JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
CENTERING PRAYER
Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
MORNING PRAYER
Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
We hope you will join us for worship and fellowship.
READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, October 7, 2018
20th Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 22, Year B
Job 1:1, 2:1-10
Psalm 26
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12
Mark 10:2-16
FROM THE RECTOR
Hops and Hymns is
Returning!
Remember
several years ago when area church members gathered at Hobbs Tavern for a hymn
sing? I’m told it was great fun, and it’s happening again on Sunday, October
21. Right in our back yard! So let’s get a big group together and go sing! Bill
Petersen, Rector at All Saints’, Wolfeboro, says the leader of the hymn sing
specifically requested that those wonderful Episcopal sopranos return. Hmmm,
wonder who he meant?
What: Sing hymns; Drink your beverage
of choice; Eat good food; Bring extra money for raffles; Raise money for
Whitehorse Addiction Center
When: October 21 at 4:30 PM
Where: Hobbs Tavern: 2415 White
Mountain Hwy, West Ossipee
The
proceeds from the raffles will go to Whitehorse Addiction Center in Center
Ossipee. The opioid addiction crisis is not just something going on in other
parts of the state or country – it’s right here in Carroll County as well. For
more information about White Horse Addiction Center see below, or go to https://www.whitehorseac.com.
“The mission of White Horse
Addiction Center Inc. is to
educate, transform, and
regenerate men and women
moving them from a life
of addiction, pain, and separation
to a life of freedom, love, and
reconciliation with God,
themselves, their families,
loved ones and
with the community.”
with the community.”
Services offered at Whitehorse Addiction Center include (from their website):
Outpatient
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services - We offer walk-in substance misuse and substance use disorder
treatment for men and women who are ages 18 or older. They can receive
individual and/or group therapy and may participate our Intensive Outpatient
Program.
Recovery Support Center Services - "The Shed" - White Horse Addiction Center, Inc. provides a place for substance misuse and substance use disorder resources, information, education and support. We have recovery coaches and certified recovery support workers for peer to peer support and/or care plan assistance. Limited transportation to substance use disorder treatment and physician appointments is provided.
Low Intensity Residential Program - Projected to open the end of 2018. Men and women will live on a drug and alcohol free campus for 7-10 months. They will learn what it means to have a relationship with God, each other and society. White Horse Addiction Center, Inc. encourages men and women to transform their former lives to a full and healthy life, free from bondage.
Cottage Industries - Currently White Horse Addiction Center operates a Thrift Store and allows those who have gone through treatment (or who are in recovery) to volunteer their time to help others. All revenue is used to support the services here at White Horse. Eventually, we will have other industries where folks can establish a firm grounding in society while working on their stressors at work with trained support staff, before heading out on their own.
Withdrawal Management and 28 Day Residential Treatment - We are working diligently to collaborate with a local hospital to establish this facility. We realize the dire need to have these services in Carroll County and hope to provide this soon.
Recovery Support Center Services - "The Shed" - White Horse Addiction Center, Inc. provides a place for substance misuse and substance use disorder resources, information, education and support. We have recovery coaches and certified recovery support workers for peer to peer support and/or care plan assistance. Limited transportation to substance use disorder treatment and physician appointments is provided.
Low Intensity Residential Program - Projected to open the end of 2018. Men and women will live on a drug and alcohol free campus for 7-10 months. They will learn what it means to have a relationship with God, each other and society. White Horse Addiction Center, Inc. encourages men and women to transform their former lives to a full and healthy life, free from bondage.
Cottage Industries - Currently White Horse Addiction Center operates a Thrift Store and allows those who have gone through treatment (or who are in recovery) to volunteer their time to help others. All revenue is used to support the services here at White Horse. Eventually, we will have other industries where folks can establish a firm grounding in society while working on their stressors at work with trained support staff, before heading out on their own.
Withdrawal Management and 28 Day Residential Treatment - We are working diligently to collaborate with a local hospital to establish this facility. We realize the dire need to have these services in Carroll County and hope to provide this soon.
At this time, all programming is
provided to folks 18 years of age and older in our Outpatient and Recovery
Centers. We service people, regardless of their ability to pay as well as
their religion or belief. We offer secular as well as pastoral care in
both our Outpatient and Recovery Centers. Our goal is to have a full
continuum of care within the next 5 years.
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For
the Victims of Addiction
O
blessed Lord, you ministered to all who came to you:
Look
with compassion upon all who through addiction
have
lost their health and freedom.
Restore
to them the assurance of your unfailing mercy;
remove
from them the fears that beset them;
strengthen
them in the work of their recovery;
and
to those who care for them,
give
patient understanding and persevering love. Amen.
- Book
of Common Prayer, p. 831
Serenity
Prayer
God grant me
the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen.
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen.
-
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)
RAISE THE ROOF
The Quilt Group is meeting every Monday
from 9:30 a.m. to Noon.
The quilt has been put on the frame
and is now being hand quilted.
SEE JOYCE CARTER FOR TICKETS FOR
THIS BEAUTIFUL AFGHAN.
CHURCH BILLBOARD
DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell cook team for this Sunday October 7th
WHITMORE
Dinner Bell cook team for next Sunday October 14th
WAKEFIELD
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Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item for October is deoderant for men/women.
God longs for us to return God’s longing, for mutual desire and devotion. Many Old Testament passages underscore God’s insistence that sacrifices are incomplete and offensive unless our hearts are changed in the making of them (1 Samuel 15:22; Micah 6:6-8). Pointing back to Hosea, Jesus challenges the hypocritical teachings of the Pharisees by telling them to learn that God desires mercy and not sacrifice.
Religion devoid of steadfast love is hollow, and rituals performed in God’s name without a loving, faithful relationship make us like those whom Jesus warned that we ought never to become.
MOVING FORWARD: Spend the next few days thinking about your Sunday offering. If it’s stewardship season at your church, this is a perfect time to consider your annual pledge.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY
Thursday, October 4
Hosea 6:6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
For the ancient Israelites, expressing love for God is the top priority of their personal and public lives. The laws, including those about offerings and sacrifices, form the basis for expressing love for God. But the Israelites begin to worship other gods while continuing the ritual sacrifices, and outward shows of piety become more important than faithful obedience to God’s desires.
God longs for us to return God’s longing, for mutual desire and devotion. Many Old Testament passages underscore God’s insistence that sacrifices are incomplete and offensive unless our hearts are changed in the making of them (1 Samuel 15:22; Micah 6:6-8). Pointing back to Hosea, Jesus challenges the hypocritical teachings of the Pharisees by telling them to learn that God desires mercy and not sacrifice.
Religion devoid of steadfast love is hollow, and rituals performed in God’s name without a loving, faithful relationship make us like those whom Jesus warned that we ought never to become.
MOVING FORWARD: Spend the next few days thinking about your Sunday offering. If it’s stewardship season at your church, this is a perfect time to consider your annual pledge.
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| Stewardship Stuffers! |
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.
October
Birthdays
5 Ray Walker
9 Joan Wright, Peter Thompson
11 Barbara Worcester, Rob Walty
20 Lois Brady
22 Sally DeGroot, John McGowan
27 Larry Grace
28 Dick Wakefield, Dwight Baldwin
9 Joan Wright, Peter Thompson
11 Barbara Worcester, Rob Walty
20 Lois Brady
22 Sally DeGroot, John McGowan
27 Larry Grace
28 Dick Wakefield, Dwight Baldwin
Anniversaries
8 Judy & Larry Grace
THIS MONTH AT ST. ANDREW’S
- ChIPs & United Thank Offering -
It’s that time of year for giving!
Over the next two Sundays we will collect gifts for ChIPs and United Thank Offering (UTO). Each October we invite contributions which will be taken to the Diocesan Convention on November 3rd by the Delegates.
The CHiPs program (Children of Incarcerated Persons) collects gifts and monetary donations ($25 this year) to be given to the children of those who are in prison.
UTO: The first priority of The United Thank Offering is to encourage the spiritual practice of gratitude and then to give grants from the abundant collection of coins and bills given each year to our Blue Boxes. In 2018 the United Thank Offering annual grant recipients, seminarian and young adult grant recipients are working towards evangelism and reconciliation as a part of the Jesus Movement. The United Thank Offering of the Episcopal Church awarded 47 grants for a total of $1,169,969.55 for the mission and ministry of The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. The 2018 grants were awarded to 34 Episcopal Church Dioceses, 8 Companion Relationships, 4 International Dioceses/ Provinces and 1 to continue our tradition of supporting Episcopal Church missionaries.
For more information click on this link:https://www.episcopalchurch.org/files/documents/uto_2017_grants_brochure.pdf
If you are giving by check to St. Andrew’s, please mark in the memo line “ChIPs or UTO”. You may leave your contributions in the office or drop them in the collection plate.
Thank you for your generosity to these very important outreach programs.
PHOTO GALLERY
Deacon Kevin Mort's last Sunday
Celebration of Life
of Peg Cade
