Quick Links & News 

 

Holiday Hours 
Please note that the Parish Office will be closed Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th. The Food Pantry will remain open on Thursday, July 4th from 2 - 5 pm. Thank you!

 

Project Unbreakable: A Social Justice Summer Camp for Teens 
Dates: July 1 - July 19, Monday - Thursday 
Time: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: St. Thomas' Episcopal Church 
Unbreakable Minds Coaching, in partnership with Author, Ayesha Edwards, present "Project Unbreakable: Transforming Lives through I.D.E.A.s".   Our dynamic Summer Book Club is for City of Richmond Middle and High School teens to help you embrace your uniqueness, advocate for justice, & take charge of your future. We will collaborate with the author of the novel we are reading to deliver this amazing summer experience to Richmond Youth! Our Goal: to build participants' fluency and comprehension while focusing on social issues that are of interest to them. This will also provide the awareness, advocacy, agency, and support they need to be change agents in their communities and the world at large.  We seek to foster a spirit of volunteerism where each one teaches one and lifts as they all climb the ladder of communal success. 
Click here for more information and to register. 

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Summer Hygiene Drive

Hygiene products are essential but not always accessible to all. Help us gather new, unopened hygiene products to share with our community this summer. Most needed hygiene items are: bar soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, 3-in 1 combined shampoo/conditioner/body wash, body lotion, lip balm, tooth brushes, tooth paste, deodorant, face wash, facial moisturizer, make up remover wipes, toilet paper, menstrual/poise pads. Many thanks for donating & being part of the St. T's Food Pantry Team!! 

 

Mission Quest 2024
Registration for our third annual Mission Quest event is OPEN! Rising 7th-2024 Graduates from Christ Church (Glen Allen), Church of Our Saviour (Charlottesville), and St. Thomas (Richmond) will join together for four days of mission this summer.  Mission Quest 2024 is a 4 day event (home every night) from Monday, August 5-Thursday, August 8. All details and the registration form are on the MQ website, beautifully created by our own Dave Gau.

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Register for the Annual Parish Shrine Mont
Set in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Orkney Springs, Virginia, Shrine Mont, which serves as a conference center and the Cathedral Shrine for the Diocese of Virginia, promises a safe place to gather together, relax and reconnect – a much needed respite from the heightened stress of daily life. This year’s retreat takes place from Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29.  SPACE IS LIMITED TO 100 PEOPLE so please complete your registration form and send in your non-refundable deposit of $25 per person as soon as you are able! Just go to www.stthomasretreat.org to find more information and to register. 

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Join the Northside CSA! 
St. Thomas' is supporting the Northside CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) by becoming a new pickup location on Wednesdays from 10 am to 3 pm.  The Northside CSA partners with local Black farmers to purchase freshly harvested, organic produce to supply seasonal CSA shares.  CSA shares include a weekly assortment of 5-7 seasonal vegetables and goods from local Black farmers. Click here to sign up this season! 

 

Benefits of the Northside CSA:

• You are exclusively supporting Black farmers in Central Virginia.

• You will receive regular shares of fresh produce grown within a 60 miles of Richmond.

• You have direct access to and knowledge of local farmland and farmers who grow the produce you eat.

• You are helping to provide a livable wage for farmers and their families.

• You are making a personal investment in a local effort to protect our shared environment.

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St. Thomas' Summer Choir 

Everyone is invited to join us for summer singing. For the months of June and July, the choir will meet at 9:30 on Sunday mornings to prepare an anthem for the service.  The anthems will be easy to learn and can be used with only one rehearsal.  If you've wanted to join the choir, but have reservations about a full time commitment, then this is your chance to join us and see what it is all about! 

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Your Favorite Hymns
On Sunday mornings, we’ve set out a box on the piano with slips of paper to submit your favorite hymns to be used during the summer months.  Please take a moment to let us know what you want to sing.

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