JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, December 17th, The Third
Sunday of Advent, there will be two services
at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
There is a service of Morning Prayer on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Services:
v December 20th at 5:30 pm Evening Prayer.
v January 10th at 5:30 pm we will have an evening prayer service drawing on
the Celtic tradition. More on that to
come.
Please note that a correction has been made to the time of Lessons and Carols to one service at 10 am.
Randy Ouellette will be playing Trumpet at the
5pm and 11pm Christmas Eve Services.
We hope you will join us for worship and
fellowship.
READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Year B
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
FROM THE INTERIM RECTOR
The Blue
Christmas Service was
a quiet and contemplative service on Wednesday evening with the sweet musical
sounds of Valerie May’s harp. Thank you to Lisa for the picture reflections.
CHRISTMAS DINNER
at St Andrew’s
Open
Invitation to all
Christmas
Day
Hors d’ oeuvres at 12:30pm ~~ Dinner at
1pm.
RSVP requested to 323-8515 or office@standrewsinthevalley.org
Can you help with food?
Hors Douevres:
Seeking
finger foods / Or other ideas/donations welcome
Drinks:
Seeking
donation of a case /bottles of sparkling cider (need a total of 15)
Any
other juices or seltzers welcome
Desserts:
Looking
for candies, cookies, small dessert pieces
If you are able to donate items, please let us know about your
generosity,
We
would also welcome volunteers to help!
Thank you!
Jen & Tom
DEACON
ORDINATION of Midge Pendergast
The
Rt. Reverend Sean W. Rowe, Bishop of the Diocese of Bethlehem, will
ordain
Margaret-Ellen
McShane Pendergast to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ’s One Holy Catholic
and Apostolic Church on Saturday, the Thirteenth of January two
thousand and seventeen at eleven o’clock in the morning at the Cathedral
Church of the Nativity 321 Wyandotte Street Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
55+
COMMUNITY
Get your jams for the holiday! They are available
in the Parish Hall for purchase!
PLEDGE PROGRESS
Help us
reach our Goals!
Rector
Search Fund
Goal ~ $ 20,000
33 pledges $ 8,959.00
~
2018
Stewardship Pledge
Goal~ $148,215.00
55 pledges $ 140,030.00
DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell cook team for this Sunday December 17th
RAU
Dinner Bell cook team for next Sunday December 24th
There is no Dinner Bell on Christmas Eve, December 24th
but
all are invited to the Dinner on Christmas Day
~
Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!
SEARCH COMMITTEE
UPDATE!
The Search Committee is preparing questions to use
in the interview process. We will also be conducting a practice interview on
Skype with a clergy member chosen from this diocese. This will give us feedback
on the best way to present Saint Andrew's to the candidates and a model for
engaging in meaningful, focused, and productive conversation. We expect to
begin interviewing prospective candidates in January, 2018. We pray for
continuing openness to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives and in the
lives of those walking toward us.
Lisa Thompson,
Search Committee
Prayer for St. Andrew’s
during the search process.
Everliving and everloving Lord,
as we are in the midst of our challenging task to search for our new rector, we
pray that you continue to lead our parish to be in one mind and spirit through
the conclusion of this journey. May we be strong in the assurance that
you are guiding us and carrying us safely to calling the person you have chosen
to be our rector. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Search Committee
Pat Adams, Betsy Hess,
Tom Huckman, Cathie Lewis, George Rau, Lisa Thompson.
Click on “Parish
Profile” button to read!
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item
for December is dish detergent.
WOMEN'S LUNCH BUNCH
The women enjoyed the hospitality of Barbara Lord for their Christmas pot luck
FORWARD DAY BY DAY FOR TODAY
THURSDAY, December 14, 2017
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he shall
give you your heart’s desire.
Every year I ask my
daughter to make a list of gifts she would like for Christmas. This year, she
sat quietly for a little while, wrote down the name of one toy, and then handed
the list back to me. I was a little confused (and honestly, a little concerned),
but she explained that she really couldn’t think of anything else she wanted,
so she would trust that the people who love her most would give her things that
she likes, wants, or needs.
We all have desires
that we don’t know how to articulate—sometimes even desires we won’t know we
have until they are fulfilled. We have needs that we can’t imagine asking
another human being to supply. But we are promised that the One who loves us
most will surely give them to us, so long as we trust and take delight in the
gifts God has already set before us.
MOVING FORWARD: What’s one gift you’ve received that
consistently makes you smile? Share a photo of it with us using #Forward
DaybyDay.
FROM Deb IN THE OFFICE
IT’S NOT TOO EARLY!
This
is your head’s up to be thinking about your Annual Reports. Come December committee chairs should be
pulling together their notes to complete reports for submission to the
office. If you have enough information
to complete and send your report it is always appreciated to submit it as early
as possible.
Most
folks have their last year’s report but if you need an electronic copy or hard
copy please let Deb in the office know and she will be happy to provide that
for you. REPORTS ARE DUE JANUARY 15TH!
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
If you do not see your birthday or anniversary listed, please make
sure Deb in the office has an information sheet on file for you.
Birthdays
6 Carolyn Seston
12 Hettie Buck
13 Suzanne Morgan
15 Bob Seston
26 Sarah and James Huckman
27 Debra Hoyt
30 Gretchen Behr-Svendsen
Anniversaries
8 Bob & Carolyn Seston
21 Chris & Carolyn Boldt
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