WATCH HERE FOR CANCELATIONS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
VALENTINE DINNER & SOCIAL SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 13 HAS BEEN CANCELED
THE NAOMI CIRCLE WILL BE CANCELED FOR THIS THURSDAY FEB.11.
May the upcoming year of 2010 abound in
FAITH, LOVE, and PEACE.
You are invited to worship with us. Worship services on Sundays are at 8:00 am, 9:00 am and 10:30 am. Sunday school for all ages is at 9:00 am. We hope that you will sense the love of God's Spirit in our midst. Although the St. Andrew United Methodist Church family comes from many diverse backgrounds, we are committed to the reality of Jesus Christ impacting, transforming and revitalizing our lives and the world through us.
The vision and purpose of St. Andrew is "to make disciples of Jesus Christ who care for one another and will transform the world."
- Click on the picture to donate to UMCOR's efforts in Haiti
Food, Water, Housing Top Priorities for Haitians
UMNS Report
By Kathy Gilbert
January 27, 2010—Food. Potable water. Shelter.
Those are the top needs a group of 29 church and community leaders told three executives from the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Asked which is the most important, the group said all three.
The Jan. 12 earthquake left Mellier, about 80 kilometers from Port-au-Prince, without safe houses, churches, schools, businesses and basic needs. Because most of the attention of the humanitarian aid has focused on the capital city, not much help has reached more than 3,000 in this town and another 7,000 in the surrounding area.
Community leaders met with UMCOR in the shade of an almond tree on wooden benches and pews salvaged from their destroyed Methodist church and school. Children played while adults and youth talked about the desperate state they are in since the earthquake.
Melissa Crutchfield and Sharad Aggarwal, executives with UMCOR, and the Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda, executive with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, listened in an effort to assess needs and develop a plan to provide relief.
“The community participates from the very beginning,” Aggarwal said. “In Mellier they have told us what their priorities are so we are not imposing what we think they need on them. That is what we do in all our programming for UMCOR. The community helps us determine what their needs are.”
DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY
DISCIPLE I Pastor Mark Fieger will be our leader through this study. We will be starting our DISCIPLE class on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 10:00 AM - Noon and will be continuing through about December. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and books must be pre-ordered. There is a sign up sheet in the Lobby of the New Fellowship Hall where you may get a preview of the study manual. If you prefer, you may call the church office. The last day to register is February 8, 2010. The cost of the study manual is $37.00. Click here for further information
WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY FOR BIBLE STUDY
“Loving God” by Charles (Chuck) Colson
A book that is so gracious and loving will be our focus for the next Women's Sunday Night Study. This book is filled with true and inspiring stories and the premise of this book is about not only loving God in our hearts, but also through our actions and these accounts serve as wonderful examples and should lead to lively discussions. Please, come join us in fellowship with God! 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room # 9, 1st Floor Sunday School Wing? contact Ann Canter through the church office. or email your questions to all2hymn(at)comcast.net.
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“40 DAYS OF LOVE”
We Were Made for Relationships: A Six-Session Video-Based Study for Small Groups
TAUGHT BY RICK WARREN ~ OFFERED 6 THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 7:00 PM ~ FEBRUARY 18, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 25, 2010
Optional Study Guide cost is $9.00 including shipping. For additional information, please contact Lucy DeBarge at the church office to register.
OPEN DOOR WINTER SESSION JAN. 13-FEB. 10
MOMENTUM D.R.I.V.E.
Come back to St. Andrew UM Church mid-week for 5 consecutive Wednesdays, beginning January 13. Our "Open Doors" Session offers a catered dinner in New Fellowship Hall at 5:30 pm ($7.00 per person/$20 maximum per family), followed by contemporary worship in our sanctuary at 6:30 pm, then classes for all ages at 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Classes for children and youth include: Nursery (ages 3 and under); K to 3; Junior Youth /fellowship (JYF); and Methodist Youth Fellowship (MYF).
Classes for adults include:
"Spirituality from a Wesleyan Perspective" This class will give an overview of Methodist spirituality and history. While this class is a great introduction to those desiring to join St. Andrew, it will also be very informative to those seeking to know more about our Methodist heritage. This class will be lead by Pastor Mark Fieger.
"Momentum for Life" Based upon the book by UM Mega-Church Pastor Rev. Michael Slaughter, this will be an intensive practical devotional series aimed at deepening our faith and discipline by building 'momentun' in our lives towards a fuller life in Christ. We will follow his acronym DRIVE: (D)evotions; (R)eadiness for lifelong learning; (I)nvesting in key relationships; (V)ision; and (E)xercise and healthy living. Each week we will share about and discuss our daily lives in terms of these five items and begin to build useful practices into our lives reflecting the DRIVE and momentum we want to build. Sign-up is required; a signed covenant is required (we will covenant together on the first night); reading the book is required; daily exercises and reflections will be part of the weekly "homework". The nature of this group will be to practice discipline as mucfh as learn and discuss new material and information, therefore, those who sign up will be expected to participate fully...this is not a casual study. This class will be lead by Pastor Erik Hall.
- Upper Room Daily devotional (click on picture)
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