PW The Presbyterian Women will meet Tuesday, March 19 at 10:00 am in the meeting room for Bible study and fellowship. All of the women of St. Andrews are welcome to join them. Contact Jackie Harper with any questions, 770-934-3463

re:loom will meet in the library on Monday, March 18th at 6:30 pm. Contact Jill Jarvis with any questions.

Filming in Heffner Hall This Friday, our parking lots have been rented and there will be filming in Heffner Hall. There will be limited access to Heffner hall on Thursday and no access on Friday this week. There will be reserved parking spots for SAPC use in the East parking lot. Please plan to park by the sanctuary if you are coming for Church at Prayer or Closer Walk on Friday.

Tucker Chili Cook-Off Join us as we meet our Tucker neighbors and compete for the prize in Tucker’s annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday, March 9 from 1-5 pm. Volunteers are still needed. Click here to sign up to help set/up, clean up or volunteer for a 2 hour shift at St. Andrews’ booth. This year the Chili Cook-off benefits the Day League, which is dedicated to helping survivors of sexual violence. Contact Mindy McCarthy with any questions.

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent and we will celebrate communion in Worship. Rev. Camille will begin a new series on the Great Ends of the Church. Our scripture passages are 1 Corinthians 9:16-18 and Mark 1:14-20. Our hymns are: O Word of God Incarnate, The Summons, and I Love to Tell the Story.

Big Table is back. Mark your calendars and plan to join us on March 13, 20, 27 and April 10. Our mission focus for March 13 is supporting re:loom. Please bring washable fabric items to donate to re:loom. You can even bring old, stained clothing, as long as it is clean. There will also be programming for all ages and a nursery for infants and toddlers. Say Spencer will teaching the adult program, her topic for the evening is Praise Be!: Effective ways to use our words to build each other up. Dinner is $10 per adult, $5 per child, age 5-12, free for kids under 5, with a family maximum of $20.

Contact Merle Westbrook (678) 471-1813. Click here to register for dinner March 13, or all 4 weeks. Click the following dates to register for other weeks individually: March 20, March 27, April 10.

Confirmation Retreat this Friday from 6:00-8:00 pm and Saturday 9:00-2:00 pm in the Youth Lounge.

Sunday, March 10: 9:oo am confirmation class; 5:00 pm Youth Choir and 6:00 pm Youth Group/Supper with an evening of all fun and games planned. Please contact John if you have any questions

Lenten Creation Care Caring for Creation invites members to select and practice a new way to “green the creation” for 40 days of Lent. A list of suggested disciplines was included in the March Lamplighter. Caring for the Creation begins with prayer Select a topic that appeals to you (the oceans, daffodils, clean water, bees, clutter, earthworms, litter) and talk to God any time of day. Pick a topic for the week or a new topic daily but include creation care in daily prayer. Find other resources here and here: or in John Philip Newell’s book Praying with the Earth which contains morning and evening prayers that invite meditation and daily prayer for all of creation. (Marj Holler has books to share.) Regardless of how you choose to pray, intentional prayer for creation is a positive discipline for Lent.

Spring ahead Saturday night, March 9th.  You wouldn’t want to be late for church!

Curious how food insecurity impacts our neighbors and our community? Join the Atlanta Community Food Bank and NETWorks Cooperative Ministry for an interactive and moving Community Food Experience, a simulation/role-play that explores the barriers to food access faced by thousands of our neighbors. This experience illuminates the challenges and the opportunities that surround this complex issue, and how and where we can all take action! Saturday, April 13, 3-5 p.m. at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2367 Main Street. Space is limited. Please secure your no charge ticket today here.