News from St. Andrew's

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
Greeter for Sunday School Welcome Coordinator - weekly with time off
Facility Promoter-help us rent out the facilities

Staff Changes

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Sisters and Brothers,

I want to keep you informed of some staffing changes.

*Cheryl Royston*, our Parish Administrator, will be leaving effective October 28th to take another position elsewhere. She has served us faithfully for 2 years. I hope you will personally thank her for her service on our behalf.

*Jamie Martin-Currie* will become our Parish Administrator and Children's Minister, effective 10/18. Jamie comes most recently from St. Martin's Episcopal Church in the Galleria and has extensive Children's Ministry background. Jamie will spend time meeting teachers and parents of our children over the next few months and will be present on Sundays. Please introduce yourself.

Since Sunday will be a work day for Jamie, effective 10/29, the Church office will not longer be open on Fridays*. The office will be open 9am-4 pm Monday-Thursday*.

Effective 10/29, *Debbie Allensworth*, our Associate to the Rector, will no longer coordinate Children's Ministries. I have asked her to concentrate on our many Outreach ministries and on enhancing our Fellowship (including New Member Incorporation) ministries as well as a few other duties of the Rector's office. Debbie will continue to work with the Senior High youth.

Thanks.
Jim+ frjimbo@msn.com

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 November. 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

The Advent Conspiracy

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Make your Christmas preparation the real thing this year. Dare to be Christ-like. We will explore 4 Ways to take back the real meaning of Christmas with a sermon series called the Advent Conspiracy and practical ideas for your family's Christmas preparation.

11/28 - Worship Fully

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Together, we (all ages) will meet in the Parish Hall between the services to make Butterflies for the Holocaust Museum and package Christmas boxes for Seafarers who will be out at sea for Christmas. Special information about St. Nicholas (patron of children) will be available.

Sunday, November 28th
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Parish Hall
You may eat breakfast while doing activities

No Cost, but we need a reservation from you in order to purchase materials.
Reservation click here

Meals on Wheels

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St. Andrew's Community-

This Year of Service, serve a senior for one day. You can do it!

The next Meals on Wheels week for delivery is Nov. 15th - 19th and there are 4 open routes for that week that need to be filled. See schedule below.

Driver Schedule for Nov 15-19, 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Route 1 The Neitzeys NEED NEED Barbara Kinsey/ Hita Dickson

Janet Cole

Route 2 Katie Cordes Chris Barry NEED NEED Vic & Marsha Reed

Think about getting into the holiday spirit and delivering meals to housebound seniors in the Pearland area. This ministry takes about 3 hours from 10am - 1pm during the day and you need a car.

If you are interested in helping out, please email me at judith.l.bettencourt@uth.tmc.edu.

Thanks so much!!

Judy Bettencourt

New Adult Class - Life's Questions

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What do you think when you think of God?

Do you think life is as it ought to be?

Sunday Mornings - 12/5/10 and 12/12/10 at 9:20 am

Contact Jim Liberatore

Adult Class - Old Testament

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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.

Blood Drive

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Logan Griffiths, son of Jim and Teri Griffiths and brother to Jamie and Megan, was in a serious
motorcycle accident on Friday, Nov. 5th, 2010 in Pearland. Logan has undergone several surgeries and has received over 60 pints of blood and will likely need more blood for the upcoming surgeries. Logan is 18 years old and graduated from Glenda Dawson High School in 2010.

Blood Drive will be Thursday, November 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
Pearland Furniture
1013 North Main
Pearland, TX 77581
(281)485-5152

Interfaith Ministries

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Interfaith Ministries in Houston is hosting its

23rd Annual Houston

Meals for the Elderly Project!

November 25, 2010

You or your family can bring a meal to an elderly person and be home for your own dinner.

http://www.imgh.org/component/artforms/?formid=2

Jim+

Fusion (Youth) News

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YES is a weekend retreat for youth 7-9th grade that affirms God's love for us and allows you to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in a unique way.

Happening is a weekend retreat for youth 10 -12th grade that encourages participation in one's own parish and youth group and helps answer many of today's questions of how Christianity is relevant to youth today.

YES and Happening dates for this school year:

Nov. 19 - 21
Jan. 21 -23
April 29 - May 1

For more information, go to www.epicenter.org
You can find forms for registration here: Registration Forms

Jenn Neitzey

Orbinauts Open House

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Join Tom Lusk as he launches his new business Orbinauts on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 from 10A-12P at the Park on the corner of Shelby Dr. and Northfork Dr. (between County Road 90 and Cullen Blvd) .

Laughs, smiles and fun abound for kids and adults when they crawl inside one of Orbinauts' giant 11 foot inflatable globes and go! Earn your wings and pilot an Orbinauts.

For more information regarding the Orbinauts Open House or to make reservations to have Orbinauts at your next party, company event or fundraiser call us at 281.216.4447.

Hope to see you at the Orbinauts Open House and bring friends.

Tom Lusk

New Picnic Area

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Our Scout Troop built us a new 4 table picnic area out back. There are two permanent grills as well. Encourage your friends to cook out with you after church or any time. Thank your Scouts as well.

Diocesan Veteran's Day Evensong

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I am going to this event and have room for six people. If anyone else wants to go, I will meet at St. Andrew's parking lot at 4pm. Let me know if you want to go.

-Jesse Bowman

The Diocesan Armed Services Commission is pleased to co-sponsor with Christ Church Cathedral the second annual Armed Services/Veteran's Day Evensong at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, November 14 at 5 p.m. Chaplain (Colonel) John Price, USA (Ret) will preach.

4 Week Class on Islam

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Are you interested in a 4 week class on Islam? If so, email me at frjimbo@msn.com.

Dive into the rich tradition and cultural fabric of Islam, including what it means to be Muslim in modern America. Hear Muslim women offer their perspective on their traditions and roles, examine the effect of 9/11 on the West's view of Islam, and understand the Islamic holiday of Ramadan. Confront the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as you listen to a Palestinian and a Jew who have risen above personal tragedy to join forces in an effort to end hatred and war.

I will offer the class: Sunday, starting 1/16/11 @ 9:15 am, room 102 and Wednesday, starting 11/3/10 @ 6:30 pm, room 102

Thank you.

Jim+

Trick of Treat in the Patch

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Your church was awesome! Over 50 of us offered Trick or Treat, Stories, and Cookie Decorating to over 400 in the community tonight. I am proud of you all offering this to our friends outside the church.

Jim+

Free Washer and Dryer

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We have a parishioner who will give away a functional washer and dryer if you act now before the new ones come. Let me know.

Jim+

Finances - September 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    $ 301,804          $ 314,074                    $12,270 under budget

Receipts       $293,106           $ 306,164                    $ 13,058 under funded

Long Term Debt       $464,617.11

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 undesignated checks go into operating to cover general budgeted disbursements.

Questions?
Beth Bishop bookkeeper@standrewspearland.org

Renew your Kroger Card and Support St.Andrew's

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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.

Let us Know

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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

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