Silver Sneakers Cardio and Tone classes will begin on Tuesday, April 23rd!

Tuesdays 11:00 to 11:45 am  & Thursdays 11:15 to 12:00 pm
and will run from April 23rd through June 13th, 2024.

The class schedule is as follows:

April 23rd and 25th
April 30th and May 2nd 
May 7th and May 9th 
May 14th and 16th 
May 21st and 23rd 
May 28th and 30th 
June 4th and 6th 
June 11th and 13th 
 
All classes are $5 each. Please RSVP to office@saint-timothy.netif interested. Drop-ins also welcome.
 
Designed to improve cardiovascular fitness, improve muscle strength and balance.  The class will incorporate light hand weights, resistance balls and bands.  The instructor has a few sets available for use, however, participants are encouraged to bring their own equipment and water bottle.

Do you enjoy the events and activities offered at St. Tim’s? Do you have ideas for new activities, or want to help with existing ones?

You should come and learn about our fellowship committee!  There is a sign-up on the bulletin board at St. Tim’s or you can  reach out to Adreana Krakowski at crashzeke@gmail.com if you have questions.  All are welcome.   The first meeting will be held on April 14th, after the 10:00 a.m. service.

Following our 10:00 a.m. Easter Service we will hold our Easter Egg Hunt. Eggs will be hidden by the older children and kids 12 and under are welcome to search for eggs.

Join us on March 23 at 5:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall for a Pizza and Sidewalk Chalking Party. Pre-school to High School ages (and their families and friends) are all welcome as we use our creativity to decorate the main entrance with chalk palm art the night before our Palm Sunday services. 

Contact Sara Ebright, saramcdavis@gmail.com, to RSVP or if you have any questions. Please let us know if anyone has food allergies and we'll do our best to accommodate. 

Docent led tour of the Caravaggio Exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art on March 17 at noon! 

On Sunday March 17, we have the opportunity to participate in a docent-led view of the Toledo Museum of Art's short-term exhibit, "The Brilliance of Caravaggio." The exhibit "presents four important paintings by Caravaggio in conversation with works from the Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition marks the first time in more than a decade that four paintings by this renowned Italian artist have been on view together in the United States."  This group is limited to 20 people.

When you enter the museum, check in at the reception desk and get a ticket for the Caravaggio exhibit. We will gather at noon at the museum's cafe, where a table will have been reserved for us. Lunch will be at your own expense. After lunch, we will tour the exhibit on our own and at our own pace (estimated at around 30 minutes). Our docent will meet us as we exit the exhibit and will then take us to other art in the museum's collection that illustrates the breadth and intensity of Caravaggio's influence on other artists. Note that the museum has determined that allowing docents to expound on Caravaggio while inside the exhibit reduces the number of guests who can flow through the exhibit in any period of time, which is why we will meet our docent after we view the Caravaggios.

There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board. Sign-ups are first-come, first-served. If you can not get to church to sign up, contact Susan Winters at grwii@roadrunner.com to have her add you to the list. There will be a waiting list, so if you sign up and then determine that you can not attend, please be sure to advise Susan so she can move someone into the group of 20 off of the waiting list. That process will include the morning of the 17th. Susan will advise you whether you are confirmed or wait-listed and will notify you if you move up from the wait list.

Our docent, Sharon, will e-mail those with confirmed spaces additional details, so watch for that e-mail if you are confirmed.

The exhibit is free to museum members. If you are not a member, the cost to tour the exhibit is $10 per person. Museum parking is also free to members. Parking for non-members is $10 per vehicle. The museum is located at 2445 Monroe Street in Toledo, and parking is at 804 Art Museum Drive.

We have a new community class that we offering at St. Tim’s - Line dancing lessons! Lessons will be held each Friday in Parish Hall 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come and learn and join the fun.

If interested text Nan M. (419-350-0954) or Claudette D. (419-367-4905). A $5 donation will be requested for the instructor's time and costs.

In addition to being a lot of fun, did you know that line dancing is good for you? According to the Cleveland Clinic:

Dancing, for example, will get your heart rate up and your blood flowing, and it can help strengthen neural connections between brain cells. Any style of dancewill do — ballroom, square dance, line dance, 5Rhythms®, contra, Zumba® — the list goes on.

In a study of older adults, people randomly chosen to do one-hour ballroom dance lessons twice a week for 10 months improved in multiple areas of brain function, as well as mood and behavior.

Upon the unanimous recommendation of the search committee, the vestry voted unanimously to extend the call to be our new rector to The Reverend Matthew D. Wahlgren. The Rev Matt has accepted our call. We anticipate that his first services among us will be on Sunday March 10th. His formal installation by the bishop will follow on a date yet to be determined.

We will be holding a casual brunch after the 10:00 a.m. service on March 10 to welcome The Reverend Matthew D. Wahlgren. and his family, Melanie, Isabel, Emily, and Hannah, to St. Tim's.

Join us for our third concert of the season with Dr. Anthony Pattin, pianist.

St. Tim’s Discovers, the music series based at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Perrysburg, continues the 2023-24 season by presenting Toledo native Dr. Anthony Pattin, classical pianist, and Lesli McCage Simmons, clarinetist. The March 3 program is offered in honor of the late Dr. Hollis Merrick. According to his wife, Hollis had a life-long appreciation of classical music. Dr. Mary Smith Merrick has provided this recital as a gift to the wider community to honor her late husband.

For the March 3 event, the recital space will open at 2:30 PM. Admission is free, and there is no reserved seating.  St. Timothy Episcopal church is located at 871 East Boundary, Perrysburg. The facility is accessible and offers ample parking.

About the artists:  Anthony Pattin has had an extensive and varied performance career, beginning with his professional orchestral debut with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, performing Gershwin’s Concerto in F.  Since that time, he has performed with the symphonies of Alabama, Arkansas, Tuscaloosa (AL), and Abilene (TX) among many others. He has appeared in Chicago, Los Angeles and twice in New York City in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Pattin was a touring artist under the sponsorship of the Alabama State Council of the Arts.  While in Alabama, he received the prestigious Governor’s “Artist for the New Millennium” Award in 2001.  Currently, Pattin is the organist/pianist for First St. John Lutheran Church in Toledo. For the past seven years, he has been a part of the MostArts Music Festival and Piano Competition at Alfred University (NY). Pattin serves as piano soloist, chamber musician and as a piano competition judge for MostArts Festival. He has seven recordings (CD) available on the APT label.
 
Collaborating with Dr. Pattin will be Toledo area clarinetist Lesli McCage Simmons (pictured above), currently the clarinet instructor for the University of Toledo. Previous Toledo area performances include appearances with the Toledo Symphony, Sono Novo Chamber Orchestra and the Ballet Theater of Toledo. A native southener, she studied at the Universities of Montevallo (AL) and Alabama, at Tuscaloosa. While in Alabama, McCage Simmons performed with the Alabama Symphony, Huntsville Symphony and the Tuscaloosa Symphony. Here in northwest Ohio, she has performed several times on “Live from FM-91” on WGTE radio.
 
About the music:  The March 3 recital offers many favorites from the solo piano repertoire, including Le Tombeau de Couperin by Maurice Ravel, Prelude in G Major by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Novelette in F Major by Robert Schumann. Among the several twentieth century compositions are Three Visions by William Grant Still, Spiritual Suite by Margaret Bonds and Suite from the Victorian Kitchen by Paul Reade. Ms. McCage Simmons, who first worked with Pattin while they both were at Montevallo, will join Tony for two selections for clarinet and piano. They will perform Johannes Brahms’ Sonata for Clarinet, movement III (Andante con moto) and Leonard Bernstein’s Sonata for Clarinet, movement I (Grazioso).

Tim’s Kitchen Info Session and Call for Questions
 
Please join the executive director and board members of Timothy’s Perrysburg Foundation for an information session to provide an update on the new Timothy’s Perrysburg Kitchen!
 
Date: Wednesday, February 28
Time: 6-7 pm
Where: Parish Hall
 
The presentation will take place during the Soup Supper and should last about 10-15 minutes. To help facilitate this event, the Foundation Board would like to receive questions in advance. Please submit questions by February 26 to Foundation Director Stephany Below at director@timothysperrysburg.org.
You may also submit questions via the bulletin board outside Parish Hall.
 
Timothy’s Perrysburg Foundation
To Clothe, Feed, and Fulfill

Save the date - We are planning a Celebration/Farewell Brunch for Rev. Sarah on February 25, after the 10:00 a.m. service.  It will be a great opportunity to thank her for all that she has brought to St. Tim's, and to celebrate everything we have accomplished together. 

More details to come.

In place of our usual Wednesday night healing service, we will hold an Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday the 14th.

Every year PCU (Perrysburg Christians United) holds the Feed the 5000 food drive, beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14 and running through Easter, March 31st. This food drive supplies much of the protein that the pantry will give out over the course of a year. Donations of meat products: tuna, Spam, chicken, stew, chili, are requested. Food can be dropped off in the regular PCU donation container located outside of the nave.

What is PCU? PCU (Perrysburg Christians United) is an all volunteer organization with representatives from eleven churches in Perrysburg (including St. Tim’s). 2023 marked the food pantry’s 50th anniversary!

Most of the food is supplied through donations from each of the member churches and the local community.

Join us for this church tradition! The pancake supper will begin at 6:00 pm in the parish hall. All are welcome and food and drinks will be provided. There will also be crafts for the kids.

Why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?

It was traditional in many societies to make foods with butter, eggs and fat that would need to be used up before the beginning of Lent. Another delicious example of this is pączki. The specific custom of Anglican Christians eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday dates all the way back to the 16th century, when the church bells would ring at noon, signaling to folks that it was time to fry up their pancakes. The tradition of racing with pancakes is said to come from running to church after cooking the last cake. In the UK Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Tuesday!

Plan to stay after the service on January 28th for an extended postlude. Music Director Michael Gartz is teaming up with parish youth Reagan Otley. Reagan is a high school senior and is applying to colleges for music education – vocal. She must go and audition in person at six colleges in February and March, and our parish can help her by giving her an audience and a chance to practice! She will do a recital of four songs with Michael accompanying her on the piano.

Join us for a winter walk! This gentle outdoor activity will focus on appreciating the beauty of the season and recognizing the journey of the three Wise Men as they travelled to acknowledge the birth of Christ. Our walk will take place at W.W. Knight Nature Preserve in Perrysburg, 29530 White Rd, Perrysburg, OH 43551.

Handwarmers and warm drinks to be provided. We will also have a room reserved in the lodge for people who would like to warm up, or may just want to sit and contemplate instead of walk.

Arise, shine; for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

2 For darkness shall cover the earth,

and thick darkness the peoples;

but the Lord will arise upon you,

and his glory will appear over you.

3 Nations shall come to your light,

and kings to the brightness of your dawn. - Isaiah 60:1–3

Email Sara Ebright, saramcdavis@gmail.com, if you have any questions.

Join us on Christmas Day for a quiet, but joyous, service for Holy Eucharist and hymns.

Christmas Eve service will feature our choir, music from some of our Sunday school students, and Toledo Symphony Harpist Nancy Lendrim

Join us in the fellowship hall on the longest night of the year to bring a little extra light into your life.

We’ll be making lanterns as a reminder that the darkest day is followed by the brightest light of Christmas!

Materials and snacks will be provided. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board or you can email office@saint-timothy.net to RSVP or use this link to sign up.

Feel free to invite friends and family and join us for this fun fellowship event.

St. Tim’s Discovers presents Deux Saisons for a concert of Christmas music entitled, Winter Light.

A modern take on a classic duo, Deux Saisons presents concerts with diverse collections of old and new classical repertoire. Featuring soprano Keri Lee Pierson, and classical guitarist Christopher Schoelen, this voice and guitar duo performs works that extend from the Renaissance through the present day. 

Deux Saisons, French for “two seasons”, brings classical music to a wide community through integration into diverse venues (such as farms, libraries, breweries and the main stage), incorporation of audience participation, and application of music as a tool for education and restoration.

Our concerts are always free admission and we have ample parking and our building is quite accessible. The concert will last about an hour or a little more, without an intermission.

The doors of the nave (sanctuary) will open at 2:30, but our volunteers will be available by 2:15pm.

Please join us after the 10 a.m. service on December 3, 2023 for an Advent workshop focusing on our theme of Peace on Earth.

There will be multi-generational crafts for all to make! The Flower Guild will provide greens, tools, and direction for creating live advent wreath’s and arrangements.

Brunch will be provided for all! Please sign up on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board.

This is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship and fun!

November 12, 2023 - Annual Meeting of the Congregation.  One service at 9:00 a.m followed by the annual meeting at 10:00.

We are blessed with an abundance of talented musicians in NW Ohio and love including different artists to enhance the musical offerings in our services.

For the November 12 service, we welcome Jacob Koch, percussionist.

Jacob is a percussionist, educator, and composer from Port Clinton, Ohio, pursuing a DMA in Contemporary Music at Bowling Green State University. Under the direction of Dr. Dan Piccolo, Jacob teaches applied percussion lessons and assists with percussion ensemble

St. Tim’s Discovers Music Series presents our first concert Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 3:00 pm. We are featuring the Zin String Quartet and harpist Nancy Lendrim, all of whom are current or former musicians of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.

The program will feature string quartet music, violin and harp duets and string quartet with harp - the first time this program has been offered by Discovers. Selections will include compositions by Bach, Debussy, Charles Ives and others.

The program is in celebration of the life and legacy of Discovers founder, Dr. Doug Neckers.

As you may remember, concerts are always free admission, we have ample parking and our building is quite accessible. The concert will last about an hour or a little more, without an intermission.

We hope you have enjoyed your previous experiences and are ready to return to in-person performances! The doors of the nave (sanctuary) will open at 2:30, but our volunteers will be available by 2:15pm.

November 5, Celebration of All Saints Day & Budget Presentation

Holy Eucharist 8:00 and 10:00, will be celebrated by Canon to the Ordinary, The Rev. Canon Jessie Dodson.

What is the Canon to the Ordinary?

A canon who is specific to the Bishop's office; a staff officer who performs tasks as assigned by the Ordinary, or Diocesan Bishop. In our diocese The Rev. Canon Dodson serves as a partner in innovation, collaboration, administration, liturgy, and pastoral care.

2024 Budget Presentation:

Treasurer Steven Weiser will also be presenting the annual budget at coffee hours following both services.

We are excited to announce our upcoming "Trunk or Treat"! This family and dog friendly event will take place on October 29th, 2023, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the parking lot of Saint Timothy's, located at 871 E. Boundary, Perrysburg, OH 43551.

This event is free and open to everyone in the Perrysburg community and surrounding areas. Leashed dogs are welcome! Invite your neighbors, grandkids, and friends!

If it rains we will move the treats, crafts, and games inside.

So what exactly is Trunk-or-Treat?

The idea is simple: Volunteers bring their cars to the St. Tim's parking lot. The drivers and their families dress up themselves and/or their cars for Halloween and bring candy to pass out. Children come to St. Tim's to walk from vehicle to vehicle, collecting candy the way they would during a normal trick-or-treating outing.

Activities at the "Trunk or Treat" event will include:

·       Candy stations with allergy-friendly options.

·       Spooky and fun decorations.

·       Creative crafts for children to enjoy.

·       Community spirit and the chance to connect with neighbors.

We encourage attendees to come dressed in their favorite costumes.

If you have questions about the event or are interested in volunteering please contact the front office via email, office@saint-timothy.net .

October 22, 2023 - One service at 9:00 a.m., including special congregational meeting.  The purpose of the special meeting is to vote on proposed amendments to the By-laws.  Proposed amendments are:  

• Allowing the size of the vestry to be within a range of seven to eleven members, determined annually by the prior year's vestry.  The By-laws currently provided a fixed number at eleven.  This range allows for the size of vestry to flex based on differing needs of the congregation each year, and is consistent with the Canons which provide that vestry shall consist of no fewer than five and no more than eighteen members.

• Confirming that one member of the vestry may be, but is not required to be, a youth member.  This preserves the congregation's desire to have youth representation on vestry, but recognizes that this is not possible every year due to the composition of the congregation.

• Providing that the clerk may, but is not required to, also serve as warden-in-training.  This change allows for flexibility.  The By-laws do not require that the clerk be a vestry member.

The proposed revisions will be made available at the church.

All are welcome at this family friendly event! Join us for a painting activity and a pizza dinner. We will be painting dot art, which can be fun, pretty, and promote relaxation. No art experience required. Pizza and drinks will be provided, you just bring yourself! Please RSVP or send questions to saramcdavis@gmail.com or sign up on the bulletin board.

Welcome back to Sunday School! This year we are offering three classes: Middle Grades, Elementary, and Pre-School classes. We can’t wait to have fun, learn, and grow together.

Our annual celebration of the end of summer and the beginning of our Sunday School session. Join us for ice cream, games, and friends after the 10AM service!

Toledo Symphony Harpist Nancy Lendrom will be our musical guest during out 10am service.