Protocol for Prayers for Healing at the Altarand Laying on of Hands

Are you aware that St. Timothy’s has a group of Intercessors who regularly pray for those who request prayers for themselves and others in all of life’s situations? Marsha Witt, Mary Raney and Fr. Brandon usually meet once a week for an up-date. An updated list is then sent out to all those in the Prayer Network. Common requests for prayer include healing, discernment, protection, peace and guid-ance. We all need to pray and we all need prayer!

The Prayer Network is a form of Pastoral Care and so it is important to stay cur-rent. If you have asked for prayer for yourself or someone else, you may receive a request for an update. Because of the sensitive nature of many requests, we also understand the importance of confidentiality. So that we respect confidenc-es, usually a request will have a contact person who is able to provide an update. We will work with you in a way that honors your sense of privacy.

Those on the Prayer Network include Chris Hefty, Barbara Watson, Sue Berquist, Michael McFetridge, Martina Sierra, Anne Whitney, Steve Cowgill, Jana McFer-ron, Mary Raney, and Marsha Witt. You are encouraged to speak to any one of them regarding a request. You may also call the church office to make a request.

Additionally, Healing Prayer at the Altar generally takes place in the nave after the 10:00 AM Eucharist on the second Sunday of each month. To encourage the

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use of Healing Prayer at the Altar, the Prayer Network will practice a new protocol designed to respect the privacy of those desiring Healing Prayer.

A natural transition time follows the service that allows for most parishio-ners to make their way out to the narthex. Meanwhile, Intercessors will gather in pews away from the front of the Altar. This will allow for those who will be ap-proaching the Altar to ask for healing prayer, to make their request confidentially.

One Intercessor will act as an usher. He or she will identify those seeking healing prayer, and again, for the sake of privacy, will seat them away from the front of the altar.

If necessary, a second Intercessor will manage the noise in the church. A celebratory atmosphere often follows the service. While this is expected, parish-ioners may need to be gently reminded to lower their voices or take their conver-sations out to the Narthex on this particular Sunday.

One by one, Fr. Brandon will motion up to the altar, those asking for prayer. Fr. Brandon, only, will then hear the prayer request.

With the consent of the person at the altar, Fr. B. may motion for the Intercessors to approach the altar for “Laying on of Hands”. At the conclusion of the prayer and “Laying on of Hands,” the person who asked for prayer is invited to leave or stay to pray. Intercessors will return to their pews and await the next persons turn.

This model will be repeated for each person asking for Healing Prayer.

All are invited to take advantage of Healing Prayer at the Altar and if desired, Laying on of Hands by the Intercessors. We also invite input that would improve this ministry.

In Christ, Mary Raney (503-269-2513)

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Thanksgiving Day Holy EucharistNovember 2610:00 AM

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;for his steadfast love endures for ever.

ESL News

The ESL teachers have introduced a new program called Crossroads Café for our Thursday night class. It is an entertaining method utilizing 26 videos with a workbook including exercises based on the materials presented.

The episodes tell the story of a group of hardworking, determined people whose lives come together at a small neighborhood restaurant called Crossroads Café. This features people who work in the restaurant, their families, friends, and ac-quaintances. As they learn to create a successful café, they will experience their successes, failures, joys and sadness. This medium will improve our students’ ability to listen, speak, read and write in English.

Thanks to our generous contributors to the ESL Program, we took in $1,200. This will cover 37 scholarships for our students. The scholarship monies cover the cost of their books. We gave out 5 scholarships at this point in Fall term. We had several returning students, and they were able to use their books from Spring term so they did not need financial help. All students are expected to pay a tuition fee of $10.00 for each term.

Liz McClureESL Director

Campus Ministry

InterVarsity is coming to St. Timothy’s! Staff and students of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of Willamette University will be visiting us in November. There will be a short presentation on their ministry at Willamette during Coffee Hour. Stay tuned for details! —Mike McFetridge

Building and Grounds Commission

Many hands have participated in the upkeep and maintenance of the grounds during the past year. Thanks to the mowing posse for keeping the 5 acres of grass and weeds at bay (Rick Wilcox, Russ Raney, Michael McFetridge, David Tatman, Ron DeWilde, Steve Cowgill, Rick Herrin and Chuck McFerron). Thanks to Michael Graeper, the roses in the Me-morial garden are stunning. Thanks to those who participated in the work party held on March 28th to get ready for Easter. Thanks to John Hanson for keeping the inner circle trimmed and cared for. And lastly, under the guidance of Shep Earl, thanks to the 30 youth on pilgrimage from Texas who spent a Sunday afternoon trimming trees, pulling weeds, washing windows, and spreading rock around the foundation of the Parish Hall. Some of these tasks were developed during a meeting held on 3/20/15. As we move into Fall (prayerfully) there are still projects in the works. With fund-ing from Endowment disbursement, upgrades in lighting and electrical in the main building are moving forward, organ repairs are moving forward, and repairs to the sidewalk from parking lot to Parish Hall are pending. This last project in-cludes tree removal, dig out, and pouring of new concrete to widen the walkway. Blessings, Chuck McFerron

Nepal Earthquake Relief

I am proud and humbled to report that you of St. Timothy’s have collec-tively contributed $2000 to the Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children (HRDC www.hrdcnepal.org) Kathmandu, Nepal!

The doctors there have told us that the cost of one child’s surgery is approximately $1,000 and that each mobile rural clinic, where they can treat 350 to 450 children in remote villages, costs approximately $10,000. They will use our contribution toward reconstructive surgery for children either in Kath-mandu or in one of these rural clinics.

Thank you all for this extraordinary expression of compassion and generosity! I will report to you as I hear more from the doctors at HRDC.

Marilyn von Foerster

NOVEMBER

All Saints 1 All Souls 2 Richard 3Hooker

4 5 6✤

Willibrord 7of Utrecht

Pent. XXIII 8 9 Leo the 10Great

Martin of 11Tours

Charles 12Simeon

13 Consecra- 14tion of Sam-uel Seabury

Pent. XXIV 15 Margaret 16of Scotland

Hugh of 17Lincoln

Hilda of 18Whitby

Elizabeth 19of Hungary

Edmund 20of East Anglia

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Pent. Last 22 Clement 23of Rome

24 James 25Otis Sargent Huntington

Thanks- 26giving Day

27 Kameha- 28meha and Emma

Advent I 29 Saint 30Andrew

8 am HE 9 am CS 10 am HE Choir

10 am HE

7 pm HE

10 am HE

Inquirers’ 7

8 am HE 9 am CS 10 am HE Choir

10 am MP

8 am HE 9 am CS 10 am HE Choir

10 am HE

Diocesan Convention------------

8 am HE 9 am CS 10 am HE Choir Catech. Retreat

10 am MP

8 am HE 9 am CS 10 am HE Choir Brunch, Wreath-Making

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

9 Mary Herrle

11 Mary McFetridge

12 Sarah Whitney

13 Bill Glennen Jill Johnson

16 Jean Hand Nancy Herrin

19 Don Wickman 22 Nancy Cole

10 am HE

Vestry 6:30

Office Closed

Inquirers’ 7 Tidings Deadline

Crafts 10

Crafts 10

Crafts 10

Crafts 10

Guild of Sts. Anna & Sim-eon 4:30

Missions Commission 7

Community Garden Clean-Up

Blessing of Pledges

Newcomers 6:30

Altar Guild Meeting 9 am

Calendar Notes for November

Sunday, Nov. 1: All Saints’ Day, Baptism Choir Rehearsal, 9:10 AM

Monday, Nov. 2: All Souls’ Day Requiem, 10 AM Requiem, 7 PM

Friday, Nov. 6: Community Garden Work Party, 12-4 PM

Saturday, Nov. 7: Community Garden Work Party, 9:30 - 12:30

Sunday, Nov. 8: Choir rehearsals resume

Wednesday, Nov. 11: Office closed, No Inquirers’ Class

Friday, Nov. 13: Diocesan Convention begins

Tuesday, Nov. 17: Newcomers Commission Meeting, 6:30 PM Vestry Meeting, 6:30 PM

Wednesday, Nov. 18: Last Inquirers’ Class

Thursday, Nov. 19: Guild of Sts Anna & Simeon, 4:30 PM

Saturday, Nov. 21: Altar Guild Meeting, 9 AM

Sunday, Nov. 22: Catechumenate Retreat

Thursday, Nov. 26: Thanksgiving Day Holy Eucharist, 10 AM

Sunday, Nov. 29: Advent Sunday Brunch and Wreath-Making after 10:00 Liturgy

Coming Up in December: Dec. 6: St. Nicholas Day Dec. 20: Lessons and Carols

Nov. 29Advent Sunday Brunch

and Wreath-Makingafter 10:00 Liturgy

Some Thoughts on St. Tim’s Vestry

When the idea of becoming a vestry member was brought to my attention I was a little hesitant to pursue the position. I expected it to be just another bureaucratic council, another group of people slowly but surely imposing more rules and regu-lations upon a larger group of people. A lot of you mourned for me when I was elected. I heard “good luck” trapped under a sardonic fog more than a few times. I received mournful smiles that expressed they were sending me off to some battle that I wasn’t prepared to fight.

Can I just clear up all of those underlying assumptions right now? I realize that most of you were going off of your experiences of the vestry. Well, whatever those experiences were, let’s let them go. Because that kind of cynicism is debili-tating. Dwelling on these kinds of wounds, whether opened or scarred, isn’t really the best place to keep our hearts and our minds, especially if we are expecting to do the will of the Lord.

I’m writing to tell you, from one cynic to another, that Vestry is different; it has changed for the better. It is truly a blessing to work and fellowship with these loving, caring, wise, joyful (often jovial), and thoughtful members of Christ’s body. That is not to say that every once in awhile one of those third Tuesdays doesn’t get a little heated or derailed – it happens – I simply want you to know that being a member of the vestry at St. Tim’s feels like a great privilege, not some sort of irksome burden.

I look forward to our nights together, when by God’s grace, as each of us func-tions in our differing capacities and with our differing gifts and opinions, the Holy Spirit is able to use those differences as a uniting bond among us. This is a group of people that are productive, immensely respectful, and focused on making prayerful decisions.

Last but definitely not least, I want to thank you for your prayers and wisdom in

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electing this Vestry to serve Christ’s Church. I think I can safely say that we are all honored to do it.

Please let me know if there is any way I can help you or the parish through my capacity as a member of the vestry.

A prayer for the Parish (from the Book of Common Prayer p. 817)Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Sincerely,Leanna Shippy

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Knowledge and Aging “Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.” I Corinthians 13:12b I was struck recently by this verse from the “love” chapter of I Corinthians. I had never noticed it before. But on this early morning reading, I was moved by the truth of this verse. And I immediately thought of my older brothers and sisters in Christ. Through the Guild of Sts. Anna & Simeon’s work with older parishioners, we have learned that these elders, to varying degrees, understand this verse better than some of us who are younger. When we are young, we want to and expect to know everything. And, of course, we are looking for love. As we age, we realize that knowledge is not all in the head. We begin to understand that deep knowledge is difficult to grasp. We begin to relish the joy of being known by God, and accept our human inability to know God completely. And we learn, perhaps, that being known and love are not so far apart. For those who are lucky enough, true mystery takes over. Knowledge. Is it the acceptance that we do not fully know, but are fully known? Speak with some of our older parishioners. Perhaps they can help you enter into the mystery.

Paula Hartwigfor the Guild of Sts. Anna & Simeon

Hungry Hoover Kids

Many of you will remember that last year St Tim’s put together a program to pro-vide breakfast and lunch to the hungriest of the hungry children at Hoover over Thanksgiving, Christmas and spring breaks. Chosen by Linda Munguia (the school community resource staff person that we rely on for coordination for the community garden, ESL and other work), they are children who only reliably get meals at school due to drastic poverty at home.

Last year was our trial run and it was very successful. When I asked Linda if it would still be needed this school year, she said even more than the original 20 children needed this assistance—that about 50 children were likely to remain inadequately fed during these breaks.

I applied for a grant with the Diocesan Commission on Poor and Homeless and we were awarded $900. The Missions Commission is contributing $500, as is Holy Cross Lutheran and St Mark’s Lutheran, congregations that we partner with on ongoing ministries for the poor and homeless. Cost per child remains at about $20 per week of break. An entire year carries a price tag of $4180; however, we are able to lower the cost significantly with donated food. Marion Polk Food Share will donate all the bread and all the fruit for the year and other partners will donate all the peanut butter and jam. That leaves dairy and eggs for us to buy out of pocket, bringing the cost of the program to about $2400. Other partners may enable us to finance the entire program without needing to go to the diocese for funds next year.

Incidentally, these diocesan funds are from the Thanksgiving special offering. It would have been hard to ask for, and in deed, to be considered for funds, if our parish had not contributed to this collection. This is a generous congrega- tion and our community has benefitted from that generosity.

At this point what this ministry needs is people who are willing to pack up the food and deliver the boxes to the families. Linda provides the advance work of notifying the families, getting their phone numbers and addresses to us, and

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generally smoothing the way for us to do this work. We will be asking each of you to consider taking an active role in this facet of the mission.

The packing and distributing for Thanksgiving will be done in the Hoover cafeteria November 23rd, the Monday before Thanksgiving. Packing goes very quickly and distribution is on your time line, as long as it happens that same day. These are two separate operations and your participation in either or both parts will be so much appreciated.

There will be a sign-up sheet in the Narthex, or you can talk with me personally about the whats and the whens of it all. We ask for you to join in this unduplicated ministry, and for your prayers as we work to feed our Lord in the guise of a child.

Pamela Lyons-Nelson, coordinator503.269.4756