Collect for the Ascension
Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things: Mercifully give us faith to perceive that, according to his promise, he abides with his Church on earth, even to the end of the ages; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
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Lord Jesus Christ,
who hast built thy Church
upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets:
mercifully grant that building upon thee, the chief
cornerstone, with beauty and substance,
we may raise here at St Timothy's a
faithful people and a holy temple to thy glory.
May we and generations yet to come learn to praise thee
more and more in spirit and in truth.
Amen.
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The Ascension of Our Lord
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Today is the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Mass tonight is at 6:30
Mass Setting: Willan
Nursery Provided
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Music Notes | Christin Barnhardt
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This Thursday for the Feast of the Ascension, we will welcome Ashley Hall, trumpet, and Erin Lopp, timpani. Their playing will make our music especially celebratory as we sing "All hail the power of Jesus' Name," "See the Conqueror mounts in triumph," and " Hail the day that sees him rise." The choir will sing Psalm 47, Everett Titcomb's motet "I will not leave you comfortless" and "A hymn of glory let us sing."
This Sunday at the 9am mass three of our choristers will sing "Lift thine Eyes" by Felix Mendelssohn, and Peter Ragonesi will share his musical talents on the violin, playing G.P. Telemann's Sonata I in g minor.
Voluntary:
Messe des Paroisses: Plainchant en taille, Fugue sur les Anches, Récit de Cromorne, Dialogue, Plein jeu, François Couperin
Prelude & Fugue in A Major, Johann Sebastian Bach
Hymns:
Christ is alive, No. 182
We walk by faith, and not by sight, No. 209
Come ye faithful, raise the strain, No. 199
Hail thee, festival day!, No. 175
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven, No. 410
Angels, help us to adore him;
ye behold him face to face;
sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.
See you soon,
Christin
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New and Improved Online Giving
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This new portal is easier to use and, once you create an account, you can keep up with your giving history. You can also give via check online.
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Give by Text -
336-697-6543
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This is amazing. I never have cash or a check, but I always have my phone. You can now give to the work of St Timothy's just by texting. Here's how it works:
1. Text an amount to
336-697-6543
2. You will be sent a link to set up your debit/credit card (take a few seconds)
3. Once complete, your transaction will go through and you number will always be associated with the card.
Plus, you can text "Funds" to see a specific fund. If you want to sponsor a lamp, you can text "25 st timothys" and it will go the St Timothy's Lamp, etc. If the fund isn't recognized, you'll get a list of all the funds and you text back the number of the fund you wish to give to
PS: This is not connected to your phone bill. It it connected to a card of your choice.
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Holiness of Beauty | Capital Campaign
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Raising a Faithful People & Holy Temple
Ben Cowgill, Seminarian
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"St. Timothy's is my spiritual home and where I began to understand my calling to the priesthood. I fell in love with the liturgy, the daily office, and serving at the altar at St. Tim's. I am supporting the capital campaign because I want to give back and continue to grow our parish into a place where everyone can find the presence of God through the beauty of holiness that I experience every time I walk in our doors."
Ben Cowgill
Seminarian, University of the South, Sewanee, TN
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Let us turn our campaign pledges in by Sunday, May 20, the Feast of Pentecost.
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Requiescat in Pace | Gary Phillips
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Of your charity, please pray for the repose of Gary Phillips, who died last week. Mr. Phillips' Requiem will be at St Timothy's on Saturday, May 12 at 2pm.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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Law Enforcement Block Party | May 18
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We are hosting another "block party" for law enforcement officers on Friday, May 18. We believe we have all the logistics covered, but if you would like to help cover the cost of the hamburgers and hotdogs, as well as help replenish the fund that buys drinks and snacks for the Chapel, you can give
here. Just be sure to select the St Michael's Chapel on the drop-down menu.
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Costa Rica Golf Tournament
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St. Timothy's 9th annual Costa Rica Golf Tournament to benefit Costa Rican mission projects will be held on June 8, 2018 at Salem Glen Country Club. Click the following link for more information and to register:
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For more resources on
Gaudete et Exsultate and holiness,
please visit this page on our website. You will also find archived reflections from Fr Steve on Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation.
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Sunday's flowers are recycled into several individual arrangements each week on Mondays by Lea Thullbery. Stop by the church office to pick one up to share with a friend. Call the volunteer desk at 336-765-0294 to check availability.
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From the Curate | What About the Psalm?
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The Book of Common Prayer appoints 4 Scripture passages to be read on a Sunday: a lesson from the Old Testament (or the Book of Acts), a Psalm, a lesson from the New Testament letters, and the Gospel. Most often, preachers will talk about the Gospel, but it’s not unheard of to preach on the Old Testament lesson or the epistle. In fact, at my previous church, the first sermon I ever preached there was on a passage from the prophet Amos. But rarely will a preacher talk about the Psalm. I think I’ve only ever heard a sermon on a psalm in seminary.
The Psalms have a long history of inclusion in the Mass. The early Christians picked up the use of psalms in worship from their Jewish forbears; the Psalms have often been called the hymnal of the Bible. The Anglican tradition dropped the use of the Psalms (except in the form of metrical paraphrases) in the time of the Reformation. Our 1979 edition of the Prayer Book in the Episcopal Church is a revival of this ancient use.
But, again, the Psalms are rarely preached on. Why? Perhaps there is too much tantalizing material in the other lessons (especially the Gospel). Perhaps its more difficult to preach on poetry than on narrative or discourse or argument. For whatever reason, the Psalms often get short shrift in preaching. But that doesn’t mean they’re any less important.
For example, our Psalm for this Sunday (the Sunday after the Ascension) is Psalm 1. The contemporary language version begins, “Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful!” The “they” here is actually a singular third person spoken of in gender neutral terms. Traditional translations make it clear that it’s one person in particular the Psalm is talking about – “Happy is the man.” This person is none other than Christ. The Psalmist is speaking prophetically about Christ, who, as the only sinless human being, has never lived according to what the wicked say or acted scornfully. It is he who is like a tree planted by a stream of water, bearing fruit.
I wish I could say much more about this Psalm, but I only have so much space! More than anything else, I want to encourage you to pay just as much attention to the Psalms as the other passages of Scripture we read. God speaks to us through them, too.
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Winston-Salem Dash Outing
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Join your St Timothy's family for an outing to a Winston-Salem Dash Baseball Game
Thursday, June 14 at 7pm
The Dash vs Wilmington
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Homeless Outreach | City with Dwellings
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The Overflow Shelter is closed for the warmer months, but our work with our homeless friends continues at City with Dwellings with our Community First Center (633 W.4th St.). We are open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9-11am and need adult volunteers to help us provide hospitality and discover connections with our community members. We offer opportunities for art therapy, yoga, tai chi, anger management, stress relief, as well as an open-source peer support group called Together for Housing. Talk to Katie Bryant (katie@sttimothys.ws) or Lea Thullbery (lea@sttimothys.ws) for more info or go to www.citywithdwellings.org to sign-up.
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VBS 2018--July 29-31 | "Believing Takes Practice"
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Vacation Bible School this summer is taking an exciting twist! We will be exploring Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" and considering our God-given gifts that help build up the Kingdom of God. All ages are invited to participate--there will be something for everyone. We'll have a movie night in June so that all can see the new movie "A Wrinkle in Time" together. Email katie@sttimothys if you would like to help with planning VBS--a planning meeting TBA soon!
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Priest and a Rabbi Schedule - One More to Go
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Hospitality for Officers on Sunday Mornings
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Please help welcome our Winston Salem police officer to services on Sunday mornings. Follow the link below to sign up to provide a snack. The officers enjoy homemade baked goods or breakfast items such as bagels, muffins, or pastries. If items contain nuts please label them. Snacks should be delivered to the basket at the welcome counter in the narthex on Sunday mornings. If you have questions please contact Megan Farrell at mrfarrell@triad.rr.com or 336.408.7779. Thank you for extending a warm welcome to our officers!
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Write to Graham Green
Our own Graham Green is a Lt Col in the Army National Guard and is currently deployed in Iraq. We are proud of Graham, his wife, Shannon, and children Garrison and Julia. We will continue to surround them with prayer. He is able to receive letters at the address below. Please use the address exactly as it is printed.
LTC Graham Green
HHC 449th CAB
Camp Taji
APO, AE
09378
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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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Attendance and Stewardship
May 6, 2018
Morning Prayer: 3
7:30 Low Mass: 37
9:00 Low Mass: 148
11:00 Solemn Mass: 70
Sunday Mass Total: 255
Offering: $
15,066.25.
Weekly Need: $18,099.81
Average Sunday Mass Attendance: 331
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The
altar arrangements are given to the Glory of Almighty God and in honor of Kenneth, Brenda, Arron, & Ally Turner and Sherri, Kim, & Ellary Clark by Ellen & Ed Turner
The
Our Lady of Walsingham Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for the work this parish has done for the homeless in Winston-Salem by Jonathan Williams.
The
Sanctuary Lamp is given to the Glory of God
by Becky McLean.
The
St. Timothy Shrine Lamp is given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the Capital Campaign Committee by Lea Thullbery.
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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