This Week at St. Timothy's

Our Weekly Blast!

October 19 , 2018

The Season after Pentecost

Fall Work Day, Saturday October 20, 8:30-11:00

We need your help - all men, women and children!

Not a lot of heavy work. Mainly, we will be weeding, trimming bushes and picking up sticks.

So bring your garden tools, including clippers, electric trimmers, etc. Come to the church at 8:30am on Saturday, October 20th.

This is a great way to get to know other members of the parish you may not know well while working side-by-side. Everyone can help, contribute and feel a part of the clean-up.

Town Hall Meeting

October 21, 8:45

Join us between the worship services for the annual Town Hall meeting, including election of our 2019 vestry and diocesan council delegates.

Christian Formation is cancelled this week so you all can attend. The children will gather at the Hall during the meeting.

Sunday worship will be at the usual times of 8:00 and 10:30.

Daughters of the King

October 21

Daughters of the King will meet this Sunday after the 10:30 service, in The Hall.

Trunk or Treat Halloween Festivities, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Come one, come all to hear the fun and slightly spooky music played by our own specter, Paul Butt! He will put you in the Halloween spirit with music from his friends Scooby Doo, Darth Vader, the Addams Family, the Munsters, the Phantom and others! Then, feast on the decadent sweet morsels your friends have waiting for you in the trunks of their carriages! Have a deliciously frightful time! Remember to wear your costume.

Here are some ways you can contribute to this fun event:

- 1. Provide candy.

- 2. Decorate your trunk.

- 3. Bring cookies for the spiced cider and coffee table.

- 4. Help decorate or clean up.

- 5. Help directing traffic.

Sign-up sheets are located outside the Welcome Center. Contact Sharon McKey at 979-236-1562.

All Saints Day Service, November 1, 7:00 p.m.

E very Christian today stands on the shoulders of those faithful departed who ha ve gone before us. It's our opportunity to thank the Lord for the life and witness of those saints who we love and ack nowledge before God.

Please contact the church office to place the name of a departed loved one who we will remember during the service by lighting a candle in their name. Put the pink slips in the alms basins, or call or email Jackie Koch at 979-297-6003 or jkoch@stimothy.org no later than Monday, October 29th.

Mark your Calendar: Consecration Sunday, November 11

Our Stewardship Campaign for 2019 is underway led by our Stewardship Committee: Bob Bohley, Janet Jones and Laurel Owen with along with Rev. Kimbrough and Ron Weeks (2018 Chairperson)

This campaign is not a high pressure, budget-driven exercise, but is an opportunity for parishioners to reflect on the gifts we have received from the Lord and to consider the spiritual enrichment in each or our own lives by the act of giving back. The campaign culminates on Consecration Sunday, November 11. Please plan to attend one of the morning services and then the Consecration Luncheon following the 10:30 service. Check your mail for an invitation letter and RSVP card.

Thank you!

The Welcome Home Potluck lunch was amazing! Thanks to everyone for all your help and participation.

Manage your Schedule: Ministry Scheduler

St. Timothy's uses a software package named Ministry Scheduler Pro to ma nage our volunteers and ministry schedules. This makes it easy to check your ministry commitments, let us know when you are unavailable, and request a substitute. If you have an iOS or Android device , you can use the MSP mobile app. Or, connect over your browser to https://secure.rotundasoftware.com/l/web-terminal/login/stimothylj .

If you are on a scheduled ministry, you should be receiving email reminders each month asking you to update your availability before the monthly schedule is produc ed. If you are not available to serve, you can block those times on the system so you won't be scheduled. Just log in to the system and go to My Profile > Can't Serve Times, and add your away dates. If you are having trouble with the system, you can also email Sondra and let her know what dates to block.

Questions? Sondra Griner is our scheduler, and is happy to help. Email: sgriner@sbcglobal.net.

St Timothy Key Holder Responsibility

Security can be an issue at St Timothy's if doors are left unlocked. If you are unlocking a door when you come into the facility, please lock the door behind you and do not leave the door unlocked.

If you are coming in for an event and you are the person in charge, you may leave the door for your part of the building unlocked until the event is finished then please lock the doors you unlocked. Examples include: choir practice, ARM, The Hall, Altar Guild or other scheduled events. Remember, the person in charge of the event is responsible for locking up or assigning someone to lock up at the end of the event.

If you are here and leave for a few minutes, like for lunch or running an errand, then lock the door when you leave.

Online Giving

You can pay your pledge, make memorial donations, make a Grace Garden purchase, give to the Capital Replacement Fund, the Hall, the Music Fund and flowers through Simple Give. The church offers this online service as a convenience to the congregation and there's no charge to you to use this service. However, the church is charged a flat fee of 1% for drafts/ACH transactions coming out of your checking or savings account. The church is charged 3.09% for credit card transactions.

The Simple Give link is at the bottom of St. Timothy's homepage. You can set up an online account or make one time contributions without creating an account.

Looking ahead to Sunday

October 21, 2018

22nd Sunday after Pentecost

Our readings for Sunday

Job 38:1-7, (34-41)
Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b
Hebrews 5:1-10
Mark 10:35-45

The Food Basket

This week we delivered mostly big sacks of grocery bags taken to the Food Basket today, along with 19.5 pounds of food. Needs are soups, canned beans, juice, and condiments.

Thanks to all of you who are helping our neighbors who are in need !