Join us around the Big Table March 4, 11, 18, & 25!

Big Table for Lent begins on Wednesday, March 4. Join us for our inter-generational dinner, fellowship, and learning. All ages are welcome. Dinner is from local restaurants for a cost of $10 for adults, $5 for kids age 5-12, and free for kids under 5. Family max for dinner is $20.

5:45-6:20 Dinner Served;

6:20-6:35 Fellowship Activity;

6:35-7:30 Programs for children, youth, and adults, childcare for infants and toddlers.

You don’t have to RSVP, but it sure does help. Please contact the office, or Merle Westbrook to let us know you’re coming, 770-934-4735

You are invited…

to join Caring for Creation (C4C) at The Carter Center, Thursday Feb 6, 7:00 p.m. for a talk on Climate Change led by Professor Brian Stone, the Director of the Urban Climate Lab at Georgia Tech. His work on urbanization and climate change has been featured on CNN and National Public Radio, as well as The New York Times and The Washington Post. Contact Mary Evans if interested in carpooling.

Coffee, Tea and Chocolate St. Andrews orders quarterly from the Presbyterian Coffee Project. All of the products are fair trade, and most are organic Coffee is a shade-loving shrub, ordinarily grown under a canopy of other plants. But in recent decades, people have developed sun-tolerant varieties of the coffee plant and cleared forests of native plants to plant large fields of coffee. These varieties, grown on plantations in a mono-culture system produce large yields but don’t support biodiversity. The Presbyterian Coffee Project offers certified organic coffee, the overwhelming majority of which are shade-grown. Shade trees and various types of crops and plant-life are an important part of the ecosystem for birds, pollinators and humans. Order coffee, tea and chocolate now! Find forms here and in the Narthex. Orders are being taken through February 9th. Please contact Mary Evans with any questions.

Service Opportunity  NETWorks Cooperative Ministry is conducting a Faith & Finances class every Monday night for 12 weeks, February 24 to May 11, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.  The program teaches our low-income neighbors how to manage money and resources in a way that expresses Christian values and promotes economic stability.  Participants are provided dinner and matched with a mentor who supports their progress.  St. Andrews’ Mission Ministry plans to provide a dinner for the class.  If you can help with the dinner or are interested in serving as a mentor, visit www.networkscoop.org or contact Paul Ellingson at 770-310-8396.

Advocacy Training for Affordable Housing & Access to Healthcare in Georgia will be held January 28 at 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian, Atlanta. Please register at www.P4BG.org.

Film Screening North Avenue Presbyterian Church is hosting a screening of Who Is Welcome Here? This short film follows 3 Christian women as they journey to southern Mexico to see beyond the headlines and learn more about the migrant crisis and the impact on real-life families. Discussion with trip participants will follow the film. Bring a friend and join us at North Avenue Presbyterian Church on Thursday, January 30 at 7 p.m. There is no cost to attend, but seats are limited and registration is needed! Please click here to register.

New Interim Director at St. Andrews School. We are pleased to announce St. Andrews has hired Lonnette Bruce as the Interim Director at St. Andrews School. Please click here for her bio.

The youth will go see the movie Just Mercy in the afternoon on Sunday, January 26. Please bring $20 for the movie and dinner and meet in the parking lot by the buses at 3:15. We should return to SAPC around 7:30 p.m.

John is hoping to take the youth overnight to Birmingham on January 31-February 1 to visit the Legacy Museum. Please RSVP to John if your youth is able to attend

Congregational Meeting The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held this Sunday, January 26, 2020 after worship for the purposes of electing Deacons and Elders; approving Pastoral Terms of Call; and receiving the 2019 SAPC Annual Report. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. Nursery Provided.

2021 Officer Candidates During Sunday’s Congregational Meeting, we will receive new deacons and elders. Please click here to see the slate of candidates for the class of 2021.

Knit N Love will meet on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. in the Church Library. If you enjoy knitting (or crocheting) and fellowship, please join us for this important ministry of the church.