Our logo

Our logo is based on the bas relief of St Timothy that hangs on the south end of the nave. The bas relief was designed by Davis d’Ambly and carved by John Speaker in 2015. In this representation, St Timothy is wearing traditional vestments (note the lion and the “T” below the church). He is holding a thurible in his right hand and the church in his left hand.

Our monogram is the most innovative element. The “S” and “T” represent the words “Saint” and “Timothy.” However, wanted the monogram to also tell a story and convey, in the most simple of ways, the heart of our faith. The “S” is formed like a snake. Biblically, the snake calls to mind evil and sin, from the serpents appearance and temptation in Genesis 3. The serpent on the staff is also a typology of the crucifixion. In Numbers 21, Moses delivers the Hebrews from a plague of venomous snakes by placing - at the Lord’s command - a bronze serpent on a staff. Those who looked upon the bronze serpent were healed. The point is that the instrument of death has become the means for healing and life. Our Lord says this in John 3 when he tells Nicodemus that “as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.” When we look upon the cross, we see both the reality of sin and the cause of our redemption.

The redesigned logo is also based on the parish seal, designed by Matthew Alderman. The seal presents St Timothy is traditional pontifical vestments, holding a thurible in his left hand, a blanket for the homeless in his left, and the Winston-Salem skyline at the bottom. The thurible and the blanket represent the two main charisms of St Timothy’s: traditional worship and service to the poor through corporal acts of mercy.