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| Saint Andrew's-in-the-Tundra! |
This coming Sunday, January 24th and Third Sunday after the Epiphany, we will have services at 8 and 10 AM, with coffee hour following both services. We hope you will join us for worship and fellowship.
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| Discussion; Instructed Eucharist Part 1 |
In place of a more conventional sermon, this week I will be offering Part 2 of our three-part Instructed Eucharist. Part 2 will focus on
the Liturgy of the Word, with the presentation during the standard sermon time slot, with time set aside during coffee hour for questions and conversation.
On January 31st, Part 3 will focus on the Liturgy of the Table and the Dismissal. This series is really designed for everyone. Whether you’ve been an Episcopalian all your life, or found this branch of the church more recently, my hope is that you will pick up some things that will make your worship more meaningful. Printed copies are available in the Parish Hall.
The readings for this Sunday: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke
4:14-21.
It's Girl Scout Cookie Sale time! Melissa is our parish Girl Scout and, like all enterprising Girl Scouts, she will be selling cookies again this year! The actual cookies won't arrive until early March, but instead of doing pre-orders, we can count on her to bring a wide assortment for us to purchase. So, if other Scouts approach you in the mean time, don't forget to hold out to purchase some at church! Thanks.
Altar flower update: The
season for our poinsettias has almost passed. If you would like to take home
one or more of them after the services on Sunday, please do. And it would
enrich our worship to have flowers donated for January 31 and February
7. Please sign up on the flower calendar on the Food Pantry Door
in the Parish Hall. (Note: We do not use altar flowers during Lent.)
Two weeks until Annual Meeting!
On February 7th, please
plan on attending both the 9:00 service
and the all-parish Pot-luck Brunch that follows. The rector will share her
reflections on the past year at the time of the sermon. Brunch will follow,
with the meeting being called to order at 11 o’clock. The meeting will include
a presentation by the Building Committee of the “master plan” for possible
improvements to our facility and a time for questions and answers. We will also
elect new Vestry members and Delegate to Convocation and Convention.
Who is eligible to vote at Annual
Meeting? Anyone 16 years of age or older who has actively
attended during the past year and whose name and date of baptism has been
registered in our Parish Registry. A list of eligible voters will be posted on the
bulletin board by this coming Sunday. Please check the list for accuracy and if
your name is not listed and you would like to be register at Saint Andrew’s,
please talk to the rector. In any case, whether or not you are registered, we
hope you will attend and participate in the meeting.
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| Gabriele's submittal to the Mosaic Project |
Mosaic project for Tamworth’s 250th:
What images capture the essence of Saint Andrew’s church and our life? This is
the last week for us to submit ideas to the Tamworth Art’s Council. (Due date
is January 28.) They are happy to receive photos, design ideas or sketches – in
either case, please include a brief explanation of your visual. For more
details on the project, see http://artstamworth.org/
Food for thought…
Generosity takes many forms: we may give our time, our energy, our material possessions, our love. All are expressions of caring, of compassion, of connection, and of renunciation (the ability to let go). The beauty of generosity is that it not only brings us happiness in the moment – we feel good when we give – but it is also the cause for happiness to arise in the future.
–Joseph Goldstein, The Evolution of Happiness
Generosity takes many forms: we may give our time, our energy, our material possessions, our love. All are expressions of caring, of compassion, of connection, and of renunciation (the ability to let go). The beauty of generosity is that it not only brings us happiness in the moment – we feel good when we give – but it is also the cause for happiness to arise in the future.
–Joseph Goldstein, The Evolution of Happiness
See
you in church!
Epiphany blessings,
Heidi+
Epiphany blessings,
Heidi+
