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T-shirts! One of the bonuses of hosting Grace Presbytery’s May 4, 2024 meeting is that we have St. Andrew t-shirts available for purchase for $15. These t-shirts are royal blue, which means any of the volunteers wearing them at the presbytery meeting will be easily identifiable as a St. Andrew volunteer (volunteers who do not want to purchase a t-shirt can borrow one in the church the morning of the presbytery meeting). We ordered plenty, so anyone who wants a t-shirt can purchase one in the Narthex after worship or in the church office.
Speaking of hosting presbytery, many of you have volunteered to provide hospitality, assist in registration, bring cookies, serve communion, help with parking, assist with set-up and take-down, and help serve lunch. If you have not had a chance to volunteer and are available, we would love to have you. We are still looking for volunteers for particular tasks, including set-up on Friday afternoon, serving lunch, and taking down after the presbytery meeting. It is going to be a wonderful day of connectedness, so come and join us.
On another note, some of you have been asking me questions about my sabbatical. In a nutshell, I will be gone from Monday, May 20 and return Sunday, September 22. In my personal life, as the sabbatical begins Lelsie and I will head to Oxford, MS for my daughter Rachel’s wedding and as the sabbatical closes my daughter Noelle will give birth to our first grandchild! In between, Leslie and I have a big trip west planned; a few other side trips; and I have a few short trips planned on my own. It feels a little strange to prepare for the sabbatical by learning (I seem to have had to learn this lesson a lot through the years) to step back and let others plan what will happen at St. Andrew in my time on sabbatical. Leslie and I will miss being in your midst, but we are very grateful for the congregation’s support of its pastors by providing sabbatical time.
Yours in Christ,
Richard
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April 28
"Connected"
John 15: 1-8
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May 5
"People of Promise"
Genesis 35: 6-15
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May 12
"People of God"
John 17: 6-10
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May 19
Pentecost Sunday
The service will revolve around special music provided by Dr. Brad Leali
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Sunday School
Sunday, April 28
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Westminster Youth Ensemble
9:00am
Children's Choir Room
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Preschool
9:30am-10:30am
Room 100
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Children’s Sunday School
K-5th Grade
9:30am-10:30am
Media Room
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Middle School
9:30am-10:30am
The Den
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High School
9:30am-10:30am
The Den
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Coffee and Covenant
Karen Jones and Alison Plunkett McStravick
Library, 9:30am
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Pastors’ Class
Richard Culp and Lisa Patterson
Room 206/208, 9:30am
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Pathfinders
Beth Ann and James Black
Room 205, 9:00am
The Pathfinders Class begins a study of the popular series, The Chosen. This Sunday’s class will meet at 9 a.m.
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Youth Group
Middle School and High School
Wednesday, May 1
Rec Center and The Den @ 6:00pm-7:30pm
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Vacation Bible School Registration Is Open!
June 17-21, 2024
Registration is currently open to all members of the St. Andrew community using the link below!
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Parents’ Night Out
Saturday, April 27
Parents’ Night Out is a program for the young families of St. Andrew. The program has a two-fold purpose: it gives parents an opportunity to spend quality time together without their children and it gives the children an evening of fun, age-appropriate activities with their friends at St. Andrew. The evening runs from 4:00pm to 8:00pm for infants-5yrs old in the Nursery. In the Rec Center, Kindergarten-elementary age will meet 4:00pm to 9:00pm, with pick-up from the media room in the main church building. Registration is required on Realm or email Karen Raabe at karen@standrewdenton.com.
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Denton Association of Christian Women's Meeting
Tuesday, April 30
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 105 S Wood Street, 76205
Presentation by Sis. Ellen Frenkel on "Mapping Denton's Quakertown history on a quilt.
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Catching up with Caitlin
Caitlin Culp recently finished her internship at Ginter Park Presbyterian, preached her last sermon there, and completed her final exams to wrap up her second year of seminary. Many of you had the opportunity to visit with Caitlin last week since she attended Super Wednesday and our April Session meeting while she was here in Denton. After a trip to Houston for family celebrations, Caitlin received the terrifying news of Noelle's car accident. However, amid the worry and fear, she also experienced God's presence through the love and kindness of others and writes about this in her blog post. She will leave for a travel seminar in South Africa on April 27. We wish her safe travels!
You can read more and see photos of Caitlin's activities by clicking the link below:
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Ushers Needed
Members who are interested in serving as an usher may contact Jonny Ramsey at 940-206-4468.
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Summer Sunday School Teachers Needed
For the month of June, St. Andrew will have special Summer Sunday school classes for our children in kindergarten through fifth grades. We need your help to make our exciting plans happen! Please consider volunteering for one or two of the following dates: June 9 and June 16. Contact Lisa Patterson, lisa@standrewdenton.com.
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Mother’s Day Gift Bags
St. Andrew donates Mother’s Day Gift Bags each year to give encouragement and hopefully bring a bright spot into lives of the homeless and less fortunate moms in our community. We are requesting help from the congregation in the form of new personal care and beauty products or if you’d like us to do the shopping, a monetary donation would be appreciated as well! Give online standrewdenton.com/give by selecting "Mother's Day Gift Bags" from the fund drop down menu. Deadline for all donations is Sunday, May 5. For more information, contact Amy Whiting at avickers@hotmail.com or the church office. Thank you for giving!
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Denton Christian Preschool
St. Andrew is starting to collect needed items for the students at Denton Christian Preschool. The items will be collected in March-April. The items needed include glue sticks, paper, kleenex, paper towels, watercolors, children's toothpaste, toilet paper construction paper, liquid hand soap, AA batteries, 9V batteries, and crayons. The items may be placed in the bin marked by the fellowship hall. For any questions, contact Rachel Odei at 940-735-6483.
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Texas Wildfire Relief Recovery Update
Recently Texas performers Michael Murphy and Lyle Lovett hosted a rangeland fire relief benefit dinner and concert in Amarillo on April 21st. The concert was streamed live and can now also be watched via YouTube by searching Rangeland Fire Benefit.
The Ruth Anderson Fund will match your donation dollar-for-dollar up to $2,500 in total donations. There are many ways you can provide your donation to this effort:
They were burned…but not burned out!
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Items Needed for Our Daily Bread
The diaconate is collecting items for Our Daily Bread. Items may be donated in the box in the Narthex. Current needs are: bottle water, canned vegetables, canned soup, canned Chef Boyardee, canned stew, mac and cheese cups, Rice-a-Roni cups, sugar, Gatorade, travel size shampoo, travel size conditioner, travel size toothpaste, travel size deodorant, cough drops, chapstick, tissues, men's pants (size 36W), men's shirts sizes (2XL and up).
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Give-a-Meal - $2.29
St. Andrew donated $641.00 to the Give-a-Meal program in March! Thank you for supporting the needs of those who are experiencing food insecurity during this time. A monetary donation of $2.29 feeds a person in need for a week. Donations can be made by mail or online. Please write Give-a-Meal-a-Month on your envelope or check when giving by mail. To give online, visit standrewdenton.com/give and be sure to choose Give-a-Meal from the fund options to the right of your monetary donation.
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Screen Printed St. Andrew Items Available!
St. Andrew is partnering with online retailer Bonfire to make these screen-printed offerings available anytime through their online store. A small amount of each item will go toward communications projects in the future. Visit the link below to see our storefront!
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St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
300 W Oak St | Denton, TX 76201
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