154th AnniversaryService - 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

We Approach God's Love

Prelude

Entry of the Word Pleasestand if you are able

Processional Hymn 757 Come sing, O church, in joy

Call toWorship

Prayerof Invocation and the Lord's Prayer (#831)

Welcome

We Receive God's Love

ResponsiveReading Psalm 67 (Refrain I)

Hymn 477 Your hand, O God, has guided

Scripture Exodus 16: 1-3, 11-18

John 14: 1-19

Ephesians 3: 14-21

ScriptureReader- Linda Mitsis

Choir MyShepherd Will Supply My Need

Cello-Hector Vasquez

Sermon "The Muchmore Road"

Rev. Dr. Herb Gale

WeRespond To God's Love

Prayersof Thanksgiving and Intercession

Offering

Offertory

Offertory Hymn - Praise God(#830 )

Offertory Prayer

TheSacrament of Baptism

Baptismal Hymn 516 (Vs.1,3) A little child theSaviour came

Dedicationof the Garden of St. Andrew

Hymn 457 Now thank we all our God

Benediction

Departure of the Word

Postlude

You are welcome to stay and give quiet

thanks to God during thepostlude

Todayat St. Andrew's

Welcome to our 154th AnniversaryService. We are delighted to welcome the Rev. Herb Gale, Associate Secretaryfor Planned Giving as our guest. We hope that during this time of worship thepresence of God will draw close to you and you will know God's love and hope.Greet one another in kindness and Christian love, that all who worship heretoday may know they are beloved of God and part of his family. Mark is awaypreaching the Anniversary at St. George's Presbyterian Church in London thismorning and will return to the pulpit of St. Andrew's next week.

Rev. Herb Gale: Herb isoriginally from Charlotte, North Carolina, and received his Doctor of Ministrydegree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. After serving a Presbyteriancongregation in Shelby, North Carolina for four years, he came to the TorontoSchool of Theology where he received his Master of Theology degree in the areaof spirituality. His thesis was entitled, Strength to Bear: the Experienceof God in Human Suffering. Herb has served twocongregations in The Presbyterian Church in Canada: St. James' PresbyterianChurch in Stouffville, Ontario, for nine years; and Westminster-St. Paul'sPresbyterian Church in Guelph, Ontario, for eleven years. Herb has served the national church asthe worship leader at three of the Stewards by Design conferences. It was Herb'skeen interest in stewardship that drew him to the position of AssociateSecretary for Planned Giving, in which capacity he has been serving the churchsince June 1^st, 2004. Herb is married to the Rev. Shirley Gale, who is also a minister in ThePresbyterian Church in Canada. Astime permits, Herb enjoys playing the guitar and singing, photography and beinga couch potato.

Deaths: Sandy Dessler, on Sunday,October 19, 2008. Our heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to Harvey andhis family.

Thankyou to our beadle this morning, Dave Mitchell.

Thank you to our greeters this morning;Fred and Joyce Martin, John and Janet Panabaker and Rose Mary Hawthorne.

CoffeeTime: Join usin the Elizabeth Room this morning for a cup of coffee or glass of juice withfriends and family. Courtney Gooding and members of the youth are our hoststhis morning.

Tonight, the Sanctuary Choir invites youto a concert at 7:00 p.m. Robert Houghton and the choir have a great variety ofmusic prepared. Special guests are Annette Haas, Hector Vasquez and GrantMacDonald. Douglas Haas will accompany on the organ and piano. All are welcome,and it is free. At the end of the evening you may make a donation ,only if youwish. Nursery care will be provided.

Notes from Janice

Today we celebrate 154 years of witness and ministry in the community ofKitchener. Over the past 154 years St. Andrew's has reached out to people farbeyond Kitchener to extend the love of Christ and witness to Christ's grace atwork in our lives and in the world. Through our TV ministry, through ourChristian Education program, through our Prayer ministry, through our musicministry, through Camp Kummoniwanago and through our International and Nationalmissions we are privileged to extend Christ's love to those in our own area andbeyond. It is an exciting mission to which Christ Jesus calls us to. As wecelebrate we pray that God's Holy Spirit will renew our commitment

The Sacrament of Baptism: Thismorning we celebrate the mercy of God as we administer the Sacrament of HolyBaptism to Kayla MacKenzie Goodwin, daughter of Timothy and Stacey Goodwin, andto Timothy Goodwin, who by Baptism and the Profession of Faith will become partof our congregation. We pray God's every blessing on the Goodwin family as theybegin their journey of faith together here at St. Andrew's.

St. Andrew's News

Mark will be away in Ottawa on Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday of next week. He will be taking part in the CanadianChristian-Jewish Consultation at the headquarters of the Canadian JewishCongress.

Session Meeting in the Sanctuary on Monday,October 27 at 7:15 p.m

The Craft Club will meet on Monday, October 27to work on items for the bazaar. Call Anne McConnell at 519-744-8946 forfurther information.

A Wee Bit O' Christmas at St. AndrewsPresbyterian Church, Saturday, November 22, at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Callingall crafters! If you are creating crafts for the bazaar, please bring them tothe church office by November 15. The craft group is looking for knitted dish clothsto complete one of their crafts. If you could help, please bring them to theoffice by Nov. 2. That would be great crafts are also in great demand. If youare interested in joining the group making crafts on Monday mornings, call Anne(519-744-8946) or Tiina (519-579-6618) for information.

Mark Your Calender Today! Monday,November 24 will be the 4th annual St. Andrews CHAPTERS DAY. Please come to theWaterloo Chapters store anytime that day and buy some books for Christmas giftsor for yourself. A percentage of the St. Andrews' sales will enable your BookCorner to buy exciting new books, CDs and DVDs for the coming year. Watch thebulletin for your official invitation.

As part of the National International Outreach Committee's ongoing pursuit of relieffor third world countries, we are bringing back the Ceremonial Band of theWaterloo Regional Police Service, by popular request. This band is the onlybrass and reed military style police band in Canada, having visited England, manylocations in the U.S.A., and currently planning a trip to Calgary next July.Once again, they are donating their time for this concert, which will be heldon Monday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary. Tickets will be $10.00each.

IanMcGee, an Elder of St. Andrew's, a Stephen Minister and theChairman of the V.I.P. Committee was honoured on Monday, October 20 with theOntario Medal for Good Citizenship. His name was put forward for this honour bythe Waterloo Region Hospice for whom Ian has volunteered for many years caringfor palliative patients and patients with Alzheimer's Disease. The Medal waspresented at Queen's Park by The Honourable David Onely, Lieutenant Governor ofOntario in the presence of The Honourable Michael Chan, Minister of Immigrationand Citizenship. Of 200 names put forward for this award, only 12 were chosen.Congratulations Ian. We are very proud of you.

YouthRetreat: Thanks to leaders Courtney Gooding, Lauren Blair andMike Wasyluk who were supported by behind the scenes leaders, Diana Watson,June Spidell and Tracy Blair and to the volunteers who came out to visit andhelp in the kitchen. Over 27 youths had the opportunity to build friendshipsand learn more about their faith because of the combined efforts of thesepeople. Ask one of the participating youth what discovered about their ownfaith and how it fits into the hours and minutes of their ordinary days.Something for us all to think about too.

It's Your Ministry

Stephen Ministry is YOUR ministry. It is an important way we at St.Andrew's care for one another. If you are going through adifficult time,consider having a Stephen minister. If you know of someone else who is facingdifficulties, suggest that they request Stephen Ministry. Make use of it.Stephen Ministry belongs to you.

Presbyterians Sharing

Did you know? Through Presbyterians Sharing, we support Dr. David Villalonga, a veterinarian working with the YoungMen's Christian Association (YMCA) in Nicaragua. The YMCA is focusing on community development in Nicaragua,offering workshops and special training in animal health and reproduction, andthe production of crops for feed. David has seen the difference this makes in the life of Manuel, a 67year old man who received five heifers and training on feeding and breedingthem in 2004. He and his familybenefited greatly as a result of the income received from the sale ofoffspring. His children are ableto attend school, and he was able to pay for cancer treatment he would nototherwise have been able to afford. As we support Presbyterians Sharing . .. let us pray for David and the YMCA as they work tomake a difference in the lives of the poor in Nicaragua.

Sunday Smile- Tap-Tap-Tapping in the Cemetary
Two men were walking home after a Halloween party and decided to take a shortcutthrough the cemetery just for laughs. Right in the middle of the cemetery, theywere startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows.Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chippingaway at one of the headstones.
"Holy cow, Mister," one of them said, after catching his breath,"You scared us half to death! We thought you were a ghost! What are youdoing working here so late at night?"
"Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled myname!"

Puppets: Dave Mitchell has created a new stage for the Puppets of St. Andrews.Members of our Youth will perform monthly for our sunday school classes inconnection to their lesson. Karen Anthony designed clothes to match the themes,creating a great base for their wardrobe.is wonderful to have such impressiveand symbolic looking clothes for our puppets. Mitchell hopes to further traineager teens in the new year to record music and produce recordable productionsof the Puppet Shows" You Tube" and other outlets. Any teens or adultswishing to work with this wonderful storytelling tool, please speak to DaveMitchell or contact Martha Fergusson at martha.22@live.com. Thanks Dave &Karen!!!

The cool fall weather chasescaregivers and babies inside. If you are a stay at home caregiver and wish tohave a place for a warm beverage and a safe area for your young one toroamamorning, contact Martha Fergusson. martha.22@live.com

BOOKREVIEW by Sylvia Stewart: "Caring for Mother" byM. Owens.

Thisbook puts into words a situation that many of us are experiencing or haveexperienced, caring for an aging loved one. An important read for us all. Checkit out in the Book Corner.

Takeone ... it's for you! The Book Corner committee has designed a bookmark for your information.It highlights a few of the details regarding books, DVDs, CDs and games thatare available for your enjoyment and education. Stoplocation in the corner ofIona Hall toout thebefore the service or during coffee hour. We have alsoinitiated a family book bag collection that isfor convenient check out andreturn in the preschool room and nursery. Take a bookmark to remind you of theresources that are availableyou.

Sunday School News

Nursery Care for infants through to 2years is available in the Nursery on the upper level. Thank you to our nursery volunteers Tracy Mitchell andJessica Kirk.

Sunday School Begins at 9:45 a.m.! Children Ages 3-5 meet in the Cherry Room.

Sunday School Children in Grade 1-Grade 6 please meetin the Temple.

The Children will be brought into the Sanctuaryduring the third congregational hymn and will be met by their parents in theSanctuary, following thePostlude.

Youth News

Communicants: Communicants will be meetingwith Terry today in the Westminster Room.All other youth will either be sittingin service or volunteering within the church.

Friday night Youthand Sports Break at 6:30p.m. Please meet in the youth room.

Weekly Calendar October 27-November 1

Monday

7:15 p.m. Session Meeting Sanctuary

Wednesday

10:30 a.m. Mark's Study Elizabeth Room

12:15 p.m. Noon Hour Concert Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. Mark's Study Elizabeth Room

Thursday

6:45 p.m. Bell Choir Potters House

8:00 p.m. Choir Sanctuary

Friday

6:30p.m. Youth/SportsBreak Youth Room