TODAY IS COMMUNION SUNDAY and it is the time when an offering is taken for the Deacon’s Fund. This offering is used to help families or individuals in the Sonoma Valley who are in urgent need. The money is also used to support the convalescent home ministry and for communion supplies for those who are shut-ins. Please use the Deacon’s Offering envelopes in the pew racks for your offering.
HARD COPIES OF THE MARCH PRAYER CALENDAR ALONG WITH BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES are available this morning on the round table in the narthex. They are printed on green paper.
PLEASE TURN OFF pagers and cell phones during worship.
VISITORS are encouraged to complete a visitor card from the pew rack and place it in the offering plate or bring it to the donut table in exchange for a FREE donut!
PARKING IN THE CIRCLE DRIVE is reserved for HANDICAPPED PARKING ONLY on Sunday mornings — and remember to please enter from Arnold Drive and exit north onto Sobre Vista. Thank you for your cooperation!
INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED OUR PRAYERS: Odessa Sanden, Bob Morgan, Mary Adams, and Mary Jane Bennett and her family. If you know of someone who needs to be added to our prayer list, please contact Pastor Rich or call our church office at 996-6024.
THE FLORAL ARRANGEMENT ON THE COMMUNION TABLE IS GIVEN BY: Mark and Ruth Ann Dodson in memory of their parents.
THE WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP MEETING THIS WEEK will be at Suzanne Young’s home, 1050 Berryessa Court, Sonoma on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 BEGINNING AT 9:15 PM. Please bring ideas for service projects that we can support with our help and our $$$$. Looking forward to seeing you there. All women are welcome.
SPECIAL INVITATION FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO OUR “DON’T GO TO CHURCH– BE THE CHURCH” GARDEN TEAM The City of Sonoma is having a special city-wide dedication of the finished garden and would like us to be there! Saturday, March 13 is the date of the garden dedication which dovetails with Arbor Day. Here is the schedule:
9-11 AM—Work party that will be planting two trees at the entrance to the Center in memory of Bob Cannard, plus another tree which has been donated by the Sonoma Garden Club in memory of the Wells Family.
11 AM—Ceremony honoring the partnership (SCC, City of Sonoma, County of Sonoma Water Agency, Sonoma County Master Gardeners) and doing a couple of formal speeches about the tree plantings and the people being memorialized by this living monument.
11:30 AM—The mayor, Steve Barbose, will dedicate the Maloney Family WaterWise Demonstration Garden, in honor of Susan, John, Aiden and Grace Maloney who were killed last November. Susan was an important board officer and member of the Sonoma Community Center and was twice the chair of our Sonoma Valley Muse fundraising event, the largest fund raiser for SCC. The garden is a living memorial to remember the Maloney Family and will be an educational tool that can be used to teach people how to make a garden beautiful without using a great deal of precious water. No need to RSVP, just show up!
DAVID IRVINE IS MENTORING RON PERKINS (FOR HIS SENIOR PROJECT AT SONOMA VALLEY HIGH)
The funds generated will go to the SVHS Music Department, for their upcoming trip to New York, where they will compete in the Heritage Music Festival. This is their last fundraising event before their trip in April. A portion of the tickets purchased at St. Andrew will go to St. Andrew’s Youth Group, who are helping by “being the church” for this community event. People are encouraged to attend either before or after church. In addition to a full pancake breakfast, there will be some great silent auction items, including hotel stays, restaurant dinners and more ………..
PANCAKES N’ ALL THAT JAZZ—SUNDAY, MARCH 14
Sonoma Veterans Building—8:00 AM—1:00 PM.
Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction, Live Music with Special Guest Dana Land
Tickets $10 at Readers books and Sonoma Valley Music
Sponsored by Whole Food Market
One Sense-Ational Experience:
The sights, sounds and substance of
SONOMA YOUNG LIFE
Participate in our annual fund-raising banquet
Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 6-8 P.M.
At THE LODGE AT SONOMA
To attend: contact Maureen Fuentes (707) 938-0280
(mkfuentes@earthlink.net)
To sponsor: contact Jean McQuady (707) 996-7210
(jeanmcquady@gmail.com).
(Table $600/Chair $60)
Young Life Sonoma
P.O. Box 427
El Verano, CA 95433
JOHN AND JODY MCMILLAN AND THEIR PREEMIE TWIN SONS, DAVID AND DEREK have been named as the Ambassador Family for the North Bay March for Babies with March of Dimes. This means they get to tell their story and help other families. The March for Babies walk is coming up on Saturday, April 17th at Spring Lake in Santa Rosa. If anyone would like to join and walk, they can do so at www.marchforbabies.org. If you can’t walk, but wish to donate please go to www.marchforbabies.org/jody1079. If you need to contact Jody directly, you can reach her at jody1079@sbcglobal.net or 938-1329.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24—ST. ANDREW WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP RETREAT—SAVE THE DATE! Ladies! Plan a day for yourself. This will be an inspirational retreat at the lovely, secluded home of Becky Minor. 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. We will be carpooling from church. Watch for more details to come.
MEN’S BREAKFAST—Come to exchange views and ideas including those of a secular nature from a Christian viewpoint. No host, no fixed membership, no dues, no officers, no pressure, yes to Christian fellowship. Meets every Wednesday, 8 AM—9 AM, in the back room of the Black Bear Diner, 201 W. Napa Street (The Marketplace), Sonoma.
JR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP NEEDS PARENTS TO HELP WITH THE CLASS DURING THE 2ND WORSHIP
SERVICE Our group has grown and extra help from parents is needed in the classroom. Please contact Stephanie Parsons at 935-1795 or Dawne Carver at 935-6451
EVENING TOUCHPHONES needs two people to make calls, once a month on Thursday evenings, for 45 minutes right before choir practice. Contact Kymry, 996-5266
COFFEE MINISTRY FOR THE SECOND SERVICE needs an individual the last Sunday of each month to make coffee and host the coffee tables. All training will be provided. What better way to mingle with people than with a cup of coffee in your hand? Please see Cathy Collier or Debi McCracken.
RECYCLE YOUR EMPTY INK CARTRIDGES
**We gladly accept the larger ink cartridges. We now have a source for recycling them and are being given an excellent trade-in credit! Support the hand bell choir by placing your empty ink cartridges in the designated baskets in the narthex. For each piece played by Festival Bells costs approximately twenty cartridges.
YOUR PLEDGE TO ST. ANDREW CAN BE DEBITED DIRECTLY FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. St. Andrew offers electronic giving for those of you who wish to have your contributions transferred electronically to the church’s account. If you travel, this is particularly helpful in keeping up with your intended offerings. One simple, easy to use authorization form can begin or change your electronic contribution amount. Contact the church office if you would like an authorization form or for more details.
