Ryan and Abby are here and we welcomed them this past Sunday with a good old-fashioned pounding!! Okay, that's not as bad as it sounds - our new Youth Minister, Ryan Perry and his new wife (and we might add, our new secretary for the church this summer), Abby, are now married and both are officially here and part of the St. Andrew's family!

Please refer to the email you received on Tuesday, May 20th to view the latest edition of the St. Andrew's Parent's Newsletter.  

You all responded well to the challenge to supply a year's worth of clean water to someone in need. The donations on 5/28/08 will cover 300 people for a year. Way to go!!! See https://www.water.cc/ for more details.
 
Jim+

 

Why do some couples' differences pull them apart and other couples' differences draw them together? By God's design, men and women are very different. As couples, we can use our differences to complement and serve each other, or they can be used to drive us apart. Often we try to change our spouses in the name of love. But, we believe a better option is to love our spouses, even if they never change. We feel it is crucial for couples to seek to understand and accept each other's differences. We want you to...Celebrate Differences.
 
Sunday, June 29th and Sunday, July 6th at 9:15 am in room 102.

Led by Jim+ and Christine Liberatore

RSVP to Jim+ at frjimbo@msn.com

 

We are planning a fun event to Galveston Island on Saturday, June 28 from 10am - 6pm for the Ladies of St. Andrew's and their guests. We need to know if you are planning to go - we need at least 10 people to RSVP by June 5th in order to have this event take place. If you are planning on going and have not yet replied, please do so as soon as possible. Let me know if you will bring a friend as well. Thank you!
 
Debbie

debbie@standrewspearland.org 

 

 

Having risen to the top of Australian CCM, with six top ten radio singles, including three consecutive number ones, Nathan was afforded the opportunity to minister abroad. He has spent the last year touring throughout the USA and UK.
 
In concert and on disc, Nathan Tasker emerges as a storyteller.  His songs cover many aspects of the human condition.  But he is more than just a detached observer; he is an active and vulnerable participant.  "There is a need for people to respond to truth in a way that isn't just about selling CDs. It's about understanding life; it's about engaging with a God who is real, a God who wants us to know him."
 
At the center of it all is the timeless message of God's love for mankind. "I am always humbled by and thankful for the fact that God's love for me is not based upon my performance, but on the death of His own perfect Son," says Tasker. Armed with impressive guitar skills and engaging honesty he is determined to get his message out to people via energetic live performances as well as through his albums.
 
His current album, Must Be More (2005), was produced in Nashville by a team heralded as the top of the industry. This included producer Charlie Peacock (who has worked with artists Switchfoot, Nicole Nordeman & Audio Adrenaline), Scott Dente (Out of the Grey) and engineer Richie Biggs.
 
Also featured are artists Steve Mason (Jars of Clay) and Matt Slocum (Sixpence None the Richer).  "It was quite incredible to work with this team on my songs. They are exceptionally talented people." Needless to say Must Be More shows a dedication to quality songwriting, musicianship and production.
 
As a performing and recording artist, Tasker has what he refers to as "a commitment to excellence".  He is determined to give of his best at all times whether that be on a stage or in a studio. 
 
"The new album, "Must Be More", represents me writing and sharing very honestly, without inhibitions. I have done a lot of reading about the enormity of the relationship we are in with God, and that's reflected on this CD."
 
Want more?   http://www.nathantasker.com/  

Contacts:

 

Office: office@standrewspearland.org

 

Fax: 281.485.4936

 

Jim Liberatore: frjimbo@msn.com

 

Joe O'Steen: frjoe@standrewspearland.org

 

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

 

Begins: June 8 at 9:15am in Room 107, 6 sessions

The Case for Christ records Lee Strobel's attempt to "determine if there's credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God." The book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question, concerning historical evidence (for example, "Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?"), scientific evidence, ("Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?"), and "psychiatric evidence" ("Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?"). Together, these interviews compose a case brief defending Jesus' divinity, and urging readers to reach a verdict of their own. 

Please sign up with Bruce Nied at niedbw@comcast.net.

 

Cost is $6. 

 
Sunday Morning DVD Bible Study
Begins 7/13/08 for 6 weeks
9:15 am in Room 106
 
"Follow the rabbi, drink in his words, and be covered with the dust of his feet," says the ancient Jewish proverb. Disciples followed so closely that they would be covered with the dust kicked up by the rabbi's feet. Come, discover how to follow Jesus as you walk through the breathtaking terrain of Israel and Turkey and explore what it really means to be a disciple. Filmed in Israel and Turkey, these powerful DVD sessions explore what it meant to follow Jesus in the first century-and what it means to follow him today.
 
Session titles include:
1. Galilee-When the Rabbi Says, "Come"
2. Galilee-When the Rabbi Says, "Go"
3. Priene-The Presence of God: A Counter-Cultural Community
4. Priene-Living Stones
5. Didyma-The Very Words of God
 
Rob Rumph    robrumph@houtel.com   $12 for materials

 

Can you spell Episskopul? Is it okay to say Sexagisema to your mother? Why is that lamp red? What's up with the color changes?

 

Do you have questions that keep you up at night? Do you want to fit in? Has this become your church home but you lack some info?

 

Well, have we got a class for you!

 

 

Solomon's Porch (named after King Solomon in the Bible) is a new coffee shop that opened in West Pearland over the holiday. I hope you will try it out.

 

Solomon's Porch is an outreach ministry of one of Christian neighbors, The River Church and Pray Pearland. Please give them a try. They are behind the Blood Center on Broadway (9223 Broadway, Suite 125; 713.482.3960).

 

If you drink coffee, why not support their ministry as well. Also, if you missed taking a bulletin to use with your coffee coupon, we are keeping a stash of them at church and you can pick one up next Sunday. Their website is www.solomonsporchcoffeehouse.com.
 
Blessings!

Jim+

 

Macy's Pearland Town Center is opening for a special preview shopping day and charity benefit on Saturday, July 26, before the store opens to the general public.  Only ticket holders will be admitted to the preview event.  The ticket will have a coupon for 25% off most purchases that day.  St. Andrews is selling $5 tickets for it, and we get to keep all the money to help support St. Andrew's Ministries!  Macy's takes no cut on ticket sales. 
 
Macy's supports local charities through this event and we help Macy's by drawing people to their new store.  This is similar to the event held when the Baybrook store opened, which we also participated in.  Ask anyone who went, it was great fun!  Tickets go on sale June 19.
 
How can you help?
·  Volunteer for a two-hour shift selling walk-in tickets at Macy's on July 26.  We need four people.
·  Take tickets to sell to your co-workers, friends, neighbors.  Remember, St. Andrew's keeps all the money from ticket sales!!
·  Buy a ticket and turn it in at Macy's on July 26.  The group with the most tickets turned in on Charity Day gets a $2,500 bonus!
 
Reply to ednroxie@comcast.net or call Roxie Woodward at 281-489-4325 to volunteer, or for more information. 

Happy Birthday

Patrick Casey Jr.; Adrienne Wells; Chris Barry; Wadie Williams Jr.; Steven Waguespack; Jared Cole

Happy Anniversary Mark and Susan Nye