September 29, 2011

 Saint Andrew's-in-the-Valley
Thursday MEMO for September 29, 2011

Services for this coming Sunday, October 2nd, the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, will be One Service only at 9 am with guest preacher, The Rev. Susan Ackley, celebrating the Blessing of the Animals.
 Readings for this Sunday: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, Psalm Canticle 12; Matthew 21:33-46

 

Sunday’s Service was enjoyed by all with guest priest, Rev. Gail Avery presiding.


 





This Sunday, October 2nd, One service only at 9AM and will be our Blessing of the Animals service. Plan on bringing your pet(s) to church that morning. Please have dogs on a leash and other creatures in a cage. We will reserve the transept as an “animal free zone.”

This Sunday, visit the Prince Room and take any of the items that you may want from the tables displaying items that did not sell at the outdoor flea market. There will be a basket for donations.

 Plan to visit our booth at the Sandwich Fair next weekend, October 8th, 9th and 10th.
Attention Bakers and preserve makers! Please have labeled preserves and baked goods at the church by Friday, October 7th at 3pm. Baked goods can come Thursday or Friday morning (later if you have a key). Preserves may be dropped off anytime this coming week. If you need an alternative drop off place or time, please call Gretchen at 323-7459.

APPLES, APPLES….. it has been pointed out that there is an apple tree on the east side of the church that is bearing lots of fruit. Bring a basket and pick some to take home.

Please note the “hive” has re-appeared to remind everyone of our ongoing need to meet this year’s budget. The poster shows the amount of Special Gifts for Operating Budget we still need.

 ALL ARE WELCOME! To join a Service of Morning Prayer, every Wednesday at 9 AM, led by one of our three licensed worship leaders.

 September by Helen Hunt Jackson

The goldenrod is yellow;
The corn is turning brown;
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down.

The gentian's bluest fringes
Are curling in the sun;
In dusky pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk has spun.

The sedges flaunt their harvest
In every meadow-nook;
And asters by the brookside
Make asters in the brook.

From dewy lanes at morning
The grapes' sweet odors rise;
At noon the roads all flutter
With yellow butterflies.

By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer's best of weather,
And autumn's best of cheer 

 Blessings, Debra

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Fri  9/30:   

          10a-noon  Food Center

 Sat  10/1:   

          8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)

 Sun 10/2:  

          9am Holy Eucharist with Blessing of the Animals

          5pm Dinner Bell:           Cook team:  Rau

 Mon 10/3: 

          Church office closed

Tue  10/4:  

          10a-noon  Food Center

          8pm AA (PH 

Wed 10/5: 

          9am  Morning Prayer 

Thu  10/6:       

Anyone who might be willing to provide pictures of our guest priests or have something to post, please forward your information to the office through hard copy or email to office@standrewsinthevalley.org.

September 22, 2011

Services for this coming Sunday, September 25th, the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, will be at 8 and 10 am with guest priest, The Rev. Gail Avery.

Readings for this Sunday: Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45; Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20:1-16

 
Last Sunday’s Service was enjoyed by all with guest priest, The Rev. Susan Ackley presiding.

On Sunday September 25 we will begin our 2012 Pledge Drive. Our Stewardship Committee of Gretchen Behr-Svendsen, George Rau, Elaine South, Sammie Wakefield and Marty Cloran have been at work since May planning this important event in our Parish. On Sunday we will present our plan and hand out packets to everyone. The plan this year promises to be fun as well as cause us to think hard about the meaning of St Andrews-in-the-Valley to our lives and to the lives of the surrounding communities and the world.

Help support our sponsored Boyscout Troop 151, this coming Sunday, for their annual popcorn fundraiser after the mornings’ services. There will be assorted sized and flavors to choose from.

"Brooks and Elaine want to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy when we lost our beloved dog Cameron, and wish to introduce "Rusty" whom we will get on Oct 1." Thanks!

ALL ARE WELCOME! To join a Service of Morning Prayer, every Wednesday at 9 AM, led by one of our three licensed worship leaders.



A Collect for Stewardship,

God of our lives, you are always calling us to follow you into the future, inviting us in new ventures, new challenges, new ways to care, new ways to touch the hearts of all. When we become fearful of the unknown, give us courage. When we worry that we are not up to the task, remind us that you would not call us if you did not believe in us. When we get tired, or feel disappointed with the way things are going, remind us that you can bring change and hope out of the most difficult situations.

Blessings, Debra

 

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:


Fri 9/23:    

• 10a-noon Food Center

 Sat 9/24:    

• 8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)

  Sun 9/25:  

• 8 & 10am Holy Eucharist
• 5pm Dinner Bell: Cook team: Jennifer Manson & family

Mon 9/26:

• Church office closed

 Tue 9/27:

• 10a-noon Food Center
• 5:30-6:30pm GSA meeting (PR)
• 8pm AA (PH)

Wed 9/28:

• 9 am MORNING PRAYER

Thu 9/29:

Anyone who might be willing to provide pictures of our guest priests or have something to post, please forward your information to the office through hard copy or email to office@standrewsinthevalley.org.  Thank you.

September 15, 2011

 Services for this coming Sunday, September 18th, the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, will be at 8 and 10 am with guest preacher, The Rev. Susan Ackley.

Readings for this Sunday:
Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45; Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20:1-16

Sunday’s Service was enjoyed by all with guest priest, Rev. Canon Charles LaFond presiding.

Thank you to Dave Adams and his assistant Duane Dale for getting the kitchen doorway back together!

 

Preparations are being made for our participation at the Sandwich Fair.  Gretchen and Karl hosted a Harvest Party on Sept. 10^th to begin prepping for even bigger booth offers this year. If you can help please contact Gretchen Behr-Svendsen.  The Fair is October 8^th through the 10^th. More pictures at the bottom.

The Stewardship Committee is gearing up for the Pledge Drive Kick-off on Sunday, September 25th. They have come up with a very creative and fun campaign this year.

Anyone who might be willing to provide pictures of our guest priests or have something to post, please forward them to the office through hard copy or email to office@standrewsinthevalley.org.

All Hands have been called upon and are working their responsibilities as we have begun these months of Heidi’s sabbatical.  I would like to thank everyone for their assistance and willingness to step up to the tasks as called upon.

Complete in us, O God,

the work you have begun in our lives,
in this ministry
and in this Holy place. Amen.

ALL ARE WELCOME! To join a Service of Morning Prayer, every Wednesday at 9 AM, led by one of our three licensed worship leaders.

Blessings,   Debra

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR: 

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Fri  9/16	Sat  9/17	Sun 9/18	Mon 9/19	Tue  9/20	Wed 9/21	Thu 9/22
10a-noon Food Center	8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)	8 & 10am Holy Eucharist 5pm Dinner Bell	Church office closed	10a-noon Food Center 8pm AA (PH)	9am Morning Prayer
			7:30pm Facilities Planning	6:30pm Evening Prayer 7pm Liturgy Comm.

 

HARVEST PARTY!

September 8, 2011

Services for this coming Sunday, September 11th, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, will be at 8 and 10 am with guest preacher, The Rev. Canon Charles LaFond.

Readings for this Sunday: Exodus 14:19-31, Psalm 114; Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35

About Charles: The Rev. Canon Charles LaFond is the Canon for Congregational Life in the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. His current ministry combines a decade as a corporate non-profit Vice President for Financial Development, Marketing and Communications and a second decade as a parish priest, monk and diocesan Canon. His responsibilities include parish consulting in the areas of stewardship, conflict resolution, strategic planning, asset mapping, communications, emergency preparedness, vitality consulting, retreat leadership and guest preaching.  Charles also manages the process of application and formation for those becoming priest in our diocese. A writer and master potter of 25 years, Charles lives on a farm with a pottery in the woods of New Hampshire where he raises chickens and bees with his black lab named “Kai,” from which he writes the diocesan newspaper article “The View from Blackwater Bluff” and has a bi-weekly blog of the same name at www.charleslafond.com both of which cover rural New Hampshire domestic spirituality.

 The new Parish Directories have been dispursed.  If you have not received yours, please contact Debra at the office for your copy.

The Stewardship Committee is gearing up for the Pledge Drive Kick-off on Sunday, September 25th.  They have come up with a very creative and fun campaign this year.

I am looking for someone who might be willing to provide pictures of our guest priests to post in the Thursday memo and on our bulletin board.  Please contact me at the office.

School is back in session in most areas.  It's time to be extra watchful for those students waiting for buses and walking to school.

A "Prayer for Educational Institutions" from the "Book of Common Prayer, USA" from 1979.

Eternal God

Bless all schools, colleges and universities,

that they may be lively centers for sound learning,

new discovery, and the pursuit of wisdom;

and grant that those who teach and those who learn

may find you to be the source of all truth;

through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

ALL ARE WELCOME!  To join a Service of Morning Prayer,  every Wednesday at 9 AM, led by one of our three licensed worship leaders.

Blessings

Debra

September 1, 2011

Service for this coming Sunday, September 4th, the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, will be at 9 AM with Brian Kelley as guest priest.

Readings for Sunday: Exodus 12:1-14, Psalm 149, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20

The Rummage Sale Weekend was a great success. This year we tried a flea market outside on Saturday with booths from Carol Tubman, Bob Wright, Deb Hoyt and St. Andrew's table was manned by Pat Cook. Lemonade was sold by Connor, Albert and Melissa who donated all their proceeds to St. Andrews. We were lucky to have the weather in our favor. The Rummage sale setup was handled by Diane and Frank Lombardi with several volunteers to help fold and on sale days.
Huge Thanks go out to all who had a hand in this event.

Shopping in between lemonade sales.

Pat Cook manned the St. Andrew's table

Connor, Albert and Melissa with guidance
from Kathy

This past week saw repairs to the sidewalk in front of the church. Dave Adams and Duane Dale cleaned out the ruts.
Frank Lombardi and George Rau installed the patches. Pats on the backs for this labor intensive project.


If you happen to have a relevant photo, a prayer, or a brief quote or reflection, send it to Debra at office@standrewsinthevalley.org and I will try to work it into the memo.

I am also hoping someone would be willing to take photos of our guest priests so that I could post those.

Sammie and Sally plan to be at the office on Thursday mornings, should anyone need to contact them or need to see them.

The Mountain Top and new Parish Directories are completed and in parish hall mailboxes. If you do not have a mailbox, yours was mailed directly to you.

Thank you to all who help as we go through the next three months together.

With blessings,
Debra