April 5, 2024

Sharing Joy

Scripture readings

for Sunday, April 7

Acts 4:32-35

Psalm 133

1 John 1:1--2:2

John 20:19-31

“Thank you for sharing our joy,” said the parents of the bride to the wedding guests. This simple message sums up the reason we gather with loved ones to celebrate the best moments of our lives. When we share our joy, it multiplies.

When the disciples were gathered in a locked room, the appearance of the risen Jesus transformed their fear into joy. On the evening of the resurrection, all the disciples except Thomas were together. They got to see Jesus standing among them, and they rejoiced! Immediately, Jesus gave them the gift of the Holy Spirit. He also sent them out to continue his work in the world, including the forgiveness of sins.

With that commissioning, Jesus channeled the disciples’ joy into a sense of belonging and purpose. Now they were no longer afraid or isolated. Jesus was alive. Everything had changed! Their risen Lord made them into a new community. But Thomas wasn’t there when Jesus first stood among them, and he couldn’t grasp the good news. He saw the joy radiating from the other disciples’ faces, but he didn’t share it.

As a gift of grace, Jesus appeared again and brought Thomas into the new community. He let the skeptical disciple see and touch the wounds on his body. By doing so, Jesus extended the joy and sense of belonging that the others had experienced to Thomas, who responded with joy, “My Lord and my God!”

As disciples of Jesus, we belong to the same resurrection community that our risen Lord created that first Easter evening. We get to share our joy in the promise of forgiveness of sins and eternal life with those around us. Our believing and sense of belonging fortify each other. As today’s reading from 1 John declares, when we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection and carry out God’s work in the world together, our joy is made complete.

From sundaysandseasons.com.

• For our community of faith as we seek to do God’s work in the world.

• For those in our congregation and community who suffer silently with illness, financial burdens, and family obligation.

• For people affected by coronavirus, their families, essential workers, doctors, nurses, aides, those working in nursing homes, etc.

• For Ann Saar, Kay Marker Magneson, Roy Pihl, George Balcom, Thom Shagla, Eileen Beichner, Tom Dellapenta, Myron Klein, Pastor Karen Larson, , Pastor Gerry Zimmerman (Bethel, Portville and Shepherd of the Valley, Wellsville), James Dieter, Joe Gauvin, Emerson Allaby, John Gingrass, those serving in the military and law enforcement and their families, including Sean Pecuch, and Ben Wickerham, those caught up in violence and war who have no safe home in which to live.

• For the ELCZ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe and ELCZa Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Names will remain of the Prayer List for a month - at which

time it will be taken off unless, or course, there is still a continued need

for our prayers and we’re asked to keep the name on.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALENDAR

April 7 Worship - Guest speaker - Katie Castro

April 8 & 10 Heathy Bones

April 8 Solar Eclipse Watch

April 11 Tai Chi 9:30 am & 12:00 pm

April 5 Choir 5 pm

Tai Chi 9:30 am & 12:00 pm

I will be on Vacation April 1 – 7. Katie Castro will be filling in for me on April 7. In case of an emergency, please contact Pastor Mark Swanson at 215-264-4180.

Pastor Ivy

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2024

FOLLOWING WORSHIP

FELLOWSHIP HALL

Pancakes, Sausage, Scrambled Eggs, Juice, and Coffee

Come join us for this special time of food and fellowship

Mondays @ St. Timothy’s starting 3/4/24, each class running ~1 hour:

4:30pm: Doggie Manners One / 6 weeks… Reliably House Trained Dogs Only. Another location available if you know interested students with potential for potty accidents.

6pm: CGC / 4 weeks

· 4th class: Week of March 25th. …

This will also be CGC Evaluations in 15 minute blocks, likely going later than 7 pm. That will be the last CGC Class. If there are enough Therapy Dog candidates the next week might offer that in that time bloce.

· 5th class: Week of April 1st

· 5th class: Week of April 1st.

· 6th & Grraduation Class: Week of April 8th…

◦ then potentially continuing Mondays depending on student interest and qualifications.

Contact Carly Davis at: carly@chqdogs.com | 716-268-1421

Book Now and Save

Our Fellowship Hall has now moved into the age of streaming, air play and computer mirroring! In other words – we’re up to date and ready to book your presentation, meeting, banquet, shower or movie night!

Are you a member of a group that has to book outside facilities for your meetings? Do you know of anyone looking for a place to have their banquet? Does your organization have special presentations and/or speakers you need a larger room for? Book our Fellowship Hall now and save.

2023 Building Use:

Meeting Room: $10 member/$30 non-member

Fellowship Hall - capacity 125

Fellowship Hall - $40 member/$50 non-member

Fellowship Hall with kitchen - $50 members/$75 non-members

2024 Building Use:

Currently under review by Council. Anyone booking dates before new rates in mid-April will be grandfathered in for 2024.

We are proud to share our facilities with your group or organization. Contact the office at (716 386-7280) or email at sttimothy2015@gmail.com.

Cardboard Dumpster

Available for Our Use

Next to the shed in the upper parking lot, we’ve acquired a paper and cardboard dumpster from Royal Oak Recycling. There is NO CHARGE for us to use the dumpster and NO CHARGE to us for them to empty and dispose of it’s contents.

The company encourages advertising and promoting this service to our members. So please feel free to recycle your cardboard and paper here.

Just a few do’s and don’ts:

DO RECYCLE: Newspaper, Magazines, Junk Mail, Folders, Paper (shredded paper needs to be bagged in paper bags), Cardboard and Books.

DO BREAK DOWN your boxes to lay flat.

DO NOT RECYCLE: Food wrap/Containers, Pizza Boxes, Tissue products, Plastic, Glass, Aluminum.

NO FOOD!!!

This is a win/win for us and the company.

The Ashville Hewes Center has a Food/Clothing/Hygiene Closet! Whether it be a basic need for these items, an upcoming job interview, an upcoming school or personal event, a dress code concern, or a need for appropriate work attire for our vocational programs - we will have these resources on hand for all our students on the Hewes Campus to have their basic needs met. The students will create and vote on a name for the closet and make it their own! It will also be run by the students as they learn basic work skills. Alissa Rinaldo is our contact person here at St. Timothy, as well as the representative for the Hewes Center for 5 & 2 Ministry and Packing.

Below is a list of items they are requesting. For clothing, please keep in mind that these are middle/high school students ages 14-18 and what they would wear. Any donations can be brought to church and placed in our bin or hung on the Fellowship Hall coat rack. Alissa will pick them up when she comes to pack for the month. THANK YOU.

- Men’s & Women’s Clothing- casual, business & workwear

- t-shirts

- sweatshirts

- sweatpants

- leggings

- winter necessities- coats (casual & business), hats, gloves

- jeans - work jeans

- shoes & boots - casual & work footwear

- scrubs

- work outerwear - flannels, work coats, work gloves

- business apparel for job interviews or formal school & personal events

- women’s and men’s undergarments

- deodorant

- toothbrushes & toothpaste

- shampoo & conditioner

- body wash and soap

- hair brushes & combs & hair products

- lotion

- laundry detergent - preferably pods or smaller bottles to be sent home

- laundry stain remover

- feminine hygiene products

- reusable shopping bags

- backpacks

- travel bags (bags are for students to bring items home, discreetly)

- cosmetic bags

- clothing hangers

5 Loaves & 2 Fish Backpack Ministry

23/24 School Year

We contiuously collect food items for the 5 & 2 Ministry. Bring your donations and place in the black bin in church narthex. Lists detailing items needed are also available in the narthex. Monetary donations welcome! Contact Gale-Svenson-Campbell for details gales1949@gmail.com

If you can volunteer, please contace Gale Svenson-Campbell at the link below. Thank you!!

Bring your donations and place them in the black bin in the church narthex. Lists detailing items needed are also available in the narthex. Monetary donations welcome! Contact

Gale-Svenson-Campbell for details gales1949@gmail.com