St. Andrews Parish United Methodist Church

The Reverend Robert Christopher Barrett, Pastor

3225 Ashley River Road, Charleston, SC 29414

843.766.1080 / standumc@knology.net / www.standrewsparishumc.org

SEPTEMBER 2011 Pastor’s Postings ..................2

From the Lay Leader ...........3

Mission to Alabama ..............4

Epworth Children’s Home ...5

Calendar .................................6

Birthdays/Anniversaries ....8

Announcements ............. 8-11

Thank you notes ............... 11

SUNDAY SERVICE T IMES:

8:45 am Praise & Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:15 am Traditional Worship

ss OFF ICE HOURS: Monday—Thursday, 8:oo am to 4:45 pm,

Closed Fridays & Holidays

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Pa s to r ’ s P o s t i n g s Jesus says, “I do not call you servants any longer, because the

servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called

you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I

have heard from my Father.” -John 15:15

One of the results of the social network revolution is

that terms like Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn are

now part of our regular speech. Also, thanks to

Facebook in particular, the word “friend” has been

transformed from a noun into a verb.

“John friended me and invited me to be a part of his part-time pro-hunting

vegan libertarian group.”

“I friended Sally the other day and she hasn’t stopped writing things on my

wall.”

These sentences would have been incomprehensible even 5 years ago. (To

some who aren’t part of Facebook, they still make no sense!)

And it wasn’t enough to make “friend” a verb, to make a “wall” something we

write on with a keyboard, to make “groups” something we belong to strictly

online. No, out of this already confusing lexicon, somehow the word “de-

friended” emerged. This is the dreaded step of removing someone from your

official “friend” list.

Maybe it’s because they keep posting eerie pictures of their recently deceased

pet, which is now a newly stuffed (dead) parakeet. Maybe it’s because they

keep insisting that you join their group called “Monkeys Punching Dinosaurs.”

Or maybe it’s because they keep grinding their political ax by posting messages

from “Politics in the Nation of India” on your wall.

Whatever the reason, “de-friending” someone means you’ll no longer hear from

them and they will no longer see any of you. The (online) friendship will be over.

Now imagine you are Jesus. And imagine that in a simple declarative sentence,

you “friended” every person who ever sought to serve you.

“You’re no longer my servants. Instead, I’m friending you.”

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“The things I have said are now written out for you. I expect you to read my posts.

I’ve given you everything you need to know. It’s on your wall. Hello? R u there? R

we still friends?”

What would happen if we took Jesus “friending” us more seriously? What would

happen when his teachings about forgiving our enemies and walking the second

mile and blessing those who persecute us began popping up on our wall every day?

And how do we squeeze his messages into our day when posts are coming in from

the other 400 friends on our list?

Do we skim over Jesus’ posts on our wall? Do we ignore his invitations to join

groups that might matter to him? Do we sometimes act like we’ve “de-friended”

Jesus? And will it ever occur to Jesus after years of us paying too little attention to

his invitations, to “defriend” us?

Here’s hoping that you’ve responded to Jesus’ friend

request. Jesus wants to “friend” you. And through you,

Jesus wants to “friend” others as well. R u listening?

(Continued from page 2)

Pastor ChrisRev. Christopher Barrett, Pastor

Can you believe we're beginning another year of school? Where

did the summer go? The "lazy" days of summer are still with us

and most probably will remain throughout September. Buses

loaded with students once again remind us of the precious cargo they deliver to

the schools each day. Some of these children are in need of extra help. This is

where you can help. Giving one hour a week of your time helping a child whose

parents can't help at times is where you can come in. After retiring from

teaching high school seniors, I committed myself to once again helping students

who were having difficulty. There are many children in need. If you are

interested, let me know as we can organize a group from St. Andrews who aren't

already helping so we can place you with a child that is struggling who can

profit from your assistance. You will be the one who is blessed.

From the Lay Leader.. .

In Christ—Amen! Jennie Jennie Goodman, Lay Leader

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Dear Church Family,

Below you will find an e-mail from my colleague, the Rev. Will Malambri,

about one way we may respond to the terrible devastation still affecting

parts of Alabama after the tornado. We have been invited to collaborate

with these two UM churches to form a volunteer team to help in the

ongoing work there. The details are below. If you are interested in being a

part of this effort, please contact me by email to pastor.chrisbarrett@gmail.com or

call the church office (843.766.1080)

Thanks, and God bless.

Pastor Chris

On April 27 and 28, 2011 parts of the

Southeast were devastated by tornados.

This was the worst tornado outbreak to hit

Alabama since 1932 and the second

deadliest tornado event in US history. 246

people died in Alabama alone. One of the

massive tornados had wind speeds of over

200 mph and stayed on the ground for 132

miles. This information was part of a recent SC Volunteers in Mission newsletter.

South Carolina United Methodists had a team of early responders in Alabama on May

2nd. Others have gone since. The need for help continues. St. James can be part of the

recovery.

There was initial interest in sending a team to help with recovery. I hope the interest

remains. Even though other emergencies have taken this disaster off the front page, it

remains a headline concern for the people of Fort Payne and other towns in Alabama.

A United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Team from Wightman, UMC in

Prosperity, SC has invited us to join them in the recovery efforts. The majority of the

team will go to Fort Payne, AL (near Lookout Mountain and home on Country Music

group, Alabama) on Sunday, October 9th and return on Saturday, October 15th. The

team will sleep in a church facility on cots or air mattresses that the team will bring.

The work will be general reconstruction. Participant cost will include $100 donation to

the Alabama UMVIM relief work and some incidentals. Donations to offset the cost of

the trip are encouraged from those who cannot go, but would like to financially

support the mission. Prayers from all are requested.

There is a possibility for those who can’t be away an entire week to join us later in the

week and make it a long weekend of work. If you are in that situation, please let me

know immediately.

I’d like to know from any interested persons as quickly as possible, so we can begin

making plans. I hope you’ll help St. James reach out with love and kindness in

whatever way you can.

Grace and Peace, Will

McNutt Memorial UMC in Fort Payne was leveled by a tornado.

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*The first Sunday is Family Sunday. Children remain in the service with their parents.

Epworth

is OUR

Ministry!

Epworth

Orphanage was

chartered by the SC

Methodist

Conference in 1895.

the first two

orphans called

Epworth home in

1896. for 115 years

Epworth has

provided C.A.R.E.

(COMPASSION,

ACCEPTANCE,

RESPECT, &

ENCOURAGEMENT)

to thousands of

children from all

across South

Carolina because of

the loving support

of United

Methodists like us.

The ministry of

Epworth is our

ministry and on

Sunday, September

11th, we will be

given an

opportunity to

continue this

tradition by financially supporting this necessary ministry through the

Annual Epworth Work Day Offering. For more information about Epworth

Children’s Home you can visit them on the web at

www.epworthchildrenshome.org or see our church’s Epworth

Representative, Doris Towery.

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version. The calendar is on a two-page spread in the

printed version. You can also access the church

calendar on our web page.

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BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS::: AAAYLAYLAYLA SSSUTTONUTTONUTTON 9/19/19/1

BBBILLILLILL HHHALBRITTERALBRITTERALBRITTER 9/39/39/3 MMMICHELLEICHELLEICHELLE HHHARDARDARD 9/39/39/3

MMMARYARYARY WWWAGENBRENNERAGENBRENNERAGENBRENNER 9/49/49/4 DDDAVIDAVIDAVID WWWARDARDARD 9/79/79/7

JP JP JP DEDEDE MMMONTFORTONTFORTONTFORT 9/89/89/8 DDDOLLYOLLYOLLY MMMIZZELLIZZELLIZZELL 9/89/89/8

DDDEEEEEE DDDEEEEEE DDDONALDSONONALDSONONALDSON 9/119/119/11 PPPRISCILLARISCILLARISCILLA OOOUTLAWUTLAWUTLAW 9/119/119/11

KKKELLYELLYELLY PPPERCYERCYERCY 9/129/129/12 KKKEVINEVINEVIN BBBOWEROWEROWER 9/159/159/15 AAANNNNNN DDDEMAREEEMAREEEMAREE 9/169/169/16 JJJOSHUAOSHUAOSHUA AAAMOSMOSMOS 9/179/179/17

SSSCOTTCOTTCOTT HHHEARINGEARINGEARING 9/189/189/18 NNNICKICKICK SSSYKESYKESYKES 9/189/189/18

JJJUDSONUDSONUDSON KKKINGINGING 9/229/229/22 CCCARLYARLYARLY HHHANSONANSONANSON 9/239/239/23

KKKENDALLENDALLENDALL CCCROOKROOKROOK 9/259/259/25 PPPANSYANSYANSY LLLEPPERTEPPERTEPPERT 9/259/259/25

AAALLISONLLISONLLISON SSSELANDERELANDERELANDER 9/269/269/26 DDDONALDONALDONALD GGGRUNSTRARUNSTRARUNSTRA 9/309/309/30

AAANNIVERSARIESNNIVERSARIESNNIVERSARIES 3 J3 J3 JIMIMIM & H& H& HELENELENELEN WWWHITEHAIRHITEHAIRHITEHAIR 4 M4 M4 MICKEYICKEYICKEY & M& M& MARYARYARY RRRAKESAKESAKES

9 M9 M9 MICKEYICKEYICKEY & T& T& TERRIERRIERRI MMMURRAYURRAYURRAY 19 G19 G19 GEORGEEORGEEORGE & L& L& LISAISAISA FFFOLLINOLLINOLLIN

25 R25 R25 RAYMONDAYMONDAYMOND & J& J& JODIODIODI BBBARTEETARTEETARTEET 30 J30 J30 JEFFEFFEFF & K& K& KELLYELLYELLY PPPERCYERCYERCY

Did we miss YOUR birthday or anniversary? So sorry—we

want to celebrate you and your special day! If your information

was omitted, please give your name, the event including the day,

month and year to the church office by a note, phone (766-1080)

or email (standumc@knology.net). Oh, and Happy Belated Everything!

NEW MEMBER CLASSES, taught by Pastor Chris,

begin Sunday, Sep. 4 at 10 AM in the sanctuary.

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CHILDREN’S CHOIRS : Sunday afternoons

CHERUB CHOIR (age 2-5K) will meet from 4-4:30 pm, playground time from 4:30-5:00 pm

JUNIOR CHOIR (1st-3rd graders) will meet from 4:30-5:00 pm, playground time from 4-4:30 pm.

Our first time together, on SEPTEMBER 11TH, will start with a PARENT'S WELCOME MEETING in the sanctuary from 3:30-4:00 p.m., with supervised

playground time for all children. If you are interested, please sign up in the narthex—or just come to our first meeting! This is a perfect venue for you to

invite your friends' children to participate, particularly those who may not have a church home! This is an outreach of our church, as well as an opportunity for our children to enjoy Christian fellowship with one another and learn to lead us all in

worship. For questions, please see Elise Barrett or Chris King.

The Arthritis Exercise class will resume Thursday, September

8 at 1:30 pm. Everyone is invited to join in this time of

exercise and fellowship. For more information call Cindy

Walden, 763-3996 or Miriam Hunter, 556-1657. See you soon!

Charleston Wesley Foundation is participating in the Belk’s Charity Day

Sale! The sale will be in all Belk stores (nationwide) Nov. 5th from 6 am-10 am. The ticket

is $5 which gets you into the sale and $5 off of your 1st purchase in addition to the

discount. (CWF gets 100% of each ticket sold before Nov. 5th!) Buy multiple tickets

and get $5 off for multiple items! There will be items in the store marked 20-50% off

including fragrances and cosmetics! Each coupon also has a raffle for a $1000 shop-

ping spree!

Not an early bird? No problem—one week prior to the sale, Belk credit card holders

can take their coupon into the store and the clerk will show

them which items will be on sale on Charity Day. Then the

clerk will hold your selections until you pick them up later on

Nov. 12th and throughout the following week.

For ticket information, please contact:

Rev. Lisa Hawkins (843) 327-7291 direc-

tor@charlestonwesleyonline.org

Tickets will also be available in the church office.

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I t ’ s M u s i c T i m e !

School has started and it is once again time to get our Adult Choir back to singing. Newcomers are always expected and welcomed with open arms! We need more people to sing and praise the Lord with song. Regular choir rehearsals start back on August 31 @ 7:00 pm Please consider joining this fun loving group!

I am still in need of some Hand Bell ringers! If you can read music, treble or bass clef, meet at church 6:00 – 7:15 on Monday eve, please let me know. I sure miss working with the ringers and hearing them in church.

I can be reached by email or phone: basso2086@bellsouth.net 556-0511 or 509-1992. Sandy Rice, Choir Director

One of our own members at St. Andrews Parish, Jeremiah Treadway, was

recently diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's

Lymphoma. Jeremiah is 11 years old and

lives in Summerville with his mom Hope

and brother Benjamin. He is doing well

with his chemotherapy treatments and

other medical procedures. If you would

like to keep up with Jeremiah and would

like to send him a note, please go to:

www.caringbridge.org/visit/

JEREMIAHTREADWAY

where you

can read his story and

journals and post something

on his guestbook. You can

also send Jeremiah a card to:

201 Lorraine Drive,

Summerville, SC 29485.

Hope says, “Thank you all so

much for your continued

prayers and support.”

The United Methodist Men’s Club is taking orders for North

Carolina Gala and Granny Smith apples to raise money

for UMM missions. The cost is $8 per 1/2 peck and

October 1st is the expected delivery date. See any Men’s

Club member to order or stop by the table in the narthex on Sundays.

““God and I have this under control.” —Jeremiah

If you’d like to be of assistance to the Treadways,

prayerfully consider one of the following:

1) Donate a Bi-Lo or Piggly Wiggly gift card to help

with weekly grocery expenses. These may be

brought to church.

2) Sign up to provide a meal at

www.takethemameal.com Enter the name

Treadway and the code 4454. All instructions are

included on the web site. Wednesday night meals

would be greatly appreciated if it convenient for

any of our church family.

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N ot e s o f t h a n k s . . . Thanks to all of you for the prayers, cards, food, words of encouragement, phone chats, and taxi service during these past trying weeks. I am so fortunate to have such a loving church family!! Susan Rice

Bb The August Fellowship Supper, hosted by Gladys Bledsoe, was a great success! Not only was a wonderful meal served with lots of fun as we celebrated August birthdays, but over $675 was donated for the Kitchen Fund! Gladys extends her thanks to all who participated!

Bb

—from Huntsville First United Methodist Church, Huntsville, AL

Dear Rev. Barrett, Mrs. Outlaw, & the Members of St. Andrews Parish:

On behalf of our Disaster Relief Team and our entire congregation,

thank you so much for your generous and heart-felt contributions to

the storm victims in our area. Meeting the needs of the people who

were devastated by the April storms will be an on-going ministry for

a long time, and donations like yours provide hope and

encouragement, as well as very much needed practical assistance,

for these folks who are trying to rebuild their lives.

We appreciate the time and efforts you put into your donation

gathering and preparation, and for both you and Harry’s willingness

to drive such a distance to be the hands and feet of Christ. We pray

for blessings on your congregation, and we’re thankful for you, our

fellow servants, as we work together for Him.

Thank you again and God bless!

In His Service,

Glenn Conner, Senior Pastor

Wren Miller, Associate Pastor

Elizabeth Bowman, Disaster Relief Chair

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