Continuing the Caring For Creation effort to collect used sneakers at our Race for Grace, you too can help the planet. St. Andrews is still collecting used, clean sneakers for Creative Community Services. These sneakers help foster kids and disabled adults. There’s a box in the narthex labeled sneakers where you can place your donation.

On Sunday, May 8, along with more than 200 Presbyterian churches in Georgia, St. Andrews will continue our long-time participation as a congregation in the special Mother’s Day Offering.  This special offering supports the “Caring Hands Fund” for Presbyterian Homes of Georgia.

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) receives the Pentecost Offering each spring to celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit as a bringer of new life. This offering focuses on helping young people begin life with a strong start – a solid foundation of faith formed in the first third of life. Gifts to this offering provide opportunities for young adult service, ministries with youth and ministries that improve education and safe havens for children across the globe. Please give generously as 40% stays within our congregation for the benefit of St. Andrews youth!

On Sunday, May 8, 2016 (Mother’s Day) we will continue our long-time participation as a congregation in the special Mother’s Day Offering, with more than 200 Presbyterian churches in Georgia, in support of the Caring Hands Fund for Presbyterian Homes of Georgia.  Our gifts help to provide much needed exceptional nursing care and services to more than 400 elderly residents (mostly widows) who have outlived their financial resources, through no fault of their own, as they live out the remainder of their years in peace and dignity.

On Wednesday, April 27, after the WOW dinner at 6 p.m., Sarah (Say) Spencer will present a program about St. Andrews’ new partnership with the Building Families Program from Thornwell Home for Children.

Say, who is St. Andrews’ Building Families Specialist, will lead our program.  We will learn about the work she does with client families, how we can get involved, and opportunities for community outreach.

 Coro Voci, a favorite choral group that practices at St. Andrews, will present a concert Sunday, May 22, at 5 p.m. in the sanctuary.  All the music, which emphasizes acapella performance, is centered around our celebration of Memorial Day, remembering all the lives sacrificed in war and looking forward to peace.

This wonderful group that rehearses every Monday at St. Andrews will travel to Jonesboro Arkansas at the beginning of May to perform at a special concert Tuesday, May 3, at Arkansas State University  This concert features music from many special needs artists to show the role of music in their lives.  Little Light will perform a liturgical dance choreographed by Rachel Ellingson.  Linda Weaver, the Director of the group, asked for St. Andrews’ prayers as this amazing group prepares, rehearses and then travels to Jonesboro.