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The Fishwrap
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
2535 E. Broadway, Pearland, TX 77581 281.485.3843 www.standrewspearland.org
Sunday
8:00 am: Rite I with organ
9:15 am: Christian Education
10:30 am: Rite II with band
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 27, 2009 Issue 54
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Pumpkin Patch
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The Pumpkin Patch is the biggest event of the year we put on for the community. It takes every member to make the Pumpkin Patch a success.
Pumpkin sales benefit the Navajo Nation and the ministries of St. Andrew's.
There are two ways you can help do your part.
1. Sign up for sales shifts - Shifts are 2 hours long and start at 10 am. The last shift ends at 8 pm. Training available.
2. Help unload. We get almost 100,000 lbs of pumpkins (we are in the top 20 in sales in the nation!) We need 100 people at each unloading. Our scout troops and packs help out as do some of the other the other groups that use the building. Parishioners help make up the remainder of the unloading crew. Can't lift? We have other jobs on unloading day.
Unloading Days (check office for exact details) 9/26 at 9 am 10/10 at 9 am 10/19 at 5 pm
Contact Debbie Allensworth for more details.
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Operation Christmas Child
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Pack a gift for a child who needs one this Christmas.
All ages Meet in the Parish Hall Sunday October 11, 2009 9:15 am |
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Pet Blessing
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Bring your pets on Sunday, October 4th at either service and have them blessed for St. Francis Day. Pets are such a wonderful blessing from God. Celebrate your pets. A medallion will be given to those who bring a pet on this Sunday. Invite your friends to bring pets as well.
If you absolutely cannot bring your pet or your pet is deceased, please bring a photo.
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Craft Fair
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Mark Your Calendar!
Our Annual Craft Fair will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17 at St. Andrew's.
Fun, Food and Original Crafts from all over the state. Proceeds benefit the many ministries of St. Andrew's.
10/16 - 10 am until 5 pm and 10/17 - 9 am until 5 pm |
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Sunday Morning Adult Offerings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Frantic Families - Streamline your hectic life -Fr. Jim+ - Room 102 - 9/20-10/4 Click Here for more details
Living the Heart of Christianity- Faith in Action -Room 107- Fr Joe+ - 9/13-12/13 Click Here for more details
Destinations - Will I take the Right Path -Fr. Jim+ - Room 102 - 10/18-12/6 Click Here for more details
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Youth
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Youth Confirmation 2009/2010!
Who: Interested Youth in Grades 6-12
What: Bishop Doyle will be visiting on the February 2010 date,
but we are looking to pair sponsors with kids now so you have time to learn
about the Sacrament of Confirmation.
When: 2/21/2010 For more information or to RSVP click here
Pumpkins are Coming!
Unloadings
Scheduled for 9/26, 10/10, and 10/19/09
Trick or Treat In the Patch is 10/25/09
Clean Up is 11/1/09
Are You Extracurricular this year? Let us know when and where because we
would love to come see you!
Who: Grades 5-12
What: All Extracurricular Activity Schedules!
When: You tell us!
Misc.: Let us know by emailing Ryan by clicking here.
Diocesan Events
Diocesan Retreats are a great way to grow in faith, meet new people,
and have a blast! Ask Ben Foster about it next time you see him! The next
weekends are quickly approaching and we want you to be a part of this before
your date fills up!
Upcoming 2009/2010 Dates are:
November 20-22, 2009 (Deadline is 10/30/2009)
January 22-24, 2010 (Deadline is 12/30/2009)
April 23-25, 2010 (Deadline is 3/21/2010)
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| Vestry Highlights
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Approved that the following slate of candidates - Christine Lusk, Russell Meachen, Cary McDonald, Ed Carrette, Jeff Campbell - be accepted for the 2009 Vestry Election and, be it further resolved, that they be elected by acclamation and no parish election be held since six slots are open and five candidates are being put forth. One year slot will be negotiated with candidates or drawn by lot.
- Christine Lusk and Russell Meachen were appointed to fill immediately, two of the vacant vestry positions for the remainder of this year.
- Appointment of Debbie Allensworth as Council Delegate 2010- 2013. Other Council Delegates are Barbara Kinsey, Bobby Nicholls, and Senior Warden.
- The vestry decided to forgo a Dinner Auction Replacement activity for this year, realizing the impact of a $10K budget income shortfall.
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| New Altar Guild Members
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to Kathleen Wright, Linda Taylor and Linda Carrette who joined the Altar Guild on 9/13. Holli Rich is the Altar Guild Directress.
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Tech Savvy? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Family Promise, the ministry to homeless families, needs someone to help develop (but not necessarily maintain) a web page. Interested? Contact Jim Liberatore |
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Finances as of August 31st
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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 statement.
Actual Budgeted Difference
Disbursed $ 271,822 $ 280,984
$ 9,792 under budget
Receipts $ 272,092 $
271,462 $ 630 over funded
Long Term Debt $585,585.65
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Operating bank balance 1/1/2009 was $18,386
You may combine your giving into one check if it is
more convenient for you.
Just be sure to mark the breakdown on the memo line so I know how to properly enter
it. All All undesignated checks go into the operating account to cover general expenses.
Questions?
Beth Bishop
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Andy's Want Ads
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may advertise here. One liners. No graphics. Please let us know when
things are sold or rented. Three month posting. |
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Contacts
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Fun and Fellowship
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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Eat before or bring your dinner
Childcare upon request
6 weeks
$12 Scholarships available
THE PRODIGAL GOD
Discover the Amazing Depths of God's Extravagant Love.
Opens your eyes to the powerful message of Jesus' best-known-and
least understood-parable: The Parable of the Prodigal Son.
DVD and discussion will help you apply the truths
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| Isaias Ginson Update
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am proud and thankful to announce that Isaias Ginson, our parishioner at The Seminary of the Southwest, was made a Candidate for Ordination today by the Diocese of Texas. Our hope would be that we all assemble at the Cathedral in June of 2010 to see him ordained.
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NEW BLOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am now putting my devotions and a few other things on a
Blog. click here
Jim+
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Learn About Other Faiths
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For the past two years, Christine and I have hosted a dinner
for people of all (and no) faiths to get together for a simple meal and discussion.
Discussion questions are supplied and the conversation is constructed so that
people talk about their faith and not defend it or try to win others over. The
night is safe, moderated and fun.
Christine and I have been
blessed by the Jews, Muslims, Atheists and various Christians who have been in
our home.
We would like to encourage you to attend one of these dinners of 8-10 people.
It is worth the time.
Greater Houston Area Dinner Dialogues
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
6:30pm to 9:30pm
To learn more of sign up, go to http://www.amazingfaiths.org/index.php
Jim Liberatore
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Fr. Joe on YouTube
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fr. Joe's church in Brooklyn
was given a wonderful Steinway piano and Joe played a bit at Sunday's worship
so people could see how it sounded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eseoeep6nHk
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Recycling
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- Room 114 or the recycle bin next to the drink machine in the Worship Building. Ink
Cartridges
- 3 recycle boxes on campus Eye Glasses - Collection bin in entryway of the Worship Building
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Office Hours ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monday through Thursday
8:00 am - 12 Noon
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Calendar
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Important
Dates Coming Up -
Place in your date book
10/4
Pet Blessing
10/10
Pumpkin Unloading 9am
10/16-17 Craft Fair
10/19
Pumpkin Unloading 5 pm
11/25
Thanksgiving Service 7pm
12/13
Christmas Pageant 6pm
12/24
Christmas 7pm & 10pm
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