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In the past few days, I
have been reminded in very powerful ways of the
diversity of God's people and the diverse ways
we are called to serve God in the world. Our
World Communion worship service highlighted nine
different languages (Arabic, Farsi, Lamkang,
English, Spanish, French, Russian, Twi, and
Dutch) along with bread from the countries
represented by those languages-an audible and
visual feast from the diversity of God's
creation. As I listened and watched, I was
struck by two things:
1) The people sharing their
gift of language were all connected to St.
Andrew, which means we have that diversity
running through us. 2) We could have had other
people representing additional languages, which
means the diversity displayed is not the sum
total of our diversity, but a window into our
diverse community of faith. Wow!
Then, I attended the Mission Mixer held by our
Mission committee, and I heard different groups
we support in our community share about their
mission work. From court-appointed guardians for
children in difficult circumstances to groups
dealing with homelessness to those providing
food assistance to those dealing with issues of
low income homeowners to medical clinics to
helping people with immigration issues to
assisting those who have suffered domestic
violence, St. Andrew supports many different
groups doing ministry in our community. As I
listened to the needs and ways in which those
needs are being met, I was overwhelmed at how
many different kinds of needs we have in Denton
County and at how many different people work to
meet those needs. As I drove home reflecting on
the past few days of ministry in your midst, it
occurred to me that God gives us such a diverse
community of faith because God is sending us
into a world with many, varied needs. All of us
and all our gifts are given by God and needed to
be used by God in ministry in our world. Thanks
be to God!
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Giving
Is Simple
As we prepare for our
upcoming stewardship Commitment Sunday on
October 15, we ask that you begin to reflect on
our call as Christians to give back to God out
of the ongoing abundance we receive. Along with
the commitment to give, another question to
consider is "How can I/we give?"
The answer is
simple and straightforward-here are some of the
ways in which our members give.
- Many of us write a check, either
weekly or monthly, while others write just one
check annually.
- Some of us give online through our
church's website: http://www.saint-andrew.com/.
If you're interested in giving online, the
secure link to PayPal is under the GIVE ONLINE
tab at the top of our home page. Once on the
secure page, you can give by either credit or
debit card.
- Finally, some in our congregation give
by automatic bank draft. Giving in this way
means that after you set the process up with
your financial institution, they will send the
amount of your choice automatically to the
church each month.
Giving is simple and
straightforward. We encourage you to join us in
our mission to serve God by giving
joyfully.
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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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Presbyterian
101
Presbyterian 101 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 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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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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Parents'
Night Out
Parents'
Night Out (PNO) is a program for the young
families of St. Andrew. The program has a
two-fold purpose: it gives parents an
opportunity to spend quality time together
without their children and it gives the children
an evening of fun, age-appropriate activities
with their friends at St. Andrew. The evening
runs from 4:00pm-8:00pm for infants-3 year olds
in the Nursery. In the Rec. Center, 4 year
olds-elementary age will meet from
4:00pm-9:00pm. We ask parents to make
reservations no later than Thursday, the week of
PNO. Please email Ms. Sue at: toddlerqueen2@gmail.com, or
call at 940-300-9262, for
reservations.
Fall dates: Oct. 14,
Nov. 11, Dec. 9
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Presbyterian
Women
Circle 1 will meet on Tuesday,
October 10 from 9:30am until 11am in the church
narthex! Hostesses are Judy Cherry and Barbara
Sims! We will be studying the second lesson in
our Horizons study book, "Cloud Of Witnesses!"
All Women of the church are invited to attend!
We will collect $1.00 for DCPS paper towels and
$1.00 for the Denton Food Pantry! Contact Linda
Heilig for all information!
Circle II will meet at 9:30am on Tuesday,
October 10, in the home of hostess Rose Harpool,
with Shirley George and Valeta Gart
assisting. Lesson 2, "In Community with
the Living God" (Heb. 1:1-4; 12:18-24; 8:10),
presents Jesus as the fulfillment of fellowship
begun in Exodus and promised in Jeremiah.
The Rev. Dr. Fred Cassell leads our study.
All women are welcome. For more
information, please contact Elizabeth Hagen at
940-455-7217.
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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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From the Editor's Desk: Thinking
Critically, Living Faithfully
Super Wednesday,
Fellowship Hall, October 18-November 15, 6:30pm
On Wednesday, October 18, a new
class will begin in Fellowship Hall using the
Rev. Dr. John M. Buchanan's book as a
springboard; Buchanan will be at St. Andrew to
lead our Fall Festival of Faith on October
21-22, 2017.
From the Editor's Desk comprises
editorials penned by Buchanan while he served as
publisher and editor of The Christian Century.
Class leaders will include Linda Steger, Darhyl
Ramsey, Richard Culp, Richard Sale, and Jake
Blosser. If you enjoy thinking critically about
faith and its relevance to living faithfully,
you'll want to join us.
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Fall
Festival of Faith
The
Rev. Dr. John M. Buchanan
October
21-22, 2017
We will have the privilege of
hearing from the Rev. Dr. John M. Buchanan this
fall when he comes to St. Andrew to lead our
annual Fall Festival of Faith. Saturday evening
will begin at 5:30pm with a delicious meal of
Asian Roasted Salmon, Orzo and Oven-roasted
Vegetables, Field Green Salad, with Pumpkin Bars
and Cookies for dessert. Our children will sing,
we will play Reformation Jeopardy (led by Jake
Blosser, St. Andrew's answer to Alex Trebek),
then hear from Rev. Buchanan on the topic "Ah,
the Church."
Sunday morning we will gather
in Fellowship Hall at 9:15 for a light
breakfast; at 9:30 Rev. Buchanan will reflect on
the legacy of the Reformation in the 21st
Century. The Rev. Buchanan will preach on our
reforming impulses as Presbyterians during the
morning worship service.
Save the third
weekend in October for Fall Festival of Faith
and join us as we celebrate our heritage with
John M. Buchanan.
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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.
If you
would like to carry a flag in the
Kirkin' procession, please sign up at the
Kirkin' table in the Narthex. If you have
a clan preference (or not), we'd like to know
that, too. Also, we will have
children's flags as well, so your child may
volunteer to carry a
flag.
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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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Sacraments
Workshop Recap
This year we had six
children attend the two-week sacraments workshop
class, along with their parents. Taught by Amy
and Michael Ball, the children learned about the
two sacraments in the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) - baptism and the Lord's Supper. The
classes are hands-on and age appropriate and
after completing the two weeks, the children
served in worship on World Communion Sunday.
They carried in the elements for the Lord's
Supper which included breads from India, Iran,
Russia, France, Jordan, Mexico, Ghana, and
Belgium. The children who participated in the
class were: Rhys Blosser, Cici Chavira,
Elizabeth Gibson, Allison Green, Tristan
Hoffmann and Connor Hoffmann.
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Home
Ministry Services Provided to Members
As deacons, we strive to take care
of our Home Ministry members. We make sure they
have monthly communion served to them, visits,
receive get well, birthday and special occasion
cards. With some of our members, phone calls are
appropriate. Many enjoy being read to or playing
games.
Each Sunday the Chancel flowers are
divided into several bouquets by the assigned
deacon and are then delivered to various Home
Ministry members, as well as anyone on the
prayer list or in need of cheering up.
During the Christmas holidays,
individual gift bags are prepared and filled
with goodies. Our Sunday School children make
cards and pictures and assemble the gift bags,
The bags also include purchased items. These
bags are delivered by the deacons before
Christmas.
~Barbara Hundley Sims, Home Ministry
Coordinator
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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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St. Andrew
Shirts Available Through New Webstore
Many of you have noticed the St.
Andrew shirts being worn by some church staff
and members. Well, the Communications Committee
is pleased to announce that St. Andrew has its
very own webstore page with a variety of shirt
styles for women, men and children offered
through San Bay Studio, a Denton custom screen
printing and embroidery business. Once you visit
the webpage, simply click on the shirt or item
you are interested in. There are a variety of
colors and sizes to choose from. It is just like
shopping online from any other retailer. You
will be able to place your own orders through
the webstore. Please click on the following
link:
Happy Shopping and let us know what
you think!
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Updated!
Outreach
Committee
September
Diaper Drive Results
We continued
our diaper drive collection for Interfaith
Ministries of Denton through Sunday,
October 1. They were very grateful as
diapers were really needed. Thanks to many
of you, we collected 68 packages of a wide range
of sizes. Every package was
appreciated. Thank you!
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New Members
Myrtle And Tom
Muehlenbeck
Roy Wilkes
Please welcome St. Andrew's three
newest members, received October 1, to the
congregation. Welcome to St. Andrew!
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Did
You Know?
- You can keep up with Laurie LaMonica's
missionary work by visiting her blog
here: https://laurieinmontana.wordpress.com/
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St. Andrew's Media Room was the ideal
location for screening the work-in-progress cuts
of Story Town with Weldon's. Director
Susan Carol Davis and Producer Linda S. Anderson
wanted St. Andrew to know that this Thursday the
15-minute short film
screens as part of
KERA's 25th Anniversary Season of Frame of
Mind. On
Oct. 5, 10 p.m. these Reel
Texas: Documentaries reveal unique takes on what
it means to be a Texan - today, and in days gone
by. Texas filmmakers train their lenses on old
home movies, Weldon Burgoon's family-owned
western store in Denton, an old-time pilot in
Fort Worth, the opening of an Asian art exhibit
in Dallas and a dog shelter.
http://videofest.org/frame-of-mind/.
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Trinity Presbyterian Church will host Haneed
Zoabi, the first Israeli-Palestinian woman to be
elected to the Israeli Knesset (Israel's
Parliament) on Saturday, October 7 at 2pm. She
will speak from her first-hand experience of
challenges to peace and justice in
Israel/Palestine.
- Chef Liz stopped by the church office
and wanted to share the recipe for the Pineapple
Casserole that was served at Super Wednesday. If
you'd like a copy of the recipe, contact the
church office at 940-387-3897 and we'll share it
with you.
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New
Tenor Section Leader
The Chancel Choir is please to
welcome Matthew Morales as new tenor section
leader. Matthew graduated with a degree in vocal
performance from Texas A and M University -
Commerce, and is now pursuing the Master of
Music degree at UNT. He has won numerous
competitions, and got to perform at Carnegie
Hall and at the Southwestern Division of the
American Choral Directors Association convention
held in Kansas City. You will be able to hear
Matthew as Tamino, the prince, in Mozart's opera
The Magic Flute at UNT in November. We're so
glad to have him with us!
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Typewriter
Needed
The St. Andrew
church office is currently seeking a working
typewriter to replace an IBM Selectric II.
Please contact Lou Korom if you have a similar
unit that you're interested in
donating!
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Birthday
Endowment Fund
This endowment was established in
2007 and provides income to fund mission efforts
not covered by the annual mission budget. Income
has been used in previous years to send children
and sponsors to Mo-Ranch's Worship and Music
Conference, as well as for mission projects such
as water filtration systems for people in
Guatemala. Traditionally, members contribute an
amount equal to the number of years being
celebrated. So on your next birthday remember
this endowment and contribute toward making a
lasting difference in the lives of others.
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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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Give a Meal a
Month--September Results
A big surprise was in the food tub
outside of fellowship hall! Two beautifully
decorated envelopes containing money for the
Denton Community Food Center were hiding among
the cans of food. Thank you to the young
disciples who gave their money to help the
hungry. The volunteers at DCFC say the months
before the holiday season are their times of
greatest need. In September, the congregation
and circle #1 donated $112 and 38 pounds of
food. Since January, we've given 520 pounds of
food and have donated a total of $1,105 in
monetary contributions. As of right now, we have
surpassed the entire monetary amount given in
2016 by $483. Keep up the good work everyone!
Food
Fact #1: Forty percent of the food produced in
the USA is thrown away.
Food
Fact #2: Forty-two percent of Denton County
residents live in poverty.
Food
Fact #3: DCFC purchases most of their food from
the Tarrant Area Food Bank which allows them to
multiply each dollar's buyer power by five to
ten
times.
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October
Give-a-Meal
(Basic Needs Month - Your Pick)
Macaroni and Cheese, Tuna, Peanut Butter, Canned
Fruit, Canned Vegetables, Dried Beans, Rice,
Soup, Tomatoes, Tomato Sauce, Spaghetti and
Canned Sauce
Optional: Cereal, Coffee, Dry Milk, Cooking
Oil
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 8
9:30am
Sunday School
10:30am
Worship Service
Scripture
Lesson:
2 Corinthians 4:1-15;
Mark 14:3-9
Calendar
Prime
Time
Friday, October 6
12pm, 2005 Burning
Tree Lane
Free Vaccination
Clinic
Sunday, October 8
9am, Bride's
Room
Presbyterian 101
Sunday, October
8
9:15am, Parlor
Youth Parent
Meeting
Sunday, October 8
11:30am, The
Den
Theology on Tap
Monday, October
9
6:30pm, Denton County Brewing Co.
200 E.
McKinney
Presbyterian Women
Tuesday,
October 10
9:30am
Circle I,
Narthex
Circle II, Harpool
Home
Tuesday Afternoon Women's Bible
Study
Tuesday, October 10
1:30pm, Room
206
Committee Meeting Night
Tuesday,
October 10
Diaconate Meeting
Tuesday,
October 10
7pm, Room 206
Super
Wednesday
Wednesday, October 11
5:30pm,
Fellowship Hall
Men's Book
Study
Thursday, October 12
8am, Upper Park
Cafe
222 W. Hickory St.
Parents' Night
Out
Saturday, October 14
4pm, Rec
Center
Fall Festival of Faith
October
21 & 22
Kirkin' o' th'
Tartans
Sunday, October 29
10:15am,
Sanctuary
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