St. Andrew's Annual Easter BBQ & Family Fun
 
Join us this Saturday, April 11th at
6 p.m. for the St. Andrew's Annual Easter BBQ.
 
We supply the BBQ - you bring either a side dish or a dessert.
 
Bring the whole family and bring some friends as well. Stay afterwards for the first service of Easter at 7 p.m.
 
RSVP to Debbie Allensworth at debbie@standrewspearland.org or 281-485-3843 x16

Join us on Friday, May 1st for our annual 3rd-6th Grade Lock-In
 
Details Coming Soon!
 
If you would like to help out (7th-12th graders may apply to be on the team as well), please contact Debbie Allensworth at Debbie@standrewspearland.org or 281-485-3843.

We had 38 at the March 18th evening. Thanks especially to Myrna and Larry Harbuck for leading us in worship and for Sandra Connatser, Debbie Mayfield, Joe+, Ramona McAninch, Irene Taylor, Rebecca Barger, and Carol Purdy for providing food.
 

 

Friends,

I have a couple of pounds of pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House. Can you deliver them? Thanks.

Jim+

frjimbo@msn.com

  
Ronald McDonald House of Houston

www.rmhhouston.org

1907 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 795-3500

Are you able to burn DVD's for us. Promise they are not pirated. ;)

Jim+ 

frjimbo@msn.com 
 

 

On April 6th, the CF Spencer Masonic Lodge honored our own Hita Dickson with the Community Builder Award. Hita, thanks for a lifetime of service to those in need.
 
Our own Katie Sampson received on March 29th the highest Girl Scout award, the Gold Star. This honor is the equivalent of the Eagle Scout rank of the Boy Scouts. Congratulations, Katie! We are proud of you (and your parents, too).
 
 

 

Thanks to our own Cub Scout Pack 468 for weeding and mulching around the church in preparation for Holy Week and Easter. What a great impression we make because of the service of our Cub Scouts!
 
Thanks to Chuck Kinsey, Mark Nye, Ben Rushing and Debbie Mayfield for taking pictures for us on Easter.
 
Thanks to Gaby Forrest, Jessie Stewart, Michele Ayala and Bob Hoefler for stepping forward to bake cookies for our Guest Bags.

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

Todd Bolin
Mark Neitzey

Click here for Sign-Up Flyer
Click here for Donor Letter

 

Vestry approved Ramona McAninch for Eucharistic Visitor.

 

Vestry approved the replacement of the building fascia that was lost due to hurricane Ike.  The cost is $2,150 for about 300 linear feet.
 
OTHER ACTIONS
The Vestry is working to correct the problem of water puddles in front of the Family Life Center entrance (after a rain).

 

Now Hiring Full and Part-Time.  10% Product discount with this ad.  Fundraiser Specialist, Bridal & Gift Registry. 713-724-8406. Kathi Hardy

 

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!

 

Please save the dates for VBS. 

 

June 15-19, 2009 

 

Contact Katie Cordes for details. 

281-412-7294 or cordesgotmail@sbcglobal.net

 

Office: Click Here

 

Jim Liberatore-Rector: Click Here

 

Joe O'Steen-Associate: Click Here

 

Maundy Thursday Worship (Footwashing &

Stripping of the Worship Space)
       April 9th              7:00 pm
 
Good Friday Worship (Traditional)
       April 10th            Noon
 
Good Friday Worship (Experiential Family

Worship)
        April 10th            7:00 pm
 
Easter BBQ & Family Fun (Bring a side dish)
        April 11               6:00 pm (Saturday)
 
Easter Vigil Worship (1st Service of Easter -

bring a bell - starts in the dark)
        April 11               7:00 pm (Saturday)
                  
Easter Worship (Bring fresh flowers)
        April 12th            8:00 am & 10:30 am
                  
Easter Egg Hunt (for all ages)
        April 12th            9:15 am

I don't know about you but, when I get going, I

often lose sight of exactly where I was headed.

The only thing that will last in my life is my

relationship with God. That's eternal. I want to

spend eternity being loved. God will do that. All

this earthly stuff will pass away. Most days,

however, are geared towards getting a bunch

of tasks done that, if I examined them, I would

find few get me closer to heaven. In fact, many,

while not bad in and of themselves, will keep

me busy with very unimportant things that get

me off track. It is the tyranny of the urgent.

Heaven actually gets further away in all my

busyness.

Simple tasks, the crises of the day, and pressure

from our surroundings crowd out my journey to

the eternal. I wind up majoring in the minors.

That is, I focus on things that really do not

matter but are manageable or pesky. Even well

meaning friends and family can draw me from God.

Activities that should bring some meaning to my

life take over it. There is a Filipino saying to the

effect that Westerners wear their god on their

wrist. What can I do?

Although it is counter intuitive; take time. God

made the 24 hour day and even he could rest.

When I take time to reflect, I can sort through

what is urgent (and often expendable) and what

is important (and often points to heaven.) The

heavenly road is paved with the "important." I

know that when worship and prayer become

expendable, I am aimed away from my heavenly

goal. Loving God in these ways is often what we

drop first. Heaven slips away. Eternity any place

else is not acceptable. God aim me towards

heaven!

Stop. Just stop. Ask yourself. "What is urgent in

my life and what is important?"  "Who or what,

though well meaning, is dragging me down?"

Then stay stopped for a moment and ask? "God,

how can I love you more?" Tell God that you

need help in order to get to heaven. People who

stop and reflect actually have more time to major

in the majors. God sees to that.

Never forget that I love you and pray for you and

gently nudge you towards heaven. Feel free to

nudge me back. The world may be crazier than

ever today but our God can handle that and,

with his help, so can I (and you).

 

See you Sunday.
Jim+

Who's up for a User's Guide to the Bible class?

Hey, we are not mere Dummies here! A few weeks

during the Sunday morning Christian Education

slot (9:15-10:10 am). If I get 5, I'll do it.

Jim+
frjimbo@msn.com

 

of tough, real-life questions that can lead a

person into a deeper understanding of God.

"How do I Know What To Do?" "Why me?"

"Why Don't My Prayers Get Answered?" "Why

Is Loving So Hard?" and more. Starts 4/26

 

launched! Family Promise is a ministry for

homeless families. Your own St. Andrew's was

the first church to sign up and help found FPCC.
 
Debbie Allensworth, Jim Liberatore, Jessica

Liberatore and Debbie Mayfield were elected

members of the Board of Directors. Debbie

Allensworth was elected President and Debbie

Mayfield was elected secretary. Congratulations!

Jim and Jessica will be working on getting the 12

other churches needed for this ministry to

actually accept its first homeless family.
 
Family Promise houses 2-3 homeless families in

churches for a week. Each church does this once

a quarter.
 
You will all get a chance to spend a meal or an

evening assisting the area homeless families.

Currently, according to the school district, there

are about 12 homeless children just in Pearland.
 
Please pray for this ministry in your daily prayers.

The area homeless will probably only increase over

the next year or so.
 
Jim+
 

Friends,
We recently announced the formation of Family

Promise of Clear Creek, a ministry for homeless

families, in which St. Andrew's did and will play a

significant role.
 
You may not have seen the Time article (of late

March) that I have linked below about

homelessness. The lead picture is of Ty'jhanae

Walker with her violin. She is a Family Promise child

of a Minneapolis area Family Promise group.
 
Click the link below. Include the homeless in your

daily prayers.
 
Jim+

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1884822,00.html 
 

Have you heard the big news? We are gearing up

for a one-time national event called Town Hall for

Hope! This thing is contagious! And we will host

one of the viewings RIGHT HERE AT St. Andrew's!

Over 3,000 organizations have signed up to host

the event.
 
Town Hall for Hope has a single purpose: to spread

hope across our country. Dave Ramsey will address

the nation live with straight talk about what's really

going on with the economy. He will discuss the

history of the economy, a biblical worldview, real

stats, and steps to take toward hope! Plus, he will

take questions from around the country. And it's

completely FREE!
 
Churches all over the U.S. will promote the event

and then broadcast the live feed in their facilities

on Thursday, April 23, at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
 
Visit www.townhallforhope.com.   
 
Be there!

 

The Gulf Coast Center operates a transportation

program known as "Connect Transit".

Transportation services are offered to the general

public at a cost of $1.00 per person per trip. Trips

to the Veteran's Hospital in Harris County are

offered at a cost of $3.50 per person per trip.

Connect Transit provides "demand response"

services in Galveston and Brazoria counties.

"Demand Response" services are shared ride

services with pick up and delivery from curb to

curb. Reservations must be scheduled at least 1

(one) business day prior to your appointment,

however they can be scheduled up to a maximum

of 5 (five) business days in advance. All rides are

subject to availability. Pickup times are scheduled

up to one and one half hours ahead of appointment

time for all services in Brazoria County and up to one

hour ahead of appointment time in Galveston County.
 
See:

Next Workcamp Meeting

Welcome New Members
Michael & Kathryn Powers children, Blake and

Lauren

 

Nate & Sara Esser, daughter, Andi

 

Rodney & Linda Lukaszewski, and daughter, Katy

 

Mayra Burke and her sons Chris & Julian
 
Welcome Returning Members
Tracy & Carol Fruge, daughters, Brandi and Kaitlin
 
Births
Lance Christopher Sitton, born March 27, 2009 to

Ryan & Jennifer
 
Deaths
Prayers for the soul of Della Powers and her

husband Robert
 

 

Bishop Coadjutor Andy Doyle announced an

extensive schedule of town hall meetings for this

spring and early summer "to help discern our

mission priorities." Bishop Doyle plans to spend

the time getting to know the members of the

diocese, sharing his story and listening to their

opinions about the goals and future work of the

Church in the diocese.

 

Meet Bishop Coadjutor Andy Doyle and learn a bit

about our next bishop, add your voice to help set

the course of our future ministry in the diocese

and beyond. Attend any of the following

gatherings. St. Andrew's will try to go to the

May 27th one.

 

La Marque, May 24 2:30 p.m.
St. Michael's, 1601 Lake Rd., 409.935.3559

 

Houston, May 27 7:00 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Ave.,

713.222.2593

 

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?

4/11   BBQ 5pm

4/11   Easter Vigil 7pm

4/12   Easter services 8am and 10:30am; Egg Hunt  

          at 9:15am

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