ADDITIONAL RD MIZE WORSHIP SERVICE

Did you notice the revised worship information above? Don’t forget that the 8am RD Mize worship service returns this Sunday, Feb. 6, and that the 9am RD Mize worship service moves to 9:15am. The Wyatt worship service stays at 10am. The donut & bagel ministry at RD Mize will be available from 8:45 until 10:30am in the Family Life Center.

God Is Love

February holds Valentine’s Day right in the middle of it, so it’s a good time for us to turn our minds to love. People are already thinking about it, so it’s good for us to remember what the source and standard for love is. It’s not found in a Hollywood romcom. It’s not found in a Hallmark card. Instead, the source and standard is God, who loves us with an impossible, incredible love, one that prompted Jesus’ death and resurrection. We love because God is love.

You Are Beautiful: A Devotion

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. I Peter 3:4

I was in that place where women go to get their cut and colored, to cover the roots and dye the grays. A woman came and sat in the empty chair next to me. She mumbled, “Her hair is so nice. And just look at her over there—all you ladies are so beautiful, just beautiful.”

Here were these women gathered together, all bearing bare faces and bare beauty. It’s where they sit, vulnerable, at the hands of another. It’s where they expose the true texture of their hair—all the thickness and the thinning out, all the bald spots and every ringlet that’s been called bad. I smiled looking around at all the other women. In my mind, I heard: Everyone here has beautiful hair. Everyone here is just beautiful . . .

God looks at each one of us and sees and loves everything about us—the width of our hips, the height of our body, the texture of our hair. God cannot help but stand and point and shout and tell us that we are beautiful. We do not have to primp and perfect ourselves to be accepted and loved by God. We can come and sit, with all our color and culture, all our hair texture and taste in style that makes us who we are. Without looking around to compare, without looking around to compete, we can come and be. Just beautiful.

Scout Sunday

Timothy’s Cub Pack 175 and Scout Troop 175 will be recognized at the 10am Wyatt service THIS SUNDAY, Feb. 6. We thank Timothy members Tary Krahenbuhl, Scott & Carter Honig, and Gary & Dalton Bodenhausen for participating in the worship service.

Lenten Season Updates

There will be 2 worship services (with Holy Communion) at RD Mize (4pm & 6:30pm) on Ash Wednesday, March 2^nd. Timothy’s LWML will serve the traditional Ham Dinner in the Family Life Center between the services.

The Wednesday Lenten services on March 9, 16, 23, 30, and April 6 will occur at 5:30pm at RD Mize (one service only). There will be no in-person Lenten Dinners on those dates. Instead, the Lenten Non-Dinner Free-Will Offering format will be offered again, patterning this success after last year’s efforts. Each week, a different ministry group at Timothy will “host” these “non-dinners” by greeting worshippers and accepting donations for the group’s designated ministry each at a table in the RD Mize lobby.

Please contact Diane Mayfield (dianem@timothylutheran.com) if your ministry would like to reserve a table on March 23, 30, or April 6 for the congregation to support your specified fund with free-will offerings. The table can also be available for worshippers on the Sunday following the Wednesday Lenten service. The “Timmy Boys” will host the free-will offering on March 9, and the GIVE Commission will host the free-will offering on March 16, with donations earmarked for expenses regarding the 2022 Live Well Community Event in June.

Friends Café Well Attended

Last Saturday, Timothy’s Women of Hope ministry welcomed former member, Linda Meyer Nielsen, as a guest speaker at the first Friends Café since the start of the pandemic. She shared how God protected and healed her after a serious accident. Pictured here are (left to right) Sandy Galvin and Linda, enjoying the opportunity to “catch up” and relax with friends in Christ.

TLS Annual Scholarship Auction

The time is NOW to register for the “Let’s Go to the Hop” auction on Sat., Feb. 19, 6-10pm, at Garden Hilton Inn in Independence to “bid around the clock” in support of the TLS Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $50 per person which includes dinner, all beverages (both non-alcoholic & alcoholic), entertainment and access to the Live and Silent Auction. KC Wolf will once again serve as our co-auctioneer.

Purchase tickets online at https://event.auctria.com/34a99a7c-d0af-4d7d-9828-4fcf5692afd3/ or on TLS or church website. Childcare provided by senior high youth for a free-will donation in the nursery at RD Mize. Proceeds from childcare are designated to the National Youth Gathering fundraising efforts. Pre-registration for childcare is required. A link to sign up for childcare is on auction website.

NYG Super Bowl Rib Fundraiser

It’s time to order slabs of pork ribs ($25 per slab, feeds 2-3 people, pick up on Feb. 13 between 10am & 1pm) from the National Youth Gathering BBQ fundraiser! It is up and running on Timothy’s website under the Events tab https://timothylutheran.com/events After you complete the ordering information, click on the blue link to pay. When asked for a “fund,” please choose fund “Super Bowl Ribs Youth Activity.” You may also order from students attending the NYG. Checks are payable to Timothy Lutheran Church. All orders and money due Feb. 7. Contact Kristen Anderson (kristena@timothylutheran.com or 262-902-3964) with questions.

Christian College Fair

The 24^th Annual Midwest Christian College Fair is Sat., Feb. 26, 10am-noon, at Colonial Presbyterian Church, 9500 Wornall Rd, KCMO. Colleges from 17 states will offer information at this largest college fair in the region. Free admission at this non-profit, community-service event. Contact Coordinator Anita Widaman (816.524.4522 or kansascityexpo@gmail.com) with questions.

2022 First Fruits totals $10,475.59, as of Jan. 30^th. Thank you!

“Thank you to my Timothy family and friends for the thoughts, prayers, and sympathy cards at the death of my brother, Roger. I am deeply touched.” Carol Ready

Special Voters’ Assembly Meeting THIS SUNDAY, Feb. 6, 11:30am, Wyatt. Quorum of 40 required; 2 motions: lease & install modular units at Wyatt for expansion; construct & fund storage outbuilding at Wyatt.

LWML Society Meeting THIS SATURDAY, Feb. 5, 9am, Fellowship Hall, RD Mize; guest Gwen Hall will lead Chair Yoga, followed by brunch served by LWML and a short meeting (attendance at meeting is optional. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your smiles! Monetary donations accepted for Lutherans for Life. Contact Susan Ready (sready2@comcast.net or 816.220.7688) with questions.

LWML Bites for Mites NEXT SUNDAY, Feb. 13, both campuses. Stop by the table in the lobby to purchase treats and sweets. All proceeds benefit mites (missions).

February Food Donations delivered to Jesu el Buen. Non-perishable food of all types greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Online Giving Are you looking for an easy, convenient, secure way to contribute to Timothy’s ministries? Check out the possibilities on Timothy’s website. Click on Give.

Offering Envelopes are available through Feb. on tables in lobby of each campus to use during the time in worship designated for offerings. A sheet of labels for the 2022 special envelopes is also available and can be attached to the regular envelopes.

DivorceCare meets on Mondays, 6:30-8pm, RD Mize (childcare available upon request)

GriefShare will resume March 31, 6:30-8pm, RD Mize

First Communion Class for 5^th-8^th graders and their parent/guardian/mentor; Sundays in March (6, 13, 20, 27), after 10am worship at Wyatt; led by Pastor Ryan. Contact Pastor Ryan (ryanh@timothylutheran.com) with questions.

Ladies Book Club begins March 10 at home of Barb Kalbfleisch (barbkalbfleisch@gmail.com), 7pm. First book is The Housekeeper & the Professor. Contact Barb with questions

Sunday Morning Adult Bible Study “An Overview of the Old Testament”; 10:30-11:30am, Fireplace Room (302), RD Mize; led by Fritz Barlag & Dale Russell. NOTE: Change in time effective this Sunday

Monday Evening Women’s Bible Study “Faith & Fire Elijah”; 6:30-8pm, Room 111, RD Mize; led by various ladies

Monday Evening Adult Bible Study (1^st& 3^rd Mondays) Various topics; 6:30pm fellowship; 7pm study; Fellowship Hall, RD Mize; led by Roxanne Kerwood

Tuesday Morning Men’s Bible Study “Titus: Good Doctrine & good Living”; 6:30-7:30am, Fireplace Room (302), RD Mize; led by various men

Tuesday Morning Adult Bible Study “The Book of Revelation”; 10-11am, Fellowship Hall, RD Mize

Wednesday Evening Women’s Bible Study “Elijah”; 5-6:30pm, Fireplace Room (302), RD Mize; led by Annette Logan

Wednesday CrossWalk Pre-school through 5^th grade; 6:30-8pm, begins in Fellowship Hall, RD Mize

Wednesday Confirmation 6^th-8^th grades; 6:30-8pm, begins in Room 501, RD Mize

Wednesday Senior High Revolution Bible Study 6:30-8pm, Youth Room (506), RD Mize

Thursday Evening Women’s Bible Study “The Women of Easter”; 6:30-8pm, Room 111, RD Mize

JourneyMen Bible Study “Passionate Pursuit of God”; Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm, Fireplace Room (302), followed by fellowship at Applebee’s; six weeks study; led by Pastor Rod; begins Feb. 24

Saturday Morning Moms Bible Study (1^st & 3^rd Saturdays) 9-10am, Wyatt 4 G’s; led by Kaye Gray; resumes Feb. 19