St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
An Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina
Peter Bourey and Steve Sholtis have been elected Senior Warden and Junior Warden, respectively. They, along with the Vestry members elected at the Annual Meeting, will be commissioned with a blessing on Sunday, March 7th at the 11 AM Service. Please keep these leaders of our parish in your prayers as they give themselves in service on the Vestry.
The Ushers will meet during Coffee Hour on Sunday, March 14th at 12:15 PM in the Parlor. Ushers from both the 9 AM and 11 AM services should attend this meeting, as well as men who would like to begin serving as ushers. We will hear from our new Head Usher, Ed Doolittle, update the Ushers’ Manual, and create a schedule that will be helpful for the parish. Please come and hear about this very helpful and special ministry in the parish.
The Adult Bible Study Class will not meet on Wednesday, February 24th or on Wednesday, March 3rd. The class will resume on Tuesday (new day), March 9th, at which time they will watch the movie, “Is America a Christian Nation?” by David Barton. Following the “movie night”, Adult Bible Study will continue to meet on Tuesday evenings in March (16th, 23rd and 30th) so people can attend the Wednesday evening Lenten Soup Suppers.
Each Wednesday in Lent (February 24th, March 3rd, March 10th, March 17th, and March 24th) we will gather in the Parish Hall at 6:30 PM to enjoy a light dinner of soup provided by various groups in the parish. Immediately following the Soup Supper will be a Lenten program entitled “Jesus Christ: Lord, Savior, Redeemer”. Father Martin and Father James will present a series of talks followed by discussion on these questions: Who is Jesus Christ? What do we tell others about Him? What does Jesus mean to you?
The Christian faith is all about Jesus, incarnate Son of the Living God and of the Virgin Mary. To know Him, love Him and serve Him is Christian discipleship. Using the great I AM sayings in the Gospel according to St. John, we will rediscover who He is: I AM the Light of the world; I AM the Bread of Life; I AM the Good Shepherd; I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life; I AM the Resurrection and the Life. Through these talks, may we be better able to express the faith that is in us, in word and in action, and continue to grow in the fullness of the stature of Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The schedule for the groups supplying the soup is:
Stations of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be offered each Sunday in Lent (February 21st, February 28th, March 7th, March 14th and March 21st) at 6 PM. Please join us to meditate and pray on the events leading up to and including Our Lord’s Crucifixion and stay with us as we adore and are blessed by Our Lord as He is present in the Sacrament of the Altar.
The Youth Group would like to thank the Men’s Group for their generous donation of more than $200 from their wine sales during the Italian Dinner. We had a wonderful evening, and we are grateful to those who came despite the inclement weather. This was our most successful Italian Night, and we are thankful for the great support of our parishioners.
For one last “hurrah” before the rigors of Lent, the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, hosted by the Men’s Fellowship, on will be held on Tuesday, February 16th beginning at 6:30 PM. Come and have your fill of pancakes, sausages, and anything else you will miss during the Lenten fasts and abstinences.
Due to inclement weather, the Vestry Retreat has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 20th. The Vestry sets dates of events for the whole year at this retreat. This helps to ensure that events are not scheduled for the same day or too closely to each other. If you know that your organization is planning an event at some point in 2010, please get the date(s) to one of the Vestry members. It is very likely that you will get the event on the day you would like it. If you do not get the date to the Vestry before the retreat, the Vestry cannot promise that your event will be scheduled on your preferred date, but they will schedule it as close as possible to your suggested date.
Confirmation Classes begin on Sunday, February 7th. These classes are for those who will be presented for Confirmation at the Bishop’s Annual Visitation on Sunday, April 25th at 11 AM. They are also for those who have been baptized in another church and want to be a communicant of The Episcopal Church. Some people attend the Confirmation Classes because they would like to have a review of the history and doctrine of The Episcopal Church. All are welcome to attend.
Our study of The Gospel According to Saint Matthew will continue on Wednesday, February 10th from 7 to 8 PM. Bible Study will not meet on Wednesday, February 17th due to the Ash Wednesday Evening Service.
