QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT ST. ANDREW’S MINISTRY – Feel free to call a Council member with any questions or concerns.  Council members are:  Alannah Ashlie – 650-0717, Greg Bass – 650-0717, Laverne Hayes – 408-2623, June Price – 542-1118, Cris and Valerie Sievenpiper – 542-0618 and Kay Styza – 524-0841.

 

 GUEST PASTOR - Please welcome Pastor Brad Brown, Lutheran Campus Pastor at Marquette University.  Pastor Jane Fryda is out of town this week celebrating the birthdays of her parents in Iowa.

 

 ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP – Wednesday, March 1st is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of our Lenten journey to the cross.  Please join us on this journey at 7:00 pm.  We will worship with Holy Communion and the imposition of ashes.  We will also begin our Lenten series on The Gifts of Lent.  Each week someone new will share with us a gift they shared with Jesus on the way to the cross.

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PROVIDE AND SERVE LENT SUPPERS - Ash Wednesday begins the Lent season.  During Lent, St. Andrew holds Wednesday Lenten services at 7:00 PM with a supper before the service at 6:00 PM starting on Wednesday, March 8^th.  If you would be willing to share a Wednesday with a partner to provide a meal for 15 to 20 people, please sign up at the information table or talk to Kay Styza at 524-0841 for more information.

 

LENT RESOURCES AVAILABLE – On the table in the library, to the right of the coffee is some Lenten devotionals available for anyone who would like one.  Also on the table are some greeting cards and 2006 calendars.  All the resources on the table are free for the taking.

MIDWEEK LENT WORSHIP AND SUPPERS APPROACHING - Ash Wednesday begins the Lent season.  During Lent, St. Andrew holds Wednesday Lenten services with a supper before the service starting on Wednesday, March 8^th.  If you would be willing to share a Wednesday with a partner to provide a meal for 15 to 20 people, please sign up at the information table or talk to Kay Styza at 524-0841 for more information.

 

NEW SCHEDULE FOR CHILDREN’S CHURCH - The Children’s Church team is excited to announce that there will be a new schedule for Children’s Church beginning in March 2006.  Instead of meeting for a few minutes every Sunday morning, we will meet for a full hour on the 3^rd Sunday of each month at 9:30 AM.  Holidays may cause a change in the schedule, as in April when Easter falls on the 3^rd Sunday.  In April, we will meet on the 23^rd.  In addition, we plan on continuing Children’s Church through the summer months.  Children’s activity bags will be available for use during the worship service on Sundays when there is no Children’s Church and also, Pastor Jane will continue the children’s sermon as usual on those Sundays.  However, there will be no children’s sermon on the day that Children’s Church is scheduled.  If you have any questions about the new schedule or would like to help with the activity bags, please call any member of the Children’s Church team:  Alannah Ashlie, Dawn Berard, Kathy Flitsch, Janet Slater and Sue Wentland.

 

MARCH 19^TH CHILDREN’S CHURCH LESSON PRAYER & PRETZELS - Children’s Church is for children age 4 through 6^th grade and on Sunday, March 19^th at 9:30 AM the Children’s Church lesson will be about prayer.  What is prayer?  What is the right way to pray?  Is prayer important?  Does your family pray?  Parents, these are some questions you may want to discuss with your children to get them thinking about prayer before Sunday, March 19^th.  And, by the way, what do pretzels have to do with prayer?  Come and find out!

 

BOOK BY BOOK BIBLE STUDY TO BEGIN STUDYING REVELATION - The Book by Book Bible Study Group will begin the book of Revelation on Tuesday, March 21^st at 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM in the Library at St. Andrew.  Come and discover some of the background of the book of Revelation and to work your way through this difficult book.  Any questions call Valerie Sievenpiper at 542-0618 or June Price at 542-1118.

 

ST. ANDREW WISH LIST - St. Andrew has an ongoing wish list that is posted on the bulletin board across from the office.  Items that are currently on the wish list include:  calling cards and bus tickets for Huber residents, postage stamps, photo paper, used ink cartridges, a manual stick floor sweeper, a small foldable step stool and gift cards for Office Depot or Sam’s Club. 

AFTERCARE CONNECTIONS OF WAUKESHA MEETING - There will be an open forum meeting of Aftercare Connections of Waukesha on Tuesday, February 28^th at 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM at the First Methodist Church, 121 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Waukesha.  The guest speaker will be Bernie Juno of Hebron House and Dave Cappon from Housing Authority and the topic will be housing.  Aftercare Connections is a support group working toward the effective transition of ex-offenders back into the community following their prison terms.  For more information contact June Price at 542-1118.

 

ST. ANDREW WISH LIST - St. Andrew has an ongoing wish list that is posted on the bulletin board across from the office.  Items that are currently on the wish list include:  calling cards and bus tickets for Huber residents, postage stamps, photo paper, used ink cartridges, a manual stick floor sweeper, a small foldable step stool and gift cards for Office Depot or Sam’s Club.  Thank you to June Price and Kurt Ruehrmund for toilet paper and bus tickets.  Wish list donations help keep the budget down.  Thank you.

 

LENT RESOURCES AVAILABLE – On the table in the library, to the right of the coffee is some Lenten devotionals available for anyone who would like one.  Also on the table are some greeting cards and 2006 calendars.  All the resources on the table are free for the taking.

 

SPRING CITY SQUARES SQUARE DANCE LESSONS - Spring City Square Dancers have been using St. Andrew’s building on Monday nights for teaching square dance lessons for a number of years.  Their session for this year begins on Monday, September 19^th at 7:00 PM.  If you are interested please call Jean at 547-8237.

 

 

WAUKESHA FOOD PANTRY SUNDAY - Our Waukesha Food Pantry Sunday this month will be November 20^th.  St. Andrew will have a basket near the altar that Sunday for donations to the Food Pantry.  Those who are in need can go to the Food Pantry every two weeks.  Please help us support this vital program by bringing a non-perishable food donation.