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In 1930, Dr. Hugh
Thomson Kerr, the minister at Shadyside
Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, served as the
moderator of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church (northern branch). As he
ministered in the midst of the economic upheaval
of the Great Depression, watched the instability
and unrest in Europe grow, and traveled among
Presbyterian churches and other places
moderators go, he began to imagine a better way
for our world that grew out of Christian unity.
The Stewardship committee at Shadyside decided
to call for a World Communion Sunday, when all
Christian churches in the world would lay claim
to their unity in Christ as they gathered around
our Lord's Table. The first World Communion
Sunday was held in 1934; in 1936, the
Presbyterian Church (northern branch) adopted
World Communion Sunday; in 1940, the Federal
Council of Churches (now the National Council of
Churches) endorsed World Communion Sunday and
began to promote it worldwide. This Sunday, we
continue the tradition in our worship with
multiple languages spoken in worship and bread
from other countries providing for our meal at
the Lord's Table. Is every Christian church in
the world celebrating World Communion on Sunday?
No. In fact, not every Christian community in
Denton County will be celebrating World
Communion on Sunday. But we will - we will as a
sign to the world of our need to be united in
Christ and our commitment to live out our unity
in Christ.
Yours in Christ,
Richard
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Jake
Blosser Begins Inquirer Process in the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Jake Blosser will give his
statement of faith on the floor of Grace
Presbytery on Saturday, September 30 at First
Presbyterian Church in Tyler, Texas. This is the
first step for Jake as he enters the inquirer
phase of ministry and begins the next steps in
the process to becoming a minister in the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). If you are
interested in carpooling or riding the bus to
Tyler for the meeting, please contact Derek at
derek@saint-andrew.com.
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Presbyterian
Social Club
We took a month
off to get back to school and settle in from
summer festivities, but we're back! Come
join us for a night of food trucks, beverages,
and socializing on Saturday, September 30
from 4:00pm-8:00pm (or later for those not
needing to pick up children from the
nursery).
We
will meet at Denton County Brewing Company and
Michael Barnett's delicious pizza food truck.
Afterward, we can meander to the food trucks at
Backyard on Bell or the food trucks behind
Eastside if people are wanting to try other food
trucks.
The nursery will be available from
4:00pm-8:00pm. Make reservations with Ms.
Sue by Wednesday, September 27 at
toddlerqueen2@gmail.com.
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Presbyterian
101
Begins
October 1, 2017
For four weeks
this fall, we will have a class entitled
Presbyterian 101. It is designed for people who
are interested in joining St. Andrew or have
recently joined, but anyone who is interested in
learning more about God's call to membership,
being Presbyterian, or St. Andrew and its many
ministries can attend. The classes will
take place in the Church parlor from
9:15am-10:15am on the following Sundays:
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Sunday,
October 1
"God's
Call and Church Membership"
Richard
Culp
Sunday,
October 8
"We
Presbyterians"
(including tour of the facility)
Lisa
Patterson
Sunday,
October 15
"St.
Andrew in Particular"
Fred
Cassell
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October 22, everyone is
invited to the Sunday school presentation by
John Buchanan, our Fall Festival of Faith
presenter.
Sunday,
October 29
"Ministry and Fellowship"
Various
members
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World
Communion Sunday
October
1, 2017
We will receive
the Peace & Global Witness Offering during
worship on World Communion Sunday. This annual
offering is allocated using the apportionment of
25% for local use, 25% divided between Grace
Presbytery and Synod of the Sun, and 50% for the
General Assembly Mission Council for its
peacemaking efforts. Please plan to give
generously to this special offering. Thank
You!
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Christmas
Pageant Try-Outs
Sunday,
October 1, 11:45am, Fellowship
Hall
Pizza will be provided
for all who attend including their families.
Children will read for the director, Natalie
Green, and then parts will be given out.
Rehearsals will begin soon. The Christmas
Pageant is Sunday, December 10 at 5:00pm with
dinner following with the Goodland Academy.
Questions? Ask Natalie Green at nataliecgreen@yahoo.com.
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Have
You Been Wondering?
Mission
Mixer
Tuesday,
October 3
If you have been wondering which
non-profit agencies St. Andrew supports
financially and what they do, the solution is at
hand. Come to your Mission Committee's annual
Mission Mixer on Tuesday, October 3. We will
gather with many of our agencies at 5:30pm in
rooms 207 and 209 to hear what they are doing
now. Sandwiches and finger foods will be served.
Come. You will be amazed.
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Prime
Time
Please join Prime Timers on Friday,
October 6, at 2005 Burning Tree Lane, Denton.
Master Gardener Phyllis Minton has graciously
invited us back to see the Fall version of her
Pollinator garden and to observe the Monarch
butterflies in migration. Bring a sack lunch or
just come for dessert. We will be meeting at
12:00pm instead of 12:30pm. Please RSVP to
mamaluce_29@yahoo.com if you
think you can come.
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A
Revel for a Cause
On October 7, Interfaith Ministries will hold
its second annual Wine and Craft Beer tasting (A
Revel for a Cause). Food will be provided by The
Classic Cafe, wine by Masuta Fine Wine, beer by
Audacity Brewery and music by Thad Bonduris.
There will be a wine pull and a silent auction.
The event will be held at the
Appleton-Patterson Visual Arts Center in Denton.
Time is 6:00pm-9:00pm. Tickets are $65 per
person ($110 per couple). Tickets are available
online at eventbrite.com, from the Interfaith
Ministries website (IFMDenton.org)
or from IFM board
members.
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Free
Fall Influenza Vaccination Clinics
We are excited to announce that
once again, St. Andrew's Diaconate, in
partnership with Texas Health Resources Faith
Community Nursing, will be providing free
influenza vaccination clinics on Sunday, October
8, in the St. Andrew Bride's Room from 9:30am
-1pm and at the Day of the Dead Festival booth,
Saturday, October 28, from 11am-3pm. This is a
new upgraded vaccine, and we will also have the
special dosage for those over age 65. Don't take
a chance on getting the flu! Get the
vaccination!
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SHOWER
POWER HOUR!
Sunday,
October 15
Anyone who has hosted a St. Andrew
event, needed to schedule a room, submit a blurb
for the bulletin, worked in the kitchen, or has
needed coffee or a table at the last minute
knows that the person to call is St. Andrew
member Derek Shorethose. Derek has worked at St.
Andrew diligently and cheerfully for seven
years. Now we have a special opportunity to say
a huge thank you, as Derek and Krista expect a
baby girl to arrive. To celebrate and to offer
them appreciation, we will hold a "Shower Power
Hour" on Sunday, October 15 during the
fellowship coffee in the Narthex and Parlor. We
will have a place for cards, bins for gifts of
diapers, wipes, etc., and a "tree" for monetary
gifts. Please join us in welcoming the newest
addition and letting Derek know how much his
work has been appreciated!
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Fall
Open House
Leslie and Richard
Culp invite you to their home for a Fall Open
House on Sunday, October 15 from 2:00pm-4:00pm.
Come and go as your time allows to 3900 Fawn Dr,
Denton, TX 76208.
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Reformation
Celebration
To celebrate the 500th
anniversary of Martin Luther posting his 95
Theses, which began the Reformation, we
have two week-ends of exciting opportunities for
learning and worship. The Fall Festival
of Faith will host Dr. John Buchanan,
former moderator of the PCUSA and minister at
Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, who will
reflect on where he sees signs of the church
reforming today. Join him on Saturday night,
October 21 for dinner and conversation, Sunday
morning, October 22, during the Sunday School
hour, and then for worship when he will preach.
The next Sunday, October 29, we will celebrate a
Kirkin' o' th' Tartans in our
morning worship service. That afternoon we will
gather in our sanctuary with a combined choir
from our community as they present music and a
special anthem written for the 500th
anniversary.
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Kirkin'
O' Th' Tartans
Reformation
Sunday, October 29
Gathering
of the Clans #3
Why Do We
Celebrate the Kirkin' O' Th' Tartans?
The
tartan is a symbol of this love and
togetherness, no matter what our heritage. In
our Kirkin' service, we remember ancient times,
as well as past and present kith and kin, while
asking God's help and blessings in the future.
We celebrate clans and tartans because the
clansmen demonstrated true brotherhood and the
clan was the family. In early history, clans
were simply a gathering of peoples for their
protection and for economic, political and
social support. They were not necessarily
related by blood. Scotland in the mid-18th
century saw the English parliament and monarchy
(The Disarming Act, 1746 - 1782) banning
weapons, as well as the wearing of tartan or
kilts by Highland clansmen (effective August
1747). A latter-day legend has it that clansmen
would carry small pieces of the banned tartan
cloth to the Church (Kirk) and the clergymen
would slip a blessing into the service. Specific
tartans developed simply because each area liked
to weave a certain design using local herb dyes.
As a remembrance of early Scottish
Presbyterianism, Kirkin' o' th' Tartan worship
services have spread across America.
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Save
the Date!
Reformation
Hymn Fest
Sunday,
October 29, Sanctuary,
3:30pm
Sunday, October 29 at 3:30, the St. Andrew
Chancel Choir will be joined by the choirs of
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, First
Presbyterian Church, and Trinity Presbyterian
Church in a program of great hymns in honor of
the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The
program will include favorites such as "A Mighty
Fortress Is Our God," and "Now Thank We All Our
God" along with readings from Martin Luther and
John Calvin. Please join us for this great
celebration!
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Stories
We Want to Tell: Giving Meaning to Our Advent
and Christmas Celebrations
Advent and Christmas is a time when
we remember and retell our memories and draw
meaning from the story and the telling. This
includes our Bible stories, of course, which we
retell each year and which become etched into
our memories and from which our faith journey
can be renewed and strengthened.
Adult Faith Formation invites you
to tell your story of an Advent or Christmas
memory or tradition and submit it for
publication which will be both in booklet form
and online. Please write your story and submit
it by Tuesday, October 31st. Guidelines are:
1) No
longer than 250 words; 2) submit electronically;
3) submit by October 31; 4) story is to be a
memory or a tradition of Advent or
Christmas.
Questions? Ask
Kirsten Brown at
brownk444@aol.com or Lisa
Patterson at
lisa@saint-andrew.com
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Updated!
Outreach
Committee
September
Diaper Drive--Ends Sunday!
We will continue collecting diapers
for Interfaith Ministries of Denton
through Sunday, October 1. There is
still a great need of all sizes of diapers, but
they are in particular need of size
5's. We collected 7 packages of
diapers the first week, 19 packages the
second week, 18 packages in week three and 11
packages in week four. This is our last
week to fill their shelves! Collections
will be taken in the box by the soda machine and
in the basket in the Narthex.
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Hurricane
Relief
Thirty-one buckets were
packed to send to Presbyterian Disaster
Assistance (PDA) to help in the clean-up efforts
following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Thank you
to the Mission Committee for organizing this
effort and for the generosity of St. Andrew. If
you wish to send monetary donations to
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, you can send
them through St. Andrew (make the check out to
St. Andrew and mark it "Hurricane Relief") or
deal directly with PDA by mail (
Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.), PO Box
643700, Pittsburgh, PA, 15264-3700
with the notation
DR000169-Harvey
) or
online,
https://pma.pcusa.org/donate/make-a-gift/gift-info/DR000169/
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Picture This! Membership Directory
Photographs
Yes! It is time to schedule your
family portraits! We will have tables set up in
the Narthex beginning on Sunday, September 10,
at 10:00am, and in Fellowship Hall on Super
Wednesdays beginning at 5:00pm. We will be
taking appointments on Sundays and Wednesdays
until October 11. The appointments dates are:
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Thursday, Nov. 2: 2:00pm - 8:50pm
Friday, Nov. 3: 1:00pm -7:50pm
Saturday, Nov. 4:10:00am-4:50pm
Sunday, Nov. 5:12:00pm-6:50pm
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Wednesday, Nov. 8:
2:00pm-8:50pm
Thursday, Nov.
9:1:00pm-7:50pm
Friday, Nov. 10:1:00pm-7:50pm
Saturday, Nov. 11: 10:00am-4:50pm
Sunday, Nov. 12: 12:00pm-6:50pm
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Lifetouch will be producing the
directories again, and as previously, every
family or individual who has a picture taken
will receive a free 8x10 portrait and a
directory. In addition, when you bring food for
ODB at the time of the photo appointment, you
will receive a $5 discount, as well as a $10
discount for providing an email. You may also
have an extended family portrait by scheduling
your separate appointments back to back.
Visitors, neighbors, and friends may also sign
up for portrait times. You will preview the many
poses and choose your photos right after they
are taken, and the portraits will be delivered
in time for Christmas mailing and gifts. Let's
have a directory with ALL of you pictured! It
would not be the same without YOU!
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Good
Things Happening at SAPC, thanks to God!
The Stewardship Committee of St.
Andrew Presbyterian Church invites all members
to participate in a meditative art craft in
anticipation of our faithful giving response to
God's work during the fall stewardship season.
Members are encouraged to decorate cards
responding to the statement,
"Thanks to God
working through...., this GOOD THING
happened" and adding them to our
'response collages' which will be on display in
the Narthex. The cards, art supplies and craft
table are available for use in the Narthex
before and after church service or you can take
the cards home and bring them back prior to
Sunday September 17. The cards are anonymous but
we do ask that you voluntarily check the
demographic questions on the back to assist the
committee and the church in its work and
mission. Your cards and artwork will be an
integral part of the meditative and
contemplative reflections of our church
community as we focus on our goals and mission
for the next year.
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September
Give-a-Meal
Canned Soup or Peanut Butter, Canned Vegetable,
Canned Fruit
Optional: Dry Milk, Cereal, Baby Food
Please return your non-perishable
donations for the Denton Community Food Center
to the collection bin by the Coke machine near
Fellowship Hall. Thank You!
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Sunday, October 1
9:30am
Sunday School
10:30am
Worship Service
Scripture
Lesson:
2 Kings 12: 1-16
Calendar
Presbyterian
101
Sunday, October 1
9:15am,
Parlor
Christmas Pageant
Try-outs
Sunday, October 1
11:30am,
Fellowship Hall
Stephen
Ministry
Monday, October 2
6pm, Room
206/208
Tuesday Afternoon Women's Bible
Study
Tuesday, October 3
1:30pm, Room
206
Mission Mixer
Tuesday, October
3
5:30pm, Room 207/209
Super
Wednesday
Wednesday, October 4
5:30pm,
Fellowship Hall
Men's Book
Study
Thursday, October 5
8am, Upper Park
Cafe
222 W. Hickory St.
Prime
Time
Friday, October 6
12pm, 2005 Burning
Tree Lane
Fall Festival of
Faith
October 21 & 22
Kirkin' o'
th' Tartans
Sunday, October 29
10:15am,
Sanctuary
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