Welcome:A warm welcome is extended to all who worship with us this morning. Following the service join us for coffee and fellowship in the CE auditorium. A warm welcome is extended to all who worship with us this morning. Following the service join us for coffee and fellowship in the CE auditorium. Thanks to UCW Unit #6. Today is January Birthday celebration day. If you have a birthday in January, please join the designated birthday table.
St. Andrew's has a lift! Anyone with mobility concerns is welcome to use the lift, located inside the centre doors. An attendant is available on Sunday mornings to assist you.
Volunteer Link: If you have a need, you can call the office at 786-0110. St. Andrew’s is one of the participating churches. If you would like to apply to be a volunteer, contact our Volunteer Coordinators: Doris Thesenvitz at 782-7063 or Susan Helm at 782-4227.
Mondays: St Andrew's Healing Team has sessions on the first and third Mondays with appointments at 7:15 and 8:15 pm. for information or appointments contact Donna Pierson 782-2032 at donna_marie3@yahoo.com
Tuesday: Pathways meeting at 7 p.m. in the parlour. For more information call Rev. Ross 782-3148 or Marg Linklater 782-1887
Wednesday: Senior Choir: 7:15 pm in the sanctuary.
Thursday: Junior Choir at 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Book Study "Practicing Our Faith"- 7 p.m. in the parlour
Spirit Sightings - E-mail newsletter - The January edition of our new electronic newsletter was sent on Thursday. A few paper copies are available at the back for people without e-mail access. If you signed up for the electronic version and haven't yet seen it, check your spam filter. You might find the December one there as well! To avoid having the newsletter labeled as spam, place in your address book the e-mail address: St._Andrew_s_United_Church@mail.vresp.com
Upper Room for January and February are in the book racks.
Know someone who would appreciate a call or visit from the church? If you know someone who is ill or struggling and might appreciate some support, please call the church office, drop a note in the offering plate or speak to one of our ministers.
"The Property Committee is calling on people interested in participating on a design/planning team for upgrading the Sunday School area in the basement. This team will address issues such as paint colors, wall coverings and decor, flooring, prioritizing, and other issues the team feels are important. We wish to start this work before the end of January. If you are willing to give some of your time to this important task, please contact Dayton Thesenvitz at 403-782-7063."
St. Andrew's Annual General Meeting - will be held on Sunday January 23, 2011 following the service and a Soup lunch provided by the Outreach committee in support of the M&S Fund. Child Care will be available during the meeting; you are encouraged to stay for this important meeting. Annual Reports are ready to be picked up today.
Confirmation Classes: Are you interested in exploring your understanding of faith: Who is God for you? Why is living a Christian lifestyle important? How does being part of a supportive faith community make your life better? Why should you be concerned about the wellbeing of other people? If these or any other faith questions interest you, you are invited to contact Mervin Gallant at the church 403-782-3148 or by email at st_amerv@telus.net . The classes will take the format of two weekend events with several field trips in between to explore a variety of worship, prayer and mission options for expressing our faith. Please let Mervin know by the end of January if you are interested.
Kasota East Camp is accepting registrations for the 2011 summer program. We are committed to providing our campers with one of the finest camping programs in the region. We offer a blend of traditional camp activities and imaginative new programs. Our activities include nature discovery, canoeing, campfires, boomerangs, geo-caching, orienteering, and paper rocket building, just to name a few. Visit www.kasotaeastcamp.org for registration information and camp dates.
The 48th Annual Inter-Church Bonspiel and Banquet will be held at the Red Deer Curling Centre on Sat. Feb 19, 2011. The cost for this fun and fellowship event, which includes three games, the banquet and some great prizes is just $180.00 per team (4 curlers, all ages). Space is limited to 16 teams. Don't be disappointed - register today! Deadline to enter Feb 10. For more information or to enter contact Darren or Adriana 347-0225 or lagrang@telus.n
etUCW Unit Six will host the Burn's Tea again this year on Sat. Jan 22, 2011 at 2 pm. There will be music, dancing and or course the Scottish fare of oatcakes and shortbread. Come and enjoy!!
Library Books The CD Committee wishes to thank all of you for supporting the St. Andrew's Library. We have cleaned out the old treasures (books) to make room for the new ones. If anyone is interested in taking any of the old books, you are welcome to do so. They are located on tables on the stage and will only be there until January 30. First come, first serve.
Covenanting Service- Please gather at 2pm on Sunday, February 23 to celebrate the covenanting service between Gaetz Memorial United Church, Rev. Liz Richards, Rev. James Strachan, and Red Deer Presbytery. The church address is 4758 Ross Street. A covenanting service is a unique service which celebrates a new ministry with music, preaching, mutual commitment, the presentation of symbols and lively hope.
18 to 30 something: If you are a young adult over 18 years of age, you are invited to gather with other young adults over coffee to explore what options you would like to see for programming inside or outside the church with other young adults. What options might we offer to help build a supportive community? How might gathering be both fun and at the same time offer a depth that other groups might lack? The possibilities are wide open. If you would be interested in taking part in such a group, contact Mervin Gallant at the church 403-782-3148 or by email at st_amerv@telus.net by the end of the month.
From Reel to Real: 7pm on Sunday, January 16 we will be showing and discussing the documentary film Food, Inc. - You'll Never Look at Dinner the Same Way Again. The film "lifts the veil on the food industry, exposing how our food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Food, Inc. reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a society." The film is provocative, and the discussion following should be vigorous. The food system is a subject of enormous public importance so please invite your friends and colleagues.