This Week at St. Timothy's

Our Weekly Blast!

Second Sunday after the Epiphany
1/20/2019

Annual Parish Meeting

January 20, Parish hall, 9:00 a.m.

This Sunday is our parish annual meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. As a member of this parish I hope you will want to know how the church is doing. How you can help? What it is that will be the focus of our ministry here in 2019? I really hope that you will come and be engaged.

This is an opportunity for you to hear our Vision and Priorities for 2019. The Vestry has been working on them, as well as our budget, and we are still fine tuning, but the key will be to put our priorities into action. Come and listen, ask questions of the Vestry and me and find out how you can be engaged in what's happening.

Children's Formation is cancelled this week so everyone can attend the meeting.

Sewing for Ugandan School Girls

Life for Ugandan school girls comes with unexpected challenges. Dropout rates for girls is high. Up to 80% of girls entering primary school will not finish their primary education. However when girls stay in school studies show that because they' re surrounded by their peers, they are more likely to practice responsible reproduc tive health practices. When the Batwa girls are menstruating, they are often unable to go to school due to the lack of sanitary supplies and they tend to drop out. St. Timothy's can make an immediate impact by helping to keep these girls stay in school by sewing washable panty shields, pads and carry bags. This is a project suitable for even beginner sewists. We can also use people willing to help with cutting out the pattern from the fabric.

If you are interested in donating supplies, we could really use:

Quilting cotton in bright and dark patterns. (A

little goes a long way, so we don't need you to de-stash!)

Cotton flannel fabric in dark and bright patterns.
PUL fabric. This is laminated fabric to prevent leakage, also used for making cloth diapers.
Plastic snaps and snap pliers.

For more information, please pick up sewing patterns and instructions in the hallway. This is also where you can drop off supply donations, and drop off your completed sanitary supplies. Contact Sondra Griner or Dale Rasco for more information.

Meet our Uganda Mission Leaders

Sunday February 3

February 3 will be an exciting Sunday at St.Timothy's as we welcome leaders of our Uganda mission.

Bishop Dan Zoreka will be preaching and presiding at our 10:30 service.

Scott Kellermann will lead us in a presentation about the Kellermann Foundation following the 10:30 service. Lunch will be provided.

Bishop Dan Zoreka

As Bishop of the Diocese of Kinkiizi, Dan Zoreka has overseen this large Anglican Diocese of the Church of Uganda since 2010, which includes the Bwindi Region. With degrees in Theology and Divinity from Bishop Barham Divinity College and Uganda Christian University, the Bishop overseas many projects including multiple healthcare and school related projects. As a former school teacher, education of children is a primary focus. The Kellermann Foundation partners with the Church of Uganda and Bishop Zoreka to improve the healthcare of all the people in the region. The Bishop is married to his wife, Florah, a school teacher by vocation herself, and they have 4 children.

Dr. Scott Kellermann

Dr. Scott Kellermann and his wife Carol are th e founders of the Kellermann Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation serving the Batwa tribe of southwestern Uganda since 2001. Initially asked to provide a healthcare assessment of the Batwa who themselves were fast becoming enda ngered because of their eviction from their ancestral home, Scott and Carol felt called by God to stay. Working with the Ugandan church, local people and faithful Christians in the United States, Scott will be the first to tell you that God has multiplied his efforts to help resettle the Batwa, establish the Bwindi Community Hospital and Nursing School. In 2018, Scott was recognized by the American Medical Association for his work in Uganda, by receiving the International Doctor of the Year Award.

Looking ahead to Sunday

January 20, 2019

First Sunday after the Epiphany

Our readings for Sunday

Save the Date for Carnival!

St. Timothy's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be here before we know it. At 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 5th, enjoy some cool jazz from the Brazoswood High School Jazz Band and eat some hot, hot pancakes. Krewe sign up sheets are in the hall by our patio entrance.

We NEED your help! Most decorations will go up Sunday, March 3rd after 10:30 service, but help Monday, the 4th is welcomed as well. We also really need help cleaning up after the Supper as we prepare for Ash Wednesday services. This year we are selling Pancake Krewe t-shirts for the event. We are hopeful to see 50. If we do the price will be $11 each. Buy a shirt! Sign up for a Krewe shift. Contact Kim/Mark Lehnhoff with questions.

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

The Food Basket

107.9 pounds of food were delivered to the Food Pantry on Tuesday! Thank you for your contributions.

The Food Basket can always use pantry staples such as flour, sugar, masa in small bags. Also canned fruit and feminine supplies.

Helpers Needed

They are in need of some help for a while on Saturdays, 8-10:00 a.m. or 9-11:00 a.m. (1 Wesley Dr., Clute, TX 77531). The procedures set out by the Houston Food Bank have changed and it is taking longer for folks to get to their shopping.

Join us for Round Dancing

Join us for Round Dancing in the Parish Hall, 7-8:00 p.m. (Beginner Waltz) - starting Monday, January 21 in the Parish Hall. This is ballroom in set patterns announced by a cuer. These lessons will cover the Basic Level figures Beginner Phase II of the Waltz. Cost is $5 per person per lesson. Preferable to have couples but can make accommodations for singles. We would like to share our love of round dancing with you. Contact: Gigi Janeshek at 979-529-5887; Marilyn Waguespack at 979-299-4455; or Jerral Waguespack at 979-299-8821 for any questions.