This coming Sunday,
January 6th, is the Feast of the Epiphany!
We will have ONE
service only, at 9 ’clock, with Ginger Heard’s recorder ensemble joining us to
provide special music. Plan to arrive early to enjoy their ten-minute prelude.
A coffee hour will follow, and after about 15 minutes, all who are interested
are invited to gather for a Mission and Outreach conversation to discuss the
distribution of the money we raised in 2012 designated for the support of our
outreach to the wider community and the world.
The Women’s Lunch Bunch will meet Wednesday, Jan. 9th, at noon at the Mt. View Station Restaurant in Center Ossipee. If you would like to join them or have questions, please call Dale Appleton at 539-3761.
Temporary inconvenience! Permanent improvement! This week from
Wednesday early morning to Friday early morning (Jan 9-11) the church will
be off limits, while the insulation
contractor will be insulating the floor of the Parish Hall. They will begin
their work first thing Wednesday morning and the building MUST remain empty
until Friday morning so that the spray foam can fully “off-gas.” For your own
health and safety PLEASE stay out of the building during this specified time.
Reminder for all
Committee Chairs: Please get to work on your reports for inclusion in our
Parish Annual Report. Material is due to Debra, emailed to the office
[office@standrewsinthevalley.org] by January 18. Please do not send hard copy
as it will require Debra to retype it.
Thank you to Tom
Reinfuss and Lisa Thompson for so
ably conducting services last Sunday in my absence. The release day provided
Duane and me with a Sunday to spend with our son Ben and his family in
Massachusetts.
Bishop Rob was consecrated bishop coadjutor on August 4th.
He will be installed as our diocesan bishop this Saturday at 11:00 in Concord,
at which time, Bishop Gene Robinson will officially retire.
A prayer for the
Feast of the Epiphany…
O King of kings and
Lord of lords, who was born at Bethlehem and revealed to the nations as God
among us, grant us a portion of your heavenly wisdom, that we may always be
guided on our journey by the light of your salvation, shining for all the world
to see. Amen.
Blessings in this season of increasing light.
Heidi+
From the office at St. Andrew’s:
Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon
This week: The office and the entire building will be
closed Wednesday and Thursday because of insulation work.
*******Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon
This week: The office and the entire building will be
closed Wednesday and Thursday because of insulation work.
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
6:30 AM about whether to hold, cancel, or delay services. Cancellations will
also be announced on WMWV radio 93.5. I will also send an email out to you if
you have provided me with your email address. PLEASE do not travel if it feels
unsafe to you. Enjoy a Sabbath morning at home and remember St. Andrew’s in
your prayers.
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UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:
Fri 1/4:
10 AM-noon Food CenterSat 1/5:
8 PM AA & Al-Anon (PH,PR)
Sun 1/6: Epiphany
9 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II
5 PM Dinner Bell
(Cook Team: Tamworth Congregational)
8 PM AA Step Meeting
Wed 1/9:
CHURCH CLOSED FOR INSULATION
Thu 1/10:
CHURCH CLOSED FOR INSULATION
