The next four months are open and in need of people to provide dinner and serve at Clifton. Please consider signing up for October 27!

Our congregation provides dinner for up to 30 men on the 4th Sunday & the 5th Friday of the each month at Clifton Sanctuary Ministries. Please see our website for more details. This is a great activity for a family or small group within the church to do together. Set up begins at 5:00 pm; meals are served at 6:00 pm, and cleanup is done by the residents. You are invited to eat and talk with the residents during the meal. Feel free to attend with one of our scheduled groups to become familiar with the facility and meal service. Click below to sign up for an upcoming day. Questions, please contact Mike Bearden.
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We will take our monthly offering for the Alliance for Children Everywhere next Sunday. Please bring in your change on October 6th

Join us for our annual celebration of the Kirking of the Tartans at St. Andrews on Sunday, October 27. It is a service reflecting the Scottish heritage of the Presbyterian Church. With bagpipes, tartans, special music, and liturgy, we celebrate the Scottish roots of our Reformed faith. There will be a shortbread reception in Heffner Hall following worship.

While our members come from a wide diversity of countries and ethnicities, the Presbyterian Church traces its roots back to Scotland. We are all children in God’s family, brothers and sisters in Christ, no matter our lineage- and we are all families in the clan of St. Andrews. On the Sunday when we celebrate our Reformed and Scottish heritage we also celebrate that the Gospel was not confined to Nazareth. We celebrate that the good news continued to spread to Scotland, to the United States, and around the world. On October 27, everyone is invited to wear something that represents and celebrates their heritage, whether it be a tartan, Kente cloth, or cowboy boots!

re:loom is a part of the Initiative for Affordable Housing in Decatur. The group at St. Andrews meets monthly in the library to recycle t-shirts and fabric donations into materials the weavers at re:loom use in their projects. Donations of clean fabric and t-shirts are always welcome in the box in the office building at SAPC, and volunteers are always welcome at our re:loom meetings. The next meeting will be in the church library on Monday, October 21 at 6:30 pm. Contact Jill Jarvis with any questions: 770-923-3370.

Youth News

October begins our church’s study on Gratitude. Be thinking about not only what you are grateful for, but also, how you express your gratitude.

October 6 – Youth Fellowship Night

5:00 Choir

6:00 Supper

6:30 Welcome Back & Games

October 13 – Youth Music Night

5:00 Youth Music (This is an extended music time, bring instruments if you got ‘em)

6:45 Supper

7:00 Devotional

October 20 – Trip to the Farm

4:45  Bring $10 for supper. 7:30 Return to church

October 27 – Mission Experience

11:00-3:00 We will go to the Church of Common Ground. Bring $10 for lunch

Stay tuned for upcoming Youth announcements with more details coming soon, including our Middle School Retreat: Created to Connect Nov. 1-3 at the Calvin Center!

Contact John McCrosky with any questions.

The Mission Ministry of St. Andrews is having a service day at Jolly Ave Garden (Friends of Refugees), in Clarkston on Saturday, October 12th, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. The youth and adults of SAPC are invited to attend. We will be placing and securing fence panels to metal posts around the garden. Tools will be provided; bring work gloves, if desired. To sign up, or if you need a ride, and for any questions, contact Mike Bearden, 404-660-8234

39ers

The 39ers are a group of people who like to meet, eat and have fellowship together. They will meet on Monday, October 7th at Marlowe’s Tavern at noon. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. (4156 Lavista Rd, Tucker GA 30084) Please contact Charles Mills with any questions 770-575-2637.

Movie Night

Flint: The Poisoning of an American City, a documentary by David Barnhart and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, will premier in Atlanta at The Plaza Theatre on Thursday October 10 at 7 PM. Those interested in attending should reserve a ticket ($12.50) by clicking here. If you would like to ride the church bus and dine out prior to the viewing, reserve a seat by contacting the church office, 770-938-2833.

On Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 (World Communion Sunday) our congregation will participate in the Peace & Global Witness special offering (PC USA). In many locations around the world, peace is just a hope due to conflicts between nations, people and ideas. Our gifts to this special offering will work to address these problems through missions, work projects and education as Presbyterians engage in ministries of peace and reconciliation witness to the peace of Christ around the world. Additionally, 25% of this offering is retained by our congregation to be used in support of local responses to peace and global witness.