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St. Timothy’s Mission Statement Inspired by the Spirit of Christ, we glorify God by being a welcoming Christian community with meaningful and
joyous worship, challenging education and care and respect for all God’s creation, while proclaiming the Gospel and reaching out to the world.
Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church 808 North Mason Road Creve Coeur, Mo 63141-6306
Address Service Requested The Rev. Marvin Foltz, Rector Church Office (314) 434-5906 Fax: (314) 434-4103 Web Site: http://www.saint-tims.org Heidi Clark, Associate to the Rector Dean Bye, Director of Music Peggy Huesemann, Director of Christian Education Alice McLaughlin, Parish Secretary Susan Moenkhaus, Editor
Dated Church Material Prompt Delivery Appreciated
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church Creve Coeur, MO April, 2014
Financial Snapshot February 2014 For the two months of 2014: Target revenues and expenses (Budget %) 17% Actual plate receipts 19% Actual pledge receipts 20% Actual expenses 17% We continue 2014 with expenses on plan and revenue ahead of plan. Thanks for faithfully honoring your pledge commitment.
The Finance Committee
The Easter Window exuberantly celebrates the new life of Christ: like all of nature, bursting forth from the good earth into fresh and renewed life; again, the high energy and movement of color and pattern speak of life renewed, life embraced and celebrated in the Risen Christ.
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APRIL BIRTHDAYS
APRIL anniversarIES
2 – Lori Hotra 4 – Alice Fritsch 5 – Judy Flacke 6 – Rita Podolsky Joan Coots 7 – Philip Muzik 10 – Michael Wyland 12 – Jacob Conard Sally Metz 14 - Brian Rouse 15 – Diane Hoff
17 – Joyce Helton 18 – Marc Vanacht 20 – Will Bolden 25 – Julia Amies 26 – Scott Wootton Wini Crock Don Dewey 27 – Jeff Johnson Clayton Pomeroy 29 – Brigitte Gutsche Georgia O’Brien
7 - Beverly and Mo Buder 17 - Sally and Frank Sandy 18 - Anne and Mike Teymouri
21 - Janine and Bud Bosanquet LaVerne and Willard Moseley 26 - Joan and Don Dewey 27 - Nancy and Dick Summers
The sympathy of the parish is extended to the Hall family on the death of Sally, longtime member of St. Timothy’s
Sympathy is also extended to the Perna family on the death of Vincent’s sister-in-law Angelina Perna;
to Heidi Clark and family on the death of her mother, Joyce Slater Carter; and to Dennis Perkins and family on the death of his sister.
From the Rector,
At Easter we remember that the light of Christ comes into our darkness, scattering our sins and our fear of death. Some time during the night, Jesus rose from death and left behind an empty tomb which the women found at dawn. At the Great Vigil of Easter we light a new fire in the church and a large candle. Christians use its light, shining in a dark place as a symbol of the Resurrection. As early as the fourth century, the celebration of the Resurrection in Jerusalem began with a candle lighted in the Holy Sepulcher and brought out during the night of Easter Eve to the words, “The light of Christ.” That ceremony spread throughout the Christian church many ages ago. The paschal candle (from the Latin and Greek word pascha, which means “Passover”) is often decorated with nails representing the wounds from the crucifixion which the risen Lord’s body still bore. In the Middle Ages, Winchester Cathedral had a paschal candle that was sixty feet tall! In many places it is kept near the baptismal font and relighted at other times of the year, especially for Baptisms and funerals. As the Candle is lifted high, small candles are often lit throughout the church. The warmth of hope rises. A voice floats in the night air. Rejoice now, heavenly hosts and choirs of angels, and let your trumpets shout Salvation for the victory of our mighty King. Rejoice and sing now, all the round earth, bright with a glorious splendor, for darkness has been vanquished by our eternal King.
Rejoice and be glad now, Mother Church, and let your holy courts, in radiant light, resound with the praises of your people.
The simple glory of the flickering candlelight defeating the darkness, the slow and studied labor of remembering the acts of God in ages past all conspire to drag us out of our cynicism into the heart of the Paschal mystery. Here is substance. In these mysteries we know and are known. As we are united with Christ in his death, so also we rise with him from the darkness. It is into this that we are baptized. In this rapture, death is defeated and eternal life is given. In this joy we are united with the whole church, the whole communion of the saints, the living and the dead. This light shines on our way, as it leads us out of the liturgy with new hope for the broken world.
I hope that everyone in the parish will set the great liturgies of Holy Week as a priority and attend as many of them as possible: Palm Sunday celebrations: Sunday, April 13 at 8:00am and 10:30am Maundy Thursday: April 17 at 7:00pm Good Friday, April 18 at 12 noon and 7:00pm The Great Vigil of Easter April 19 at 7:00pm Easter morning April 20 at 8:30am and 10:30am Love, Marvin+
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While similar to a prayer found in The New Zealand Prayer Book, I do not know where I found this. I do know that I refer to it every Lent. Blessings, Peggy
Lord it is Lent. Lent is for quiet. May your stillness settle into the deepest parts of who we are.
Lent is for wanderings. May we remember that no matter where we go, we can never be lost by you, only more and more found.
Lent is for healing. May we bring our hurting, broken parts to you and to each other. May we ask for help when we need it and offer it to others when we are able.
Lent is for introspection. May we look honestly at our own lives and continuously look for new ways to let your light shine through us.
Lent heralds the coming of Easter. May we make full use of our desert days and walk joyfully into the light of the Resurrection when our days are done.
The blessings of God, the eternal goodwill of God, the shalom of God, the wildness and the warmth of God be among us and between us, now and always. Amen.
From the Director of Christian Education
Sacred Conversa ons and Soup Supper
Wednesdays April 2, 9, 16 from 6‐8pm An Intergenera onal Evening Series Featuring a meal, Sacred Conversa ons and prayers for the people of St. Timothy’s and their guests. Contact: Heidi Clark at Heidi@saint‐ ms.org or go to our
website for more informa on: saint‐ ms.org
We are all called to observe a holy Lent. This program will help us each set aside five short evenings to do so. Join us for a simple soup supper, reflec on, and conversa on. This year we will all follow a similar course of study and conversa on, with different op ons of engagement for all ages. Childcare for children under the age of 5 provided. This is a great opportunity to bring friends, and introduce them to St. Timothy’s.
Pretzels ! Get Your Lenten Pretzels !
On Sunday, April 6, you can purchase delicious freshly baked pretzels and help a good cause too. The pretzels will be baked and sold by the Weavers 3 Sunday school class to raise money to buy teddy bears for the pediatric wards of local hospitals. Follow your nose to the pretzel table a er the 9 AM service and before the 10:30 AM service and enjoy a tradi onal Lenten treat!
Our ‘House’ Will Be Open
On Friday, May 9 from 5 to 6:30 St. Tim’s will host an Open House for the non‐profit and business community, and on Saturday the 10th the parish family is invited from 10 to 11:30. We want to let the community know about our wonderful new space. And, sure you go to church at St. Tim’s, but have you really checked out all the new (and old) spaces at 808 N. Mason Rd.? Kate Buckley is chairing this event and she and her commi ees have all sorts of surprises in store. They hope to have the whole St. Tim’s family turn out on Saturday morning for the ac vi es. Our house is a very, very, very fine house ...
Answers 1. Page 833 2. The Ten Commandments also called the Decalogue are on page 847 3. April 5, See page 882 for a table of years un l 2089 4. Easter cannot come a er April 25 or before March 22 p. 15 5. The Song of Mary is called “The Magnificat” p. 65 or 91 6. A ring in marriage is a “symbol of my vow” p. 427 7. January 23, he wrote “O Li le Town of Bethlehem” 8. Universal Church, Na on, World, Concerns, those who suffer, the departed p. 383 9. A dismissal p. 339. 366, or 399 10. 14 women
The parent fellowship group which has been mee ng on the 2nd and 4th Sunday mornings will conclude on Sunday, April 13. At 9:00, parents are invited for fellowship, checking‐in, and bagels with Madeline Zwikelmaier. At 9:30 we con nue with a discussion on a topic near the crossroads of paren ng and faith. Everyone is welcome to drop‐by as you are able. We will resume in the fall.
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Reaching for the Stars On Saturday evening, June 7, the Concert will be back after its construction hiatus. We’ll be filling you in on details, but one big change is that we will have a pre-event party for all attendees. Of course the Gateway City Big Band will provide music from Beatles to pops to big band-something for everyone.
Watch for your chance to volunteer for this fun event, open to the community, at St. Tim’s. We have chairs for the committees, and they will
all need your help. Bring your friends.
PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENING WILL BENEFIT EPISCOPAL CITY MISSION PRIMARILY.
St. Timothy’s Spirituality Group meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm from September through May. The mee ngs are comprised of prayer, a simple meal, and discussion of topics relevant to living a life in Christ. Interested? Contact:
The Rev. Sue Eastes ([email protected]), 636‐779‐2807 or Agnes Bolwell ([email protected] ), 636‐447‐7116.
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Women's Book Club To Meet in May
For the month of May, the women's book club will be reading “Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion” by Sara Miles and “The Help” by Kathryn Stocke . For more informa on,
contact Deacon Jan O'Neil at [email protected].
What? You missed Adult Forum on the 30th and didn’t get the chance to test your Book of Common Prayer and Episcopal trivia knowledge?? Grieve not, the following are just some of the ques ons the two teams struggled valiantly with—see how you do. We had a great me learning from each other and inves ga ng our beau ful Book of Common Prayer. Thank you Amy Conard for the ques ons, me line, mul ple choice, and enlightenment.
1. Looking in the Prayers (p. 814‐835) where can you find The Prayer of St. Francis? 2. Where can you find The Ten Commandments? 3. When will Easter be in 2015? 4. What is the latest day on which Easter can fall? What is the earliest? 5. In Morning or Evening Prayer, what is the La n name for the Song of Mary? 6. In the marriage ceremony, what is a ring a sign or symbol of? 7. When is the feast day of Phillips Brooks? Which Christmas hymn did he write? 8. When you write your own Prayers of the People, what subjects should be covered? 9. What is the name for the last words a deacon or celebrant says at Eucharist? 10. How many women are commemorated in the Episcopal church’s calendar? Answers on page 10
Women Enjoy Evening of Fellowship It was a wonderful evening on February 25 for the first dinner in our new Fellowship Hall. Sixty one women a ended a dinner catered by Art of Entertaining with appe zers provided by our own volunteers. The evening was spent visi ng with one another and listening to representa ves of various St. Timothy's out reach ministries give a brief descrip on and encourage women to become involved. Ideas were also collected for future events so if you were unable to a end, please join us in the fall for another dinner. Informa on for that will be in the Angler and the Sunday bulle n. Nancy Setzer and Judy Demarco.
St. Tim’s Handy Helpers—Ready, Willing, and Able St. Tim’s Handy Helpers are eagerly awai ng to assist anyone who may need maintenance assistance in and around their home. If you have a request for assistance or would like to volunteer your services, please call Tina at 314‐799‐6903 or e‐mail at heuer@rabbi lawfirm.com.
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April 5 —Saturday
Bridget Evers Solo Piano April 6 —Sunday The St. Timothy Choir The St. Timothy Recorder Consort April 12 —Saturday Matt Bear Baritone Soloist and Cantor April 13 —Palm Sunday The St. Timothy Choir The St. Timothy Youth Choir The St. Timothy Bell Choir April 17 —Maundy Thursday The St. Timothy Choir Marlene Gruber Clark Soprano Soloist Mary Robert and Alice Fritsch Cantors April 18 —Good Friday Noon - Dean Bye Organist and Cantor 7:00 PM-Matt Bear Organist & Cantor
April 19 —Saturday—the Great Vigil Of Easter
The St. Timothy Choir Mary Robert, Eric Buckley, Alice Fritsch, Mike Bacon and Dean Bye, Cantors Rick Sharp Trumpet April 20 —The Sunday Of The
Resurrection The St. Timothy Choir The St. Timothy Brass Ensemble April 26 —Saturday Mary Robert Soprano Soloist &Cantor April 27 —Sunday Clark Davis Guest Organist Georgia O’Brien Guest Choir Director Mary Robert, Soprano Soloist Pat Evans, Flute and Steve Crock, Guitar
Music for April 2014 New Kitchen to be put to Good Use
We are in the process of ge ng our kitchen approved to make 'Pot Luck Pals' ‐ complete meals that will be prepared in our kitchen and given to St. John's for their Peace Meal, Trinity food pantry, or Circle of Concern food pantry. So far the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture have given us the go‐ahead a er we make some minor changes to the kitchen. Next we need to talk to St. Louis County Department of Health, which I hope will happen this week. Once we have everyone's OK, several people from St. Tim's will need to take an online Hazard Analysis and Cri cal Control Points training course (are YOU interested in doing this?) so that we can have someone who is trained present every me one of these meals is prepared. The Missouri Meat Inspector's department will be the final people we meet with once all the above is accomplished. I have already talked to their director and he has been most helpful. A meat inspector needs to be present when these meals are cooked, but that is free of charge. Please let me know if you are interested in par cipa ng in any way in this ministry!
Holly Wilson, [email protected]
What’s Happening with Hammer & Nails Habitat for Humanity We have been advised that we will be working in the Spanish Lake area on a piece of property called Duberry Place. Construc on is expected to start in June. We should receive the build dates for Saturdays shortly. If anyone would also like to volunteer on Wednesday, Manchester United Methodist has a group of volunteers that also works on Wednesdays. If anyone is interested in volunteering for Habitat, please contact Tina Heuer at Heuer@rabbi lawfirm.com or 314‐799‐6903.
Anyone wishing to support Habitat on a mul ‐day bike ride on the Katy Trail May 28‐June 1 please contact Tina Heuer. This is a mul ‐day 200 mile bike ride on the Katy Trail, May 28‐June 1 from St. Charles to Clinton, MO. Anyone wishing to only do a por on of the ride is welcome. Day mers on Wednesday, April 23 ‐ We will be going to the Holocaust Museum for a tour led
by docent Pam Bye with me to explore the museum on our own. Our schedule will be slightly different than usual. Meet at church at 11:15 to car pool to Pumpernickles for lunch and then go to our tour at 1 o’clock. Sign up on the bulle n board for lunch and the tour or just the tour.. Ques ons, call Nancy Setzer.
The following was received from Donor Services at Episcopal Relief and Development.
"We are incredibly humbled by the recent dona on from St. Timothy’s Church – St. Louis, MO of $1, 018.oo to support our Gi s For Life Programs, specifically the Flock of Chickens Fund. As we discussed earlier, this fund is supported in Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Myanmar/Burma.” Thank you, St. Tim’s parishioners, for making our Chicken Fund mission effort such a success. Julia Amies, ERD Parish Representa ve
Holy Week at St. Timothy’s
Worship Schedule
Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday
8am Holy Eucharist, spoken word with procession of the palms
10:30am Holy Eucharist with music from Choir, Youth Choir, and Bell Choir and procession of the palms
Thursday, April 17, Maundy Thursday
7pm Holy Eucharist with music from Choir
Friday, April 18, Good Friday
12pm Venera on of the Cross and Solemn Liturgy
7pm Venera on of the Cross and Solemn Liturgy with music from Cantors
Saturday, April 19, Great Vigil of Easter
7pm Holy Eucharist with music from Choir, Cantors and Brass
Sunday, April 20, Easter
8:30am Fes val Choral Eucharist with music from Choir and Brass Quintet (note the special me)
10:30am Fes val Choral Eucharist with music from Choir and Brass Quintet
Fellowship and Fun
Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 5 and under and ac vi es for all ages. Potluck Brunch in the Parish Hall between the 8:30am and 10:30am services (star ng at approximately 9:30am).
Easter Fun at St. Timothy’s
Fellowship Opportunity - A New Tradition for Easter Day 2014!
Come be a part of the joy of Easter by sharing Breakfast between services.
At 9:30 all are invited to a Pot luck Breakfast
There will be a long table in the center of the Parish Hall for all the food. Plates , Forks, juices, coffee, and tea will be provided. Look for the special “kids table” for treats that kids like. The traditional egg hunt will take place as well. There will be a sign up sheet in the Gathering Space to let us know how many are coming.
Holy Week at St. Timothy’s
Worship Schedule
Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday
8am Holy Eucharist, spoken word with procession of the palms
10:30am Holy Eucharist with music from Choir, Youth Choir, and Bell Choir and procession of the palms
Thursday, April 17, Maundy Thursday
7pm Holy Eucharist with music from Choir
Friday, April 18, Good Friday
12pm Venera on of the Cross and Solemn Liturgy
7pm Venera on of the Cross and Solemn Liturgy with music from Cantors
Saturday, April 19, Great Vigil of Easter
7pm Holy Eucharist with music from Choir, Cantors and Brass
Sunday, April 20, Easter
8:30am Fes val Choral Eucharist with music from Choir and Brass Quintet (note the special me)
10:30am Fes val Choral Eucharist with music from Choir and Brass Quintet
Fellowship and Fun
Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 5 and under and ac vi es for all ages. Potluck Brunch in the Parish Hall between the 8:30am and 10:30am services (star ng at approximately 9:30am).
Easter Fun at St. Timothy’s
Fellowship Opportunity - A New Tradition for Easter Day 2014!
Come be a part of the joy of Easter by sharing Breakfast between services.
At 9:30 all are invited to a Pot luck Breakfast
There will be a long table in the center of the Parish Hall for all the food. Plates , Forks, juices, coffee, and tea will be provided. Look for the special “kids table” for treats that kids like. The traditional egg hunt will take place as well. There will be a sign up sheet in the Gathering Space to let us know how many are coming.
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April 5 —Saturday
Bridget Evers Solo Piano April 6 —Sunday The St. Timothy Choir The St. Timothy Recorder Consort April 12 —Saturday Matt Bear Baritone Soloist and Cantor April 13 —Palm Sunday The St. Timothy Choir The St. Timothy Youth Choir The St. Timothy Bell Choir April 17 —Maundy Thursday The St. Timothy Choir Marlene Gruber Clark Soprano Soloist Mary Robert and Alice Fritsch Cantors April 18 —Good Friday Noon - Dean Bye Organist and Cantor 7:00 PM-Matt Bear Organist & Cantor
April 19 —Saturday—the Great Vigil Of Easter
The St. Timothy Choir Mary Robert, Eric Buckley, Alice Fritsch, Mike Bacon and Dean Bye, Cantors Rick Sharp Trumpet April 20 —The Sunday Of The
Resurrection The St. Timothy Choir The St. Timothy Brass Ensemble April 26 —Saturday Mary Robert Soprano Soloist &Cantor April 27 —Sunday Clark Davis Guest Organist Georgia O’Brien Guest Choir Director Mary Robert, Soprano Soloist Pat Evans, Flute and Steve Crock, Guitar
Music for April 2014 New Kitchen to be put to Good Use
We are in the process of ge ng our kitchen approved to make 'Pot Luck Pals' ‐ complete meals that will be prepared in our kitchen and given to St. John's for their Peace Meal, Trinity food pantry, or Circle of Concern food pantry. So far the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture have given us the go‐ahead a er we make some minor changes to the kitchen. Next we need to talk to St. Louis County Department of Health, which I hope will happen this week. Once we have everyone's OK, several people from St. Tim's will need to take an online Hazard Analysis and Cri cal Control Points training course (are YOU interested in doing this?) so that we can have someone who is trained present every me one of these meals is prepared. The Missouri Meat Inspector's department will be the final people we meet with once all the above is accomplished. I have already talked to their director and he has been most helpful. A meat inspector needs to be present when these meals are cooked, but that is free of charge. Please let me know if you are interested in par cipa ng in any way in this ministry!
Holly Wilson, [email protected]
What’s Happening with Hammer & Nails Habitat for Humanity We have been advised that we will be working in the Spanish Lake area on a piece of property called Duberry Place. Construc on is expected to start in June. We should receive the build dates for Saturdays shortly. If anyone would also like to volunteer on Wednesday, Manchester United Methodist has a group of volunteers that also works on Wednesdays. If anyone is interested in volunteering for Habitat, please contact Tina Heuer at Heuer@rabbi lawfirm.com or 314‐799‐6903.
Anyone wishing to support Habitat on a mul ‐day bike ride on the Katy Trail May 28‐June 1 please contact Tina Heuer. This is a mul ‐day 200 mile bike ride on the Katy Trail, May 28‐June 1 from St. Charles to Clinton, MO. Anyone wishing to only do a por on of the ride is welcome. Day mers on Wednesday, April 23 ‐ We will be going to the Holocaust Museum for a tour led
by docent Pam Bye with me to explore the museum on our own. Our schedule will be slightly different than usual. Meet at church at 11:15 to car pool to Pumpernickles for lunch and then go to our tour at 1 o’clock. Sign up on the bulle n board for lunch and the tour or just the tour.. Ques ons, call Nancy Setzer.
The following was received from Donor Services at Episcopal Relief and Development.
"We are incredibly humbled by the recent dona on from St. Timothy’s Church – St. Louis, MO of $1, 018.oo to support our Gi s For Life Programs, specifically the Flock of Chickens Fund. As we discussed earlier, this fund is supported in Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Myanmar/Burma.” Thank you, St. Tim’s parishioners, for making our Chicken Fund mission effort such a success. Julia Amies, ERD Parish Representa ve
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Reaching for the Stars On Saturday evening, June 7, the Concert will be back after its construction hiatus. We’ll be filling you in on details, but one big change is that we will have a pre-event party for all attendees. Of course the Gateway City Big Band will provide music from Beatles to pops to big band-something for everyone.
Watch for your chance to volunteer for this fun event, open to the community, at St. Tim’s. We have chairs for the committees, and they will
all need your help. Bring your friends.
PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENING WILL BENEFIT EPISCOPAL CITY MISSION PRIMARILY.
St. Timothy’s Spirituality Group meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm from September through May. The mee ngs are comprised of prayer, a simple meal, and discussion of topics relevant to living a life in Christ. Interested? Contact:
The Rev. Sue Eastes ([email protected]), 636‐779‐2807 or Agnes Bolwell ([email protected] ), 636‐447‐7116.
+ + + + + + + +
Women's Book Club To Meet in May
For the month of May, the women's book club will be reading “Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion” by Sara Miles and “The Help” by Kathryn Stocke . For more informa on,
contact Deacon Jan O'Neil at [email protected].
What? You missed Adult Forum on the 30th and didn’t get the chance to test your Book of Common Prayer and Episcopal trivia knowledge?? Grieve not, the following are just some of the ques ons the two teams struggled valiantly with—see how you do. We had a great me learning from each other and inves ga ng our beau ful Book of Common Prayer. Thank you Amy Conard for the ques ons, me line, mul ple choice, and enlightenment.
1. Looking in the Prayers (p. 814‐835) where can you find The Prayer of St. Francis? 2. Where can you find The Ten Commandments? 3. When will Easter be in 2015? 4. What is the latest day on which Easter can fall? What is the earliest? 5. In Morning or Evening Prayer, what is the La n name for the Song of Mary? 6. In the marriage ceremony, what is a ring a sign or symbol of? 7. When is the feast day of Phillips Brooks? Which Christmas hymn did he write? 8. When you write your own Prayers of the People, what subjects should be covered? 9. What is the name for the last words a deacon or celebrant says at Eucharist? 10. How many women are commemorated in the Episcopal church’s calendar? Answers on page 10
Women Enjoy Evening of Fellowship It was a wonderful evening on February 25 for the first dinner in our new Fellowship Hall. Sixty one women a ended a dinner catered by Art of Entertaining with appe zers provided by our own volunteers. The evening was spent visi ng with one another and listening to representa ves of various St. Timothy's out reach ministries give a brief descrip on and encourage women to become involved. Ideas were also collected for future events so if you were unable to a end, please join us in the fall for another dinner. Informa on for that will be in the Angler and the Sunday bulle n. Nancy Setzer and Judy Demarco.
St. Tim’s Handy Helpers—Ready, Willing, and Able St. Tim’s Handy Helpers are eagerly awai ng to assist anyone who may need maintenance assistance in and around their home. If you have a request for assistance or would like to volunteer your services, please call Tina at 314‐799‐6903 or e‐mail at heuer@rabbi lawfirm.com.
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While similar to a prayer found in The New Zealand Prayer Book, I do not know where I found this. I do know that I refer to it every Lent. Blessings, Peggy
Lord it is Lent. Lent is for quiet. May your stillness settle into the deepest parts of who we are.
Lent is for wanderings. May we remember that no matter where we go, we can never be lost by you, only more and more found.
Lent is for healing. May we bring our hurting, broken parts to you and to each other. May we ask for help when we need it and offer it to others when we are able.
Lent is for introspection. May we look honestly at our own lives and continuously look for new ways to let your light shine through us.
Lent heralds the coming of Easter. May we make full use of our desert days and walk joyfully into the light of the Resurrection when our days are done.
The blessings of God, the eternal goodwill of God, the shalom of God, the wildness and the warmth of God be among us and between us, now and always. Amen.
From the Director of Christian Education
Sacred Conversa ons and Soup Supper
Wednesdays April 2, 9, 16 from 6‐8pm An Intergenera onal Evening Series Featuring a meal, Sacred Conversa ons and prayers for the people of St. Timothy’s and their guests. Contact: Heidi Clark at Heidi@saint‐ ms.org or go to our
website for more informa on: saint‐ ms.org
We are all called to observe a holy Lent. This program will help us each set aside five short evenings to do so. Join us for a simple soup supper, reflec on, and conversa on. This year we will all follow a similar course of study and conversa on, with different op ons of engagement for all ages. Childcare for children under the age of 5 provided. This is a great opportunity to bring friends, and introduce them to St. Timothy’s.
Pretzels ! Get Your Lenten Pretzels !
On Sunday, April 6, you can purchase delicious freshly baked pretzels and help a good cause too. The pretzels will be baked and sold by the Weavers 3 Sunday school class to raise money to buy teddy bears for the pediatric wards of local hospitals. Follow your nose to the pretzel table a er the 9 AM service and before the 10:30 AM service and enjoy a tradi onal Lenten treat!
Our ‘House’ Will Be Open
On Friday, May 9 from 5 to 6:30 St. Tim’s will host an Open House for the non‐profit and business community, and on Saturday the 10th the parish family is invited from 10 to 11:30. We want to let the community know about our wonderful new space. And, sure you go to church at St. Tim’s, but have you really checked out all the new (and old) spaces at 808 N. Mason Rd.? Kate Buckley is chairing this event and she and her commi ees have all sorts of surprises in store. They hope to have the whole St. Tim’s family turn out on Saturday morning for the ac vi es. Our house is a very, very, very fine house ...
Answers 1. Page 833 2. The Ten Commandments also called the Decalogue are on page 847 3. April 5, See page 882 for a table of years un l 2089 4. Easter cannot come a er April 25 or before March 22 p. 15 5. The Song of Mary is called “The Magnificat” p. 65 or 91 6. A ring in marriage is a “symbol of my vow” p. 427 7. January 23, he wrote “O Li le Town of Bethlehem” 8. Universal Church, Na on, World, Concerns, those who suffer, the departed p. 383 9. A dismissal p. 339. 366, or 399 10. 14 women
The parent fellowship group which has been mee ng on the 2nd and 4th Sunday mornings will conclude on Sunday, April 13. At 9:00, parents are invited for fellowship, checking‐in, and bagels with Madeline Zwikelmaier. At 9:30 we con nue with a discussion on a topic near the crossroads of paren ng and faith. Everyone is welcome to drop‐by as you are able. We will resume in the fall.
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APRIL BIRTHDAYS
APRIL anniversarIES
2 – Lori Hotra 4 – Alice Fritsch 5 – Judy Flacke 6 – Rita Podolsky Joan Coots 7 – Philip Muzik 10 – Michael Wyland 12 – Jacob Conard Sally Metz 14 - Brian Rouse 15 – Diane Hoff
17 – Joyce Helton 18 – Marc Vanacht 20 – Will Bolden 25 – Julia Amies 26 – Scott Wootton Wini Crock Don Dewey 27 – Jeff Johnson Clayton Pomeroy 29 – Brigitte Gutsche Georgia O’Brien
7 - Beverly and Mo Buder 17 - Sally and Frank Sandy 18 - Anne and Mike Teymouri
21 - Janine and Bud Bosanquet LaVerne and Willard Moseley 26 - Joan and Don Dewey 27 - Nancy and Dick Summers
The sympathy of the parish is extended to the Hall family on the death of Sally, longtime member of St. Timothy’s
Sympathy is also extended to the Perna family on the death of Vincent’s sister-in-law Angelina Perna;
to Heidi Clark and family on the death of her mother, Joyce Slater Carter; and to Dennis Perkins and family on the death of his sister.
From the Rector,
At Easter we remember that the light of Christ comes into our darkness, scattering our sins and our fear of death. Some time during the night, Jesus rose from death and left behind an empty tomb which the women found at dawn. At the Great Vigil of Easter we light a new fire in the church and a large candle. Christians use its light, shining in a dark place as a symbol of the Resurrection. As early as the fourth century, the celebration of the Resurrection in Jerusalem began with a candle lighted in the Holy Sepulcher and brought out during the night of Easter Eve to the words, “The light of Christ.” That ceremony spread throughout the Christian church many ages ago. The paschal candle (from the Latin and Greek word pascha, which means “Passover”) is often decorated with nails representing the wounds from the crucifixion which the risen Lord’s body still bore. In the Middle Ages, Winchester Cathedral had a paschal candle that was sixty feet tall! In many places it is kept near the baptismal font and relighted at other times of the year, especially for Baptisms and funerals. As the Candle is lifted high, small candles are often lit throughout the church. The warmth of hope rises. A voice floats in the night air. Rejoice now, heavenly hosts and choirs of angels, and let your trumpets shout Salvation for the victory of our mighty King. Rejoice and sing now, all the round earth, bright with a glorious splendor, for darkness has been vanquished by our eternal King.
Rejoice and be glad now, Mother Church, and let your holy courts, in radiant light, resound with the praises of your people.
The simple glory of the flickering candlelight defeating the darkness, the slow and studied labor of remembering the acts of God in ages past all conspire to drag us out of our cynicism into the heart of the Paschal mystery. Here is substance. In these mysteries we know and are known. As we are united with Christ in his death, so also we rise with him from the darkness. It is into this that we are baptized. In this rapture, death is defeated and eternal life is given. In this joy we are united with the whole church, the whole communion of the saints, the living and the dead. This light shines on our way, as it leads us out of the liturgy with new hope for the broken world.
I hope that everyone in the parish will set the great liturgies of Holy Week as a priority and attend as many of them as possible: Palm Sunday celebrations: Sunday, April 13 at 8:00am and 10:30am Maundy Thursday: April 17 at 7:00pm Good Friday, April 18 at 12 noon and 7:00pm The Great Vigil of Easter April 19 at 7:00pm Easter morning April 20 at 8:30am and 10:30am Love, Marvin+
St. Timothy’s Mission Statement Inspired by the Spirit of Christ, we glorify God by being a welcoming Christian community with meaningful and
joyous worship, challenging education and care and respect for all God’s creation, while proclaiming the Gospel and reaching out to the world.
Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church 808 North Mason Road Creve Coeur, Mo 63141-6306
Address Service Requested The Rev. Marvin Foltz, Rector Church Office (314) 434-5906 Fax: (314) 434-4103 Web Site: http://www.saint-tims.org Heidi Clark, Associate to the Rector Dean Bye, Director of Music Peggy Huesemann, Director of Christian Education Alice McLaughlin, Parish Secretary Susan Moenkhaus, Editor
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St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church Creve Coeur, MO April, 2014
Financial Snapshot February 2014 For the two months of 2014: Target revenues and expenses (Budget %) 17% Actual plate receipts 19% Actual pledge receipts 20% Actual expenses 17% We continue 2014 with expenses on plan and revenue ahead of plan. Thanks for faithfully honoring your pledge commitment.
The Finance Committee
The Easter Window exuberantly celebrates the new life of Christ: like all of nature, bursting forth from the good earth into fresh and renewed life; again, the high energy and movement of color and pattern speak of life renewed, life embraced and celebrated in the Risen Christ.