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Angel Tree Update
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As you all know we adopted a few families, who had fallen on
hard times, from Greer Relief by devoting our time and resources so
that they may have a brighter Christmas.
What you may not know is that Greer Relief was able to help
a record number of people this Christmas... OVER 600...
because of your efforts!
The Adopt-A-Family program had over 100 volunteers along
with 78 sponsors who adopted 164 families!
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who helped with
this misison project!!
Thanks,
Amy Jackson, Director of Youth and Children
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Church-Wide Skate
Night Planned
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A Church-Wide Skate Night is
planned for Sunday, March 25, 2012, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at
Roller Sports in Taylors. The cost will be $8/skating and dinner;
$5/dinner only; or $40/max per family.
Dinner will be: Pizza, dessert
and drinks.
Please RSVP and pay in advance to
Amy Jackson. Checks should be made out to St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.
Amy Jackson
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Murtaugh Baby
Shower
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A church-wide
Baby Shower will be held for Heather and Rick Murtaugh on Sunday, February
12th from 3-5 pm in the multi-purpose room.
They
are having a girl and are registered at Babies "R" Us and BuyBuy
Baby on Woodruff Road.
Everyone
is invited to attend.
Brenda
Bailey, Fellowship Team
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Wednesday Night
Supper - February 1, 2012 Menu
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Phil Beckwith will be our Chef...
Menu:
Baked Ham, Green Bean Casserole, Scalloped Potatoes, Salad,
Cake and Jam Bars, Tea, Coffee, Lemonade
Cost: $5/person; $3 children under 12; $20/maximum per
family.
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Senior Saints
Event Planned
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The Senior "Saints" at
St. Andrews are planning "Dinner and a Movie" at the
home of Bill and Karen Roughton on Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 4-8 p.m.
Bill will make popcorn
in his popcorn machine and we will enjoy a movie and then have a
delicious "Low Country Boil" for dinner.
We invite all Senior Adults
to join us for this fun event!
Contact Ruthie Morrow if you have
any questions.
Ruthie Morrow
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Presbyterian Women
Circle News
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The Presbyterian
Women Morning Bible Study Circle hosted by its leader, Ruthie Morrow,
will meet Thursday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the Multi purpose
Room. Lesson Four, "Greatly Honored Are Those
Who Are Famished and Parched for Justice!", of our study, "Confessing
the Beatitudes," will be taught by Eva Price,
after which we will have lunch at the Dragon's Den at the far end of the
BiLo shopping center at the junction of Hudson Road and Old Spartanburg
Road. We have been having great attendance and always enjoy new
people coming. You can come to both Bible Study and lunch, Bible
Study alone, or meet us for lunch alone. If you don't come because
you are afraid you will be asked to lead a lesson, don't worry, all the
lessons for this year have been taken!!! We are so thankful for the
new women who have joined us. We learn so much from each other so the
more women who come the more we can learn!
The Evening Circle will meet at
6:30 p.m., also in the multipurpose room, hosted by Shelby Wood,
Evening Circle Leader. There will be a light supper
followed by Lesson Four taught by Ann Paschal. Again, all women
members and friends of and visitors to the church are warmly invited to
either Circle meeting.
Our mission/service project for
this month will be to support the Youth Souper Sunday mission. You may
bring a can of soup to place in the Narthex as directed, if you wish.
Thank you.
Margaret Borry
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Upcoming Meetings
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February 12, 2012
8:45 a.m. Christian Education Team
9:00 a.m. Fellowship Team
9:00 a.m. Building and Grounds Team
12
Noon - Mission Team w/lunch (contact Lisa to RSVP)
4 p.m. Prayer and Nurture Team
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Learning from
Peter's Mistakes
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In
Mark 9:2-10, Jesus takes three disciples up a mountain, where his clothes
become dazzling white and Moses and Elijah speak with him. Terrified, Peter
starts babbling. He offers to construct three "dwellings" -
presumably, worship structures. But Peter makes two common mistakes.
First,
he fails to treat Jesus as the unique object of worship. Just as Peter
would have worshiped Moses and Elijah alongside Jesus, we sometimes act as
though money, work, another person or even church and Scripture are coequal
with Christ. Obviously, family and friends are important, but Jesus is the
only Son of God. The church and the Bible, though worthy of devotion, are
only vehicles that bring us to Christ.
Second, Peter would have stayed
on that mountain indefinitely. Spiritual highs are tempting that way. We
resist going back "down" to daily life. Ecstatic glimpses of
Jesus' glory are one way God strengthens us to continue serving in Christ's
name.
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