Please welcome Stephanie as she leads our Christian Formation time sharing what growing churches are doing across the Diocese at 9:30 and then at 11:45 joining us and families and members in a discussion time. We hope to learn how our youth, their families and members want to connect.

Stephanie will also be preaching at both services before going to seminary in the Fall.

Stephanie serves the Diocese of Texas as Missioner for Congregational Vitality: Youth and Young Adults. In this role, she supports diocesan youth events by coordinating Happening, YES, Midwinter Retreat, Junior High Retreat, Intermediate Retreat, Intermediate Mission Experience, and Missionpalooza. She also supports the Mission Amplification team administratively.

Please join us at the 10:30 service this Sunday to celebrate this special young woman. She will be recognized, and presented with a quilt. Please meet in the Parish Hall afterward for cake and conversation. Bring a card of encouragement if you wish or write down a favorite memory or prayer for her.

In Keeping with our mission we join Thy Kingdom Come - a worldwide prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension (Thursday, 5/18) to Pentecost (5/28).

Since its launch by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in 2016, Christians from 172 countries and over 100 denominations have taken part in praying for friends and family to come to faith in Jesus Christ. These days have always been full of expectation and anticipation.

As the Lord Jesus ascended, He promised the gift of the Holy Spirit to enable the disciples to be witnesses. As they waited for the promise to be fulfilled they devoted themselves constantly to prayer (Acts 1:14). So, the renewed call across the church is to set these days apart to pray, and each individual to pray for 5 people to come to know the love and peace of Jesus Christ.

Consider taking 5 minutes right now to pray asking God to reveal 5 people who He would have you pray for to know God's love in Jesus Christ for 10 days. Now write their names down and pray for them.

Pentecost is the Christian festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus. On this day, we also celebrate God sending the Holy Spirit to us to inspire, guide and empower us as Christians today.

Our Mission recognizes the Holy Spirit is what empowers us to experience & share God's love.

Our next meeting will be Sunday after church on June 4, 2023. Meet at 1pm at Emily Osborne’s House, 54 Lake Road Lake Jackson, for our regular meeting. Please bring food of your choice for our light luncheon. If you would like a ride or to carpool contact Suzy.

Walking In the Way of Love by Scott Gunn will be used for our Growing in Faith Classes in preparation for Bishop Monterroso's visit.

Classes will be over lunch on Sundays, May 28, June 4 and June 11. Books will be available that for day. Or, you can order ahead of time at Foreward Movement.

"Got Questions About Faith?" Classes will begin in May 28th. If you wish to grow in faith, come and see if the Episcopal way of love is for you.

If you would like to explore being baptized, confirmed, received or reaffirm your faith on June 18th contact Pastor Robin via the church office to set up a time to talk.

Our next Tuesday Bible Study will be Max Lucado’s “You’ll Get Through This."

We hope you’ll join us beginning Tuesday, June 20 in the Blue Room. We will meet the following six weeks except for July 4.

The study guides are available on Amazon for $8.49. Nancy has Amazon Prime and will be happy to order a study guide for you.

If interested in joining us, please contact Nancy Carter at wcarter006@comcast.net or text to 979-285-4831. All are welcome!

Thank you to all who give out of thanksgiving to God toward the mission of His church. Attached is a snapshot of where we are financially. You will be hearing on a more regular basis about how your stewardship is an act of worship. We give thanks that all that we have comes from God. May we steward our time, talent, money, relationships, building and grounds well and for God’s glory!

Timothy's Troop will meet May 21st, but will not on the 14th or the 28th.

We are currently learning how to come closer to Jesus in our daily lives.

If you would be willing to help with classes, please contact Jane Powers. The curriculum and supplies are provided.

It’s not too late to join weekly Round Dance lessons (waltz) in the Parish Hall. 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 hour on Mondays starting at 7:00PM. Questions, contact Gigi @ 979-529-5887 or stop by and check us out.

Who could you pray for to know God’s love during these 11 days of Thy Kingdom Come? Perhaps your friends, families, co-workers, neighbors or another group of people?

There are so many ways you can pray for your 5. You can use a band and tie 5 knots, each one representing one of your 5. Or maybe each time you drink a cup of tea or coffee or water, you could remember to pray? Here's a lovely example.

You could write their names on your bathroom mirror, or in this little card or this version with the Lord’s prayer on the reverse, to help remind you to pray throughout the day. Or perhaps you could pray during your daily exercise such as running or walking.

Why not watch this video from The Rt Revd Dr John Sentamu as he encourages us to pray for 5.

And for further inspiration on who to pray for, check out our new series of blogs here: Stories | Thy Kingdom Come

For more information please contact Lauren Ridenour at 979-665-1647 or email learnngandmusic73@gmail.com. You may also take a look at our Facebook event page.

Link https://fb.me/e/23uo5i8Xu

We have patterns and yarn available in the Welcome Center for knitters and crocheters. Or, pick your favorite pattern and materials of your own - get creative! Drop your creations off in the church office, and we'll pray over them on Sunday.

For questions or feedback, contact Sondra Griner or Suzy Wilson.

Tabitha's Guild will not be meeting for the next two weeks due to other exciting activities at St. Timothy's. We'll be back on May 27.

Contact Sondra Griner with any sewing project ideas or community needs we may be able to meet.

Who are we? We may as well begin with the person I know best. My name is Bernadine (Bunny) Schockmel, and I have been a member of the current Prayer Team for about twenty years. My interest arose when Liz Parker stood at the lectern and told us about the team at her former church. She was going to start one here and invited anyone who was interested to join her. Having had several experiences of my own, including being healed of cancer, I became a member, along with several others. Being a member strengthened my belief in Healing Prayer after several wonderful healings took place. My belief in the power of healing from God through prayer has not waned. We encourage you to join us if you have any interest, whatsoever. God’s Peace and Grace to you.

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.

Did you know practicing self- compassion has proven health benefits. On her TEDx talk on self-esteem versus self-compassion, Dr. Kristin Neff with University of Texas, shares how self-esteem is based on comparison. However, self-compassion grows not only health for self but care and compassion for others. Research has shown it to reduce stress and the negative health effects of stress, anxiety, blood pressure and more. More information can be found at www.self-compassion.org

or TEDx: The Space Between Self Esteem and Self Compassion.

I highly recommend you listen to the meditations she has from 6-20 minutes long on this site.

You can submit announcement requests from the St. Timothy's website at www.stimothy.org/announcements.

Please send any new announcements by 5pm Wednesday, so we have time to assemble and format the Blast.

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

Involved in one or more of our weekly ministries? If so, you are encouraged to download the Ministry Scheduler Pro app. This app helps you:

For more information , contact the church office by phone (979-297-6003) or email (office@stimothy.org.)