Today at St. Andrew’s

Today we welcome the children from grades 1-6 and our youth class to participate in an Intergenerational Pentecost Service. The 50th day following Easter symbolizes the birth of the Christian churchpower of the Holy Spirit. The gifts of the spirit and the significance of this new liturgical season willillustrated in the service.children will be contributing symbols related to the readings at the front with their Sundayclasses. We alsothe youthlighting the candles to represent the tongues of fire traditionally representing Pentecostand the liturgical colour ofthis period of the church year... red.

 

Thank you to our readers this morning; Evelyn Crawford, Renee Biewenga-Hyams, Marius Popa and Peter Hamalainen. Renee, Marius and Peter are reading scripture in their mother tongue and we thank them for sharing their language with us. 

 

Thank you to our beadle this morning, John Panabaker.

 

Thank you to our greeters this morning; Vera Mortimer, Wincky Brandt, Wendy Kirk and Margaret Rennie.

 

Coffee Time: Please join us in Iona Hall for a special “Mother’s Day” coffee time hosted by the Youth and Communicants of St. Andrew’s and their leaders; Courtney Gooding and Lauren Blair. We thank Heather Ingram-Smith and Jan Blackburn for organizing the set-up and refreshments.

 

Tonight please join the Rev. J. Hamalanien for a Hymn Sing at 7:00 p.m. This is the last evening service until fall. The service will be a “by request” Hymn Sing, so you can sing all your favourite hymns by just shouting out

the number. Coffee/tea and dessert will be served  in the Heather Room after the service. We hope you can join us.

 

A Celebration! Everyone is invited to join in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. J. Mark Lewis, on Sunday, May 25 at the 10:30 a.m. service. A reception will follow in Iona Hall.

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The Women’s Missionary Society Presbyterial Spring Rally will take place at St. Andrew’s on Monday, May 12^th at 7:00 p.m. with refreshments, followed at 7:30 p.m. with the Rally. Everyone is welcome to come and learn first-hand about the work being undertaken by the church with the Bhil people of India, from the ladies who made a Mission trip there earlier this year. For more information, contact the President, Mrs. Morag Thompson at 519-579-0022.

 

Visitors in the Parish  Would you like to participate in this special program of visitation?  VIP's provide one-on-one relational support for individuals in our congregation many of whom are senior, aged or confined to a home.  We are meeting in the Elizabeth Room on Tuesday, May 13^th at 7:00 p.m. If you are interested, please contact Ian McGee (884-3587).

 

 

Local Outreach Meeting on Tuesday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Heather Room.

 

St. Andrew's will be hosting our annual Victoria Day BBQ for the

downtown needy on May 19th. The BBQ is held to fill a need when the

 St. John's soup kitchen is closed over the holiday. Last year we entertained and served food toalmost 300 guests. If you can volunteer a couple ofto help at this outreachbetween 9:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.completethe volunteer form insert and drop it off at the office. Donations in any amount to defray the cost ofBBQare also greatly needed and appreciated. For more information, please contact Terry orSturtevant, 2008 Victoria Day BBQ Coordinators at (519) 513-9993.

 

Annual Fish Fry:  It’s that time of year again folks, and Camp Kummoniwannago invites you to attend our Howell’s of Wiarton Fish Fry Dinner on May 26^th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Iona Hall. Come out and enjoy the music

of Eric Traplin. The Youth Worship band  will provide entertainment in the sanctuary while waiting for a yummy meal.  Take part in our Chinese auction; something new this year, and help to replenish our sponsorship fund. What would a fish fry be without those homemade pies! We are going to need

donations of rhubarb so that we can continue to offer that wonderful springtime treat. Rhubarb can be left in the church kitchen Saturday, May 24, or Sunday, May 25. Thanks and see you there.   

 

New  Members:We will next be receiving new members on Sunday, June 1. If you are interested in membership, or have questions about it please speak to Mark Lewis, or to John Moses or Marion Cutler, the Co-Conveners

 of the membership committee.

 

The Annual St. Andrew's Golf Tournament will take place at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7 at Conestoga Golf Club. It will be a 9 hole, shotgun

(all start and finish together); suitable for golfers of all abilities! Interested players may sign up at coffee hour in Iona Hall.

 

Mennonite Countryside Tour: St. Andrew’s annual countryside tour, led

by Ab Martin will take place this year on Saturday, June 7 at 9:15 a.m.

The pick-up point will be at Conestoga Mall parking lot at the horse barns, beside Zehrs. Our tour will take us through the beautiful countryside of

Waterloo County to see smell, and learn about the history, traditions, and

customs of the Mennonites of this area. Lunch will be at Marian’s Country Cupboard in Hawksville. We will arrive back at Conestoga Mall with a new appreciation of the Mennonite culture in Waterloo County. The cost of the bus driver, tour, escort and meal is $30.00. Please sign up in the office if you wish to attend at least two days prior to the tour. There is a maximum of 50 guests, first come, first serve.

 

Want to know what is going on at St. Andrew's?Find it on the website in our new Month at a Glance calendar. Select "Happening Soon" at the top of the main page and then "Monthly Activities at a Glance".

 http://www.standrewskw.com/hsoon.htm

 

The Board of Managers needs a picture of the front of Knell House,

68 Queen St. N. that was taken before 1950. Contact John Gould at

519-744-1145 if you can help.

 

The old crumbling upholstery in St. Andrew’s chapel has been replaced with new red fabric, thanks to the Women’s Association. Take a moment to admire it in the side chapel.

 

Keep those Zehrs tapes coming! The last batch submitted netted us $846.67! A big thank-you is extended to Barbara Yantha for adding up the tapes and bundling them as required.

Presbyterians Sharing

Did you know? Through our gifts to Presbyterians Sharing, the right hand side of our church envelopes, we help support Saskatoon Native Circle Ministry as it reaches out to, and advocates for, Aboriginal peoples of Saskatoon.  This is not easy work, and can be overwhelming. There is so much pain, so much desolation.  But there is hope amidst all the sadness.  Serina, a Parish Addictions Support Worker, has been hired for a one-year term.  She is

counselling individuals and young couples, and her work in the community has brought people to the ministry’s worship circle.  As we give to Presbyterians Sharing let us pray for those who are marginalized, and those suffering from addiction and poverty.  Give thanks for Rev. Stewart Folster and for Saskatoon Native Circle Ministry as they work to make a difference in the lives of those who have little to hope for.

 

Sunday School News

 

Nursery Care for infants through to 2 years is available in the Nursery on the upper level.  Thank you to our nursery volunteers, Cheryl Hintermayer and Jessica Kirk.

All Children are to meet in their Departments at the beginning of the Service – 10:30 a.m. The Children will be brought into the Sanctuary during the third congregational hymn and will be met by their parents in the Sanctuary following the Postlude.

 

Children Ages 2& 3: Young Children and Worship: Worship Centre (Stephen Room, Upper Level)

 

Children Ages 4 & 5: Beginners Department (Cherry Room, Upper Level)

 

Master’s Workshop Rotation (Gr. 1-6): Meet in Covenant Chapel

(Main Floor) at 10:30 a.m.

We will be attending the Intergenerational service as a class this morning.

 

Youth News

 

Youth: Meet in the Youth Room by 10:10 a.m. to prepare for the service and we will sit together in the service this morning. Youth  and Communicants

please meet in the kitchen at 11:20 a.m. to help with coffee time.

Communicants class: Meet in the Youth Room or sit with your families this morning.

 

Sunday Smile-The Light of The World

A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday school presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son's memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, "I am the light of the world." The child beamed and with great feeling and a loud clear voice said, "My mother is the light of the world."

 

TODAY'S BIBLE QUIZ

1.       In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul wrote that he intended to stay in what city until Pentecost?

2.      How many days after Easter is Pentecost?

3.      What happened at Pentecost?

Answers on the whiteboard in the Book Corner and on the website.

 

A BOOK REVIEW by Penny Cressman

Many of you have heard Stephen Lewis speak. So you know he is a compelling speaker; articulate, passionate and forthright. His book "A RACE AGAINST TIME" reads as if he is standing before you again.  The book, written in 2005, is a transcript of five lectures he gave as a Massey Lecture Series in Toronto. Lewis is determined to bear witness to the desperate plight of so many in Africa and to give us his often searing perspective on our ongoing failure to help.I found it a sad encounter, but I was enchanted to meet the champion.

 

Weekly Calendar May 12-17

 

Monday

7:00 p.m.             The WMS Presbyterial Spring Rally   

7:15 p.m.                    Investment Club Meeting             Westminster Room

 

Tuesday

4:00 p.m.                           Trustees Meeting                           Heather Room

7:00 p.m.                    Local Outreach Meeting                        Heather Room

7:00 p.m.                              VIP Meeting                              Elizabeth Room

 

Wednesday

12:15 p.m.                      Noon Hour Concert                                   Sanctuary

7:00 p.m.            Admin/Pastoral/Joint Council Meetings   Elizabeth Room

Thursday

6:45 p.m.                                Bell Choir                                    Potters House

8:00 p.m.                                  Choir                                                Sanctuary

 

EMERGENCY EVACUATION

 

Follow instructions from the pulpit and from the ushers.

Proceed in an orderly fashion to the nearest exit.  Exit to street level and move away from the building.

Please assist people with mobility problems.  Some adults in the balcony may be needed to assist in the evacuation of the nursery and the church school area above Iona Hall.

Do not use the elevator.

Do not congregate in the parking areas or try to retrieve your vehicle.

Proceed via Weber or Roy Streets to Zion United Church (32 Weber Street West) and enter the church via the parking lot door to seek shelter and to rendezvous with church school children.

If you exit the building onto Queen Street, proceed to Zion United Church via Roy Street.

Do not attempt to meet children in the church school areas.  Teachers have specific instructions regarding evacuation of the children from the church school areas and meet them inside Zion United Church.

If the children and their teachers are in the sanctuary, they will exit through the door to the small chapel to the left of the choir loft and exit the building via the Weber Street entrance and proceed to Zion United Church.

 

All Overflow participants, meet at the church, Friday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your sleeping bag, toiletries, P.J’s, bathing suit and towel, snacks for during the day and money for dinner. You will be asked to bring breakfast foods, for the mornings. Courtney will let you know what you are to bring. Make sure you pick up the driving schedule from Courtney today before you leave!

 

NOTES FROM JANICE

Today we are delighted to have the Masters Rotation Classes, the Communicants class and the Youth Group joining us for worship. On this Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the birth of the Church, when all the followers of Jesus were given gifts by the Holy Spirit to share in the community. We also celebrate the gift of our mothers and the love and dedication with which they serve their families. It is from our mothers that we first learned how to love and serve one another. It is from our mothers in faith that we extend our love and service to our family of faith and our community. To all of our Mothers and Mothers in Faith we say thank you.

Have a beautiful day.

Notes from Mark

 

 Donna and I are away this weekend in order to celebrate our 25^th

wedding anniversary.will be back in the office on Monday morning.

I am very thankful to Janice for her willingness to conduct both services today and thereby allow Donna and I to enjoy this weekend together.