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Bring a Friend to Church on St. Andrew's Day !
We encourage parishioners to invite friends or neighbors to church on St. Andrew's Day, Sunday, November 19 at the 10am service. This will be a wonderful occasion to give your friends a glimpse into the life of our lively parish. We encourage everyone to wear red, and, as is our tradition, a bagpiper will pipe us in and out of the service. It is a perfect way to introduce your friends to St. Andrew's! Share some traditional shortbread at coffee hour after the service.
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St. Stephen's Holiday Dinners
In this weekends bulletin, you will find an envelope labeled "Holiday Dinners." This is a collection for our friends at our sister parish, St. Stephen's. Your generous donation will help us create over 60 bags of Thanksgiving meal fixings, including a turkey for each recipient, and Christmas gift boxes for seniors, among other things. Please make checks payable to St. Andrew's, with "Holiday Dinners" in the memo. Many thanks!
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Calling All Shortbread Contributors!
There is no better way to join in the Sunday, November 19 celebration than to share some shortbread at coffee hour. Traditional or creative, all are welcome! Please bring your creations (home-made or purchased) to the parish hall prior to the 10am service.
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Commitment Sunday
This Sunday
, St. Andrew's Day, is also Commitment Sunday. Today we ask parishioners to return their financial pledges for 2018. Please place your pledge card in the plate at the time of the offering. There are additional pledge cards in the pews. Alternatively you can make a pledge online on the website. The theme of our Stewardship campaign this year is Stepping up in Faith. It reflects our hope that parishioners will faithfully step up their pledges in order to broaden our pledging base and: reduce our dependence on an annual draw from our endowment; maintain our staffing levels; expand our digital presence; fund the 5pm informal service; and increase our outreach. Please be as generous as you can. Thank you!
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Online Giving Available
Electronic giving is offered on our website under the give tab to make pledge payments and special contributions. You may use your checking account, savings account, or credit card to make payments. Creating a profile only takes a moment, and you will be able to make changes to your donations and view and print your online donation history. We hope you will take advantage of this convenience..
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Confirmation Prep & Youth Group
Confirmation prep and youth group will next meet on Sunday, November 19. Confirmation prep meets from 5 to 6:30pm, and high school youth group from 6:45 to 8pm. All youth are welcome.
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Rite-13 Pie Baking
All Rite-13 (sixth- and seventh-grade) youth are invited to bake apple pies for the Wellesley Food Pantry on
Sunday, November 19, from 3 to 5pm in the parish hall. Please bring a bag of apples, a package of two pie crusts, a disposable aluminum pan, and corers, peelers, or paring knives to share.
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Thanksgiving Dinners
We are putting together Thanksgiving dinners for St. Stephen's this Sunday, November 19 and will need a few people to help fill the bags in the parish hall after the 10am service. We could also use one or two extra cars to deliver the bags to St. Stephen's after they are filled.
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Wellesley Turkey Trot
More than 70 members of St. Andrew's will be running the Wellesley Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23 at 8am. The race is sold out, but come cheer on our runners and hand out water at the St. Andrew's table across from the church. Coffee, hot chocolate and treats will be provided!
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No Parking Section of Denton Road
Help us keep good relations with our neighbors: Please do not park in the part of Denton Road that has its entrance nearest to the town center. Neighbors have been in touch with us about cars parked for church on Sunday making entrance and egress from their driveways very challenging. Please park along Washington Street or in the local parking lots. Thank you for your cooperation.
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9am Christian Learning
Join us in Room 2 today and November 26 when we reflect on 95 Theses Tacked To A Door, and the Protestant Reformation. Using Martin Marty's new book, October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day That Changed the World, we will consider the changes to Christianity begun 500 years ago by monk and scholar Martin Luther.
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NO Church School for Grades K-5
There will be no church school on Sunday, November 26. Sleep in and come to the 5pm Thanksgiving service instead!
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Thanksgiving Children's Service and Potluck
Celebrate Thanksgiving at St. Andrew's on Sunday, November 26, at 5pm. We'll share a joyful, child-friendly, gratitude-focused informal worship service with a potluck dinner afterward. A main dish will be provided; bring an appetizer or dessert to share. While this service will emphasize children's participation, all ages are welcome.
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5pm Christmas Eve Intergenerational Choir
We are looking for people and families, big and small, all ages, all music levels to be a part of the 5pm Christmas Eve Intergenerational Choir. This choir is an opportunity to make your Christmas Eve at St. Andrew's even more special by singing in the choir with your family and friends! Please come by the choir room November 26 after the 10am service to sign up and pick up music, or email Wardie Mannix.
Important dates to remember:
- Thursday, December 21: 6-7:30pm
Intergenerational Choir rehearsal in the sanctuary. Pizza after rehearsal!
- Sunday, December 24: 4pm
Meet in the choir room for warm-ups and a final rehearsal. Sing at the 5pm service.
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Gathering of the Greens
Join us in gathering greens, rain or shine, on Saturday, December 2, at 9:30am at the home of Luisa Hunnewell, Wellesley. Bags will be provided; bring your own gloves and clippers. Afterward, join us in the parish hall for hot chocolate.
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Advent Wreath Making
Join us Sunday, December 3, after the 10am service in the parish hall to help us transform our greens into beautiful Advent wreaths. Wreath frames and candles will be available for purchase, or feel free to bring your own!
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Christmas Pageant Signups
- Sunday, December 3, 11:15am Auditions for speaking roles
- Sunday, December 10, 11:15am Rehearsal for speaking roles
- Saturday, December 16, 9:40am to 12pm Rehearsal for all participants
- Sunday, December 17, 9am Participants gather for 10am pageant!
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Advent Taizé-style Service
If you are longing for mystery, silence, and flickering candles in Advent, please join us on Sunday, December 3 from 5:45 to 6:30pm in the Children's Chapel. This service is shaped by the worship of the monastic Christian community in Taizé, France. Please go to
www.taize.fr
to learn more about their chanting and their ecumenical work on reconciliation. All are welcome.
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Socks, Socks, Socks!
Once again, I request socks-new, white men's cotton crew socks, size L or XL. Please help make a difference to this vital ministry. You may do this by 1. Placing socks in the sox box located outside the library or 2. Sending a check for any amount with "sox" in the memo which will be included in your church statement. I'll purchase the socks. Thank you for your continuing generosity.
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Our Annual Coats for Kids (and Adults too) Collection
This collection will continue
through December 31. In these hard economic times there are thousands of individuals in our very own community that are without a warm winter coat. Gently used warm coats of all sizes-infant through adult XXL-are accepted. Donated coats will be cleaned free of charge by Anton's Cleaners. Please check your closets and drop your unwanted coats in the collection box in the office corridor.
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Mitten Tree
The St. Andrew's mitten tree will be erected in the parish hall after Thanksgiving. This is a long-standing outreach ministry. Please bring new hats, gloves, and mittens for those in need this winter.
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Advent Lessons and Carols
Please join us for our Advent Lessons & Carols service, Sunday, December 10 at 5pm. It is a time to contemplate the great mystery of the season we have entered into, a time to still our busy minds and bodies as we listen to Bible readings and anthems of hope and faith in a candlelight service. There will be a reception immediately following. Come and bring your friends and neighbors
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Music Committee at St. Andrew's
We have formed a Music Committee at St. Andrew's that consists of Wendy Barry,
Peter Lull, Karen Pekowitz, Cynthia Scott, Barbara Shellito, Beth Thomas, and Margaret Zusky. We meet about four times a year. The purpose of this committee is to give Adrian and me feedback on our music program. I am always open to new ideas and concerns. Please come to me or email me at any time and use these members if you are not able to speak to me directly. Many thanks to the committee for giving of their time and talents in support of the music here at St. Andrew's.
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Family Promise Metrowest Hosting Week November 26 through December 3
Four times a year St. Andrew's volunteers help to feed and host homeless families as they spend evenings and overnights at Village Church. Our next week is November 24 through December 3. Volunteers who have completed the training may sign up by going to: http://tiny.cc/FPMCERVIS If you would like to join this rewarding outreach ministry, please contact Heidi Harper, or Caren Parker
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Men's Book Club
The next meeting of the men's book club is Wednesday, December 6 at 7:30pm in the Harvey Room when we will discuss Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy. Please join us for one session of for the whole season. Refreshments are served.
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Little Angels' Gift Shop
All children are invited to do their Christmas shopping at the Little Angels' Gift Shop! The parishioner-run shop sells 25-cent gifts and offers a gift-wrapping station. It will run on Friday, December 8, from 6pm to 7pm in Room 2, and is followed by Family Cookies & Carols. Pizza will be served in the parish hall during this time. Teens are needed to help with gift wrapping.
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Family Cookies & Carols
All ages are invited to share treats and sing Christmas songs on Friday, December 8, from 7pm to 8pm in the parish hall. Bring cookies to share!
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Need a Babysitter or Odd Job-Doer?
Hire a teen or young adult from St. Andrew's. The list can be obtained in church on Sunday.
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Christmas Flowers
We hope that you will contribute to our Christmas worship by offering flowers in memory of, or in thanksgiving for, people you love. We are starting the list from scratch. Please use the form that you received by email (or regular mail) to submit or resubmit your names by Monday, December 4, along with your check payable to St. Andrew's Church ("Christmas flowers" in the memo line). The amount of your contribution is at your discretion. Extra forms are in the narthex. You also may leave the form with your names and contribution in the "Flower Memorial" box in the mail room, or with your weekly offering in the plate. Thank you.
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Blue Christmas Service
Sometimes Advent and Christmas are full of joy and soulful satisfaction; in other years, we find ourselves in the midst of loss, disappointment, or illness. If you, or someone you care about, has had a hard year, and you are longing to make room for the Spirit of God in a time of struggle or loss, please join us on Wednesday, December 13 from 6:30pm to 7:15pm. We will gather with gentle silence, hear Holy Scripture, and share an opportunity for each of us to silently light a candle and kindle a prayer or a hope for the year that is past, and the year ahead. We will rest in the promise of Christ, remembering that even in times of sorrow, God's love and grace can find us and support us. This service will be held in the Children's Chapel. All are welcome.
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Book Circle
Book Circle (formerly Reading Mavens) is open to all and we hold meetings on Monday nights at 7pm in the Harvey Room. Our next meeting will be Monday, December 4 and the book will be Out Stealing Horses, by Per Peterson. The book for January 8, 2018 will be Dreamland, by Sam Quinones. No need to sign up, just come and join the discussion, we would love to see you
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Social Media
Please follow us and tag us on your social media platforms. We are on
Instagram,
Twitter, and
Facebook.
Post pics from your meetings and work at church. We want to see what you are doing! Have Fun. Spread the word.
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Nametags
Nametags are a great way to get to know folks and help everyone feel welcome. St. Andrew's membership committee offers lovely reusable magnetic nametags for all members. If you would like a new or replacement name tag, please contact Becky Hamlin.
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Illness and Off-Hour Emergencies
The clergy are always available to assist you. Please
email Adrian or call
him at 603-831-4938 if you or a member of your family expects to be in the hospital and wishes to be visited. Also, please let us know of names that should be added to our prayer list. Our prayers are with all those in need.
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Parish Photo Release
We recognize that safety and privacy are of primary concern to members of our congregation. After researching best practices and reaching out to our national church, the communications committee developed the following in the fall of 2013:
- A policy not to identify anyone by name in website photos,
- a policy to ask permission via phone or e-mail to use photos of individuals prominently featured in photos (though unidentified) on the website, and
- photo release language to be published in The CALL, service leaflets, and annual report.
- This language is as follows:
Occasionally, we may take photographs or videos of St. Andrew's-related activities. By appearing at and/or participating in any such activities, you are aware that you may appear in such pictures and agree to let us use such images in related communications (including print and web usage), and you agree to release St. Andrew's from any liability, damages, or claims whatsoever that might arise from such use. This notice also applies to any members of your family appearing and/or participating in such church activities. Our policy is that we will not identify anyone by name on website photos.
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Deadlines
for Weekly Leaflet and e-Pistle Announcements
Announcements and gratitudes (and anything else)
for inclusion in the weekly leaflet or e-Pistle are due on Tuesdays at noon. Please limit your announcement to 50-100 words.
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