Faith In Action

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011

Once again this year St. Andrew will be participating in World Vision’s “Faith in Action Sunday.”  On October 9, St. Andrew will be shutting it’s doors and pouring out into the community in an effort to “Don’t go to church, Be the church.”

Members and friends of St. Andrew have numerous opportunities to be of service on this day.  Below is a list of the many tasks that need to be done.  If you aren’t able to sign-up at church on Sunday morning, please email David Irvine at dirvine@andrewpres.org for your chance to serve.

MedShare – Sort and package medical supplies for shipment overseas.  MedShare is in San Leandro.  The group will leave St. Andrew at 8:00 a.m. and return by 2:00 p.m.  There are 22 openings.

Sonoma Community Center – Garden in the “Water Wise Garden.”  Projects include adding mulch, replanting succulent garden, weeding, pruning, etc.  Volunteers should bring gloves, trowels and garden clippers.  Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  There are 20 openings.

Sonoma Unified School District – Adele Harrison Middle School – Here you will be weeding throughout the campus as well as doing paint touch-up on benches.  There are 2 openings.

Sonoma Unified School District – Dunbar Elementary – Do you enjoy gardening?  Then get your hands dirty as you help to spruce up the grounds at Dunbar.  There are 4 openings.

Sonoma Unified School District – Dunbar Elementary – The job here is to sand, waterproof and paint the tables and benches around campus.  There are 5 openings.

Sonoma Unified School District – Sonoma Valley High School – Glam-up the high school by performing some weeding and trash pick-up.  There are 3 openings.

Sonoma Unified School District – Woodland Star Charter School – Help out the 3rd grade class and build planter beds for a vegetable garden.  Food produced will be shared with F.I.S.H.  Hours are 9:00 a.m. until noon.  There are 17 openings.

Valley of the Moon Teen Center – Main Building – If you can replace drywall, repair grout, install speakers or enjoy gardening, this might be your project.  There are 7 openings.

Childcare – If you’d like to provide infant and toddler care for the other workers, we will opening the St. Andrew nursery and you get to play with the kids!  Hours could be 7:30 a.m. to around 2:00 p.m.  There are 4 openings.

More opportunities are coming.  If you didn’t see one to your liking, please check back often!

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