The Parish Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, December 7th following the 11 AM Service in the Church. There will be no Coffee Hour on that day; child care will be available. We really would like to have all parishioners take part in the Annual Meeting and exercise their privilege to vote on the business metters of the Parish and read the annual reports of the Parish organizations. One must be an adult (at least 16 years of age) and confirmed Communicant in order to be eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting.

All Parish organizations should complete a report that should be no longer than one double-spaced typewritten page. Annual reports are due in the Parish Office by Sunday, November 30th.

If your children are planning to be in the Christmas Pageant, please try to attend the Sunday practices. The Dress Rehearsal will be held on Saturday, December 20th in the Church from 9 AM to 11 AM.

It is time to “Deck the Halls”!! The ECW will be selling pre-orders for North Carolina grown white pine and fraser fir wreaths of various sizes and roping/garland for your home or business. Pick up and additional purchasing will be available Sunday, November 30th and Sunday, December 6th during Coffee Hour. ECW cookbooks will also be available for purchase throughout the Advent season. There are great recipes from the wonderful cooks of the Church, and this would make an excellent holiday gift. Thank you for your support of the ECW.

Thank you to Betsy James and all of the people who helped cook, set up, clean up, ate and danced. As part of our Every Member Canvass, wer celebrated being here on Six Forks Road for fifty years and gave thanks for the mission and ministry of our parish, not only for the last fifty years, but also for the years ahead. Everyone who pledged for 2009 came to enjoy some of Mike Lewis’s barbecue and all of the other dishes created by Betsy James and her helpers. We then kicked up our heels with some square dancing.

On Sunday, November 2nd during Coffee Hour, we will have a Fall Festival for the children of the Parish. The Youth Group will be planning and hosting the Fall Festival, so please bring all the children to enjoy some fall fun on the deck and on the playground adjacent to the deck.

Can you smell it? Can you smell it? If so, the reason is all of the women from St. Anne’s are baking for the November 23rd Bake Sale, which will be held after the 9 AM and 11 Am Communion Services. There will be homemade pies, cookies, breads, cakes, brownies and much more. So come with an empty tummy, and you will find an array of satisfaction. Also, this is a great time for all of us to be together for fellowship! Remember all of the money made from the sale will be used to meet the needs of the Church, so you will be helping to make St. Timothy’s an even better place!

Please plan to join us for a Square Dance and Barbecue on Saturday, November 8th at 6 PM to celebrate St. Timothy’s 50th Anniversary! There is no cost for dinner; however, we ask that you sign up in advance on the poster in the parish hall or call the Parish Office at 787-7590 and provide the number of family members who will be attending. We will be giving thanks that we have been in our church for fifty years! Please come, bring your pledge cards if they were not returned on the previous Sunday, and celebrate with us. We have much to be thankful for, and St. Timothy’s is at the top of the list.

We are also planning two cooking times at church to help prepare the food. We will meet on Thursday, November 6th at 6 PM and again on Saturday, November 8th at 9 AM. We are in need of people to help with the food preparation set-up and clean-up. Sign-up sheets are located on the bulletin board in the parish hall. Please join us for this time of fellowship and celebration! If you have any questions, please contact Betsy James at 781-3410.

The Bobby Asher Golf Tournament hosted more than forty players and raised over $2,600 for The Asher Scholarship Fund on September 27th. A huge “Thank You” goes out to Warren Grant for all of his efforts in promoting and organizing this event. He had a great deal of help from the members of our Men’s Fellowship, and they too deserve our deep appreciation for their efforts and their participation. The Asher Scholarship Fund is a fine beneficiary for the proceeds of the tournament because the fund make it possible for a kindergartner from St. Timothy’s Church to attend our parochial school.

On or around St. Francis Day, it has become a custom to bless the animals. St. Francis loved the natural world God created and loved all of the creatures in it. He saw nature as reflecting the beauty of its Creator and could see the loving will of God and His hand in all of nature. We will bless some of God’s creatures today, Sunday, October 5th at 3 PM in front of the Church. Our pets and all creatures are dear to us, and we can give thanks that God has let us enjoy them and care for them.

The Fall rotations of Table Fellowship and Family Table Fellowship dinners are forming. This is an excellent avenue to get to know your fellow parishioners. If you previously participated, you will be contacted within the next week to determine if you still plan to participate. Please contact Cathy Elsea at 9190846-8114 or cmelsea1@aol.com if you are interested in participating.