The Good Newsletter St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church

9800 East BC Avenue, Richland, MI 49083

269-629-9436, office@sttimsrichland.org

http://sttimsrichland.org

Inside This Issue

2 Message from the Rector

3 Parish Calendar

4 Healing Ministry

4 Prayer Chain

4 Pledges / Gifts

4 Bible Study

5 Farmers Market

6 Saturday Evening Services

7 September Birthdays

7 Harding’s

7 AmazonSmiles

AUGUST - 2020

September 2020

The Lord will give strength to his people.

The Lord will bless his people with peace.

Psalm 29:11

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Grace and Peace,

I want to thank everyone who helped out this summer with caring for

each other. The church has responded with overwhelming love. The

church has cared for the families of Jari Pulford, Pete Parish, and Alice

Fish while they have lost a loved one.

During this time of pandemic, I am called, as a priest, to visit with people

who are unable to make it to church because of physical or medical

restrictions. I often try to visit these people during the week, when

possible. I am able to bring and serve communion to their homes. This is

often a very moving experience because they have felt disconnected

with the parish during this difficult time.

Even if you do not have a physical or medical restriction I would be glad

to come and visit while observing social distancing. I enjoy visiting with

and praying with people whenever I can.

Blessings,

Fr. Joel

From the Rector

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Parish Calendar 2020

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Thank you to all who continue to mail in pledges

and gifts for the Sunday Dollars Fund.

Healing Ministry at St. Tim’s

Many have been blessed by The Prayers for Healing that were

offered on Sundays at St. Tim’s. Fr. Terry will be happy to continue

one on one Prayers of Healing virtually or over the phone during this

time. If you feel the need for prayer, please call and he will pray with

and for you. (269-806-5109)

A Prayer Chain has also been formed for anyone that would

like to have a name added to the continual prayer list. If you

would like a name added to the prayer chain, please contact

the office, Fr. Joel or Fr. Terry. All prayer requests, and/or the

subject of the prayer will remain strictly confidential.

Tuesday morning Bible Study will resume beginning Tuesday,

September 8, 2020.

The Men’s Bible Study Group will meet at 8:00am at Liz’s Café in

Richland. Please wear face masks prior to ordering. (Liz’s opens at

7:30 am and you will meet in the upper room and ‘yes’, the $1.99

breakfast is available at that time!)

The Virtual Lectionary Bible Study Group will meet at 10:00am, led

by Fr. Joel. There will be a link on the parish calendar and email

reminders with the link will be sent.

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Thank you to the following individuals for contributing produce, crafts or time to the

St. Tim’s Church table at the RACC Farmers’ Market.

Cliff Barry Terry Haughn Barb Ray

Doris Balgoyen Nick & Nancy Hotra Judy Risdon

Kate Bell Tom & Deb Howard Carolyn Schutte

Pat Butler Carolyn Kiser Suzie Tooman

Ken, Jan & Rachel Fouts Stan & Jennifer Luykx Fr. Joel & Andrew Turmo

Steve & Sue Frank Joanne Mobey Emily Wilke

Joni Green Joe Rapp

Also, thanks to Joe Rapp for use of his special table and to the Fouts family for use of

their tent.

SPECIAL THANKS to Nick and Nancy Hotra for leading this project. Their tireless

scheduling, picking up, set up, manning the table, tearing down, and dedication to

introducing and sharing St. Tim’s with the community were all amazing!

Attendance at the market each Wednesday over the last 12 weeks averaged over 300 people. So, they - plus others they may have told, know we are here.

We consider our effort a success. It was a chance, during these Covid-19 virus times, for parishioners to come together to commune and/or share their skills and talents - and make money from them, while promoting St. Timothy Church. Last Wednesday we made $127 for a total of $723 in direct deposits. This plus another $71 gives us a total of $794 for the event. The money will be used to purchase banners for the church drive.

Thank you to those participating. It was good for us to come together and accomplish something.

Nick and Nancy Hotra.

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Saturday Evening Outdoor Worship Service

We have blessed with a new altar, beautiful grounds, faithfilled music and great weather for our Saturday

Evening Outdoor Worship Services. These services will continue until we can again worship inside the

church.

The service begins at 7:00pm. Bring a chair or a blanket to sit under the trees, or worship from your car.

Services can be followed from the Book of Common Prayer. If you have one, bring it with you. If you

don’t have at home, we have extras and encourage you to take one for your family.

Fr. Joel will serve communtion bread to wherever you are seated.

Social distancing and the wearing of face masks is manditory.

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Thank you for shopping at Harding’s!

This is such an EASY way to give to St. Tim’s while you’re shopping at Harding’s for your

groceries! There is no extra cost to you. A percentage of every purchase will be donated back

to St. Tim’s. If you have registered on-line, simply enter your phone # on the keypad at checkout.

If you have not yet registered, please stop by the parish office or give Suzie a call and she can

assist you. St. Tim’s could receive hundreds of dollars each quarter, just because you entered

your phone #!! How EASY is that??

You’re shopping anyway… right??

It could not be easier to give to St. Timothy’s as we go about our daily and seasonal shopping.

You can give while shopping for groceries at Harding’s or while shopping for the gifts, books,

‘anything’ on amazonSmiles.com. Suzie will be happy to help you sign up during parish office hours.

Consider On-Line Shopping at amazonSmiles.com

An additional opportunity to give to St. Tim’s while shopping is by registering for AmazonSmiles.

Perfect for those who enjoy shopping on–line! You will find the same pricing and even special

reduced pricing from AmazonSmiles.com not only when you purchase books, clothing, gift cards or

furniture, but also the opportunity to pre-purchase for many restaurants in the Kalamazoo area at a

great discount. A percentage of every purchase will be designated to St. Tim’s. You will not receive

the rewards if you use the regular amazon.com site. … You will be gifting to St. Tim’s general fund at

no extra cost to you! If you need help signing up at this site, let Suzie know and she’ll be happy to

help you.

September Birthdays

Sept 1 – Jo Hawk Sept 17 – Cody Buckham

Sept 1 – Mike Morrett Sept 17 – Joy Light

Sept 2 – Emily Hilton Sept 30 – Sallie Patterson

Sept 6 – Jessica Barry Sept 30 – Renee Ingraham

Sept 13 – Claire Walker