JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
This Sunday, The 1st Sunday of Advent,
there will be two services at 8 and 10 a.m. with guest priest, Rev. Nancy
Spencer Smith.
There is a service of Morning Prayer on Wednesday
mornings at 9 a.m.
We hope you will join us for worship and fellowship.
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| Altar frontal stitched by Barbara Lord given by Heidi Frantz-Dale dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 |
Isaiah 2:1-5
Psalm 122
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 24:36-44
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FROM THE INTERIM RECTOR
I will be out of town once again, on the second of two trips I had planned before coming to St. Andrew’s. My (much) younger brother turned 50 this month, and he generously invited his siblings to join him in Tulum, Mexico to celebrate. We’ll be right on the beach, and the weather report calls for low to mid-eighties each day! There will be ten of us – the birthday boy, John, and his wife and two boys, my sister and her two girls, and my older brother and his girlfriend. I’m spending tonight in Boston, catching an early flight Thursday morning and returning home on Tuesday. We’re all looking forward to this, both the time together and fun in the sun! The Rev. Nancy Spencer Smith will cover both services this Sunday. Many thanks, Nancy! Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving, filled good time with family or friends, good food, and abundant blessings.
Caroline
HARVEST SUPPER
A very big THANK YOU goes out to the many people who helped another successful Harvest Supper and Pie Auction to completion. Please click HERE to view the photo album.
OUTREACH
Mark your calendars! Our annual outreach discussion will be held following the 9:00 service on Sunday, December 4. This is the
opportunity for us as a parish to review the organizations that we have
supported in the past, consider new organizations, and make recommendation to
the Vestry. We regularly support organizations in which members of the parish
take an active role, so if you would like to recommend an organization in which
you serve, your suggestions are welcome. Please come prepared to speak briefly
and accurately about that project. All are invited to come be part of the
conversation and enjoy participating in this corporate act of generosity.
PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY
The
Vestry needs your input, please. The following survey will be included in the
Sunday bulletin for the next two weeks, but if you feel strongly one way or the
other and will not be in church, please send your thoughts to Caroline at InterimSAITV@gmail.com.
We
have not included a substitute organist in our budget in previous years, and
Duane was well able to lead the music when Bernice was off once a month. But
Duane is gone, and Caroline is not musical enough to lead us. There are choir
members who are more than capable, but there may not be a pianist. The cost for
a substitute organist is $130 per week, or $1560 annually. Please let us know
your thoughts below.
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Yes, I would like to have a substitute organist once a month.
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No, I do not believe we need a substitute organist. Let’s rely on the choir or
have no music.
FOOD DRIVE
K.A.
Brett School Food Drive
The
students normally walk from the school but were brought by school bus due to
the inclement weather however, it did not stop them from enjoying a little free
time
in
the labyrinth.
The
food drive benefits the Community Food Center each year.
FOOD FOR
THOUGHT
The Four-fold Franciscan Blessing (reprinted by request)
May God bless
you with discomfort at easy answers,
half truths,
and superficial relationships,
that you may
live deep within your heart.
May God bless
you with anger at injustice,
oppression, and
exploitation of people,
that you may
work for justice, freedom, and peace.
May God bless
you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain,
rejection,
starvation, and war,
that you may
reach out your hand to comfort them
and to turn
their pain into joy.
May God bless
you with enough foolishness to believe
that you can
make a difference in this world,
so that you
can do what others claim cannot be done.
And may the
blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you,
and remain with you always. Amen.
Blessings,
See you
in Church!