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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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 10, 2010 Issue 61
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| Read the Bible in One Year
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's Not Too Late!! I am reading the entire Bible in one year in 2010. Want to join me? Find understanding and lasting inspiration through the One Year Bible, which makes Bible reading inviting, rewarding, and doable. Every day there's an excerpt from the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs. We will use the New Living Translation, which is very readable and in modern language. If you wish, you also may journal in a companion guide that offers questions that provide a focus too often missing in Bible study. You will find space to record your reflections and thoughts for each of the year's 52 weeks. Cost: $13 for the Bible $10 for the Journal Let me know now so you can start your New Year off right.
Jim+ frjimbo@msn.com
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Sunday Adult Morning Offerings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fr. Joe's Class - Room 107 - 9:15 am Sundays
- Beginning 1/3 - Lectionary Class - Study the Sunday Lessons - no cost
Fr. Jim's+ Class - Room 102 - 9:15 am Sundays
- Beginning 1/10 - The Episcopal Church (Confirmation) - 2 weeks - no cost
- Beginning 1/24 - Permission to Speak - DVD series on prayer - 3 weeks - $5
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| Men
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Begins January 19th 6:00 am Donuts and Coffee
DVD Series based on Coach Dungy's new book, Uncommon 6 weeks $10
Let me reserve you a place Jim+ frjimbo@msn.com |
| Facebook
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We now have a presence on the popular social networking website, Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, just click on the box to the left to become a fan of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. If you do not yet have your own profile on Facebook, you can get started in just minutes.
To go to the St. Andrew's page Click Here To set up a Facebook account www.facebook.com |
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Finances as of November 30th
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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 $ 380,817 $ 386,647 $ 5,830 under budget
Receipts $ 373,937 $ 389,160 $ 15,223 under funded
Long Term Debt $539,993.82
· 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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| Hole in Gospel
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What would happen to our lives, the life of St. Andrew's, if we embraced the whole Gospel? Coming Lent 2010
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| Musical Offertories
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I need volunteers to sing, or play an instrument for Offertories for both services in February and March. If you need my accompaniment for the 10:30 Service, pick a date after February 20. I am grateful to all of you who frequently play or sing for us, and I will be asking you for some of these dates. I urge others to share their music with us. Fr. Joe O'Steen
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| Youth
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Are You Extracurricular this year? Let us know when and where because we would love to come see you! Even if you are not, schedule a lunch hangout with Ryan at your school! 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 2010 YES and Happening Dates are: April 23-25, 2010 (Registration Deadline is 3/21/2010) |
| Thanks
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To all the members and friends of St. Andrews:
I am most grateful for the very generous Christmas gift I received from you all. You have made it possible for me to have a very good vacation, which I am looking forward to. Most of the ten years I have spent working with you have been very happy and fulfilling. I am grateful to God for leading me to this Parish.
Thank you again, and I thank God for you.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you to all of you who so generously supported the Christmas purse for me and Christine. We are humbled by your generosity. May your new year be blessed as you have blessed us. -Jim+ |
| Welcome New Members
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Jim Gallagher
John DeLisle
Laura Curl, children, Abby and Andy
Ranier & Janelle Ramnarine, children, Jaheim and Ranelle
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| Baptism
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Caleb Daniel Egmon, Baptized, Sunday, January 3, 2010 |
| Welcome New Ministers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joe Donaldson - Eucharistic Minister Bethany Hopkins - Lector Nick Porter - Lector Elizabeth Fields - Lector Sara Jones - Lector Beth Williamson - Altar Guild Director Katie Cordes - Acolyte Vestments Jesse Bowman - Acolyte Vestments Valle Kauniste - Campus Maintenance Jason Smith - Campus Maintenance
Thanks to all!
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New Blog
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am now putting my devotions and a few other things on a Blog. click hereJim+ |
| Free Money
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Support St. Andrew's through your shopping at Kroger. Click this link. Print out the instructions (with bar code) and ask the check out clerk to tie this into you Kroger Card. You just need to have this scanned once. No extra charges. A percentage of your shopping costs will be given to St. Andrew's each time you check out. Thank you. |
| Andy's Want Ads
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am selling 4 cordless white cotton canvas fabric roman window shades measuring 34" wide by 64" long. They've never been used and are in their original boxes. I'd like to sell them for $20 each or best offer. - Kristen Dodge, cell#: 713.204.3850 |
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| Calendar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Important Dates Coming Up - Place in your date book
January 24 Annual Parish Potluck Lunch - noon February 7 38th Anniversary of St. Andrew's February 16 Shrove Tuesday Dinner - 6 pm February 17 Ash Wednesday Services (6:00, noon, 7:00) March 28 Palm Sunday April 1 Maundy Thursday Service - 7 pm April 2 Good Friday (Noon & 7:00 pm) April 3 Easter BBQ - 6 pm April 3 Easter Vigil - 7 pm April 4 Easter with Egg Hunt (9 am) May 1 Golf Tournament (tentative) May 16 Graduate Sunday June 19 Isaias Ginson's Ordination @ Cathedral - 10 am August 22 Rally Day & BBQ September 25 Pumpkin Unloading (tentative) - 9 am October 3 Parish Elections & Pet Blessing October 9 Pumpkin Unloading #2 (tentative) - 9 am October 15-16 Craft Fair October 19 Pumpkin Unloading #3 (tentative) - 6 pm November 24 Thanksgiving Service - 7 pm December 12 Christmas Pageant - 6 pm December 24 Christmas Services 7 and 10 pm
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| RSS feed For the Church Calendar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We just added a new RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication - Click here) to the online Church calendar Click here.
Now you can use the power of RSS to keep up to date with a list of upcoming events when you subscribe (no fee) to the RSS feed using Outlook, a Web browser or a favorite feed reader, such as Google Reader. To get started, simply click the RSS icon on your preview calendar or on your Web browser's toolbar. It works like other RSS feeds. |
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| Recycling
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cans - 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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