Now into the first full month of spring, life is happening again in many wonderful ways in our parish. Here are a few highlights:

The wiring throughout the church for sight and sound is nearly completed and the new speakers and televisions screens ought to up by this weekend. The sight and sound booth is about halfway completed; the wiring is installed, now we await the construction of the working desk for it. The Shrine of the Blessed Mother is nearly complete; there is an issue with getting the final electrical piece for the lighting which will hopefully be taken care of in the next 10 days. The carpeting will commence in the last week of April; this means removing the pews, one section at a time, removing the carpeting, then re-installing the pews. Once this has been done, the kneelers will be installed. This will take about 2 weeks. Then the hallways, confessionals, sacristy, music room, and the Blessed Sacrament chapel will get the new carpet. Finally, we will have a complete clean up of the church (you can only imagine the dust!) My fondest desire: we celebrate Mass in the Church on Pentecost Sunday which is the weekend of May 22-23. Alleluia!

We have been providing this ministry for a year now; it is designed to give Holy Communion to those who, for reasons of illness or fear of COVID, attend Mass on livestream and then come to receive Holy Communion. This has been quite successful and I recall one Sunday there were about 160 cars that came through. With so many now returning to Mass in person, please keep an eye out for when we will stop offering this ministry.  When we do stop, we will bring Holy Communion to the sick at their homes.  A reminder: we have Holy Communion available on Fridays at 9am and Sundays at 12 noon. We are usually finished within 20 minutes with less and less people coming, so keep your eye on your clock if you are coming!

Next weekend we will have the opportunity to donate to the Parishes in Collaboration Collection. This collection is for the purpose of assisting parishes in the Diocese of Orange that exhibit ongoing needs that cannot be paid for by their ordinary income and have urgent needs such as repairs and maintenance.

By participating in the Parishes in Collaboration Collection, all people of the Diocese of Orange are helping one another support the works of our parishes that struggle financially. Thank you for your generosity.

The St. Timothy’s Knight of Columbus once again will be providing three scholarships of $500 each for graduating high school seniors in our parish. If you have a qualified child or know of one please let them know of this program. The theme for this year: “How were you able to develop your faith during this pandemic year”. Please send essays to ram.kofc12834@gmail.com by Friday, May 7.

This year our annual VBS will be a hybrid of in-person meetings and online activities, but will not be short on FUN!!!

Mark your calendars to hop on the ROCKY RAILWAY for mountains of Faith-filled excitement. On this adventure, kids discover that trusting Jesus pulls them through life’s ups and downs.

To be adequately prepared for this new way of VBS, we are forming an interest list. Please email Andrea Marian ASAP at amarian@st-timsrc.org with your child’s name and age.

**We will be looking for volunteers grades 7 thru adult. If you are interested in volunteering please email Andrea Marian at amarian@st-timsrc.org.

All adults (18+) are invited to our Weekly Bible study on Monday nights from 7:30-8:30pm on Zoom. Join us as we study the upcoming Sunday Gospel. No previous experience or knowledge of the Bible is necessary! Email Matt Zemanek at mzemanek@st-timsrc.org for the link and information to participate or to be added to the e-mail list. These are also recorded and available to watch on YouTube, Facebook and our website.

All Young Adults (18+) are invited to THRIVE Young Adult Ministry, which currently meets every Thursday from 7:30-9pm on Zoom. Join us for social time, Scripture study and discussion based on the upcoming Sunday readings. Follow us on Instagram @thrive_yam and email Matt at mzemanek@st-timsrc.org for more information.

All high school teens are invited to join us every Sunday night from 7:30-8:30pm on Zoom to check-in, play games, pray together and dive into Scripture. Follow us on Instagram @sttimsyouthministry and email Matt at mzemanek@st-timsrc.org for more information.

Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "St. Timothy Catholic Church". Amazon donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to the parish. 

How it works: 

1. Open the Amazon app on your phone 

2. Select the main menu & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features 

3. Select "St. Timothy Catholic Church" as your charity 

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app 

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