The Fidelis Sunday School Class meets in the Library at 9 a.m. in the summer.  On Sunday, July 6, Joseph Cooper will lead the class in an exploration of how surrounding nations may have  made an impact or influenced the ancient Israelites, for good or bad.

The Session voted to move Communion to this Sunday, June 29.  Rev. Mary Jane Cornell can’t be present on July 6 so Communion will be a Sunday early so the church will have an ordained minister present.

On Sunday, June 29, at 9:30 a.m. all the Sunday School teachers are invited to enjoy homemade scones, fruit, juice and coffee in the meeting room. The Session and Education Ministry wants to celebrate your hard work and dedication to this important job.

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Day three – make sure you catch up with the news.

Journey Night Shelter is one of St. Andrews local mission efforts.  We support their mission by donating and serving dinner to approximately 30 homeless men twice a month on the first and third Fridays of the month with any fifth Friday covered by Kim Rometo and her company.

Please check out their website to find out more about this mission which provides training and help with job searching and other skills for self-reliance.

This is a wonderful volunteer opportunity to be the hands and feet of Christ on earth.  You can volunteer as a family or as a group, and it’s a great experience for children who provide a way to interact  with folks.

The Potpourri Class is serving this Friday, June 20, and will have dessert donated by our own Sweet Dee.  If you want to volunteer for this Friday, contact Phyllis Bearden at pbearden47@bellsouth.net.

Beloved long-time member of St. Andrews passed away Sunday, June 15 surrounded by her loving family.  Jane was a faithful member and known for her energy, artistic talents and her bright smile.  We value all the time and talents and joy she gave St. Andrews.

Her service will be in our sanctuary at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 19.  In lieu of flowers, the family encourages to donations in her memory to St. Andrews or the Gwinnett Humane Society in Lawrenceville.

We’ve started serving coffee in the Narthex after the summer 10 a.m. service.  We try to be super casual in the summer months and this gives us time to talk and fellowship.  You can also find lemonade just outside the Narthex door on the portico because we know kids don’t drink coffee, and they love running around the courtyard in the summer.  So, relax on Sunday morning and don’t rush off to lunch.

The Music Ministry started raising the $6,200 on April 27 so that St. Andrews can order the new hymnal, Glory to God.  As of June 15th, we raised $6,400, which means we can add an online version.  What a generous and wonderful congregation!  Thank you all for the awesome support of the Music Ministry.

Kim Rometo, her mother and her aunt, were commissioned for the Zambia mission trip Sunday, June 15.  They will arrive in Africa sometime in the next 12 hours to work for the Alliance for Children Everywhere in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.  The three are joining a larger group going on ZamJam 2014.  You can follow the adventures in the blog:

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Since April 27, 2014, when we announced we wanted to purchase the new Presbyterian Hymnal, St. Andrews has raised $5,900 towards the goal of $6,000.  So many hymnals have been purchased to memorialize loved ones or to honor special saints in our lives.  Our Music Director, David Lukens, will order the hymnals to arrive in September to launch the Fall season at St. Andrews and in anticipation of a new pastor.

If you want to purchase a hymnal at $25 each to dedicate, please send a check to St. Andrews noting in the memo that the check is for Glory to God.  Please send the names you wish to honor so that your bookplate will be accurate.