Weekly eNews
December 23, 2021
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We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at our Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. Masks are required and hand sanitizer will be available. There will not be a nursery, and the service will be livestreamed. Arrive by 6:50 to hear the prelude music offered by our guest brass quartet.
O come, let us adore him!
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We Welcome an Afghan Family! Here's How to Help Right Away
We are excited to announce that the Safi family from Afghanistan is here! The family of six includes father, mother, and four daughters, aged 6 months and 4, 5, and 6 years old. We know the holidays are busy, but we are delighted to welcome a holy family during this special season.
We need your help to supply household items. Please sign up now for what you can donate.
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You may bring your donations to the Parish Hall on Monday, December 27th, 10 am–12pm. If you are unable to purchase items, we also welcome monetary donations. Click here to donate online, selecting Outreach from the funds list.
We will have a "Home Workday" next Wednesday, December 29th. You are invited to join this effort that will take place in two shifts, 10 am–1pm and 1 pm–4 pm. We will meet at the home at 3502 Groometown Road and use the time to organize rooms, stock shelves, hang, clean, and "fluff." This is an important step in making this house feel like a home for this family and we hope you'll be able to be a part of it!
Questions? Doug Sanecki is our St. Andrew's liaison for these efforts and will be happy to answer questions. You may reach him via email at dpsanecki@gmail.com or by text at 732-546-5934.
Thank you for your support of our growing Greensboro community.
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Online Worship Only on Sunday, Dec. 26th, at 11:00 a.m.
We will worship online only with the Washington National Cathedral, Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please join us at https://www.youtube.com/embed/J3JkGBho6WA. We hope to see you back at St. Andrew's in person on January 2.
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Book Study: My Grandmother’s Hands Part II, Beginning in January
Would you like to be more comfortable talking about race - to your children, your colleagues, your friends? Resmaa Menachem has written a brilliant book to provide pathways for releasing the constrictions we all carry in this racialized society. Part I examines the nature of this constriction. Part II provides specific practices we can use to release the trauma that we carry and settle ourselves in anxiety provoking situations.
A study group is forming to learn these practices. The group is open to anyone who has read and reflected on Part I, either in a group or as an individual. The group will meet on Thursdays from 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. for eight Zoom sessions, beginning on January 6 and ending on February 17. Priority will be given to the participants in the Part I study and to members of St. Andrew’s. If you have questions or would like to sign up, contact John de Beer at connect.john@gmail.com.
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Your Generosity Makes Our Life Together Possible — Thank You!
Year-End Contributions to St. Andrew’s
Updated statements on giving received through December 15 were emailed to contributors on December 16. If you have questions or concerns about your statement, please email Ray Marsh at bookkeeperstagso@gmail.com.
Several things to remember:
- All contributions for 2021 must be postmarked by December 31, 2021, in order to be recorded on your 2021 Year-End Giving Statement. Thank you for your support throughout 2021!
- Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from IRA’s are not waived during 2021 as they were for 2020. There is still time to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution via the RMD and receive the tax benefit for 2021. Please consult with your financial consultant for more details.
Using Abundant/E-Giving for 2022?
If you changed your giving amount for 2022, please remember to make this change in the Abundant app. The church does not have the ability to make that change on your behalf.
Giving via ACH Bank Draft
If you changed your ACH giving amount for 2022, please send Ray Marsh a note or email (bookkeeperstagso@gmail.com) authorizing St. Andrew’s to change the monthly ACH amount.
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Annual Reports are Due Friday, January 14
It’s time for all committee and group chairpersons to report on what your ministry accomplished in 2021. Please send your report as a Word document to Susan at parish@standrewsgso.org. Pictures are also welcome.
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This Week at St. Andrew’s
The parish office will be closed December 24 through January 2.
The Chapel will be closed December 28 and will reopen January 4.
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Marion Seaman, Co-Senior Warden
Sandy Shelton, Co-Senior Warden
Mike Van Ormer, Junior Warden
Chris Berger, Treasurer
Susan Brannan, Clerk
Catherine Clifton
Cheri Courtright
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Anthony DeLoreto
Melissa Fleming
Shelley Kappauf
Corinth Milikin
Eric Revell
Karen Rierson
Jankoba Sambola
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We Pray for...
Those on our parish prayer list: Mary Stalter, Ella Janssen, Norma Bullock, Moira Ermentrout, Bruce Adkins, Charles and Rebecca Goodrum, Dee Dee Fulton, Judy Stancil, Maria Wilmoth, Barbara Sherer, Leslie, Johnetta Shablack, Dorothy Cook, Jenna Cottrill, Jimmye Olivey, Karen Hall, Don Lowe, Jamie Smith, Larry Phillips, Paula Pile, Sandra Witherspoon, Val Swan, Dick Montgomery, Mike, Jeff Cummer, Linda Shablack, Scott Lee, Dale Brinley, Libby Eberhard, Charles Kelshaw, Camille, Poppy and her parents, Jim and Ali Ostridge, Patrick and Margaret Miller, Page Davies, Julie Jennings, Nancy Brown, Barbara Van Cleve, Frank and Sandy Tatem, Gia Yunker, Karen Moth, Amanda, Ann Hardin, Debbie M., Doug Sanecki, John and Gisela Smith, Galen Hill, Mary Lou Strohl, Heather, Ed Morea, Glenn Strohl, Cindy Shane, Jean Phelps, Jeanette Lowe, Sally Brannan, Leslie Ehrlich, Megan Bailey, David Heflin, Dave Sellers, Amos Fisher, Elaine Williams, Eleanor Baker, Mike Patterson, Jimmy Hyler, Laura Shinn, Betty Fueller and her family
Those serving in our military: Wes Durham, Tom Stauffer, Paul Zeigler, Stephen Johnson, Benjamin Phillips, Kenneth Gearhart, Alex Reyes, Raymond Harrison, Catharyn Nosek
The departed: Bobby Shane
Birthdays: Mack Baker, Calan Banner, Reese Ermentrout, Annette Garvey, Elizabeth Hens, Carol Phillips
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
website: standrewsgso.org email: parish@standrewsgso.org phone: 336-275-1651
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