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There will be no Adult Christian Formation this Sunday. Join us for St. Andrew’s Day/ Commitment Sunday ! Bring your pledge card and join us for waffles from Carol’s Just Delicious at 9 am then cake and coffee after we bless our pledge cards at the 10:30 am service!
See you there!

Join the St. A’s Book Club!! Pick up a copy of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life and we will meet you in the Youth House this Friday at 9:15 am!

The yard sale brought in almost $1300 for Outreach!! Huge thank you's to everyone who donated items to sell and who worked at the event! Great work, everyone!
It’s time to bring in your letters for the ABC wall in the new Little Flock Nursery! If you signed up to receive a letter, get that letter in any size, shape, or color you'd like. (Have fun with it!) You can bring your letter into the office during the week or to the new nursery on Sundays. When we have all 26 letters, we'll hang them up, and your love for our littlest visitors will be written all over the wall--literally!

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the church office will be closed Wednesday, November 27- Friday, November 29th. We will reopen Monday, December 2nd at 9 am . We hope you have a wonderfully filling holiday!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells! It’s time to sign up for bell ringing at Walmart for the Salvation Army! St. Andrew’s has been assigned to Saturday, November 30th from 9am-9pm.  If you are interested in volunteering the
sign-up sheet is in the office.

Sip 'N Stroll : Seguin will be ringing in Christmas before you know it with the Holiday Parade on Thursday, December 5 and the delightful & delicious Sip 'N Stroll on Friday, December 6 at 5:30 PM . As usual, our own K.T. and Alan Cockerell are heading up our entry into the hot chocolate contest . This year we'll also be offering s'mores in the courtyard to accompany our hot chocolate. It's an invitation to the community to visit our beautiful grounds and meet our fabulous members. To that end, we'll need your help! We need skewers and helpers . Please sign up in the narthex or contact Kelly Follis, kdfoll123@yahoo.com  / 830.305.1534 to offer your assistance. Thank you!

Las Posadas : In conjunction with St. James & Our Lady of Guadalupe,
St. Andrew's hosts the community's annual remembrance of the journey of the Holy Family to Bethlehem. As part of the celebration, St. Andrew's provides respite to the pilgrims, including hot chocolate and water, supplied by our church, and tables of cookies and bunuelos provided by our co-hosts. Let Kelly Follis know if you can assist with set up and / or serving. Set up will begin after the late service on Sunday, December 15 and will resume at
5:00 PM that evening. Please contact Kelly Follis at 830.305.1534 or  kdfoll123@yahoo.com  if you can help. Thank you and Feliz Navidad!  

Fair Trade Fair!  TLU will host their annual Fair Trade Fair  Friday, December 6th from 10:30 am- 6:00 pm  in the Alumi Student Center.

Meals on Wheels Needs YOU! There are 5 simple requirements: driver’s license; auto insurance; ability to sign up online; a little time during the day; and a giving heart. Applications are available in the church office, or from Kathy Villarreal at kvillarreal@nbsenior.org . Meals on Wheels deliveries are made Monday- Friday. Drivers pick up the meals here at St. Andrew’s at 10:15 am and are usually done before noon. Volunteers pick the days they choose to drive—it can be once a week, once a month, whatever works for you— We thank you for any help you can provide.
Stewardship Thoughts
For God so loved the world that He gave...
John 3:16

The candles cast a beautiful glow about the sanctuary; the choir raised their voices in a magnificent song of praise to honor the birth of the Savior. Yet, in the midst of such beauty and pageantry, tears slowly rolled down his cheeks. David had just returned from his third mission trip to Russia and all he could imagine was the children he had visited in the orphanages; children who would not hear the story of the babe lying in a manger, children who would receive no gifts, no candy, and no Christmas meal.

For God so loved the world that He gave...

The greatest gift the world has ever received was given for one reason and one reason alone-- love. It was a love so strong and powerful that He gave His only son. Our stewardship emphasis is not about bricks, buildings or budgets. Ultimately, we are about love; a love that desires to reach out and bring people into the family of God. A love so strong, so powerful that we want to give and give and give some more; not from obligation or guilt but from heartfelt desire that people would come to know the wonderful and saving love of God through Christ.

For God so loved the world that He gave...

We don't need to travel to rural Russia to find those in need. How many children and young people in your own community will not hear the Good News, will never grow up knowing the joy that comes from being a part of God's family? How many families in your own congregation desperately need to hear the good news of God's love in the midst of divorce, death, sickness or unemployment? How many elderly people need to know God still loves them? Think for a moment of co-workers, family members and friends who desperately need what the church has to offer-- love.

For God so loved the world that He gave... Will you?
Weekly Schedule
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2019:ST. ANDREW'S DAY
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I (Chapel)
*9:15 a.m. St. Andrew's Day Waffle Breakfast (McKeogh Hall)
*10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II (Church)
*10:45 a.m. Children’s Chapel (McKeogh Hall)
11:45 a.m. St. Andrew's Day Cake & Coffee (McKeogh Hall)
11:45 a.m. Daughters of the King (McKeogh Hall) (1 st and 3 rd Sundays)

* Indicates Nursery Care available. 
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the Youth House on Crockett Street.
Birthdays

Ruth Burges- November 24
Stacey Alexander- November 26
Therese Sharp- November 27
Kay Scott- November 28
Mozzelle Dempster- November 30

Anniversaries

Quintin & Stacey Alexander- Nov. 27
Dave & Fran Libbe- November 29
Ministers in the Lord's Service
Celebrant-
The Rev. Alex Easley Holloway
The Rev. Gordon Scheible

Lay Readers-
8:00 Susan Rinn
10:30 Clara Spencer-Dibble, Lauren Smith, Robin Walker

Firefly-
10:30 Colin

Musicians-
Leo Garcia-Choir Director/Cantor
Wendi Gustafson- Music Director/Organ

Altar Guild-
Betty Anderson, Janet Alcede, Mozzelle Dempster, Sandy Merrell

Greeter-
8:00 Abe Zapata

Ushers-
Pam Roitsch & Chuck Ingersoll
Carlotta Coffman

Offertory Tellers-
Lynnette Jackson & Anne Galaway

Vestry of the Week-
Chuck Ingersoll
If you have a birthday or anniversary this month and it's not listed, please call the Parish Office and leave a message for the secretary to add it to the list.

If you or another member of the parish are sick or in the hospital and would like Rev. Alex to visit, please notify the Parish Office. We don't want anyone to get missed! Contacting the office will ensure that Rev. Alex is notified.

If you would like to add a name, etc., to the prayer list, send an email to  secretary@standrewseguin.org . If you have a pastoral situation that needs attention, please contact Rev. Alex. 
St. Andrew's dares to embrace its Episcopal Heritage by living out the Great Commission of Christ through the intimacy of community, discipleship, and service.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, a congregation of The Episcopal Church, and a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion. 

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church| (830)372-4330 | 201 E. Nolte St. Seguin, TX 78155| standrew@standrewseguin.org |  standrewseguin.org