St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
An Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina
“Thank you!” to everyone who has committed to pledge to Saint Timothy’s for 2012. It is essential that our pledged income supports our budget so that we are able to provide the same number of personnel and the same programs as we have for the past number of years. If you have yet to pledge, you may pick up a pledge card in the narthex, complete it, and place it in the alms basin at the offertory.
Our delegates to the Diocesan Convention (Kathryn Carroll, Donald Reale, Jim Caldwell and Denise Vreeland) will attend the convention on Friday, January 20th and Saturday, January 21st. Please keep them in your prayers as they represent our parish in conducting the “business of the Church”. An alternate will stand in for Jim Caldwell as he is unable to attend.
2012 Ordo Calendars are in. They are $5.00 each and can be purchased from Debbie Nicholas in the Parish Office.
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Please mark your calendars for our Workshop on the Eucharist on January 29th and 30th. The workshop will be conducted in three sessions by Bill Ryon, a layman from the Washington, DC area and a member of St. Paul’s parish in Washington. The purpose of the workshop is to learn more about how Christ is truly present in the Eucharist and to gain more of an understanding about how our worship on Sunday, with the Eucharist at its center, relates to Christ’s presence in us and how it affects our actions. The three sessions will be held at 4 PM and 7 PM on Sunday and at 7 PM on Monday. Dinner will be provided between the sessions on Sunday.
Saturday, December 24th (Christmas Eve):
Sunday, December 25th (Christmas Day):
Monday, December 26th (Feast of St. Stephen):
Tuesday, December 27th (Feast of St. John the Evangelist):
Wednesday, December 28th (Feast of the Holy Innocents):
Sunday, January 1st (New Year’s Day: Feast of the Holy Name):
The Vestry will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, December 15th in the Parlor.
Congratulations to Peter Bourey, Cathy Elsea, Mike Lewis, Deanna Lord, Mark McKeown, Donald Reale, Steve Sholtis, Denise Vreeland and Ed Watson who were all duly elected to the Vestry at the December 4th Parish Annual Meeting.
These flowers are given either in thanksgiving for blessings received, in memory of departed loved ones, or in honor of someone special or a special event. The names will appear in the Christmas Eve bulletin. If you would like to purchase a poinsettia or poinsettias for this purpose, please complete an order form and return it to the Parish Office or place it in the alms basin at the Offertory. The cost is $9.00 per poinsettia. Order forms can be found in the bulletin or in the narthex. Please include your phone number on the form.
On Sunday, December 18th immediately after the 11 AM service we will decorate the Church for Christmas Eve and the Twelve Days of Christmas. It will be good to have 15-20 volunteers help with the Christmas Tree, the creche, the garland and the wreaths. We will have Saint Timothy’s looking beautiful to welcome Our Lord on Christmas Eve!
The Adult Bible Study is reading and discussing I Samuel. We are up to Chapters 25-30; we will examine the stories of David and Abigail and David’s fighting in the Philistine wars. The study content is not cumulative, so people may join the study at any time. The group meets at 7 PM on Wednesdays in the Parlor. Hope to see you there!
