Living the Mission
Celebrating Our Parish History Faith Community Growing Together for 40 years
T
he roots of St. Timothy Parish extend back nearly 40 years, to the early 1980s. Such was the growth of St. Paul Catholic Church in the Carrollwood area, the pastor and parish council decided to gauge the interest in founding a new parish for faith community members who were based in the Northdale area.
This process got underway as the first Mass was celebrated at Claywell Elementary School on Sept. 11, 1983. In early 1984, Mass was celebrated at Citrus Park Elementary School, but attendance there proved to be low — so, by April of that year, Mass was moved back to Claywell Elementary. Soon, a second Mass was added, and by the autumn of 1984, Mass was moved to the brand-new Gaither High School — first taking place in the school cafeteria, and then in the auditorium. With such rapid growth taking place over the course of one year, it was determined that a newly-dedicated parish was needed in the area, setting in motion what was ultimately the founding of St. Timothy Parish. Fr. Dennis Hughes was appointed by Bishop Larkin to start the process of first establishing a This early Baptism took place while St. Timothy was still located in the Store Front. Meagan Scott (baby) is held by her mother, Mary Scott.
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Oct/Nov 2022
In this Issue 3
A Letter From Our Pastor
4 Parishioners Share
Memories of the History of Our Faith Community: A Home to Celebrate Our Collective Life of Faith
6 Our Annual
Stewardship Renewal
7 Who Was
St. Timothy? Getting to Know Our Patron Saint
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