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Looking Ahead - Special Events

Saturday, December 6

8:30 Build Nativity Scene

Sunday, December 7, Advent II

8:30 Holy Eucharist, Rite I

9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Coffee Hour, Parish Hall

Discussion with Dr. Ritter, Parish Hall between services

10:30 Godly Play (ages 3-10 years)

10:15 Nursery & Playroom available for kids (1 mo.-3 years)

10:30 Holy Eucharist, Rite II

11:45 Family Chime Choir, Choir Room

Saturday & Sunday, December 13 & 14

7:00 & 7:45 p.m. - Living Nativity, front lawn

Sunday, December 14, Advent III

Sunday, December 21, Advent IV

noon Join Altar Guild for Greening of the Church

Wednesday, December 24, Christmas Eve

Services at 5:30 and 10:00PM

Most Weeks

Mondays, 7 PM, Parish Hall

Round Dance Lessons - closed December 8

Wednesdays

6:00PM Handbell Choir Rehearsal

7:00PM Choir Rehearsal

8:00PM Compline (Facebook Live)

Thursdays, 7 PM, Parish Hall

Holy Yoga - Gentle Flow Yoga with meditation, led by Kristina Davenport

Fridays, 10:00 AM

Healing Prayer Group, Welcome Center

Saturdays, Tabitha's Guild (Sewing), 2-4 PM

Sewing Room - Room 250

A Note from your Rector

Welcome Dr. Joseph Ritter

Join us in welcoming Dr. Joseph Ritter, Canon for Christian Formation within the Episcopal Diocese of Texas!

Dr. Ritter will be preaching this Sunday at both services and teaching between services.

Dr. Ritter is working with us to bring Living Compass mini-retreat in January and small group leadership training. If you enjoy offering hospitality and helping people grow as you grow closer to Christ, you will want to hear him!

Join Canon Dr. Josh Ritter this Sunday for a lively conversation about living an invitational life in Christ. During this time, he is eager to hear from YOU about what you think it means to be invitational, to be warm and welcoming, and to practice hospitality as disciples of Jesus who are called to be peacemakers and bridge builders in our world that is so often dominated by divisiveness and distrust. So, bring your ideas and your stories about what discipleship means to you, and come ready for a chat!

Dr. Ritter's Bio

Join One of Our Small Groups during Advent

Come to one or all of them. Advent Devotionals Available online or at Church.

Sundays: Discussion Group in the Welcome Center after church services with Pastor Robin+

Tuesdays: Jon and Melinda Cox at a Restaurant Crawl on Tuesdays at 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 9: Wayside Pub

Dec.16: La Madeleine

Join Andrea Hutchison and Alexa Kincannon on

Monday, Dec. 8: At Alexa Kincannon's 6-8 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 16: At Alexa Kincannon's 6- 8 p.m.

Andrea Hutchison's Address: 52 Mandevilla Ct., Lake Jackson

Alexa Kincannon's Address: 120 Huckleberry

Join Pastor Robin for Advent Devotional. YOU bring a Brown Bag Lunch for a Hybrid Group:

In person at the Welcome Center or online via zoom.

Wednesdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17th at noon - 1 p.m.

Opportunities and Events

Nativity Set Build

Saturday, December 6

Mark your calendars for Saturday 12/6 to help set up for the living nativity, a Christmas tradition at St. Timothy’s. We will start at 8:30am and will finish around 11:00am. The more people who show up the quicker we will finish. Many hands lighten the work for all. Contact Steve Freemen for more information 979-215-1523.

Living Nativity

December 13 & 14

Living Nativity is a long standing tradition of St Timothy's Episcopal Church. It is our gift to the community. It is staffed by volunteers from our church and other community members who love being a part of it.

Living Nativity will be Saturday, Dec. 13th and Sunday, Dec. 14th. Each evening has 2 performances with the first show at 7:00pm and the second show at 7:45pm. Cookies and hot cocoa will be served in the courtyard between shows.

We will have chairs set out but you are welcome to bring your own.

Goats and a donkey will add a touch of authenticity to our heart warming Nativity Story.

Christmas Poinsettias & Greens in Honor of a Loved One

Your donation helps cover our flower and decorating costs. You may donate any amount but be aware that the cost to St. Timothy's is roughly $20 per poinsettia.

Flower Donation Envelopes are in the Narthex and in Sunday’s bulletin. To honor a loved one or give thanks, please put their name on the envelope and your donation inside. Your memories and/or thanksgivings will be listed in the bulletins for Christmas Eve. This year’s deadline is December 14th for your requests to be listed in the bulletin. Please put envelopes in the offering plate or bring to the office. Thank you.

Living Compass Epiphany Retreat and Trainings

Home by Another Road: A Living Compass Epiphany Mini-Retreat

Join us for a 2-hour online retreat on January 10, 2026, from 9:30–11:30 am CT to deepen your journey through the Epiphany season.

Scott Stoner, founder of Living Compass, will offer guided self-reflections with time for small-group discussion and application. Each participant will leave with a "FAITH Step" intention they have created during the retreat — a commitment to how they feel called by God to journey through Epiphany this year. The title of our retreat comes from the story of the Wise Men who return home by another road after having encountered the Christ Child.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemQTC_y1ng-D2ZjHTFanoIvZ74UhyOGUwe47DCdy9M_nh25g/viewform

Living Compass Training for the Diocese of Texas

Mondays, January 12 - February 23, 2026

Living Compass is offering two dedicated training sessions for the Diocese of Texas for those who want to become facilitators of Wellness Circles for Adults, Parents, and/or Teens. The training consists of participating in a six-week Wellness Circle facilitated by Living Compass leaders, plus one additional resource overview session, for a total of seven one-hour sessions. All times are Central Time. There is no cost for these trainings.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_YMDWtnItdDo_w6Qz1B4P9Uw99hWLcmnEELQrgXlGF_TJAA/viewform

Living Well Through Advent: Practicing Generosity with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind. While booklets are sold out, you can receive the daily reflection by email by signing up at: https://www.livingcompass.org/advent-signup

Children's Music Program

Kids aged Kindergarten to Middle School and your parents are invited to join our new Family Chime Choir! Experience the fun of playing tone chimes and making music together with your family. No prior skills needed--we will teach you all you need to know!

We will meet twice a month, usually the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. If there is a church event or school holiday around one of those Sundays, it will be scheduled on a different week.

Please mark your calendar with the attached dates, and plan to join us in the choir room after the 10:30 service on November 30!

See you soon!

Download the Schedule

Tabitha's Guild (Sewing)

Saturday, 2-4PM

Tabitha's sewing group will be open again this Saturday, December 6. Sewing is open to everyone who wants to come.

Work on Christmas gifts for your family and friends.
Learn the basics of sewing machine operation. If you bring your own machine, and we'll help you figure out how to thread it, wind a bobbin, etc.
Hem or alter your clothes.
Just bring your own projects and hang out.

Sewing Class

Yay for a God-blessed sewing class on Thursday. Our guests and we had a great time and created cute Christmas ornaments.

Fall Pledge Campaign Reminder

If you haven't turned in your pledge card nor pledged online yet, please do so. If you are planning to pledge, please help the Finance Committee and Vestry, who have begun working on next year's budget, by turning in your 2026 pledge.

-Tony J.

Prayers and Thanksgivings

We pray for the special needs, concerns, and thanksgivings of this congregation and community.

We pray especially for members: Viola and the Geserick family, David, Char, Bunny, Timothy, the Friehauf family, the Pfeifer family, Mary Larke, Jane, Christina, Dave, Mary and James, Roy, Fran, Emily, James, Lela, Kurt, Pamela, Kat, Anna, Carolyn, Charlie and Norma, Mary, Donna and Larry, Kay and Sam, John and Gayle, Denis and Judi, and Linda.

Thank you for the privilege to pray on behalf of friends and families: Carol, Sara, Marty, Phyllis, Claudia, the Cardenas family, John, Sandra, Martha, Cathy, Shelby, Haley, the Kibodeaux family, the Dougherty family, Steve, Lillian and David, Connie, Leola, Doug, Ann, J.D., Rebekah, Alexandra, Katie, Paul, the Luna family, Gilbert and family, Alisha, the Dye family, Doris, Kaytlynn, Cody, Warren and Danee, Liam and family, Holly, Mita, Alexander, Douglas, Kellye, Liz, Loorie, Derek, Mary, Eric, Kelly, Jocelyn, Cheryl, Terry, Matt, Kevin, and Claire.

We pray for our men and women serving in the Armed Forces: Cory, Jordan, Brad, Lucas, Annie, Justin, Joseph, Caleb, Ed, Brett, Thea, Jaycob, Cody, Joshua, and our veterans, John Pitts, Gary Jones, Rich Tillman, Roy McKneely, and Randall Goodson, and any others named now.

We pray for all who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal Kingdom.

For the diocesan cycle of prayer: Holy Spirit in Houston, Hope in Houston, San Mateo in Bellaire, San Romero in Houston, and the Diocese of Peshawar.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays: Margaret Jones, LaWane Mezulic, Brenda Nava, and Larry Jablecki

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

You may donate altar flowers in memory, honor, or celebration of whomever you choose. Select the week of your choice by signing up on the flower chart in the Narthex. The cost is $75 for arrangements on the altar. You may give a check to Jackie (in the office) or put in the offering plate with “flowers” in the memo line.

Resources

Request Prayer

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Philippians 4:6

There are 2 ways for prayer requests to be included in the Prayers of the People during worship and the weekly Blast. Details will remain confidential.

Call the office to share your request (979-297-6003).

Use the online form found on the church website or scan the QR code found here or in your bulletin.

Whether prayers of supplication or of thanksgiving:

Incorporate your personal prayers into worship
Use the longer pause during the Prayers of the People for spoken and unspoken prayer
Join a member of the Healing Prayer team at the side chapel after taking communion

For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.

Matthew 18:20

Round Dance Lessons - Closed December 8

Round Dance lessons are held in the Parish Hall on most Mondays. We are doing a variety of ballroom dances. Newbies are welcome as we currently have very low numbers of attendees, you'll get lots of personal instruction. Wear casual clothes with comfortable shoes that slide. Join us for fun exercise and to meet new friends. Cost is $5 per person per lesson approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours on Mondays starting at 7:00PM. Questions, contact Gigi at 979-529-5887 or stop by and check us out.

Got Announcements?

Submit them Online!

You can submit announcement requests from the St. Timothy's website at www.stimothy.org/announcements or by email to Sondra and Jackie at announcements@stimothy.org.

Here is our timeline and deadlines for the Blast.

Wednesday 5PM ALL new articles should be sent in.
on or before noon on Thursday we will send a draft of the Blast to stakeholders
Thursday 5PM ALL edits of existing articles should be submitted

Exceptions should only be for emergencies and information that couldn't possibly be anticipated.

Get our Church Directory

Our digital church directory is a great tool to help you know who's who, associate a name with a face, and reach out to another member. To get started, download the Instant Church Directory app, and log in with the email you provided to the office.

New to St. Timothy's? Have an outdated picture? Take a new picture, and send it in to the office, (office@stimothy.org.)