February 21, 2017
This Wednesday Night
This Wednesday night is the final night before we begin the Season of Lent. During Adult Formation, we will look at the upcoming season and how we are called to observe it with holiness. As announced this past Sunday, this Wednesday is the final night with Katie Harper as a member of our staff. Katie will spend some time traveling before starting graduate school at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. God Speed, Katie!
5-6pm : Dinner in Drake Hall (Catered) Seared Chicken with Peppers and Onions with Rice Pilaf

5-5:30pm : Pre-K Godly Play in Room C3

5-5.45pm : Cantate (Youth Choir) in Choir Room

5.45-6.30pm : Pre-K Formation & Nursery in C2, Formation (K-2nd Grade) in C5, St Francis Choir (3rd-5th Grades) in Choir Room

6-7pm : EYC (Youth Formation, 6th-12th Grade) in Drake, Adult Formation in ECW

6.30-7pm : Pre-K Formation & Nursery in C2, Cherub Choir (K-2nd Grade) in C3, Formation (3rd-5th Grade) in C5

7pm : Parish Choir & Schola Rehearsal in Choir Room
Shrove Tuesday and Charlie Lovett Book Launch
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKES followed by
CHARLIE LOVETT’S NEW BOOK LAUNCH
Tuesday, February 28
5:30-6:45pm: Pancake Supper in Drake Hall - Dinner Music by the Holt Trio
6:45-7pm: Book signing in Narthex
7pm: Book Launch in Nave 

New York Times  Bestselling author and St. Tim's member Charlie Lovett will share his new novel  The Lost Book of the Grail  at a launch event co-hosted with Bookmarks. Set in an English Cathedral, the  Lost Book of the Grail  is Lovett's third novel and features a missing medieval manuscript, a mystery involving the Holy Grail, and two protagonists that couldn't be more different—an old fashioned Englishman who loves books and a young American who has come to the cathedral to digitize the collection of ancient manuscripts.  Publisher's Weekly  called the book "thoroughly entertaining."  Kirkus Reviews  said it has " . . . a distinct Masterpiece Theatre Flavor."

Charlie's publisher, Viking Books, wrote: "Imbued with reverence and mythical storytelling, The Lost Book of the Grail  is a mystery of the kind that’s wildly popular in the entertainment world—think  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade  and  National Treasure,  not to mention Dan Brown’s  The Da Vinci Code —yet deeply ruminates on timeless themes like faith, perceived truth, and how the past has informed the present day. Here Lovett provides a wholly entertaining story that will not only make you smile and laugh, but also think—prompting readers to reconsider the important roles that spirituality, family, and, yes, reading, play in their lives." 

The evening will feature a presentation by Charlie, choral music by the St. Timothy's Choristers, and a display of actual medieval manuscripts from the rare book collection at Wake Forest. Books will be for sale and a signing will follow the presentation. The event is free and open to the public, so bring your friends.
Thank you, Raymond
With great sadness I am writing to announce that Raymond Hawkins, our incredibly talented organist, will be leaving St Timothy's in May, at the end of his semester at UNCSA. Raymond has enriched our liturgies for nearly three years, and while we knew that his time here would be limited, we are grateful for the time and talents he has shared with us. It has been a pleasure to see Raymond grow as an organist - as a service player and improviser - and we have certainly been blessed by his sensitive playing as well as his friendliness, humility, positive attitude, and faithfulness.

Raymond has been struggling with a great deal of playing-related pain, and it is in his best interest to attend to these concerns as soon as possible. He will be taking the summer off from playing the organ in an effort to address these issues. We know that Raymond has a promising musical career ahead of him, and we are thankful that St Timothy's has had the opportunity to be a part of his journey. 

From Raymond's letter of resignation: "Musically, it has been a formative experience like no other, and I am confident that the skills I’ve developed through my work here over the last few years will serve me well for the rest of my career. Be also assured that I will never forget the unfailing support that Fr. Steve, Christin, Robert, and every other member of the staff and parish have given me. It is purely out of concern for my physical well-being that I have chosen to leave this incredible place—I truly cannot overstate how working here at St. Timothy’s has impacted my life and my career for the better."

We will honor Raymond's ministry closer to the time of his departure, so stay tuned for more information. I will begin the search for our next organist this week. 

~ Christin Barnhardt
March Overnight Challenge
March 1 will begin the season of Lent with Ash  Wednesday  and also mark the last 31 days of our overflow shelter. As we keep this season in attendance at worship and formation, we also look to fasting to give meaning to our devotion. As children we maybe gave up chocolate, as an adult coffee may seem an awesome sacrifice; this season, we ask that you would give God's homeless children your time this Lent. Overnight volunteers stay from  7pm to 7am  and sleep half the night and are gifted a unique perspective through which to see Christ at work. 

Click  here  to sign up for your shift or email Katie Harper at  katie.harper@sttimothys.ws  with questions. Which fast do you choose?