Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 7:43 PM
Subject: Maura Update July 26th
Dear, Dear friends,
As you have likely heard by now Maura left us Sunday morning
to be with the Father in heaven where I am sure she heard “Well done, good and
faithful servant!” This is not a hope, but a confidence, a joy in knowing
Maura is with our Father. She is part of the “great cloud of witnesses”
worshiping and interceding as she was made to do.
It is a bit odd and even unnerving how well we are
doing. We are sad, happy, tiered and encourage all at the same
time. This has been a long couple of chapters in our lives and I thank
you all for sharing with us and for all your support. There is so much
bouncing around in my head. I had thought I could get more of it down on
paper to share with you in this update but I need more time to process.
The day she died, someone shared an article Maura wrote 3
years ago which I had never seen: “Lessons from a Long Season”. It
brought me great joy to hear her “voice”. It is as if the Holy Spirit led
her to write it for that day and the Lessons she wrote of prepared her for the
journey of the past year . So rather than my rambling I’m going to let
you hear her too. I’ve reposted in on a work in progress blog I’ll be
posting other things as a remembrance of Maura including these updates and some
of your responses. You can find the article here: https://mauratimkosjourney.blogspot.com/
I will probably follow-up with another note next week as the
service comes together and I’ve had more time to collect my thoughts.
I’ll also post some of the amazing stories and encouragements folks shared with
us as well as post pictures of many of you and Maura from this past year and
over the past decades. If you have any please send them to me – Thanks.
Memorial Service Logistics:
You all should have received an email/evite from my friend
Arnaldo Vazquez copied below. Please let him know, ideally through the evite
(mine attached) if you will be attending the service, banquet and if you need a
room. As the banquet is lightly catered and slightly pot luck, we
would like a headcount. If you would like to make something for the
banquet please contact {contact info deleted}.
In loving memory of Maura Timko
- 11/7/1969 - 7/23/2017. Beloved wife of Terry Timko, Mother of
Daniel, Josh and Ethan. Forever in our hearts. A memorial
service will be held at the Vineyard Church (Tri-County)
on Saturday August 5th 2017 at around 11:00 AM. A
reception immediately following at DoubleTree in Blue Ash, about 10 mins
from the Vineyard Church (6300 E Kemper Rd, Sharonville, OH 45241, 513.489.3636).
More Details:
1) Dress
code: The service is casual, come as you are,
Maura would not want it any other way.
2) Many
people have been asking about where to send flowers or donations.
Terry has been very touched by these gestures. In this regard
he has asked me to communicate 3 options:
Option 1: Donations to Hospice of
Cincinnati under the name of Maura Timko (Hospice of Cincinnati, C/O
Bethesda Foundation, 10500 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242). Terry and
Maura have always been supporters of Hospice and were blessed by their care in
this season.
Option 2: Boys Education. Go
to any Huntington Bank and make a deposit to the Timko Family Education Fund.
Option 3: Alternatively
you can mail checks to 3528 Stettinius Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45208 made out
to Hospice (see details above) or Timko Family Education Fund, or drop them off
at the service Saturday the 5th.
3) Several
people have offered their homes for those from out of town who don’t want to
incur the cost of a hotel. Contact {contact info deleted} if you
would like to take up this offer.
4) We
reserved a block of rooms at the DoubleTree in Blue Ash (this is where the
reception will be as well, 6300 E Kemper Rd, Sharonville, OH 45241, 513.489.3636) and 10 min
from the service (5 if you drive like Terry). The rate is $116. Just call
and tell them you are with the Timko party to get the rate.
5) The
reception will be lightly catered and slightly pot luck. Several
people offered to make food for the reception. If you are interested please
email {contact info deleted} who is coordinating this.
Please bring Tupperware as I’m sure we will have too much food. Maura
always liked to feed people so it will be fitting that you all go home with
some :).
6) Accept
the invite and on comments section, answer the following:
-Attending the memorial service?
Yes/No
-Attending the reception?
Yes/No
That is it for now friends. Know we are still doing
remarkable well.
Terry, Josh, Ethan and Daniel.