This Week at St Timothy's
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Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.
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Tonight's Dinner and Formation Schedule
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5-5:45pm Cantate (Youth Choir - grades 6-12)
5-5:20pm Pre-K Godly Play in C-3 (Caregiver/Child)
5:15-6pm Dinner in Drake Hall
5:45-6:30pm Pre-K Formation & Nursery; Grades K-2 Formation; Grades 3-5 St. Francis Choir
6-7pm EYC (Grades 6-12) Topic: Abraham and Isaac with Fr DJ Griffin
Adults: Instructed Eucharist with Fr Steve (this is a class and not a liturgy)
6:30-7pm Pre-K Formation & Nursery; Grades K-2 Cherub Choir; Grades 3-5 Formation
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More Than Enough | Becky Johnston
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Click
here
to read Becky Johnston's article on More than enough.
Click
here
to read Andy Blair's article.
Click
here
to read Megan Farrell's article.
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"More than enough" is a line from the Book of Exodus. Moses instructed the Israelites in the Lord's commands. They were to keep the Sabbath and to build the Tabernacle with their time, talent, and treasure. It is an amazing scene of dedication and devotion. The craftsmen and artisans built, the skillfull women spun, and all brought from their resources to create a place of adoration for the Lord. The response was so great, that the designers and builders asked Moses to call the people off, because their gifts were "more than enough" to do the work of the Lord.
We know that God has given us all more than enough and we know that when we respond in faith, the Church will have more than enough to do the work the Lord has commanded us to do. During the next month, members from our parish will share their story of faith and stewardship and how the Lord always gives us what we need and that upon reflection, it was more than enough.
I ask that we all prayerfully reflect on this story in Exodus and how we, with our gifts of time, time, and treasure together, can be an image of God's provision which is always more than enough.
Share your own stories on social media with the hashtag #morethanenough.
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Bishop Porter Taylor to preach this Sunday
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We are most pleased to welcome Bishop Porter Taylor as our preacher. Bishop Taylor was the Bishop of the Diocese of Western North Carolina from 2004-2016. His currently the Visiting Professor of Episcopal Studies at Wake Forest School of Divinity. His wife, Jo, grew up at St Timothy's and they were married in the Chapel in the early 1970s.
Bishop Taylor's Biography:
G. Porter Taylor served as the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina from Sept. 18, 2004 - October 1, 2016. He grew up in Asheville North Carolina, earning his B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his M.A. in English from the University of South Carolina, and his Ph.D. in theology and literature from Emory University. He received his M.Div. from The School of Theology at Sewanee and served at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Franklin, Tennessee. In the fall of 2017 he will join the faculty of Wake Forest University Divinity School as a Visiting Professor for Episcopal Studies.
Before his call to the Holy and Sacred Order of Bishops, he served seven years as rector of St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia. He is the author of To Dream as God Dreams: Sermons of Hope, Conversion, and Community, and From Anger to Zion: An Alphabet of Faith. He is married to Jo Taylor, an artist and research nurse. They have two children, Arthur & Marie.
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From the Choir Loft | Christin Barnhardt
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Sunday morning's Gradual hymn and Sunday afternoon's Benediction hymn are both set to the music
Verbum supernum prodiens. We actually have three hymns set to this music in our
1982 Hymnal: Hymns 4 (a Morning Hymn), 63 (an Advent Hymn), and 311 (a Eucharistic/Benediction Hymn).
The text most often associated with
Verbum supernum prodiens (plainsong Mode 2) is a hymn by St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) and translated by Edward Caswall (1814-1878). Written for the Hour of Lauds in the Divine Office of Corpus Christi, it is about Christ's institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper and his Passion and death. The last two stanzas of Aquinas' hymn are known as "O Salutaris Hostia" ("O saving Victim" - our Hymn No.311), which is sung at the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
O saving Victim, opening wide
the gate of heaven to us below,
our foes press on from every side,
thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.
Sunday morning's Gradual Hymn is in the Advent section of our hymnal, but we will sing this hymn on Sunday asking God to "pour light upon us from above" just before we hear the Gospel read. And with "For all the saints" echoing in the nave from last Sunday, we will sing "with thy saints for evermore behold thee, love thee, and adore"
Sunday's processional hymn is new to me, but its straightforward and simple prayer for peace will be an appropriate way to end Sunday's masses. John Julian, in his 1907
Dictionary of Hymnology, called this hymn John Ellerton's "most beautiful and tender" hymn.
Grant us thy peace upon our homeward way;
with thee began, with thee shall end the day:
from harm and danger keep thy children free,
for dark and light are both alike to thee.
Grant us thy peace throughout our earthly life;
peace to thy Church from error and from strife;
peace to our land, the fruit of truth and love;
peace in each heart, thy Spirit from above.
Sunday morning music:
Prelude:
Toccata avanti la messa from
Messa degli Apostoli, Girolamo Frescobaldi
Hymns:
Christ, whose glory fills the skies, No. 7
Jerusalem, my happy home, No. 620
O heavenly Word, eternal Light, No. 63 Verbum supernum prodiens
"Sleepers, wake!" A voice astounds us, No. 61
Savior, again, to thy dear Name we raise, No. 345
Anthem:
Keep Your Lamps, arr. André Thomas
Postlude:
Canzona quarti toni dopo il post Comunione, Girolamo Frescobaldi
Sunday's Evensong & Benediction music:
Prelude:
Adagio from
Symphony 3, Camille Saint-Saëns, transcribed Émile Bernard
Ayleward Responses
Vaughan Williams Canticles in C
Prayer of St Richard or Chichester L.J. White
Postlude:
Old 136th, Charles Wood
See you Sunday,
Christin
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A note on Sunday attendance | Fr Steve
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Ever since July, attendance on Sunday has been off a bit. We are average about five or six fewer folks on Sunday compared to last year. I know many have been traveling and many are finding other commitments are taking them away on Sunday mornings. May we all strive with God's help to make Sunday morning worship our weekly priority, so we may find strength in the Sacraments and comfort in the fellowship of our brothers and sisters.
It is easy to get out of the habit and rhythm of prayer and worship. Time is one of the Tempter's favorite, and easiest, methods to drive a wedge between us and Our Lord. ~ Fr Steve
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God's Solidarity with Us | Fr. DJ Griffin
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When tragedies happen, in the world around us or in our own lives, one of the biggest questions that comes to mind is, “Where is God?” This is both a tough and an understandable question.
When our own lives and the state of the world around us seem frightening or overwhelming or even dark and hopeless, when it all seems like more than we can bear, it can be hard to feel that God is there. We expect that, if God is good, and he loves us, then bad things shouldn’t happen.
This is a difficult issue to answer. The best answer we have is not in words, though, but in Jesus Christ himself. As the Anglican writer, Dorothy Sayers, put it:
“For whatever reason God chose to make man as he is—limited and suffering and subject to sorrows and death—He had the honesty and the courage to take His own medicine. Whatever game He is playing with His creation, He has kept His own rules and played fair. He can exact nothing from man that He has not exacted from Himself. He has Himself gone through the whole of human experience, from the trivial irritations of family life and the cramping restrictions of hard work and lack of money to the worst horrors of pain and humiliation, defeat, despair and death. When He was a man, He played the man. He was born in poverty and died in disgrace and thought it well worthwhile.”
When we see or experience tragedy, we may not be able to come up with an explanation. But we can remember that God himself became one of us in Jesus Christ and shared with us the whole of human experience, good and bad (aside from sin). And particularly in the cross, Jesus not only atoned for our sins but also expressed solidarity for us in our tragedy and suffering. May we find comfort in this solidarity.
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Overflow Shelter Sign-Ups are Live
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Our Women's Overflow Shelter opens in just over a month on Dec.1. We will open our hearts and our doors to women who have no other place to rest, and each night we'll offer hospitality and community support as we work towards the goal of housing for all.
Now is the time for groups and individuals to sign-up for spots to serve. If you have served at the shelter before--the volunteer roles will be the same. We are asking people to sign-up to help with Check-In, Dinner, Snack Bags, and Overnight spots. Save your spots today!
Thanks in advance to all who come together as community to offer hospitality to our homeless guests this winter. We are changing lives (our own, our guests, even our city) one relationship, one meal, one shared evening at a time. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions or if you're looking for other ways to serve. Feel free to share this link with others who want to volunteer, too! We will offer on-site volunteer training each evening at 7pm for volunteers serving that evening--more info on other trainings coming soon. Hope to see you at the Shelter!
Thanks & Peace,
Katie
katie@sttimothys.ws
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Job Posting: Overflow Shelter Volunteer Coordinator
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St. Timothy's Overflow Shelter is currently seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to help recruit, organize, train, and equip our overflow shelter volunteers. This person will work alongside Katie Bryant to help oversee volunteer operations at the shelter, including but not limited to speaking to new groups, following up with volunteers after they serve, and helping to fill holes in the volunteer schedule. This person will also be responsible for volunteer communications and expanding our capacity to recruit and sustain volunteers in this vital ministry. This is a paid, part-time, seasonal position. Prior experience volunteering with the shelter, communication skills, and computer/social media ability will be important for this position. For more information, please contact Katie Bryant at katie@sttimothys.ws
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Requiescat in Pace | Clark Broome
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Of your charity, please pray for the repose of Clark Broome, who died on November 3. His Requiem will be Sunday, November 19 at 3pm. Please remember in your works and prayers his wife, Yulene.
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Whilst poppies are usually associated with England and Commonwealth nations, it was an American who helped make the poppy a symbol of remembrance for soldiers who died in battle. In the Church of England, the Sunday closest to November 11 (Armistice Day) is known as Remembrance Day. For us, November 11 is Veterans Day.
To help honor our veterans and to join our prayers with our brothers and sisters throughout the Commonwealth, we will offer poppies from the American Legion this Sunday to all who want them.
We will remember them.
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We have a limited number of St Timothy's stickers (perfect for car windows). If you would like one, they will be in the office and in the narthex on Sunday. We will reorder to meet the demand.
If you put the sticker on your car, send us a picture!
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Mass & Mammon
November 5, 2017
Morning Prayer: 4
7:30 Low Mass: 46
9:00 Low Mass: 170
11:00 Sung Mass: 137
Mass Total: 353
All Souls: 73
Average Attendance to date: 309
Offering: not yet available at time of publication
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Altar Flowers
The
altar flowers are given to the Glory of Almighty God and in loving memory of Ron Petroni & Mark E. Petroni and in honor of Kevin, Ron, Christopher & Karen Petroni,
and the Petroni granddaughters & great-granddaughter by Christine Richards,
and in honor of grandchildren John Weston, Julian Weston, Sadie Weston, Sam Stopyra, Bailey Weston, Mary Weston, Max Stopyra, & Joel Stopyra by Claudette Weston.
Shrine Lamps during November
The
Our Lady of Walsingham Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in memory of Avery Thomas Jordan by Christine, Tony, & Lily Jordan.
The
Sanctuary Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for Julian Balwah in honor of his 5th birthday by his parents, Garnet & Amanda Balwah.
The
St. Timothy Shrine Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in remembrance of Madelyn Rizziello and in honor of Michelle, Ryan, Marcus & Isaac Machado by Kirsten Machado.
The
St. Michael the Archangel Lamp is given to the Glory of God and with prayers for the protection of LTC Graham Green and all those in our armed forces by the women of St. Timothy’s.
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