JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, February 24th, The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, there will be two services at 8 and 10 am.
CENTERING PRAYER
Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
MORNING PRAYER
Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
SIMPLE SUPPER and ROMANS Study
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
and FELLOWSHIP
and FELLOWSHIP
Winter Weather Advisory!!!
Winter Weather Advisory!!! If the weather is questionable on a Sunday morning please call the church before you leave home to check for schedule changes. If a storm comes in on Saturday evening or Sunday, I will make a judgment by 7:00 AM about whether to hold or cancel services. Cancellations will posted on WMUR 9 and the church phone message will also reflect any cancellations. PLEASE do not travel if it feels unsafe to you. Enjoy a Sabbath morning at home and remember St. Andrew’s in your prayers.
READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, February 24th
7th Sunday after the Epiphany
Year C
Year C
Genesis 45:3-11, 15
Psalm 37:1-12
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50
Luke 6:27-38
Psalm 37:1-12
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50
Luke 6:27-38
FROM THE RECTOR
I am excited to offer a Lenten program this year called
“The Poetry of Lent: A Lenten Companion to Mary Oliver's Devotions”, offered by the SALT Project.
From their website: “Every journey needs a guide - and what better guide to the 40 days of
Lent than the beloved poet, Mary Oliver?
Winner
of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Oliver is widely
celebrated as an accessible, insightful observer of the natural world, the life
of faith, and the interplay between the two. Imagine a six-week journey with
Oliver at your side, illuminating ancient passages of scripture; provoking
bite-sized meditations on key Lenten themes; and pointing toward everyday
practices for individuals and families. All you need is the devotional booklet,
a Bible, and a copy of Oliver’s wonderful collection, Devotions (the poems can
also be found online).”
For those of you who would like to participate in
this Lenten study, I’d like to know your preferences for a meeting time. Please
plan to meet with me after church on Sunday to help me decide the time. If you
will not be in church on Sunday, please email me at rectorsaitv@gmail.com
and let me know your thoughts.
The choices are:
· Wednesday evening
beginning with a light soup and salad supper at 5:30 or 6:00, followed by
discussion for an hour. If you prefer an evening offering, please let me know
which time is better for you.
· Wednesday
morning at 10:30
· Wednesday afternoon at 1:30
The devotional booklets are available in the
Parish Hall for anyone who is interested, and I will have my copy of Mary
Oliver’s book, Devotions, for your
perusal. Devotions is available from
Amazon for $20.40, the E-book from Amazon or Google play is $15.99 or you may read the poems online.
Caroline
DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell cook teams for February are:
24th-Friends
~
COOK TEAMS NEEDED!
for the following dates:
March
24
May
5
May
26
June
2
June
9
June
23
Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!
This event will be hosted by The Boyscouts of Troop 151
SHROVE TUESDAY
This event will be hosted by The Boyscouts of Troop 151
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The
Summer Day
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
The grasshopper, I mean –
the one who has flung herself out of
the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my
hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth
instead of up and down –
who is gazing around with her enormous
and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and
thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and
flies away.
I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to
fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in
the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to
stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all
day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn’t everything die at last, and
too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
-
Mary Oliver, Devotions
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
The monthly item for February is razors for men/women.
The Community Food Center (CFC), which operates out of St. Andrew’s Church on Old Route 25 in Tamworth, is looking for new volunteers to help with this important program. The Center is open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00 am to noon for clients to come in and pick up their food. On each of these days, two volunteers staff the Center and a CFC Board Member is on hand to help and answer questions. Scheduling is done bi-monthly and substitutes provide flexibility for volunteers who have other commitments.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY FOR TODAY
THURSDAY February 21, 2019
Mark 12:16-17 And they brought one. Then [Jesus] said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” They answered, “The emperor’s.” Jesus said to them, “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were utterly amazed at him.
A trap has been set for Jesus in our gospel passage today.
He asks those setting the trap to show him a coin. As we have come to expect, Jesus’ answer about taxes is brilliant. The coin in question bears the image and title of the emperor. The coin, therefore, belongs to the emperor. So sure, pay your taxes.
But Jesus does not let his audience forget that they, too, bear an image: the image of God. They can give money to the emperor, but they owe allegiance to the One whose image they bear. Give to God the things that are God’s.
MOVING FORWARD: Offer up something holy and precious—your time, affection, or a donation—to God today.
FROM Deb IN THE OFFICE
PARISH DIRECTORY
I will be working on a new Parish Directory over the next few weeks. If you have any changes or updates please submit them to the office via email or drop a note in the office.
If we do not have your information please complete and submit a new "Member Information sheet" (found on the parish hall bulletin board).
Thank you
Debra
FEBRUARY 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 Anniversaries
2 Joan Marshall 14 Ken & Debra Hoyt
3 Carolyn Boldt 20 Bill & Valerie May
7 David Manley
13 Bill May
14 Lin Frank
17 Muffy Smith
20 Tom Huckman
21 Judy Grace
26 Melissa Bunker
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