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Timothy's Epistle 1 TIMOTHY’S EPISTLE AUGUST 2020 DATES TO REMEMBER Aug. 7 & 10 9 AM—Noon ECE Staff Orientation Aug. 10 6:30 PM Council Meeting Aug. 12 6—7 PM Confirmation Mtg. Parents/Students Aug 15 7 AM ECE Outdoor Work Day Aug. 16 11 AM Installation of ECE Staff Aug. 17 9 AM First Day of ECE Classes Aug. 29 9 AM All Things Motorcycle Sunday’s 8:30 & 11 AM SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday’s 9:45 AM Adult Bible Classes (No children’s SS) Wednesday’s 11 AM Bible Study / Pastor Watch our services live or On Demand at www.tlcwoodstock.org, Timothy Lutheran Church Church Office—770 928-2812 556 Arnold Mill Road Preschool—770 924-7995 Woodstock, GA 30188 Timothy’s Cupboard—770 591-5515 www.tlcwoodstock.org email: [email protected] 2 Pastor’s Corner Rev. Daniel PATIENCE Brammeier 4 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love. Ephesians 4:1-2 8 But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient to ward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:8-9 You’re all packed up and ready for your road trip. The children are secured safely in their cars seats. You get about five minutes into your trip when you hear those immortal words from the back seat, “Are we there yet?” It doesn’t matter if your trip is only an hour, or ten hours, that question will be asked over and over again. In many ways we are like children. “Are we there yet?” We impatiently want to be at the end of the journey through the coronavirus pandemic. We want all the consequences we’ve had to live with to be over. We want to hug each other. We don’t want to worry about keeping six feet apart. As I mentioned in the last newsletter article “endurance” is difficult for us, patiently enduring something is even more difficult. In our “get it now” culture the very idea of having to wait for something is foreign. Why should we have to wait for something? Why can’t Amazon ship me a product sooner? Again, like children we want whatever it is NOW and don’t make me have to wait. It would be really sad if God was impatient. But God is the zenith of patience when it comes to dealing with sinful mortals. The New Testament Greek word for “patience” is a compound word meaning “large passion.” It really means “long-suffering,” or “to put up with for a long time.” God has put up with his sinful rebellious creation for a long time. He even went so far as to send his only-begotten Son to put up with life as we know it. As we know Jesus went the way of the cross to satisfy the Father’s anger over sin. Jesus rose from the dead and secured for us our eternal home. Our Lord “puts up with us,” is “long-suffering” with us, he is “patient” with us, because he wants people to come to repentance and salvation through Jesus Christ. Knowing how patient God is with us helps us be patient with each other and with the circumstances we are in. We can relax knowing that the Lord is ultimately in control and we can patiently endure what life throws at us, even if it’s a pandemic. Our eternal home is secure through Jesus Christ. “Are we there yet?” Not quite, but we know that what we’re going through now will eventually pass and ultimate- ly we will have our heavenly home as John describes in Revelation: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” Revelation 21:1-4 Pastor Brammeier 3 Preschool News Greetings from the Preschool, Kristin Freeman, Wow! What a roller coaster of an adventure 2020 has taken all of us on, including Timothy Lutheran Preschool! We are excited to announce that our first day of school Preschool will be Monday, August 17th. Our staff and families are thrilled to return to the pro- Director gram and to grow and learn in God’s word with the little ones each day. We will be making some necessary changes to our program to ensure we are handling each day in the best and safest way possible for staff and students during this COVID-19 pandemic, though we aren’t changing the amount of love that grows here! We have ECE Mission and the joy to serve 92 students this year in the Preschool and we have just a few re- Ministry State- maining spots in our younger 3’s classroom. God continues to bless our preschool ministry during this uncertain time. We are grateful to be a part of the community ment and for our families to return to us for the 2020-21 school year. At Timothy Lu- We have a staff of 15 amazing women serving our Lord and these precious little theran Preschool, ones each day and I invite you to meet them at our Staff Dedication service on Sun- day, August 16th at 11 a.m. Also check out the new updates to the Education wing we believe that with new paint on the walls and bathrooms and a gorgeous new mural, painted by “children are a our lovely Suzanne Forman, co-chair of the ECE Board. The inspiration behind the gift from God; “View of the Serengeti” is our new school mascot, Timothy’s Lion Cubs (TLC). Thank you to Pastor B for that awesome suggestion for our preschool! they are His re- ward.” (Psalm Our preschool would not run as smoothly without the wonderful help from so many 127:3) church members especially during this time of uncertainty. Thank you to our ECE Board members for all that they do to provide leadership and support to me as I Timothy Lutheran navigate these unchartered waters in leading a preschool program during a pan- Preschool is a demic. To our Trustees that help patch, repair, mulch, weed and paint all the things! To Jack Basler and John Hornberger for all of their computer and tech work. To Don ministry of Timo- Snyder for his leadership and willingness to make small but wonderful changes to thy Lutheran the building and to our program. To Pastor B for all of his spiritual guidance and manual labor he has put in to the school over the summer months. And thank you to Church. Its mis- each of the congregation members that support our preschool ministry financially sion is to serve and prayerfully. We were so blessed by your willingness to allow us to expand into one more classroom space this year. I am pleased to say that with that additional children and fami- space we have maxed out our Tykes’ classroom at full capacity! God is good in lies by sharing Je- providing all that we need. sus’ love with them through an Please continue to keep our preschool ministry, staff and students in your prayers academically ex- as we safely open our doors for the 2020-21 school year. I look forward to serving Him and this preschool in the school year ahead and I can’t wait to see how He cellent Christian walks with us as we continue to share how “love grows here” in the Woodstock Education in a community. safe, loving envi- ronment. Grace and Peace, Ms. Kristin 4 T L I I M O O N T H C Y’ U S B S 5 AUGUST 2020 Remember your Secret Sister!! LWML ladies: Watch your home mail (yes, old fashioned mail!) for our August LWML kickoff “Meeting by Mail”. We will not meet in person due to the ongoing COVID-19 transmission in Cherokee County, but have fun stuff coming your way! If you’d like to receive the “Meeting by Mail” pack- age and didn’t attend an LWML meeting last year, please call Teresa Jarmick @ 425.274.5247 or the church office and let us know that you’d like to be added to our mailing list. We’d love to include you. We have exciting news to share. While our LWML district grant request for Habitat for Humanity was declined, our request for preschool playground equipment is moving on to the next step in the approval process, voting by district delegates. Our preschool staff returns on Friday, 8/7/20, and we are providing them a warm ‘welcome back’ again this year.
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