and blessed her and her children and sent her out feeling, I hope, a little bit lighter. I was so grateful for the generosity of this parish and this fund that allows us to extend the love of God well beyond our usual church community.

If you would like to make a gift to support this ministry, please write a check to St. Thomas and note “Community Urgent Needs” in the memo field. Thank you.

Kathleen+

Spring is here! And we are excited to bring back the Garden Angels ministry at St Thomas!

Join other men and women on Thursday mornings at 9:00am starting May 9th to work together for an hour or so maintaining our beautiful garden beds in the front of the church. No garden experience necessary…just a smiling face! Iced tea and lemonade will be provided!

 And no need to commit to every Thursday. Even if you could join us for one gathering this summer, it would be much appreciated.

If you are interested or have any questions, please email Margot Shuford at r_shufor@bellsouth.net or call 404-293-0237.



We’ll put together a schedule after we hear from folks. Thank you!

ESL Class

Beginning on May 2, St. Thomas will host a weekly evening English as a Second Language (ESL) class. This class is designed to serve those in the north valley who work during the day. The class will be facilitated by Jose Valera, an experienced leader of ESL classes and a life coach. Jose is a paraprofessional at Hemingway School in Ketchum, where he has assisted in the English Language Development department since August 2023.

The classes will be held on Thursdays from 7-8 PM in Classroom One.

In order to ensure that our facilities are properly managed, we will need volunteers to be available on site during the class to help resolve any facility issues. If you are able to assist in this project, please contact Stefanie (stefanie@stthomassv.org) in the church office to sign up.

Jose Valera

Book Club

Our last meeting for the school year is May 13th at 1pm in the parish hall of St. Thomas. We will be discussing the best seller, The Women by Kristin Hannah. This book has received almost a full 5 star rating by Good Reads. Your Book Club Readers who have already read the book agreed you must be sure to have a box of tissues next to you as you read the book. A warning, the book may be hard to find. On Amazon the hardcover is available for $18.99, and you can download it for $14.99. 

Prayer List

Amanda, Loring, Tara, Bob, Tyler, Patrick, Laurie, Terry, Lisa, Evelyn, Mike, Tayt, Midge, Cindy, Anita, Judy, Sam, Luella, Kris, Lois, Molly, Blake, Myrna, Mary, Sally, Reuben, Brendan, Rachel, Jane, Alexandra, Aimee, Amy, Gunner, Anne, Jane, Anne, Barbara, Alyson, Marilyn, Susan, Sarah, Lynda, River Thomas, Jim, Jasmine, Hollie, Calder, Hewitt, Margaret, Philip, Mike, Brian, Laine, Barry, Lindy, John, Genevieve Mae, Arthur, the Price family, Page, Bill, Jane, Alexis, Kathryn, Dydy, Michael, Andrew, Jennifer, Fiona, Wyatt, Karen, Horace, Glen, Vincent, Dana, Carolyn, Greet, Linda, John, David, John, Red, and Marty.