Along with usher training (please volunteer!), Burt Temples will be training everyone on emergency procedures at St. Andrews including training to use the Defibrillator.  Training will be immediately after church on Sunday, April 29.

We have a few opening on our Usher Team.  Ushers serve once a month for Sunday morning Worship, and volunteer occasionally to serve at other special services. We have training planned for April 29 immediately after worship. Please contact Debbie Brilling, for more information or to join our team.

Potpourri Sunday School Class  – will begin a new book study on April 15.  Fear of the Other: No Fear in Love, by Rev. William H. Willimon. Readers are invited to consider the gospel command to love, and not merely tolerate, our neighbors, which may be the hardest thing for people of faith to do: keeping and loving the “Other” or “neighbors” as they are – without any need for them to become “like us.” All are invited to participate; no advance reading required.  More info on the Sunday School web page.  Questions:  contact Mike Bearden.

The Helping Mamas, , https://www.helpingmamas.org/our-services/,   baby shower is this Sunday, April 15, 3 p.m. in the Youth Lounge.  There will be cookies and juice and a representative from Helping Mamas teaching us about this baby supply bank.  This bank supplies 50  organizations in this region with baby supplies for pregnant and new moms who can’t afford all the things a baby needs.  Please donate by leaving your gifts in the collection box in the narthex .  You’re invited to the party, but whether you can attend or not, please help the G2G Kids make this a baby shower to remember for needy moms.

We can also collect new or gently used children’s books for NETWorks Cooperative for their children’s play area.

Current Needs

Many families lack the basic necessities to stay healthy, safe and thrive. Helping Mamas collects the following items new and gently used (except where noted):

Clothing: ages 0-12
Shoes: ages 0-12
Toys
Books
Strollers
Pack and plays
Bathtubs
Highchairs
Bouncy seats, exercausers, swings
Cribs: NEW only due to safety and liability reasons
Car Seats: NEW only due to safety and liability reasons
Diapers and wipes (larger size diapers and pull ups are greatest need)
Breast Pumps: New only due to safety reasons

Here is the link for Helping Mamas Amazon Registry  https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/helping-mamas-june-2018-snellville/2TWZNYHNR3WM8

Are you a visitor or new member at St. Andrews?  Join us in the narthex parlor on April 29 at 9 a.m. for coffee, pastries, and a chance to meet some of our congregation’s leaders.  Learn more about what it means to be Presbyterian and get information about opportunities to get engaged in the church’s many activities.  Contact the Paige at paigemk@gmail.com for more information.  We look forward to getting to know you.

Mark your calendar – The Lawnmower Service Project is back.  Bring in lawnmowers for repair, advice or learn to repair yours with expert  guidance.  Tell your neighbors and friends.

Summer Mission Trip for Youth and Adults to Summerville, SC from June 10 -15 with the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. The link to sign-up can be found here. The total cost of the trip is $250 per person, with a $100 deposit due upon registration. Please register now- final deadline is April 30th.

Write it down and drop it in the box in the narthex or email Camille. We’ll be using our church family’s favorites in our planning for summer worship. Stay tuned…

 If you would like to provide flowers for Sunday morning worship, there are a few open dates in the next weeks. To sign up, contact Margaret Ellingson , or to sign-up online click here.

Combined Sunday School Class In April, the combined Adult/Youth/Middle School Sunday Class will study Paul’s amazing transformation after his vision of Jesus. Come to the Youth room at 9:00 am Sunday mornings for a discussion of this revolutionary man.