. . The City of Tucker is holding its annual 4th of July celebration on Monday, July 3rd. This link has more information.

. . Tucker has it’s own electronics recycling center called E-Recycle USA It is located at 4545 Granite Drive and is open to the public M-F 8:30-5:00. Click this link for their website and for a list of the items they accept. It’s free, with the exception of TV’s and CRT monitors. . .

Scraplanta is a creative re-use center located in the Briarcliff Village Shopping Plaza (Near TJ Maxx, behind Rose’s Alterations.) They accept donations of pre-loved art, craft, classroom, office, and party supplies and re-sell those items for folks to create sustainable art projects at affordable prices. They also offer classes and workshops. Scraplanta is open Th-Su, 10-6. Here is their website with more information.

The International Rescue Committee is hosting a camp at Clarkston High School this summer for students in grades 6-12, most of whom are from families of immigrants and refugees. Like all teenagers, they love snacks. We at St. Andrews can help by donating snacks for the camp such as individual bags and packs of chips, cookies, snack crackers, granola bars and fruit. (No pork products, please.) We are collecting items through July 9th. Please bring your donations to the collection boxes in the narthex and in the breezeway by the office door in the courtyard. 

Come join us for Sunday Morning Together, our intergenerational Sunday school class, July 9th-July 30th at 9:00 am in the Youth Lounge. We will study Jonah and also Jesus through the eyes of the Old Testament. Please take a few minutes and read the book of Jonah. It is very short, only 48 verses!

The Presbyterian Women are continuing to collect personal hygiene items for NETWorks Cooperative Ministries. Needed items include adult diapers, poise pads, maxi pads, and tampons. Please bring items to the collection box in the Narthex.

Caring for Creation is continuing to collect eyeglasses in the Narthex. Please bring in any glasses that you no longer need. Items accepted include prescription glasses, lenses, sunglasses, reading glasses, and broken glasses.

Light of Grace is a ministry of Saint Andrews for special needs adults. They meet twice each week: Sunday morning on Zoom for Sunday school and Wednesday evenings at St. Andrews for dance practice and prayer time. Some members in the group are a “Signing Choir” using a modified version of American Sign Language to convey the meaning of the songs; others are in a liturgical dance ensemble that also uses signing as part of the dance. Liturgical dance as an offering of joy to God is scriptural and Light of Grace dances and signs to the glory of God and as witness to God’s grace. They have learned from Psalm 139:14 (“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”) that each of us is a unique and specially gifted person and that we should all use our gifts from God to praise our Creator. 

The International Rescue Committee is hosting a camp at Clarkston High School this summer for students in grades 6-12, most of whom are from families of immigrants and refugees. Like all teenagers, they love snacks. We at St. Andrews can help by donating snacks for the camp such as individual bags and packs of chips, cookies, snack crackers, granola bars and fruit. (No pork products, please.) We’ll be collecting items from June 25th-July 9th. Please bring your donations to the collection boxes in the narthex and in the breezeway by the office door in the courtyard. 

re:loom will meet on Monday, June 19th at 11:00 am. Please feel free to bring your lunch and we will share a meal together. Come and find out what we do for this worthwhile organization and join us in lively conversation. Click here for more information about re:loom

Sunday, June 11th It is the Second Sunday After Pentecost, and we will celebrate worship in the sanctuary and in our homes via YouTube. We are continuing a new series called, Family Reunion, and Rev. Camille will be preaching A Painful Shortcut. Our hymns will be God of Our Life; To Abraham and Sarah; and Great is Thy Faithfulness. The scripture passages are Romans 6:1b-11 and Genesis 21:8-21. We will also take our monthly offering for Change for Children. For a copy of Sunday’s bulletin, click here. We will post the recording of Sunday’s worship service on our YouTube channel.

Lemonade in the Shade Sundays after worship in June and July, join us for a St. Andrews Summer tradition: Lemonade in the Shade. We’ll gather in the courtyard after worship for a cool glass of lemonade and some treats. Click this link, or contact the church office to sign up for a date to help by bringing lemonade and treats. There are two slots for each Sunday in June and July. Each slot is to bring lemonade and treats for 25-30 people, so no one will have to set up or provide the lemonade and treats by themselves.

Light of Grace is working on the songs and dances they will be doing for the worship service at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 10 a.m., Sunday, June 25. Please join us for this annual service or watch on the Youtube channel.