Coming up at St. Andrew

A United Methodist Church

May 19, 2022

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An open, nurturing body of Christian believers seeking God's guidance as we minister to others.

BLUFFTON WORSHIP

spring sermon series

"At the Movies"

Yes, you heard that right...join us Sundays as we look at "where is God in all of this?" using

carefully chosen movies to bring out biblical

truths and principles.

This Sunday: Walk the Line

The Life of Johnny Cash

Sundays at 9 + 10:30 am

Children’s programs during the 10:30 am service

St. Andrew's Endowment Fund at Work

This Sunday at the Hilton Head for Ukraine Benefit (poster below), several members of the Endowment Committee will be presenting a check for $10,000 from St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC to the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry for their Ukrainian Relief Project. The community is invited to come enjoy the all festivities at Celebration Park for such a worthy cause.

The Endowment Fund also recently contributed $47,450 toward replacing the roofs at our Hilton Head Campus.

To learn more about our Endowment Fund and opportunities to donate to it, please contact one of our committee members: Sarah Coffin, Karen Kirby, Jeff Billman, Bruce Siebold, Jim Sims, John Troyer, and Michael Tucker.

FELLOWSHIP FRIENDS

Tuesdays via Zoom at 10:00 am

Focused Sharing topic for May 24:

"Spring Cleaning,"

not an enjoyable phrase for many, but we all know it.

Is "Spring Cleaning" a task that you undertake annually?
Do you perform this methodically or haphazardly?
Did your mother teach you how to do "Spring Cleaning?"

Contact Jay Graves at jaygraves@hotmail.com for a Zoom invitation. If you do not have access to the internet, you can still participate via telephone.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT HILTON HEAD

June 13-16 / 6:00 - 8:00 pm

It's almost here and we are really excited! Thanks to all the teens and adults who have already volunteered to help before and after VBS.

Through our Daily Specials, children (chefs) will learn of God’s great goodness through Bible stories, games, crafts, songs, and of course food!

Together we will learn how great God is and how he always cares for our needs – just as he did for people in our Bible stories. All of our activities and fun will grow out of a very familiar prayer:

God is GREAT! God is GOOD!

Let us THANK GOD for our food

By GOD’S HANDS we all are fed

Give us Lord, our DAILY BREAD.

We can accommodate children 4 years and up, but older siblings are welcomed to register as helpers.

Children are invited to have their own special time with us at our Food Truck Party VBS. However, this year families of participating children are encouraged to join us for family supper at the start of VBS each evening. Monday through Wednesday dinner will be served at our indoor food truck. On Thursday, we will have a real food truck in the parking lot for our end-of-VBS celebration picnic.

Contact Connie Borgianini to volunteer to help with preparations prior to VBS or with activities during the week of VBS.

Online VBS

registration

NOW OPEN!

Click HERE to sign up

or scan the QR code

VBS COST

$20 per child or

$50 per family (parents + children)

Monday-Wednesday.

Each family pays for their own meal at the celebration picnic on Thursday.

Visit hhiumc.com/VBS

Music at the May River

St. Andrew By-The-Sea

Bluffton Campus VBS

Oyster Factory Park

M- TH June 6-9, 2022

5:00 - 7:30 pm

We are so excited to bring to your children another special year of “Outdoor Vacation Bible School” in the heart of Bluffton at the May River! Throughout our time together, the children will gather and have dinner, experience music in a new way, play games and learn all about Backpack Buddies.

On Thursday of VBS week, there will be a special benefit concert at 6:00 pm to honor a member of our congregation who passed away last year. Ken Kroupa was a very important part of Backpack Buddies of Bluffton. Since this is our closing night, families are encouraged to attend (children will not be allowed to be left unattended at the park). An offering for the organization will be taken that night.

Children 3yrs - 11yrs are encouraged to register. Siblings or other youth who are 12 and older are encouraged to register as a Junior Helper.

ONLINE VBS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

click here for details and to

or scan the QR code below

* We will post a dinner menu as it gets closer to time.

* In the case of bad weather, we will inform you what the plans will be for that specific evening.

MAY 2022

TRUSTEE "TIDBITS"

An update on current projects

Monarch roofing has basically completed the installation of the roofs on all the buildings at the Hilton Head campus. The only thing remaining is the replacement of some roof decking on the canopy between the Admin. Building and the Sanctuary. It is scheduled to be completed followed by a final walk through in the next several days. There was a significant amount of decking that had to be replaced on each of the four buildings. With the 40-year warranty, we expect that this job will serve the church well for a long time. The last part of this job will be replacement of the damaged ceiling tiles in the Celebration Center. The tiles are on order and should be replaced in the next several weeks.

We are still waiting on an installation date for the HH Sanctuary sound system with Stage Front AV, a consultant out of Savannah. The contract has been signed but getting on their schedule has been difficult.

The dishwasher in the HH Celebration Center kitchen has been repaired.

The complete technology upgrade of the HH Sanctuary organ has begun. The electronic portion for the main organ has been completed but we are still waiting for the electronic upgrade for the pipes. Equipment for this portion of the upgrade is on back order and is scheduled for installation in late June or July.

We need to do a review of our insurance policies in the next several months. If anyone has this expertise and is willing to give us some time to review our current policies, please let Lois or a member of the Trustees know.

For a listing of Trustees and their contact info please click the button below.