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Light a candle as a manual (outward) sign of prayer. The votive candles are tucked away in a niche at the west (back end) of the church.
BREAKING NEWS ...
learn—Going Away Party!
Who's going away? We are! Come TONIGHT for a light hearted evening with presentations from Mike Wells, Salem Funeral Home, and more. Plus, receive a packet with information on planning your funeral. Dinner at 5:45 p.m. in Drake Hall. Party starts at 6:30 p.m. and will end at 7:15 p.m.
learn—Church Chat Begins This Sunday
Church Chat, an adult Sunday School class, will begin this Sunday, November 8 at 9:15 a.m. in Drake Hall. The class will use an interactive format to expand on the weekly worship Gospel reading. All adults are invited to attend for some fellowship and fun while learning God’s word. Contact Beth Morphis (765-5262).
learn—Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University is coming to St. Timothy’s. The 13-week course starts January 10, 2010 and runs until April 4. The classes are two hours long, 6:30-8:30 p.m. For the cost of $99, you will learn how to follow God’s plan to beat debt, build wealth and keep your own economy thriving. Need-based scholarships are available. Join us for a 45-minute preview on November 29 at noon, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. or December 13 at noon. Contact Alan Kirby (734-3412) or Cherilyn Rice (863-604-8171).
serve—Outreach Commission Needs Info
The newly formed Outreach Commission is excited to learn about all the outreach activities going on at St. Timothy’s. The commission would like to create and maintain a calendar of all these events. If your group or Sunday School class is involved in any type of outreach activity over the next year, please e-mail Adrienne Beauchamp at asbeauch1@yahoo.com by November 12 and include the name of the project, a brief description, who/what is the beneficiary and when/where it will take place.
serve—Thank You to the Cowgills
Please thank Sally and Jon Cowgill for the knife set they donated recently to the Drake Hall kitchen. Their generosity has made the cooking chores a little easier.
serve—Charitable Donations for 2009
Did you know that if you are an IRA owner, age 70½ or over, you can directly transfer tax-free up to $100,000 per year to an eligible charitable organization such as St. Tim’s through 2009? The funds must be contributed directly by the IRA trustee to St. Tim’s. Amounts so transferred are not taxable and no deduction is available for the amount given. Also, please plan ahead for the end of the year. Donors must deliver checks on or by December 31 in order to claim a charitable contribution deduction for 2009. Checks that are placed in the church offering during the first worship service in 2010 will not qualify even if the check is predated to 2009 or was actually written in 2009. Only checks that are written, mailed and postmarked in 2009 are deductible in 2009 though not received until 2010.
connect—Veterans to Wear Uniforms
Wednesday, November 11 is Veterans Day. On Sunday, November 8 at both worship services, St. Tim’s will honor all veterans of the armed forces. Any veteran who wishes to celebrate this day is welcome to join us to remember this most important event. Those who can still wear their military uniforms, or have any part of the uniform, are encouraged to do so at the services. For more info, contact Tony Hamby (767-4040).
serve—Thompson Child & Family Focus
Once again it is time for the annual Thanksgiving Offering to benefit Thompson Child & Family Focus (formerly Thompson Children’s Home). The date of this historic and critically important offering throughout the Episcopal churches of North Carolina is November 22. Look for the purple offering envelopes in the pews and in the kiosk in Drake Hall. Make your check payable to St. Timothy’s and mark for “Thompson Focus”. Please return your envelopes in the offering plate or to the parish office by November 22.
connect—Book Club for November
Book Club for November will meet on Sunday, November 29 at noon in the ECW Hall. Discussion will be on the book Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Please bring a bag lunch and join the fun.
connect—Missing Shawls
A couple of shawls available for use in worship are missing from the box in the Narthex. If you inadvertently took a shawl home, please remember to return it this Sunday.
WORSHIP
worship—Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer
Beginning Wednesday, November 18, the Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer Service will move from 9:30 a.m. to NOON each Wednesday in the chapel. This time shift allows anyone working the opportunity to worship during his or her lunch hour. A light lunch will be served following the service.
LEARN
learn—Learn to Read Music
For many people, music notation is a mystery. Join Director of Music Ministries Christin Barnhardt on Monday evenings in November to learn some music reading basics that will help you sing hymns in church or anthems in choir with more confidence. Please come to the chapel 6-7:15 p.m. on November 9, 16 and 23.
learn—Women’s Sunday School Class
All women are invited to the Women’s Sunday School Class meeting in ECW Hall this Sunday, November 8, 9:15-10:15 a.m. as they continue the study Acts: From Maintenance to Mission by the Rev. Canon C.K. Robertson and the Rev. Susan D. Snook. You may print the study by clicking http://thescp.org/documents/ACTSStudyGuide.pdf. Contact Lea Thullbery (lea@sttimothys.ws).
learn—Adult Sunday School Class
All adults are invited to room D-1 in Drake Hall on Sundays, 9:15-10:15 a.m. to attend the study of Max Lucado’s In the Eye of the Storm. Contact Gerry Link (gerald.link@gmail.com).
CONNECT
connect—Fellowship Meals
Everyone is invited to enjoy a great home-cooked, hot breakfast served each Sunday, 8:30-9:15 a.m. in Drake Hall. For a $4 donation, you get fellowship with your church family in a spiritually uplifting environment! Also everyone is invited to attend the Wednesday Fellowship meal served each Wednesday, 5:45-6:30 p.m. in Drake Hall. For a $6 adult and $3 child donation, you will receive a varied meal including an entrée with vegetables, salad and dessert. Please join your Christian brothers and sisters in parish fellowship this week. For more information, contact the church office.
connect—Women's Retreat
The St. Timothy’s Women’s retreat is an annual event where all the wonderful women of our parish are invited to attend a gathering for fellowship, spiritual growth and rejuvenation. The retreat for 2010 will be held February 5-7, 2010 at the Laurel Ridge Camp, Conference and Retreat Center located near West Jefferson, North Carolina. Christie Barker, a Deacon at Trinity Episcopal in Statesville, will facilitate our retreat and teach us about important women in Christian history using prayer, Bible study and small group activities. If you are interested in more details about the 2010 retreat, please print a registration form here, fill it out and return it to the church with $100 deposit. And as a convenience to you, you can register online here and make your payment right here, too! A Women’s Retreat information table will be located outside Drake Hall during Wednesday night dinner and Sunday morning breakfast. Deadline to register has been extended to Sunday, December 6. If you have questions, contact Cathryn Raines (765-7866 or cathryn.raines@hanesbrands.com).
connect—Golf League Meets
The 9-Hole Golf League meets Thursdays at 4 p.m. at Reynolds Park City Golf Course. Cost is $15. Register with Bob Piper (765-4852) or Jeff Sparks (766-3212).
connect—New Time for Sunday Devout Stout
Join other adults for “Devout Stout” at Finnigan’s Wake Pub and Kitchen at 620 N. Trade Street in Winston-Salem every Sunday, now 7-10 p.m. for a glass of iced tea or ale and a bit of theology. Contact Amy Mann (5manns@bellsouth.net) or Lisette Timberlake (lisette23@vzw.blackberry.net).
SERVE
serve—ECW of the Diocese of North Carolina
The 127th annual meeting of the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of North Carolina will be held on November 6 and 7 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh. The theme will be “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread; Fighting Hunger in Our Own Backyard.” For complete information, go to www.ecw-nc.org. St. Tim’s will have delegates attending.
serve—Episcopal Church Women Meet November 8
On Sunday, November 8 at noon in ECW Hall, Sara Skinner will be the guest speaker at the Episcopal Church Women’s luncheon. Her presentation will be “South Africa—My Peace Corps Township Experience”. Salad and beverages will be provided. All women are invited to bring a dessert or main dish to share.
serve—November Care Group Servants
The Care Group coordinators for November are Anne Hester (748-9219) and Zeta Price (788-7003). If you or someone you know are in need of temporary assistance with transportation, a meal or a visit, call them.
serve—Alternative Christmas
Please watch for the Alternative Christmas III display in Drake Hall on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. ACIII gives you opportunities to make donations to charities as Christmas gifts for loved ones. Contact Brooke Suiter (760-4045).
serve—Online Giving on Website
You can use your debit or credit card (MasterCard, VISA or Discover) through the St. Tim’s website to make your contribution to the parish. Click here to access the easy and secure link. Contact Parish Administrator Cathy Culver (cathy@sttimothys.ws or 765-0294) with questions.
serve—Volunteers Needed for Samaritan Inn
St. Tim’s will be providing overnight shelter volunteers at the Samaritan Inn—a shelter near downtown serving homeless men—on seven nights, November 15-21. Volunteers, who can be male or female, must be age 17 or older. Please check your calendar to see if you are available any of those nights. For more information or to sign up, contact Tom White (768-0401 or 978-2590). There is a sign-up sheet in Drake Hall as well.
serve—Box Tops For Cook
Save your Box Tops for Education to bring to the church office. Cook Elementary uses the donations to buy school supplies for the underprivileged children they serve. Contact Anita Wesson (722-7960).
serve—Crisis Control Gift of the Month
The Crisis Control Gift of the Month for November is pasta noodles. You may bring your donations to the shelves in Drake Hall or to the box in the volunteer office in Gribbin building.
serve—Worship Assistants for November 8
The Worship Assistants at 8 a.m. on November 8 are: Greeter—Lea Thullbery, Ushers—Joyce Trenor, Lector—Chris Skarzynski, Acolytes—John Weston, LEMs—Chris Skarzynski, Larry Conrad, George Ellis and Tom White. The Worship Assistants at 10:30 a.m. on November 8 are: Greeters—Joey Robbins, Deepak Vijayathilakan and Zeta & Milt Price, Ushers—Ashley & Joey Robbins, Jackie Snow and Candy Wood, Lectors—Roy Hall and Bud Gresh, Acolytes—David Green, Amanda Eaton, Amelia Eaton, Ryan Eaton and Gibson Bailey, LEMs—Mark Vasudevan, Skip Larson, John Guglielmi and Tony Hamby, Altar Guild—Pat Noel and Zeta Price, Eucharistic Visitors—Martha Watson to Sherry Tabb.
CHILDREN’S NEWS ...
LEARN—This Sunday, November 8, the preschoolers and primary school-aged children gather at 9:15 a.m. in the Chapel for singing before being dismissed with their teachers to their classes. At 10:15 a.m. the preschool children move to room C2 for Preschool Worship and the primary children attend Children’s Chapel in the chapel. The primary children enter church at the 10:30 a.m. offertory to join their parents. Preschool children enter to meet their parents in the pews at the 10:30 a.m. communion hymns. All children are welcomed at anytime for Sunday School and worship! Contact Pam Carter (pam@sttimothys.ws).
LEARN—Each Wednesday night the children have Bible study with the Way of the Child program for K-2nd grades meeting at 5:15-6 p.m. in room C-2. Families will eat dinner together, 6-6:30 p.m. then the 3rd-5th graders have their Way of the Child class at 6:30-7:15 p.m. in room C-2 and the preschoolers have Bible in Action in room C-3, 6:30-7:15 p.m. Contact Pam Carter (pam@sttimothys.ws).
LEARN—Children’s Choirs meet each Wednesday with the 3rd-5th graders’ Kids of the Kingdom Choir meeting 5:15-6 p.m. and the K-2 graders’ Cherubs Choir meeting 6:30-7:15 p.m. Both groups meet in the choir room. Contact Christin Barnhardt (765-0294 or christin@sttimothys.ws.)
LEARN—Music Class, God’s Children Sing!, for infants through preschoolers is offered weekly on Tuesdays, 1 p.m. in C-2. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend. Register by contacting Christin Barnhardt (christin@sttimothys.ws).
SERVE—Would you like your child to participate in the Children’s Christmas Pageant at 5:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in the church? Rehearsals will be incorporated into the regular Wednesday night classes on December 9 and 16, 6:30-7:15 pm. in the choir room. Please contact either Pam Carter (765-0294; pam@sttimothys.ws) or Christin Barnhardt (765-0294; christin@sttimothsy.ws) to sign your child up.
CONNECT—Club 54 for fourth and fifth graders will meet November 8, 2:20-5 p.m. at Wynnsong Movie Theater for "A Christmas Carol" in 3D. Bring $9 for the movie and extra money if you want snacks. Family and friends are invited. Contact Allison Bailey (774-1257).
YOUTH NEWS ...
Contact Bobby Steinhauser (bobby@sttimothys.ws, 765-0294 or see the youth web page at www.sttimsyouth.com).
LEARN—Sunday School for middle schoolers meets in room D-3 in Drake Hall while the high schoolers meet on the Drake stage, both at 9:15-10:15 a.m. for biblical-based discussion. All youth in 6th-12th grades are invited to attend and bring friends.
LEARN—The youth in 6th-12th grades are invited to meet each Wednesday in room D-1 in Drake at 6:30-7:30 p.m. for discussion based on the Bible’s lectionary selections.
LEARN—EYC for the youth in 6th-12th grades this Sunday, November 8 will meet together 5-7 p.m. in Drake Hall for combined fun and games.
WORSHIP—All high school youth are invited to meet every Friday, 7:30-8 a.m. at Chick-fil-A off Knollwood Street in Thruway Shopping Center for Prayer Breakfast. Devotion begins at 7:55 a.m.
SERVE—Youth Music holds practice in Drake Hall each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. If you are in 6th-12th grades, play an instrument or sing and would like to help lead music in youth gatherings and occasionally in worship, please attend. Fro more information, contact Christin Barnhardt (christin@sttimothys.ws).
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