Worship With Us. Easter Weekend! April 20 & 21. Traditional Worship

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1 Dock Children s Education Pick Up Locations All children must be picked up following worship by their responsible adult or a 6th grade or older sibling. Sanctuary: Preschool Room 202 Week of April 14, 2019 Kindergarten Room 203 Grades 1 & 2 Room 204 Grade 3 Room 201 Grades 4 & 5 Room 102 Great Hall - Saturday: Preschool-Grade 1 Room 2 Grades 2-5 Green Room Great Hall - Sunday: Preschool - K Room 2 Grades 1-3 Green Room Grades 4 & 5 Room 5B Worship With Us Easter Weekend! April 20 & 21 Traditional Worship Sunday 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 a.m., 12 noon in the Sanctuary Choirs, soloists, organ and the St. Andrew s Orchestra. Holy Communion celebrated at 7 a.m. and 12 noon. Nursery provided. Livestream saintandrews.org 9 and 10 a.m. Contemporary Worship Saturday 4:30 & 6 p.m. Sunday 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 a.m. In the Great Hall Heart-felt modern worship (rock with a twist of soul and gospel). Nursery provided. Holy Communion celebrated at 4:30 & 6 p.m. & 10:30 a.m. Saturday worship celebrates Christ s rising from the tomb on Easter morning. THE DEPOT CHURCH A C O M M U N I T Y O F S T. A N D R E W S The Depot Church Sunday 5:15 p.m. Oneka Elementary, Hugo TheDepotChurch.org

2 2 Holy Week Worship Schedule Experience the mystery of this holy, hope-filled week. Maundy Thursday, April 18 10:30 a.m.... St. Andrew s Village 12 noon... Great Hall (no luncheon) 7 p.m.... Sanctuary With First Communion Skipping Stone Celebration. Join Jesus as he gathers with his disciples, on the night that he is betrayed, for his Last Supper. We will celebrate with those receiving their First Communion in the evening and will wait and watch in silence as the altar is stripped at noon and 7 p.m., reminding us of Jesus as he is stripped, whipped and taken to prison. Nursery and childcare available. Good Friday, April 19 Good Friday Interactive Worship 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.... begins outside the Great Hall Walking the Story of Jesus This indoor/outdoor, all-ages interactive worship experience traces the journey of Jesus beginning with Palm Sunday in the Great Hall and ending at the Tomb in the Sanctuary. All are welcome. Bring your strollers, wagons, wheelchairs and walkers. Invite friends, neighbors, those who know the story and those new to the story. Begin the experience in the Marketplace 30 minutes before each service. Good Friday Passion Service 7 p.m.... Sanctuary The theme Tree of Glory is expressed through deeply moving music presented by St. Andrew s Choir, Orchestra and Youth Ensemble. Scripture readings, music and sermon come together to focus our hearts and minds on God s great love and sacrifice for us. FREE Hugo Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-noon at Hanifl Park The Depot Church is partnering with The Fry Group, TGK Auto, JDog Junk Removal, Family First Chiropractic, and Legacy Title to put together the First Annual Easter Egg Hunt Bonanza! This is a free event for children ages Hunt for Easter eggs, snap pictures with the Easter Bunny taken by Julie Michelle Photography, and more! Donations accepted for the Yellow Ribbon Network. Come to Easter at The Depot Church. New Life, New You! Busy Easter morning? No worries! Come to The Depot Church at Oneka Elementry in Hugo on Easter Sunday at 5:15 pm! We will be celebrating our risen Lord with a fun family worship service with gifts for the kids, baby animals to remember the new life we have in Christ and joy-filled praise with our full Depot Church Band!

3 Holy Week Prayer Vigil Sanctuary Prayer Chapel; Begins Maundy Thursday, April 18, at 8 p.m.; Ends Saturday, April 20, at 8 a.m. As a part of our Holy Week observance we are inviting you to keep vigil, to watch and pray with us. You can sign up at the information desk or simply show up. There will be someone praying in the Chapel every hour, day and night, from the end of the Maundy Thursday worship service until Saturday morning the time from Jesus arrest in the Garden until after his death and burial. The Vigil will include resources to help guide your time. For more information contact Pastor John Straiton, jstraiton@ saintandrews.org, or Dale Bakken, dbakken@saintandrews.org. TODAY! Pancake Breakfast Sunday, April 14, 9:30 a.m.-noon Y&SC Gym Come and enjoy a delicious breakfast served by our high school youth! Also learn about how God is moving through the youth of St. Andrew s and what s in store for a summer full of great ministries. All are welcome! The event is no longer a fundraiser, though donations in any amount will be accepted to cover meal costs. Holy Week Volunteer Opportunities Week of April 14 Volunteer opportunities are available for all ages (including families together) during the many worship experiences during Holy Week. All are especially welcome to volunteer with the Good Friday Interactive Worship - Walking the Story of Jesus, including helping with our Jerusalem Marketplace, passing out worship bulletins, and assisting in the kitchen. Complete details on available at saintandrews.org/volunteer. Prayer School Wednesdays, April 24-May p.m. Sanctuary Room 204 Join Pastor Straiton for a four-week Prayer School. Our goal is to increase and enhance the power and practice of prayer. Along with presenting a fresh perspective on the purpose and practice of prayer, you will also learn how to pray a Daily Prayer Liturgy created specifically for St. Andrew s. At its center, prayer is simply being present to the presence of God. There is no fee for this class; however, registration is required. Register at saintandrews.org or by contacting Dianne Nash ( or dnash@ saintandrews.org). Discipleship 4.0: The Hard Stuff How to Have Faithful Conversations About Issues That Divide Us Led by Pastors Mike Carlson, Sarah Breckenridge, Roland Hayes, Jim Moline: Mondays, April 29 through May 20, 7-8:15 p.m. Sanctuary Do you struggle to have controversial conversations, around issues like politics or capital punishment or abortion? Come get tools to engage in tough conversations, challenge what you believe and reengage that belief from a faithful perspective. We ll have speakers, panel and small group conversation. All are welcome. Launching Your Young Adult Tuesdays, May 7, 14, 21; 6:30-9 p.m. Sanctuary Room 204 Join St. Andrew s member and clinical psychologist, Dr. Jack Stoltzfus, for a three-day workshop: Successfully Launching Your Young Adult. Dr. Jack will share innovative ways to connect with your child in young adulthood, strategies for letting go, and ideas on learning to love with backbone for successfully launching your child into this new chapter of life. Cost is $75 per person, $35 if spouse attends, and includes workshop, workbook, handouts and book. Register at parentslettinggo. com or , option 2. 3

4 Children, Youth & Family Ministry TODAY! Pancake Breakfast Sunday, April 14, 9:30 a.m.-noon Youth and Sports Center Gym Come and enjoy a delicious breakfast served by our high school youth! Also learn about how God is moving through the youth of St. Andrew s and what s in store for a summer full of great ministries. All are welcome! The event is no longer a fundraiser, though donations in any amount will be accepted to cover meal costs. Holy Week Volunteer Opportunities Week of April 14 Volunteer opportunities are available for all ages (including families together) during the many worship experiences during Holy Week. All are especially welcome to volunteer with the Good Friday Interactive Worship - Walking the Story of Jesus, including helping with our Jerusalem Marketplace, passing out worship bulletins, and assisting in the kitchen. Complete details on all opportunities available at saintandrews.org/ volunteer. High School Ministry Ongoing High School Ministry Events Happening this month: Peer Ministry Monthly (April 7), Peer Ministry Leadership Team (April 7), Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club (April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30), Worship Band (April 7, 14, and 28). For more information, contact Josh Carlson at or jcarlson@saintandrews.org, check for full details at saintandrews.org > Children, Youth and Family > High School Ministry Confirmation Camp Leader Training Sunday, April 7, Youth and Sports Center Pier 7 Be part of the leadership team that shapes our Confirmation Camp experience at Camp Wapo! Become a cabin leader, be a part of the worship team, write Bible studies, or create and lead large group games. There are five training sessions; all are required. Remaining training dates are April 7, May 5, June 2. Camp is June For more information, contact Josh Carlson at or jcarlson@saintandrews.org. Summer Ministries for Children and Youth Complete details and registration links at saintandrews.org/summerministries Confirmation Camp June Gr. 6-8 Confirmation Camp Leaders + Leader Weekend June Gr Vacation Bible School June Age 3-Gr. 5 VBS - God Squad and Volunteers June Gr and adults Boundary Waters Canoe Adventure June Gr Day Camp with Green Lake July 8-11 Gr. 1-5 Washington D.C. Service and Immersion Trip July Gr Middle School Service Trip - Chicago July Gr. 6-8 STEM Camp July Gr. 1-5 Urban Immersion Service Retreat Aug. 2-4 Gr Wapo Seeds Weekend Aug. 2-4 Gr. 2-3 Wapo Youth Camp Aug. 4-9 Gr. 4-5 Wapo One Day Camp Experience Aug. 7 Gr. 1-4 Intergenerational VBS at The Depot Church Aug All ages Apostle Islands Trip Aug Gr Middle School Ministry Confirmation/Lenten Mentoring Lenten Mentoring continues through April 10. There are no regular large group or small groups during Lent, but there is one final Confirmation celebration (April 24 for Wednesday Tracks and April 28 for Sunday Track). For more information, contact Josh Carlson at or jcarlson@ saintandrews.org. Preschool Music Camp June 10-14, 2019; 9-11:30 a.m. Sanctuary Room 201; Cost $55 For children age 4 (by June 1) to 5 years old (pre-k) Does your preschooler love to Sing? Move to music? Play with instruments? Listen to musical stories? Make musical instruments? Play musical games? Then this camp is for them. Register online or by contacting Dianne Nash ( or dnash@saintandrews.org). Instructor is Miriam Walen Sikora; class size limited to 30 children 4

5 Please Consider Easter Adjustments Serve with hearts of hospitality this Easter by considering a couple options that will vastly improve the Easter worship experience for our guests and all of us. The 9 and 10 a.m. Easter worship services are very well attended at St. Andrew s. To improve parking and seating during worship, please consider attending one of the other Easter worship opportunities. Serve with hearts of hospitality and leave the closest spots for our guests by parking in the High School lot. We will have shuttles to pick you up and take you to Sanctuary from 9 a.m. to noon. We thank you for your consideration and generosity. 2. Valet and Drop Off If dropping off or using our valet service for people with mobility issues at the Sanctuary, use the East Avenue Entrance to the Sanctuary building. 3. Main Lot Parking We will be providing directional parking volunteers. We are grateful for their assistance. Please note in diagram how we will enter and exit the parking lot. EAST AVENUE ENTRANCE CIRCLE DROPOFF Handicap Parking FOOTBALL FIELD Sanctuary Great Hall High School Lot * HILTON AVENUE FRONT ENTRANCE 5

6 Funeral Notifications We heard you. Members can now receive notification on upcoming funerals and memorial services by signing up at saintandrews.org/funerals. Celebration of Life Seminar Thursday, May 9, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Great Hall Join Pastor Kyle Jackson, Lisa Grundtner, and Bradshaw as we learn to plan memorial services, funerals and end-of-life care, including palliative and hospice care. We will be looking at many aspects of planning your own memorial service and starting the conversation about your wishes with those whom you love. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Grundtner in the church office. Registration is online. Design and Planting Techniques Tuesday, April 23, 6-7 p.m. Great Hall Room 2 Do you like the containers of flowers in front of the church? If so, here is an opportunity to make your own containers. Thrive vs. Just Survive. Master Gardener, Cynthia Hammel who designs and plants the containers around our campus, will demonstrate design and planting techniques, and a lucky attendee will take the finished product home. She will also share information about using Native and Pollinator plants. Community Resource Center Need Dental Work? Are you without dental insurance and cannot afford to pay for care? Hope Dental Clinic is working in collaboration with the Community Resource Center to offer a weekly Dental Hygiene Clinic. $20 administrative fee requested. Please call for an appointment. Calling Dental Hygienists! Are you a licensed dental hygienist looking for a great volunteer opportunity? The CRC is working with Hope Dental Clinic to offer a one day a week clinic for those lacking dental insurance and unable to pay for care. If interested, reach out to Jenny Mason, CRC Executive Director at jmason@saintandrews.org. Do You Like to Bike? Every Saturday and Thursday, beginning May 4 Saturdays, 9 a.m. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Start in the Great Hall lot The St. Andrew s Holy Rollers is for all ages and abilities. Rides are about hours. We ll celebrate fellowship while getting some exercise on the Gateway and the beautiful Browns Creek Trails. We ll also keep track of 16 bluebird houses along the bike trail. For more information call Dennis Lindeke at Our Mission Proclaim Jesus Christ, Live in Christ, Serve! Our Vision Empowered by God s love, we help transform lives, communities and the world so that everyone may know Christ s healing power. Our Core Values We reflect the love of Christ. We serve with hearts of hospitality. We are all in this together. We strive for excellence. 6

7 900 Stillwater Road Mahtomedi, Minnesota saintandrews.org St. Andrew s Worship Times Traditional Worship Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Sanctuary Contemporary Worship Saturday 5 p.m. Great Hall Sunday 8:45 & 10:15 a.m. Great Hall The Depot Church, Hugo Sunday 5:15 p.m. Oneka Elementary Worship at St. Andrew s Village Sunday 1 p.m. Nursery care (ages birth to 5) at all services. Altar Flowers are given this week in memory of Judy Anderson by Elwood, Robert, Laura, Steve, Wendy and Grandchildren. Live Stream Sponsor This week s live stream broadcast on saintandrews.org at 9 and 10:30 a.m. is sponsored by Ralph and Pat Karczewski in honor of their 60th Wedding Anniversary. Sponsor Live Stream, Altar Flowers or Cookies Provide Live Streaming for Shut-Ins Individuals are invited to support the live streaming broadcast of worship at St. Andrew s. Cost is $50 and checks can be made payable to St. Andrew s Lutheran Church. Please fill out the form below and drop at reception desk. Altar Flowers and Cookies If you would like to donate altar flowers or cookies for worship to honor or memorialize people or events, please contact Joe Holmberg at or jholmberg@saintandrews.org for availability at least three weeks in advance or fill out the form below. Donations are $55 for each. Checks can be made payable to St. Andrew s Lutheran Church. Date of sponsorship requested: Sponsored by: Phone ( ) Altar Flowers $55 Cookies $55 In honor of... In memory of... To the Glory of God (circle one from each line and include details) Your sponsorship will be printed in this bulletin insert. 7

8 8 Foundation of St. Andrew s A Testimony of Transformation - Navigators Gathering Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 7-8:30 p.m. Lake Elmo Inn Event Center If you have made provision through a Will, Estate Plan or other device to leave a charitable legacy to St. Andrew s or a ministry of the greater church community (such as: Lutheran Social Services, ELCAA World Hunger, faithbased colleges, seminaries and the like,) you are a Navigator, and we want to include you in our Navigators Gathering on April 23 so we can thank you for your generosity! Desserts will be catered by the Lake Elmo Inn. Please register at Eventbrite.com then in the EVENT box enter: Navigators Event and press search; contact Ronda Sowada at or rsowada@saintandrews.org. Volunteer Opportunities Funeral Lunch Helpers Needed At St. Andrew s, we serve a lot of funeral lunches; it s part of our mission of hospitality. We d love to have you join our team of fun, friendly people! If interested, or if you have questions, please Vickie Johnston, vjohnston@saintandrews.org. When your address has been added to our list, you will receive an with the date and time of an upcoming funeral lunch. If you are interested in helping with that lunch, just reply to the ; if not, you do not need to do anything. Our tasks include washing and setting tables, making lemonade and coffee, making salads, traying bars and cookies, and cleanup. No major cooking involved! Volunteer at Worship Volunteers are the first and often most important touch point for visitors and regular church goers alike. If you are interested in serving as a greeter, usher, valet, or as a hospitality volunteer for the traditional worship service, please contact Laurie Tanner at ltanner@saintandrews.org. Women s Ministry Women s Gathering at The Loft Main Street in Stillwater Sunday - Cinco de Mayo - May 5, 5:30 to 7:40 p.m. Featured presenter Jo Bender Rathmanner - former KSTP Meteorologist, Miss Minnesota, had her own interviewing show on KTIS and now teaching at Northwestern College. No registration. Coffee, wine, cheese, chips, guac and salsa, desserts, great conversation, fun, encouraging! Freewill offering. Interested in helping out? Please contact Sue Lennartson at slennartson@saintandrews.org. 3rd Chapter Ministry Baby Boomers and Beyond Springtime Showtune Singers! Please join Jan Gilbertson and Sue Lennartson for a truly fun time of singing showtunes and then taking our on the edge chorus on the road - or across the parking lot. A few rehearsals in May. Watch for more details. Interested?? Contact Sue Lennartson at slennartson@saintandrews.org. Speaker Series at Luther Seminary Wednesdays, May 1, 15, 22, 12 noon-1:15 p.m. Coordinated by Dr. Jack Fortin, member at St. Andrew s. Featured Speaker: Dr Roillie Martinson on Vital and Resilient Aging - living well and making a difference. Interested? Contact Sue Lennartson at slennartson@saintandrews.org. Habitat for Humanity Put Your Faith Into Action Register now to put your faith into action by helping to build a Habitat home in Hugo! We will build the weeks of June 3 and 10 and July 8 and 15. Register now at saintandrews.org >VOLUNTEER. If you are working, schedule your vacation now! You can build, bring food, donate snacks and beverages, be a site host or support this mission financially. (saintandrews.org > PLEDGE AND GIVE) No experience is necessary (age 16 minimum). Contact Dave Engh for information.