St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Sunday, April 7, 2019 Please turn to the inside Fr. Shane to speak at conference next Friday Fr. Shane Tucker will speak on “Paternal Pioneering: Making a Way as a Faithful Father” at the Never In Vain Conference this coming We’ll lean into the fullness of God’s presence as we explore: • Who Jesus Is • How to Hear God’s Voice • How to Apply What God Says in Everyday Life • A Five-Step Prayer Model • The Mind Renewed by the Holy Spirit Friday, May 3 • 7-9 p.m. Saturday, May 4 • 9 a.m-3 p.m. @ St. Andrew’s Admission is free Register @ standrewspolaris.org Tickets available at https://bit.ly/2IRPKty Above, Godly Play storyteller Lori Cornett explores the art of Pysanky with our upper elementary school children last Sunday. In Pysanky, an ancient Ukranian folk art, Easter eggs are “written,” much like Christian icons are, with each symbol and color carrying a specific meaning. At left, Lily Rife, daughter of Mark and Elizabeth, shows off a Pysanka that she wrote with colored pencil. At right is a traditional Pysanka by EliseAnn Egg Designs of Fort Mill, South Carolina, which was written in wax on a real chicken egg, dipped in dye multiple times, then wiped clean to reveal the intricate design.
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St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Sunday, April 7, 2019
Please turn to the inside
Fr. Shane to speak at conference next FridayFr. Shane Tucker will speak on “Paternal Pioneering: Making a Way as a Faithful Father” at the Never In Vain Conference this coming
We’ll lean into the fullness of God’s presence as we explore:•WhoJesusIs•HowtoHearGod’sVoice•HowtoApplyWhatGod SaysinEverydayLife
Above, Godly Play storyteller Lori Cornett explores the art of Pysanky with our upper elementary school children last Sunday. In Pysanky, an ancient Ukranian folk art, Easter eggs are “written,” much like Christian icons are, with each symbol and color carrying a specific meaning. At left, Lily Rife, daughter of Mark and Elizabeth, shows off a Pysanka that she wrote with colored pencil.
At right is a traditional Pysanka by EliseAnn Egg Designs of Fort Mill, South Carolina, which was written in wax on a real chicken egg, dipped in dye multiple times, then wiped clean to reveal the intricate design.
Prayers for the ChurchAnglicanChurchinNorthAmerica:The Rev. Jay Behan, Chairman, and the members of the Gafcon Branch in New Zealand.
Several years ago, conservative members of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia, concerned about increasingly liberal trends within the church, began to meet as the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans in New Zealand (FCANZ). The meetings gained impetus last year when the General Synod of the church approved granting permission to bless same- sex relationships. (The same approval also covers the blessing of unmarried persons in committed heterosexual relationships.) The FCANZ has now become the Gafcon (Global Anglican Future Conference) Branch in New Zealand and includes both those who have disaffiliated from the national church and those who have chosen to remain within the national church as dissidents.
Gafcon itself now includes 11 Anglican provinces (ACNA, Brazil, Congo, Kenya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Rwanda, South America, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) and five regional branches (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom), together including the great majority of the world’s 85 million Anglicans.
In 2018, Gafcon reported that about 500 Anglicans had attended organizational conferences throughout the New Zealand and Polynesia region. The Gafcon branch in New Zealand now seeks to form an Extra-provincial Diocese to serve its members. It is now led by a Trustees Board of eight men and women. (Source: Gafcon sites.)
Please pray especially for ongoing evangelism, church planting, and for the diocese in formation.
AnglicanDioceseoftheGreatLakes:Fr. Ed Steele and the people of Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Chillicothe, Ohio.
ParishCycleofPrayer:Jean Duncan; Marlene Hawkins; Tom and Mother Nanci James; the Sisters in the Spirit Small Group; and the Harvest Festival Planning Team.
Encouragement for your prayer time with God Nothing that I face in life will hinder God’s ability to help me. “He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.” (Psalm 18:16) “But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.” (Romans 8:10) — From the St. Andrew’s Prayer Ministries Team
April BirthdaysEvan Brock Mike Brust Emma Moehring Melissa Gutierrez Wini Cloran Ian Sattler Liddy Schmitz Keely Tucker Dave Barnes Mark Rife Joyce Waddell Ann Schnapp Gary Sommerville Miriam Rife Matt Spanos Jim Reeves Jodi Moehring
The Daily LectionaryWeek of the Fifth Sunday
in Lent • April 7-13
Sunday, April 7 — A.M.: Psalm 89:1-18; Leviticus 17; Mark 5:21-43 P.M.: Psalm 89:19-52; Job 5 2 Timothy 1
Monday, April 8 — A.M.: Psalm 90; Leviticus 18; Mark 6:1-29 P.M.: Psalm 91; Job 6; 2 Timothy 2
Tuesday, April 9 — A.M.: Psalms 92, 93; Leviticus19:1-2,9-37; Mark 6:30-56 P.M.: Psalm 94; Job 7; 2 Timothy 3
Friday, April 12 — A.M.: Psalm 103; Leviticus 26:3-20,38-46l Mark 8:11-36 P.M.: Psalm 104; Job 10; Hebrews 2
Saturday, April 13 — A.M.: Psalm 105:1-22; Numbers 6; Mark 9:1-29 P.M.: Psalm 105:23-45; Job 11; Hebrews 3
Next Sunday, April 14 — A.M.: Psalm 106:1-18; Numbers 8:5-26; Mark 9:30-50 P.M.: Psalm 106:19-48; Job 12; Hebrews 4:1-13
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Next Sunday’s LectionaryApril 14 (Palm Sunday, Year C)
Liturgy of the PalmsGospel: Luke 19:29-40
At the Liturgy of the WordFirst Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12Psalm 22:1-11 Second Reading: Philippians 2:5-11Gospel: Luke 22:39-23:1-56
Peggy Vanderhoff Emily Brock
April AnniversariesJana & Chuck Lilly Karolyn & Terry Yoakum Bill & Jane LucasEmily & Bill Fieger Rick & Kerri Brock Dan & Christine Brill
Services livestreamed on TwitterAs another way to reach out to our community with the Good News of God in Christ, we are now livestreaming our 11:15 a.m. service (and sometimes our 9 a.m. service) on our Twitter account — twitter.com/standrewsnet. This is a wonderful opportunity to share the music, message, and rich tradition of Anglican worship, so that folks who might not be able to get out to attend church can worship with us from home.
Friday, April 12. The event is being sponsored by Ignite Our City, and will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Station 67, 379 W. Broad St., Columbus.
Tickets range from $12.50 to $25, and are available through igniteourcity.com, or at the url in the graphic on the front page.
The Never in Vain Conference will focus on “Growing from Life’s Greatest Lessons,” and will take life’s greatest challenges and teach us how to make them our greatest victories. You’ll enjoy dynamic speakers who will share on life’s greatest challenges and surprises and teach us how to come out on the other side stronger and better.
Speakers in addition to Fr. Shane will be Johnny W, Dawson with Capstone Wealth Advisors; Chad Kelly with Freedom Recovery, along his wife Carabeth Kelly with Ignite Our City; Danny Whisner, Director of Assimilation at Northwest Bible Church; Danius Williams with Ignite Our City and The City Coffeehouse; Christian author Rachel Wojnarowski with Rachel Wojo; and Gerald Murphy with The Columbus Dream Center, a faith-based organization that serves low-income, homeless, and under-served individuals and families.
There will be live music and heavy hors d-oeuvres.
Ignite Our City came together with a desire to help people come to the realization that they are without a question uniquely made and created for a divine purpose (Psalm 139: 14, Roman 8:28).
Ignite our City exists to inspire and ignite the hearts and lives of people to make an everlasting impact. The organization believes that its small efforts of bringing people together through simple gatherings will inspire, ignite and create an impact today and for generations to come.
Fr. ShaneContinued from the front
Children and youth invited to participate in Palm Sunday processionOur Young Saints, toddlers through Senior High, are invited to participate in a special Palm Sunday procession and distribution of palms at the 9 a.m. service next week. If you’d like to participate, simply arrive by 8:45 a.m. for instructions and to line up. Children 3 and under should bring a grownup friend to walk with them.
Easter egg hunt April 20; stuffings needed Plans are underway for the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Holy Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m. on the lawn of the church. Bring your friends and family, and join the fun!
We need your help providing small individually wrapped candies or small items, perhaps Christian-themed, to place inside the eggs. If you have items to donate please bring them to the Lenten Study Program this coming Tuesday, or to church next Sunday.
Thank you for helping us provide this event for our children, and for families in the community!
Service at Inn at Bear Trail Holy SaturdaySt. Andrew’s will bless the residents of the Inn at Bear Trail, an assisted living facility less than a mile from the church on South Old State Road, by leading an Easter service on Holy Saturday, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Fr. Wil Verhoff will officiate, and musicians from St. Andrew’s, including Ann Schnapp, Lori Cornett, and Amanda Oxenham will perform. Others wishing to participate should contact Tally Whitehead, [email protected] or 740-548-5112, ext. 5. Participants will gather at the church at 12 Noon on Holy Saturday for a run-through.
Ministries that bless others give first quarter reportsFood MinistryFrom January through March, the St. Andrew’s Food Ministry has blessed people with a variety of food donations. The ministry has given away 251 small containers (16 oz.) of soup; 51 lasagna meals (lasagna, veggies, and potatoes); 59 large containers (24 oz.) of soup; 12 small containers of pasta sauce; one container of mashed potatoes, and eight bags of soup!
Our growing food ministry has meals ready for distribution to those who need them. These meals are ideal for people living alone, going through a time of financial hardship, recovering from surgery or illness, or who have had a death in their family. Rachel Cherubini, Food Ministry coordinator, is also working with local schools and organizations to distribute meals through those channels.
The ministry is looking for volunteers to help prepare meals on Fridays, as well as people willing to deliver meals. To volunteer to help with the ministry, to request a meal for yourself or others, or if you know of organizations that could benefit from the Food Ministry’s services, please contact Rachel at [email protected] or 740-548-5112, ext. 1.
Shawl MinistryIn the same quarter, the St. Andrew’s Shawl Ministry has given away 11 shawls, one baby blanket, 24 hats, and three scarves. In addition, coordinator Rachel Cherubini and her crew have almost 60 hats banked for next winter, and about 10 scarves and 15 pairs of gloves!
“Praise God for his continued blessings upon us and for his guidance to do his will!” Rachel says.
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Holy Week begins next Sunday, April 14, with the celebration of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, known as Palm — or Passion — Sunday. The palms we carry and the tone of the service signify this note of triumph, yet there is that underlying theme of sadness that permeates the service, emphasized most especially in the reading of the Passion Narrative.
With the blessing and distribution of the palms, we will begin our journey through Holy Week. We will trace the footsteps of our Savior through the streets of Jerusalem, to the upper room where the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist was initiated. We will stand by helplessly during the arrest, and then march to the Cross and the pain of Good Friday. We will experience the despair of Holy Saturday and the vigil of hope in the Resurrection of Easter Day on the eve of that hallowed festival.
We journey with our Savior because we seem, in him, to find resurrection to a new life; a life of grace. If you would
experience the true joy of the Resurrection on Easter Day, you must walk the pilgrimage of Holy Week. Make a commitment to yourself now that you will faithfully attend Holy Week services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Walk the road to Calvary and beyond. Experience the sufferings of our Lord and his disciples.
Experience the joy that the new life of the Resurrection meant for them, and claim it as a reality for your own life!
Our 2019 Lenten Study Program concludes this coming Tuesday, April 9, from 6:15 to 8 p.m. We’ll be taking a look at the sin of pride, and its contrary holy virtue, humility.
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Easter Flower Memorials & Thanksgivings
The Altar Guild is now accepting contributions toward flowers to decorate the altar and sanctuary for Easter. If you would like to make a gift in any amount in memory of a loved one, or in thanksgiving for a loved one, an event or a blessing, please complete this form and place it in the offering basket, along with your check made payable to St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. Please note “Easter Flowers” in the memo section of your check. Cash gifts should be placed in an envelope, along with this form. You may also fill out this form on the Member Connection of the website.
Enclosed is a gift of $______________ toward altar flowers for Easter.
Please print all information as you would like it to appear in the Easter bulletin.
Deadline: Wednesday, April 17. Contact the Parish Office at 740-548-5112 or [email protected] with questions.
— • —We need folks to sign up to bring soups and salads this Tuesday! Please check the sign-up sheet at the Information Desk in the Gathering Area to see what’s still needed. — • —Catch up on missed sessions by downloading the weekly outline and study questions from our website, standrewspolaris.org. Select “News” under the “Know” drop-down menu.
