| FIRST COMMUNION |
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1st Communion Class -
January 31st 8:30-Noon
1st Communion Ceremony -
February 22 - 10:30 service
All kids in Second Grade and above who have not completed their 1st Communion are invited to join. Call Christine Lusk with questions 281-997-0188. |
| K - 2 LOCK-IN |
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Cooking with Christ
St. Andrew's Parish Hall
Friday, February 6, 2009
6:00-11:55 pm
Your child will:
· Prepare food
· Practice meal time prayer
· Eat dinner
· Do a craft
· Complete a service project
· Eat dessert
· Watch the movie Ratatouille (G)
Contact Katie Cordes @
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| DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S EDUCATION |
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I am pleased to announce that Susan Bolin will be assuming the leadership of our Sunday morning Children's Education program as its Director effective immediately. Sunday education is just one part of our entire Children's Ministry - Rock U.
Susan will be assisted by Shannon Campbell who continues to serve as Assistant Director.
Susan will concentrate on curriculum review, teacher recruitment and development with Debbie Allensworth as well as long range planning. Shannon will focus on the actual Sunday morning logistics, including resources and classroom assignments.
Jim+ |
| GOLF TOURNAMENT |
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Friends,
We are now registering teams and recruiting hole sponsors for our Annual Pamela Rushing Golf Tournament. Pam was a parishioner who had a big heart for others. Part of the proceeds for this tournament goes to The Rise School. Click the school name to go to their web site.
Please gather up a team and solicit sponsors. Bless you.
Jim+
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| YOU GOT MAIL! |
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Did you know you had a mailbox at the church? It is in the Family Life Center in the foyer. Your name tags are in the mailbox as well. Mail has been building up for some of you, including personal notes and invitations. Check it out! |
| WANT A PICTORIAL DIRECTORY? |
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Contact our Parish Administrator, Cheryl Royston. 281.485.3843 or cheryl@standrewspearland.org. Want your picture in the directory? Contact her as well. |
| MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES |
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Pull Tabs - Save aluminum tabs for the Ronald McDonald house. A milk jug is in the office for this purpose. You can drop them in the offering as well.
You Can!! - Cans that is. Bring your aluminum cans to church and help fund the Youth Mission Trip this summer. Please place them in the old kitchen in the Worship Building (room 114).
Can You Give an Hour to the Office? - We could use your help. Any day of the week.
Classroom Assistant - We need some helpers for the elementary kids. You can do this. You'll be loved and prepared.
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| ANDY'S CLASSIFIEDS |
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Parishioners may advertise here. One liners. No graphics.
Trucks for sale
2000 Ford Explorer $4000 White 2006 F-150 -$10,500 Barbara Laverell - 281-482-6031 or dlaverell@yahoo.com Repairs or remodeling. Jim Lawless. RMR remodeling 713-921-3727 jlawless@suzysexpress.com Part-time office assistant to work in our Pearland office from 8a-12p M-F. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications. dawn@counselingconnections.info
Babysitter needed in Silverlake beginning in January and watch our 6 month old son. 3:30-8:30pm two/three nights during the week. Pay would be $10.00 per hour.
Now Hiring Full and Part-Time. 10% Product discount with this ad. Fundraiser Specialist, Bridal
& Gift Registry. 713-724-8406. Kathi Hardy mytupperware.com/kathihardy |
| BAPTISM |
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Claire Alyce Murray, Sunday January 11, 2009
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| VBS SUMMER 2008 |
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Please save the dates for VBS.
Contact Katie Cordes for details.
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| SAVE THE DATE |
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Important Dates Coming Up
Place in your date book
1/31 1st Communion Class
8:30 am
2/6 K-2 Lock-in 6-11:55pm
2/8 2nd Sunday Worship
6pm
2/21 Parish Work Day 8am
2/22 First Communion Day
3/3 Pancake Supper 6pm
3/4 Ash Wednesday
6am, Noon, 7pm |
| RECYCLING |
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Cans - Every time you are ready to throw out that soda or
other beverage can, remind yourself that you are throwing
away money that could have gone to the Work Campers.
Every aluminum can counts. You may drop off your
collection in the old kitchen. We are collecting all the way
through July. So please recycle the cans!
Ink Cartridges - Reduce pollution, and raise funds. Most
of us have inkjet printers at home or work. When you have
an empty cartridge next time, do not throw it away-just
bring it to St. Andrew's. We have a special recycle box in
the Foyer of the Family Life Center. St. Andrew's is paid
up to $4.00 for each cartridge. |
| WORSHIP TIMES |
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| Every Sunday
8:00 am: Rite I with organ
9:15 am: Christian Education
10:30 am: Rite II with band
6:00 pm: Second Sunday of the Month with band
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| SOUPER BOWL OF CARING |
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 It's time for the Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive and Christian Helping Hands is asking for help again this year. The Super Bowl is on Sunday Feb 1st and the food drive will take place on Saturday, Jan 31st and Sunday, Feb 1st. We will be asking for volunteers to work a shift at the HEB's,
Kroger's and Randall's those two days so save some time on your calendar.
But for now, the "HEB Plus" at FM 518 & 288 is asking
for help in filling bags to be sold. This can be done during
the day, in the evenings or on weekends to fit your
schedule. You will be working in a back room where they have the items ready to be bagged up. I did this last year and I know several of you did also. It was a fun job
and you can work a couple of hours or more depending on your time schedule. This HEB store sold well over 2,000
bags last year and they are off to a good start already.
Call "HEB Plus" at 713-578-6100 and ask for Anna Bryant to schedule a time to help out bagging up the food. You can also email her at s0638c@heb.com and
cookiepea@yahoo.com
If you email her, send it to both of her email addresses.
Thanks for helping Christian Helping Hands again this year!
Helen Gabriel
Volunteer Coordinator
Christian Helping Hands |
| SUPERBOWL SUB SANDWICHES ARE HERE! |
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Buy a Sandwich or Wrap to help
Support Youth Missions Summer
2009!
Please help the youth of St. Andrews
meet our goal of selling 400 subs this
year as we gear up for Mission Work
in Omaha, NE and Texas City, TX. All
proceeds go towards building materials, transportation including gas, and room
and board for our trips this summerto help elderly and
indigent families repair their homes. January 11th is our
Kickoff Taste testing after both services, but be sure to
get your order in ASAP. For more information, contact
Ryan Perry at (713) 203-2020 or Jenn Neitzey at
(281) 692-0820.
Large orders are eligible for Gameday Delivery 2/1/08. |
| TOP 10 REASONS VOLUNTEERS QUIT... |
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...or Fail to Perform their Services
by Dr. Don Simmons
1. A sense that their service is not valuable.
2. A sense that they do not matter as a person, only as a "worker."
3. A sense that their contribution is not as valid as others.
4. A lack of community.
5. A lack of connection with a bigger purpose.
6. Poor leadership and management.
7. Poor communication/direction.
8. Lack of appreciation.
9. Failure to recognize them as a donor.
10. Lack of development of them as a person. Dr. Don Simmons says, "We don't have a recruitment issue with volunteers. We have a retention issue."
Giving volunteers the information, tools and resources they need shows dignity and trust. But volunteerism is not all
work and no play.
"Give people a nurturing support system, a sense of community and fun," Simmons adds. |
| PARISH WORK DAY |
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Saturday, Feb. 21, 8am to noon
We need each parishioner to donate at least 1 hour toward helping maintain our 2 buildings and campus.
Sign up after each service or contact Ed Woodward at 281-728-8961 or ed_woodward@comcast.net.
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| Youth Ministry News |
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"On Axis" is back!
Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to the Solomon's Porch
Coffeehouse (located behind the blood center on 518) to
partake in a bible study program called "On Axis". Each
week the group will discuss various applications of
biblical principals in pop and modern culture and how that
impacts our decisions. Each person is responsible for their
own drink/food item at the porch. Also, you'll need a bible!
Did You Enjoy the Free iPod last week? Join us Tuesdays for Coffee and Conversation. Find out if you might be a lucky winner this week!
Next Workcamp Meeting
 Who: All Workcamp Families
What:Meeting When: February 22, 2009, 12-1pm Where: Room102 Let us know who to plan for; RSVP by clicking here.
Diocesan Youth Events
"Y.E.S." (Youth Encounter Spirit) and "Happening" are quarterly retreats provided by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. The weekends can help youth seriously examine their faith in relaxed, fun, informal, and loving atmospheres. Additionally, the events can provide a great oppourtunity to reconnect to our Diocese and other local Episcopal churches. Will you join us for these events? Details below!
Happening- Youth in grades 10-12 may attend Happening. Adults in youth ministry are also encouraged to attend. Fee applies, scholarships available. For more info visit: http://www.happeningtexas.org/home.htm |
| LOVE BREAKFAST? |
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Thanks to some loyal parishioners, we have a hot breakfast
at church each Sunday. Suggested donations: $7 per Family $2 per Person Free to First Time Visitors But please, honor our teachers by coming early & getting to class on time at 9:15 am. To offer assistance with a team, contact Bobby Nicholls at bnicholls@megafleet.net. |
| FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY |
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Have more "month" than you have "money?" St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Pearland will be offering Financial Peace University beginning 2/2/09. Mark Neitzey and Holli Rich will lead the group. This will be the 10th class the church has offered and the participants have paid off over a $700,000 in debt during the classes. FPU is a 13-week, life-changing program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals and experience a total money makeover. Register online with Financial Peace http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/home/ |
| ANNUAL WORKCAMP GARAGE SALE DONATIONS! |
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 Replacing Furniture or have
unused items around your house?
The Annual Workcamp Garage Sale
may just be a way to contribute to
our youth missions, helping others in
Omaha and Texas City. We are renting a storage unit to
house these gems until our sale in March and would love
to free up space around your house. Local pickup can be
arranged if needed.
For more information, please call Melissa Porter at
(832) 729-9641 or Ryan Perry at (713) 203-2020. |
| SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH |
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Did you know we have a scholarship fund for children and
youth available for Diocesan and church sponsored events?
This fund was started in 2008 and is intended to help those
with a financial need by covering a portion of the cost of
just such events. If your child is interested in applying for
this scholarship, application forms are available in the
church office. If you would like to donate to the fund,
envelopes will be in the Sunday leaflets on monthly or you
may drop a check in the offering plate and note in the
memo line that it is for the Debbie Allensworth Scholarship
Fund.
Debbie Allensworth
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| SUMMER CAMP AT CAMP ALLEN |
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I did 12 years of summer camp at our Episcopal Camp,
Camp Allen, near Navasota in the piney woods. Camp Allen
is a great place. Kids from going-into-3rd-grade through
high school can go. We have camp applications in the
or come by the office. You owe it to your kids or grand
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| FINANCES AS OF DECEMBER 31ST |
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I'll be sending out contribution statements for 2008 within
the next week. Please review yours carefully and let me
know of any questions you may have.
Actual Budgeted Difference
Disbursed $369,564 $391,250 $21,686 under *
Receipts $377,256 $391,250 $13,995 under funded
Long Term Debt $708, 433.45
· 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.
Questions? Beth Bishop bookkeeper@standrewspearland.org
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| BRAZORIA COUNTY CITIZENS CORPS |
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Brazoria County Citizen Corps responds to Homeland security events like Ike or a flu epidemic. You can train to be a volunteer. Roxie Woodward is one. She is going to the local 2/9 Refresher meeting (see below). She would love to have you join her or to tell you about getting registered to help.
Happy New Year! Live each day for Christ.
Jim+
Get Prepared In the New Year!
The Brazoria County Citizen Corps wishes you and your
family the best in the New Year. We're off to a quick start
to get you and your family prepared for 2009.
Homeland Preparedness Project, in cooperation with the Brazoria County Office of Emergency Management and Brazoria County Citizen Corps Council, is initiating a series of VERY IMPORTANT meetings in January.
All volunteers must attend ONE of these meetings to get all
of the latest information about the Citizen Corps programs.
We are making a lot of changes based on lessons learned after IKE and need your help to make our County a safer place to live. We will discuss the following at each of these meetings:
· Status of MRC and CERT in Brazoria County.
· New Missions for MRC and CERT.
· Upcoming training and projects.
· Making the programs better for you.
These meetings will meet the requirement for a refresher for those who have been involved with CERT or MRC for two years or more. If you have not previously attended training, this will serve as the required Orientation for MRC.
The required ICS classes, IS-100a and IS-700a, can be
taken on-line at www.training.fema.gov/IS. If you have not completed IS-100a/700a, we will talk more about how you can complete this important training during the meetings.
Homeland Preparedness Project will provide light
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