NEWS & EVENTS

WORSHIP SERVICES AT ST. TIMOTHY'S

+ Holy Eucharist is celebrated each Sunday at 8 AM (said service) and 10 AM (sung service). The 10 AM service is also shared via Zoom for those who are physically unable to attend in person.

+ Wednesdays there is an in-person Holy Eucharist at 10AM, using the traditional-language rite. This service is followed by tea and conversation in the parish library.

+ Current masking policy: All persons may wear a face mask as a health tool. Some persons (especially those in higher-risk groups) should wear a mask. However, no one must wear a mask. The parish provides good quality face masks for those desiring them.

+ We have an upgraded HVAC air handling system to maximize the safety of our indoor environment.

+ We encourage vaccination for all eligible persons to prevent communicable disease at church or elsewhere.

+ Please contact the parish office for more information, and to be added to our Zoom invitation lists.

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+ Alleluia. Christ is Risen!

Notice: We are experiencing difficulties with the Parish Office phone line. If you have tried calling and received the "busy tone", apologies! We will be switching phone providers within in the next week and anticipate that this will completely remedy the situation. In the meantime, please feel free to call our Parish Administrator, Emma Glennen, direct on her cell phone (listed in the directory) or email the Parish Office at mail@sainttimothys.org.

Word from the Rector
Christ is risen! Alleluia!

Being Light in a Dark Time
Recent national events have underscored that the search for absolute victory over one's political adversary is illusory and destructive---lowering everyone into an abyss of invective and moral squalor. What is needed is the recognition that only the love of God and neighbor can overcome the division and mistrust which have overtaken us.

I recently had an opportunity to experience this. I was away from home and stayed at a place where the person in the downstairs dwelling was a very, very strong advocate for a particular political viewpoint. Not being affiliated with a party, and having political opinions which a friend once charitably described as "unworkable," I was eager not to engage in rancorous dialogue with a devoted partisan.

I noticed when looking from the level where I was staying down onto the deck below that the container garden there was extremely well planned and lovely, with attractive pots, elegant plants, refined sculpture, and restful colors. It was quite an artistic and well-tended refuge. I also noticed that this person owned a dachshund.

When walking our dachshund, the downstairs inhabitant came out to converse about our respective critters. After a little while, I mentioned how impressed I was with the deck garden and noted the relative rarity of people who really understand creating such an effect. Between the ensuing conversation on the topic and our common dog interests, we were able to form an acquaintanceship. Subsequent chats sealed a sense that we were no longer strangers but saw each other as people, not placards.

I later learned that this person had had a very hard life, perhaps leading to having very decided opinions. Yet, knowing this actually made me feel rather closer to her. Her gift for creating a sanctuary in a private space, out of sight of most others, seemed to me to be an indication of the depths most of us have somewhere in us---depths which go ignored by others once they have categorized us. It is these depths we somehow must seek in each other.

I won't pretend this was some sort of miracle or that it changed the world, but one relationship of mutuality and respect was allowed to begin rather than founder on the rocks of mistrust and vituperation from the outset.

Viewed one way, this is a very dark time---and for many very solid reasons. Yet, for the Christian every time is the time to share the Gospel and witness to the light of Christ. Simply being more darkness is wrong and a betrayal of what has been entrusted to us. We must bring the brightness of the risen Lord into view. If we are immersed in darkness ourselves, we will be unable to do this. Participating in a culture of outrage and despair will only serve to keep us locked in fear and resentment, squandering the light and joy we received so bounteously at Easter.

St. Timothy's must be a place where the Gospel is proclaimed and lived, with its implications for true hospitality, human dignity reflecting our divine purpose, justice, mercy, compassion, and the experience of repentance, healing, and formation leading to an authentic experience of transformation and sanctification. Only such churches have any relevance in today's environment.

Encouragement to live in the mire of today's partisan culture is a rejection of this, no matter how popular it might make us with people we already like. We are called to share the message that God in Christ has overcome the divisions and hatreds of this world in love and respect--one container garden and dachshund at a time.

In the risen Christ,

Brandon+

The Week Ahead...

Thursday, April 30: Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922

7 PM: Women's Bible Study, Zoom

Friday, May 1: The Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James

No fasting during Eastertide
Here is a blog posting from Fr. Brandon about Fridays in Eastertide

Saturday, May 2: Athanasius of Alexandria, Bishop and Theologian, 373

Prayers for the the Departed in Christ, traditionally said on this day

+ Sunday, May 3: Fifth Sunday in Easter

+ 8 AM: Holy Eucharist (said). In-person.

+ 9:50 AM: Godly Play and Nursery open

+ 10 AM: Holy Eucharist (sung).
In-person and online.

Following the 10 AM Liturgy:
+ Coffee Hour in the narthex.
+ After Ten Forum in the Fireside Room.
The topic is the Parish Rule of Prayer: what it is, how to use it, and how we may benefit from it. This is a great opportunity for newer members of the Anglican tradition seeking to gain a better understanding of our tradition. There will be plenty of time for questions.

Monday, May 4: Monica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387

The parish office is closed on Monday.

Tuesday, May 5: Martyrs of the Reformation Era

10 AM: Crafts and Conversation

Wednesday, May 6: George of Lydda, Soldier and Martyr, c. 304

10 AM: Rite I Holy Eucharist
7 PM: Catechumenate

Prayer Requests from this Parish: Martina Sierra, Anita McIntire, Liz McClure, Dale & Jeanné Cannon, John & Judy Sullivan, Juanita Rivera, Br. Matthew Tenney nOGS, Scott Kohl, Robert Barbor Jr, Rorey DeWitt, Rich Zorko, Mike Martin, Julia Smith, Kerrie Harwood, Family Promise, Salem for Refugees, Mending Wings Youth Ministries. For the diocese of Iran and the people of the Middle East. For those who serve in the armed forces and for their families. For the maintenance of our civil liberties and all who labor to protect them.

For Those with Birthdays Next Week: Michael McFetridge

In the Anglican Communion: The Church of North India

In the Diocese of Oregon: St. Matthew, Gold Beach

Zoom Recording of Last Week's Sermon

Sunday, April 26
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Links will be valid for two weeks.
The Lectionary Readings for this past Sunday can be found here.

After Ten Forum
This Sunday, May 3rd
The Fireside Room of the Parish Hall

Parish Rule of Prayer
Anglican Christianity is blessed to have a strong tradition of daily prayer practice--both liturgical and private. One expression of this is our Parish Rule of Prayer. A "rule" is a kind of standard which forms the normal pattern of life for those who use it. Just as monastics have a rule by which they live, so Anglicans have a basic pattern or rule which governs the praying and living of all--ordained and lay.

Our parish's rule of prayer (posted in the narthex) is essentially a distillation of the prayer forms found in The Book of Common Prayer and reflecting the faith of the ancient and undivided church: the Holy Eucharist, the Daily Office (prayers for the morning, noon, evening, and night), and the chief forms of private prayer. By practicing such prayer we experience the Holy Spirit's leading and guidance into the mind of Christ, as well as gain greater understanding of Holy Scripture and the treasury of prayer left to us by the saints.

At this After 10 Forum--meant especially for newer members of the Anglican tradition, but open to anyone in the parish--Fr. Brandon will walk us through the rule, show how it may be used and adapted, and answer questions. A practical life of prayer grounded in the wholeness of the Christian faith is the hoped-for outcome.

Please make time to share in this important opportunity for learning and formation in the ancient but ever-new life of prayer.

Rogation Sunday | May 10th

From the Latin, rogare, meaning ask; rogation is the day that marks the blessing of the land to bring forth good growth. For centuries, parish communities have observed Rogation Sunday as a time to seek blessings both for the land's bounty and for the wellbeing of the community. Rooted in the Middle Ages, this tradition involves procession, outdoor prayer, and the ancient practice of ‘beating the bounds’—walking the parish's boundaries or visiting its sacred sites (e.g. wells, sacred trees, high places and landmark boulders). It is also a time to consider our role as stewards of the Earth and to pray that we always seek the right and just use of what we have been gifted.

We will celebrate with a blessing of seeds and Rogation crosses, as well as a Rogation Procession (a.k.a. "Beating of the Bounds") following the 10 AM service.

Ascension Day
Thursday, May 14th
7 PM Liturgy: The Rev'd Dr. Robert Williams, Preaching

Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter and the feast commemorating Christ's ascension in glory to the Right Hand of God the Father. It is one of the Seven Principal Feasts of the Church Year. This feast brings to an end that portion of Eastertide in which Christ was physically present with the disciples. To mark this, the Paschal Candle is moved from the pavement in the nave to the step on which the altar stands.

We will be having a Holy Eucharist at 7 PM, followed by a small dessert reception. You’re invited to bring a ready-to-serve dessert to share if you wish. (You may even theme your dessert around clouds and ascension - think meringue or cream puffs - though this is entirely optional!)

Our preacher for this evening will be the Interim Rector at St. Paul's here in Salem. He is a wise and generous soul. St. Paul's is being invited to share in this feast, as well.

Community Garden

We currently have an open plot in the Community Garden. Please contact our Junior Warden, Jim Apollonio, ASAP if you are interested.
This plot will be given away soon!

Diocesan Renewal Gathering

Saturday, June 6
Hosted at St Timothy's!

All are invited to this year’s Renewal Gathering on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Timothy’s, Salem. This annual event brings together Episcopalians from across the diocese for a day of learning, conversation, and fellowship.

Our featured preacher and speaker will be the Rev. David “Kawika” Jackson of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi, who will lead reflections on the theme E Komo Mai: The Role of Hospitality from a Judeo-Christian Perspective. Through scripture and conversation, participants will explore the biblical call to welcome the stranger and how that call shapes our life together as Christians today.

The gathering will also feature the annual diocesan basket raffle, with parishes invited to contribute themed baskets.

Registration is $20, and you can learn more and register on our website HERE. All are welcome!

The Regina Coeli
An Eastertide devotion traditionally said in the morning, at noon, and in the evening

O Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia!
For He whom so meetly thou bearest, alleluia!
Hath arisen as He promised, alleluia!
Pray for us to the Father, alleluia!
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia!
For the Lord is risen indeed, alleluia!

Let us pray.
O God, who through the resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ hast brought joy unto the world: Grant that we, being holpen by the prayers of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, may be brought unto the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Mission Statement of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
We gather to experience the Holy Trinity through Scripture, worship, study, and fellowship. Receiving and reflecting God’s love and grace, we are sent out to love and serve our neighbor, see the Christ in others, and share the Gospel by the example of our everyday lives.

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St. Timothy's Parish Office Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday, 9 AM - 3 PM
Wednesday, 9:30 AM - 3 PM
Friday, 9 AM - 3 PM via telephone/email/text
The Parish Office is closed on Mondays

Parish Office Contact Info
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7416; Salem, OR 97303
Email: mail@sainttimothys.org
Phone: 503-363-0601

Rector's Days Off:
Fridays and on Saturday mornings
Please contact Fr. Brandon on his days off if you have an emergency.

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Lent at St. Timothy's

Ash Wednesday | March 18th

+ 10 AM: Holy Eucharist (said)

+ 7 PM: Holy Eucharist (sung)
with Bishop Akiyama preaching and presiding

Thursdays during Lent

6:30 AM: Holy Eucharist (said)
In a revival of classic Lenten practice, this simple Holy Eucharist service is an opportunity for those seeking a heightened observance during Lent or an additional time for quiet, contemplative, yet communal, worship. Following the service, those who wish can join together for a simple breakfast nearby.

Fridays during Lent

7 PM: Stations of the Cross
We will once again be using the form of the Way of the Cross and employing short readings from Blessed Julian of Norwich. Parishioners are encouraged to attend at least one of these services in Lent. It is one of the best ways to come to a deeper understanding of the Love of God found in the Passion

HOLY WEEK AT ST. TIMOTHY'S

PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 29

8 AM: Blessing of Palms & Holy Eucharist (said)
10 AM: Palm Procession & Holy Eucharist (sung)
The 10 AM service will be available via Zoom

MONDAY & TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK, MARCH 30 & 31

7 PM: Antecommunion
Confessions following

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK, APRIL 1

7 PM: Tenebrae

THE HOLY TRIDUUM

One Liturgy Spread over Three Days
All Episcopalians are to join together for worship if physically able to do so. (Main services in underlined bold text)

MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 2

7 PM: The Maundy Thursday Liturgy
Prayer Watch following until Noon Good Friday
The first part of the Holy Triduum, which does not conclude until the end of the Great Vigil of Easter, this service commemorates Christ’s command to love each other as he has loved us, and his commandment to “do this in remembrance of me” by sharing in the Holy Eucharist. The Holy Sacrament is then removed to the Chapel and the altar is stripped in recollection of Christ’s arrest and being mocked. We then leave in silence as the lights are lowered.

The Prayer Watch at the Altar of Repose in the Chapel now begins, lasting until noon Friday, in remembrance of Jesus’s words in the garden of Gethsemane, when he asked his disciples to spend an hour in prayer with him. Parishioners sign up to take an hour in prayer in the chapel before Christ in the Holy Sacrament. A member of the parish will be at the church all night to let people in and walk them to their cars.

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3

Noon: Stations of the Cross

7 PM: Good Friday Liturgy
The Good Friday Liturgy is the most solemn service in the Church Year. Its starkness points to the truth of both human brokenness and God’s complete identification with us in our need. The highlights are the Great Silence at the start, then the reading of the Passion Gospel according to St. John, the Solemn Collects (intercessions for all humanity), the bringing out and veneration of the Good Friday Cross, and the Communion from the Reserved Sacrament, brought from the Altar of Repose in the Chapel. Once more, we leave in silence.

Good Friday is marked by as complete a fast as health allows, from sunrise until at least 3 PM, the traditional hour of Christ’s death upon the cross.

HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 4

10 AM: Little Tomb Service of the Burial of Christ
The morning service is a short, spare gathering at the now-denuded altar where we hear of Christ’s hasty burial and contemplate his lying in the tomb, even as God the Son has descended to Hades, there to liberate those long held by the Evil One. A glorious sermon from the very early Christian period is read and prayers for those who have died are offered.

EASTER EVE

Saturday, 9 PM: The Great Vigil of Easter,
followed by the Agape Feast
The Easter Vigil is the heart of our life as a parish and as a people. It is our main Easter service. It must be experienced, not explained, but it consists of the lighting, blessing, and sharing of the New Fire, the great song before the Paschal Candle (The “Exsultet”), the readings of the Old Testament prophecies, Renewal of Baptismal Vows, the Proclamation of the Resurrection, the great Easter Homily of St. John Chrysostom, and the First Eucharist of Easter. This is the high point of the entire Church Year. The Vigil is followed by a grand feast, to which all are invited. Come and see!

EASTER DAY, APRIL 5

11 AM: Holy Eucharist (said, with hymns) in person & online
The Easter Day Eucharist at St. Timothy’s is quite a bit simpler than the Vigil. However, it is a joyous celebration and includes the beautiful, ever-new account of Mary Magdalene meeting the Risen Christ in the garden. With this Eucharist, our celebration of Easter Day concludes…but the Great 50 Days of Eastertide has just begun.