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Summer office hours Mon-Thurs 9-5; Fri 9-12
July 2016
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church is a Christian community, welcoming to all, that nurtures worship, prayer, study, fellowship, and service.
Season of Pentecost
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church202 North Goldsboro StreetP.O. Box 1527Wilson, North Carolina 27893252-291-8220www.sttimothyswilson.org
What’s inside . . .ECW p. 2Senior Warden p. 3From the Rector p. 4Youth p. 5-6Music Minister p. 7From the Deacon p. 7-8 Commissions p. 10-11Meet Parishioners p. 11Announcements p. 12-14Prayer List p. 15Altar Flowers p. 15Birthdays p. 16
Happy July Birthdays1 KendrickMoyeBunn2 ElizabethSkinner3 NancyBallard KellerSlaughter4 BobPutneyIII ElizaLammGauss5 B.J.Lane BrianEllis CatherineWalston6 SusanHudson WillPittman SarahElizabethJones7 TurnerB.BunnIV ThomasMaitlandBarnesJr.
7 JoshJohnstone8 BobbyBoykin9 KathieDavis CraigeMoore10 SandraBlazek ClaudiaJenkins SamJohnson11 C.ConnorDempsey DanWilhelm HughM.HusseyIII12 ThomasDixonBarnes14 AlanJohnson16 PeggyJennette18 MichaelKushner
18 LindseyWilkinson MarcusFielding19 JuneBristow GrahamRogerWalston20 Jeff Ross21 KimDavisWatson22 AnneStronach EmmaHornsby24 TomPersonBardinJr.25 DillonAlexanderBoykin KaylaCrisp27 FrancesPrice CabellMetts29 JenniferJohnson
Calendar of EventsJuly4 -- INDEPENDENCE DAY! -- ChurchOfficeCLOSED -- SoupKitchenCLOSEDJuly6 1:00pm PrayerChain(chapel)July11 7:00pm EYCMilkshakeMonday(Cook-Out)July18 7:00pm EYCMilkshakeMonday(Cook-Out)July20 12:00pm EPISTLE DEADLINE!July25 7:00pm EYCMilkshakeMonday(Cook-Out)July21 7:00pm St.Tim’sattheTOBS(FlemingStadium)July27 7:00pm EYCMilkshakeMonday(Cook-Out)
EYCMilkshakeMondaysareheld7:00pmeveryMondaynightatCook-out.EYC regular Sunday night
meetings will resume in September.
No Commission or Vestry meetings in July.AnAA Group meetsevery Tuesday night,7-8pm,intheCommonRoom.Anyoneinterestediswelcometoattend.
AWomen’s AA group meets every Saturday,11am-12pm,anAA Closed Discussion group meets every Saturday,7-8pm,
intheCommonRoom,andanotherAA group meets every Sunday,8-9pmintheCommonRoom.
P.O. Box 1527 202 North Goldsboro StreetWilson, North Carolina 27894-1527Phone: (252) 291-8220 Fax: (252) 291-1096
St. Timothy's Episcopal ChurchNon-Profit Org.US PostagePAIDWilson, NCPermit #125
Return Service RequestedThe Reverend Marty Stebbins, Rector [email protected] Reverend Bob Thomas, Deacon [email protected] Crudup, Senior WardenDavid Taylor, Junior WardenTheresa Swain, Parish Administrator [email protected] Logan, Youth Minister [email protected] Ruffin, Music Minister [email protected] Webb, Financial Coordinator [email protected]
Greetings!There are many milestones in growing up: the first day of school, graduation, marriage, birth of children, etc. All of these make for many changes, leaving the old behind and moving into something new. I always feel that when God gets you out of your comfort zone, he has something for you to learn.
Our oldest daughter and her family just moved to Chicago. They had lived outside of Charlotte and were just a 4 hour trip by car. Now it’s 14 hours by car or a plane trip. While I’m happy for them, it is bitter sweet for me. It will take a lot more planning to visit. I’m looking at this to see what God is trying to teach me. Is it about planning or letting go? I’m not bad about planning: it’s the letting go part that is hard; but no matter what it is, I know God will be with me every step of the way.Thanks to all of you who contributed to the ECW annual fund. It is still not too late to make your donation. Any amount you can give will greatly help support the important work of the ECW. Your contributions to can be mailed to Caroline Poythress, ECW Treasurer, 503 Woodland Dr., Wilson, NC. 27893-2263. The ECW board meeting will be after Labor Day, date TBA.Have a safe and happy 4th of July!
God is good! Ginger Williams ECW President
St. Timothy’s website has a Google calendar showing all activities and events of the church and its ministries. Just visit the website at www.sttimothyswilson.org
and click on the “Calendar” link found on the home page.
Altar greenery/flowers are given to the glory of God and . . .
Altar Flowers, July 2016
The Parish Prayer Listimmediate needs:Connie Overstreet
family of Peggy EllisKim Watson
Bruce Morriss family of Eva Morriss
Cathe Gregg Vick family of Lee Wilhelm
Cindy Edmundson friend of Aedan BarnesJohn Robbins
friend of Claudia JenkinsSelby Bass
family of Paige WebbSarah
friend of Sandra BlazekBilly Wells
friend of Danielle BattsDixie Thurman
friend of Claudia JenkinsAdam murray
friend of Patricia MillerJean Webb
Kevin Teague friend of Stephanie BattenMary Scott Gallus
friend of Cindy Boring
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Dwight Batts family of Jerri Batts
Ashley friend of Rev. Marty
Elizabeth friend of Rev. MartyCarolyn Lamm
friend of Catherine BAttenLauren Welton
& Cindy Whitley friends of Evelyn Baskervill
ongoing needs:
Larry Stogner family of Pat Prouty
Skip McDanolds family of GiGi Logan
Tracey HollandJuanita Walston friend of Danielle Batts
Brenda Pippin friend of Danielle BattsCelia BatchelorBetty Brantley
friend of Lou Ann CozartLotis Joyner
friend of Danielle BattsJoshua Primm family of Tom Primm
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Amanda Batchelor friend of Melanie Hoeferkamp
Marshall Cooper family of John CrudupJohn McCrory
friend of Caroline PoythressJill Range
friend of Jerri BattsMichelle Thomson
friend of Paige WebbWarwick Charlton
family of Aedan BarnesStephanie Moore
friend of Harry GaussMillard Maloney friend of Dewey Sheffield
Sandy Reebel friend of Dewey SheffieldEddie Rodriguez
B.J. LaneLisa Wesson
family of Bill RobinetteScotty Hayes
friend of Cathernie BattenHarrison Barnett
friend of Paige WebbTyler Turner
friend of Catherine Batten
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George HondrosEva Morriss
Robert Pambuku friend of Lou Ann Cozart
Sandy Starr friend of Danielle BattsMisty Edwards
friend of Sandra BlazekWill Fickling
friend of Lisa RobbinsRex Denton
freind of Claudia JenkinsFather Ted Monica
friend of Danielle BattsBobby Cunningham
Landon Davis friend of Julia FieldingTanja McGill
family of Sandra BlazekJudy Trembath
family of Sandra BlazekBeth Knott
family of Sharyn HardisterLisa PeÑa
Dan WilhelmAllison Parker family of Pat Prouty
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Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Routh Williams deployed to Iraq on April 4, 2016. Ben, a U.S. Army Apache Helicopter Pilot, deployed with Bravo Company, 100th Attack Aviation Battalion of the 10th Mountain Divi-sion to an undisclosed location for a Special Operations assignment. Ben’s wife, Anya, will remain at Ft. Drum, New York, during his deployment, which is expected to last nine months. Ben’s parents, Leta and Steve Wil-liams, ask for your prayers for Ben and all those serving our country in harm’s way.
in loving memory ofPeggy Walker Sydnor and
Thomas Austin Sydnor, and Blanche Groves Campbell
and Branchie Watson Jenkinsgiven by their families
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in thanksgiving for Tammy Mooring and her dedi-cation, loyalty, dependabililty and service to St. Timothy’s
by the Altar Guild
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* this date is available ... if interested, contact
Beth Fogleman at 291-2361July
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CPC Sunday is September 11. Please save your loose change and even pennies
during the summer.Offerings to the Church Periodical Club (CPC) on CPC Sunday are used to fund the ministry of the printed word. Bibles, Prayer Books, books for seminarians, educational materials, medical textbooks, agricultural manuals, and books for those in local and global mission are some of the publications the CPC supplies.
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* this date is available ... if interested, contact
Beth Fogleman at 291-2361July
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Announcements (cont’d.)
Capital Campaign UpdateAs of the finance meeting on May 9, we had $591,000 in the bank that is the capital account plus the revenue account from the restricted fund that is also for capital improvements. We have pledges in of $600,000.We also have two pieces of property, one with a tax value of around $50,000 (we are counting that as $30,000), the other piece with a tax value of $12,000 (we are counting that as $5,000). We also have $50,000 from an estate that we should be receiving anytime. This is the good news.The bad news is that we need cash, and we are looking to the bank for another $750,000 to keep the work going.Now the very bad news: we sent out 260 pledge cards, and only 60 have been returned. That is, 200 of you members have not sent cards back. Please send your cards back no matter how small the pledge. Every little bit counts to this great project.As one of the supervisors from Watson Electric said, we are very lucky that this church is still here. The way it was wired, it should have burned down. He also commented that there would be no way to replace the workmanship in this building today. So please send in your cards. I know you love this church as much as I do, so please give what you can.If you did not receive a pledge card or need another, contact the church office or call me (cell 252-399-9413).
Thank you and God’s Peace, Mike Miller
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SUMMER FOOD DRIVE UPDATE: As of last reports, the count for each church is as follows: St. Timothy’s is currently in second position with 1,779 points, First Christian (5,575), First Baptist (1,587), First Presbyterian Church (589), and Winstead United Methodist (497). At the end of the food drive the losing churches provide and serve ice cream to the winning church at an ice cream social on August 21. The rules are: count each item of food and keep a tally. Number 10 cans of vegetables count as 6 items. The clergy agreed that $1 counts as two items. Food collected will benefit the Hope Station, Community Soup Kitchen, and other food pantries in Wilson. This is a wonderful and beneficial summer competition and we are excited to do it again! We’re in it to WIN the fight against hunger in Wilson! So keep those donations coming.
From the Senior Warden Everyone Is at the Beach The vestry met Tuesday, June 14 with the main charge of approving the delegates for the upcoming diocesan convention. Kristine Daynes, Mike Miller, and Mary Long were approved to represent St. Timothy’s. Amber Keithley and Ann Barnes were chosen as alternates. Also reported at the meeting was the good news that St. Timothy’s has five new members since the last vestry meeting. Also discussed was the importance of getting more members of the congregation to pledge to the capital campaign. Two hundred and sixty pledge cards were sent out, and only a few more
than sixty have been returned. Please, please help so that we can restore our beautiful, historic church. As a side note, every member of the vestry has already pledged to the campaign. Thank you in advance for your participation. We are already off to a good start with the cool sanctuary! The topic for this month’s Epistle article, “Everyone is at the Beach,” is more of a humorous topic than a religious one. After moving to Wilson in 1982 and joining St. Timothy’s, while attending church one Sunday in July and noticing the sparse attendance, I asked our priest, the Reverend Downs Spitler, where everyone was? Rev. Spitler answered, “They are all at the beach.” He further responded, “Many of the people in the congregation have beach cottages, and those that don’t want you to think that they do.” On another occasion, on a sultry, summer Sunday, I mentioned to Reverend Marty that it looked like every-one had gone to the beach. She responded, “I know they are all worshipping God there!” A beach vacation reminds me of a cute joke – a little humor for the summer doldrums. One Saturday night a police officer noticed an old car weaving badly on a country road in one of our North Carolina rural counties. The officer, with his blue light on, stopped the old vehicle. He noticed a bunch of pen-guins frolicking in the back seat. The officer sternly told the driver to take the penguins to the zoo. The following Saturday night the officer noticed a car weaving on the same country road. He pulled the vehicle over and saw that it was the identical car and driver. Upon looking in the rear of the car with his flashlight, he spotted the penguins again. The penguins were dancing and having a grand time. They all had on visors and sunglasses and were dressed in colorful bathing suits. The police officer was exasper-ated and, in a loud, stern voice, said “I thought I told you to take those penguins to the zoo!” The driver replied, “I did take them to the zoo. We had so much fun there, we are now headed to the beach!” Enough with the humor, but I do believe that God wants us to have a joyful, fulfilling life—just like the penguins. In the Gospel according to St. John, in John 10:10, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” And also in the Book of Psalms, Psalm 16:11: “You will show me the path of life: In your presence is fullness of joy, at your right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” I believe God wants us to be happy, really happy and joyful, based on our faith in God. I do think that the beach is a peaceful and a great place to reflect and pray. What a wonderful spot to enjoy the natural benefits of God’s creation. As it says in John 14:2, “In my Father’s house are many man-sions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” I feel that my place will include having a beautiful ocean and beach. And for all of you mountain lovers, there will be gorgeous mountain ridges and pristine landscapes in heaven also!
God Bless and Peace, John Boddie Crudup
Senior Warden
Update on HVAC ProjectWe are coming to the end of our HVAC project. We have had air conditioning in the Sanctuary for 3 weeks now. The Common Room and Anderson Hall should be up and running any day now. SPC and Watson Electric have really done a great job getting this project done for us.
Reflections from the RectorJustice
“Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let us go out to the field.’ And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ He said, ‘I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?’ And the Lord said, ‘What have you done? Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!” In light of the Orlando shooting in June and other violence, it is time to examine the Christian concept of justice. Not everyone defines justice in the same way. In general conversation and in most of what we see and read on TV or in print, we are fairly loose in our understanding of justice and even the definition of justice. So, within my limited understanding, a brief introduction to the theology of Christian justice. Justice has four senses. The first sense is the way of being human and the actions of human moral agency. Having agency means that you may choose and act with a degree of freedom. Theologians believe that God is our source of this agency, and our understanding of morals (standards of behavior) is anchored in God’s very being. Many theologians would say that an atheist cannot be a moral person because the atheist’s sense of agency is not derived from God. Atheists, not surprisingly, do not agree. For us to possess truly independent agency, we need to know the mind of God, the creator of all that is and is to come, infinite, eternal. But to say that we know the mind of God is hubris. So as Episcopalians we attempt to learn what God wishes us to understand through prayer, worship, study of the Bible and other texts, and through living out our faith in the community in which we are called to serve.The second sense of justice is “the virtue” of being a moral agent. Virtue has a specific definition for theologians. An approximation is the excellence of right living and the joy derived from that. Virtue is the result of our internal understanding of who we are, as created in the image of God. We may also exhibit virtues that depend on the roles that we fill in our lives. A virtue of a surgeon is to save as many lives as possible through the use of the surgeon’s knowledge, tools, and techniques. A virtue of a soldier is to kill or constrain the identified enemy combatant in order to save the lives and safety of non-combatants. Note that in these examples the virtues are potentially in conflict. Virtues also change over time and across cultures, but the internal emotional sense of joy should be consistent.The third sense is the norms for governing human relationships. For most Christians this does not mean following the Levitical or Deuteronomic laws. It means following Jesus’s words, “‘And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” And, “But I say to you, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.’” This can put us in conflict with other religious understandings.
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AA Meets at St. Timothy’sAnAA Group meetsevery Tuesday night,
7-8pm,intheCommonRoom.Anyoneinterestediswelcometoattend.AnAA Closed Discussion
group meets every Saturday,7-8pm,intheCommonRoom,andanotherAA group meets every Sunday,8-9pmintheCommonRoom.
EPISCOPAL SHIELD DECALS
The Episcopal Church shield, as an adhesive or window cling decal, is available at the church office for $1.00 each. The decals measure approximately 3”wide x 4” high.
Have We Missed Your Birthday?Please contact Theresa, our Parish Administrator, and
she will update our records!
Announcements
St. Timothy’s now has a Twitter account enabling us to instantly share news and
announcements about what’s going on at St. Timothy’s. Follow us
@StTimsWilson.
St. Timothy’s Book GroupWhile book group is on vacation over the summer, we will be reading Harper Lee’s
books To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. We will discuss
them at our meeting on September 19.
Book Group is open to anyone who is interested in a lively discussion of
good books. Please come!
St. Timothy’s Food Basket Ministry
For the month of July, the Community Soup Kitchen will be our recipient, and
they are asking for #10 cans of mixed vegetables, carrots, and peas. Donation bins are located in the narthex of the church, Anderson Hall, and in the church office.
The Hungry Pet Food BankHelp prevent pet owners from surrendering their pets to shelters because of their inability to feed them. Donations of 10-12 pound bags of dog/cat food are needed and canned foods are accepted. Plastic totes are also welcomed for storage of dry food by the pet owners. Donations can be dropped off at the church office.For more information visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thehungrypetfoodbank or email: [email protected]. Distributions are the third Saturday of each month at The Spot, 910 W. Tarboro Street.
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Important Meeting Dates (Regular Sunday night EYC will resume in September)
July 3-9, 2016: EYC Mission Trip (Washington, DC & Brooklyn, NY)July 4, 2016: NO MILKSHAKE MONDAY!July 11, 2016: Milkshake Monday!July 18, 2016: Milkshake Monday!July 21, 2016: St. Timothy’s at the Tobs!July 25, 2016: Milkshake Monday!
CURRENT EVENTS
MILKSHAKE MONDAYS began June 13, 2016. During the summer we meet for fun and fellowship on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:00 pm at Cookout. Any food or milkshakes purchased are on your own. We hope you’ll join us!Mission Trip!: Due to some challenges in finding work in Washington, DC, we have decided to spend part of our Mission Week in Brooklyn, NY doing projects thru YouthWorks! Please keep our Mission team in prayer as we go on our Mission Trip to Washington DC and Brooklyn, NY! Please be praying for: Kayla Crisp, Olivia Daynes, Rebecca Rodriguez, Jacob Aycock, Jordan Blazek-Guinan, Rev. Marty Stebbins, Deacon Bob Thomas, Arcelio Newell, and GiGi Logan.St. Timothy’s at the TOBS: Watch your bulletin inserts for a coupon that has a $6 general
Surf’s up! Grab your surfboard and join us to learn how God Creates, Helps, Loves, Calms, and Sends. At the Surf Shack, our kids will encounter God’s awesomeness through Bible stories of the amazing ways God has moved in the lives of others before embarking on the breathtaking adventure of participating in God’s love. Throughout our adventure, the kids will learn how:
God created the world to show God’s love for us in a truly epic way.God helps and protects us in amazing, unexpected ways – and with God’s help, we can also help others.Jesus is God’s Son, loved by God. The evidence of God’s amazing love for us is that we get to receive and be part of God’s love. God is love!God can bring us peace to any situation and calm our fears, even when things aren’t going so well.God wants to show love through us – Jesus invites us and sends us to participate in this amazing experience.
LIFEGUARDS NEEDED!! We are looking for 6 – 8 volunteers (older youth in the church preferably) to serve as lifeguards and help lead our little surfers on this adventure. Our lifeguards will require a little extra training to ensure that our surfers enjoy the beach-themed music, crafts, recreation, Bible stories and more! If you would like to volunteer please let Margarette or Reeves Williams know by July 20. You can reach us at 252-281-4338 (home), 919-819-5077 (Margarette’s cell), or email us at [email protected] or [email protected].
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Surf Shack: Catch the Wave
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August 7-11, 5:30-7:30pm
Anderson Hall
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2016The fourth sense of justice is the normative ordering and distribution of society’s benefits and burdens. Today this is commonly called social justice. Most Christians have a sense that there should be a fair distribution of both benefits and duties or burdens. How this is carried out, who makes the decisions, and the timing of such actions has been at the core of political arguments since before Jesus’s time.When the Episcopal Church cries out for justice for those who are killed for just being who they are, we need to wrestle with all of the above. But too much intellectualizing of a problem can lead to paralysis and inaction. We can create committees and programs that wind up not doing the work of justice that we are called to do. When Abel’s blood cried out to God, Cain’s response was, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” The answer is, “Yes, we are.” This means that as moral agents who live by virtue and who are made in the image of God, we are called to speak out for those who have had justice denied. As Bishop Curry said in a New York Times interview, “Rather than creating just another program, we said we have got to go deeper. Because laws can change behavior, and must change behavior, but laws don’t change hearts. We’ve got to be about the work of changing and transforming hearts. And that happens by deepening real sustained relationships, and listening to and telling and sharing of our life stories.”
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admission ticket for the Wilson Tobs Baseball game on July 21! It will be Pink in the Park night so wear pink! GO TOBS!
HELP NEEDED: A Few Ways in Which You Can Participate Friends of EYC: Want to learn more about bible stories, theology, or the latest teen slang? Join Friends of EYC! The teens would love your gift of presence. Show up at 5:30, eat a free dinner with the EYC, join us in our program, play a little ping-pong. EYC meets Sunday nights during the school year from 5:30 to 7:30. To join contact GiGi Logan at [email protected] be praying for:
Our mission trip team’s safe travel and fruitful missionPreparation for next year’s EYCThose called to serve along our youthOur rising 6th graders and recent graduates during their time of transitionOur Youth Minister
GiGi Logan, Youth Minister Email: [email protected] Ph: 252-315-0941
We’re Just Not Communicating!!Have you ever had a conversation with someone and you just couldn’t get your point across? You understand exactly what you’re talking about, but your words are not being absorbed and understood by your audience? In the words of Cool Hand Luke, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.”
Recently I was at an event where I felt like every time I spoke up my words were being misunderstood by the group. I felt like there was something wrong with me, that I should have been clearer somehow or spoken more eloquently, or I should have used more universally understood words or continued to explain my position, but somehow the fault was with me. What was really happening was that God was calling me to listen instead of speaking. To listen to what was being said and to listen to what’s not being said--watching body language change as certain topics are discussed, and interpreting the nonverbal communication.
When I was in high school, my church offered a class for teens called “Hear to Help.” It was about helping others through listening rather than speaking or giving advice. The one thing I learned from that class was that 10 percent of your message when communicating is the words you speak; 20 percent is the tone of your voice; and 70 percent is your body language. So when you read an email, a text message, or even something as eloquent as this column, you’re getting only 10 percent of the message. Without hearing the person’s voice or watching his or her body language, you’re missing 70-90 percent of the message.
So often in our prayer lives, we pray by talking to God. But if prayer is a conversation with God, then isn’t a big part of being in conversation with someone the listening part and not just the talking? So my challenge is to listen when God is calling you to listen, and to listen for God in places we wouldn’t normally. Amen.
GiGi Logan, Youth Minister
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Meet Your Parishioners!St. Timothy’s Gardeners are a hard working group of talented volunteers, and if you should ever doubt that for a minute, just take a walk around the church to see what they’ve been doing. These dedicated green thumbs have made a plan, they’ve gradually found the plants (many of them donated from their own gardens) that they needed to realize the plan, and they keep it neat, weeding and trimming, spraying and picking up, all year round.The group divided itself into four teams, and the teams each take a month of work responsibility and then rotate to the next team. Team captains are Courtenay Griffin, Carol Putney, Elise Ross, and Holmes Smoot; some of those assisting them on a regular basis
are Harriet Glover, Sandra Homes, Susan Hudson, Eleanor Hyde, Diana James, and Pat Stronach, as well as Bill Jeffrey, Royce Poythress, Clark Ballard, and Pat Williams. Their focus has been the courtyard and the columbarium, but the area between the office and the parish hall also looks beautiful. If you haven’t seen it, walk around there some morning. The spectacular Limelight hydrangea will be blooming soon. You should also take a look at the water feature created by Cameron Homes that is nestled up against the building in the columbarium area. The gardeners are always in the market for more volunteers!When you get a chance, thank these people! You’ll find them scattered about, at the 8:00 or the 10:30 service, and, of course, in the garden!
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Step Away From Daily Schedule Into CursilloWhat could cause fifteen people living out daily lives in the chaos of 2016 to take a weekend in June away from the world and attend Cursillo weekend instead of going to the beach? Let’s take a look at a normal day.We all have daily lives filled with so many important things to do and places to be that we hardly ever have a free moment or time to breathe. We are told that we have to take tragic events in stride and keep on living and working at our highest potential. We can multitask; there’s no reason to do one thing at a time. Then, we collapse into bed when we’re done at the end of the day.And then come the questions, Why are we doing this? Why are we so over scheduled that we can’t just enjoy one thing? Why do we feel so alone in the crowded offices and settings in which we live our lives? We push those questions aside until they scream at us and we can’t ignore them anymore. The gurus of mental health and psychology claim that what we all need is to take some time away from our overfilled calendars for discernment. Discernment means dealing with these questions to see where God is calling us. It means detaching from electronic overload and looking for the Spirit’s plan for us.That’s what a Cursillo weekend provides. Through a weekend of talks on molding a Christian life as a leader in the life of your parish, Cursillo provides that discernment time to figure out where God is calling us. Being a leader can mean simply fulfilling God’s plan for each of us or taking a role in helping to run anything from an event in the parish to the parish itself.With several liturgies and time to talk one on one with a spiritual counselor or team member, Cursillo provides the pause to think and an action program to proceed onward when you return
From the Deacon’s Den
The Swell chamber of the organ houses pipes that provide the more nuanced sounds of our organ. As you face the altar, the Swell chamber sits to the right of the pulpit. Inside this chamber are pipes that are typically shorter than those in the chamber on the other side, which is called the Great. These shorter pipes produce higher pitches, just as shortening a vibrating string produces a higher tone. In addition to these songbird pitches, the Swell is home to our reeds, horns, and trumpets. Among these pipes are some that have a tremulant effect that I reserve for the scariest moments in church (or normally during the Lenten season, when we hear about Golgotha). That is how the Swell is supposed to sound. But there is a problem. The chamber has wooden shutters just behind the screen at the front of the chamber; you can see them if you look closely. You should also be able to see them opening and closing when the organist is playing, because they are there to regulate how much sound leaves the chamber. But the shutters are not opening and closing, they remain closed, which means the organist cannot exploit the vast range of colors and subtleties that compose our organ. Contributions to the organ fund would make possible the repairs needed so that we can continue to enjoy this beautiful instrument in its full glory.
Dexter Ruffin, Music Minister
From The Music Minister
The Carriage House is in need of a window unit air conditioner if anyone has one laying around that is not being used. There are two units in the building and the larger one by the back door is no longer working. Mission Commission
No Missions meeting in July. The next meeting is scheduled for August 15, 5:30pm.
MISSIONS
Vestry 2016Senior Warden John B. Crudup 237-3316 [email protected] Warden David Taylor 230-6761 [email protected] Life Sandra Blazek 315-3077 [email protected] Barnes Boykin 230-0632 [email protected] Gary Daynes 315-3614 [email protected] Matthew Garrett 363-7944 [email protected] Lee Gliarmis 289-7755 [email protected] Formation Peggy Metts 315-5103 [email protected] Care Lisa Robbins (336) 455-3544 [email protected] Bob Putney 290-0547 [email protected] Royce Poythress 230-3589 [email protected] Formation Devon Stronach 916-2897 [email protected] July meeting...the next Vestry meeting is scheduled for August 9, 5:30pm, in the Common Room.
HELP KEEP OUR DIRECTORY INFORMATION CURRENT Please notify the office of any change in your mailing address,
phone number, or email address.
Please Send in Your Pledges!We are so appreciative of everyone in our congregation who made pledges for 2016. Those pledges allow us to budget for our tremendous staff, as well as all of the church’s upkeep, utilities, and maintenance. While the pledges may be paid at any time during the year, it is extremely helpful if they are paid throughout the year rather than only as the year comes to a close. The church has budgeted a certain amount per month for its expenses. However, when contributions aren’t consistent, it results in an ever widening monthly shortfall. About 25 percent of these receipts are drafted every month directly from the member’s bank account. Wouldn’t that be so much easier than having to remember to send your pledge check every month?
Thanks, Tad
FINANCE
from your mountaintop time. It also provides time to hear how other parishes are living out their journey.Cursillo is a way to continue our path in the Jesus movement with an assurance that we are never alone. The Jesus in us meets the Jesus in the others we meet and are called to love as part of our daily lives as we work in the fields of Galilee called Wilson and the surrounding areas. There is a part of us that is the same as all those around us. When we find those parts, no matter how deeply they are buried, we spread the Gospel message with our actions and our words.What we are reminded of in Cursillo is a simple fact of life. We all do better when we know that someone is counting on us to get something done. Through Cursillo, we are reminded that Jesus is counting on us to share God’s kingdom in this world and that we can count on Him to give us the tools or provide the circumstances to bring everyone to His Father. So much of the God sharing exists in things we are already doing in our lives. Cursillo reminds us to invite Jesus along as our companion in life to share with others.Cursillo also provides a way, through Ultreyas and Group meetings, of talking with others about our Way. Ultreyas are a type of group reunion where people who have been through a weekend can share their experiences living with the Holy Companion in their lives. But, that’s not the only way to meet after the weekend. Our own Bible study classes and Sunday Adult Education classes can serve as the time to share our journey as we share with others that God is with us all. Volunteering in the office or in a space where we can show our love by helping those in search of the necessities of life or those who just need an ear to listen to them as they find their way brings out the Jesus in both, too.If any of this sounds appealing or feels as if the Spirit might be calling you to share the Jesus in you with the Jesus in someone else, contact Rev. Marty or Deacon Bob. There’s another weekend coming up soon.We’ll look at what joining a Mission Trip with EYC might offer next time.
Deacon Bob Thomas, TSSF
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There will be no Contemplative Prayer service this July. We will begin again on Sunday, August 7 at 5pm.Join us in planning weekly evening prayer: Around the globe, churches in the Anglican Communion celebrate evening prayer. It is a time for reunion, for worship, for confession, and for renewal. Several members of St. Timothy’s are exploring the idea of offering weekly evening prayer at St. Timothy’s, both as a way to draw spiritual strength during the week and to worship with friends and neighbors from beyond the membership of St. Timothy’s. If you are interested in planning evening prayer, or in participating, feel free to contact Gary Daynes at [email protected].
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CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Men’s Bible study group meets on Wednesday mornings from 7:00 – 8:00 am in Anderson Hall for study, fellowship, and breakfast.
Women’s Bible study group that meets on Wednesdays at 1:00pm in the church office, is postponed until September 7.
Coming in August . . .Vacation Bible School, August 07-11, 5:30-7:30pm
See page 12 for details
PASTORAL CAREMany thanks to everyone who contributed to the Migrant Laborer Personnel Hygiene Kits. Father Phil was most appreciative. We donated more than 40 completed bags and several bags of extra items. Parents of new high school graduates, please notify the church office once you have an address for your grad for the fall. The Pastoral Care Commission stays in touch with our post high school young adults.
Welcome Our New Diocesan Convention DelegatesThis June, the vestry voted to have the following serve in St. Timothy’s name at both our Diocesan Convention in November 2016, and to vote for a new diocesan bishop in March 2017.Three-year Term: Mike Miller and Kristine DaynesContinuing for her second year of a three-year term: Carol PutneySarah Slaughter is not able to attend the final year of her term and Mary Long will go in her place.Both Amber Keithley and Ann Barnes have been asked to stand as alternative delegates in case someone cannot attend.Convocation meetings to review both diocesan financial matters and for resolutions will occur this fall. The announcement of candidate for diocesan bishop will occur late November or early December.
