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The Last Gospel - Fr Steve Rice
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The Prologue of John’s Gospel, the first fourteen verses, is sometimes and rightfully called the summary of the Gospel. Within those fourteen verses we see the dramatic narrative of our salvation develop - from the Preeminent Word of God from whom all things came into and have their being, to that Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us as the glory of the Father’s Son. So much of our understanding of salvation is rooted in those verses, yet often times this understanding is not communicated. St Augustine once said that the Prologue should be placed in gold letters in prominent places in churches. Later it was used as a blessing, at both ends of the life’s journey. It was used after baptism and after the final administration of the sacraments to the dying. Around the 13th century, the Prologue started to enter the liturgy as a devotion of the priest at the end of the mass. In the 16th century it became common. We’ve included the Prologue at the end - known liturgically as the “Last Gospel” - at 11am and evening feasts. It is a powerful reminder of the Incarnation, the Word Made Flesh, as we leave the celebration. It is a reminder that all of what we have experienced, especially the Holy Eucharist, is a result of the Incarnation. In Bible Studies and during the Julian of Norwich study, I find myself going back to the Prologue again and again to point to the summary of the Gospel and I am again and again convinced of the teaching power of the Prologue. This Advent, and through the Incarnation seasons, the Last Gospel will also be read after the dismissal at 7:30 and 9:00. A simple devotion of Gospel reading will continue to put our hearts and minds in the story of the Word Made Flesh; a story that we anticipate in Advent, celebrate in Christmas, and proclaim during Epiphany.
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Sunday's Music | Christin Barnhardt
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This Sunday and throughout the four Sundays of Advent, our service music will change to reflect the new liturgical year; so please notice the new service booklets in the pews.
We will not sing the Gloria, the Alleluia will change, and we will sing the Psalms to plainchant settings rather than Anglican Chant. For the 9am mass, we will sing Robert Lau's Missa Brevis in D (The Orlando Service) that we have sung the past two Advent season, and for the 11am mass, the choir will sing
Healey Willan's Missa Brevis in F minor
on the people's behalf. Also at
11am
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e will sing a different setting of the Creed: a plainsong setting from the Fourth Communion Service in the 1940 Hymnal . While much of the world decks the halls and fa-la-las, our Advent hymns help us anticipate Jesus' coming; so hold on until Christmas Eve for Christmas carols and embrace our rich hymnody that helps us prepare the way.
9am
Prelude & Communion Music: Advent Hymns, St Timothy's Brass Ensemble
Hymns:
Lo! he comes, with clouds descending, No. 57
Awake, my soul, No. 546
Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding, No. 59
Savior of the nations, come!, No. 54
Rejoice! rejoice, believers, No. 68
Anthem:
People, Look East, arr. Malcolm Archer
Please make sure you have your calendars marked for our Service of Advent Lessons & Carols, featuring all of our children's youth, and adult choirs, on
Sunday December 4 at 5pm
.
See you
Sunday
,
Christin
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Children's Formation | Katie Bryant
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Children's Formation
This Thanksgiving, I'm especially grateful for the children of St.Tim's. Each and every time I gather with the kids to share the holy stories, I feel like I have the best job in the world. For those of us who like the company of children (I'm not assuming it's all of us!), sure, it's fun to sit in a circle and wonder about stories of the faithful people who went before us. Kids are great to ask questions that adults wouldn't dare ask, to imagine God at work in ways that our adult sensibilities prohibit us from fully buying into. Kids are also better about learning from each other--not assuming that they have all the answers figured out---or even supposing that the way God works can (or should) be explainable. Even more than what the kids have to offer--God reminds me that God continues to speak in and through even the youngest disciples. I dare say that when we consider scripture, we can only see God more fully when we share the stories with children. So today I give thanks for the Children's Formation at St.Tim's that allows children, and the adults who are fortunate enough to be in their midst, to wonder, encounter, and lead us all closer to God.
This Sunday and every
Sunday, PreK children (ages 3 and potty-trained to age 5) gather downstairs during the
9am mass for a time of songs, stories, wonder, and play in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.. Parents can drop children off as early as
8:45am in our Atrium (room C-4). Children join their families in mass at the passing of the Peace.
All children (PreK through 5th grade) can follow the wooden processional cross at the end of the
9am mass. We will lead the children downstairs and help them find their class. Here is the list of
10:15am formation classes for the fall:
PreK Formation--Room C-2
K-2nd grade Catechesis of the Good Shepherd--Room C-4
3rd-5th grade Advanced Godly Play--Room C-5
Middle School & High School Youth Formation--Drake Hall youth rooms
Adult Small Groups--at various locations around the church campus
All classes end just before the
11am mass. Parents, please pick up your children from their classes in the downstairs hallway. See you
Sunday!
OUTREACH UPDATES!
St.Tim's Overflow Homeless Shelter opens next week! Thanks to all who have helped us get ready for our guests. Next
Thursday, December 1st, we will open our doors so that homeless women in Winston-Salem can have a warm and safe place to stay the night. Our shelter will be open every single night Dec.1-March 31. Volunteer sign-ups are live at
https://citywithdwellings.org/shelters/st-timothys St.Tim's shares the load with partner organizations who cover three nights a week. Please sign up to volunteer on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays so our partner groups can sign-up volunteers on their given nights.
Items needed for our shelter include:
new pillows, new women's underwear, new white crew socks, small travel-sized toiletries, big cans of ground coffee, sugar, powdered creamer. Donations can be left on Drake stage or outside Katie's office in Gribbin.
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Youth Formation | Katie Harper
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Youth Formation Sunday mornings is based on the lectionary readings.
There are two separate classes for Middle and High School Students in Drake Hall on
Sunday
mornings - and yes, the doughnut tradition carries on! Middle School will be in the youth room, High School in the classroom. Our continuing mission is to create a safe space for students to find what it means to be followers of Christ.
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Our Lady of Walsingham Lamp
is given to the glory of God
and in honor of the Altar Guild
for the month of November
by Fr Steve Rice
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St Timothy Shrine Lamp
is given to the glory of God and in memory of Fred Richards and in honor or Anne Richards
for the month of November
by Kenny and Beth Morphis
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The flowers for the altars
are given to the Glory of Almighty God and
in honor of Al & Ann Miller, Barnes Daniels, Father Steve & Cherilyn Rice, and Michael & Gwenn Clements
by Claudette Weston.
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Sanctuary Lamp
is given to the glory of God
and in honor of Fr. Steve Rice
for the month of November
by The Reverend Mia C. McDowell
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