August 16, 2012

This Sunday, the 19^th of August, The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, there will be two services at 8 and 10 a.m., with coffee hour following. We hope you'll join us for worship and fellowship.

Readings for this Sunday: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14; Psalm 111; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58.

Morning Prayer every Wednesday at 9 am.

The reconstruction of our ramp entrance is now under way!!!  The entry is presently inaccessible. Instead, you will need to walk across the lawn behind the Parish Hall and enter through the east door which will be kept open when events, including office hours, are taking place. If walking is difficult for you, a vehicle may drive in at the east end of the building, passing the Prince Room chimney, giving you easy access to the door. Under no circumstances is anyone to drive around the rear of the Parish Hall, which would entail going over our septic tank which might not support the weight of a vehicle!!! If you have a key to the building and are here at off hours, you will need to use the main front door of the church.

In spite of the rain the Backyard Barbecue Bluegrass Bash was a success! Great food and entertainment was enjoyed by all in attendance.  Thank you to ALL who helped with setup, cooking, and a great job on clean up (an extra thank you from Debra).

Our Annual Rummage Sale is next week: Friday Aug. 24^th, 10am-4pm and Saturday Aug. 25^th, 10am-1pm.  Diane Lombardi is the chairperson. We will be receiving contributions beginning on Tuesday, August 21^st. Please remember: everything should be clean and in good condition. Clothing and fabric household goods only (linens, towels, curtains, etc.) Sign up sheets are in the Parish Hall to assist with sorting and sale days.

Calling all lovers of homemade jams, jellies, pickles, etc. Sandwich Fair is coming up the first weekend of October. Any person who wishes to create their own delicacies for sale, please contact Gretchen, Chris or Carol with questions and requests for labels. For any person who loves to consume home made canned goods, consider saving you empty jars for re-use by one of us. Also, If you frequent yard sales and happen to see two piece 8 or 16oz canning jars, grab them. (new jars run from $8-$12/case of twelve) We will reimburse you.

Rev. Heidi and Duane are on vacation, returning on the 26th.  Please contact the office if you should need assistance.

From the office at St. Andrew’s

Office Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon

If you have anything that you would like to have put in the Thurs. Memo, please email to the office by the previous Wednesday. Your submissions are welcome.

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Fri  8/17:

                10a-noon  Food Center

             

Sat 8/18:              
                8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)

Sun 8/19:

                8 AM Holy Eucharist, Service of Morning Prayer
                10 AM Holy Eucharist, Service of Morning Prayer
                5 PM Dinner Bell (Cook Team: Plender)

Mon 8/20:            Church office closed

Tue 8/21:             

                10am – noon  Food Center
                8pm AA (PH)

Wed 8/22:

                9 AM Service of Morning Prayer

         

Thu  8/23:       
                6 PM Round Table Eucharist
                7 PM Vestry Meeting

August 9, 2012

This Sunday, the 12^th of August, The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, there will be two services of Morning Prayer, one at 8 and one at 10 a.m., with coffee hour following. We hope you'll join us for worship and fellowship.

Readings for this Sunday: Psalm 130; 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51.

Morning Prayer every Wednesday is at 9 am.

Welcome Bishop Rob Hirschfeld! Saint Andrew’s-in-the-Valley was well represented at the consecration liturgy last Saturday in Concord. See below for more pictures and go to the diocesan web site for even more. nhepiscopal.org   The consecration sermon by the Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is also available there. More pictures below.
For a writeup and another great picture of Bishop Rob visit this link:
http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/08/06/robert-hirschfeld-ordained-bishop-coadjutor-for-new-hampshire/

The reconstruction of our ramp entrance is now under way!!!  The entry is presently inaccessible. Instead, you will need to walk across the lawn behind the Parish Hall and enter through the east door which will be kept open when events, including office hours, are taking place. If walking is difficult for you, a vehicle may drive in at the east end of the building, passing the Prince Room chimney, giving you easy access to the door. Under no circumstances is anyone to drive around the rear of the Parish Hall, which would entail going over our septic tank which might not support the weight of a vehicle!!! If you have a key to the building and are here at off hours, you will need to use the main front door of the church.

Tomorrow, Friday, August 10^th is our Backyard Barbecue Bluegrass Bash! We’ll fire up the charcoal pit for a chicken barbecue with fresh corn, potato salad, coleslaw, and our (now famous) blueberry buckle for dessert, all with fabulous, live, musical entertainment by the Bluegrass Mountain Boys! Invite your friends. Call to reserve your tickets now!! 50% of our proceeds will go to local and regional outreach and 50% to the church. Carol Tubman and Chris Mills are co-chairing the event. For tickets, please call Nancy Whitaker @ 323-2385 or buy them at The Other Store in Tamworth village.

Parish Gatherings coming up: The Vestry invites you to participate in one of five comparable gatherings to be held at homes of parishioners. It’s been along time since we’ve gathered groups of 10 to 12 together to talk about the life of our parish – our strengths, our challenges, and our hopes and dreams. Each gathering will be facilitated by two parish leaders; refreshments will be served. Please sign up at the table in the Parish Hall.

Tues., Aug 14th, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Thurs. Aug 16th, 3:30pm-5:00pm

Next Sunday is CROP Walk Sunday. Please visit the table in the Parish Hall to sign up to walk or sponsor or contact Lisa Thompson.

Our Annual Rummage Sale will have a few changes this year: It will take place in August this year to help families be ready for the start of school: Friday Aug. 24th and Saturday Aug. 25th.  Diane Lombardi is the chairperson.  This will be a morning event only, on both days. So start sorting your closets and clothes. We will be receiving contributions beginning on Tuesday, August 21^st. Please remember: everything should be clean and in good condition. Clothing and fabric household goods only (linens, towels, curtains, etc.)

On Friday, August 10th, there will be a food drive benefitting our food pantry at Hannafords in Ossipee.  We hope you will come out and support  this.

 Calling all lovers of homemade jams, jellies, pickles, etc. Sandwich Fair is only a few short months from now. Any person who wishes to create their own delicacies for sale, please contact Gretchen, Chris or Carol with questions and requests for labels. For any person who loves to consume homemade canned goods, consider saving you empty jars for re-use by one of us. Also, If you frequent yard sales and happen to see two piece 8 or 16oz canning jars, grab them. (new jars run from $8-$12/case of twelve) We will reimburse you.

Rev. Heidi and Duane will be on vacation beginning this Saturday and returning on August 25th.  Please contact the office if you should need assistance.

See you in church!

Blessings, Heidi+

From the office at St. Andrew’s

Office Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon

If you have anything that you would like to have put in the Thurs. Memo, please email to the office by the previous Wednesday. Your submissions are welcome.

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Fri  8/10:

                10a-noon  Food Center
                6 PM Bluegrass Chicken BBQ

Sat 8/11:              

                8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)

 Sun 8/12:

                8 AM Holy Eucharist, Service of Morning Prayer
                10 AM Holy Eucharist, Service of Morning Prayer
                5 PM Dinner Bell (Cook Team: Wakefield)

Mon 8/13:            Church office closed

Tue 8/14:             
                10am – noon  Food Center
                7pm Discernment Committee
               8pm AA (PH)

  Wed 8/15:

                9 AM Service of Morning Prayer
             
Thu  8/16:       

August 2, 2012

Icon of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

This Sunday, the 5^th of August, the Transfiguration of our Lord and the 85^th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church, there will be one service at 9 a.m., with coffee hour following. We hope you'll join us for worship and fellowship as we give thanks for the consecration of our new bishop and for the 85 years of Saint Andrew’s-in-the-Valley!.

Readings for this Sunday: Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Peter 1:13-21, Luke 9:28-36.

Morning Prayer every Wednesday at 9 am.

The consecration, on your computer: A live video “broadcast” of the consecration of our new bishop will be available over the internet, for parish or home viewing.  If you can watch a YouTube video on your computer, you can probably receive it. Access to the video stream will be available at  http://search.nhepiscopal.org/index.php/consecration. Alternatively, just go to nhepiscopal.org, click on the Consecration title on the right, and that will take you directly to the right page. The top box on that page will be the video link by 10:45 on Saturday. The Program Booklet will also be available there.

The Consecration begins at 11 AM this Saturday, August 4th. The video coverage is expected to begin with the preludes at 10:45.

Rita Rouner's family is inviting all St. Andrew's friends who would like to come to a committal service for Rita this coming Sunday, at 3.p.m. at Rita's and Leroy's home, 223 Maple Ridge Road in North Sandwich.  Rita's ashes will be buried in the old cemetery on the property and a reception will follow at the house.

Women’s Lunch Bunch will meet on Wed, August 8^th at Noon at the Mtn View Station Restaurant in Center Ossipee. Please contact Dale Appleton if you have questions.

Announcing our next meal event:  On Friday of next week, August 10^th. We will be hosting a Backyard Barbecue Bluegrass Bash! We’ll fire up the charcoal pit for a chicken barbecue with fresh corn, potato salad, coleslaw, and our (now famous) blueberry buckle for dessert, all with fabulous, live, musical entertainment by the Bluegrass Mountain Boys! So mark your calendar, invite your friends. 50% of our proceeds will go to local and regional outreach and 50% to the church. (This event is taking the place of our Lobster bake, since our lobster-boiling friends were not available this year.) We’ll need lots of help, so check out the sign-up list! Carol Tubman and Chris Mills will be co-chairing the event.

Parish Gatherings coming up: The Vestry invites you to participate in one of four remaining comparable gatherings to be held at homes of parishioners. It’s been along time since we’ve gathered groups of 10 to 12 together to talk about the life of our parish – our strengths, our challenges, and our hopes and dreams. Each gathering will be facilitated by two parish leaders; refreshments will be served. Please sign up at the table in the Parish Hall.

Thur., Aug. 9th, 6:30pm-8:00pm

Tues., Aug 14th, 6:30pm-8:00pm

Thurs. Aug 16th, 3:30pm-5:00pm

Our Annual Rummage Sale will have a few changes this year: It will take place in August this year to help families be ready for the start of school: Friday Aug. 24th and Saturday Aug. 25th.  Diane Lombardi is the chairperson.  This will be a morning event only, on both days. So start sorting your closets and clothes. We will be receiving contributions beginning on Tuesday, August 21^st. Please remember: everything should be clean and in good condition. Clothing and fabric household goods only (linens, towels, curtains, etc.)

On Friday, August 10th, there will be a food drive benefitting our food pantry at Hannafords in Ossipee.  We hope you will come out and support  this.

 Insulation work is now underway! There will be absolutely NO ACCESS to the building from Monday, 7am until Tuesday, 10am.  The foam insulation needs to harden before it’s ok to come into the building.

The Ramp rebuilding is also about to happen! This will definitely entail several days when the ramp door will be unusable. We will have good signage to direct you to alternate entrances, including the possibility of a “drop off” point at the far end of the Parish Hall. Temporary inconvenience; permanent improvement.

Calling all lovers of homemade jams, jellies, pickles, etc. Sandwich Fair is only a few short months from now. Any person who wishes to create their own delicacies for sale, please contact Gretchen, Chris or Carol with questions and requests for labels. For any person who loves to consume home made canned goods, consider saving you empty jars for re-use by one of us. Also, If you frequent yard sales and happen to see two piece 8 or 16oz canning jars, grab them. (new jars run from $8-$12/case of twelve) We will reimburse you.

Food for thought on Choice, from Brother David Vryhof of SSJE…

Every time we make a choice we are turning some deep and inner part of ourselves into something a little different than it was before. With all our innumerable choices, throughout the whole of our lives we are slowly turning this deep and inner part of ourselves into something that is in harmony with God and with God’s purposes in the world, or into something that is contrary to them. Each of us at each moment is progressing one way or the other.

See you in church! Blessings,

Heidi+

From the office at St. Andrew’s 

Office Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon

If you have anything that you would like to have put in the Thurs. Memo, please email to the office by the previous Wednesday. Your submissions are welcome.

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Fri  8/3:

                10a-noon  Food Center

Sat 8/4:                

                8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)

Sun 8/5:

                9 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite II

                5 PM Dinner Bell (Cook Team: Manley & Friends)

Mon 8/6:               Church office closed. 
                                Absolutely no access to the building because of insulation work.

                        See paragraph about insulation, above.

Tue 8/7:               

            Probably no access to the building before 10 a.m. because of insulation work on Monday.
                        See paragraph about insulation, above.

                10am – noon  Food Center

                7pm Discernment Committee

                8pm AA (PH)

Wed 8/8:

                9 AM Service of Morning Prayer

               

Thu  8/9: