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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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Thursday, July 16:
Friday, July 17:
- 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 18: William White, Bishop, 1836
- 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 20: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, and Sojourner Truth, Social Reformers, 1902, 1894, and 1883
- The parish office is closed on Monday.
Tuesday, July 21: Maria Skobtsova, Monastic and Martyr, 1945
- 10 AM: Crafts and Conversation
Wednesday, July 22: Saint Mary Magdalene
- 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: Pamela Filbert
In the Diocese of Oregon: St. Hilda, Monmouth
In the Anglican Communion: Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan
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Zoom Recording of Last Week's Sermon
Sunday, July 12
Passcode: cNL2Wg&5
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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The Men's Group will next meet tonight -- 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
This week's Saint of the Week is Harriet Beecher Stowe, born on June 14, in 1811; and her feast day was on July 1. Her parents were well-known for their humanitarian activities and social advocacy.
Harriet's father, Lyman Beecher, was a zealous preacher and involved with the temperance movement. Her mother, Roxana Foote Beecher, ran a girls' school and publicly advocated for the intellectual development of women.
It was not surprising that the Beecher children would continue their parents' legacy of social works--each in their own way. Harriet's brother followed his father as a Calvinist minister; her sister, Catherine, led the women's opposition against President Andrew Jackson's administration's Indian Removal Bill; and youngest child, Harriet, was an outspoken critic of slavery--an institution that she believed to be fundamentally incompatible with Christianity.
Of the many books, articles and essays Harriet authored, her most famous work was her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" that chronicled the life of a slave family in the antebellum south, and was the bestselling book of the 19th century in both America and Britain. In particular, it recounted the tragic consequences of slavery on families; consequences that were, for Harriet, to be counted as one of the worst evils of slavery.
("Slaves in the Family-- one man's exploration of his family's slave-owning past" by Edward Ball is a book you might find interesting for further study. It discusses the affects of slavery on slave holders and its influence on slave-holding families. It is available to borrow from the Salem Public Library or to purchase from Amazon.)
Harriets book and her public anti-slavery work was largely responsible for bringing the evils of slavery to light not only in America but in Britain, Europe and even in Russia. Tolstoy greatly esteemed her work and her moral courage, heaping lavish praise on her.
Might we be inspired to strive for justice for all in our daily lives and in how we vote by Harriet Beecher Stowe's witness of the shame and sufferings of enslaved people. Even today, one in every 150 people in the world live in some kind of slavery, including sexual slavery, indentured servitude and forced marriage.
—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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