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Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Welcome, Father Trey Garland
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A note from Fr. Trey
I am very pleased to be supplying at St. Timothy’s this Sunday! After sending (The now Rev’d) Mia McDowell to you for an internship, I am delighted I get to worship with you! I am a native of Houston, Texas and stayed in Texas until college – I graduated from Alma College in Alma, Michigan where I was on scholarship for playing the bagpipes. After college, I served two years as a youth minister and parochial school teacher before heading to Sewanee for seminary. I was ordained in 2002 and have served in Texas, the United Kingdom, and South Carolina. I have served as rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, South Carolina (the Anglo-Catholic presence in the upstate) and as rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Georgetown, Texas. I am a priest associate of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, and a devout Anglo-Catholic. When not involved in ministry, I am usually honing my cooking abilities, out hiking in the mountains with my camera, or at the shooting range doing target and skeet shooting.
We Do Not Presume | Fr. Trey
I have found the words of the Prayer of Humble Access to be incredibly formative in my daily spiritual life. Just as Paul asserts that “
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,” (Rom 8:1) so the Prayer of Humble Access reminds us not to presume to come to the altar. It is an interesting thing to ponder these two phrases, both of which are true. What is it to be in Jesus Christ? In order to skip condemnation, Paul clearly tells us we must be of the spirit and not of the flesh. We are called to avoid sin and called to “be holy.” When we live according to the Spirit, we submit our wills fully to God’s perfect will and allow our lives to be molded and directed by the Holy Spirit. Even if our nature or flesh tell us one thing, we are called to ignore it and let the Holy Spirit direct our hearts and minds. That is a difficult thing to do.
When we approach the altar to receive the most precious body and blood of Jesus, we have to make certain we are in the best place possible – and not just assume we are fit to receive. Am I in love and charity with my neighbors? Do I need to seek someone’s forgiveness? Have I been truly sorry for my sins? The Eucharist is something we are called to take very seriously. Am I living according to the flesh, or according to the Spirit? When something is answered in the wrong way, we are called to repent and turn back to Christ and strive not to do it again. That is hard, simply because our nature and the world point in one direction, but the Spirit points to Christ and the Cross. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran minister and theologian wrote:
Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession…. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate…Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: “ye were bought at a price,” and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God. (from The Cost of Discipleship)
On a personal note, I would like to say thank you to all of you for being so warm and welcoming during my time here at St. Timothy’s. I’d also like to say thanks to Fr Steve for allowing (and trusting me) to supply here. I have had a fabulous time and pray that our Lord will allow me to come back at some point! This is the first parish where I have been able to walk in and not worry about anything – that is rare and is a wonderful gift. All of you will remain in my prayers. Fr Trey
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St Tim’s Music and Story Camp:
An intergenerational weekend of
learning and fun
PreK thru 5th graders will gather for
stories, singing, acting, crafts, and more.
Adult (parent, grandparent,
& non-parent) and youth help and participation is needed.
Nursery will be provided
Friday and
Saturday.
- Friday, July 21, 5:30-7:30pm in Drake Hall (Dinner at 5:30pm) *Noah and the Ark
- Saturday, July 22, 10am-2pm (Lunch at 12pm) *The Exodus
- Sunday, July 23, 3:30- 5:30pm,(Presentation & Homemade Ice Cream at 5pm) *Baptism
Free, but donations for meals are encouraged.
If you are not registering a child, email Katie (
katie@sttimothys.ws) or Christin (
christin@sttimothys.ws) if you would like to help with meal prep, set-up, clean-up, or arts & crafts. Who would like to make homemade ice cream for the
Sunday
5pm presentation?
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St. Tim's Women's Summer Book Study
This summer women from St.Tim's (and friends too!) are invited to join in a time of fellowship and discussion around the book, "Present Over Perfect" by Shauna Niequist. This book study grew out of the desire of a few women at St.Tim's who wanted a chance to connect, slow down, and grow together this summer--in a way that was easy to squeeze into our summer schedules. Many of us are members at Peace Haven Pool--so we are meeting at the pool on Wednesday nights 6-7pm. Non-members of the pool are welcome to join us too for $5/person--pool guest fee for Forsyth County residents. Pool address is 420 Hearthside Dr. Kids who can swim are welcomed to come and swim. If others want to start another group at another location--please contact
katie@sttimothys.ws. The book is widely available in stores and online.
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Requiem Eucharist for Patricia Taylor Caster
A Requiem Eucharist for Patricia Taylor Caster will be held this Saturday, July 22, at 3 PM in the church. Click
here to read the obituary.
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Grace Dinners | Great Fellowship Opportunity
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Fellowship by definition means a group of people meeting to pursue a shared interest or aim, and thus Christian fellowship's shared aim is looking to Christ - to love like Jesus, pray like Jesus, serve like Jesus, act like Jesus. We need each to help us on our journey.
Grace Dinners are dinner groups that meet regularly from September-May each year (usually every four to six weeks). They are a wonderful avenue for getting to know your fellow parishioners. All are welcome to join – couples, singles, and families. If you have younger children under 13, please indicate so when you sign up and you will be put in a group with other children. If you do not have young children, but wish to be grouped those who do, please indicate that.
Join us! If you are a returning participant, email Jon and Sally Cowgill at
cowgillj@att.net and if you are new, please click
here. Again, please do indicate whether or not you would prefer a group with other families that have children under 13. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jon or Sally. The Grace Dinner potluck kick-off will be August 20th at 6:00pm in Drake Hall and the deadline for registering is August 13th.
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Mass & Mammon
July 16, 2017
Morning Prayer:
7:30 Low Mass: 45
9:00 Low Mass: 95
11:00 Sung Mass: 61
Mass Total: 201
Offering:
$12,287.50
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Altar Flowers and Shrine Lamps
The
altar flowers are given to the Glory of Almighty God by Marissa McNatt.
The
Our Lady of Walsingham Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in honor of Canon Jeremy Haselock on his retirement by Father Steve Rice.
The
Sanctuary Lamp is not sponsored for July.
The
St. Timothy Shrine Lamp is not sponsored for July.
The
St. Michael the Archangel Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in honor of our Armed Forces around the world who are fighting for our freedom and country & their families for their sacrifices while their loved ones are absent by Ellen & Ed Turner.
To sponsor a lamp in the future, you can sign up
here.
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Sunday's prelude is J.S. Bach’s Fugue in D minor, BWV 875 from
The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2.
The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, is a collection of two books of Preludes and Fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard. Bach’s title suggests that he had written for a well-tempered tuning system in which all keys sounded in tune. The opposing system in Bach’s day was meantone temperament in which keys with many accidentals sound out of tune. In the German of Bach’s time, Clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments. In the Fugue in D minor, listen for a subject of rising and falling triplets followed by a descending chromatic line. This subject, and motives derived from it, will appear several times throughout the composition.
Sunday’s anthem is Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s “Lead me, Lord.” The text is complied from two verses in the Psalms:
Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me. (Psalm 5:8)
I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. (Psalm 4:8)
Sunday’s postlude, an organ duet, is the final movement from J.C. Bach’s Sonata in F major, Op. 18, No. 6. Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) was a Classical era composer who is noted for influencing Mozart’s concerto style. He was the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and is often referred to as “the London Bach” or “the English Bach” because of his time spent living in London.
See you
Sunday,
Christin & Robert
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