But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe."
A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe."
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Collect for Second Sunday of Easter
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Alleluia! Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia!
Every year this parish plunges herself deep into the Paschal Mystery through our Lenten, Holy Week, and Easter liturgies. The amount of work, planning, and coordination that goes into this is staggering. I am deeply grateful to everyone who selflessly committed their time and talents to, as St Benedict calls it, the Work of God. From the altar guild to the the ushers, and everyone in between, thank you. Your dedication is recognized, valued, and received with gratitude. It is an honor to serve with you.
Fr Steve Rice and Fr DJ Griffin
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Easter Day at 7:30am; photographer: Gerald Pass
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Easter Day at 9:00am; photographer: Cherilyn Rice
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Easter Egg Hung - before and during! Photographer: Beckie McLean
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Easter Day at 11am; photographer: Beckie McLean
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This Sunday | April 8, 2018
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Marked as Christ's Own Forever
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God willing, we are pleased to welcome through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism Ashby Campbell Fisher, son of Brad and Karla Fisher and brother to Ward. He is being presented by his parents and by Margaret and Barry Johnson.
His baptism will be at the 9am mass.
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Feast of the Annunciation: Monday, April 9
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9 months before the birth of Our Lord, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce God's Salvation through her voluntary participation. The Annunciation is the feast of the Incarnation, when the Word of God dwelt in the womb of Mary. Her "yes" to God made her the ark of the New Covenant. Normally this feast is kept on March 25, nine months before December 25. However, March 25 fell on Palm Sunday and is transferred to the first available day, which is Monday, April 9. The music will be from Padilla's Missa ego flos campi.
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Wednesday, April 11 Formation & Choir
Childcare available 5:15-7pm
5:15-6pm Dinner in Drake
5-5:30 Godly Play - Room C-3
5-5:45pm - Cantate (Youth Choir) - Choir Room
5:45-6:15pm
Combined Cherub Choir (K-2nd grade) & St Francis Choir (3rd-5th grade) - Choir Room
6-7pm
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, 6th-12th grade students)
Adult Formation - ECW
6:15-7pm
Combined K-5th grade Formation - Room C-5
*No Adult Choir
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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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Giving Kiosk is returning!
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Turns out, we made a mistake. A few years ago, we thought we could improve on older giving kiosk with a newer model that could also serve as an information station. Good intention but the product and execution left a lot to be desired. Therefore we are pleased to announce the return of the smaller and easier giving kiosk for giving. This kiosk is aimed at folks like me, Fr Steve, who couldn't find a check if my life depended on it and I rarely, rarely have cash.
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Click
here
to read Amy McFerrin's article on More Than Enough.
Click
here
to read Becky Johnston's article.
Click
here
to read Andy Blair's article.
Click
here
to read Megan Farrell's article.
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Capital Campaign | This is Us?
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After church on Sunday, someone that I respect very much approached me about the conceptual drawings in the narthex and said, “If I were to be a cynic and ask if these drawings are trying to create something we are not, what would you say?”
This is a question that I’ve heard in various forms and at first it confused me. My initial response has been two-fold. First, I think it is very much who we are. It is who we are in our worship, music, and practice. Our theological, social, and liturgical witness is timelessly Anglican and the conceptual drawings aim to reflect just that. Secondly, I’m not sure if in the original plans for our current church, there was a consistent vision for what it should look like and what it should accomplish. I am unsure because many of the people who were involved then have either moved or passed away and I’ve never seen the initial drawings of the interior. The organ and the baptismal font both came from the original church. I know the reredos (the wood structure behind the altar) was added to bit by bit. This is also reflected somewhat in the minutes from the Vision 2000 committee meetings that I have.
The more I reflect on the question, however, the more I think I’m not answering what is really being asked. I’m not sure people are asking about musical, liturgical, or theological congruence, but rather they are asking about congruency of attitude and personality. To be blunt: will this design make us snooty?
No. Piety does not equal pretense. Sanctity does not equal snobbery. The purpose of any church building is to move us deeper into Christ. The journey into Christ is a path of humility and not haughtiness. St Timothy’s has the most formal worship in the city and yet among our people there is a comfort and intimacy that is surprising. Our formality is in the reverence of our prayers and not label on our clothes. Put another way, we are not trying to keep up with the Joneses, we are trying to go deeper into Jesus.
If we moved from a 1,500 square foot ranch home to a 6,000 square foot mansion, things would change for us. We would have different neighbors. Chances are our kids would go to different schools. We would feel differently and we would be treated differently. Our home reflects much about who we are: our income, our status, our priorities. Our church reflects what we believe about Jesus Christ. We do not build based on our opinion of ourselves, but our belief in who he is. It is because of this that we would not become something we are not, namely snooty. We are not building for ourselves, but for Jesus Christ and his kingdom.
~Fr Steve Rice
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From the Curate | Seeing is Believing
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We are blessed to baptize another child into the Church, the Body of Christ. Historically, Eastertide (and especially the Easter Vigil) has been considered the most fitting time for baptisms. This is because, when we are baptized, as St. Paul writes, we are not only buried but also raised with Jesus (Romans 6:4-5). We who have been baptized have been touched by the reality of the Resurrection.
As a result, if we persevere to the end, each of us will, at the Last Day, be raised to a glorious body like Jesus now has, and could we see the Christian brother or sister next to us as they might appear on that Day, they would be as unrecognizable to us as the risen Christ was at first to his disciples (Luke 24:13-35; John 20:15, 21:4).
Furthermore, when we are baptized, we are given the Holy Spirit to dwell in each of us and mediate the presence of the risen Christ to us. And so even when our lives seem utterly absent of Jesus, he is there.
The difficulty is that we want to see on our own terms, rather than God’s. We haven’t seen the moment when Jesus rose from the dead. We can’t see Jesus with us now. We can’t see the future for which he has made us and redeemed us. Like St. Thomas in our Gospel today, we make demands – “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” Thomas was blessed to have the Lord himself appear before him and answer his challenge. But the truth (though we can’t understand how) is that we are more blessed than Thomas. That’s straight from the mouth of Jesus: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”
May we trust in Christ who has redeemed us and given us new life, so that, one day, we may see with our own eyes.
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VBS 2018 Plans in the Works
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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. All ages are invited to participate--there will be something for everyone. Help us choose a date by filling out this form:
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Please pray for the repose of Libby Rhodes, who died on March 27. Her Requiem will be next Saturday, April 14 at 10:30am in the Church.
Into paradise may the angels lead thee; and at thy coming
may the martyrs receive thee, and bring thee into the holy
city Jerusalem.
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Holy Smoke: An Evening with John Shelton Reed
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Author and scholar John Shelton Reed has written the book on bbq. He's also written the book on the social politics of Victorian Anglo-Catholicism. This combination makes for the perfect evening at St Timothy's, where we also know how to combine cornbread and cottas. Join us for a reception and book signing at 5:30pm, followed by a ticketed BBQ event at 7:00pm with Dr. Reed and St Timothy's, Dr. Joey Skelton. The reception is open to the public and the ticketed event has limited spots for this intimate high-end gathering.
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Pictorial Directory Update
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Thank your for your patience with our church directories. We are in the process of updating membership records and hope to be sending all materials to the publisher this week. We will notify you as soon as directories are available for pick up.
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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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Priest and a Rabbi Schedule
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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 Giving for Holy Week and Easter will be published next week.
Mass & Mammon
April 1, 2018
Morning Prayer:
7:30 Low Mass:
9:00 Low Mass:
11:00 Solemn Mass:
Sunday Mass Total:
Average Attendance for 2018: 345
Offering: $
Weekly Need: $
19,458.00
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The
altar arrangements are given to the Glory of Almighty God and in memory of Ella Mae & Craig Dalton by George & Laurie Whitaker.
The
Our Lady of Walsingham Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in memory of Finn Doss and in honor of Kevin, Lisa, & Sayre Doss by Graham & Shannon Green.
The
Sanctuary Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for the Altar Guild and Flower Guild.
The
St. Timothy Shrine Lamp is given to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for ten years at St. Timothy’s by Father Steve Rice.
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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