St. Andrew s Episcopal Church Port Angeles, WA. This Week at St. Andrew's October 4 October 14, 2018

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1 St. Andrew s Episcopal Church Port Angeles, WA 10/4 Thursday 10/5 Friday 10/6 Saturday 10:00 am Altar Guild Meeting 10/7 Sunday 20 Pentecost Creation Season Begins ~ Bring Pet Food to Donate 8:00 am, Holy Eucharist 9:00am, Sunday School 10:00 am, Holy Eucharist & Procession of the (stuffed) Animals 2:00 pm, Blessing of the (live) Animals on the church lawn 10/8 Monday Look for the C-news in your 12:00 noon, Knitters 1:30 pm, Bell Choir 7:00 pm, Monday Night Discussion 8:15 pm, Compline 10/9 Tuesday 12:00 noon, Prayer Circle, Library 10/10 Wednesday 11:oo am, Holy Eucharist 7:00 pm, Choir 10/11 Thursday 2:00 pm, Finance Committee 10/12 Friday 10/13 Saturday 10:00 noon, Pre-Convention Meeting, Tacoma 10/14 Sunday 21 Pentecost Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 7 at 2 pm This Week at St. Andrew's October 4 October 14, 2018 Creation Season ~ Water ~ Bring Food to Donate (see article below) 8:00 am, Holy Eucharist 9:00am, Sunday School 10:00 am, Holy Eucharist

2 St. Francis Day and Blessing of the Animals ~ Sunday, October 7 Creation Season Creation Season begins on Sunday, October 7 with our celebration of St. Francis and the procession of our stuffed animals that will adorn the window boxes for the season. This year s Creation Season will be all about the Sacraments of the Earth. We ll be taking a close look at the fruits of the earth that are the ingredients in the bread and wine in Holy Communion: water, yeast, honey, oil, wheat, and grapes. Here are some things to look forward to as we celebrate the sacraments of the Earth: On Sunday, October 7, bring your stuffed animals to church to adorn our window boxes throughout Creation Season. Then be sure to come back to St. Andrew s at 2:00 with your pets for our Annual Blessing of the Animals. Pet Blessing will be at St. Andrew s on the Lawn Weekly C-news about the upcoming featured sacrament on Mondays beginning Oct. 8 Processional banners for each of the sacraments Occasional Guest Preachers Themed Coffee Hours with occasional Guest Speakers Themed-based collections of Food Bank donations o October 7- St. Francis Day Pet Blessing ~ Pet Food o October 14- Water ~ things made with water or come from water (juice, canned fish, etc.) o October 21- Yeast ~ bread mixes, pizza mixes, etc. o October 28- Honey ~ honey, molasses, maple syrup, sugar, o November 11- Wheat ~ flour, cake mixes, etc. o November 18- Grapes ~ juices, jams, and things made with fruit Monday Night Discussion Group ~ A Journey Through Acts The Monday Night Discussion Group is asking for anyone interested in studying the Book of Acts to contact Anna in the church office, or sapa@olypen.com We will be using the book A Journey through Acts, by Marek Zabriskie. This is part of the same series of books as A Journey with Luke that we did last year. Don t miss this time of good conversation and great snacks. Monday evenings 7:00 followed by compline at 8:15.

3 Pre-Convention Meeting, October 13, 10:00 12:00, Tacoma Our Delegates to convention will be traveling to Tacoma for the meeting leading up to Convention. Pray for our clergy and delegates: the Rev. Gail Wheatley, Steve Deutermann, Cheryl Young, John Bays, and Angela Reynolds as they prepare to participate in the annual convention for the Diocese of Olympia. The Convention theme this year is This is us and it will be take place October in Seatac. A big thank you also to our alternates, who are ready to serve if needed: Ralph Angulo, Paul and Debbie Hansen, Charles Rogers, and Mary Reynolds. Parish Mapping Find out which St. Andrew s folks live in your neighborhood. Maps of Clallam County are on the table in the narthex. Choose a numbered flag, attach a pin, and place it where you live. Then add your name to the roster list next to the number on your flag. 14 St. Agnes Guild Invites All ~ Thursday, October 18, 11 am Our program will be the history of Saint Agnes; who she was and what her life was like. We are revitalizing our guild! Please come and learn about us. Contact JoAnn Timm-Hamilton for more information joanna@gorge.net Serenity House Thank you to all who gave the loose offering on the 5th Sunday of September to Serenity House. It will support the reopening of the night-by-night shelters especially with cold and rain on the horizon for the fall, for which they are raising funds after the shelters closed in June for lack of funding. In addition to the loose offering on Sunday, you may support Serenity House in a variety of ways. Through an agreement with the United Way of Clallam County, you may make a donation to United Way, specifying that it is for Serenity House. Use this link and scroll down to find the box where you can type in Serenity House as the destination of your donation. You may send a donation directly to Serenity House, or place a

4 check in the offering plate to St. Andrew's with Serenity House in the memo line and we'll see that it gets there. Thank you for your generous support of the homeless among us who need our help getting in from the weather at least overnight. It is what Jesus would do. Hand in Hand we Pray Light a candle, say a prayer: Let light perpetual shine upon them: Mary Lee Long If you have an update on the needs of these loved ones, please let Anna Magner in the church office know. Bob Agee Tyler Angell Richard Asmussen Ed & Elaine Berrington Pat Bowman Kathy Brill Davis Cobb Margaret Crawford Dean Deets Emily Dilling Phillis Elliott Virginia Fitzpatrick Bob Giese Ann Guthrie Phil Holman Judy Jackson Gordy Kalahar Joyce Kovell Vici Mclaughlin Tim Morgan Sally Mowbray Dena Peavy Becca Reynolds Carolyn Rogers Sally Ruud Sylvia Saenz Tom Spath Leah Sudela Simon Thomas-Train Daryle Waring Donna Wiitala Lu Williams Forest Wilson Michelle Wolfe April Bonnie & Joe

5 Advent Candle Rings ~ $5 Want to get a head start on Advent? We have Advent Candle Rings for sale in the office for $5 a piece. There are only six available, so get yours soon! Fundraiser for St. Andrew s Place Assisted Living Saturday, October 6 ~ 5:00 8:00 pm Tickets: $30 each Oktoberfest, presented by St. Andrew s Place, is Port Angeles s premiere Oktoberfest event! Your $30 ticket includes the opportunity to join us for a unique auction experience as well as a night of fabulous food and fun entertainment! Tickets may currently be purchased online All funds raised from our 11th annual Oktoberfest celebration will go towards operations at St. Andrew s Place.