May 15, 2014


Services for this coming Sunday, The Fifth Sunday of Easter will be at 8 am and 10 am. We hope you will join us for worship and fellowship. 

Readings for this coming Sunday: Acts 7:55-60, Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16, 1 Peter 2:2-10, John 14:1-14.
On Friday at 3 o’clock Jennifer Glaws & Marcos Kroupa will be joined in Holy Matrimony at Saint Andrew’s. If you would like to attend the liturgy, witness their vows, and wish them well you would be most welcome. Remember… there is no such thing as a “private” church service. (Jennifer is the great-niece of Peggy Cannon and the granddaughter of the late Jeannette Glaws, both longtime members of the parish.)
Sammie Wakefield is now in Peru on her mission trip with Eleanore’s Project, fitting mobility-impaired children with wheel chairs. She is keeping us posted through daily reports on the Parish Hall bulletin board. Please keep those children, their parents, Sammie, Tamara, and their team in your prayers.
Have you noticed? Our parking lot is free of winter sand! Thank you, George Rau! Thank you, Gretchen, for the pansies in our outside barrels, and to David Manley and Barbara Lord for providing hospitality for the diocesan clergy gathering!
Last Sunday we pondered the Gospel reading for Good Shepherd Sunday thinking about the purposes of gates, gates in our lives, and wondering what it might mean for Jesus to be a gateway for each of us – how he might be urging us to explore new pastures and how he provides a place of protection and safety, and even how our mothers might also be our shepherds, then we honored Mothers’ Day with flowers for all women, delivered by the children of the parish as they passed the peace. Special thanks to Val for bringing (and playing) her harp. Don’t miss the additional pictures in the gallery below.

 The Women’s Lunch Bunch enjoyed Sally’s hospitality, meeting at the DeGroot’s farm in North Sandwich yesterday. We surprised Kitty Lou by honoring her birthday with song, cake, and forget-me-not flowers. Thanks to everyone for your contributions to the midday feast! The Lunch Bunch meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, usually at the Mt View Station Restaurant in Center Ossipee and is open to all women.
 HOLD THE DATE! You won’t want to miss Our Second Annual All-Parish Picnic at White Lake State Park scheduled for Sunday, June 22. Once again we plan to reserve the Pavilion, celebrate the Eucharist, enjoy burgers, hotdogs, swimming, and the joyful pleasure of each other’s company. Further detail will forthcoming.
Saint Andrew’s has long supported the Bearcamp Valley School and Children’s Center. On Sunday, June 8, 2014 from 4:30 to 7:30 they will be hosting a fundraising event: the Taste of the Bearcamp Valley Food Festival at the newly opened and widely acclaimed Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Company. Individual tickets are $15, but rates are slightly lower if we reserve a table.
     This will be 21st year of this event. Enjoy a buffet of delicious appetizers, soups, breads, entrees and desserts from the region's best restaurants, cafes, as well as offerings from local community organizations.  Cash bar. This event is open to the public. Talk to Heidi or Kathy soon if you’re interested. Come be Saint Andrew’s as a visible witness in the wider community … and have a great meal and a great time!
The Community Food Pantry is encouraging a new approach to non-food donations: May 18th will be dish detergent. Help stock the shelves with this necessary item that is not covered by Food Stamps. (May 25th is shelf stable milk/or dry milk) Thanks.
Food for thought as we live into the Great 50 Days of Eastertide from Brother Curtis, SSJE…
Meet God face-to-face. Receive God’s light. Don’t live your life cowering, with your shoulders hunched, your eyes to the ground. Receive God’s light shining on your own countenance. There’s nothing to be afraid of.




 





 

 

See you in church!
Blessings, Heidi+