St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Columbus
St Thomas Episcopal Church: Parade of Saints, 2026
Sunday, November 1
Children are invited to participate in a saintly processicion dressed as a Saint they would like to learn more about or honor during the 10:30 service. Participants will get dressed in costumes-over-clothes in the Children's Center during Sunday School, make relics if needed, and review their Saint's facts with the group. We have some extra fabric for finishing touches but whatever your child(ren) can bring from home to dress up will be helpful. This year we are selecting from women saints and their courageous companions. Please choose a Saint for each child participating. Your child(ren) can choose any Saint that interests them, regardless of gender or nationality (please note: facepaint is unnecessary and discouraged.)
Sarah, Theodora, Syncletica - the Desert Mothers
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Anthony, Pachomius, Paul - the Desert Fathers
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Harriet Bedell (worked with David Pendleton Oakerhater)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Julia Chester Emery
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Jackson Kemper, first missionary bishop
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Brigid of Kildare - Irish saint (and Patrick of Ireland)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Marianne Cope of Moloka’i (and Fr. Damien)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Lydia of Thyatira (and Paul)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Pauli Murray (and Thurgood Marshall)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Helena of Constantinople (and Ralph Adams Cram, architect)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Priscilla (and Aquilla)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Macrina of Caesarea (and Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, her brothers)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Joanna, Mary, and Salome - came to bury Jesus (and Joseph of Arimathea)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Clare of Assisi (and Francis)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth (worked with Frederick Douglass)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Kateri Tekakwitha, first Native American Catholic saint (and Enmegabowh, first Native American Episcopal priest)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Hannah More, abolitionist and philanthropist (worked with William Wilberforce and Philander Chase)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15
Phoebe, Deacon (and Stephen, the first Deacon)
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:15