Gather in the sanctuary, Sunday, Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m. for a family candlelight worship service of Scripture and Music preparing for the celebration of our Lord’s birth with carols for choirs, instruments, handbells and congregation.  A Christmas Cookie Celebration reception will follow the service in Heffner Hall.

Bring your friends and neighbors and share the good news of Christ’s coming.  Nursery will be provided.

Remember to bake some Christmas Cookies for this celebration so we will have plenty to share with Journey Night Shelter and the local police and fire stations.

First Baptist Church of Tucker is hosting the community Thanksgiving worship service, Sunday, Nov. 22, 6 p.m. at their church on LaVista.  First Baptist is providing soups and drinks.  Please bring a side, sandwich or dessert to share.

The Potpourri Sunday School Class is hosting a four-week Advent study from 11/29 through 12/2015 using the book, “Not a Silent Night – Mary Looks Back to Bethlehem,” by Adam Hamilton.  It begins at the end of Mary’s life and her death and travels through her life to the birth of Jesus looking at the gifts she received at each stage of Jesus’ life.  The class meet 9 a.m. in Classroom 116 in the Education Building.  Pick up some coffee on your way in and join us.  All are welcomed.

Senior High Sunday School is mirroring Advent Sundays using the same scriptures that will be used doing worship.  Each Sunday, starting with Nov. 29, is entitled, “Advent Through the Eyes of Those Who Waited.”   Nov. 29, the first Sunday in Advent focuses on the Hebrew Prophets, Dec. 6, the second Sunday, examines John the Baptist, Dec. 13 – the Annunciation to Mary of her pregnancy, and then Dec. 20, the fourth and final Sunday of Advent, will be the study of two new prophets, Mary and her cousin Elizabeth and Mary’s Song of Praise to God.  The Senior Highs meet in the Youth Wing at 9 a.m.  If you want a sneak peek of each Sunday and a wider understanding of Advent, please join us.

• G2G Kids (Glory to God Kids)- The G2G kids will meet in Heffner Hall for a kid-friendly meal attended by volunteer Table Parents. Dismissal will be in Heffner Hall at 7:30 p.m. The kids will have music and liturgical arts.
• Adult Programming- Led by SAPC Movie Club. The feature movie for the November discussion is Force Majeure. This will be the last movie of the year and then the club will gather again in the spring. Participants should watch the movie on their own (via Netflix or rental). If you cannot watch the film on your own, please join the group for lively discussion and video clips about the role (or absence) of religion in the story.  Childcare will be provided, and questions may be directed to SAPCoutreach@gmail.com

We are having a brief congregational meeting this Sunday, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. for the purpose of electing Kim Rometo to serve as an elder in the class of 2016. This completes a wonderful slate of officers for the church.

Order coffee, tea and chocolate for the holidays!

Every bit you pay for fair trade products has real positive effects! Farmers benefit most, but also their communities and our shared environment benefit from the production methods fair trade employs.

Purchase Fair Traded products through the Presbyterian Coffee project by placing orders with Mary Evans, tmevans@bellsouth.net 9 by November 8. Order forms are in the narthex or electronically from Mary.

Save the Date– Hanging of the Greens It’s almost time to get our church ready for Advent and Christmas. On Sunday, December 6 following worship you are invited to lunch in Heffner Hall. Then we’ll spread out to decorate the church and close with a short time of prayer and song in the sanctuary with the lighting of the Chrismon tree.

Crismons-All women of St Andrews are invited to participate in making this year’s Crismons on Monday, November 16th at 6:30 p.m.. We will meet in the church library. Please join us!

Last month South Carolina experienced serious flooding following strong storms. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has been on the ground for weeks now working on both immediate relief, planning for long term recovery, and simply being a present witness of the larger church during this difficult time. The national response team has depleted the national warebarn’s supply of flood clean-up buckets. We can help by filling these buckets and getting them to our neighbors to the north to help with ongoing recovery and to restock the national supply for future disasters. At WOW on November 11^th we’ll be filling 15 flood buckets and we ask you to help us out by bringing supplies. You can sign up to bring cleaning supplies at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0C4CAEA82BA3FC1-packing