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| There is a loud chorus of peeping behind St. Andrew's SPRING IS HERE! |
JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, April 29th, The Fifth Sunday of
Easter, there will be two
services at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 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, April 29, 2018
5th Sunday of Easter
Year B
Acts 8:26-40
Psalm 22:24-30
1 John 4:7-21
John 15:1-8
FROM THE RECTOR
Rev. Caroline will be away through April 27th.
ALTAR FLOWERS
When your blooms are
ready to share from your garden please indicate that on a completed envelope
from the Altar flower chart in the Parish Hall and turn in to the office.
We encourage flowers to be given in memory, in honor of or in thanksgiving. If you do not have garden flowers and would like flowers to be ordered ($20), please note that accordingly on the flower chart and submission envelope. Thank you
DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell cook team for this Sunday April 29th
UUFES
Dinner Bell cook team for next Sunday May 6th
Sandwich Community Church
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Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!
SHOP AT Ossipee HANNAFORD
AND BUY A REUSABLE BAG!
Our local Hannaford store has selected
Saint Andrew's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church
as the May recipient of the
Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program!
Saint Andrew's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church
as the May recipient of the
Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program!
for the benefit of the Dinner Bell Program
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item
for April is Laundry Detergent.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY FOR
TODAY
THURSDAY, April 26, 2018
Acts 12:7 Suddenly
an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on
the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his
wrists.
Preaching the
gospel often results in trouble for the apostles. Later in Acts, they will be
described as “turning the world upside down.” When Herod’s fear of the Jesus
Movement leads him to imprison Peter, no doubt Herod assumes prison walls can
stem the tide of the gospel. He either has not heard or does not believe the
story of the resurrection; otherwise he would know that not even death can
withstand the love of God.
Breaking
chains is the work of Christ in the world. Through his life, death, and resurrection
the chains that bind us to sin are broken. Our work is the same as Peter’s—to
“get up quickly.” The Book of Common Prayer suggests that service to
God is “perfect freedom.” It seems counterintuitive to suggest that in order to
be free we have to submit to God, but this is how our life of faith in Jesus
works. Placing anything else at the center of our lives binds us to that which
does not save.
MOVING FORWARD: What chains have been broken in your life
or community recently? How are you proclaiming that good news?
FROM Deb
IN THE OFFICE
NAME TAGS I
will be doing a name tag print next week. If you need a name tag please drop a
note in the office or email me at office@standrewsinthevalley.org. Thank you.
May 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.
MAY
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Birthdays
1
John Marshall
7 Elaine South
11 Janet Palmer
15 Kitty Lou Booty, Betty
Faella
17 Chuck DeGroot
18 Tim Huckman
20 Tom Forbes
26 Dan DeGroot
28 Bob Luz
Anniversaries
13 Tom
& Jen Huckman
20 Jonathan
& Lois Brady
26 Grete
& George Plender
28 Bruce
& Denise Foreman
30 Bob
& Gabriele Wallace
PHOTO GALLERY
Don’t let
that “Photo Opportunity” pass by. Use
your cell phone to snap a picture of that moment to share in the Thursday
Memo. Send your photo with a description
to Deb in the office: office@standrewsinthevalley.org. If you don’t have your camera, there is one
in the office that is available to use.
Thank you Carol for this week's candid photo!
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| Rev. Nancy Spencer-Smith, our guest priest last Sunday (photo by Carol Tubman) |
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