NEWS FROM THE PEWS WORSHIP THIS WEEKEND. Love and Mercy NEWS AND INSPIRATION FROM ST. ANDREW S UNITED CHURCH, GEORGETOWN, ON

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1 Page 1 July 21, 2016 NEWS FROM THE PEWS NEWS AND INSPIRATION FROM ST. ANDREW S UNITED CHURCH, GEORGETOWN, ON Sunday, July 24 10:00 Reader: Colleen Armstrong Greeters: Peggy & Jeannette Getty Ushers: Laura King and Jean Brown Counter: Ross Yahiro AV Operator: Andrew Piper Announcements: Rev. Sula Anne Kosacky Next week, July 31 10:00 Reader: Andrew Piper Greeters: June Longstreet and Gail Bancroft Ushers: Margret VanderVoet and Ginny Morecroft Counters: Andrew Piper and Lorne Campbell AV Operator: Howard Beitz Announcements: Rev. Grant Williams WORSHIP THIS WEEKEND Sunday, July 24th, 2016 at 10:00 AM Love and Mercy This Sunday is the last of the 4 week series - see page 16 for more information. This is the last Sunday Rev. Sula Anne Kosacky will be our guest preacher. Come and say good-bye and thank her for filling in for Grant this year when he was away! Scripture Readings this week: Psalm 136 : His Love Endures Forever John 21:15-19 Jesus Reinstates Peter Sermon: Love and Mercy Summer Worship and Vacation Schedule Rev. Grant Williams will be away on vacation between June 30th and July 27th. For Pastoral Care emergencies, please contact Rev. Jean Leckie at July Worship Schedule: July 24th - Rev. Sula Anne Kosacky - Last Sunday July 31st - Rev. Grant Williams August Worship Schedule: - Rev. Grant Williams

2 Page 2 News from the Pews *** COFFEE TIME VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE SUMMER *** Do you have a favourite punch recipe? We are looking for volunteers to make and serve punch (and optionally cookies) on Sundays in the summer. There is a sign-up sheet available on the easel outside of the sanctuary or please contact the church office or Gord and Dorothy Robinson if you can help out! We just need volunteers for a couple more Sundays - August 14th and 28th. Thank you! *** VBS COOKIES DONATIONS *** Hi Everyone, It is time for the VBS snack team (Ross and Pat) to start the menu planning. If you are planning on doing some summer baking, we (and I know I speak for the kids as well), would be very appreciative if you could make an extra dozen or so of nut free cookies and freeze them until Sunday July 31st. If possible, could you please sign the VBS Cookie Donation sheet or Ross with the number of cookies you will be donating. If you can t bring them to Church on Sunday, July 31st, just me or call, and I can come to your place to pick them up. Any questions, please contact Ross Yahiro. Thank you as always for your continued support, Ross and Pat ATTENTION ALL VBS JUNIOR LEADERS There will be an Orientation session on THIS Saturday, July 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for all VBS Junior Leaders. All Junior Leaders are required to attend! FRESH FOOD BOX PICK-UP ON TUESDAY The Fresh Food Box pick-up is on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm CHURCH BASEBALL Games are held weekly on Wednesday nights with the next game on July 27th at Hornby against Mayfield. Game time is 7pm. Even if you don t want to play, come out and cheer our team on! GFORCe STATUS UPDATE Our refugee family still waits in Beirut for news that they can come to Canada. GFORCe waits for them with a house fully furnished, and volunteer gardeners who keep the little yard tidy and tend the grass, flowers and a thriving tomato plant. Thanks to a tip from a member of Knox Church, two international students have agreed to a one-month rental of the house ending in late August. Jay is in engineering, and his wife is in the dental field. We have provisional arrangements for our Syrian family, should they be given their visas and plane tickets before the rental ends. Then they can move in and begin their new life in Canada. We wait in hope.

3 News from the Pews Page 3 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) 2016 The last VBS planning meeting will be on Monday, July 25th at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Room. We need more adult volunteers this year. We are starting a brand new program called Cave Quest from a different company. Anyone interested in helping out is invited to inform the church office, or Tracey Bazso. VBS will be held from August 2nd to 5th, 2016 this year. Please see Tracey Bazso or Grant Williams for more information. *** NEW ***- SMALL MASON JAM JARS NEEDED FOR THE YOUNGEST VBS GROUP We need about 1 dozen small mason jam jars for a craft for the youngest group. Thank you! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) 2016 SUPPLIES NEED- ED FOR DECORATING Mini flashlights, Coloured lights, Foam (if possible), Big Boxes, Old Pop bottles (750 ml and 2 L), Brown Craft Paper, Tissue paper (blue, green, Brown), Plastic sheets (black, gray, blue), Fake animals (bats, lizards, butterflies etc.), Lanterns, Cool looking Rocks/Gems, flat egg trays (preferred) or egg cartons. If you can help out, it would be appreciated. There is a box at the end of the Hall. Thank you for your continued support! VBS Help needed for Decorating A lot of effort is always put into decorating for VBS and this year is no exception. If you have some time available after church on Sundays in July (starting July 3rd), please bring a lunch and then help out with the making of the decorations - you don t have to be artistic to help! For High School students, any time spent can be counted as Volunteer hours. Please see Tracey Bazso for more information! Thanks (as always) for your support! VBS DONATIONS There is a Cave ready to accept any donations to help offset the costs of VBS.

4 News from the Pews Page 4 COMMUNITY Emmanuel United Church is pleased to host the MARABELLA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STEEL DRUM ENSEMBLE Direct from Trinidad and Tobago. Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 at 7:30 PM Emmanual United Church Balmoral Dr. 90 minutes of sacred liturgical music, secular pieces & Island calypso. Performing together with Emmanuel United Church's Senior Choir. Tickets - $20 Contact Colin at colinpersad@gmail.com or any member of the EUC Worship Committee for tickets. 4SKOR EVENING OF A CAPELLA VOCAL MUSIC Join Us! For an Evening of a Capella vocal music! 4skor is a dynamic and sophisticated vocal quartet that incorporates tight harmonies and smooth arrangements in an energetic and infectious style all their own. Their sound is unique and modern with hints of Jazz, Latin, R&B, Funk, Pop and Fusion. 4skor has performed at various events in and around the Toronto area incuding: Oakville Downtown Jazz Festival, Beaches International Jazz Festival, Musicfest Canada, The Jazz Bistro, 120 Diner, The Distillery District and the Sing! Vocal Arts Festival. From Puerling to Pentatonix the Beatles to Beebop it is an evening you can't miss! All proceeds go to the Mayfield United Church Hall Window Replacement Fund! Mayfield United Church, Dixie Road, Caledon, Ontario. Saturday, September 10th, 2016 at 7:00 pm $20.00 per ticket For tickets Contact: NEW -- NEON NIGHT FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS Cancer is the villain and we are the SUPER HEROES! Dress up as your favourite superhero and fight cancer! Neon Night is a non-competitive 2k & 5k FUN RUN. Saturday, September 24th, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Gellert Community Centre Park. Registration Fee: $40 for Adults, $10 for Children, Free for Children under 6 Custom Neon Night Medal; Glow Run; Music; Glow Item; After Party; Race Bib See cancer.ca/neonnightgeorgetown for more information or contact: Courtney Patterson at cpatterson@ontario.cancer.ca or call ext. 3164

5 Page 5 News from the Pews OUR CHURCH VISION Growing In Faith Together actively serving Our God Our Church Family Our Community Week-at-a-Glance Sunday, July 24th 10:00 am Worship After church - working on VBS decorations - making caves Monday, July 25th 7:00 pm VBS Planning Meeting Tuesday, July 26th 1:00 pm Coffee House 9:30 am VBS T-shirt prep 2:00 to 6:00 pm Fresh Food Box Pick-up Sunday, July 31st 10:00 am Worship After church - working on VBS decorations Humour Corner A PREACHER S LAMENTATIONS A minister in Florida lamented that it was difficult to get his message across to his congregation. It's so beautiful here in the winter, he said, that heaven doesn't interest them. And it's so hot here in the summer that hell doesn't scare them.. Have a Nice Day!

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8 Page 8 News from the Pews VBS Decorations! Thank you to the small group of volunteers that has helped Tracey with the VBS decorations during the last couple of weeks: Valerie Jordan, Margret Vander Voet, Alice Greenaway, Ross Yahiro and one of our Junior leaders this year, Caleigh Hill. Tracey is looking for more helpers for the next two Sundays - she is trying to build some caves!

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12 Page 12 News from the Pews ST. ANDREW S SUMMER WORSHIP THEMES 2016 July worship services: Sula Anne Kosacky will be leading worship. July I'm going to take a whole month to talk about what we receive from God. So those are the weekly themes: Rest, Creation, Prayer, Grace/love. And coming from the Wesleyan background, the message will be that we don't need to earn these things, and they aren't limited to when God favors us.. But that we - in response - draw closer to God. July Themes- God Gives to Us... July 3rd - Rest Matthew 11: Come to me you are are weary and I will give you rest. Psalm 23. July 10th - Creation - Genesis 1, John 1 July 17th - Prayer/Rending Our Hearts - Joel 1:13-20 A Call to Lamentation Joel 2:12-14 Rend Your Heart Matthew 5:1-12 The Beatitudes July 24th - Love & Mercy - Romans 5:1-8 - while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Galatians 2:15-16, Justified by faith August to September - Grant Williams will be leading worship. I am Seven week worship series In the four Gospels Jesus unique authority and identity as the Son of God are expressed in sayings which begin with the words I am (Greek, ego eimi), a phenomenon most frequently seen in John s Gospel. In the synoptic Gospels we see an example of this when Jesus comes to the disciples walking on the water and he identifies himself by saying, ego eimi, I am, which the NRSV translates It is I. John s Gospel - Seven times in John s Gospel we find Jesus saying I am and then adding a vivid metaphor. I am the bread of life 6:35, 41, 48, 51. I am the light of the world 8:12, 9:5. I am the door/gate of the sheep 10:7, 9. I am the good shepherd 10:11, 14.

13 Page 13 News from the Pews ST. ANDREW S SUMMER WORSHIP THEMES 2016 (CONT D) I am the resurrection and the life 11:25. I am the way, the truth and the life 14:6. I am the true vine 15:1, 5. Three of them, The bread of life, light of the world and resurrection and life interpret miracles Jesus has performed. Two of them, I am the good shepherd and I am the true vine imply that the Jews as the people of God, Israel, will be replaced by the followers of Jesus as the people of God, new Israel. Two others, I am the door/gate and, I am the way the truth and the life, make Jesus the only way to enter into a saving relationship with God. July 31 - I am the Bread of Life - John 6:22-59 August 7 - I am the Light of the World - John 8:12-20 August 14 - I am the Door/ Gate of the sheep - John 10: 1-10 August 21 - I am the Good Shepherd - John 10: August 28 - I am the Resurrection and the Life - John 11: September 4 - I am the way the truth and the life - John 14: 1-7 September 11 - I am the True Vine - John 15: 1-17 September 18 - the Believe Series - Resumes

14 Page 14 News from the Pews STAYING CONNECTED TO ST. ANDREW'S ONLINE! St. Andrew s has a Facebook site at: On the site you will find news about upcoming events, pictures, videos and daily devotionals. Please like our site! Check it out! You can also follow us on to read late breaking news. Our Website at includes lots of information about St. Andrew s programs, events and ministries. Also posted are HD videos of the Sunday sermons. Look under the Media tab and click on sermons. News from the Pews is the electronic newsletter of St. Andrew's United Church, Georgetown, Ontario, produced every Thursday. If you would like to publicize an event, please send it in the body of an (not as an attachment) to: standrewsoffice@cogeco.ca by Wednesday at noon. For further information, contact our secretary, Margaret Yahiro, or our Minister, Rev. Grant Williams, at Contact us: Address: 89 Mountainview Road South Georgetown, Ontario L7G 4T9 Website: Church Secretary/Office: standrewsoffice@cogeco.ca Margaret s Summer Office Hours: Wednesdays: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm Thursdays: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Minister Hours: Vacation until July 28th standrewsminister@cogeco.ca