Volunteers Needed

LJI Trunk or Treat

Oct. 31 6-8PM

LJI Principal, Cheryl Roberts, has invited us, Covenant Presbyterian and Cornerstone church to partner with them on putting on a trunk or treat on Halloween night from 6-8 pm for their students. 

The city has asked it to be a drive-through Trunk or Treat to help manage traffic. They are looking for 35 people from the community willing to decorate their cars and/or hand out candy. This means we might have 1 or 2 cars decorated and more people there to greet families in their cars, hand out candy, and pray Blessings of Peace over all who come through the line. 

If you are interested in showing our kids and their families some love, please let Jackie know what you are willing to do.

Pray for our Schools

At the end of our meeting, when I asked Principal Cheryl Roberts if there were one thing we could pray for you all what would it be? She said, peace and calm. 

Your prayers were answered the first week of school was the calmest it has ever been. Last year 25 kids had already been sent to detention and 9 kids to Lighthouse. This year no one was sent to detention and only 4 were sent to Lighthouse! She said everyone was commenting on the calm. 

I asked if they would put in their newsletter, for everyone to pray for God to grant His peace, love, and protection be with the students, teachers, administrators, and all involved at school and their families in Jesus’ name. A resounding, “Yes!” was her response. 

Please encourage your Christian friends to do the same when they pass by LJI or any school. Our prayers united are making a big difference! Pray for our kids' mental health as well! In Jesus name! Amen. 

Luke 10 Transformation Course

Luke 10 - T course equips everyday Christians to fulfill The Great Commission:

Therefore GO and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and surely I am with you always, even to the very end of the age. Mathew 28:19-20

It also helps us to live into St. Timothy's mission: Empowered by the Holy Spirit we experience God's love and share it, by helping us cooperate with the Holy Spirit's guidance more and more.

Check out these two introductory videos: 

Lesson 1: The Need

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUXejDUU6tw&t=71s 

Lesson 2: Introducing L-10-T

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6PNgPhMoAY&t=31s

In person class on Wednesday's for 4 weeks at noon in the Blue Room or via Zoom. 

But how do you fulfill the great commission in practical ways? Luke- 10 T provides 4 steps to living out this calling every day as we go about our lives. 

Step 1: Pray a Blessing

Step 2: Build Relationships/Fellowship

Step 3: Meet Needs

Step 4: Tell about Jesus

We hope you might join us! Gary Jones and Pastor Robin+

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89385209364?pwd=hwqtaaRPYtFEJBGtFQWtapDmGthHNl.1

Meeting ID: 893 8520 9364

Passcode: Luke

Vestry and Diocesan Council Nominations are Open

Nominations for vestry and diocesan council are open. Four positions will be open for the vestry class of 2025. For diocesan council, we typically elect three representatives plus one alternate. Elections will be in October 2024. Please prayerfully consider who to nominate or feel free to volunteer.

176th Diocesan Council will be held February 7-8, 2025 in Fort Worth. Details coming soon.

Blessing of the Animals

Saturday, October 5

Please bring your fuzzy, furry and feathered friends this Sunday for the Blessing of the Animals. We will meet in the courtyard at 4:30 PM.

St. Timothy's Team Shirt

Order by October 6

The t-shirt ordering process has changed. The online store is still available, but is significantly more expensive than if we do a group order. So we ask you to sign up on the sheets outside the Welcome Center and put a check to St. Timothy’s inside the envelope. 

Shirts are a cotton/poly blend. There are sample sizes for you to try on and two colors to choose from: Royal Blue or Sky Blue. 

We will be doing a bulk order on Monday, October 7. Have your order in by Sunday, October 6. We will not place any orders without payment first. 

Men and Women’s Mesh Polo Shirts are $25 including the logo. Add $2 more for 2XL and $3 more for 3XL. If you order a Men’s Tall, the shirts are $44 and are a slightly different design, with a cuffed sleeve. 

Make checks to St. Timothy’s and put in the envelope by the shirt order.

 If you have any questions ask Pastor Robin or Jackie. If you are willing to volunteer to help with this process, please contact Pastor Robin. 

Thanksgiving Stuffing Food Drive

benefitting The Food Basket

through October 13

Please help our neighbors enjoy Thanksgiving by contributing boxes or bags of stuffing mix. These mixes will go into boxes along with recipes and donations from other area churches to help those in need have a great holiday. Each family will also receive a turkey to round out the holiday table.

Our target is to donate at least 144 packages of stuffing mix so we can be certain that each family gets one in their holiday box. This food drive ends on October 13.

Want to go above and beyond? The top general food needs are:

• Canned Spaghetti sauce (plastic jars or cans)
• Canned Pasta with Meat - 14-16 oz.
• Canned Mixed Vegetables - 14-16 oz.
• Canned Chili - 14-16 oz.
• Canned Peaches 14-16 oz.
• Healthy individually wrapped snack items for kids

Our Stewardship theme is: Walk in Love! 

We hope to learn and grow in the knowledge and experience of God’s love and how we can be respond and share this love with all that we have both inside and outside the church. 

You are invited to join us in Celebrating God’s Love during the Month of October with special stories told by members of their experience of God’s love during worship on Sunday’s, in the newsletter and some home gatherings. 

Join us on October 6th for a kick off luncheon where we will have an opportunity to all share  

how we’ve experienced God’s love and shared it as a parish and as individuals. 

Then on November 3: All Saints Sunday we will see the culmination of people’s stories represented in a collage. 

Come and experience God’s love! 

Movie Night with CASA

Sunday, October 20, 5:00PM, Youth Hall

Join St. Timothy's and our Gulf Coast CASA partners for a movie that highlights the experience of childhood trauma, fostering, advocacy and adoption. The movie is rated PG-13. Representatives of CASA will join us for this event and will be available to answer questions at the end of the movie.

Popcorn and beverages will be provided.

Reach out to Sondra Griner with any questions about this event. Due to the way the movie is licensed, we are not permitted to publicize the movie name.

Kairos #31 Prison Ministry Prayer Chain

This KAIROS WEEKEND is a prison ministry similar to Cursillo or Walk to Emmaus in the free world. It is life changing for the participants and for the volunteers. 

Please pray this prayer from the Book of Common Prayer(BCP) pg. 826 for our team and prisoners.

Lord Jesus, for our sake you were condemned as a criminal: Be with the Kairos team as they prepare and visit the Clemens Unit. Make ready their hearts and the hearts of the prisoners. We remember all prisoners and bring the guilty to repentance and amendment of life according to your will, and give them hope for their future. When any are held unjustly, bring them release; forgive us, and teach us to improve our justice. Remember those who work in these institutions; keep them humane and compassionate; and save them from becoming brutal or callous. And since what we do for those in prison, O Lord, we do for you, constrain us to improve their lot. All this we ask for your mercy’s sake. Amen.

We are looking for Prayer Warriors to pray for our Kairos #31 weekend. It will be held on October 3rd through the 6th.    

We have other churches in the area doing the same. We will present the chain on the second day of the four-day weekend.  

GOD BLESS,

Jim Cutshall, Steve Freemen, Rich Tillman, Ron Weeks, Chris Wilson

Children’s Choir has Started!

We are excited to announce that we have started a new children’s choir at St. Timothy’s! We are looking for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade to join us after the 10:30 service on Sundays (approx. 11:45 am to 12:15 pm).

Go to the parish hall after the service and have a snack while Ms. Andrea and Ms. Kay reset the choir room. We will come get you as soon as we are ready!

Feel free to contact Andrea Hutchison for more information at music@stimothy.org or 817-691-3753

Tabatha's Guild (Sewing)

We'll be sewing this Saturday from 2-4pm. We'll return to sewing duffle bags for CASA. We also have some more pre-cuts of the tote bags, so you could make one to give away or for yourself.

Reach out to Sondra Griner with any ideas or questions.

River of Hope Garage Sale

Tuesday-Saturday, Oct. 22-26

River of Hope will again be hosting their annual garage sale in St. Timothy's Parish Hall. Whether you'd like to volunteer to help, donate goods or shop for bargains, we need your help.

Tuesday -Thursday (10/22 - 24), we will be accepting donations

Thursday 10/24, 5-7pm Early Bird sale

Friday - Saturday (10/25-26), from 8-12 the garage sale will be open to the general public

Remembering the past, giving thanks and blessing the space and all touched by our kids ministry! 

Last Sunday, a number of members meet and blessed the children’s wing ministries for the past, present and future ministries. We honored those who have given of their time, talent and treasure. We heard stories many of us didn’t know about the thousands of children who have come through our programs here and taught about the love of Jesus. Then we blessed the spaces and asked God to give us His vision for these spaces for now and in the future. 

Already, some of the rooms are in the process of being freshened up with paint and a more modern look. All this is part of offering hospitality to the families God is sending us. More and more new families are coming each week! Glory to God! 

For it is in remembering, giving thanks and blessing we can grow in experiencing Jesus love and share it! 

New Tuesday Bible Study on Revelation

October 8th-November 12, 1-3 pm, Blue Room

led by Nancy Carter.

Our next Tuesday Bible Study will be Revelation: Extravagant Hope by Margaret Feinberg.

We hope you’ll join us in the Blue Room beginning Tuesday, October 8. We will meet from 1:00 to 3:00 for six weeks. Sessions will include watching a DVD and a discussion based on the study guide.

The study guides are available from Amazon for $13.89. Nancy has Amazon Prime and will gladly order a study guide for you. The study guides are also available on eBay and Christianbook.com if you prefer to order your own. If interested in joining us, please contact Nancy Carter at wcarter006@comcast.net or text to 979-285-4831. All are welcome!

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays: Chris Hutchison, Janice Freemen, Marianne Essington, James Kimbrough, Gayle Pitts, Lincoln Pritchett, and Adrian Pritchett.

Anniversaries: Tommy and Taylor Coomer

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.

Prepare for Peak Hurricane Season

As much as we hate to think about it, hurricane season doesn't end until November, and September can be a very active month. It is very important that we all be prepared.