St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
An Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina
The Youth Group will host the Annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, May 15th at 6:30 PM. Come taste the flavors of spring as you sample strawberry shortcake, strawberries dipped in chocolate and a variety of other delicious strawberry creations! Tickets are $5.00 for this wonderful buffet. Please join us for fellowship and great food as we celebrate this wonderful time of the year!
If you know of someone who would like to make his or her Easter Communion but was unable to attend one of the Easter services, please contact Father James, Father Martin or Father Presler. Home Communions will be taken to homes and hospitals in the days and weeks following Easter Day.
We will have a Bake Sale after both services on Sunday, May 1st. St. Anne’s will be selling all manner of baked goods, so please come prepared to shop, and you will come away very pleased.
The Vestry will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, April 28th at 6:30 PM in the Parlor.
The Men’s Fellowship will hold their Chicken Barbecue on Friday, May 6th from 11 AM through 8 PM. Please come and join us for one of the following Lunch/Dinner options:
Dinners include boiled potatoes, green beans, dinner roll and dessert. Arrive at 6:30 PM for our fancy “Sit-Down Dinner” which will include beverages and an additional offering of special desserts.
Thank you for supporting the Men’s Fellowship! Lunchtime delivery will be provided for 5 or more orders. Pre-order early!
Through the month of May, we are fortunate to have Father Martin presenting a four-session series on The Paschal Mystery. The very heart of the Christian Faith is the Dying and Rising of the Lord Jesus and all that flows from it, which we know as the Paschal Mystery, and in which we live and serve inspired and imbued with the Holy Spirit, nourished by the Eucharistic Mystery of the Body and Blood of the Living Lord, and encompassed and aided by the Blessed Mother and all the Saints. All sessions will be held on Sunday and begin at 10 AM in the Parlor.
Sunday, April 17th (Palm Sunday):
Thursday, April 21st (Maundy Thursday):
Friday, April 22nd (Good Friday):
Saturday, April 23rd (The Great Vigil of Easter):
Sunday, April 24th (Easter Day):
From Maundy Thursday evening through Good Friday morning, we keep watch before the Blessed Sacrament at the Altar of Repose. This commemorates for us the disciples being asked to watch and pray with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemine the night before He was crucified. And Jesus said to Peter, “So you could not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” Mt. 26: 40-41. So that we can make certain there are at least two people keeping watch for each hour of the Vigil, please print your name on the poster by the main door in the narthex. This way we can be certain that there is always someone before the Blessed Sacrament, and we can ensure people’s safety.?
The biggest season in the Church is Easter and the fifty days that follow. So we can continue the celebration from the Altar on that day, we will have a great reception in the Parish Hall while the children will have an Easter Egg Hunt. Please print your name on either poster (outside the Parish Office or in the Parish Hall) if you are willing to bring a dish for the reception. All families are invited to bring their favorite treat, sweet or savory, to share. Please bring items ready to serve. There will be a member of the ECW in the Parish Hall to accept your dish prior to the 11 AM Service. If you have any questions about what to bring or when to bring it, please contact Kathryn Carroll at 544-3896 X-157 (work) or 845-0748 (home).
St. Anne’s Chapter of the ECW will meet on Wednesday, April 13th following the 10:30 AM Communion Service. We are continuing to discuss the updating of the Parlor. Lunch will be provided. All we ask is that you bring a sandwich to share. A salad, dessert and drinks will be provided. As always, we welcome all new members.
We will have a Bake Sale after both services on Sunday, May 1st. St. Anne’s will be selling all manner of baked goods, so please come prepared to shop, and you will come away very pleased.
