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January 15, 2017 | The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
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"What are you looking for?"
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Pre-Annual Meeting Meeting
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This Sunday we see an extraordinarily powerful scene as Jesus calls his first disciples in John's Gospel. Of particular note is how Jesus responded to the inquiry from Andrew and the unnamed disciple of John the Baptist. As John the Baptist declared that Jesus is the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world, Andrew and the other disciple started to follow Jesus. Jesus turns and asks them a question of eternal significance: what are you looking for?
This Sunday we are also having our first of two pre-annual meeting meetings. This meeting will be about the budget and financial matters and led by members of the vestry. The meeting will take place between the 9 and 11am masses and will be in the chapel.
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Sunday's Music | Christin Barnhardt
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Sunday morning's processional hymn,"Christ, whose glory fills the skies," is set to the tune Ratisbon and is one of Charles Wesley's many thought-provoking hymn texts.
"Titled 'Morning Hymn' by Wesley, it is unusual in that it does not contain the customary reference to the previous night's rest or to the work and dangers of the day ahead. The text begins by placing the focus entirely on Christ, the 'light of the world,' the sun of Righteousness who rises with healing in his wings; he is the 'Dayspring' and 'Daystar.' Thus the 'light of Christ' is to fill our lives and lead us forward 'to the perfect day.'"
-Psalter Hymnal Handbook
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymns:
Christ, whose glory fills the skies, No. 7
We the Lord's people, No. 51
Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor, No. 307
Jesus calls us, No. 550
What wondrous love is this, No. 439
Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim, No. 535
Postlude: Praeludium g-Moll, Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck
Raymond Hawkins, organ
A blessed Epiphanytide,
Christin
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Children and Outreach | Katie Bryant
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Children's Formation
What a long break we've had from Children's Formation with the holidays and then the snow, so it will be good to gather again with the kids this Sunday! We've missed exploring the Epiphany and the Baptism of Jesus--so come to Godly Play and Catechesis this week to catch up before we enter "ordinary time" (which by the way, is NEVER ordinary with the children at St.Tim's!).
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--throughout the campus
All classes end just before the 11am mass. Parents, please pick up your children from their classes in the downstairs hallway.
Outreach Updates
THANK YOU to all of the amazing volunteers who stepped up this past Sunday and Monday to keep our shelter open all day long for our guests. It is truly holy hospitality to open our doors for shelter--especially to keep them open 24/7. I have a new appreciation of "keeping our lamps trimmed and burning"--just when my own lamp felt as if it might go out, someone else showed up to keep it going. Sheltering guests is hard, good work--and when the temperatures drop as they did this weekend--our service is indeed one of saving lives. Winter weather will show up again this season--please contact Katie Bryant at katie@sttimothys.ws if you want to help keep our lamps burning during the coldest of days. We are making a list of who to call on a moment's notice--will you join this growing group of willing souls? When the weather reports call for snow or ice, be sure to check your email and Facebook for ways that you can help. If you have a 4wd vehicle and are comfortable driving in the snow, we can put that skill to use too. Along with preparing to keep your own families safe and stocked with bread and milk, remember our church is also committed to keeping our guests warm and fed.
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Our Lady of Walsingham Lamp
is given to the Glory of God and in honor our their grandchildren - Joseph and Anne Marie - by Jerry and Ann Sneed.
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St Timothy Shrine Lamp
is currently not sponsored for January.
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The flowers for the altars
are given to the Glory of Almighty God and in memory of Betty Ann Austin by the Austin Family and in memory of parents Kathryn and Carmel Hoge and Mary Lou and Moses Daniels by Barnes and Pat Daniels.
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Sanctuary Lamp
is given to the glory of God
and in honor of Fr. Steve Rice by the Machado Family.
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