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BREAKING NEWS
serve—’Filler-up for Navajo’ Bottles Due this Sunday
Don’t forget to return your SoBe® Lifewater bottle filled with a monetary donation for the Youth Mission trip this Sunday, March 7. All money received will benefit the youth summer mission trip to Navajo Land. Checks may be made to St. Timothy’s and marked “Youth Mission Trip”. Contact Bobby Steinhauser (765-0294 ext. 305).
learn—Confirmation Class for 8th Graders and Older Youth
Confirmation Class for 8th graders and older youth will begin this Sunday, March 7 at 9:15 a.m. in room D-3. Bishop Marble is scheduled to be at St. Timothy’s on September 5 to receive the new confirmands. Register with Bobby Steinhauser (765-0294 ext. 305 or bobby@sttimothys.ws).
serve—7th Annual Day of Caring Registration Open
Registration for the 7th Annual Day of Caring at St. Timothy’s to be held Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. is now open. You can register at the display in Drake Hall or you can register by clicking here. Breakfast will be served at 7:45 a.m. before breaking out in teams to work in the community. Free St. Timothy’s tee-shirt for first-time volunteers! Contact Tina Stearns (922-1616).
serve—Tidy-Up St. Timothy’s Day
The next Tidy-Up St. Timothy’s will be Saturday, March 13, 9 a.m.-noon. to do spring cleaning of the facilities. There will be jobs for everybody regardless of age. The more hands pitching in, the faster the work will be completed. Contact Parish Administrator Cathy Culver (765-0294 or cathy@sttimothys.ws).
serve—Blanket Sew-in to be Held at St. Timothy’s
On Saturday, March 20, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., St. Timothy’s will host a Community Work Shop to make nap blankets for Equity Plus Kindergarten Students in Forsyth County schools. Last year the women of St. Timothy’s and the community distributed over 250 blankets to students at Cook, Kimberly Park and Griffith Elementary Schools. The goal this year is to supply those and at least one additional school by September 2010. People are needed to sew, cut and press fabrics. Bring your own sewing machine, scissors and other sewing supplies. Irons and a ironing board would also be helpful. Come for an hour or bring a bag lunch and stay the whole time. Cheerful cotton fabric donations are always welcomed. Contact Dale Link (602-2587).
serve—Palm Cross Workshop Set for March 27
Everyone is invited to attend St. Timothy’s Annual Palm Cross Workshop on Saturday, March 27, 9-11 a.m. in Drake Hall. The Men’s Group will serve a light breakfast and Director of Children’s Ministries Pam Carter and others will be on hand with activities to make Palm Crosses for the parish. Contact Pam (765-0294 or pam@sttimothys.ws).
connect—With Sincere Sympathy
The family of St. Timothy’s extends sincere sympathies to Terry and Monica Cox on the February 24 death of Monica’s mother Louise Clark of Winston-Salem. Services were held on Saturday, February 27 at Holy Family Catholic Church.
connect—OWL’s Meet on Tuesday, March 9
The OWL’s (Older, Wiser Laity) Luncheon will be Tuesday, March 9 at 11:30 a.m. in ECW Hall. Please bring a bag lunch and join the fellowship and fun. Drinks and dessert will be provided. Contact Sandra Hamby (767-4040).
connect—Men’s Group to Meet March 27
The Men’s Breakfast Group will meet on Saturday, March 27 at 8 a.m. to prepare breakfast for the Palm Cross Workshop instead of the second Saturday in March. All men—members, visitors and friends—are invited to join the fun and fellowship. Contact Skip Larson (766-7994).
WORSHIP
worship—Thrice Holy Begins March 28
Hopefully by now, you have received in your United States Postal Service mail a copy of Thrice Holy, the letter from Father Steve Rice explaining the March 28 expansion of the Sunday morning worship. You can click here to see an online version or pick up another copy in the Gribbin lobby or Drake Hall lobby. Beginning March 28, Sunday services will be offered with Rite I at 7:30 a.m. in the chapel, Rite II at 9 a.m. in the church and Rite I or II as High Mass at 11 a.m. in the church. Breakfast will be offered 8-9 a.m. in Drake Hall and Christian Ed for all ages will be available in the lower floor of the Church building and in the Drake Hall building. If you have any questions, please contact Father Steve (765-0294 or frsteve@sttimothys.ws).
worship—Stations of the Cross During Lent
Stations of the Cross is offered every Friday during Lent at 5 p.m. in the church through April 2. Also Confession will be available 4:30-5 p.m. every Friday during Lent in the narthex. Contact Father Steve (765-0294 or frsteve@sttimothys.ws).
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 Meeting
A new adult class entitled “Topics from the First Thousand Years of Christian History” is taught in room C-1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Tuesday through March 30. 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 C1 (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, 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 Rescheduled
The 2010 Women's Retreat has been rescheduled for April 23-25, 2010 and registration is open. For those women who have already registered and plan on attending, you don't need to do anything. For those women who have not previously registered, but would like to attend, please go online to register, or pick up a registration form outside Drake Hall. A $100 deposit is payable by March 7; the balance is payable on March 28. Single rooms are $245; double rooms are $180. Remember that there are full and partial scholarships available to help cover the cost of the retreat. Contact Cathryn Raines (765-7866 or cathryn.raines@hanesbrands.com) for more information.
connect—Book Club Upcoming Meeting
The next meeting of the St. Tim’s Book Club will be Sunday, March 28 to discuss “The Heart of Christianity” by Marcus Borg. Plan on bringing a bagged lunch and joining the group. Contact Jeanne Bohrer (768-9125).
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, 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—New Drake Hall & Kitchen Orientation Answers Questions
Milt Price will now offer new mandatory Drake Hall and kitchen orientation for everyone (groups and individuals in the church) who uses or plans to use the Drake Hall facility. Milt will be offering the orientation for groups of 10-15 people Wednesdays, March 24 and 31 at 10:30 a.m. Please register by calling the church office (765-0294) or contact Milt Price (milton1942@msn.com).
serve—Sign-up to Help Samaritan Ministries
Samaritan Ministries is a local agency downtown that serves the needs of the homeless in the Winston-Salem area. St. Tim’s is currently recruiting four groups of six people to serve dinner and spend the night at Samaritan Inn on March 29, 30 and 31. Arrival time at Samaritan Inn is 6:15 PM. We will help serve dinner and clean up. Following that we attend a devotion time with the residents and shortly after that it is lights out. Then, in teams of two, you take turns watching the security cameras in two hour shifts. At 6:00 AM we help folks check out, serve breakfast, clean up and then we are out of there by 7:30 AM. Safe, clean and separate sleeping quarters are provided for the volunteers. It is a wonderful and rewarding way to serve the homeless in our area. This is open to men and women ages 17 and older. To sign up, click here. Contact Adrienne Beauchamp (406-4526).
serve—Order Lilies for Easter
Order forms for purchasing Easter lilies for decorating the Easter and Flowering Sunday services at St. Tim’s are available in the kiosk in Drake Hall, in the Gribbin Lobby and online by clicking here. The lilies may be given in honor or memory of a loved one and cost $12 each. Deadline for purchase is March 21. Contact Libby Craven (765-0294 or libby@sttimothys.ws).
serve—Would You Like a New St. Tim’s T-Shirt?
New St. Timothy’s T-shirts are available for purchase. The short-sleeve shirts cost $8 in adult medium to 2X-large sizes and are currently available through Parish Administrator Cathy Culver. Long-sleeve shirts may be ordered in the same sizes for a cost of $12. Contact Cathy (765-0294 or cathy@sttimothys.ws).
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—March Care Group Servants
The Care Group coordinators for March are Becky King (788-9148) and Joanne Thomson (245-3026). 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 March is laundry detergent. 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 March 7
The Worship Assistants at 8 a.m. on March 7 are: Greeter—Fran Boyd, Usher—Joyce & Frank Trenor, Lector—Charlie Wikins, Acolyte—Emily Jeske, LEMs—Guy Stevens, Larry Conrad, Ellen Turner and Martha Watson. The Worship Assistants at 10:30 a.m. on March 7 are: Greeters—Doug Sanecki, Tim Fleming and Dale & Gerry Link, Ushers—Wrenna & Andy Barney and Melanie & Ken Carlson, Lectors—Margaret Barnwell and Wrenna Barney, Acolytes—Ben Cowgill, Grace Miller, Parker Stallings, Phillip Barnwell and Tripp Tiner, LEMs—George Ellis, Mark Vasudevan, Tom White and Tony Hamby, Altar Guild—Jean Larson and Pat Noel, Eucharistic Visitors—Alice Elsner to Margaret Wolff.
CHILDREN’S NEWS ...
LEARN—This Sunday, March 7, 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 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 with a parent or caregiver is offered weekly on Tuesdays, at 9-9:30 am. in room C-2 and Wednesdays, 5:15-6 p.m. in C-5. If you or someone you know has a child who would like to participate, please join us. If you cannot attend at these times but are interested in a preschool music class, contact 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).
CONNECT—The youth in 9th-12th grades may attend the Happening Retreat at the Summit on the weekend of March 19-21. The aim of this powerful weekend is to concentrate on the Person and Teaching of Jesus Christ and His ongoing Living Body, the Church. Go to http://www.episdioncyouth.org/article220206c3051399.htm for more information. Contact Bobby Steinhauser (765-0294 ext. 305).
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 in room D-3 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, March 7 will meet together at 5:30 p.m. in Drake Hall for supper then an activity.
WORSHIP—All high school youth are invited to meet on Fridays, 7:30-8 a.m. for Prayer Breakfast. Devotion begins at 7:55 a.m. The March location will be Chick-fil-A on Knollwood Street in Thruway Shopping Center. If school is canceled for the day, so is the breakfast.
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, please attend. For more information, contact either Bobby Steinhauser or Christin Barnhardt (christin@sttimothys.ws).
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