Reflection on Sunday’s Scripture

2 Kings 2:1-12

When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?” And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent.”

Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be silent.”

Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground.

When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.” He responded, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not.” As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha kept watching and crying out, “Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

In a family of three children, we saw our father live his life kindly with wisdom and great humor. He shared the Bible with us, gently but firmly corrected us, advised us wisely. We all loved and longed to be like him as Elisha loved and longed to be like Elijah. May we live and love as Elijah loved.

Judi James

Remembering Bill Hutchison

We give thanks for Bill Hutchison’s life and faith. A memorial service in celebration of his life will be held at St. Timothy’s on Friday, March 22 at 10:00 am. A reception will follow in the parish hall. The family will join everyone after a private interment in the Grace garden. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make donations to St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church or the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra.

Eggcelent Lenten Kit for Families

Watch for an "eggcellent" Family Lenten kit to be handed out to families this Sunday. There are easy and meaningful activities for children to help them understand the meaning of Lent and create family devotion time.

Volunteers Needed

Souper Bowl of Caring

Souper Bowl of Caring is a National Event that helps restock our food pantries. We are excited that Kroger in Clute is going to do this again for us! But we need You to help be in the store and ask customers if they would purchase a bag for our ministry. It's simple - You just stand near the display that is set up in the front of the store and ask customers if they would like to purchase a donation bag. The bag goes into their grocery cart, and they buy it at checkout.

We will begin on January 24 and work three 1-hour shifts 5 days per week. We will end strong on February 11.

Dates and Times are:

• Feb 9th (Thurs, Fri) 3 - 4. 4-5. 5-6 pm
• Feb 10th (Saturday) 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 pm

Please contact our volunteer coordinators, Gwen and Jeff Klorer, to sign up for a 1-hour time slot at: [email protected] or text/call Gwen at 337-522-1853. She will enter your preferred time slot in the system and send you a confirmation text or email.

[email protected] for more information and available times.

Luke 10 Transformation

ST. TIMOTHY’S LENTEN SERIES

Come for the Food; Learn a Little about How to Share Jesus' Love

Please consider joining in the Lenten suppers and the Luke 10 Transformation training. What is L10T training? Briefly, it is a reminder of how to be identified as Christians by our love. For a slightly longer explanation, please watch my linked four-minute video. If you can make it through my first few seconds of my singing, I hope my description will give you a good idea of what this useful and non-threatening training is about.

-Tony Janeshek

Pancake Supper & Brazoswood Jazz Band

Tuesday, February 13

Calling all St. Timothy's revelers...SAVE THE DATE! It's Carnival Time!! Pancake Supper is quickly approaching! February 13th, 5:30pm to 7:15pm in the Parish Hall. Beginning at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, February 13th, come enjoy some cool jazz from the incredible Brazoswood High School Jazz Band and devour some hot, hot pancakes and sausage.

Wear your purple/gold/green, masks and THOSE BEADS!!



Price--$5 per person; $20 max for families! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS!!

Find Krewe sign up sheets for this fabulous event in the hall by our Patio Entrance. Please Sign up for a Krewe shift. We NEED your help! Make plans to join in the fun as we decorate Sunday, February 11th after our 10:30 service. Any help Monday, the 12th, is welcomed as well. Don't forget we really need support and manpower cleaning up after the supper as we prepare for Ash Wednesday services. Contact Kim/Mark Lehnhoff with questions

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 14

Stop by in the morning for

Ashes-to-Go from 6:30 to 7:45 a.m.

Ash Wednesday Services 12:30 & 7:00 p.m.

Lenten Devotionals Available

Copies of Living Well Through Lent 2024: Practicing Forgiveness with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind devotionals are available in the Narthex or Parish Hall.

Consider inviting a family member or friend to work through this devotional with you.

Tuesday Bible Study

The Rock, The Road and The Rabbi

Begins February 27

Our next Tuesday Bible Study will be The Rock, The Road and The Rabbi – a fascinating journey that explores the land of Israel and the treasures of God’s word

We hope you’ll join us beginning Tuesday, February 27 in the Blue Room. 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 $8.79. Nancy has Amazon Prime and will be happy to order a study guide for you. The study guides are also available on eBay and Christianbook.com if you prefer to order your own. A book by the same name is available for purchase separately.

If interested in joining us, please contact Nancy Carter at [email protected] or text to 979-285-4831. All are welcome!

Help Our Neighbors with Food

Rice, Oatmeal

Want to help our less-fortunate neighbors? The Food Basket needs donations of white rice and oatmeal. They are nearly out of these staple items, and currently don’t have enough to give out. They need to have about 120 of any item to be sure that everyone who comes through the doors on a food distribution day has the opportunity to get one of each item.

If you feel moved to give a great big bag of rice or a value pack of oatmeal, go for it! The food basket volunteers will repackage down to a single family size. (Kroger, H-E-B and Walmart all have 20lb bags of rice in 20lb sizes for $11-12. Hint. Hint.)

Nearly all Food at The Food Basket comes from donations - from individuals, churches, local businesses and other organizations.

Questions? Ask the Griners or Klorers.

Birthday and Anniversary Cards

For many years, Emily Osborn has made sure we all feel loved on our birthdays and anniversaries by sending us cards. Now, Judi James is enhancing this ministry by individually painting cards!

Thank you both for sharing your blessings and gifts.

Tabitha's Guild

Sewing Saturday, 2-4pm

It's bunny-making season! We again have strong demand for bunnies to give away for the Easter Egg Hunt and to donate to other organizations. This is a fun easy project. If you don't sew, don't worry. You can hang out and cut out or stuff bunnies.

Thanks to Camille, Sharon and Sondra for getting precut apron sewing "kits" ready for our February 29 class.

Our next sewing class with Food Basket guests will be on Thursday, February 29 10am-noon.

For your Email Security

You may have noticed that this week's Blast come from a new email address. This was done to comply with new email security standards. Rest assured that we are continuing to communicate, and this should not be a significant change to the Blast.

Learn why.

View Sunday's Service

Missed us or want to further reflect on Sunday's sermon? Click the link at right to go straight to the sermon on YouTube.

Due to Comcast internet issues, there are a couple of gaps in the video.

Sign UP for Camp NOW!

Partial Scholarships Available

We want to see as many of our kids go to Camp Allen as possible this Summer!

NOW is the time to sign up. 

To help our families out, Camp Allen and St. Timothy’s will cover 2/3 the cost per child. Full registration cost before scholarship and assistance is $893. 

Go ahead and sign up and either make a deposit or check the scholarship box. Then click the link to apply for scholarships. (See below) 

Please let Jackie know you have applied for a scholarship and which session. 

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Birthdays: Rykiel Pritchett, Ariana Weeks, and Monica Laurel

Anniversaries: Matt and Melissa Cone

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

Altar flowers are given to the Glory of God from Mary Young in thanksgiving for Dennis’ birthday.

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.

Bo's Place Grief Support Services

At Bo's Place, we believe that grieving families heal when they share their experiences with each other. We offer free Grief Support Groups in English and Spanish to families and individuals.

If you or someone you know would like information about Bo's Place Grief Support Groups for children, families, and adults, click here or call 713.942.8339.