Jamie Martin-Currie, our Parish Administrator and Children's Minister, will be leaving us to work for the Diocese. She made a great impact on us, especially with our Children's Ministry. Come honor her and wish her well on her last Sunday, June 19th.

That said, Katie Cordes will be our new Assistant to the Rector for Children's Ministries. Katie has a passion for children and their Christian development. Katie started on June 1. Contact Katie at Katie@standrewspearland.org.  

Our new Parish Administrator will be Marlene Rice. Marlene has been a church secretary. She is formerly from Connecticut, but loves life in Houston. Marlene will start June 13th. Contact Marlene at Marlene@standrewspearland.org.  

Pray for all three of these great women in their new ministries. Introduce yourself and offer your assistance.

The Church Has Left the Building    

Vacation Bible School - Save the Date!    

The next annual Vacation Bible School (VBS) will be held July 11-15, 2011.  The VBS Registration Form is available via the link.  Details are below.  If you have any questions, contact Bethany Donaldson.   

BLAST! Babysiting Classes

Pearland EMS is offereing three sessions of BLAST! (Babysitter

Lessons and Safety Training) classes this summer in Pearland.

The 8-hour sessions is $25 per person.

Course numbers (to sign up online- www.pearlandparks.com),

dates, times and locations are listed below:

17186 July 9th 9a-5p Pearland Library, 3522 Liberty Dr., 77581

17187 Aug. 6th 9a-5p Station 5, 3100 Kirby Dr., 77584

For additional details, please visit the website.

http://www.groupbuilder.net/uploads/City_of_Pearland/Summer_BLAST_Classes2011.doc

Honoring First Responders   

Friends,
This 9/11/11 will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and will be on a Sunday.  I would like St. Andrew's to honor First Responders (police, fire rescue) on the day. We may even do a separate service to have vehicles blessed, who knows?

If you have any ideas or are interested in helping out, please let me know.

frjimbo@msn.com

Lawhon Elementary Needs Your Used School Clothes

School's out, but used dress code approved clothes are always "in." Bring them to church to be given out by the school to children (and their siblings) in need through our companion Title 1 school, Lawhon Elementary.

Thank you for your generosity.

Jim+

frjimbo@msn.com  

June 19th at both services

• Free drinks
• Wear your favorite clothes (the ones your wife hates)
• Sit in the back with your lawn chair
• Prizes
• Offer a blessing over your kids (we've written it for you) 
• Mail a blessing card to kids who do not live locally

Sundays beginning June 5

Room 107

9:25 am

Bring your breakfast 

All Welcome

The class will address such significant questions as:

• Who wrote these books, under what circumstances, and for what audience?
• What do the books of the New Testament say, what do they mean, and how historically accurate are they?
• How can we come to more fully appreciate and understand them?

Professor Bart D. Ehrman, Ph.D. (Professor of Religious Studies at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is the instructor (on DVD).  Following each DVD session, there will be time for discussing applications of the material for our situations. Led by Fr. Joe and Barbara Kinsey.

$10 to cover materials

Fr Joe+ 

Vacation Bible School

G'day St. Andrew's Family,

I am sending this out to all of you to see who in our congregation is planning on or would like to assist and volunteer with our vacation bible school this year?

I am looking for adults and youth (students going into the 6th grade next fall and up) who would like to participate in this energetic and exciting time. VBS will run from Monday, July 11th to Friday July 15th. The participants are dropped off at 9am and are picked up by noon. - If you are unable to assist the whole week, but are available select days, that is not a problem. Let me know when you are available and I will put it on my calendar.

If you have volunteered in the past and would like to again, please let me know what you would be interested in doing. We have positions for crew leaders and station leaders. (Crew stays with their kids for the whole week, moving from station to station; whereas a station leader sees all the kids throughout the week and stays in their area).

If you are interested please e-mail me at muppetaus@yahoo.com.au or call 281-484-7373 (hm) or 832-867-0042 (cell).  Please let me know when you contact me if you have previously had safe-guarding. The church office staff will look at records to ensure that it is still current, or if we need to have you safe-guarded.

Thank you for your consideration and your prayers for this important fellowship at St. Andrew's.

Bethany Donaldson

We have a white, wooden baby crib (does not include the mattress) to give away.  To my knowledge, it has not appeared on a recall list; however, it is a drop side crib, so you'd be using it at your own risk.  Four children have used it (it was purchased in 1997), but it is still in great shape.  The slats are two inches apart (the safety standard is less than 2 3/8 inches). 

Let me know if you are interested or if you'd like me to email you a photo of the crib.

Shelley Waguespack sandswaguespack@yahoo.com

2011 is the Year of Connection for St. Andrew's. 2010 was the Year of Outreach, where we focused on reaching those in the community who needed God help and love. This year, we will Connect.

·        Connect with God

·        Connect with Our Neighbor

·        Connect with One Another

·        Connect Our Neighbor to God 

Why? Because God asks us to be deliberate in pursuit of each. In fact, all of God's Law can be summed up in Connection.

God - "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment."    Matthew 22:37-38 (NIV)

Neighbor - 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' (Where our neighbor is defined as all those around us and not just those we like or are close to)    Matthew 22:38(NIV)

One Another - There are over 80 "one another" passages in the Bible, urging us to strengthen our Connection with other Followers of Christ - church members

In fact, we cannot separate these Connections. They are intertwined.

            'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of

            these brothers and sisters ofmine, you did for me.'     

                                                               Matthew 25:40 (NIV)

Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and   

sister.                                         1 John 4:21 (NIV)

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.                      Hebrews 13:2 (NIV)

Dedicate your year and yourself to being Connected.

Calendar  View full calendar 

July 11-15                                 Vacation Bible School

July 17                                      Vacation Bible School Sunday

August 7                                    Summer Andy2Go

August 21          8:00 am            The Church Has Left The Bldg

August 28                                  Workcamp Sunday

September 10    7:00 am            Garage Sale

September 11                            First Responders & 9/11  

                                                 10th Anniversary Worship

September 17                            Fall Andy2Go

September 24    9:00 am            Pumpkin Unloading

September 25    10:30 am          Bishop's Visit, Confirmation

October 2                                  Parish Elections

October 2                                  Pet Blessing

October 8          9:00 am            Pumpkin Unloading #2

October 14-15                           Craft Fair

October 16                                Stewardship Campaign begins

October 16         4:00 pm           Pumpkin Unloading #3  

October 23                                Trick or Treat in the Patch

November 5                               Family Promise Cardboard City  

November 11-12                        Diocesan Evangelism  

                                                  Conference @ Camp Allen

November 23      7:00 pm           Thanksgiving Service

December 11       6:00 pm          Christmas Pageant

December 24                             Christmas Services 7 & 10 pm

December 25       10:00 am         Christmas Service (only one)

Finances - April 30, 2011

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.

Operating                          Receipts                        Expenses    

Current Month                $ 36,096                            $ 35,733 

Year to Date                 $ 148,493                          $ 136,596  

Outstanding Debt                                                                       

As of 1/1/2011                                                       $  447,285

Current Year's Payment                                           $  123,294

Current Debt                                                          $  323,992

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 

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