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In a throwback to games that did not require a
TV, phone, or Internet connection, let's play
"What am I?"
- I am a check for $21 that Richard sent to
St. Andrew (yes, in the day of internet banking,
I had the bank send a check to the office down
the hall from mine!). What am I?
- I will be joined by another check in May,
two more in July, and another in October. What
am I?
- The two checks in July will be approximately
2.5 times as much my $21. What am I?
- I will be designated to a particular fund of
our Endowment. What am I?
- Every member is invited to send a similar
type check, although most will be for different
amounts. What am I?
I am the gift to the Birthday Fund
celebrating the 21st birthday of my daughter
Noelle.
I hope you make giving to the
Birthday Fund a part of celebrating your
birthdays. My history with the Birthday Fund is
tied directly to St. Andrew. Ten years or so
ago, I was visiting in worship here at St.
Andrew and heard a Minute for Mission about the
Birthday Fund. The idea so captivated me that I
returned to OH with this great idea for the
Endowment Fund at the church I served, and they
started a Birthday Fund there. It became a fun,
exciting part of the giving in that
congregation. In fact, I remember an older
member (90+ years old) who would proudly tell
everyone he "could not afford another birthday
because his birthday fund contribution was
getting so big."
Even as we receive gifts in
celebration of our birthdays, the Birthday Fund
allows us a chance to give thanks to God for the
gift of our lives. I hope you will join me in
making those celebratory gifts on your
birthdays.
Yours in
Christ,
Richard
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Parents' Night
Out
Parents' Night Out is a program for the
young families of St. Andrew. The program has a
two-fold purpose: it gives parents an
opportunity to spend quality time together
without their children and it gives the children
an evening of fun, age-appropriate activities
with their friends at St. Andrew. The evening
runs from 4:00pm-8:00pm for infants-3 yr. olds
in the Nursery. In the Rec. Center, 4 yr.
olds-elementary age will meet from
4:00pm-9:00pm. We ask parents to make
reservations no later than Thursday, the week of
PNO. Please email Ms. Sue at:
toddlerqueen2@gmail.com, or
call at 940-300-9262, for reservations.
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Church
Office Closed
The church office will be closed in
observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day on
Monday, January 16.
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Presbyterian
Women
Presbyterian Women will meet in the
church Parlor on Tuesday, January 17 at 9:30am
for fellowship and refreshments. At 10am, we
will adjourn to the Sanctuary for Communion led
by Rev. Richard Culp. All women of the church
are invited to attend this very special meeting
as we begin the new year of 2017 together.
Questions: please contact Linda Heilig,
Moderator,
l.heilig@verizon.net.
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Red
Cross Blood Drive
Saturday, January 21
9am-2pm, Rec Center
Walk-ins
welcome!
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Worship
through Work
The second annual Worship through
Work activity sponsored by St. Andrew Mission
Committee is scheduled for February 5, 2017. We
will be preparing 10,000 meals to be distributed
to children around the world, most likely in
Central America. The day begins with a worship
service at 9:30am in the Sanctuary. For
questions, please contact Darhyl Ramsey at
d.ramsey2@verizon.net.
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Denton
Christian Preschool Supply Drive
It is
once again time to assist the Denton Christian
Preschool with creative art and classroom
supplies! It is such a blessing to help
little ones become more interested in the arts,
especially for this school. Their special
needs this year are finger paints (all colors),
construction paper, easel/finger paint paper,
lunch bags, paper plates, paper towels, toilet
paper, liquid hand soap, children's toothpaste,
AA batteries, 9V batteries, safety pins,
watercolors, and glue sticks. You may
leave the supplies in the bins downstairs under
the sign for Denton Christian Preschool.
Thank you for your generous
help!
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Update
from the Mission Committee
Due to our congregation's generous
Christmas Eve Offering, a total of $4,200 was
collected. $2,100 will be used to support the
Pastor's Discretionary Fund, and $2,100 will
support Presbyterian Disaster Assistance,
specifically the disasters in Lebanon/Syria. If
you would like to make additional contributions
to Presbyterian Disaster Relief, please go to
https://pda.pcusa.org/page/active-accounts/.
Thank you for the many ways you
support the missions of our church!
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Outreach
Spotlight of the Month:
Give a Meal
a Month
It's celebration time! In 2016 we
more than doubled our goal of 2,000 pounds of
food donations to the Denton Community Food
Center. We had 912 pounds of donated food items
and monetary donations of $624 which totaled
4,368 pounds of food. Remember, if you forget to
bring your food items or just don't have time to
go to the store, a monetary gift of just $1.00
buys 7 pounds of food. Imagine, $1 buys 7 boxes
of spaghetti or 7 boxes of macaroni and cheese!
The $61 donated in December alone provided 427
pounds of food. Please write The Denton
Community Food Center on the memo line of your
check or just pop some extra change or a few
dollars in one of the envelopes provided in the
pew. When you write The Denton Community Food
Center on the envelope, you'll know that your
money will be multiplied by 7. A big shout out
to Circle #1 for their monetary contributions to
this great St. Andrew outreach!
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January
Give-a-Meal
Canned Soup,
Tuna or Peanut Butter, Canned Carrots, Canned
Fruit
Optional:
Coffee, Cooking Oil, Baby Food
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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Chancel
Flowers
There are lots of open dates to
give chancel flowers in the year ahead! Please
sign up using the chart outside the church
office. Questions? Please contact Lynn Carrico
at 940-453-7088 or
lwcarrico@verizon.net.
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Call
for 2017 Ushers
Volunteers are needed to serve as
ushers for 2017. If you can serve,
please contact Jonny Ramsey at
jramsey18@verizon.net for more
information and available dates.
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Handbell
Ringers Needed
The handbell choir
needs some additional ringers. Attrition over
the years has left us with too few people!
The group is open to members
and non-members. Anyone from senior high through
adult may join without audition. Students in
junior high who have considerable musical
experience may be accepted after consultation
with the director. Some familiarity with musical
notation is strongly encouraged. This does not
mean fluent music reading. If you took piano
decades ago, or played in the junior high band,
or anything of that sort, this is plenty. Rhythm
is much more important than reading letter
names.
Rehearsals take place in the
adult choir room, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm on
Wednesday nights (during the "class" time at
Super Wednesday). Spring rehearsals begin when
Super Wednesday resumes. If you are interested,
either contact Jean Harden (
jean.harden@unt.edu) or simply
show up.
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Calendar
Men's Book Study
Thursday, January
12
8am, Upper Park Cafe
Parents' Night
Out
Saturday, January 14
4pm-9pm, Rec
Center
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day
Monday, January 16
Church Office
Closed
Presbyterian
Women
Tuesday, January 17
9:30am,
Parlor
Super Wednesday
Wednesday,
January 18
5:30pm, Meal
6:30pm, Adult
Tracts
Session Meeting
Wednesday,
January 18
7:30pm, Room 206/208
Red
Cross Blood Drive
Saturday, January
21
9am-2pm, Rec Center
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