June 9, 2022

Dear Friends of St. Timothy's:

Our Organist, David Sparkes has been ill for some time, but seemed to be improving a couple weeks ago. After a recent hospitalization, and a new, serious diagnosis, he was moved to hospice this week. Andrew and I went up to see him yesterday, and it seems he does not have long to live.

Please keep David and his family in your prayers. We did not have David with us long at St. Tim's, but he was much beloved and appreciated by us all.

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 6/12, Trinity 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. This is the final service with the Choir for the season.

Tuesday, 6/14, 7pm

Our monthly Tuesday Taize' service will be streamed at our website and on Facebook, and 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 6/15

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 12 Founders' Day Luncheon, 11:30am

June 14 Tuesday Taize', 7pm

June 18 Funeral for Fr. Erv Smuda, St. Paul's Canton, 10am

June 18 Luther: the Rock Opera, Holy Trinity Lutheran, 3pm

June 25 Pantry and Ron's Office cleanup (see below), 9am to noon

June 27 Vestry, 7pm

GREAT LOOKING GROUNDS!

Thanks to all who came over to help spruce things up around the church grounds last Saturday. We really made a huge impact together, and the grounds are looking better than ever. We'll add another work day or two over the summer, so watch for that. In addition, we are scheduling some indoor work days coming up, with the goal of organizing things on the inside of the building as well.

Saturday, June 25th, starting at 9am, we will be working on downsizing the pantry, as well as clearing out a bunch of unnecessary stuff from "Ron's Office" to make better use of that space. If you're interested in helping out with those projects, please save the date.  As usual, we will provide coffee, donuts, and water.  More details to come.

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, that they would be kept safe from violence and harm.

Please also pray for the citizens of Russia, as they suffer for what their leaders are doing.

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

✥David Sparkes  ✥Bob Meyer ✥Chris Lane ✥Priya Kurian ✥Mike Ziegelhofer ✥Chuck Tilley

✥Michael Flamm  ✥Liz Frank ✥Bobbie Muhlbach ✥John Muhlbach ✥Mike Requa

✥Toni Contini ✥Brian Dorosch ✥Beth Conley ✥Bob Daane ✥Chuck Coleman

✥Patty Ann ✥Noble Carpenter  ✥Roger Walters  ✥Colleen Major  ✥Gail Moss

✥Stephen Huba  ✥Roy Schoenfeld ✥Fred Gibbs  ✥Betsy Lloyd  ✥Greg Rush

✥Eamonn Hunter  ✥Tony Donahue ✥Carla McCartney   ✥Linda Boyer

✥Savanna Dissette  ✥Ruth Lash  ✥Roberta Ott  ✥Steve Deuble ✥Cody Lambach

✥Jenny Lambach

For the repose of the soul of Nancy Brooks, sister of Candy Dickerhoof.

For the repose of the soul of Stephen Major I, grandfather of Stephen Major.

For the repose of the soul of Sheila Gwatkin, friend of Sarah Douglas.

BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES

Celebrating birthdays in the next week are David Ehmer (6/13), Wendy Little (6/15), and Betty Jarvis (6/17).

Larry & Barb Muschkat will celebrate their anniversary on June 12th, and David & Jackie Regula will celebrate theirs on June 16th. will celebrate their anniversary on June 8th.

Be sure to send good wishes and thoughts to all who celebrate this week!

LUTHER: the Rock Opera

My former band, Lost And Found will be bringing our musical version of the life of Martin Luther back to Massillon next month. 

Next Saturday June 18th, at 3pm, we'll be performing Luther: the Rock Opera at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, over on the west side. Tickets are $10, with a family maximum of $20.

PERIODIC PUZZLE

I've decided to make a puzzle of this photo because I just absolutely love these flowers! I forget what they're called in lay terms, but purple-blue spikey guys is their technical name. 😏

You will find the puzzle by clicking HERE. 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.

Out of nowhere, yesterday I received a call from the head of the Property Committee at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland. They're going to be restoring their stained-glass windows and asked me to serve on that subcommittee. Since I'm a sucker for beautiful stained glass, I said I would happily help as much as I can.

And that's where you come in. I need some help gathering facts and numbers and methods for when we had our windows redone, back in 2002. If you have memory of any specifics about that process, I'd love to hear what you have to say.

And thinking of beautiful stained glass, and the last Sunday we'll have the choir for this season, it seems fitting to leave you the Collect for Church Musicians and Artists:

O God, whom saints and angels delight to worship in

heaven: Be ever present with your servants who seek through

art and music to perfect the praises offered by your people on

earth; and grant to them even now glimpses of your beauty,

and make them worthy at length to behold it unveiled for

evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Faithfully,

Fr. George