| 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. Forms below. Bless you. Questions? Email |
| LENTEN CAMPAIGN OF KINDNESS |
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Watch for information coming soon on St. Andrew's annual Lenten Outreach Project. We will be collecting items for an animal shelter, relief efforts on Galveston Island, and of course our world famous (okay maybe not world...) UNDIE SUNDAY (collecting new underwear for the Star of Hope Shelter) and we have some new efforts we are researching right now, so stay tuned for more... If you would like to help with the Campaign of Kindness or need more information, please contact Debbie Allensworth at Debbie@standrewspearland.org or 281-485-3843. Thank you! Debbie Allensworth |
| 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. |
| MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES |
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Drummer - 10:30 service
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
Now Hiring Full and Part-Time. 10% Product discount with this ad. Fundraiser Specialist, Bridal & Gift Registry. 713-724-8406. Kathi Hardy
I have a new dough hook (the new spiral one) for a KitchenAid stand mixer for a KP26m, KV25, KJ26 or KB26. Free.
3/2/2 Home for rent or sale. 1920 sqft Silverlake/Southwyck Call Katie
Cordes 281 412 7294
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| TRANSITIONS |
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New Member: Doug DeWitt-Dick
Births: Madeleine Marie Waguespack born February 10, 2009 to Shelley and Steven Waguespack. |
| THANKS |
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Thank you to Katie Cordes and her crew for a fantastic, cooking lock-in for our younger members! |
| 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
2/21 Parish Work Day 8am-noon
2/22 First Communion Day
2/24 Shrove Tuesday Dinner 6
2/25 Ash Wednesday services
(6am, noon, 7pm)
3/7 Workcamp Garage Sale
3/8 Girl Scout Sunday (wear
uniform)
3/8 2nd Sunday Worship 6pm
4/5 Palm Sunday
4/9 Maundy Thursday 7pm
4/10 Good Friday Noon & 7pm
4/11 Egg Hunt and BBQ 5pm
4/11 Easter Vigil 7pm
4/12 Easter
4/25 Scout Spaghetti Supper
5/2 Golf Tournament 1:30pm
5/3 Annual Block Party Noon
5/17 Graduate Sunday/Bishop Harrison
6/15-19 Vacation Bible Sch 9am
6/21 VBS Sunday
6/21 Father's Day and Blessing
6/22-26 Omaha Workcamp
7/20-24 Texas City Workcamp
8/2 Workcamp Sunday
8/23 Rally Day
9/12 Dinner Auction 7pm
9/26 Pumpkin Unloading 9am
10/4 Pet Blessing
10/10 Pumpkin Unloading 9am
10/16-17 Craft Fair
10/24 Pumpkin Unloading 9am
11/8 Second Sunday 6pm
11/25 Thanksgiving Service 7pm
12/13 Christmas Pageant 6pm
12/24 Christmas 7pm & 10pm |
| 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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| 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. |
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| SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER |
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 Come and Join Us! Mark your calendars, our annual Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper will be:
Tuesday, February 24th
6-8 p.m. St. Andrew's Parish Hall
We will have fun, fellowship and lots of pancakes.
Come and join us and bring your family and friends.
Pancakes will be served throughout the evening
(6-8 pm) so come whenever you get home from
work.
For more information, contact Debbie Allensworth
281-485-3843. |
| MEALS ON WHEELS |
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Meals on Wheels Driver Schedule for March
9tH-13th Scheduled drivers for St. Andrew's
Meals on Wheels delivery the week of March
9th-March 13th are listed below. As you can
see, we still need 3 routes covered-please
contact Judy Bettencourt at 713-500-9754 or
at Judith.l.bettencourt@uth.tmc.edu if you
can volunteer to cover one of these routes-it
is critical that we get them covered as soon
as possible. Thanks!
Route 1
Mon, March 9th - The Neitzeys
Tues, March 10th - Bendel Rushing
Wed, March 11th - Robert & Donna Mabry
Thur, March 12th - Barbara Kinsey and Janet Cole
Fri, March 13th - Hita Dickson
Route 2
Mon, March 9th - Need Driver!!
Tues, March 10th - Nan Rasor
Wed, March 11th - Need Driver!!
Thur, March 12th - Judy Bettencourt
Fri, March 13th - Need Driver!!
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| SUNDAY ADULT CLASSES |
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They Like Jesus but Not the Church
Starts 3/1/09 - Room 102
6 Sessions - $5 w/o book - $20 w/book
DVD and discussion
Jim Liberatore
An overview of the six most common objections
new generations have with church and Christianity
along with the biblical answers to these objections
and examples of how churches are facing this
challenge.
Many people today, especially among younger
generations, don't resonate with the church and
organized Christianity. Some are leaving the
church and others were never part of the church
in the first place. Sometimes it's because of
misperceptions about the church. Yet often
they are still spiritually open and fascinated
with Jesus.
The System Belongs to God
Starts 3/1/09 - Room 106
7 Sessions - $5
DVD and Discussion
Fr. Joe and Bruce Nied
Is the ancient biblical message relevant to our
complex, dangerous world today? We deal with
various powers (government, corporations and
even families) daily. We can't live without them.
But something is wrong; people get caught in the
system. Noted Bible scholar Walter Wink helps us
understand the spiritual forces in these powers
and claims them for God.
Session titles are: The Way Things Are; God
Won't Give Up; What Jesus Really Said; How to
Fight Without Hitting; What if Nations, Companies
and Churches Had Angels?; How You See the
World; and Praying for the Big Picture.
Parenting Your Teenager
Starts 2/22/09 - Room 104
6 Sessions - $12
DVD and Discussion
Debbie Allensworth
Parenting Your Teenager equips moms and dads
to recognize common patterns, plan effective
strategies, and build character. Perfect for
small group Bible study or a seminar, this 4 part
video set (with six lesson plans) features r
elationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott. And,
in 24 gut-level interviews, parents and teens
talk openly about rebellion, conflict, pain, and
identity. Plus, there's a candid chat with
singer Steven Curtis Chapman about faith
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| LENTEN POUNDS CHALLENGE |
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 Lent is the 6 week period before Easter. It is a time of reflection and
life changes, a time for a personal,
spiritual tune-up. Many people take
on a discipline for Lent in order to
become a more spiritually sound
person by Lents end. Twelve (12)
of us are shedding pounds for Hunger Relief
during Lent. We hope you will support us.
Mark Nye, Kristin Hearn, Darrel Borden, Mark
Neitzey, Libby Burns, Chris Wells, Debbie Mayfield,
Debbie Allensworth, Allison Curl, Sandra
Connatser, Tiffani Laverell and Fr. Jim+
will be taking on the Lenten discipline of being
conscious of our weight and those ho do not have
enough to eat. The bible says that our body is
the temple of the Holy Spirit. We will be giving up
some eating to better care for our temple. What
we ask is that you support us (there will be a
sign up sheet at church) by pledging an amount
per pound (25 cents, $1.00, etc.) with the
proceeds going to a local ministry to end hunger.
Pounds lost will be posted after a weekly weigh-in.
Those who cannot be present will email me their
weight by Saturday so we can post the total
weight lost (or, God forbid, gained) by the group.
Fr. Joe+ will be the official (and totally confidential
and unbiased) weigh-in meister.
Starting weigh-in on 2/22. If you wish, you
may email me your $/lb pledge and I will post it.
Jim+ frjimbo@msn.com
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YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS |
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February Workcamp Meeting
 Who: All Workcamp Families Next Workcamp Meeting
What:Meeting
When: Feb 22, 2009, 12-1pm
Where: Room 102
Let us know who to plan for;
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!
Y.E.S. -Youth in Grades 7-9 may attend
Happening. Adults in youth ministry are also
encouraged to attend. Fee applies, scholarships
Happening- Youth in grades 10-12 may attend
Happening. Adults in youth ministry are also
encouraged to attend. Fee applies, scholarships
On Axis is alive and kicking, are you?
On Axis, Our youth bible study has been back for
almost a month now and we are looking to see
you there. Have you collected your free ipod or
met any celebrities? Come next week to see what
is going on at the best kept secret java spot in
town.
On Axis is Postponed until March 3, due to Pancake Supper. See You then!
 What: Youth Bible Study Who: Youth in grades 6-12
Where: Solomons Porch
Coffeehouse, 9223 Broadway,
Pearland, Texas 77584
When: Tuesdays 6:30-8pm
Details: Bring a bible, friends,
and $5 for coffee or pastries if you want them.
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| Attention All 2008-09 Graduates and those who love them! |
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It's that time of year again- graduation is just around the corner.
St. Andrew's would like to celebrate all of our graduates and their families.
If you have someone in your family graduating (high school or college) or has recently graduated (in the past 6 months), please forward their name to us so we can start collecting the information we need for Graduate Sunday this year. Ready to help us out with information? Click here to email Ryan Perry! |
| WHAT IS THE PULL TAB PROGRAM? |
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| The Ronald McDonald House of Houston has been
involved with the pull tab program for six years
now! This recycling program is a fun and easy
way for St. Andrew's to become involved with
RMH. The Pull Tab Program brings in an average
of $8,000 a year to RMH!!
Pull tabs DO NOT support medical treatment of
any kind; however, pull tabs DO support the
operations of the Ronald McDonald House of
Houston. This includes purchasing food for the
family food pantry, cleaning supplies, and
providing van transportation for the families to
and from the Texas Medical Center.
Although a simple pull tab may appear to be
insignificant, it is in fact the most valuable part
of the can. Unlike the rest of the can, the tab is
pure aluminum and therefore generates the
most money from recycling. So, when you recycle
your can for our Workcampers (you are recycling,
right?) save the tab for RMH. A milk jug is in the
office for this purpose. You can drop them in the
ffering as well. |
| SAVE THE DATE! |
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Bishop Dena (I went to seminary with her) Harrison
will be here for the Second Sunday service in May
on May 17th at 6:00 pm. You may have noticed
that this is actually the THIRD Sunday but
Mother's Day is the Second Sunday and we
don't fight mom, do we? |
| 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 office. Contact
or come by the office. You owe it to your kids
or grand kids to give them a Camp Allen memory.
Link to Camp Allen
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