September 1, 2022

Dear Friends in Christ:

This is an update for the next two weeks.  As I see how the calendar is filling up over the next few months, I am filled with a sense of excitement as well as intimidation. There's a lot going on, and lots of opportunities to gather together, to carry out our mission statement of Worship, Hospitality, and Outreach. (WHO we are.)

In order to give you a handy list of what's ahead, I've moved the "upcoming dates" section up higher--like in Sunday's Gospel--so it doesn't get lost amidst the specific details. Please mark your calendars and join us whenever you are able.

On to the updates . . .

WORSHIP

St. Timothy's current policy is that face coverings are suggested, though not required inside our building. You can always find the most-current updates on all our services by checking the calendar page of our website.

Sunday 9/4, Pentecost 13

8:00am Holy Eucharist, Rite I. In person only. Includes litany for the Blessing of Hands, in honor of Labor Day.

10:00 am Rite II Holy Eucharist. In person and streamed at our website, on youtube and on our Facebook page. This week's bulletin is HERE.  Includes litany for the Blessing of Hands, in honor of Labor Day, which may be found HERE.

Wednesday 9/7

12:10pm Our mid-week service of Holy Eucharist. In person only.

Sunday 9/11, Pentecost 14: Children's Sunday

8:00am Holy Eucharist, Rite I. In person only. 

10:00 am Rite II Holy Eucharist. In person and streamed at our website, on youtube and on our Facebook page. This week's bulletin is HERE. Special activities for children during the first part of the service; they will then join us for Holy Communion.

Tuesday 9/13 7pm

Our monthly Tuesday Taize' service returns, and will be streamed at our website and on Facebook. Your in-person attendance is welcome. You can sing along with us at home or in church. The service outline and music are HERE. (We will have printed copies at the door.)

Wednesday 9/14

12:10pm Our mid-week service of Holy Eucharist. In person only.

UPCOMING DATES OF NOTE

Sept. 1 Choir Preview, 7pm

Sept. 3 Late Summer Garden Day, 9am-12pm

Sept. 4 Blessing of Hands (both services)

Sept. 8 ECW meeting, 10:30am

Sept. 11 Children's Sunday, 10am

Sept. 13 Taize' resumes, 7pm

Sept. 15 Spaghetti Dinner, 5:30-7pm

Sept. 29 Evensong, St. Michael & All Angels, 7:30pm

Oct. 7-8 ECW Rummage & Bake Sale

Oct. 9  Children's Sunday 10am & Animal Blessing 2pm

Oct. 22 Tigers Prayer Service & Rivalry Game

Oct. 24 Bishop Candidates Meet & Greet, 6-8pm

Nov. 2 All Souls service, 7pm

Nov. 6 Fr. George presides SSE at Cathedral, 5pm

Nov. 13 Children's Sunday, 10am

Nov. 18-19 Diocesan Convention

Dec. 4 Candlelight Walk, 5-7:30pm

Dec. 11 Children's Sunday, 10am

LATE SUMMER GARDEN DAY

Come on over this Saturday, September 3rd, if you've got a little time to spare, as we clean up the church grounds. There will be lots to do to get things ready for fall (weeding, mulching, edging), plus refreshments (donuts, water, coffee).

Bonus: You can have those hard-working hands blessed during our worship service the next day!

CHOIR PREVIEW TONIGHT

At 7pm, September 1st, our Choir will gather to receive new music and talk about plans for the coming months. Plus there will be refreshments! This is a great opportunity for interested folks to join us and see if offering your voice in worship might be something you'd like to do. We'll renew our regular rehearsal and worship schedule starting Thursday, September 8th, and sing during worship starting September 11th. Come hang out with us tonight!

MONTHLY CHILDREN'S SUNDAY

Starting next Sunday, September 11th, we will offer Children's Sunday the second Sunday of each month . Kids will head downstairs during the first part of the service to hear stories and do activities, and then join us in the sanctuary for Communion. For those children who are interested, they'll also have the chance to join Fr. George at the Altar during the consecration so they can see what happens up close.

Mark your calendars for the second Sunday each month, and bring the children to worship with us! Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 11, etc.

ECW MEETS SEPTEMBER 8th

The next ECW meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 8th, at 10:30am to discuss the fall rummage sale and bake sale. ECW stands for "Episcopal Church Women," so any and all women of the parish are invited and encouraged to attend.

The ECW Rummage & Bake Sale will be held October 7th and 8th. Please start bringing any items (except clothing) that you'd like to contribute. Also, starting the day before the sale (Oct. 6th), you can start bringing any cookies, brownies, etc. that you'd like to contribute for the bake sale.

SPAGHETTI DINNER RETURNS!

Join us on Thursday, September 15th, from 5:30-7pm for the return of our Annual Spaghetti Dinner!

Always a fun time, good food, and great company. Meal includes Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread, and Refreshments. Plus, the ever-popular Raffle!

Adults: $8.00

Children under 6: $5.00

Family Maximum: $20

All are welcome!

Call the church office for reservations at 330.833-3183, or sign up on the sheet in the parish hall.

PRAYERS REQUESTED

When you ask for someone to be added to the prayers, they will stay on our list for four weeks unless we hear from you. We will maintain a continuing prayer list for those with ongoing needs. The email list below merges both lists.

Please be sure to let us know if someone should be taken off this list so we can focus on those in need.

Please pray for the people of Ukraine & Russia, that they would be kept safe and live in peace and safety. Pray for the victims of floods in Pakistan.

And please also keep these friends and parishioners in your prayers:

✥Chris Lane ✥Priya Kurian ✥Chuck Tilley ✥Michael Flamm  ✥Liz Frank

✥Bobbie Muhlbach ✥John Muhlbach ✥Mike Requa  ✥Toni Contini ✥Brian Dorosch

✥Beth Conley ✥Bob Daane ✥Patty Ann  ✥Noble Carpenter  ✥Gail Moss  ✥Betsy Lloyd

✥Greg Rush  ✥Tony Donahue  ✥Linda Boyer  ✥Tina Gottshall  ✥Ruth Lash

✥Gayle McHenry  ✥Zachary Miller ✥Leon Sanford  ✥Leigh Ann Kummer

✥Ted Savastano 

For the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Norris

BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES

Celebrating birthdays over the next two weeks include Caroline Hoge (9/5), Nancy Hann (9/11), Bob Morrow (9/12) and Donna Bower (9/14).

Celebrating anniversaries on September 15th are Pam & Evan Smith, and Fr. George & Cristin Baum. (Word is, there's an affordable spaghetti dinner happening that very night.)

Be sure to send good wishes and thoughts to all who celebrate in the coming weeks!

BISHOP SEARCH UPDATE

Our Bishop Search Committee presented the initial slate of candidates to the Standing Committee last month. You can find that slate by clicking HERE.

The "petition process" is officially over, though I do not know if any additional candidates have been added to the slate. In October, the final slate of candidates will take part in a series of "meet and greet" events around the Diocese. Then, at the November Convention we elect the 12th Bishop of our Diocese, who will be consecrated on April 29th, 2023. 

The nearest Meet & Greet to us is at St. Paul's, Akron, October 24, from 6-8pm. This event will also be live-streamed, or so I am told. I encourage you to attend or tune in to get a chance to hear from these fine folks, one of whom will be our next Bishop!

PERIODIC PUZZLE

To prepare you for the plaster pictures below, I thought it might be helpful to see what our sanctuary looked like for the first wedding, which was held in 1898.  You know, just for comparison's sake.  You can find the puzzle by clicking HERE. 

As always, you can choose your background color, number of puzzle pieces, and even set it to display just the edge pieces. Plus, you get a very affirming crowd reaction once you have completed it!

Also, if you want to take a trip down puzzle memory lane, you can go back and find the whole collection on our website at this LINK.

PROPERLY PLASTERED

If you've been in the church building the past week or so, you've seen lots of progress happening on getting the walls properly plastered. It's an inspiring mess, which is moving us toward getting things back in order. As I mentioned previously, we need to let this dry for about a month before it gets painted, so we'll be living with the white Rorschach blotches for a few weeks. Meanwhile, we're waiting for the folks from K Carpet to get us on their schedule for laying down the new sanctuary floor. Here are a few pictures to ponder . . .

Now that we're well into the month of September, I imagine we'll start seeing more folks in church on Sundays, and at other times as well. I just want to drop a gentle reminder that COVID has not gone away, and some folks are much more at risk than others. So please continue to be cautious around others, especially as cooler weather inevitably leads us to spend more time indoors.

And, as we head into this Labor Day weekend, I want to be sure to leave you with the collect appointed for the holiday. I find it significant that the Church sees fit to even have this collect, and I encourage you to spend some time thinking about what it says to us.

25. For Labor Day BCP 261

Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another

that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide

us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but

for the common good; and, as we seek a proper return for

our own labor, make us mindful of the rightful aspirations of

other workers, and arouse our concern for those who are out

of work; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Faithfully,

Fr. George