Join us on Friday, May 23rd at 6:30 pm(movie starts at 6:55 p.m.) to see the new movie, "The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian."  We will meet at the Cinemark Theater in Silverlake (behind Target). You are responsible for buying your own tickets but please let me know if you are coming so we'll know how many to expect.

Want to know the history of God?  Want to know more about other religions?
 
The Wednesday Evening Small Group (Jim+, Joe+, Christine Liberatore, Russell Meachen, Luis Cedeno, Jennifer Sitton, Carol Purdy, Merv and Irene Taylor, Darrel Borden) will be doing a 2 week special on May 28th and June 4th at 6:30-8:30 pm. Childcare and meal provided, if you contact Jim+ (frjimbo@msn.com)
 
5/28 - Video from the History Channel on "The History of God" about Christianity, Judaism and Islam
6/4 - Exploration of the differences of a number of major religions, especially compared to Christianity
 
Join us!

 

Many of the sessions in the book, written by Lee Strobel; the legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, and a convinced atheist.  He cross-examined experts, with doctorates from Cambridge, Princeton, Brandeis, and other top-flight universities, who are recognized experts on Jesus.  Some examples:  "Can the 'biographies' of Jesus be trusted?"  "Does archeology confirm or contradict Jesus' briographies'?" "Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual historical event?"  Each participant will get a copy of the book.  Join us for the first session Sunday, June 1, 9:20 a.m.  Room 107. 

 

Debbie A... 

All Adult Men.....
We have a great Father's Day, Sunday, June 15th, coming up as usual. Come in your comfy clothes (the one's your family hates but you love) and bring your koosie for us to fill. Bring your lawn chair, too, and sit in the back (where no one will mess with you.) You will also get a chance to bless your kids (don't worry, I have written down what to say) whether they are present or not AND you can win Astros or movie tickets.

Thanks to Terry Brown for hosting the Singles Group on May 15th. Terry cooked chicken and burgers and invited the First Baptist Singles Group to join us. About 15 were present and we had a great time.

If you or someone you know and love are interested in baptism, please come to the required class on Saturday, May 31st at 9 am in room 102. The class will be from 9:00 am until 10:30 am. Childcare provided. Both patents and the god parents should attend.

 

Jim+

 

 

If you join us, we ask that you take your turn at the bounce house keeping the kids safe and that you make a donation towards the lunch fixings. 

 

Bounce House Fellowship Days.

Mark your calendar:

June 15 (Father's Day)

July 20

August 17

Claire Evelyn Pettay born May 6, 2008, to Wayne and Janine Pettay.
 
Carson Scott Wiesenborn born May 6, 2008, to Scott and Amanda Wiesenborn, grandson of Ramona and Gary McAninch.

Contacts:

 

Office: office@standrewspearland.org

 

Fax: 281.485.4936

 

Jim Liberatore: frjimbo@msn.com

 

Joe O'Steen: frjoe@standrewspearland.org

2nd Annual Pamela Rushing Golf Tournament

Saturday, May 31^st at 8am

Southwyck Golf Club

 

Grab some friends and join us for a great day of golf benefiting St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and The Rise School of Houston.  The cost is $85 per person (includes lunch). If you don't have a foursome, sign up and we will place you with a fun group of others.

 

Contact Eric Mortenson, 2008 Chair

Eric_Mortenson@msn.com  or 713-204-0581

Wow, Have we got a Wonderful Father's Day Event planned!!
 
We will have Australia's 2006 Christian Artist of the Year, Nathan Tasker, here at St. Andrew's to lead worship!!
 
Nathan is going to be touring Texas and he is scheduled to play at both the 8 o'clock and 10:30 services. Nathan's most recent album is "Prone to Wander: the Hymn Project." Check out his website at http://www.nathantasker.com/
 
We will be hosting Nathan as we did the Christian band, Ives, earlier this year. Allison Curl and other members of the band will be helping make sure that Nathan and his wife, Cassie, feel at home while they are here in Pearland.
 
One need Allison has a request for is one night stay at a hotel in Pearland. If you have hotel stay points at either La Quinta or the Hampton Inn and would like to help out, please contact Allison at allisoncurl@gmail.com
 
Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 15th and make sure you bring Dad!!

Debbie

A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them...  So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."
 
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:
 
"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this... They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today.  Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!" When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something!  Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!

 

Don't forget that you can start reading the New Testament with us any time and check out my blog for the readings at http://standytalks.blogspot.com.

 

For the daily readings, see http://groups.google.com/group/St-Andrews and download 5-5-5 under "Files."

 

If you want an on-line Bible to read, go to http://www.biblegateway.com. Use the New International or New Living (easier to read) translations.

 

Jim+  frjimbo@msn.com

 

If you are interested in finding out more about Camp invention, check out their website at http://www.invent.org/camp/default.aspx

 

If you would like to know more or start a group or individual study, contact Jim+ frjimbo@msn.com

Join us for a fun day of friends, shopping and fellowship on picturesque Galveston Island.
 
When: Saturday, June 28 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: Meet in the St. Andrew's Parish Hall
Cost: $25 to cover gas and lunch
What: We'll enjoy a fun day in Galveston, exploring the Strand, having lunch together and making new friends.
 
RSVP to Debbie@standrewspearland.org or 281-485-3843 and let me know 3 things:
1.   If you want to help with the planning
2.   If you want to or can drive and how many could fit in your car
3.   If you would prefer not to drive
 
Thank you! Debbie Allensworth

Happy Birthday

Bruce and Kathy Nied; Mark and Letitia Farnie; David and Gaby Forrest

 

 

Finances as of April 30th

 

Don't know if you are current in your giving?  Contact me at the email address below and I'll be happy to send you a current statement.

 

              Actual    Budgeted    Difference

 

Disbursed   $ 95,243      $ 100,325     $  5,082 under budget *

Receipts     $ 89,038      $   88,172     $     867 under funded 

 

Long Term Debt $712,348.72

 

Operating bank balance 1/1/2008 was $10,269

 

Please be sure to note if your contribution is designated giving on your check's memo line.  All undesignated checks go into operating to cover general budgeted disbursements.

 

Did you know that your old Kroger Card is NO LONGER VALID!!!  The Kroger Share Card program is over, kaput, blotto.   St. Andrew received a check for $713 for this year. In order to receive a great big check like that for next year, YOU NEED TO SIGN UP WITH THE NEW NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR PROGRAM.  St. Andrew is a registered organization in the new Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor donation Program that started May 1, 2008.  Each time participants shop at Kroger using their enrolled Kroger Plus Card, Kroger will contribute a percentage of eligible purchases to the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Fund.  You tie in your Plus Card with our code. No more carrying 2 cards!  To get started, please present the St Andrew barcode to a Kroger cashier for scanning with your Plus Card.  Once your card is scanned with the St Andrew barcode, it will be active for the remainder of the program year May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009.  So let's "go Krogering" and earn St. Andrew a share!  Thanks for doing this. It will buy a lot of communion wine or light bulbs or coffee.

 

 

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Blessings! Beth Bishop