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THIS SUNDAY, January 28th, The Fourth
Sunday after Epiphany, there will be two services of Holy Eucharist at 8
a.m. and 10 a.m.
There is a service of Morning Prayer on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
We hope you will join us for worship and
fellowship.
READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Year B
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm 111
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Mark 1:21-28
FROM THE INTERIM RECTOR
Preparations
for our Annual Meeting on February 4 are nearly complete.
I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for getting their reports in,
and Deb who is compiling the final copy of the Annual Report. Thanks also to
Cathie Lewis, who is organizing our potluck brunch.
The Annual Meeting is the one time a year that we
all gather to look over the previous year, hear where our finances and
ministries stand, acknowledge highlights and elect representatives to our
Vestry and Diocesan Convention. Ours is a representative form of governing, and
those you elect will handle the month to month business of the parish, and
represent us to the Diocese and Lakes Region Convocation.
Even if it doesn’t sound terribly important to
you, please plan to attend, vote and learn more about the business and
ministries of St. Andrew’s. All members
in good standing who are at least 16 years old are eligible to vote.
If you are new to St. Andrew’s and have not yet
transferred your membership, there will be forms available in the parish hall
on Sunday morning to begin this process. Please join us!
God's
abundant blessings!
Caroline
FUNDRAISING
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER
February
13, 2018
Come to St. Andrew’s for
this festive celebration on the eve of Lent.
We’ll be serving a traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, including
sausages, local maple syrup, & beverages. Don’t miss the desserts!
All proceeds
benefit the
Tamworth
Community Food Pantry
Ash
Wednesday services are February 14th,
Noon and 7.m.
Call
the church office at 323-8515 for info
about
this event, worship services, and
Lenten book discussion groups.
DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell cook team for this Sunday January 28th
RAU
Dinner Bell cook team for next Sunday February 4th
FRIZZELL
~
Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!
SEARCH COMMITTEE
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.
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item
for January is shampoo/conditioner.
FOOD
FOR THOUGHT
Every month we close our Vestry
meetings with this prayer from Night Prayers, in
the New Zealand Prayer Book:
Lord, it is night.
The night is for stillness.
Let us be still in the presence of God.
Let us be still in the presence of God.
It is night after a long day.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.
The night is dark.Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives
rest in you.
The night is quiet.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.
The night heralds the dawn.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.
In your name we pray.
Amen.
Amen.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY FOR
TODAY
THURSDAY, January 25, 2018
Confession of Saint Paul, Apostle
Psalm 67:1 May God be merciful to us and bless us,
show us the light of his countenance and come to us.
Imagine the glory of God’s face shining upon
us. When we look into the eyes of someone who truly loves us, do we feel the
penetrating beams of this divine light in our hearts? What a miracle to be that
light for each other. Theologian Henri Nouwen writes, “There is no clearer way
to discern the presence of God’s Spirit than to identify the moments of
unification, healing, restoration, and reconciliation.”
A Paris newspaper ran an article in 2008 about
the possible election of the first African-American president in U.S. history.
La Croix (The Cross) concluded the article with the experience in Prince Edward
County and the Light of Reconciliation. One healing light in a small Virginia
town somehow reached the Eiffel Tower. How far might a national Light of Reconciliation
travel? As far, perhaps, as your own community?
Reconciliation is like the look of love in
someone’s eyes, and it provides a glimpse of God’s face shining upon us. People
are praying on both sides of the barriers we allow to divide us. What are we
waiting for?
MOVING FORWARD: Paint a picture, take a photograph, or
write a poem that reflects the glory of God. Share it at #ForwardDayByDay.
FROM Deb IN THE OFFICE
Annual Meeting
next Sunday
January 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
3 Donna Jones
4 Ellie McLaughlin, Jen Huckman
6 Joyce Carter
9 Pat Adams
19 Ginger Heard, Jonathon Brady
25 Connor Bunker, Ann Cady
27 Carol Tubman
29 Denise Foreman
31 Al Rich
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