Newsletter for the week of December 1st

Sunday School & Adult Bible Classes at 9:30 am  

Nursery Room

Holly Feldman has a lesson and play time for   nursery age children.

PreK—Kindergarten—1st Grade

North Side Preschool Wing Room:  

Teachers Gina Hawkins and Amanda Bello  

2nd to 4th Grade

South Side Preschool Wing Room:  

Teachers Erik Herrmann and Frank Kohn  

5th and 6th Grade

Middle Preschool Wing Room:  

Teachers Sue Koch and Megan Enderle

7th to 12th Grade

South Side, 3rd Floor  

Teachers Gary Krekow and Amanda Myers

Sunday School Closing will be in the Sanctuary from now until the musical so children can learn and practice the songs for Christmas. Parents can pick up their children in the sanctuary at 10:30 am.

Adult Bible Class – Basement, Room #2

Teacher Jessica Bordeleau  

The Sermon on the Mount is the longest recorded sermon preached by Jesus. Through resources from the Bible Project, we will take
an in-depth look at Jesus’ teaching. Come as you are able!

Exploring the Faith:

Basement, Multipurpose Room

Teachers Pastors Dinger and Gerzevske

If you have ever wanted to know more about the Lutheran faith, and about Timothy’s vision and ministry in your neighborhood, please join us in an 8-session course during Bible class hour from October 20 th through December 8 th .

Lectionary Study - 3rd Floor North Side

Teacher – Seminary Fieldworker

Worship Volunteer Schedule

Sign-up sheet every Sunday in the narthex.

Feel free to volunteer as you are able.

Church Member Information

As always, if your information is missing or incorrect on the website or bulletin, please let us know at office@timothystl.org .

Scams

Scam messages have been going around in our community. If you receive a suspicious message, please delete it immediately and report it to the church office.

Fellowship Hour Tables

Please consider helping to set up tables and chairs for 9:15 coffee hour after early service, or to take them down after education hour before late service. 2 or 3 tables should be enough. Anyone can do this, and it would help older members and families with small children. Thank you!

Christmas Musical, “On Our Way to Bethlehem” Dec. 15th at the 10:45 am Worship Service

Rehearsals are at 10:30 am on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays monthly. Dec 14th: Dress Rehearsal.

While some children have signed up to participate in full musical rehearsals, we also have some songs that ALL CHILDREN can join in. The practice will be during Sunday School closings in the sanctuary.

Fall music group schedule

Every Wednesday:

3:30-4:00 pm     Children’s Choir

4:00-4:40 pm     Children Chimers

6:15-7:00 pm     Handbell Choir

7:15-8:30 pm     Adult Choir

Maranatha, last Thursday of the month at 7 pm.

Dec 21 st caroling 4PM

Christmas Market 2024

Volunteers needed 9:30 am, 12/6/24 for set-up and 12/7 to help out. Sign-up is on our website or

www.timothystl.org/xmas-volunteer

Support the Christmas Market by baking cookies! Cookie boxes will be packed Fri 12/6 at 9am in the multipurpose room. You can bring them then or leave them in the kitchen labelled “LWML” or “Christmas Market.”

Here is a list of items needed by the food pantry:   toilet paper, canned fruit (especially canned peaches and pineapple), canned spaghetti sauce, canned chicken and other canned meats, toothbrushes, toothpaste, canned beets, pork 'n beans, deodorant, cold medicine, multi-vitamins.

Please do not donate green beans or corn.

Place contributions in food pantry bin in the narthex of the church.   Thank you for your contributions. There is a great need in our community.

Joan Castellano, Anabella, Shirley Jeude

As our Stephen Minister Trainees concluded their training, they would like to share their thoughts on what Stephen Ministry meant to them.

“Through this experience, God has widened my heart to care more deeply and provide high-quality care for not just potential care receivers, but everyone in my life.”

-   Lydia R. Grabau

“…an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus.”

-   Karen Klebe

“…delegate and refine the talents that God has given to me, so I may faithfully serve my brothers and sisters in Christ.”

-   Monica Geis

“The training has reinforced for me how important it is to walk beside people while entrusting them to God’s care.”

-   Rachel Wegener

“This Stephen Ministry reminds me of Psalm 23, especially the verse ‘He restores my soul’.”

-   James Vo

Pray for our new Stephen Ministers this month as we commission them! These lay ministers will be providing care for people in and around our congregation who are experiencing life challenges. If you know someone who could use a caring presence to walk along side of them, let Pastor Dinger know. “The Stephen Minister is the caregiver, and God is the Cure-giver.”