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After members ask what a kirkin' service is all about, they often follow up with, "But why?" Why should St Andrew Presbyterian Church of Denton, Texas, half a world and centuries away from our Scottish roots, have a Kirkin' o' the Tartans' service in 2015?
In Ecclesiastes, we are told that there is "a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance" (3:4). A kirkin' service celebrates our faith, our church family, our biological families, our history and our future. We were created by God to celebrate, to laugh, dance and find joy in our lives. It is easy to forget that is part of our purpose and instead to be swallowed up by our daily struggles, losses and fears. We lose sight of our many blessings.
The 'kirk' is the church -- not the building, but the people of God. The 'kirkin' of the tartans seeks a blessing on the people of God's church - on individual families and the body of believers as a whole. It is important that we take time to cherish our own biological families, the families of choice we have built around us, the family we have found at St. Andrew, the family we have in the Presbyterian church and the family we have in God's church everywhere. They are cause for thanks and celebration!
The kirkin' service will help us reflect on the history of our church and how faith is never found or held easily. It will help us focus on the importance and strength of all our families. It will remind us that God has richly blessed us, our families and our church. And it is a time to laugh, to dance, to give thanks and to share our joy in our Christian faith and in our chosen place and form of worship. Come join the celebration!
DeLila Bergan, Moderator
Worship & Music Committee
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Another Kirkin' Update fer Ye:
April 19, One Service, 10:50am
Our Kirkin' o' the Tartans service on April 19 is only days away. Press your kilts and practice your brogue. We're going to celebrate the Scottish roots of our church and its international reach. If your wardrobe doesn't contain a variety of tartan plaids, we invite you to wear clothing that represents your own family history. In all our diversity, we are members of one St. Andrew family. The Kirkin' service will begin with a processional at 10:30am. If you want to march with the clan banners, or with the larger St. Andrew family, please be here by 8:45am that morning to rehearse the processional. Watch the Kirkin' page on the church web site for updates.
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Support the Kirkin' Service
The Kirkin' service is made possible by the generosity of individual donors and the efforts of many volunteers. We have covered the majority of the costs of this special outreach event, but need some help in covering the remaining expenses. If you would like to support the Kirkin' service, please leave your donation in the church office and indicate that it is for Kirkin' expenses.
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More Food Ahead: Kirkin' O' the Tartans Pot Luck
Everyone enjoys good food at St. Andrew! After our Kirkin' O' the Tartans Service on Sunday, April 19, we will hold a church-wide Scottish and international pot luck to celebrate our diverse church-wide cultures. Explore your culinary creativity and bring the Scottish, foreign, or American food you enjoy the most, from appetizers to desserts. We will have warming ovens turned on before worship so you can place your dishes in there to keep warm. Cool dishes can be put in the refrigerator, and we will have volunteers to receive food and assist. Coffee, tea, and water will be served. We know that you will all be hungry and ready to eat a wonderful meal after church that day, so put April 19 on your calendar for a Scottish and international feast, filled with entertainment and merriment!
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Prime Time
Prime Timers will meet on Friday, April 10 in room 206/208 at 12:30pm. Our speaker this month will be our own Bob Schumm. Nancy and Bob visited the Sheik Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi ($500,000,000 to construct), a Sikh temple and soup kitchen in India where they serve 5000 people every day, and a Hindu festival on the Ganges River. They also viewed sunrise ritual bathing in the Ganges and cremations being performed along its banks. He will bring photos and will talk about life in Dubai and Abu Dhabi (40 miles apart) and the places and things they saw in India.
Bring a sack lunch and/or join us for dessert (provided). Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there! If you have questions, call Clarice Luce at 940-367-7327 or email
mamaluce_29@yahoo.com.
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Planning for the Later Parts of Life
April 12 & 19
12:30pm to 2pm starting with a lite lunch
This class will be a form of self-audit on issues everyone faces in our later years. Hearing from an attorney (Bob Widmer), an investor (Jonathon Fite), a doctor (Dr. Scott Simms), a pastor (Fred Cassell) along with Kim and Diana Warner we will address what one needs to know about medical forms, legal documents, memorial service planning, not outliving one's assets along with partnering with the church to leave a legacy for others.
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St. Andrew Scenes Spectacular!
It's show time! Please join us at 2:00 pm this Sunday, the 12th, for songs from Annie, the Fantasticks, Sound of Music, Les Miserables, Joseph, Godspell, West Side Story, Pearl Fishers, Carmen and more, all performed by our own talented multigenerational cast of St. Andrew members and friends. Admission is free and the show is family friendly.
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Presbyterian Women
Circle I meets Tuesday, April 14 at 9:30am at the home of Sue Hankins with Eileen Duffield as co-hostess. We will discuss Lesson 7 in our Horizons study book. We will collect $1.00 for paper towels for the Denton Christian Pre-School and $1.00 for Denton Food Pantry. All women of the church are welcome. Please contact Linda Heilig, Chairman for questions or more information, 940-381-9934.
Circle II meets Tuesday at 9:30am on April 14 at 1608 Lynhurst, hosted by Betty Alford and Mary Frances Van Pelt. In Lesson 8 (II Corinthians 11:1-32), Paul confronts false apostles who are proselytizing the Corinthians by claiming authority for themselves. All ladies are welcome. Please phone Lib Berry (940-584-0128) for information.
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Service for Wholeness
Wednesday, April 15
7:30pm, Sanctuary
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The Children's Place Preschool
St. Andrew is home to The Children's Place, a high quality preschool based on developmentally appropriate curriculum. We have classes for children who are 10 months old through kindergarten. Enrollment is now open for the fall. If you are looking for an excellent preschool or half day kindergarten you will want to check us out. Stop by for a tour and a registration packet. You can contact us at 940-387-7716 or thechildrensplacedenton@gmail.com.
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Summer Lunch Program
The Mission Committee is again coordinating the distribution of lunches provided by the Denton Parks & Recreation Department. This summer we will be serving many more students at the Village East Apartments (University and Mingo). It takes less than an hour per shift. You can sign up in the narthex and complete the application forms or email scanned forms. Contact Bob Stewart (940-262-3364) for more information.
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The St. Andrew Directories Have Arrived!
Distribution of the membership directories will begin on the following dates: Super Wednesday, April 8; Sunday, April 12; Super Wednesday, April 15; and Sunday, April 19. Distribution on Wednesdays will be in Fellowship Hall from 5:30-6:30pm. Sunday distribution will be in the Narthex between services and after the 10:50am service. Directories will not be mailed so please try to pick yours up during one of these four dates.
A directory will be set aside for each of you who had a portrait made and there were extra copies ordered for other members to enjoy. If you did not participate in the directory but would like a copy, a $5.00 donation to help cover the costs of printing extra copies would be appreciated.
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Wonderful New Magnetic Name Tags!
The Membership Committee has listened to many complaints about how difficult it is to read the names on our current name tags, as well as what a challenge it is to wear them. Lynn Carrico has diligently searched to find a great deal for us to obtain brand new magnetic name tags in blue with white letters. The tags are 1 ?" by 3" with only first and last names on them, which are very readable! The budget does not allow for Membership to purchase them, but the tags may be purchased by individuals for only $5.00 each. This also means that if a family wants to have name tags for their children, they can order those, too. Lynn will have a sample name tag to show and will begin taking orders for the name tags on Super Wednesday, April 8, at the same time as the new directories will be given out. We will continue taking orders throughout April at Super Wednesdays and on Sunday mornings. Be sure to order yours now!
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Congratulations, Larry!
Larry Wolf, St. Andrew member and assistant custodian, has been selected by Giving HOPE Inc. as one of their four recipients for a fully furnished apartment for an entire year rent free through the 100,000 Homes Campaign. Larry was a client at Our Daily Bread who wanted to give back so he faithfully volunteered five days a week. We were fortunate enough to be able to hire him as one of our assistant custodians. Larry is a faithful member and is always at the 8:30 a.m. service ready to wish us all a great day and to share how God has blessed his life. Larry will move into his new apartment on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Congratulations, Larry!
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Holocaust Retrospective
with Richard Golden, Professor of History at UNT and director of the UNT Jewish Studies Program
Wednesday, May 13, Fellowship Hall
Dinner at 5:30pm @ Super Wednesday prices Presentation at 6:15pm
Presentation will be followed by a field trip to the Holocaust Museum on Saturday, May 16. More details to follow. Questions? Ask Kirsten Brown
brownk444@aol.com or Lisa Patterson
lisa@saint-andrew.com
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Community Outreach Committee
Mother's Day Gift Bag Requests
The Community Outreach Committee requests donations for the Mother's Day Gift Bags that will be donated to homeless mothers with dependent children through Giving Hope, Inc. New female toiletry items and new or gently-used gift bags are requested. Suggested items may include make-up, lipstick, perfume, lotion, shampoo & conditioner, nail products & accessories, deodorant, etc. Donations will be collected March 8 through May 3 in the designated collection bins by the soda machine outside Fellowship Hall.
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Calling All with CPR/AED Certifications
Some of us recently completed the Heartsaver CPR AED training, sponsored by the American Heart Association. I realize there are others of you, because of your job requirements or perhaps other reasons, who hold current CPR AED certification.
I would appreciate your sending me your name, the organization that provided your training, the name of the training you received and the expiration date. Once you forward that information to me, I'll add that to the list of those who recently completed the training here at St. Andrew. We'll then post that combined list on the wall right beside the AED in the workroom, right off the narthex. If you have any questions, please contact Jim White at the church office 940-387-3897 or via e-mail:
jim@saint-andrew.com. Thank you.
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April Give-A-Meal
Dried Beans, Rice, Canned Green Beans, Canned Peaches
Optional: Coffee and Peanut Butter
Please return your non-perishable donations for the Denton Community Food Center to the collection bin by the Coke machine near Fellowship Hall. Thank You!
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Calendar
Men's Book Study
Thursday, April 9
8am, Cartwright's Ranch House
Prime Time
Friday, April 10
12:30pm, Room 206/208
Planning for the Later Parts of Life
Sunday, April 12
12:30pm, Room 206/208
St. Andrew Musical Scenes Spectacular
Sunday, April 12
2pm, Fellowship Hall
Theology on Tap
Monday, April 13
6:30pm, East Side Social Club
Tuesday Afternoon Women's Bible Study
Tuesday, April 14
1:30pm, Room 206
Session Committee Meeting Night
Tuesday, April 14
Super Wednesday
Wednesday, April 15
Service for Wholeness
Wednesday, April 15
7:30pm, Sanctuary
Kirkin' o the Tartans Service
One Worship Service Only
Sunday, April 19
10:50am, Sanctuary
Kirkin' Potluck
Sunday, April 19
Following the 10:50am Service
Session Meeting
Wednesday, April 22
7:30pm, Room 206/208
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