February 28, 2019

The Last Sunday of Epiphany

JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, March 3rd, The Last Sunday after the Epiphany,  there will be ONE Service only at 9:00 a.m.


CENTERING PRAYER  
Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.

MORNING PRAYER 
Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
LENTEN STUDY
Wednesdays

WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
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, March 3rd
Last Sunday after the Epiphany
Year C

Exodus 34:29-35
Psalm 99
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Luke 9:28-36

FROM THE RECTOR

Parish Meeting this Sunday: Looking Ahead


This Sunday after the 9:00 service we will hold our follow up meeting to the discussion we began at the Annual Meeting. At that time we looked back at 2018 and shared what we felt were highlights of the year. This picture captured the summary we put on newsprint.
On Sunday we will shift out focus to what we hope for in 2019 and beyond, and share our ideas, hopes and dreams. In the next few days think about what we do well and where we face challenges. What would make us an even more vibrant parish? We will spend about an hour first talking in small groups and then sharing with the whole group.


So far the weather looks good for Sunday morning, so please plan to attend!
Caroline
LENTEN RESOURCES



As we approach Lent I’d like to share a variety of resources to accompany your Lenten journey. Two booklets are available in the Parish Hall: “The Poetry of Lent: A Lenten Companion to Mary Oliver's Devotions”, which we will use for our group study, and the Episcopal Relief and Development Lenten reflection booklet,
If you who would like to participate in our group study,  “The Poetry of Lent: A Lenten Companion to Mary Oliver's Devotions”, please let me know your preference for a meeting time via email at rectorsaitv@gmail.com.
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
I will have my copy of Mary Oliver’s book, Devotions, for your perusal. Devotions is available from Amazon for $20.40, or you may read the poems online.
Episcopal Relief and Development 2019 Lenten Meditations
This booklet encourages readers to actively seek the holy every day during Lent by reflecting on God’s call, their own lives and how they can live out their Baptismal Covenant by healing a hurting world.



Lent Madness 2019 The Tenth Annual Saintly Smackdown!
With its unique blend of competition, learning, and humor, Lent Madness allows participants to be inspired by the ways in which God has worked through the lives of saintly souls across generations and cultures. Throughout Lent, thirty-two saints will do battle to win the coveted Golden Halo. Based loosely on the NCAA basketball tournament of a similar name, this online devotion pits saints against one another in a bracket as voters choose their favorites throughout this penitential season.
Here’s how to participate: on the weekdays of Lent, information is posted at www.lentmadness.org about two different saints. Each pairing remains open for 24 hours as participants read about and then vote to determine which saint moves on to the next round. Sixteen saints make it to the Round of the Saintly Sixteen; eight advance to the Round of the Elate Eight; four make it to the Faithful Four; two to the Championship; and the winner is awarded the coveted Golden Halo. Click on the link above to sign up for a daily email with information about each saint. And check the door by the kitchen for the full sized poster 

DINNER BELL
 

Dinner Bell cook teams for March are:
3rd - Rau
10th-Lewis
17th-Hammond
24th- _______
31st-UUFES
~
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!
SHROVE TUESDAY

This event will be hosted by The Boyscouts of Troop 151
PLEASE HELP WITH DESSERTS!
We are looking for your
chocolate decadent delights to
share on Shrove Tuesday.

Please bring a dessert to share!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

How Would You Live Then?

What if a hundred rose-breasted grosbeaks
   flew in circles around your head? What if
the mockingbird came into the house with you and
   became your advisor? What if
the bees filled your walls with honey and all
   needed to do was ask them and they would fill
the bowl? What if the brook slid down hill just
   past your bedroom window so you could listen
to its slow prayers as you fell asleep? What if
   the stars bean to shout their names, or to run
this way and that way above the clouds? What if
   you painted a picture of a tree, and the leaves
began to rustle, and a bird cheerfully sang
   from its painted branches? What if you suddenly saw
that the silver of water was brighter than the silver
   of money? What if you finally saw
that the sunflowers, turning toward the sun all day
   and every day – who knows how, but they do it – were
more precious, more meaningful than gold?


- Mary Oliver, Devotions

COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item for March is 
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
 will receive proceeds from the 
Fight Hunger bag during the month of March


at the Hannaford  store located at: 891 NH-16, Ossipee NH

FORWARD DAY BY DAY FOR TODAY

THURSDAY February 28, 2019
Matthew 5:30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.

Among the many difficult tasks facing medical doctors is talking with patients about changes they need to make in order to become healthier. We do not like being told what to do, and we are easily offended. But good doctors care more about healing than they do about being liked.

Some notable Christians throughout the centuries have taken this teaching quite literally, and mortification of the flesh has been alternately practiced and prohibited by a wide variety of clerics, theologians, and regular folk. Given that we do not see any self-dismemberment among Jesus’ closest followers, I don’t think we are called to do the same. But Jesus knows what he is doing when he uses strong language, and we would be foolish to ignore this warning.
 MOVING FORWARD: Are there any “right hands” you need to examine in your life 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

MARCH  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                       
10     Susan Ines
13     Trudy Thompson
16     Caroline Hines
20     Albert Bunker
21     Chris Boldt
30     Kaitlyn Marshall, Barbara Lord
31     Claudia Kennedy 

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