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BREAKING NEWS
serve—Rain or Shine Tidy-Up St. Timothy’s Day
Regardless of the weather, the next Tidy-Up St. Timothy’s will be this Saturday, March 13, 9 a.m.-noon. to do spring cleaning of the facilities. There will be jobs for every age group. The more hands pitching in, the faster the work will be completed. Contact Parish Administrator Cathy Culver (765-0294 or cathy@sttimothys.ws).
worship—Time Change This Sunday
Please remember to set your clocks and watches ahead one hour before going to bed this coming Saturday night, March 13. Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14.
connect—With Sincere Sympathy
The family of St. Timothy’s extends sincere sympathies to Jim and Ricki Curtis on the unexpected March 9 death of Jim’s brother Dick Curtis in Biloxi, Mississippi. Services will be held later this week in Biloxi.
serve—Musicians Wanted for Easter Sunday
If you play a musical instrument and would like to play at St. Timothy’s on Easter Sunday, April 4, please contact Director of Music Ministries Christin Barnhardt (765-0294 or christin@sttimothys.ws) or David Bergstone (dbergstone@earthlink.net) by March 17.
worship—Feast of Annunciation
The Feast of Annunciation will be celebrated on Thursday, March 25 at noon at the side altar in the church. According to A Dictionary of Episcopalians, the “feast commemorates the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she was to give birth to the Messiah (Luke 1:26-38) and is celebrated on March 25, exactly nine months before Christmas.”
connect—Write Letters for Happening Youth
Happening #54, a diocesan spiritual weekend for 9th-12th graders, is set for March 19-21. The St. Timothy’s youth attending are Gibson Bailey, Amelia Eaton, Erin Gerrity, Lexie Lewis, Tanner Mann, Emily Jeske, Ethan Vicars, Grace Vicars and George Whitaker. If you would like to write letters of encouragement to these youth, please leave the notes in the box on the door of the office for Director of Youth Ministries Bobby Steinhauser (room G-8) by March 17. Please keep the participants in your prayers throughout the weekend.
serve—Day of Caring Adds Two More Activities
The 7th Annual Day of Caring at St. Timothy’s, to be held Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., has added two more activities—service for the Battered Women’s Shelter and AIDS Care Service. 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).
connect—Spiritual Youth Retreat in April
All youth in grades 6th-12th will have the opportunity to go on a spiritual retreat April 16-18 to the Explorations in Antiquity Center in LaGrange, Ga. The group will be learning and reliving many of the cultural aspects of Jesus’ time on earth. Lodging will be provided at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Hamilton, Ga. where the youth will interact with the youth of St. Nicholas. Cost will be $75 per person then $50 for a second sibling. Plans are to leave St. Timothy’s at 4 p.m. on Friday and return to the church at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Register here or contact Bobby Steinhauser (765-0294 or bobby@sttimothys.ws).
serve—Drake Hall Orientation Available
All users of the facilities in Drake Hall are urged to attend an orientation presented on Tuesdays, March 16, 23 and 30 at 6:30 p.m. or Wednesdays, March 17, 24 and 31 at 10:30 a.m. Please register by contacting Milt Price (milton1942@msn.com or 788-7003) or the church office (765-0294).
serve—Orders Accepted for Chicken Pies
Each Wednesday, you may order homemade chicken pies to be delivered the following Wednesday night. Made by Rainbow Catering, the caterer for the Wednesday night parish dinners, cost will be $12 each. See the order sheet in Drake Hall or contact Milt Price (milton1942@msn.com or 788-7003). Proceeds will benefit the Parish Life program of the church.
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—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).
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—Parish 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 Parish 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—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 Workshop 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).
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 14
The Worship Assistants at 8 a.m. on March 14 are: Greeter—Pat Hain, Usher—Ruby & Bill Milburn, Lector—Cheryl Ann Sexton, Acolyte—Katy Llewellyn and Jimmy Llewellyn, LEMs—Martha Watson, George Ellis, Tom White and Rhea Wilkins. The Worship Assistants at 10:30 a.m. on March 14 are: Greeters—Dale & Gerry Link and Betty & John Earle, Ushers—Catherine & Harrison Rutter, Joan Sherrill and Tony Hamby, Lectors—David Bergstone and Phillip Barnwell, Acolytes—David Godfrey, Tanner Mann, Nora Godfrey, Ashlyn Mann and Grace Vicars, LEMs—Chris Skarzynski, Skip Larson, Sam Hamilton and John Guglielmi, Altar Guild—Peyton Wright and Jo Steelman, Eucharistic Visitors—Jo Steelman to Jean Ulrich.
CHILDREN’S NEWS ...
LEARN—This Sunday, March 14, 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).
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 14 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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