As part of the Fiftieth Anniversary Year Celebration of our Parochial School, we will honor the school’s past and present leaders with a service of Evensong on Sunday, November 4th at 3:00 PM. The parish members are encouraged to celebrate the past leaders and give thanks for the fifty years of witness made by our own St. Timothy’s School. At the beginning of the service we will also bless a stained glass window given by the Hale family. Our church choir under the direction of Dr. Patricia Warren will sing the traditional anthems, and we will enjoy singing hymns that have become some of the favorites in our parish and our school.

At the requiem that we celebrate on All Souls’ Day, Friday, November 2nd at 12 noon, we will remember by name departed souls of our families, friends and loved ones at St. Timothy’s Altar. Please print the names of the loved ones you would like remembered at the Altar on the bulletin board outside of the Parish Office. May they rest in peace.

Elizabeth McKeathern and Susan Patton are at it again! We had so much fun with all of you who came to our workshop that we want to have a little more fun, and everyone is invited. We are planning a “crop” on the morning of Saturday, November 3rd. We want to welcome everyone to come and bring a craft project you are currently working on or want to work on. You will have plenty of space to spread out and several hours to work, and it is a great time to socialize with other crafty people and see what they are working on. For now, we need to find out who is interested, so check out the poster in the Parish Hall and sign up if you would like to come.

We will have a Fall Festival for the children of the Parish on Sunday, October 28th during Coffee Hour. Children may wear the appropriate costumes to church if they would like.

6-8 adult or high school student volunteers are needed to help with setting up and supervising games and crafts. If you would like to help, contact Grace Hurst at 787-7590.

On October 28th following the 9 AM and 11 AM services, St. Anne’s Chapter of the ECW will give the congregation an opportunity to taste the goodies that we will be selling on Sunday the 17th of November. You will be able to place an order as well. We will be asking for 50% down and the rest at the time of delivery on November 17th. Be sure to come and join us.

The Pastoral Care Committee meets this Thursday afternoon, October 18th at 3:30 PM in the Parlor of the Church.

The Monday night Bible study group is on the move again! Please join us at 6:45 PM Monday evenings at the Buckelews’ place for a bowl of soup, or come at 7:15 PM for just the study. Please call 787-6919 or e-mail John or Judy at jbuckelew1@earthlink.net for directions. Just bring your Bible and a friend and join the group for an evening of food, fellowship and continuing study of the Gospel of John.

St. Anne’s Chapter of the ECW will meet Wednesday, October 10th following the morning Communion Service in the Church parlor. We are continuing our study of the women of the Bible and continuing planning our activities for the rest of this year and the coming year. Come join us. Bring a sandwich to share. Hope to see your there.

There are two place where members of St. Timothy’s have wonderful opportunities to serve. One is a volunteer position with North Raleigh Ministries, and the other is a part-time salaried position with our Church as a Christian Education Coordinator. Please contact Debbie Nicholas at dnicholas@sttimothys.org if you are interested in North Raleigh Ministries. If you are interested in the Christian Education position, please contact Grace Hurst at christianed@sttimothys.org.

As part of our stewardship program this fall, we are going to have a series of speakers on the Sundays leading up to our Every Member Canvass Sunday. The first of our speakers will be on Sunday, October 14th. We will all receive pledge cards for 2008 in the mail a couple of weeks before our Every Member Canvass on Sunday, November 11th. Please complete your pledge cards and return them to the Church so that they can be offered at the Altar on the 11th.