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Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 14th. There are several ways that you can grow closer to God and journey with Him during this penitential season.

- Participate in Ash Wednesday Services at noon or 7:00 pm
- Individual devotional booklets available outside the Church Library
- Personal fasting and prayer and penitence articles 
- Lenten Study Groups on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 




This week our parish delegates, volunteers and Fr. Brendan will travel to Waco to take part in the 3-day annual Diocesan Council. They will be voting on resolutions, the diocesan budget and electing lay and clergy representative to to serve on various diocesan committees like the Executive Committee. Please keep this group in your prayers, and our delegates and Fr. Brendan will hold a post-Council update later this month. And keep them in your prayers for safe travel. 

Adult Formation @ 9:15 in the Blue Room
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The Bible: Is it reliable? How did it come about? I don't always understand it? Is it really worth my time to read it? What if I disagree with it? Isn't it out-of-date? I see contradictions in it! What about doctrine?

These and other questions and objections arise sometimes about the Bible. Over the next several weeks Fr. Brendan is going to be talking about the Bible, how it has developed, questions which arise about interpretation and a whole other host of common and not-so-common questions about the book which we simply call the Bible. Join us!
Lent Madness 2018
With its unique blend of competition, education, and humor, Lent Madness allows participants to be inspired by the ways in which God has worked through the lives of saints over the generations. Based loosely on the NCAA basketball tournament of a similar name, this online devotion pits 32 saints against one another in a single-elimination bracket as voters choose their favorites throughout Lent.  Participate in Lent Madness and play the Bracket!

Look for the poster-size Lent Madness Bracket in the Narthex and in our hallway. Join Lent Madness on its website, www.lentmadness.org, like Lent Madness on Facebook or follow on Twitter. You can pick up a Saintly Scorecard to get the bios of the Saints as well along with a printout of the bracket and watch Lent Madness videos at www.youtube.com/lentmadnesstv. Let's see who wins the Golden Halo for 2018!
Servolution Sunday is March 4

St. Timothy's will join other Brazosport congregations in a day of service to others. We will meet at the church for a short service at 9 AM followed by a breakfast. There will be no 10:30 service. We'll arrive at our volunteer sites at 10 and should be done serving between 12 and 1.

Volunteer sign-ups will be held on 2/18 and 2/25.
Uganda Mission Information Session
March 5th, 6:30 p.m. at the Kimbrough's home

Join us for information about an exciting opportunity to travel to Uganda this year to help with medicine care, home building, water treatment and farming assistance to the displaced Batwa tribe in the Bwindi region of Southwest Uganda. This exploratory trip includes a side trip to Queen Elizabeth Park and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to see African wildlife.
Looking ahead to Sunday
February 18, 2018
First Sunday in Lent
 
Our readings for Sunday 
The Food Basket

Please help our neighbors in need by bringing items for the baskets in the narthex.  The biggest need right now is for canned tomato products - diced, stewed and sauce.

Thank you to all of you who are buying food! We are feeding the hungry, that is, feeding the sheep, as our Lord asks us to do.
Mark Your Calendar
February 18 - Daughters of the King meeting at noon in The Hall
February 19 - Church Office closed
February 20  - Vestry Meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Blue Room
February 24 - Kairos Prison Ministry Training, 7:00am-1:30pm in the Blue Room
March 3 - Vestry Retreat, Surfside, 8 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
March 4 - Servolution (9:00 combined service that day)
March 5 - International Mission Trip informational meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Kimbrough's home
March 8 - Invite Welcome Connect Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the Kimbrough's home
March 24 - Safeguarding God's Children and Safeguarding God's People Training
March 25 - Greeter/Usher Training after Church, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
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