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BREAKING NEWS
worship—Epiphany Service on January 6
The celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany will be Wednesday, January 6 at noon in the Chapel. Epiphany, from the Greek word epiphaneia meaning “appearance”, recalls the visit of the wise men to Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. Please mark your calendar and make plans to attend.
serve—Mandatory Acolyte Training on January 24
A mandatory Acolyte training has been set for Sunday, January 24 at 12:15 p.m. in the church. All acolytes that serve at either service are required to be there to receive new procedures for the worship services. Please mark your calendars now to attend. For more information, contact Bobby Steinhauser (765-0294 or bobby@sttimothys.ws).
WORSHIP
worship—Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer
The Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer Service meets at NOON each Wednesday in the chapel to allow anyone working the opportunity to worship during his or her lunch hour. Please make plans to attend.
LEARN
learn—New Adult Class Announced
Beginning Tuesday, January 12 and running every Tuesday for 12 weeks, an Adult Class entitled “Topics from the First Thousand Years of Christian History” will be taught in room C-5, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcomed to attend. For more information, contact Dr. John Shannon (jrspshannon@rivercto.net).
learn—Adult Spiritual Growth Classes
Adults have a several choices for Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings. A class studying Max Lucado’s “Eye of the Storm” meets in room D1 (contact Gerry Link, 602-2587) while a class for women, meeting in ECW Hall, discusses the Book of Acts (contact Lea Thullbery, lea@sttimothys.ws). Church Chat meets in Drake Hall at 9:30 a.m. for a lively, interactive study of the weekly lectionary Gospel reading (contact Beth Morphis, 765-5262). On Wednesdays resuming January 6, adults can attend Bible study in ECW Hall at 8:15 a.m. or in Drake Hall at 6:30 p.m., both led by Father Steve (765-0294).
CONNECT
connect—Women’s Retreat Reminders
Women registered for the 2010 St. Tim’s Women’s Retreat are reminded that the balance of their registration fee is due by January 10. Checks should be made out to St. Tim’s with the notation of “Women’s Retreat” and dropped by the church or placed in the offering plate. Also, in an effort to support the Millennium Development Goal #7 which is to ensure environmental stability, the women are asked to recycle tote bags from previous retreats. Please bring the gently-used bags made by Sandra Hamby to the church by January 17 and drop them off at the box in Drake Hall. For more information, contact Cathryn Raines (765-7866 or cathryn.raines@hanesbrands.com).
connect—Book Club to Meet in January
The next meeting of the St. Tim’s Book Club will be Sunday, January 24 at noon in ECW Hall. Discussion will be on “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell. Plan on bringing a bagged lunch and joining the group.
connect—Fellowship Meals
Everyone is invited to enjoy a great home-cooked, hot breakfast served each Sunday, 8:45-9:15 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 (except for December 23 and 30), 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—Come to Sunday’s Devout Stout
Join other adults for “Devout Stout” at Finnigan’s Wake Pub and Kitchen at 620 N. Trade Street in Winston-Salem on the first Sunday of each month, 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—Altar Flowers for 2010 Are Being Scheduled
Altar Flowers for 2010 are now being scheduled. Flowers may be given by multiple individuals for various reasons on the same Sunday and will be remembered in the weekly announcements. Each flower donation is $40. (During Lent there will be no flowers however remembrances are still placed and funds are received to help defray costs.) To participate in this opportunity to both beautify the church and remember significant individuals, contact Libby Craven (765-0294 or libby@sttimothys.ws).
serve—Stitch by Stitch Resumes in January
Stitch by Stitch, the St. Tim’s ministry which knits and crochets to share God’s warmth with those in need, will not meet during the holiday season. The Tuesday 10 a.m. group will resume on January 5, 2010 while the Thursday 7 p.m. group will resume on January 7, 2010. Both groups meet in Gribbin Parlor. For more information, contact Martha Watson (760-0129 or 765-8867).
serve—7th Annual Day of Caring
Save the date for the 7th Annual Day of Caring at St. Timothy’s to be held Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Breakfast will be served at 7:45 a.m. before breaking out in teams to work in the community. Watch for more details soon! Free St. Timothy’s tee-shirt for first-time volunteers! Contact Tina Stearns (922-1616).
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—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—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.
serve—January Care Group Servants
The Care Group coordinators for January are Carole Erickson (768-8830) and Fran Boyd (768-3611). If you or someone you know are in need of temporary assistance with transportation, a meal or a visit, call them.
serve—Crisis Control Gift of the Month
The Crisis Control Gift of the Month for January is jelly. 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 January 3, 2010
The Worship Assistants at 8 a.m. on January 3 are: Greeter—Lea Thullbery, Ushers—Monica & Terry Cox, Lector—Alice Elsner, Acolyte—Katy Llewellyn and Jimmy Llewellyn, LEMs—Guy Stevens, Ellen Turner, Rhea Wilkins and George Ellis. The Worship Assistants at 10:30 a.m. on January 3 are: Greeters—Lou Divan, Paul White, Robin & Jane Richards, Ushers—Margie & Bud Munnelly, Lectors—Margarent Barnwell and Phillip Barnwell, Acolytes—Erin Gerrity, David Godfrey, Grace Miller, Nora Godfrey and Brooks Forsell, LEMs—Tom White, Mark Vasudevan, Chris Skarzynski and Erin Plumb, Altar Guild—Ellen Turner and Jo Steelman, Eucharistic Visitors—Alice Elsner to Sherry Tabb.
CHILDREN’S NEWS ...
LEARN—This Sunday, January 3, the preschoolers and primary school-aged children gather at 9:15 a.m. in the Chapel for music before dismissing to classrooms for Bible lessons. 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 resuming January 6, 2010 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—Resuming on January 6, 2010, 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 resuming January 5, 1 p.m. in C-2. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend. Register by contacting Christin Barnhardt (christin@sttimothys.ws).
YOUTH NEWS ...
Contact Bobby Steinhauser (bobby@sttimothys.ws, 765-0294 or see the youth web page at www.sttimsyouth.com).
LEARN—Sunday School for all youth in grades 6th-12th meets on the Drake Hall stage at 9:15 a.m. for biblical discussion relating to everyday topics.
LEARN—The youth in 6th-12th grades are invited to meet each Wednesday resuming January 6, 2010 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, January 3 will meet together at 2:30 p.m. in Drake Hall for Destination Unknown. Bring $15 and make sure to wear socks.
WORSHIP—All high school youth are invited to meet on Fridays resuming January 8, 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—Resuming on January 5, 2010, 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, please attend. For more information, contact Christin Barnhardt (christin@sttimothys.ws).
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