March 28, 2024
Mark 16:1-8
Scripture readings
for Sunday, March 31
Acts 10:34-43
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthaisn 15:1-11
Mark 16:1-8
1When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint [Jesus’ body]. 2And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. 5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” 8So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
• 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
March 31 Worship - Easter Sunday
April 1 & 3 Heathy BonesTai Chi 9:30 am & 12:00 pm
April 1 Dog Classes 5:00 pm
April 4 Tai Chi 9:30 am and 12:00 pm
April 5 Choir 5 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
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
ONLINE GIVING at St. Timothy for Debit/Credit cards
Three ways to give:
- Go directly to our website at www.sttimothybemus.com.
- Use our QR code with the QR reader on your smartphone.
- Download the app ‘GivePlus Church’. Create an account.
For further information, see Kathy Carlson on Sundays or call her at 485-1316.
¨ Mailing in your weekly or monthly offering would be greatly appreciated for November, if you haven’t already done so.
Anyone that has any pictures or stories that they would like to share? Send them to sttimothy2015@gmail.com
REFLECTIONS
Pr. Ivy Gauvin
As Christians, we know the story well. Jesus has been raised from the dead. Got it. But it was a completely different matter for those who were on the other side of Jesus' ascension into heaven.
From the beginning, it was clear that the two women named Mary didn't think Jesus had been raised from the dead. They were bringing spices to anoint a dead body in verse 1. Then, on their way to the tomb, they kept talking about who would roll the stone away for them so they could enter it.
The ladies were alarmed to see the young man and no Jesus in the tomb. Look at these words of the young man about Jesus, “he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” That should help them believe, shouldn’t it?
My Gospels' prof in seminary used to say, regarding Mark’s gospel, that there is no resurrection in Mark. Huh? But after the two named Mary encountered the empty tomb and the man, “they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.” That is why my prof made that statement. They were so gripped with fear, that they didn’t tell anyone…at least initially.
”Go” and “tell” were the instructions to the women. That was how the good news was spread. That is how it is spread today. Going and telling what God has done in our own lives is how the church grows.
Draw your church together, O God, into one great company of disciples, together following our teacher Jesus Christ into every walk of life, together serving in Christ’s mission to the world, and together witnessing to your love wherever you will send us; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Evangelical Lutheran Worship
