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We had a terrific time at St. Andrew Sunday-in worship, in the Fellowship Hall after worship preparing food bags for Kids Against Hunger, and in the hallways collecting food and money for Souper Bowl of Caring. Besides moving through worship in 29 minutes (if that was your favorite part of Sunday, please do not tell me!), we approached our Lord's Table while Rachel Nyetam (Stephen Carey accompanied) sang a beautiful rendition of "Give Me Jesus." Wow! Then, we moved to the Fellowship Hall and packed 19,000 (yes, 19,000) bags of meals to be distributed in places where people are in dire need of healthy food (in past years, our bags have gone to Haiti, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and even Ft. Worth). The energy and sounds of St. Andrew at work filled the room as members and visitors put on hair nets, filled the bags, and then loaded the truck with the completed bags (some of us truck loaders were not in hair nets!). In case being fed at the Table and filling food bags to feed people around the world was not enough, the youth collected food and money for the Souper Bowl offering. St. Andrew donated $424, forty-one cans of food, thirty-eight pounds of sugar, three large containers of Ranch dressing, and two large cans of salsa (where else but Texas!) to Our Daily Bread. It was a day of feeding, being fed, and giving the opportunity for others to be fed as we were blessed and sought to bless others. If you were here Sunday, I believe you could testify that "our God is an awesome God."
Yours in Christ,
Richard
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Worship Through Work a Big Success
The members of the Mission Committee would like to thank and congratulate those people who participated in last Sunday's Worship Through Work project. The group from Kids Against Hunger commented several times about how hard and fast the group worked. We packed over 19,000 meals in about an hour and one half. Some of those those meals will be distributed to food pantries in the DFW area; the others will be shipped to various locations in Mexico to help with their hunger issues. It was wonderful to see so many people of a large span of ages working together to fight hunger.
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Parents' Night Out
Spring Dates: Feb. 9, Mar. 9, Apr. 13, May 11
Parents' Night Out 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. Children ages 6 months to preschool are welcome to attend from 4:00pm to 8:00pm in the nursery rooms. Children in Kindergarten to 5th grades are welcome to attend from 4:00pm to 9:00pm in the gym for recreation. We ask parents to make reservations no later than Thursday, the week of PNO. Please email Ms. Sue, toddlerqueen2@gmail.com, or call at (940)300-9262, for reservations.
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Children's Chapel Teacher Training
All Children's Chapel teachers please plan on attending training on February 10, immediately following the church service in Room 205. Lunch will be provided, a quick overview of policies and procedures will be completed, and sign ups for stories and schedules will take place. Any questions, contact Jessie Hooper, jhooper714@yahoo.com, or Lisa Patterson, lisa@saint-andrew.com.
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Presbyterian Women
Circle I will meet in the Narthex on Tuesday, February 12 from 9:30am till 11:00am. Our hostesses will be Eileen Duffield and Norma Wiebe. We will study Lesson 5 in our Horizon's Bible study book. All women of the church and friends are invited. For more information contact Linda Heilig, (940) 390-7918 cell.
Circle II will meet at 9:30am on Tuesday, February 12 in hostess Betty Alford's home with Karyn Nelson assisting. In Lesson 6 (Isaiah 41:8-13, 43:1-7, Psalm 46:1-11),God promises his presence through our trials. All women are welcome. Lib Berry (940) 584-0128 has more information.
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CPR & AED Certification Training
CPR & AED Certification and Renewal training will be held at the church on February 26 in the evening. The probable start time will be 6:30pm and last approximately 3 hours. Cost is $40. Those interested should contact Jonny Ramsey, jramsey18@verizon.net, by February 12.
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Women's Lenten Book Study
Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks
Wednesdays at Noon
Ash Wednesday through Holy Week
Leader: Lisa Patterson, Room 207-209
Book cost: $18, Available in the Narthex
If gratitude is good, why is it so hard to do? In Grateful, Diana Butler Bass untangles our conflicting understandings of gratitude and sets the table for a renewed practice of giving thanks. We know that gratitude is good, but many of us find it hard to sustain a meaningful life of gratefulness. Four out of five Americans report feeling gratitude on a regular basis, but those private feelings seem disconnected from larger concerns of our public lives. In Grateful, cultural observer and theologian Diana Butler Bass takes on this "gratitude gap" and offers up surprising, relevant, and powerful insights to practice gratitude. With honest stories and heartrending examples from history and her own life, Bass reclaims gratitude as a path to greater connection with god, with others, with the world, and even with our own souls. It's time to embrace a more radical practice of gratitude-the virtue that heals us and helps us thrive. Come join us!
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Women's Retreat
Friday, March 1-Saturday, March 2
Prothro Retreat Center
Made for Relationship, Wired for Difference
Scripture reminds us that we are created in God's own image and 'fearfully and wonderfully made' as unique creations. Join us as we learn more about what makes each of us tick... and what sets our heads spinning with frustration. We will use the Myers Briggs Personality Assessment to explore 16 personality types and the gifts and challenges that accompany each type... most especially our own and those we love.
The presenter for the retreat is Mary Marcotte, a Certified Christian Educator and a retired Associate General Presbyter in New Covenant Presbytery. She now lives in Dallas. In her over 25 years of service in the church, she has been a well-regarded teacher, leader and retreat facilitator at the local and regional level.
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Saturday, February 23
6:00pm-10:30pm, Robson Ranch Clubhouse
Join Our Daily Bread for an evening of dinner, music, dancing and fun! Be sure to come early to bid in the silent and live auctions.
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available at www.aheartforthehungry.org. 100% of proceeds benefit the mission of Our Daily Bread.
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Donations Needed for The Children's Place Annual Fundraiser
As many of you are aware, the Children's Place is a nonprofit preschool here at St. Andrew. Our school serves approximately 100 children (ages 1-6 years) in our loving, Christian, child-centered enrichment program. Since we are a nonprofit organization, we face a special challenge to replace and upgrade equipment and materials and make up for any deficits in our annual operating budget. Our annual silent auction, held in conjunction with a dinner, is the primary fundraiser that supports this effort. We appreciate any monetary donation/sponsorship, a product, service or gift certificate for the upcoming fundraiser. If you are able to donate, please contact Sara Armstrong at 940-453-7046, or the school director, Brenna Newman, at 940-367-7716. Mark your calendars and plan on attending the dinner and auction as well! February 28 at 5:30pm in Fellowship Hall.
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St. Andrew Connect
Changes to St. Andrew Connect Communication
St. Andrew Connect was recently updated, and some aspects of communicating with your group will look different. Even with those differences, things are basically staying the same.
When trying to reach your entire group, please post to the News Feed. You can do this by using the "Send Communication" button on your group page and selecting "Create a Post" under "Post to Newsfeed" in the popup menu that follows. Notification of your post will still go out via email to your group members. Group members will be able to respond to the post online or through the app.
Another change to St. Andrew Connect is that the messages function has been relabeled "Chat." Use this functionality like you would text messaging--bits of information that you need to get out fast. Remember that users will be notified of these messages by notification if they use the app, but will not receive an email about them. Want to know more about St. Andrew Connect? Do you need an invite? Contact Lou Korom, lou@saint-andrew.com.
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The Denton Christian Preschool Supply Drive: Ends Feb. 28
Here's your chance to make a huge St. Andrew difference to the children who attend the Denton Christian Preschool. There's still time to make a needed donation during our annual Denton Christian Preschool Supply Drive. Many of the items that are needed can be found at your local grocery store. The next time you're shopping, please add one or two school supply items to your list. Items needed are: paper towels, lunch bags, liquid hand soap, paper plates, toilet paper, crayons, dry erase markers, glue sticks, finger paints, construction paper, easel and finger paint paper, safety pins, AA batteries, and 9V batteries. Please place donated items in the big white wooden box downstairs by the entrance to fellowship hall by February 28. Thank you for supporting the 40 children at the Denton Christian Preschool.
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February Give-a-Meal - $2.29
A monetary donation of $2.29 feeds a person in need for a week. Donations can be made in your weekly offering, online, or in the church office. Please write Give-a-Meal-a-Month on the envelope or check. If you would prefer to purchase food, suggested items are:
Spaghetti and Canned Sauce, Canned Green Beans, Canned Fruit
Optional: Coffee, Cereal, Dry Milk
Please return your non-perishable donations for the Denton Community Food Center to the collection bin in the hallway near Fellowship Hall. Thank You!
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Sunday, Feb. 10
9:15am, Presbyterian 101, Narthex
9:30am, Sunday School
9:30am, Chancel Choir, Chancel
10:30am, Worship Service, Sanctuary
12:00pm, Youth Sunday Drama Rehearsal
1:30pm, St. Andrew Scenes Spectacular Rehearsal
Scripture Readings:
Psalm 137 and
2 Timothy 1: 3-7
Sermon Title:
Passing It On
Funeral for Maxine Roe
Saturday, February 9
11:00am, Sanctuary
Parents' Night Out
Saturday, February 9
4pm-9pm, Rec Center
Tuesday Afternoon Women's Bible Study
Tuesday, February 12
1:30pm, Room 206
Committee Meeting Night
Tuesday, February 12
Diaconate Meeting
Tuesday, February 12
7:00pm, Room 206/208
Men's Book Study
Wednesday, February 13
8am, The Egg & I,
1800 S. Loop 288
Super Wednesday
Wednesday, February 13
5:30pm, Meal
6:30pm, Adult Classes
Youth Sunday Music Rehearsal
Wednesday, February 13
7:35pm, Sanctuary
Deadlines
2/14 Shield and 2/17 Bulletin Announcements:
11pm, Tuesday,
February 12
Email your 3-4 sentence announcement to Lou Korom, lou@saint-andrew.com.
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