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+ Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Note on Contacting the Parish Church:
We are making a major transition in our telephone / internet service to improve quality, speed, and flexibility. This requires upgrading all our communications infrastructure (some dating back to the 90s) throughout our buildings, which involves coordinating several different vendors. Due to this changeover the parish church currently does not have a functioning telephone line. Our internet connection (and thus email access) is working. To reach us by phone during this interim period, please call our Parish Administrator, Emma Glennen, directly (503-899-3053) or email the Parish Office at mail@sainttimothys.org.
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The Week Ahead...
Fr. Brandon is on vacation for the month of July. Fr. Bryant Bechtold will be celebrant at the 8 AM and 10 AM Sunday Eucharists through July and will be available for pastoral emergencies. You may contact him either through his number in the parish directory or through the parish office.
Parish Office Summer Hours: Tue, Wed, Thurs: 9:30 AM - 2 PM
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Friday, July 10:
- Fridays are marked by acts of discipline and self-denial. If you wish to know more about the meaning of this practice and its benefits, please enquire with Fr. Brandon.
Saturday, July 11: Benedict of Nursia, Monastic, 543
- Prayers for those who have died are traditionally offered on Saturdays. Here is more information on this practice, along with prayer resources.
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+ 8 AM: Holy Eucharist (said). In-person.
+ 9:50 AM: Nursery open (Godly Play is on break for summer)
+ 10 AM: Holy Eucharist (sung). In-person and online.
Coffee Hour following the 10 AM Liturgy.
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Monday, July 13:
- The parish office is closed on Monday.
Tuesday, July 14: Argula von Grumbach, Scholar and Church Reformer, c. 1554
Wednesday, July 15:
- 10 AM: Rite I Holy Eucharist
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Prayer Requests from this Parish: Dale & Jeanné Cannon, Kerrie Harwood, Pat Klopfenstein, Scott Kohl, Mike Martin, Liz McClure, Mary Ann McMurren, Juanita Rivera, Bill Ryan, Julia Smith, John & Judy Sullivan, Br. Matthew Tenney nOGS, Joan Williamson, Rich Zorko, Family Promise, Salem for Refugees, Mending Wings Youth Ministries. For peace; for those who serve in the Armed Forces and their families.
For Those with Birthdays Next Week: Michael Mills, Sue Bergquist, Bill Cameron, Brittany Phelps
For the Dead in Christ: Keith Eckley; for his family and friends, who mourn him.
In the Diocese of Oregon: St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukie
In the Anglican Communion: Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
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Zoom Recording of Last Week's Sermon
Sunday, July 5
Passcode: B%ZkuBj8
Links will be valid for two weeks.
The Lectionary Readings for this past Sunday can be found here; we use Track 2.
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St Mary’s Day
Saturday August 15 at 11 AM
 This Major Feast celebrates the life and witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the traditional date of her “falling asleep” in Christ.
The Feast falls on a Saturday this year, so we are hoping to make this a full day of festivity together as a parish! Following the morning Eucharist we will enjoy a potluck lunch (more info to be provided) with various summer activities - including the return of our annual youth water-fight!
This is our main summer parish gathering, so please plan to join us for this special celebration and invite family and friends.
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From Your Financial Secretary
Quarterly Giving Statements will be available soon. If you would like to receive yours by email, please contact the Parish Office. Choosing email delivery is a simple way to help save time and parish resources. You are also very welcome to receive both email and paper copies if you prefer. Year-end giving statements will continue to be mailed.
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St Timothy's Men's Group
The Men's Group will next meet on Thursday, July 16 from 6 pm to 8 pm. We usually share a meal together, followed by a time of discussion led by the host around a particular theme or topic, and ending with Compline. If you would like more information about the group please contact Ron DeWilde, Steve Cowgill or Chuck McFerron. Newcomers are always welcome!
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From Your Parish Librarian
The opening line of the Lenten Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian is: "Lord and Master of my life. Take away from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness and idle talk.”
St Ephrem of Syria is also known as St Ephrem of Edessa, and his feast day began when he died on June 10, in 373. Edessa was a center for the spread of Christianity in the East long before the conversion of the western Roman empire.
“The harp of the Holy Spirit” wrote hymns that enriched the liturgy of the Syrian Church. His writings were influential in the development of the doctrines we believe today—that’s 1,700 years of what St Jerome described as “sublime.”
Mesopotamia was the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that corresponds to modern Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. It was the place of origin for agriculture, writing, mathematics, astronomy, a standardized legal system, ziggurats (see Babel), and the birthplace of This Week’s Saint, St Ephrem of Edessa, in about 306.
Ephrem (the Syrian or of Mesopotamia or of Edessa) was baptized when he was 18 by his local bishop, Bishop Joseph of Nisibis; then possibly accompanied him to the first Council of Nicaea, 1,701 years ago, last month. The Council of Nicaea is noted for establishing the doctrine of the divine nature of Christ, drafting the first part of the Nicene Creed and for the almost unanimous agreement on the date of Easter.
After that great event, Ephrem retired to a cave to write, eat barley bread and dried herbs, varied occasionally with greens, and drank only water. Although he lived a solitary, austere life, he was not a recluse for he frequently went into populated areas to preach, often using hymns he had composed, sung by a choir of women, to aid his listeners in learning.
In his treatise on the Crucifixion, he wrote: “The Lord Himself has become the altar, priest, bread and chalice of salvation. He alone suffices for all, yet none suffices Him. He is Altar and Lamb, victim and sacrifice, priest as well as food.”
—Bonnie Bonham—Parish Librarian—
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O Lord,
direct our steps this day
into the way of peace,
and strengthen our hearts
to obey your commandments.
May the Dayspring visit us from on high,
and give light
to those who sit in darkness
and the shadow of death,
that they may adore you for your mercy,
follow you for your truth,
desire you for your sweetness,
for you are the blessed Lord God of Israel,
now and forever. Amen.
Source: An ancient Collect, A. D. 440
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