The services for this
coming Sunday, August 25th, the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, will be
at 8 and 10 AM, with Heidi's return. There is a Service of Morning Prayer every Wednesday at 9 AM.
We hope you will join us for worship and fellowship.
Readings for this
Sunday: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6;
Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17.
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| Sunday service, August 11th, with Jay Hutchinson More pictures below- provided by Ray Walker |
The upcoming
Rummage Sale will be Saturday, Sept. 7th -
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
We
will welcome the donations of clean, in good condition clothing (for all ages),
shoes and accessories, jewelry, and household linens. We especially are looking for children's
clothing for this back-to-school time and outerwear as we head into colder
weather.
Drop-off
times will be on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd and Wednesday, Sept. 4th from 9 a.m. to
noon and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. We will
not be able to accept any drop-offs after 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Additional drop-off days for
parishioners: Sunday, Sept. 1st and Monday, Sept. 2nd for those who have a key.
Also,
we are needing the help of many hands to accept donations on Tuesday and
Wednesday, set up the rummage sale, and work at the event itself. Whatever help you can give will be much
appreciated. Please contact Diane
Lombardi at 986-2981 with your offers to help and availability times.
EfM is about to
begin, the first session starts September 3rd.
It looks like the time will be 2:30 to 5:30pm on Tuesdays - I just need
to tell you that attending this course last year was totally phenomenal. The first year is studying the Old Testament
which we did in 36 weeks of reading and. meeting together. From now on for the rest of my life when I
read the lessons or hear a homily the meaning and references are enhanced so
very much. It is quite wonderful. Our first part of our class is each group,
years 1,2,3 and 4 reflect a little on what their weeks reading was about, we
take a break and then between us all discuss (it's called "theological
reflection") what it means to us and to this world of ours in the 21st
Century. The readings for the week are
interesting, the people in the group are great and Robin is probably the best
facilitator you could ever have. So, if
you are thinking about taking EfM. now would be the time. There is still time to contact Rev. Robin
Soller at Trinity Church in Meredith. If
you have any questions that maybe I could help answer, give me a call. Peg Reinfuss
367-8498
The next Evangelism Institute will take
place on Saturday, September 21, 2013, from 10:00 to 3:00 at Lake Opechee Inn, in Lakeport, (Laconia) NH.
The registration deadline is September 8. Please register by going on-line to http://evangelism.nhepiscopal.org/
Several
vestry members will be attending, but having a strong group participating
together will provide a stronger core to bring the information and practices
back home. Learn about inviting new people to church through the “Come and See”
program, integrate new members into our church with the “Koinonia” program, and looking ahead at the
changes coming to New Hampshire in upcoming decades! This is particularly
helpful for our greeters and all who have connections with people who have no
church affiliation (which is all of us).
This year’s
Institute will feature fewer speakers, but more conversation leaders. As
attendees, you will be more engaged with the presenters but also with each
other at your tables. The day will be broken into four movements: Speed
Evangelism, Come and See Q&A, a Welcoming Ministries panel, and a World
Cafe conversation.
Preparations are
beginning for the Sandwich Fair – October 12-14.As
there was a setback in growing produce for the Fair- we will be depending on
the “value added” items even more. If you can make jams and jellies- great! If
you know where elderberries or blackberries are plentiful for picking- let
Gretchen know (323-7459). We are also
looking for people with artistic and crafting skills to help with turning dried
gourds into decorative items- every ability is helpful- from cleaning to
painting.
This
year is the 250th anniversary of the Town of Sandwich. There is a theme of “Then and Now” for
vendors. We are looking for some “then”
items to decorate the booth. My brother
is building us a wooden structure from which we can display things. An idea of
“old fashioned” wire-topped jam jars, etc.
Anyone with other ideas please call Gretchen or see her in church. Thank
you.
What’s next for Tom Reinfuss, our postulant
to the vocational diaconate? Tom was approved for postulancy (a three-year
period of formal discernment and education) in June, and he is now on summer
vacation with his family in Nova Scotia. When he returns in September, he and
two other postulants from New Hampshire will begin participating in the
formation and education program run by the Diocese of Massachusetts. The
tuition for this program for Tom is $1800 for each of the three years of
training, the cost to be shared equally by the diocese, the parish, and by each
participant.
The parish is committed to covering our $600 share. Since this item was not included in our 2013 budget, the vestry voted to invite direct contributions from members of the parish who might like to provide support. If you would like to contribute to Tom’s tuition, checks should be made payable to St. Andrew’s-in-the-Valley, with a memo line reference “for Tom’s first year tuition.”
The parish is committed to covering our $600 share. Since this item was not included in our 2013 budget, the vestry voted to invite direct contributions from members of the parish who might like to provide support. If you would like to contribute to Tom’s tuition, checks should be made payable to St. Andrew’s-in-the-Valley, with a memo line reference “for Tom’s first year tuition.”
More pictures from Sunday August 11th.
