Sunday's Sermon

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Save Canterbury!

The Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal has now reached the £9 million mark. The Appeal, established to fund an extensive £50 million conservation and development programme, has made good progress during the two years since its launch enabling critical conservation work to be carried out.

Following its high profile launch in October 2006, the Appeal quickly settled down to business and has been attracting donations from a number of sources. The focus for the Appeal in the first two years has primarily been the local community of Kent.

Commenting on this new milestone, Matthew Butler, Chief Executive of the Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal, said; "We have seen a tremendous response to the Appeal in the last year, particularly when considering the current economic climate. We have continued to be delighted by the generosity of people who have donated financially, run events or volunteered their time. There is still a long way to go - £41 million to be precise, and we have much planned for the next few years to ensure we secure these donations."

The next fundraising event will be the Appeal's annual Christmas Concert in the Nave of the Cathedral on Saturday 13th December. "A Baroque Christmas" will feature many popular and familiar classical Christmas pieces performed by members of the English National Opera and the internationally acclaimed choir, The Sixteen. Tickets are £10 and can be purchased on 01227 464764 or by calling into the Appeal's office at 27-28 Burgate, Canterbury, CT1 2HA.

For more information on the Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal or perhaps to make a donation please contact 01227 865346 or visit the website at www.savecanterburycathedral.com.

The photograph attached is of work to the South East Transept roof that has been funded entirely by donations to the Appeal.

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Notes for editors:

It costs over £14,500 each day to run Canterbury Cathedral which includes £9,000 of daily running costs. Canterbury Cathedral receives minimal external funding and is dependent on its own resources and donations for funding.

It was founded in 597 by St Augustine, who was sent from Rome by Pope Gregory the Great to convert the pagan Anglo-Saxons. It is the oldest institution in the country

In 1170 Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral by four knights, who acted on the words of Kind Henry II "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?" Within 3 years, Thomas Becket had been made a saint and Canterbury became one of the leading pilgrimage centres of Europe

King Henry VIII destroyed the Shrine of Thomas Becket in 1538

Canterbury Cathedral has long been associated with literature. The Canterbury Tales were written by Chaucer following a pilgrimage to the Cathedral. Christopher Marlowe was educated here. More recently T.S. Eliot and Dorothy L Sayers wrote plays performed in the Cathedral's Chapter House

The Cathedral houses the finest 12th Century stained glass in the UK. The Quire is the earliest Gothic building in the country and the Cathedral has leading examples of every type of Gothic architecture

Canterbury and Durham are the only two cathedrals in the UK that are World Heritage Sites. Other World Heritage Sites include the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China.

From the Anglican News Service

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Fr. Steve Rice
Rector, St Timothy's Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem, NC
www.sttimothys.ws
www.sttims.blogspot.com
336.765.0294

Come and See

Some Pictures Around St Timothy's

A scene from last night's vestry meeting.



Kids at the After Mass Bible Blast program this past Sunday.



A scene from a Wednesday Night Dinner (come join us, 5:15pm on Wednesday!)

Sermon for November 16, 2008

Due to the acoustics, etc., the sound is always a beat off. We are working on having a good video with sound of all our services.

Sir, we would see Jesus.

Take a look and learn a little about Charles Simeon, whose feast is today.

http://intervarsity1.uchicago.edu/kal/simeon.html

--
Fr. Steve Rice
Rector, St Timothy's Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem, NC
www.sttimothys.ws
www.sttims.blogspot.com
336.765.0294

A Prayer for Veterans' Day

O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in the day of decision ventured much for the liberties we now enjoy. Grant that we may not rest until all the people of this land share the benefits of true freedom and gladly accept its disciplines. This we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thanksgiving for Heroic Service, BCP 1979

--
Fr. Steve Rice
Rector, St Timothy's Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem, NC
www.sttimothys.ws
www.sttims.blogspot.com
336.765.0294

Coming Soon to St Timothy's!

Just kidding.

From the World of King David...

Yesterday at our 8:15am and 6:30 adult studies, several folks mentioned an article in Winston-Salem Journal about an archeological find around the time of King David. Here's an excerpt from Biblical Archeological Review:

A ceramic shard with what may be perhaps the oldest Hebrew inscription ever discovered has scholars speculating on the nature of King David’s kingdom. Archaeologist Yossi Garfinkel of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem is the director of the dig at Khirbet Qeiyafa, an ancient, fortified site near the modern city of Beit Shemesh in the Judean foothills. The pottery shard has been dated to 1,000 and 975 B.C., the same time as the Biblical golden age of David's rule in Jerusalem. Dr. Garfinkel maintains that the inscription and the sophisticated nature of the settlement ruins are evidence that a powerful kingdom existed at the time of King David, a theory that had come under fire from some scholars who say that the legendary kingdom of David was little more than a small chiefdom, if it existed at all. Read the entire article here.

Here's the first paragraph from the NY Times:
Overlooking the verdant Valley of Elah, where the Bible says that David toppled Goliath, archaeologists are unearthing a 3,000-year-old fortified city that could reshape views of the period when David ruled over the Israelites. Five lines on pottery uncovered here appear to be the oldest Hebrew text ever found and are likely to have a major impact on knowledge about the history of literacy and alphabet development. Read it all here.

St Timothy's in the Fall

From the Desert Fathers

A hermit was asked how it was that some people said they had seen angels. He answered, 'Blessed is he who always sees his own sins.'

Prayer for Today

Almighty God, to whom we must account for all our powers and privileges: Guide the people of the United States in the election of officials and representatives; that, by faithful administration and wise laws, the rights of all may be protected and our nation be enabled to fulfill your
purposes; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer, page 822

--
Fr. Steve Rice
Rector, St Timothy's Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem, NC
www.sttimothys.ws
www.sttims.blogspot.com
336.765.0294

All Saints' Sermon

All Saints

Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.



--
Fr. Steve Rice
Rector, St Timothy's Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem, NC
www.sttimothys.ws