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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
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May 9, 2010 Issue 69
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| New Wednesday Group Starting - Join Us!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  In a time when religious leaders and a religious system made it increasingly complicated to connect with God, a teacher appeared whose message was profoundly...simple. Jesus arrived on the stage of world events and announced that God's intent was to connect with, not confuse, mankind. To those who were considered most distant from God, Jesus offered this simple invitation, "Follow me." People who accepted his offer found themselves captivated by an extraordinary faith leading them to adopt a lifestyle that turned the world upside down.
DVD series with discussion
Wednesdays, starting May 12th (6 weeks)
6:30 pm (bring dinner if you wish)
Childcare upon request
$2 per person
RSVP Jim+
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| Vacation Bible School
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Plan for your child to participate!
We need volunteers, too!!
Contact Katie Cordes for more info:
cordesgotmail@sbcglobal.net or 281-489-0099
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Go green, and help VBS at the same time!
We need toilet paper and paper towel rolls.
We also need 2-liter soda bottles.
Take them to church, and I will store them!
Thanks, Katie Cordes |
Sunday Adult Morning Offerings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fr. Joe's Class - Room 107 - 9:15 am Sundays
- Beginning 4/18 - Living the Questions - An open-minded environment where participants can interact with one another in exploring what's next for Christianity. $6. RSVP
Fr. Jim's+ Class - Room 102 - 9:15 am Sundays
- Beginning 4/18 - The Parables of Jesus - 6 Week Class on the stories of Jesus. $6. RSVP
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| Ryan and Abby Perry to Move to The Cathedral
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Ryan Perry, our Youth Minister for these past two years, will be leaving St. Andrew's to work at the Cathedral in the Urban Mission program, CUSE. Ryan's last day will be on May 16th. I hope you will be here to say thank you to Ryan and Abby as they depart for a new adventure.
Ryan has served us well in his tenure, building up a great group of youth and youth leaders. We were blessed to have him. Jenn Neitzey will come on staff as Interim Youth Minister while we search for a longer term solution for this ministry. Please keep the search in your prayers along with Abby and Ryan.
Please mark your calendar for May 16th and join Ryan and Abby after either service where you can sign the Prayer Book/Hymnals we are giving each as a gift.
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| Youth Car Wash- May 16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St Andrew's Work Camp Youth working toward the Work Camp Budget
Tell your Friends and Neighbors
Save the date and save those dirty cars!
Sonic Drive Through: Corner of 518 and Pearland Parkway
Noon to 4:00 PM |
| Astros
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Episcopal Night at the Baseball Game
Astros vs Dodgers, September 10, 2010. Discount tickets. Let Jim+ know if you want to go with a group from St. Andrew's. The Cathedral will host a pre-game BBQ with hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixings and invites others from around the diocese to join the fun before attending the big game. Parking will be available at no charge in the parking lot at San Jacinto and Texas, next to the Diocesan Center and the Cathedral, within walking distance of Minutemaid Ball Park. A $10 donation is requested to cover the cost of the meal but the beer is free! Ya'll come!
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| Musical
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Webster Presbyterian Church will be offering the original musical Two by Two on May 21st and 22nd at 7:30 pm. Music and Lyrics are by Glenn Foster, whose son Ben is a member of St. Andrew's. Glenn worships here on many days off and offered music here years ago. Two by Two is the Story of Noah as seen through the eyes of the animals. Dinner (6:30 pm) is available as well. For all ages.
Call 281.332.1251 or go to http://www.websterpresby.org/wnTwoByTwo.asp
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| Isaias Ginson to be Ordained
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Isaias, who we sponsored at seminary for the last three years, is being ordained. The service for the Ordination of a Deacon is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 19, 2010, at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston. Will you join the St. Andrew's contingent in honoring Isaias? RSVP Jim+
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| Welcome New Members
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New Members
Tim & Lesley Broughton, son, Matthew
Returning Members
Aaron & Amanda Funke, children, Kaliegh & Chloe Ryan
Douglas DeWitt-Dick
Engaged Couple
Jennifer Gougenheim & John Sterner, To be married October 10, 2010 at St. Andrew's |
| Greeting from the Pews
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Every Sunday we are blessed with people visiting our campus. Each Sunday when we say the peace it is your opertunity to meet new faces and welcome them to our campus. We are all greeters on Sunday -- be sure to Greet from the Pew! |
| Thanks
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Thanks to these very special people for filling in at the office while Cheryl was on vacation. They made the St. Andrew's difference.
Vivien Breed
Bill Crawford
Katie Cordes
Kim Matthes
Dorothy Spaulding
Ogechi Eshleman
Barbara Kinsey
Tiffani Laverell |
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Finances - February 28th
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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 $ 61,525 $ 68,747 $ 7,222 under budget
Receipts $ 69,109 $ 70,683 $1,574 under funded
Long Term Debt $509,202.05
· Operating bank balance 1/1/2010 was $19,093.25
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
| | Compassion International
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Thank you to all who came by the Compassion International "table" in the Family Life Center to learn about the sponsorship program. Seven children so far have been sponsored by generous St. Andrew parishioners.
Love in Christ,
Christine Liberatore
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| Let us Know
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whenever you or someone in your immediate family participates in something special or achieves something special, let me know. We want to share our good fortune with others.
Jim+ frjimbo@msn.com |
| Where Does the Money Come From?
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I've talked to you a couple of times about the income of St. Andrew's, so I thought I would share with you where the money for the mission and staff of St. Andrew's comes from.
If you look at the chart below, you can clearly see that the income largely comes from St. Andrew's members. We do not get any operating funds from the Episcopal Church, the Diocese of Texas or any other outside organization.
What this means is that every member's giving is important to the success of our church. We literally cannot exist as a church without the regular giving of our members.
The chart shows income used for the operating budget.
Here is a definition of everything you'll see in the chart:
Pledges - This is the income from pledges made by you, St. Andrew's members. 100 of 160 families of St. Andrew's make a pledge to support our church.
Unpledged - Money given that is not part of a pledge, but the name of the giver is known.
Loose Plate - Cash received in the offering basket.
Fundraising - Money raised by the various fund raisers that include the Golf
Tournament, Pumpkin Patch, Craft Fair and others.
 Other - Money from building rental, Homework Hut and the Academy at St. Andrew's.
Grant - We have one to help pay for our Youth Minister ,which phases out in 2011, after which we must pay the entire cost.
Ed Woodward, Senior Warden |
| Diabetes Screening
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Christine Liberatore, Licensed Dietitian and Certified Diabetic Educator, tells us that
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stop by any DiabetesAmerica Health Center for a free diabetes screening.
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| Year of Service Issue 9
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Dear St. Andrew's Family & Friends,
Our Year of Service has been a wonderful time for me as I continue to get reports on all the thoughtful actions each and every person is taking in their daily lives to serve others.
This year's Campaign of Kindness was a great example of how we can all serve others and help make this world a better place.
I do want to encourage you to continue to stretch - go beyond our Acts of Kindness and truly find somewhere to serve. My hope is that the acts of kindness will now have become a part of who we are as people and as a congregation and now I would love to see us step out and truly serve on a higher level.
Service does include the chance meeting of someone and reaching out to them, but it also goes further. It includes a conscious effort to seek and find where you can serve, making a plan and following through.
This week I challenge you to pray about where you can serve. Open your eyes to the service opportunities surrounding you. Take a chance and open yourself up to a new experience. Then let us know how it goes.
Debbie Allensworth
Changing a System to Help People Give
When Shannan Murray attempted to drop off 15 bags of clothing to the Star of Hope Mission, she was very disappointed when they told her they could not accept the clothing at that locationa and she would have to go downtown if she wanted to donate. She left with her bags of clothes and an idea about making things easier for others.
Shannan contacted the VP of Development for Star of Hope and expressed her concern that if this policy was in place, many opportunities for donations would be lost.
The great news is the VP listened and Star of Hope Mission reversed their policy and they began accepting donations again this past week, including the Murray family's 15 bags of clothing which will be put to good use.
Service in Action
Bettie Dru Bowman won a prize at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Pig Races and when she noticed a young girl who had been crying, she gave the girl her prize and made her day.
Allison Curl encountered an elderly gentleman in a hotel lobby who could not find his family. He was afraid to cross a tile floor area to speak with the hotel staff because of a fear of falling. Alison assisted the gentleman and he made it back safely to his family.
Judy Bettencourt has agreed to serve on the PTA Board at Challenger Elementary as their Fundraising Chairman for 2010-11. She expects to have her hands full but is looking forward to serving next year and she hopes for a lot of support when it comes to ordering cookie dough ;)
The Lusk family encountered a family in the Kroger parking lot who had spilled a gallon bag of coins on the ground. The helped them gather the coins which was very helpful because one of the couple could not bend down due to a recent surgery.
Help for a Family Whose Home Burned Down
Piper Stewart donated her bunk beds to a family whose home burned down over Spring Break.The Stewart family decided that they wanted to do more so they contacted St. Andrew's and we put the word out and many of you answered the call with donations of your own.
The Stewart family delivered donations from their family and friends and from St. Andrew's. The family who received these gifts was very grateful.
Youth Serving at Camp Allen
Jeremy Carrette and Stephanie Woodward have both been asked to serve on the staff for Happening for their second time. He will be a family guide and she will be a cook. Their job there is to help new Happeners to get just as meaningful of an experience as they had, to share their thoughts about God with them and help them to be more comfortable talking about religion with each other. They lead the youth in prayer, and then help them to be more comfortable praying out loud themselves. As a cook, it will be Stephanie's job also to make sure that they feel as at-home as possible and get a good meal. Like workcamp, it's a great way of serving others while growing in your own way at the same time.
** Happening is for Youth in grades 10-12 to find out more about Happening - visit their website
Share Your Acts of Service
Help us spread the word about acts of service in which you participate. Send your reports (AND PICTURES) to debbie@standrewspearland.org. |
| Did You Know?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amanda Funke has a gift of prayer. She is regularly praying for all of our concerns on the weekly prayer list. Bless you, Amanda!
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| 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 |
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. |
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| | Calendar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Important Dates Coming Up - Place in your date book
May 9 Mothers Day and Graduate Sunday
June 19 Isaias Ginson's Ordination @ Cathedral - 10 am
July 19 VBS Starts
July 25 VBS Sunday
August 15 Workcamp Sunday
August 22 Rally Day & BBQ
September 25 Pumpkin Unloading (tentative) - 9 am
October 9 Pumpkin Unloading #2 (tentative) - 9 am
October 10 Parish Elections & Pet Blessing
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
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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. | | Contacts
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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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Office Hours
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8:00 am - 12 Noon
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 1:00 pm | |
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