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THE CALL of ST. ANDREW’S The mission of St. Andrew’s is to proclaim the good news of the risen Christ by striving to continue his ministry of openly welcoming, nurturing and serving all people. 1
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THE CALL of ST. ANDREW’S
The mission of St. Andrew’s is to proclaim the good news of the risen Christ by striving to
continue his ministry of openly welcoming, nurturing and serving all people.
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The Rev. Mark Byers Provisional Priest in Charge Wayne Bailey
Organist and Choir DirectorShana Singletary Administrative Assistant
The St. Andrew’s Women’s Group meets every second Saturday of the month. Please join us on December 8th at
9am for bible study of women in the bible, card making and fun conversation.
December Holiday Celebration for Prayer Shawl and Card Making Ministries, On Monday December 10th, 2018 BOTH of these ministries will meet for a Christmas Gathering at 6 PM in the Guild Room. We ask that you bring a favorite hot dish, cookie,cake, or candies for everyone to share in Celebration, and bring your singing voices and or instrument you might play and are willing to share your talent ! Please let Pat Dorio or Martha Murphy if you can attend and what you might bring to share ! The regular Card Making/Bible Study will still meet on Saturday December 8th. And if you want to bring your knitting and crocheting projects on the 10th you still can do so !
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Christmas at Ted’s Pantry
It’s time to re-stock our shelves!
Christmas is coming and lets help our neighbors celebrate with a a hot Christmas Dinner. We will be collecting turkeys, chickens and hams to distribute December 15th at 10 am. We will also need help for the breakfast and distribution that day. Please sign up if you can help that day. All donations need to be brought to church December 15h by 9:30 a.m. (come to the kitchen door). We gave out 98 turkeys and 142 bags of groceries and served 109 hot meals at our November pantry.
There will be a sign up board in the hall. Please help us make someone’s Holiday Dinner a happy one.
The altar flowers are available every Sunday in December and the Bread & Wine is available on December 9 & 23- If you are interested
in donating the altar flowers and/or Bread & Wine on any of these dates please contact the church office.
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church20 Catlin Street
Meriden, Connecticut 06450(203) 237-7451 Fax: (203) 237-5864
www.standrewsmeriden.org
November 29th, 2018
Dear Friends,
A couple of months ago, Rev. Mark preached a sermon on the parable of the rich young man (Matthew 19: 16-24). You are likely familiar with this passage that ends with Jesus saying, “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.” Right around the same time as that sermon, the lottery jackpot had risen to an all-time high of $1.6 billion. The parable and the jackpot got me thinking about what it would be like for a devoted Christian to win that kind of money. What would it be like if I won that kind of money?
It’s fun to imagine the thrill of beating the incredible odds and instantly becoming one of the richest people on the planet. The excitement wouldn’t just be about all the things I could do for myself and my family, but also all the amazing things I could do for others. I found myself having conversations with God about what He would want me to start doing with this incredible wealth. We talked about feeding, clothing and housing the poor; renovating our church; developing programs and supporting charities that could help all the needy people that surround us both near and far.
I talked to God quite a bit about this subject. The conversation eventually turned to how much of this great wealth should I give. Surely a tithe of 10% from this fortune could support everything we could possibly want to accomplish and more. But somehow that didn’t seem to be enough. I found myself asking God how much I should give. The answer that I
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received was very surprising, but very clear. I felt that God was telling me, “all of it”.
If circumstances put me in this positon and God truly wanted everything, I wonder how I would have felt. Would I have been crestfallen like the young rich man in the parable? How could God expect that much from me? Would all the dreams of a completely different future come crashing to Earth and leave me back where I started? Would I have walked away from Him, keeping my new found wealth… too rich to enter the kingdom of heaven?
What I got from those discussions is that a gift of 10%, 25%, 50% or even more would not have had any meaning to me, and thus, not have had much meaning to Him. It would have been giving to God out of extreme abundance. It certainly would not have been any kind of sacrifice. Maybe God wouldn’t have expected it all, but the point is that He surely would have wanted my gift to be meaningful.
The “first fruits” theme of last year’s stewardship discussion is very much related to “meaningful giving.” It is about putting God ahead of all the other noise that comes from this incredibly consumer driven world. It’s not easy. We have been programmed to need so many “essential” things in our lives, stuff that we cannot live without. Cell phones, internet, cable, entertainment of all kinds, gadgets, comforts… the list grows larger all the time. Do we tend to look at what we can give to God before or after we fill our lives with these “essentials?”
God wants good things for all of us. Meaningful giving forces us to purposely prioritize our lives in an effort to put God first. It’s not to keep us from all the “fun” stuff that fills our lives, but rather to draw us closer to Him. We do not need to be rich to give a meaningful gift. It is quite the opposite. Jesus points out the small gift of two copper coins given by the widow in Mark 12: 41-44.
So as we enter this New Year, I ask that you think once again think about “first fruits” and “meaningful giving”. Prayerfully consider what God is asking of you.
Warmest regards,
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Mark FlinchbaughSenior Warden
Christmas Memorials
Names for the Christmas flower and music memorial should be in the office by Friday, December 14 th , 2018. The cost of a poinsettia this year is $10.00. You may list as may memorial names as you wish for one plant, or may buy more than one plant if desired. You may also donate flowers in thanksgiving for someone or make a contribution to the music program of the church. The plants are yours to take home after the Christmas Eve services. All checks should be made payable to “St. Andrew’s”. Please return your completed form to the church office.
Flowers in memory of _______________________________________________________________________
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Flowers in thanksgiving for ___________________________________________________________________
Given by ________________________________________________________________________
Gifts of music in memory of __________________________________________________________________
Gifts of music in thanksgiving for
Given by
I would like to order _______ (#) poinsettias @
Monday 12/24: 5pm Christmas Eve 9pm Christmas Eve
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CANCELLATIONS
In the event of cancellation of events at St. Andrew’s, notice will be posted on NBC Channel 30, on WFSB Hartford/New Haven, on our facebook page and our website
(standrewsmeriden.org).
If it’s getting slippery out there – take a look at one of these news sources to make sure events are still taking place.
Attention Committee Chairs and Officers: Annual reports are due into the church office by Wednesday, January 2nd. This year we would like to distribute the annual report at least two weeks before the meeting to give parishioners time to review it before the meeting.
We appreciate your help!
Volunteers of All Ages Wanted
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Sunday January 6,
2019 9:00 a.m.
Epiphany
Pageant
Office ScheduleThe office will be closed December 25 – January 1.
In the case of an emergency please contact Fr. Mark (203) 317-4242 or email him at
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Volunteers needed for:Cast membersWardrobeNarratorsHelp with rehearsals
To volunteer, or for more information, contact:Margaret Sorenson
• After the services• At (203) 494-4706• [email protected]
Schedule for costume fittings and rehearsals:• Sunday, Dec. 9 – costume fitting following the service
• Sunday, Dec. 16 – 1st rehearsal following the service• Saturday, Jan. 5 – (5:30-7:30) dress rehearsal. Pizza, salad &
dessert will be served
Two additions to 2019 Calendar for 2019......SAVE THE DATES, Sunday April 7th, Easter Molded Candy making in the kitchen with Me and the children of St. Andrews ("big kids are welcome") after the 9 am Service........Also Sunday October 20th, Bi-Annual Tea, Parish Hall...more details will follow.....TY
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SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE9am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Sunday, December 2, 2018First Sunday of AdventLessons: Jeremiah 33:14-16
1 Thessalonians 3:913 Luke 21:25-36
The flowers are currently open for this date. If you are interested in donating the flowers for this Sunday, please contact the church office.-Thank you.
The Columbarium flowers are given in loving memory of Louis Crump by Lauren & Roger Roy.
The Bread & Wine are given in celebration of their wedding anniversary by Lauren & Roger Roy.
Altar Guild: Bea & Evan Greenwood, Tracey Oberg and Cheryl Mitchell Chalice Administrators: 9 a.m. – Mary Lou Stewart Lectors: 9 a.m. – Alisa Piech, Kris Landry Ushers: 9 a.m. – Tim Granucci, David Lowe
Acolyte: 9 a.m. – Alan Swisher
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Sunday, December 9, 2018Second Sunday of AdventLessons: Malachi 3:1-4
Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6
The flowers are currently open for this date. If you are interested in donating the flowers for this Sunday, please contact the church office.-Thank you.
The Columbarium flowers are given in loving memory of Louis Crump by Lauren & Roger Roy.
The Bread & Wine is currently available for this date. If you are interested in donating the Bread & Wine for this date, please contact the church office. – Thank you.
Altar Guild: Diane Amantea, Sari Molesky, Tracey Struble
Chalice Administrators: 9 a.m. – Susan Varanka
Lectors: 9 a.m. – Scott Oberg, Tom Marshall
Ushers:9 a.m. – Mary Lyons, Mary Lou Stewart
Acolyte:9 a.m. – Rei Heitzenrater, Oliver Heitzenrater
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Sunday, December 16, 2018Third Sunday of AdventLessons: Zephaniah 3:14-20
Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18
The flowers are currently open for this date. If you are interested in donating the flowers for this Sunday, please contact the church office.-Thank you.
The Bread & Wine are given in celebration of the birthdays of Amy Stone & Vicki Burch by Jean Rohde.
Altar Guild: Carolyn MacDuff & Mary Lou Stewart.
Chalice Administrators: 9 a.m. – Mary Lyons
Lectors: 9 a.m. – Roger Roy, Winsome Donaldson Ushers: 9a.m. – Beth Raynor, Leo Ostrawski
Acolyte:9 a.m. – Margaret Sorenson, Ed Muscillo, Sr.
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Sunday, December 23, 2018Fourth Sunday of AdventLessons: Micha 5:2-5a
Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-55
The flowers are currently open for this date. If you are interested in donating the flowers for this Sunday, please contact the church office.-Thank you.
The Bread & Wine is currently available for this date. If you are interested in donating the Bread & Wine for this date, please contact the church office. – Thank you.
Altar Guild: Mary Lyons, Marybeth Murdzek
Chalice Administrators: 9a.m. – Frank Ridley
Lectors: 9a.m. – Alisa Piech, Mark Flinchbaugh Ushers: 9 a.m. – Lauren & Roger Roy
Acolyte:9 a.m. – Jake Flinchbaugh
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Monday, December 24, 2018Christmas EveLessons: Isaiah 9:2-7
Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20
The flowers are donated to all those on the Christmas Memorial List; and in honor of Beatrice Greenwood’s birthday by her daughter and son in-law Tracey & Scott Oberg.
The Bread & Wine are given in loving memory of George Gromala by his wife and family.
Altar Guild: Mary Lyons, Marybeth Murdzek, Carolyn MacDuff, Bea & Evan Greenwood, Cheryl Mitchell, Tracey Oberg
Chalice Administrators:5p.m. – Joe Franco9 p.m. - Tom Marshall Lectors: 5 p.m. – Frank Ridley, Margaret Sorenson9 p.m. – Allan Church, Lois Lake Church Ushers: 5 p.m. – Mary Lyons, Cheryl Mitchell
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9 p.m. – Tracey & Scott Oberg
Acolyte:5 p.m. – Margaret Sorenson9 p.m. – Jason Marshall
Sunday, December 30, 2018First Sunday of ChristmasLessons: Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18
The flowers are currently open for this date. If you are interested in donating the flowers for this Sunday, please contact the church office.-Thank you.
The Bread & Wine are given in celebration of Cayden’s 10th birthday love mom, dad & Kyle.
Altar Guild: Karen Lombardi, Eileen O’Brien
Chalice Administrators: 9a.m. – Jim Pomian Lectors: 9a.m. – Jeff LeVasseur, Beth Raynor
Ushers: 9 a.m. – Tim Granucci, Dave Lowe
Acolyte:9 a.m. – Jake Flinchbaugh
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MONTH of DECEMBERSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2 9 am Worship
3 4 5 6 7 89 am Women’s Group
9 9 am WorshipCostume Fitting for Pageant after service
106:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl
118am Eucharist & Breakfast
12 13 14 1510 a.m. – 11amFood Pantry
169 am Worship
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7pm Vestry
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239 am Worship
24Christmas EveWorship5 pm & 9 pm
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309 am Worship
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OUR PARISH FAMILY DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 3 Amy Swisher4 Martha Murphy5 Timothy O’Brien6 Lee Carpenter7 Christopher Amantea8 Sarah Dudley 9 Stephanie Zeiser Dana Hettrick15 John Stewart III16 Larry Cannon Winsome Donaldson17 William Barton Debra Lowe Victoria Burch18 Amy Stone19 Matt Herget20 Gloria Kwolek22 Marie Baker Bea Greenwood29 Scott Oberg30 Alicia Muscillo Cheryl Mitchell31 Bette DeRosa
DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 1 Spencer & Gretchen Yatzook4 Matt & Deborah Herget14 Kristine & Robert Landry18 Erin & Jim Barton31 Tom & Lori Barton31 Betsy & Paul Lowit
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St. Andrew’s Church
Corner of E. Main & Liberty Sts.Mailing Address:20 Catlin StreetMeriden, CT 06450 Return Service Requested
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