Services for this coming
Sunday,
January 26th, The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, will be at 8 and 10 a.m.
After the later service we will have a send-off celebration for Peg and Lee
Custer, who will be moving to Maryland to be near their family. We hope you
will join us for worship and well-wishing.
Readings for
this Sunday: Isaiah 9:1-4, Psalm 27:1,
5-13, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23
Plan
to attend the All Parish Brunch and Annual Meeting next Sunday February 2nd
following the single 9 o’clock service. Please bring a food contribution for the
brunch table. The actual meeting will begin at about 10:45. Come to hear about
the parish, thank leaders for their contributions, elect Vestry members, and
enjoy the strength and fellowship of our church while we look ahead to the
coming year.
Please keep in mind that the attendance of all
registered members of the parish is important. If we do not have a quorum, we
would not be able to carry out our work. In the event of seriously inclement
weather, we would reschedule to February 9th.
Completed reports will be available to pick up this
coming Sunday. If you take one home to review, please bring your copy to the
meeting. Thank you to Committee chairs for submitting your reports in a timely
manner.
A Service of Morning Prayer is
held every Wednesday morning at 9 a.m.
in the church. This is a quiet liturgy of scripture and prayer, with a period
of shared reflection on the readings. Please join us.
St. Andrew's-in-the-Valley 3rd Annual Murder Mystery Dinner will
be held on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th, 2014: "Death by Chocolate"! 6 PM sharp in the parish hall. Serving a 4-course French dinner
while a mystery unfolds. Cost for this fundraiser meal is $25 per person. For reservations and more information, call
the church office at 323-8515 during open hours (Tues.-Fri. 9-noon) or 301-1074
at other times.
A word from
the rector…
As you may have heard, last weekend it was necessary for Duane and me to make three trips to Tiverton Rhode Island to tend to the needs of my 91 year-old dying father and to spend time with him and my step-mother, returning home to New Hampshire each evening, since he seemed stable. He passed away peacefully in his sleep in the wee hours of Sunday morning with his wife at his side. May his soul, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace.
As you may have heard, last weekend it was necessary for Duane and me to make three trips to Tiverton Rhode Island to tend to the needs of my 91 year-old dying father and to spend time with him and my step-mother, returning home to New Hampshire each evening, since he seemed stable. He passed away peacefully in his sleep in the wee hours of Sunday morning with his wife at his side. May his soul, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace.
I am so grateful to Carol Tubman, our senior
warden (and also a wise Hospice nurse), for her support of me, her
understanding, and her insisting on the importance of my being with my father
and my family, even though it precluded my attending to my church
responsibilities.
And I extend my deep thanks to Gretchen
Behr-Svendsen, recently licensed lay worship leader, for stepping forward on very short notice and officiating with
grace and presence for services of Morning Prayer at both 8 and 10 o’clock last
Sunday. Thanks also to Carol, Sammie, and Bernice, who worked together quickly
and effectively to shape the service, such that our planned hymns could be
included. And thank you to all for your prayers of support, and to those of you
who were present on Sunday for entering fully (as I hear you did) into
worshipping and praising God … being the church and the laos – the laity – the people of God. We are all blessed by the solidity and faithfulness of this parish. Deo gracias! Thanks be to God.
See you in
church!
Blessings,
Heidi+
Blessings,
Heidi+
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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. 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.
