The Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 27, 2020
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In response to COVID-19 and guidance from the Diocese of Texas, services are cancelled for the immediate future. We will monitor the situation and follow diocesan and government guidance for future services.
Church office hours have been reduced to 10:00 - 4:00.
Most regular church activities are cancelled during this time.
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A Message from your Senior Warden
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I miss my church!" I've heard that from some of you.
I miss it too. It will return, but until then, we have an opportunity to
learn: about ourselves, about others, about priorities, and about God's love.
We are working on a phone tree, but remember we do have a church directory that can be added to your phone.
Please, Phone a friend, someone who sits near you in church, or laughs with you at coffee hour. Someone you haven’t seen in a while.
Stay connected. Call and ask, can we pray for you? Do you need anything?
Stay connected to help with anxiety, fear, or loneliness.
Thank you for your gracious generosity of friendship to one another. In uncertain times, needs are great and resources are limited.
Every bit helps. Every gift matters. Also, please, remember to send in your pledge. If you didn’t pledge and contribute by open plate offering, those add up. You could mail a check to the church for that amount. We continue to have expenses in this time of adjustment and distancing.
I ask that you call me, your vestry or the church office if you have any needs or concerns. I have spoken with Fr. Sam Craven, some of you know him from our congregation, Fr. Sam is there for us in time of pastoral need.
I continue to keep our parish in my prayers. Blessings.
Susan Laver, Senior Warden
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Thanks for Bishop Kai Ryan for leading us in morning prayer on Sunday, March 22. Members of our Facebook group can view the recording at any time.
Video link
Some churches are offering live streaming of their Sunday services.
- Christ Church Cathedral Houston, 11 a.m. Visit their worship page for more information.
- The Washington National Cathedral, 11:15 EDT (10:15 locally). Worship page.
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Lent Madness in the Light of a Quarantine ~ The Saintly Sixteen
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One of the most memorable artifacts of the COVID-19 Quarantine will be a computer program, ZOOM, which is a digital platform for video conferencing, phone calls, and meeting spaces. It’s where your office meets on a computer screen instead of a conference table, or in the hall, or the break room. When you go to its web page, a heading says,
“In this together. Keeping you connected wherever you are.” Zoom’s mission is not so different from what Lent Madness has given to me during this time of social distancing. It’s keeping me connected to common study during Lent. I hope you’re taking this time of restriction to consider our saintly options and reflect on their lives, their devotion, and their impact on our lives today. We have a little more than a week left to vote on our Saintly Sixteen and then on the last day of March we begin the voting for the Elate 8. ZOOM is quite correct; we’re in this together even though we are apart.
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28.
Who will win the Golden Halo??
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Food Basket - Open for Business
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The Food Basket is open and providing food to those in the community who suffer from food insecurity. In response to the COVID-19 social distancing, they have converted to a drive-through model.
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The Food Basket continues to need your donations of shelf stable food items, feminine hygiene products (pads) and baby items. The current "ask" is for healthy cereal and cereal bars, preferably in moderate-sized packages. Please drop them by the baskets at St. Timothy's or by the Food Basket Monday - Saturday, 9-1. Monetary donations are also welcome.
Volunteer opportunities are:
- Help pack boxes on Friday or Monday, 9-noon. No more than 1-3 at a time to come in and pack up the boxes, prepare the produce, dairy, eggs, and bread. We are going to this do in 1 hour shifts.
- Help distribute food on Saturday or Tuesday, 8 - 10 AM.
- April 3 Drive-Through Farmers Market, from 11-1 P.M. Help is needed to bag up produce for distribution to the vehicles. We will keep our social distancing procedures in place.
Please contact the Food Basket directly to volunteer or ask questions.
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We pray for the special needs, concerns, and thanksgivings of this congregation. (please pray out loud or silently)
• For our Search Committee, and specifically, for an Organist
• For protection in our parish and community from the Coronavirus.
• For medical professionals and healthcare workers on the front lines.
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We pray especially for: Janet Cutshall Parker, the Kimbrough family, Kerry Cormier, Griffin, Grayson, Sophia, Donnie Stoeltje, The Wailes family, Susie, Josh, Keith, Jim, Doris, Kathy, Shirley Gillman and family, Sam Arant, Thomas Holt III, Macaela Woodard, Ron and Judy Kolwitz, Carolyn Olshovsky, Larry Jablecki, Helen Kincannon, Linda, Lori, Lorenzo, Kelly, Guy, Leon, Mary Lee, Mike, Randall, Michael, Justin, Claire Baillio, Lane Hardin, Susan, Barbara, Jan, Jennifer Dillard, Cheryl, David and for our men and women serving in the Armed Forces at home and abroad, Brad, Lucas, Annie, Justin, Brian, Joseph, Caleb, Ed, Brian, Sean, Brett and Thia.
For all of our local churches and today we pray for Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene in Lake Jackson.
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
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We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays:
3/15-3/21: Phil Koury, Tre Wade, Lucas Richardson, Kyle Young, and Michael McCabe.
3/22-3/28: Matthew McCabe, Eli McLeod, Sherry White, Lance Olshovsky, Erin Weber and Joseph Freemen,
3/29-4/4: Sam David, Melissa David, Paul Kageler, Billy Shoemaker and Steve Freemen.
We give thanks for those celebrating anniversaries:
3/27 - Bill and Camille Wharmby
4/2 - Gary and Margaret Jones
Birthday and Anniversary Prayer
O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Tithe Under Social Distancing
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If you are able, please continue to support St. Timothy's during this unusual time.
If you prefer to write a check, please mail it to the office, or drop it by during office hours.
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March 29, 2020
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45
Psalm 130
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All regular activities are cancelled while we are under Stay Safe at Home.
The next vestry meeting will be April 21, starting at 6:30 PM.
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If you have other suggestions, please let us know.
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St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
200 Oyster Creek Drive
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
979-297-6003
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