January 9, 2020



JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, January 12th, The 1st Sunday after Epiphany, there will be two services at 8 & 10 a.m.

CENTERING PRAYER  
Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m.

MORNING PRAYER 
Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.

WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
and FELLOWSHIP

READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, January 12th
 1st Sunday after Epiphany
Year A

Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17


READERS FOR THIS SUNDAY:
1st Reading: Kaitlyn Marshall
2nd Reading: David Manley
Prayers: Cathie Lewis

Click below to see the readings: 
LECTIONARY PAGE

FROM THE RECTOR

Please enjoy the Service of Morning Prayer this Sunday on the 1st Sunday after the Epiphany, The Baptism of our Lord.

 I will be away over the weekend.
Caroline
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

Please keep in mind during the winter when the weather looks questionable for safe travel to call the church before you leave home to check for schedule changes. If a storm comes in on Saturday evening or Sunday, I will make a judgment by 7:00 AM about whether to hold, cancel, or delay services. Cancellations will posted on WMUR9 and also be announced on WMWV radio 93.5. The church phone message will also reflect any cancellations. PLEASE do not travel if it feels unsafe to you. Enjoy a Sabbath morning at home and remember St. Andrew’s in your prayers.
SAFE CHURCH
If you are up for Safe Church Renewal
you must do your renewal modules on Armatus
then sign up for one of the following meetings online.

Safe Church Zoom Call
January 15, 2020: 6:00 - 7:00 pm
February 19, 2020: 11:00 am - Noon
March 18, 2020: 6:00 - 7:00pm
April 15, 2020: 11:00 am - Noon
If you have questions, please contact Safe Church Minister, Marty Cloran.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Come join us! Knitting skills not required.
1st and 3rd Wednesday morning at 10:15 a.m.


If you knit or crochet (or would like to learn how to) and are led to engaging in an outreach mission that provides physical and spiritual comfort to those in need, please join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 10:15 AM in the Prince Room. We are a joyous group that will keep you in stitches! The coffee and tea will be on and new members are always welcome. If you have any questions, please call Lin Frank at 323-0402.

DINNER BELL
 

 Dinner Bell cook teams for the month of January are:
           
        12   Wakefield
        19   Slader
        26   Lewis
Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Morning Poem


Every morning
the world
is created.
Under the orange

sticks of the sun
the heaped
ashes of the night
turn into leaves again

and fasten themselves to the high branches ---
and the ponds appear
like black cloth
on which are painted islands

of summer lilies.
If it is your nature
to be happy
you will swim away along the soft trails

for hours, your imagination
alighting everywhere.
And if your spirit
carries within it

the thorn
that is heavier than lead ---
if it's all you can do
to keep on trudging ---

there is still
somewhere deep within you
a beast shouting that the earth
is exactly what it wanted ---

each pond with its blazing lilies
is a prayer heard and answered
lavishly,
every morning,

whether or not
you have ever dared to be happy,
whether or not
you have ever dared to pray.

from Dream Work (1986) by Mary Oliver
© Mary Oliver

COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item for January is shampoo/conditioner.


The Community Food Center (CFC), which operates out of St. Andrew’s Church on Old Route 25 in Tamworth, is looking for new volunteers to help with this important program.  The Center is open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00 am to noon for clients to come in and pick up their food. On each of these days, two volunteers staff the Center and a CFC Board Member is on hand to help and answer questions. Scheduling is done bi-monthly and substitutes provide flexibility for volunteers who have other commitments. 

FROM Deb IN THE OFFICE

Now it’s time to get down to end of year work!
ANNUAL MEETING SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 2nd
Please be working on your Annual Reports. They are due on or before January 15th.  A reminder that you may request a copy of last year’s report if you need it.
Thank you for your timely responses.
The office will be closed 
Thursday of this week, January 9th.

January BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

If you do not see your birthday or anniversary listed, please make sure Deb in the office has an information sheet on file for you.
Birthdays
3        Donna Jones
4        Ellie McLaughlin, Jen Huckman
6        Joyce Carter
9        Pat Adams
19      Ginger Heard, Jonathon Brady
25      Connor Bunker, Ann Cady
27      Carol Tubman

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