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Services for
this coming Sunday, January 18th, the Second
Sunday after the Epiphany, will be at 8 and 10 a.m. with coffee hour following
both services.
Readings for this Sunday: 1
Samuel 3:1-20, Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, John 1:43-51.
Coffee Hour Hosts are needed: Please check the signup sheet in the Parish
Hall for dates that need to be filled for after the 8am and 10 am services.
There are people who will gladly show you the ropes if you have never hosted.
Martin Luther King’s Legacy Celebrated in Conway: On,
Monday, January 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the civil rights leader’s
memory will be honored with song, story and reflection at the Conway Village Congregational
Church (“The Brown Church”) at 132 Main Street. The event begins at 6pm. The
program, “Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” will feature
The Potluck Singers and other local musicians, words from Freedom Rider Mark
Allen of Sandwich, a story by storyteller (and World Fellowship co-director)
Andy Davis, and a time for reflections by local clergy and the general public. The
program is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, The World
Fellowship Center, and the Clergy of the Eastern Slope.
Did you miss church
on Sunday? Every Wednesday at 9 AM a small
congregation gathers for a service of Morning Prayer. This is a Prayer Book
service of scripture readings, reflection, and prayer – a wonderful way to
begin your day and anchor the middle of your week. All are welcome.
Our Annual Parish Meeting is coming up on Sunday, February 1st! Mark your calendar and plan to attend. We will have an All-Parish Brunch immediately following the single
9:00 a.m. morning service, with the Annual Meeting beginning at approximately
11 a.m.
All annual reports from
committee chairs are due in the office by tomorrow, Friday,
January 16th. Please send them via email to Debra’s in-box.
Also please check the posted
list of members eligible to vote. If your name is not there and you would like
to be voting member of St. Andrew’s, please talk to Rev. Heidi.
Offering Envelopes: There are now permanent
numbers for everyone that have been assigned. If you have old envelopes that you
are using up, please check with Debra (in the office) for your new number to
write on them OR dispose of them and
ask Debra to print new ones for you. She
can print them for you even if you only submit your contribution monthly,
quarterly, etc–as well as weekly. If you checked off “I need envelopes” on your pledge, they have
been printed and are in your Parish Hall mailbox.
End of the year statements will be going out next week and they will have a note enclosed with your new number.
End of the year statements will be going out next week and they will have a note enclosed with your new number.
The Freezer key is still missing! It disappeared several weeks
ago. It belongs on a hook on the trim of the adjacent kitchen doorway. We lock
the freezer not to keep people out (The key should
always there.) but to guarantee that the freezer door is securely closed. Best guess is that someone put it in their pocket
while using the freezer and accidentally took it home with them. If you used
the freezer in December, please check your pockets!
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.
Food for thought…
As we enter fully into this season of
Epiphany that began on January 6 with the arrival of the magi to the Christ
child and will continue through Shrove Tuesday (March 17), the hours of
daylight lengthen, reminding us that we are called to claim that light and
share the light of Christ in our own lives.
The full name of the season that captures an important part of the meaning is “The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.” Manifestation. Showing. Making known. Each of us encountered something of the Christ child at Christmas. Don’t let that encounter slip away from your awareness. Now is the time to trust that spark within you that was somehow ignited on Christmas. Breathe that spark into being. Share the glow. Make the light of Christ visible. And be reminded and energized, as each day dawn comes a bit earlier and the afternoon light lasts longer.
The full name of the season that captures an important part of the meaning is “The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.” Manifestation. Showing. Making known. Each of us encountered something of the Christ child at Christmas. Don’t let that encounter slip away from your awareness. Now is the time to trust that spark within you that was somehow ignited on Christmas. Breathe that spark into being. Share the glow. Make the light of Christ visible. And be reminded and energized, as each day dawn comes a bit earlier and the afternoon light lasts longer.
Blessings in this season of
light.
See you in church!
Heidi+
See you in church!
Heidi+
