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The Rev. Rebecca Nickel, Rector
Sunday Worship Service @ 10am
Godly Play @ 10am
Sunday Bible Study @ 11:20am
Sunday Worship and Bible Study are livestreamed
for those who are not yet comfortable meeting in-person
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This Week at St. Timothy's - November 24, 2021
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25: Thanksgiving Day
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26
8pm - Al-Anon
8pm - AA
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28: Advent I
Liturgical Year C
10am - Holy Eucharist Worship Service (In-person & livestreamed)
10am - Godly Play Class
11am - Coffee Hour
11.20am - Bible Study in Williams Hall and live streamed
MONDAY NOVEMBER 29
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1
THURSDAY DECEMBER 2
FRIDAY DECEMBER 3
8pm - Al-Anon
8pm - AA
SATURDAY DECEMBER 4
SUNDAY DECEMBER 5: Advent II
A Visit from St. Nicholas
10am - Holy Eucharist Worship Service (In-person & livestreamed)
10am - Godly Play Attend Worship to hear the story of St. Nicholas
11am - Coffee Hour
11.20am - Bible Study in Williams Hall and live streamed
FOR MORE CALENDAR EVENTS
visit our website
PARISH PRAYER LIST:
Gary Allen; Jennifer Allen; Ellen Bell; The Rev. Ray Bradley; John and Sylvia Brockman; Daniel Brown; Tessa Molli Cassetty; Judy Champa; Gordon Chastain and Tom Honderich; June and Dick Cunneen; Leanor Formo; Susan Giles; Jerry Gillooly; Ron Gulley; Steve Joyce; Sherry Kobe; Greg Latimer; Misty Lewellen; Siafa and Taj Massaley; The Rev. Dr. Jackie Means; Sam Ostrander; John Prey; Kait and Jonathan Riddle; Penny Smith; Pauline Tischner; Carla Cummins Tuite; Veronica and Anitra Tyler; Brett Wallace; Mark Winter; Caroline; Connie; Dawn; Janice Ann; Jeff; Joe; Lee; Missy; Steve; Wanda.
DEARLY DEPARTED:
The above prayer list are friends, family, current and former members of our parish family. Please email Linda Dernier at Welcome@sttimsindy.org with additions or deletions.
READINGS THIS SUNDAY:
The First Sunday of Advent
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER:
St. Timothy's, Indianapolis;
The Rev. Rebecca Nickel
BIRTHDAYS:
John Morse (11/28)
Margaret Cook (11/29)
Karso Dennis (11/29)
Dot Formo (11/30)
ANNIVERSARIES:
n/a
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PASTORAL CARE
- Reverend Rebecca is available by appointment. Please email: Rebecca@StTimsIndy.org or call her cell phone.
- If you or a loved one goes into the hospital or if there is a death in the family immediately call Rebecca.
- Rev. Rebecca’s Sabbath is Friday. See the monthly church calendar for updated information regarding her schedule.
- When Rev. Rebecca is out of town or on vacation and you have a pastoral emergency please call the Rev. Dr. Jackie Means or Rev. Canon Raymond Bradley.
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Prayer List Requests
email to Linda Dernier
at: welcome@sttimsindy.org
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Please email ALL correspondence directly to Linda Dernier at: welcome@sttimsindy.org
concerning changes or additions to the:
* Prayer List
* Directory
* Weekly Email Announcements
* Bulletin Announcements
* WEBSITE Postings
* Calendar Updates
* Facebook
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THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO BRING IN THE COATS
Coats for the children at Fort Atterbury: Please bring new coats for the children and put them in the baskets as you come into the Sanctuary. We plan to collect through the end of November, Gratitude to those who have contributed,
A reminder: they will only accept new coats. Thank you
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Christmas Poinsettia Flowers: Forms & Envelopes are on the entrance hallway table. Please return no later than Sunday, December 19.
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Christmas at St. Timothy's
Would you attend a LATE Christmas Eve Service at 11pm? If so, please see the sheet on the entrance hall table to sign up and let us know of your intentions.
Don’t want to stay out that late? No worries, plan to attend the earlier service at 6pm: the family Godly Play Christmas Eve Service, or the 10am Christmas Day Service.
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In this long season of gratitude and giving, Steve Polston will include short smartphone videos made by Saints in regular bursts on the St. Timothy’s YouTube channel.
If you can make horizontal videos of less than 30 seconds showing what you are thankful for, plan to send them to steve@stevepolston.com. You need not appear in the video and you need not include audio unless the sound is part of the moment of gratitude.
Please include your first and last name in the email message with your video.
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Sunday's @ 10AM
Godly Play Class
Advent I & II
Storyteller
Aimee Formo
Doorkeeper
Miz Aguilar
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Join others who attend the Bible Study group.
Looking for more insight on the weekly lectionary readings?
We plan to have a hybrid version of the Bible Study using Zoom and in-person meeting on Sunday's @ 11:20am.
If you need the zoom meeting information contact Tim Kramer.
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An opportuntiy to view special items made by Ciana Authier and Nwane McLane will be on display and for sale during coffee hour on Sunday, December 5th.
These two wonderful women could use our help to promote their businesses. Folks are under no obligation to make any purchases.
Ciana runs a small business C’s Creations, and makes all handmade, all natural creams, lotions, soaps and scrubs. The products are suitable for all skin types, men, women, young and old. You can follow and "Like" her Facebook Page
Nwane finds many ways to repurpose old items into a new creation, she loves to design and create crafts on a small budget.
Are you aware of anyone else at St. Timothy's whose small business we can promote? Please let us know by emailing the office at welcome@sttimsindy.org .
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LIVE Stream to YouTube
Please know that to join us On-Line EACH Sunday go to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxl9lBhNwQ4q1iKrZd7nAUw St. Timothy's Episcopal Church Indy.
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In case you missed it .....
Recorded direct from the In-Person worship service in the Sanctuary
Watch the 11/21/2021 YouTube.
Rev. Dr. Jackie Means leads The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two service, and preaches on The Last Sunday in Pentecost: Christ the King.
To see all of the St. Timothy's YouTube recordings visit the YouTube channel
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Why I Give, My testimony of gratitude
I want to tell you about my sense of gratitude for what God has done at St. Timothy’s.
Now, I’ve only been here for 24 years. Many of you have been here for almost twice that amount of time. A few have been here longer. Several have been here less time.
This is my testimony.
I have seen some amazing things happen at St. Timothy’s. One thing that has happened over and over is that God has showed up in prophetic moments. That sense of Divine presence is in our DNA – it is part of who we are, and I have seen that we can expect that it will happen again. I pray that it will happen again.
More than ten years ago a man – Ben Sworh – came to worship with us one day. I saw him in the hallway before service and welcomed him. He asked to know who the priest was. I said, “It’s Kirsteen Wilkinson. You will see her at worship.”
After worship I brought Ben to Mother Kirsteen and introduced them. Ben looked at Kirsteen with this serious look. He said, “I have family in Liberia. I’m going to bring them here. I want you to take me to your Bishop. Who is the bishop?”
Kirsteen was able to bring Ben to meet Bishop Cate Waynick that next week. Kirsteen said later that Ben asked for money to pay for visas and airfare. Bishop Waynick said she could give him half of what he requested – several thousand dollars – but St. Tim’s would provide the rest.
Mother Kirsteen was able to bring Ben’s story – now it was St. Tim’s story – to the people of St. David’s in Bean Blossom. They had mission money available they said, and they would make up the difference between what St. Timothy’s could provide. I think it was almost $3,000. St. David’s congregation pledged to tithe ten percent of their budget each year to mission activity. Giving to Ben was only a portion of their mission work that year.
A few days before Christmas, Ben’s children were able to come. Sheryl Otter went to the airport to pick them up early on December 23, but they weren’t there. A gate attendant told them mistakenly that they had missed a flight to Indianapolis, and they were stranded in New York in the airport – in the middle of the night. Sheryl and Kirsteen were able to make plans for those children to arrive in Indianapolis soon after.
Eventually, Ben’s wife was able to come to Indianapolis. And they had another baby here. Later, several more people who were born in Liberia came to St. Timothy’s. Those are people who have enlarged our St. Timothy’s family and they have changed our DNA.
I am grateful for that moment of prophecy when Ben showed up and made a place here for Liberians to become part of our family.
Thank you!
Steve Polston
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To view the Updated NOVEMBER
Participant List
Click Here
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Those serving
on November 28
Advent I
Celebrant
Rev. Canon Ray Bradley
Preacher
Rev. Dr. Jackie Means
Gospeler
Rev. Canon Ray Bradley
Music Director
Jerry Gillooly
1st Lesson
Chuck Christoph
Psalm Reader
Steve Alexander
2nd Reading
Donna Adams
Prayers of the People
Marian Gardiner
CS Speaker
Kelly Nickson
Counters
Margaret Cook
Godly Play
Aimee Formo
Miz Aguilar
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Those serving
on December 5
YOUTH Sunday
Advent II
Celebrant
Rev. Dr. Jackie Means
Preacher
Saint Nicholas
(Rev. Bradley)
Gospeler
Rev. Dr. Jackie Means
Music Director
Jerry Gillooly
1st Lesson
Chris Kramer
Psalm Reader
Sheryl Otter
2nd Reading
Tim Nickson
Prayers of the People
Kitty Herndon
CS Speaker
Judy Noggle
Counters
Sheryl Otter
Margaret Cook
Godly Play
St, Nicholas
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The altar flowers are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving of Van and Thea Ostrander,
Richard and David Ostrander’s - Family memories.
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VESTRY MINUTES
We will be posting the minutes on the bulletin board, and we will continue to post the accepted minutes here for you.
Click on a month to review
June
July
September
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United Thank Offering is offering resources for practicing gratitude in new ways this November.
The November 2021 Gratitude Challenge offers participants four weeks of practices to develop a more grateful heart by responding to God's gift of creation.
Watch your weekly bulletin for the special inserts with practices online and at home to grow a more grateful heart by responding to God’s Gift of Creation.
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Although congregations are now meeting in person and on-line as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the bishop’s office is still offering to process online gifts on behalf of congregations, and will absorb all payment processing fees. Every dollar of a contribution will go to the congregation.
Click here to find the Donate Button
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