St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Sunday, August 26, 2018

Traveling with PaulChildren in Godly Play at St. Andrew’s have been traveling in the footsteps of St. Paul this summer, learning of his great love for Jesus, and the suffering he so willingly endured to share that love with others, and ultimately with us — the Church. Above, Godly Play storyteller Karen Brust gives one of our Young Saints a high five as he make a connection with the story. At right, two others use Model Magic to replicate the chains that bound Paul in prison as part of their response time following one of the stories.

I am happy because of what I am suffering for you. My suffering joins with and continues the sufferings of Christ. I suffer for his body, which is the church. I serve the church. God appointed me to bring the complete word of God to you.—St. Paul in Colossians 1:24-25, New International Reader’s Version

Harvest Festival seeks vendorsWe’re now accepting vendors and food trucks for our 8th Annual Harvest Festival, set for

Saturday, Sept. 29. If you’d like to participate, please

pick up a form at the Information Desk. And take some forms and info cards to share with your favorite vendors or food trucks!

Brats Bash this ThursdayThe annual Dave Cook

Memorial Men and Boys Brats Bash will be this coming Thursday, August 30, at 5:30 p.m.

at the church. Join us for a relaxed evening of food and fun!

See inside for all the details, and sign up today at the Information Desk!

Rally Day coming up Sept. 9Chris Cakes of Ohio, and their famous flying flapjacks will return for Rally Day, coming up in two weeks, on Sunday, Sept. 9. Join us for a morning of fun and fellowship between services, from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Look for all the details in “The Net” next week!

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The Daily LectionaryWeek of the 14th Sunday of Pentecost • August 26-Sept. 1

Sunday, August 26 — A.M.: Psalm 136; 2 Samuel 13; Ephesians 6:1-9 P.M.: Psalms 137, 138; Amos 7; John 20

Monday, August 27 — A.M.: Psalm 139; 2 Samuel 14; Ephesians 6:10-24 P.M.: Psalms 141, 142; Amos 8; John 21

Tuesday, August 28 — A.M.: Psalm 140; 2 Samuel 15; 1 Timothy 1:1-17; P.M.: Psalm 143; Amos 9; Matthew 1:1-17

Wednesday, August 29 — A.M.: Psalm 144; 2 Samuel 16; 1 Timothy 1:18-20 - 2:1-15 P.M.: Psalm 145; Obadiah; Matthew 1:18-25

Thursday, August 30 — A.M.: Psalm 146; 2 Samuel 17; 1 Timothy 3 P.M.: Psalm 147; Jonah 1; Matthew 2:1-18

Friday, August 31 — A.M.: Psalm 148; 2 Samuel 18; 1 Timothy 4 P.M.: Psalms 149, 150; Jonah 2; Matthew 2:19-23

Saturday, Sept. 1 — A.M.: Psalms 1 & 2; 2 Samuel 19; 1 Timothy 5 P.M.: Psalms 3 & 4; Jonah 3; Matthew 3

Next Sunday, Sept. 2 — A.M.: Psalms 5 & 6; 2 Samuel 20; 1 Timothy 6 P.M.: Psalm 7; Jonah 4; Matthew 4

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Next Sunday’s Lectionary • Sept. 2(Pentecost 15, Year B)

First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1-9 Psalm 15Second Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20 Gospel: Mark 7:1-23

Prayers for the ChurchAnglican Church in North America: Archbishop Laurent Mbanda and the bishops, clergy, religious, and people of the Anglican Province of Rwanda.

The first English missionaries arrived in 1914, but continuous missionary efforts did not begin until 1925. The first two converts were baptized in 1926. The church in Rwanda remained a part of other dioceses until the country gained independence from Belgium in 1962.

The first Rwandan bishop was consecrated in 1965. Growth began to escalate and the province of Rwanda was founded in 1992, with seven dioceses. In less than 100 years, the Anglican Church in Rwanda has grown from zero native Anglicans to over one million (in a population of 8.7 million). The Church now has 11 dioceses.

The 1994 genocide and civil war left the country and the church in ruins. The Church has since established a very active healing ministry that has benefited thousands. The Church is dedicated to reconciliation, restoration, and rehabilitation, as well as to rural development, medical services, vocational training, and education. The seminary there recently graduated its first class. The Church is one of the French-speaking churches in the Anglican Communion. (Sources: Anglican Communion website and Wikipedia.)

Please pray especially for the on-going work in healing and reconciliation.

Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes: Mother Colleen Dewey and the people of St. Mathews, Lapeer, Michigan.

Parish Cycle of Prayer: George and Brenda Spradling; Ted and Daphne Spradling and Madison Martin; Fr. Ed and Mary Steele; the Harvest Festival Planning Team; and our Acolyte ministry.

Encouragement for your prayer time with GodGod says, “For the heart that’s guilty, I’ll give you a heart that’s forgiven. For the heart that’s resentful, I’ll give you a heart that’s full of peace. For the heart that’s anxious, I’ll give you heart that’s confident. For the heart that’s lonely, I’ll give you a heart full of love. The heart that has been bitter and angry? I’ll give you a heart that is forgiving and loving and generous instead. Let me do a heart transplant in you. I will set you free.” (From http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/broken-heart-the-lord-is-close1)

“But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.” (Psalm 13:5)

— St. Andrew’s Prayer Ministries Team

September BirthdaysBrooklyn Gales Chinaza Anosike Sarah Vanderhoff Sue Thomas JoJo Lung Joey Girard Nikki Snead Emily Fieger Christy Tucker Bill Lucas Bob Beverick Julie Baldwin Pat Carpenter Carol Warner Ryan Bobay Hannah Vanderhoff

September AnniversariesNancy & Roy Renshaw Pat & Liddy Schmitz Randy & Linda Smith David & Meg Patton Nancy & Michael Forman David & Carol Warner Kara & Steve Atkinson Chris & Cherie Bryant Shawn & Nikki Snead

Have a prayer request? You may email your prayer requests to prayerchain@standrewspolaris.org, or fill out the online form on our website, standrewspolaris.org, under the “Scripture & Prayer” drop-down menu. Prayer requests may also be placed in the prayer box in the Narthex.

Do you shop at Kroger? If so, you can help St. Andrew’s earn free rewards every time you shop, while still earning your regular in-store discounts and gas points. Members not already enrolled in Kroger Community Rewards can join by searching for either our new account number — HM254 — or St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. Sign-ups are accepted anytime throughout the year, and now automatically renew every year.

Men and Boys Brats Bash August 30The annual Dave Cook Memorial Men and Boys Brats Dinner is this coming Thursday, August 30, at 5:30 p.m.! As in past years, all food, soft drinks, and coffee will be provided. (Feel free to BYOB.) We do ask that you sign up in advance, along with the number of folks in your party, so that we are able to plan appropriately. You may sign up at the church this weekend, or online at standrewspolaris.org.

This is a great opportunity for a relaxed evening of food and fun, and to get together with those men and boys who attend the various services. You may certainly invite your friends and neighbors who don’t attend church at St. Andrew’s, as well. And … if for some reason you forget to sign up … please come anyway, as we always order plenty of extra food.

During the course of the evening, Fr. Shane Tucker will be presenting an overview of the “Wild At Heart” boot camp men’s retreat for anyone who may have missed the special meeting we had a couple of weeks back. He will also be answering any questions about the boot camp and helping with your sign-up.

This event will be rain or shine. If the weather cooperates, we will hold the dinner on the lawn between the church and the Parish House. If the weather is inclement, we will dine in the Gathering Area of the church.

If you need transportation to or from the event, please contact Ed Summers, 614-371-1649, or Carlo Cherubini, 614-327-2317, or any member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. You may also contact Ed or see any Brotherhood member if you have questions or need more information.

St. Andrew’s to serve at Common Ground Sept. 15St. Andrew’s will serve at the Common Ground Free Store in Delaware on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are especially in need of volunteers and food for this visit, as many volunteers/food providers have been busy with the start of a new school year. If you are unavailable in the morning, please consider coming from 1 to 3 p.m. to prepare the store for the next shopping day on Tuesday.

To volunteer or to provide food please contact Diane Bobay at 614-846-6921 or bobayfamily@att.net, or Marty Scott at 614-284-0182 or mscott@standrewspolaris.org, or sign up at church. Sign-up sheets are available starting today.

The Common Ground Free Store — whose mission statement is “Welcoming the Community to Share in God’s Love and Gifts” — provides free clothing, household goods, books, toys and more to all in need, regardless of their situation. There are no income requirements or guidelines to meet. The store’s philosophy is that everyone is on “common ground.”

When St. Andrew’s serves at Common Ground, we not only provide food for shoppers to have a nutritious meal, but also staff the kitchen, check-in, hospitality, and check-out areas, and help with sorting clothes and stocking racks and shelves.

The store is located at 193 E. Central Ave., Delaware, and is open Tuesdays, from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursdays, from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Help is always needed on these days, as well as our regularly scheduled service day. For more information, log on to www.commongroundfreestore.org or e-mail volunteer@commongroundfreestore.org.

The Daughters of the Holy Cross (DOHC) will wrap up their school supply drive today. Your donations for teachers and their classrooms in Delaware City Schools — pencils, glue sticks, Expo Dry Erase Markers and Expo Dry Erasers — may be placed in the donation bin in the Gathering Area. If you’d like to contribute but would prefer that the Daughters pick up items for you, please make a check payable to St. Andrew’s and write DOHC on the memo line.

‘Wine, women & whatever’ Sept. 23All women and girls of the church are invited to Robin Field’s home on Sunday, Sept. 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. for an afternoon of fellowship and fun. Assorted beverages (wine and non-alcoholic) and snacks will be provided. Come join us for all or part, just come!

Sign-up sheets will be available beginning Sept. 8 at the Information Desk. Please call Robin at 614-895-8204 with any questions.

Women’s Bible Studyresumes Tuesday, Sept. 18The Tuesday morning Women’s Bible Study small group will resume their regular meetings on Sept. 18.

The group, which is facilitated by Tally Whitehead, director of discipleship and ministries, meets on the first and third Tuesdays, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at the Parish House.

All women of the parish and their friends are welcome to attend. This is a perfect time to join in because the group will be selecting and starting a new study!

For more information, contact Tally at 740-548-5112, ext. 5 or twhitehead@standrewspolaris.org.

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City BBQ fundraiser to benefit Harvest FestivalPlans are in full swing for the 2018 Harvest Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29. The Festival planning team is hoping to expand our children’s activities this year so that we can attract more families from the surrounding community. To help cover the cost of activities, including inflatables, the team has been hosting a series of fundraisers this summer.This coming Tuesday, August 28, City Barbecue at 8491 Sancus Blvd. will donate 25 percent of sales from members and friends of St. Andrew’s to the Harvest Festival. Please pick up a flyer at the Information Desk to present when you place your order. You may also download the flyer from the home page of our website, standrewspolaris.orgPlan now to come out in support of the Harvest Festival while enjoying some ‘que! The Harvest Festival, our largest community outreach event of the year, is now in its eighth year. Watch “The Net” and future emails for information about how you can be a part of the fun!

Prayer Service at noon every WednesdayA weekday Prayer Service is held in the Sanctuary at noon every Wednesday. Prayer is offered with special intention for our parish, the city, the state, the nation and the world, as well as for individual prayer needs. All are welcome!

We’re now seeking vendors, food trucks for Sept. 29 Harvest Festival The annual St. Andrew's Harvest Festival continues to grow, and this year’s event on Saturday, Sept. 29, will see the return of our Vendor’s Market, the food trucks we added last year, and our traditional Rummage Sale. The Festival will also feature music from Calling of Levi, our contemporary worship band; our own Randy Smith, singing the oldies; and, of course, our always-popular hayride and pumpkin patch, and other children's activities.

If you’d like to participate as a vendor yourself, or know someone who would, please take a vendor form or one of our cards (or two or three!), which are available at the Information Desk.

More Festival news, including details about Rummage Sale donation drop-off dates, as well as information about how you can volunteer with us on the day of the Festival, is coming soon!

Sunday Forum topics for fall announcedFr. Ed Steele’s teaching during the Adult Forum on the Four Principles of Ministry concludes today, and after a break next week for Labor Day, our fall schedule kicks off with Rally Day on Sunday, Sept. 9. September also brings some guest speakers and a special presentation from our Children’s Ministries. A new study program will begin in October.

Sunday, Sept. 16 —Joel Penton of Stand for Truth MinistriesJoel, a graduate of The Ohio State University where he was a member of three Big Ten championship football teams and the 2001 National Championship team, will share how Stand for Truth Ministries is reaching thousands of students in public schools across the country with the message of the Gospel.Sunday, Sept. 23 — Julie BaldwinJulie will brings us the stories of God’s hand at work in El Salvador, where she served this past summer on her second mission trip.Sunday, Sept. 30 — Godly Play PresentationOur teachers/storytellers, with the Young Saints of our parish, will bring the experience of a Godly Play lesson into the Adult Forum, as we share together in the wonder of God’s movement in our lives through a story from Scripture.Sunday, Oct. 7 — A Study of Spiritual GiftsThroughout October and most of November, Fr. Shane Tucker will lead us as we examine what Scripture has to say about spiritual gifts, discover our own spiritual gifts, and learn how God may be calling us to use those gifts in service to him and his Church, and in our everyday lives.

New Parish Office hours announcedThe Parish Office will now be open for general church business weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rachel Cherubini, business manager, will be available during these hours. If you need something outside of regular business hours, please call the office at 740-548-5112 to make sure one of our other staff members is in. Staff extensions are: Rachel Cherubini, business manager, ext. 1; Fr. Ron Baird, ext. 2; Fr. Shane Tucker, ext. 4; Judy Baird, communications director, ext. 3; Tally Whitehead, director of discipleship and ministries, ext. 5

If you need to leave written correspondence or other items for any of our staff members you may leave it in the general Parish Office mail slot behind the Information Desk at the church, or in their mail slot at the Parish House.

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