The service for this
coming Sunday, July 7th, the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost,
will be ONE SERVICE ONLY at 9:00 am. (At that hour, the church will still be
lovely and cool.) Coffee hour will be hosted by the Stewardship and Finance
Committees. Join us as we welcome our summer members and their families.
The Service in
Celebration of the Life of the Rev. John Booty will be held here on Saturday,
July 13th, at 3 pm. Members of the parish are encouraged to
bring light finger food for the reception table.Readings for this Sunday: 2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30; Galatians 6:7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.
Sign up for book discussions of People of the Way: Renewing Episcopal Identity! Lots of you have been reading it. Now let's engage with it. Sign-up sheets on the easel in the Parish Hall.
Wednesday mornings, July 17, 24, and 31 from 10:15 to 11:30
Wednesday evening conversations with supper from 5:30 to 7 (Express your date preferences)
After church on two or three Sundays, at 11:30 (Express your date preferences)
Congratulations, Saint Andrew’s!!! We have just received word that on July 23rd we will be receiving a New Hampshire Governor’s Accessibility Award 2013. Each year the Governor’s Commission on Disabilities recognizes organizations that have done exemplary work in making their facilities truly accessible to people with a range of disabilities.
The particular reasons for our recognition? As a church, we are not required by law to meet state accessibility codes, but because of our parish commitment to welcoming all who might choose to make use of our facilities: We did our homework, including going to Concord to meet with the access specialist so that our ramp project meets the top standards in terms of slope, landings, width, railings (now in the works but still to be installed), grading, and entry door. We are committed to providing access to community groups. We obtained community funding, along with generous contributions from members.
The actual award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, July 23rd at 1:00 pm at the State House, where Maggie Hassen will present us with our award. If you’d like to attend, please tell Rev. Heidi.
Food for thought during this week of celebrating Freedom:
Those who belong to God and know themselves to be loved unconditionally
by God find great confidence and freedom. There is nothing that God does not
know. There is no place where God is not present. There is nothing that can
separate us from God’s love. Nothing!
Ever!Br. David Vryhof, SSJE
See you in
church!
Blessings, Heidi+