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This Sunday we will be celebrating our graduating high school seniors in worship and after the service. We are recognizing and celebrating eight seniors this year! Many of them have grown up at St. Andrew and all have been involved in some way since they were children. This year’s graduates are Audrey Cook, Jacob Fritz, Macy Garcia, Annie Griffin, Charles Guerrero, Hanna Haddad, Caroline Konkle, and Trey Phillips. All the seniors will be involved in worship this week sharing their words or talents with the congregation. Of course, we will have the senior memories video, so bring your tissues!
The celebration of our high school seniors is a joyful tradition at St. Andrew, and the Youth Committee is excited to return to the pre-Covid tradition of a celebration lunch after worship. Please join us in Fellowship Hall for a potluck luncheon with meat provided by Mike Barnett. Bring your favorite side dish or bread to share. You will have an opportunity to write notes of congratulations to each senior during that time.
We are also excited to announce the return of the baked goods auction this Sunday. All donations of baked items are welcome: cakes, pies, cookies, bread, etc. Please drop off your baked item in Fellowship Hall either before Sunday school or before the worship service. Richard Culp, auctioneer extraordinaire, will present these delicious items after lunch for everyone to bid on. Funds raised will help support the youth mission trip to Alabama this summer.
Please plan to join us in celebration and community on Sunday!
In God’s grace,
Stephanie
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April 23
Senior Sunday
Join us as our graduating high school seniors present the sermon.
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April 30
Confirmation Sunday
"The Abundant Life"
Acts 2:42-47 John 10: 1-10
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May 7
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
“Easter Possibilities: Forgiving”
Acts 7: 55-60
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May 14
Ruth 1:15-22
Caitlin Culp, Preaching
Caitlin is under care of St. Andrew and Grace Presbytery as a candidate for ordained ministry
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Nursery
Room 102, 9:00am-Noon
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Preschool
Room 100, 9:45am-10:30am
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Children’s Sunday School
K-5th Grade, 9:45am-10:30am
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Westminster Youth Ensemble
Children/Youth Choir Room
9:00am
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Middle School
Room 200, 9:30am-10:30am
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Confirmation
Room 207/209, 9:30am-10:30am
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High School
The Den, 9:30am-10:30am
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Coffee and Covenant
Karen Jones and Alison Plunkett McStravick
Library, 9:30am
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Pastors’ Class
Richard Culp and Lisa Patterson
Room 206/208, 9:30am
and on Zoom!
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Pathfinders
Beth Ann and James Black
The Pathfinders Class is taking a two-week break. Classes will resume on May 7.
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Worship Services
Sunday, April 23
10:45am
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Senior Sunday Potluck Lunch and Baked Goods Auction
This Sunday, April 23
Following the Senior Sunday worship service, everyone is invited to Fellowship Hall for a POTLUCK LUNCH. Meat will be provided. The congregation is asked to bring side dishes.
CALLING ALL BAKERS AND COOKS—In conjunction with the luncheon, we will return to the tradition of the BAKED GOODS AUCTION. Desserts, breads, and other baked goods provided by the congregation will be auctioned off as a fund raiser for the youth mission trip.
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Super Wednesday
Wednesday, April 26
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Dinner at 5:30pm
Meal offered at no charge by the Lilly Foundation!
Menu: Chicken fried Chicken or Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Pound Cake, Berries, and Fresh Whipping Cream
Meals by Mike and Bekah Barnett
Register by Monday, April 24
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Volunteer as a Greeter or in the Kitchen
Click the link below to sign up to help make Super Wednesday successful each week by volunteering as a kitchen helper or as a greeter. Slots are available using the signupgenius link below!
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Nursery for infants & preschoolers,
Room 102, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Noel Choir, grades K-1st, Children’s Choir Room,
Kirsten Trachsel, 6:00pm
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Covenant Choir, grades 2nd-5th,
Children’s Choir Room,
Kirsten Trachsel, 6:20pm
Recreation Grades K-1st, Malicia Curran, 6:20pm
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Middle School and High School
Rec Center @ 6:00pm-6:40pm
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Final Super Wednesday
and Lisa’s Clergy Renewal/Sabbatical Presentation
Wednesday, April 26
Lisa Patterson begins her Lilly Foundation-supported sabbatical on May 1. The Lilly Foundation Clergy Renewal Grant process asks those making a grant request to answer, “What makes your heart sing?” Lisa’s answer to this question is gathering at tables for renewal, worshiping in new ways for revival, and reflecting on the experiences for new awakening. She will talk about the ways that her sabbatical plan makes room for these types of experiences for her personally, and as a congregation in Lilly Foundation sponsored sabbatical events at St. Andrew. Come and gather at tables together to hear more on Wednesday, April 26, during Super Wednesday. The Noel and Covenant Choirs will also be recognized at 6:30pm with the sabbatical presentation following.
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The Wave
Terah Hatter and Wade Hatter
Room 205
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Parents' Night Out
New date: April 22, 2023
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 to 8:00pm for infants-5yrs old in the Nursery. In the Rec Center, Kindergarten-elementary age will meet 4:00pm to 9:00pm, with pick-up from the media room in the main church building. Register on Realm or email Karen Raabe at [email protected].
Spring Dates: 4/22, 5/13
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Save the Date!
Sunday, April 30
9:00am in Fellowship Hall
5th Sunday Mission at St. Andrew
The Mission Committee is beginning a new mission ministry to address needs in the community, nationally, and globally, and it is inviting church members of every age to participate. We can’t do this without you!
On the 5th Sunday of each month of the calendar, we will gather as a community of faith before worship and do “hands on” mission work before worship. This month, in response to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria and now in the wake of the tornado in Mississippi, we will pack hygiene kits for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
Just like on mornings spent packing needed food for “Kids Against Hunger,” we will have work for all ages to help assemble and pack together. We will complete our task of assembling and packing for shipping 500 hygiene kits before worship.
5th Sunday Mission is being done with the support of the Ruth Anderson Endowment and Birthday Fund Committee, who is helping fund the needed supplies for the mission. We are grateful for the lives of the faithful who have gone before us who have left legacies of endowments that support our efforts beyond the church budget. Your ongoing financial support of the Birthday Fund is also vital in helping ministries flourish.
Come and help pack on Sunday, April 30, and then we will worship together. If you want to help before April 30, you can donate items for the hygiene kits. Bring any of these supplies to the church narthex before April 15 or you can give online. Use the drop down menu and choose “5th Sunday Mission” to give or place a check in the offering plate. Questions? Contact Russ Tillman at [email protected].
Hygiene Kit Supplies
1 — hand towel (approximately 16" x 28", no fingertip or bath towels)
1 — washcloth
1 — wide-tooth comb (remove from package)
1 — bar of soap (bath size in wrapper)
1 — toothbrush (in original packaging and INDIVIDUALLY wrapped)
10 — Band-Aids® or other adhesive bandage strips
Gallon ziplock bags with zipper closure.
Please do not add toothpaste to the Hygiene Kit. Toothpaste which has an extended expiration date will be added to international Hygiene Kit shipments just prior to shipment.
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Mother’s Day Gift Bags
St. Andrew donates Mother’s Day Gift Bags each year to give encouragement and hopefully bring a bright spot into lives of the homeless and less fortunate moms in our community. We are requesting help from the congregation in the form of new personal care and beauty products or if you’d like us to do the shopping, a monetary donation would be appreciated as well! Give online at standrewdenton.com/give by selecting "Mother's Day Gift Bags" from the fund drop down menu. Deadline for all donations is Sunday, May 7. For more information, contact Tara Brindle at [email protected].
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Mo-Ranch 71st Annual Men’s Conference
May 5-7, 2023
Men’s Conference is a God-filled weekend in the wide-open spaces of the Texas Hill Country along the banks of the Guadalupe River at Mo-Ranch. This is the single largest and longest-running conference at Mo-Ranch where hundreds of men from all ages gather together annually for fellowship and spiritual renewal.
Want to go and need financial assistance? St. Andrew has scholarships available. Contact Richard Culp, [email protected].
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Register for the 2023 Mo-Ranch Women's Conference
May 19-21, 2023
The women of St. Andrew are invited to participate in this year’s Mo-Ranch Women’s Conference! This year’s theme is Shalom of Life, and the scripture for the weekend is Jeremiah 29. If you are interested, you can register online. Scholarships available from Ruth I. Anderson endowment fund. Questions? Contact Lisa Patterson, [email protected].
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Give-a-Meal - $2.29
St. Andrew donated $403.00 to the Give-a-Meal program in March! Thank you for supporting the needs of those who are experiencing food insecurity during this time. A monetary donation of $2.29 feeds a person in need for a week. Donations can be made by mail or online. Please write Give-a-Meal-a-Month on your envelope or check when giving by mail. To give online, visit standrewdenton.com/give and be sure to choose Give-a-Meal from the fund options to the right of your monetary donation.
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Sign up for After Worship Fellowship
Click the link below to volunteer to share a finger food for After-worship Fellowship. Homemade is wonderful, but store bought is just fine!
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St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
300 W Oak St | Denton, TX 76201
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