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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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August 22, 2010 Issue 75
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| Blessing of the Backpacks
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Bring your backpacks for a blessing of the school year, our children, our teachers and the backpacks!
August 22nd
Both Services
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Malawi Pilgrimage Presentation
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I am so glad to be back in Pearland after my exciting and inspiring journey to Malawi. My pilgrimage was a challenging one but also one of hope and inspiration especially the experience of visiting the churches, schools and projects of the Diocese of Southern Malawi. I am very excited to have the opportunity to share just a taste of this experience with all of you this coming Sunday, August 22nd at both the 8 and 10:30 worship services.
Thank you to all of you who financially supported my trip, were praying for me, following my blog ( http://malawipilgrimage.wordpress.com), and who want to find out more about this wonderful country and the beautiful people I met there. Debbie Allensworth |
| Financial Peace
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Debt-free is weird
Do yourself a favor and be at peace with all your finances. Mark Neitzey and Larry Musick will take you through this Biblically based 13 week class that will show you how no longer to have your money control you or your relationships. $105 for all materials for the entire family for a life time. You cannot NOT afford it.
Over 300 people have taken classes at St. Andrew's and they have retired over $750,000 in debt. Learn about insurance, investments, college funds and how to get bargains as well.
Starts Wednesday
8/25/10
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Childcare Provided |
| Vestry News
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VESTRY DISCERNMENT LUNCHEON
Our church is served by an amazing group of parishioners who serve as members of the Vestry. These parishoners love St. Andrews and what to serve the congregation by guiding St. Andrews towards its mission and vision. If you are interested in finding out more on how to serve the church as a Vestry member please attend the Vestry Discernment Luncheon on Sunday, August 29th, 2010, at noon, at the Rectory (Father Jim+'s House). The purpose of the luncheon is to inform those interested about the role the Vestry plays in the Church. Attendance at the luncheon is a requirement for serving on the Vestry. Attendees will be given time to pray, reflect, and seek God's direction before committing to this important post.
Contact Richard Magness - rmagness001@comcast.net - 281.485.9282 |
Daughter's of the King ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please visit with us on Saturday, September 11, 2010 @ 10:00 am in room 107. The Motto of the Order
For His Sake... I am but one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do. What I ought to do, by the grace of God I will do. Lord, what will you have me do? Contact: Jeanette Cooper - jcooper25@sbcglobal.net - 281.485.9850 |
Men's Fraternity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Join a terrific force at St. Andrew's -
Richard Magness will be offering the next installment starting September 7th.
Room 102
Coffee and Donuts
6:00 am
$30
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| Adult Classes - Father Joe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fr. Joe's Adult Class will begin the three-week study/preparation for "The Church Has Left the Building" on Sunday, August 29, at 9:25 a.m.
Cost of materials is $7.00.
"Living the Questions" will resume with the final three sessions on September 26th. |
| What is your Shape?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 301- S.H.A.P.E.D. for ministry
Where do I fit in? Identifying your spiritual gifts is the best way to determine how you can best serve God and the members of St. Andrews.
God shaped you for a purpose and the secret of knowing God's purpose for your life, is to understand who God made you to be. In 301, a variety of self-inventories will be utilized to explore personal factors that have been combined to SHAPE the real you. After identifying your unique traits and reviewing your experiences, the ministry that God has designed you for will become clear.
Please join the Daughters of the King in Room 107, 10 am - noon, Saturday, September 11, 2010, as Christine Liberatore leads us in defining where you can use your spiritual gifts and abilities in the area of your heart's desire and in a way that best expresses your personality and experiences. All parishioners are welcome. To ensure sufficient materials are available, call Jeanette at 281.485.9850 of your plans to attend.
Contact Jeanette Cooper - jcooper25@sbcglobal.net
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 Purge your life of some stuff!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. Andy's Garage Sale is coming Saturday, September 11th (7am - 2pm). This is one of our main fundraising activities to help meet the financial needs of our operating budget. PODS of Houston has generously donated a POD for our use to store items in preparation for the September Garage Sale. Start purging your stuff and let St. Andrew's turn it into cash for the church! Tell your family, friends and neighbors we need it, want it and will take it! A pick up team is available for LARGE items. Call Christine Lusk with questions 281-485-2525. |
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Rock U Children's Ministry Kicks Off New School Year
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Thank you to all of you who made it to our annual Rock U Parents Meeting (for parents of children toddlers0inh grade). Your input at our meeting will make planning for the rest of the year much easier.
For those who were unable to make the meeting, it is not too late to let us know what you and your children would like to participate in for the following year. The information and sign up forms handed out at the meeting will be available again this Sunday, August 22 in the Parish Hall between the services and outside Room 102 in the Worship Building after the 10:30 service.
We have a wonderful year planned for your children and we need your help to make the classes, events and special offerings a success.
Rock U classes (9:15 a.m.) begin on Sunday, August 29th. Please come and meet your children's teachers for the year and get them started on the right foot by making God, church and Christian education a priority throughout this school year.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 281-485-3843 or debbie@standrewspearland.org.
Thank you! Debbie Allensworth
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| Pumpkins are Coming
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 Please plan to attend one or more of the unloads....
September 25 at 9AM
October 9th at 9AM
October 17 at 3PM
If you have any questions, please contact me at 281-485-3843 or debbie@standrewspearland.org.
Thank you! Debbie Allensworth |
| Craft Fair - Save the Date - Be a Vendor
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www.myStandrewscraft.com for applications and more information.
Booths are available: - Inside Booths - 10' X 8' - $100
- Outside Covered Booths - 10' X 10' - $70
- Outside uncovered Booths - 10' X 10' - $40
- Table and Electricity - $10 each
Mention "Fishwrap" to receive St. Andrew Members' Discount
Contact Jeanette Cooper 281.485.9850
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Casino Night - Save the Date - Invite Your Friends
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 Saturday November 6th,
2010 at 6:00 PM
A Night of 1940's
Glamour in .....
Casablanca
Come join us in Rick's Café Americain at Golf Crest Country
Club for a night of Cocktails, Dinner and Casino fun with a Live Auction to
follow
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| Volunteer Needs
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Do any of these opportunities fit your gifts and interests?
- 9:15 am Children's Teacher - will train you and you will work with another "seasoned" teacher
- 10:30 am God Rocks! PreK-2nd leader for the worship during the 10:30 service - training and other team members provided
- Finance Team Clerk - once a month
- Office Assistance- once a week or "on call"
- Greeter
for Sunday School Welcome Coordinator - weekly with time off
- Handyman (or woman)- varies in times and jobs
- Christmas Pageant Director and Assistant Director
- Facility Promoter-help us rent out the facilities
- Half Price Books Drop-off- runs to the store- times vary
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| 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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| Relocating Members
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David & Gaby Forrest and Children, Eamonn, Evan, Ethan, and Chloe have moved.
New Address: 3519 N. Ripples Court, Missouri City, Texas 77459
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| Get the Picture!
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Several parishioners are in the process of assisting us with making a new pictorial directory. Please smile brightly when you are approached for your family's picture on a Sunday morning before, between and after the services.
We will take pictures through Labor Day. Thank you.
Jim+ frjimbo@msn.com
Photographers
Brittany Porter
Terry Brown
Christina Sampson
Jason and Nikki Adams
Debbie Mayfield
Wade and Chelsea Egmon
Benjamin Nye
Judy Bettencourt
Luis and Julianna Cedeno |
| Free Infant Car Seat
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We have a Graco Snug Ride infant car seat and two bases to give away. It has never been in a crash, and does not expire until Dec. 2012. It is black and a nice smoky purple color (suitable for either a boy or girl). The plastic parts are silver.
With the exception of some fraying at the top of the seat pad where the pad fits around the shell (which does not interfere with the baby's comfort due to the location), it is in great condition. (I am pretty sure a new seat pad can be ordered from Graco's website.) The seat pad is machine washable. We have all the original parts.
If you are interested or have more questions, please feel free to call me at 713-436-9364.
Thanks,
Shelley Waguespack
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New Adult Class - Marriage
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 Standing at the altar, we all had a picture of what our marriage would
look like. The problem is this picture of marriage results in
expectations that we unload on our spouse. The weight of these
expectations will rob your marriage of love and joy. As a spouse you
never feel like you measure up and you never feel like you are good
enough.
So what are you to do with your expectations? You can't
deny them, because most expectations started out as God-given desires.
In this series, Andy Stanley explains that you must learn to transform
your expectations and look to God if you are to experience marriage as
it was designed. DVD and discussion. Jim+ will facilitate. Christine will keep him honest!
Starts, Sunday October 3rd for 6 weeks
$2
RSVP Jim+ click here
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| New Adult Class - Old Testament
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beginning October 17, Fr. Joe's class will begin a 24-week course on the Old Testament.
The DVD lectures are by Professor Amy Jill Levine, PhD, of Vanderbilt University Divinity School. This course is a scholarly introduction to how the Hebrew Bible was produced over a period of perhaps eight centuries, what it meant to the writers and editors over this long birth, and what meanings it may have to modern Christians and Jews.
The cost for the 24 classes is $15.00, a real bargin considering what a Graduate School course costs. The home work will be reading in the Old Testament. |
| Renew your Kroger Card and Support St.Andrew's
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  YOU MUST RENEW YOUR CARD NOW OR IT WILL NOT BE VALID.
Support St. Andrew's through your shopping at Kroger.
Click this link.
We earned over $2,500 by linking our Kroger Cards to St. Andrew's. A percentage of each purchase went to fund our ministries. Each year, we must relink our Kroger Card. We will start earning money on July 1st only if we relink our cards.
Print the attached and take it to your Kroger when you shop next and have the cashier link your card with St. Andrew's. The instructions are on the flyer. You only need to link it once and you are done for the year!
Thank you for supporting St. Andrew's in this way. |
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Finances - June 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 $199,202 $209,097 $ 9,895 under budget
Receipts $202,286 $209,165 $ 6,878 under funded
Long Term Debt $473,894.66
ˇ Operating bank balance 1/1/2010 was $15,604.98
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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| 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 |
| 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+ | |
The Church Has Left The Building - Small Groups
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gearing up to leave the building on Sunday, September 19th for a day of service
within our community. What you may not know is the biblical reasoning and the
spiritual need we all have, no matter how young or old we may be (or feel!) to
serve. In preparation for the day, many small groups will be meeting once a
week, for a three week duration, to help put The Church Has Left The Building
Campaign into perspective. Please refer to the list below to see if one of
these times suits your needs.
Father Jim
Room 102
9:15-10:15
29th August
5th September
12th September
Father Joe
Room 107
9:15-10:15
29th August
5th September
12th September
Junior High
201B
9:15-10:15
29th August
5th September
12th September
Senior High
201A
9:15-10:15
29th August
5th September
12th September
Father Jim
102
6:30-7:30
1st September
8th September
15th September
Christine Lusk
Her home
TBD
31st August
7th September
14th September
The cost of the materials for the study is $10. Find Bethany
or Joe Donaldson to sign-up and for materials you will need. If there is not a
time suitable to meet your needs, please contact Bethany and Joe who will work
with you so that you are able to participate. They may be reached at
281-484-7375 or via e-mail at muppetaus@yahoo.com.au. They will gladly assist
you. Don't just go to church, be the church.
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| Calendar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Important Dates Coming Up - Place in your date book
August 22 Rally Day and Blessing of the Backpacks
September 11 St. Andrew's Garage Sale
September 19 The Church Has Left the Building Campaign
September 25 Pumpkin Unloading (tentative) - 9 am
September 26 Rock U. Large/Family Group Day
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
October 24 Trick of Treat in the Pumpkin Patch
October 24 Rock U. Large/Family Group Day
November 4
Casino Night Fundraiser for Operating Budget
November 24 Thanksgiving Service - 7 pm
November 28 Rock U. Large/Family Group Day
December 12 Christmas Pageant - 6 pm
December 24 Christmas Services 7 and 10 pm
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Baptism Class
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 Pregnant?
Want to be baptized?
Have a child to be baptized?
Next Class
Saturday
September 11th
9:00 am
Childcare upon Request
Contact Jim+ click here
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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
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Ink Cartridges - 3 recycle boxes on campus
Eye Glasses - Collection bin in entryway of the Worship Building
Cell Phones - Bring to the office
Batteries - Bring to the office
Paper - We have 2 collection bins in the west parking lot
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Office Hours
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8:00 am - 12 Noon 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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