Apple Tree Update

Children and Youth will be collecting change
May 28-July 30 for Heifer International

   Circle I will meet at the home of Peggy Capps on Tuesday, June 13 from 9:30am until 11:00am.  We will study Lesson 9, According To Contemporary Cultural Interpretations!    All women of the church are invited!  Please contact Linda Heilig, Chairman 940-381-9934.

Women's Ministry Summer Book Club 

Homebound Communion 

   The Freeman Family, would like to truely express our appreciation to our Church Family in our time of loss of my Dad. The Memorial Service with Lisa P. and Edie C. was very emotional and wonderful and to the Diaconate for doing lunch and ushering.  

   It started like any other Friday morning in Texas: early, sun peeking out through billowy clouds, a probability of thunder storms. But on that Friday morning, 38 adventurous souls boarded a tour bus at St. Andrew and headed for the Dallas Zoo. You should have been there!
   With the new commuter lanes open on 35E, it was a quick trip, during which we were entertained by the jokes of Roger Lewis and the contents of our swag bags. Our bags always have a "quiz" and a pen and water and a few other goodies, like . . . a poncho.
   We were greeted at the Zoo by Harrison Edell, our Conservation expert and guide for the day. After a brief welcome, we made our way to the Wilds of Africa Safari for a birds-eye view via monorail of 6 African ecosystems not accessible by foot. We saw Chimps, crocs, penguins, bongos, elands and vultures, waterfalls, ponds and pools.
   Leaving the African ecosystems, we trekked onward to meet the Zoo's friendliest Okapi, one of several who cohabit the new Hippo Habitat. The only living relative of the giraffe, the Okapi has a long blue/black tongue, is beautiful, very gentle and, sadly, endangered.
   Behind us and across a pond stretched the new 2.1-acre Hippo Habitat. And in that pond, were the two new Hippo inhabitants, Adhama and Boipelo. We left the hippos lazing about in preparation for their mid-morning keeper chat, for our Conservation Conversation in the Flamingo Room and the blessings of air-conditioning, comfortable chairs and water! You'd think we'd wandered the Sahara for days.
   Once refreshed, we were so enthused that, with the generous contributions of our group, we were able to adopt some animals: a giraffe, an Asian Small-Clawed Otter, an Ocelot, and a Rock Hyrax! And, at the suggestion of a couple of our group members, we also adopted a Saddle-billed Stork and Hamerkop Stork (the largest and smallest of storks), as a token of appreciation for Harrison, his dedication to conservation, our group and to St. Andrew.
   With these decisions made, we enjoyed a tasty and very filling lunch. And then we were free to roam the zoo, and roam we did. Some of us roamed in search of the nap room, while others took off for the elephants, giraffes and tigers. In the midst of our roaming, it became very clear why we had the ponchos! The heavens opened up and down came the rain. Big rain, heavy rain and more rain. You should have been there!
   So, we headed for home, just about the time our itinerary said we would. And the rain got stronger, and the wind blew harder and by the time we reached Denton the streets were flooded and the water was coming in the door of the bus! Whew! But we had a great time. You should have been there!