JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, May 6th, The Fifth Sunday of Easter, there will be one
service only at 9:00 a.m.
There is a service of Morning Prayer on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
Head’s Up! Pentecost Sunday, May 20th, there will be ONE
Service only at 9:00 a.m.
Don’t forget to wear RED!
We hope you will join us for worship and
fellowship.
READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, May 6, 2018
6th Sunday of Easter
Year B
Acts 10:44-48
Psalm 98
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17
FROM THE RECTOR
Oh,
my! What a wonderful welcome back you gave me on Sunday!! I
was so surprised, and a bit overwhelmed as well (but in a good way)! I can’t
wait to get all those pansies and herbs in the ground. We’ll see if Mother Nature
will cooperate and give us some nice sunny warm spring days. I (and the kids)
loved the cake, the rest of the food was delicious, as always, and my cats love
their new toys.
I am so grateful to be your new Rector, and
excited about our future together. As I said on Sunday morning, I still
experience waves of excitement and joy about being called here. Perhaps the
best part of all of this is that we are all celebrating this together!
I had a great ten day trip to northern New Mexico
and the Durango area of Colorado, followed by several days at home and then
time at the SSJE monastery in Cambridge, MA.
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| Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde |
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| San Miguel Mission, Santa Fe |
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| SSJE Monastery |
Dates to Remember:
Sunday,
May 20 – Pentecost Sunday
– One service at 9:00, followed by a parish meeting on the new roof
Wednesday,
June 20, 7:00 pm – Celebration of New
Ministry at St. Andrew’s
Wednesday,
June 27, 6:00 pm – Betsy Hess’ Ordination to
the Priesthood at St. Barnabas, Berlin
“FUN-RAISING”
St. Andrew's "Fun-raising
Committee will meet @ St Andrew's on
Wednesday May 9th at 530. Open to all. We will discuss upcoming events
and planning and open up discussion for new thoughts and ideas!
The
Next Event
Grab your date and
Save the Date!
For:
St Andrew's in the Valley "Senior Prom"
When:
Friday June 8th, 2018.
Place:
St Andrew's in the Valley Episcopal Church Tamworth, NH
Join us for music, dancing, and
refreshments!
Details to follow in the next week,
so check your memo and follow us on Facebook!
THE JAMMING DIVAS
The
Jamming Divas of St Andrew's in the Valley are making way for
this year's jams and jellies! Just your luck! All current stock is
$5.00 a jar for pickles, apple butter, miscellaneous jams and jelly ( lemon,
Blueberry, strawberry) $4.00 a jar for zucchini Relish, $2.00 for pepper jelly.
We have a brand new batch of Orange Marmalade as well for $6.00.
Please call Carol @ 651-8230 or Chris @ 452-4049 for more info! First come, first served.
As
always, proceeds will help to support local charitable organizations through St
Andrew's Outreach Program.
WOMEN’S LUNCH BUNCH
The
Women’s Lunch Bunch will meet next
Wednesday, May 9th at Noon, at the Mountain View Station Restaurant
in Ctr Ossipee. Call Dale Appleton with questions.
ALTAR FLOWERS
Please consider signing up to dedicate flowers until your summer ones are blooming.
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 May 6th
Sandwich Community Church
Dinner Bell cook team for next Sunday May 13th
Elizabeth Wilcox-Jacobson
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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!
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, May 3, 2018
Acts 15:28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to impose on you no further burden than these essentials.
This verse from Acts is just one line, but it speaks volumes about authority in the early church. In this new movement, those who have risked their lives for the gospel are left to define what is essential to the faith—and which burdensome aspects may be set aside. This line calls us back to the mandate we find in Micah, where we learn that to do God’s will means to live justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before our Maker.
I recently read about a schoolteacher named Elisabeth Schmitz who lived in Berlin during the rise of Nazi Germany. Unlike many of the theologians and church leaders of her day, Elisabeth called her church to resist Nazism and risked her life to harbor Jews and help them to flee. Today she is celebrated for her grasp of the essentials of the faith.
MOVING FORWARD: What are the essentials of your life of faith? Write them on a notecard to keep with you. Read and pray over them, and see how this changes the way you minister to the world around you.
MOVING FORWARD: What are the essentials of your life of faith? Write them on a notecard to keep with you. Read and pray over them, and see how this changes the way you minister to the world around you.
FROM Deb
IN THE OFFICE
It is helpful with scheduling if the church
office calendar has meetings and events up to date. If you are a committee and
meet at St. Andrew’s please email me as soon as you have your dates scheduled
so that I can put them on the calendar. That also goes for event dates!
Thank you
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
This was a bookmark the Bishop
distributed at Convocation
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
1
John Marshall
7 Elaine South
11 Janet Palmer
13 Ruth Rich
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
THIS WEEK AT ST. ANDREW’S
Sunday-May 6 One service at 9 am -Holy Eucharist
Every Sunday 5
pm -Dinner Bell
Every Tuesday 10a-Noon -Food Pantry
8
pm -AA meeting
Every Wednesday 9 am -Morning Prayer
Every Friday 10a-Noon -Food Pantry
Every Saturday 8pm -AA (Parish Hall) Al-Anon
(Prince Room)
PHOTO GALLERY
This
week’s photos were provided by Lisa Thompson.
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