Thank you to this week’s volunteers:

• Offering Receivers:
  • Calvin MacIntosh, Heather Labadie, Stephen MacKay
  • Next Week: Bob & Marg Leonard, Roy Brostowski
• Counters:
  • Rose Carolyn Smith, Heather Labadie, Rebecca Jonah
  • Next Week: John Astle, Roy Brostowski, Calvin & Peggy MacIntosh
• Scripture Reader:
  • Stephen MacKay
  • Next Week: Annette Stehouwer
• Greeters:
  • Jane Murray, Lois Eldridge
  • Next Week: Bob & Marg Leonard
• Coffee Hour:
  • Linda Pond & Phyllis Llewellyn
  • Next Week: Greg & Sheila Black
• Nursery:
  • Colleen Watson , Rebecca Jonah
  • Next Week: Cindy Cunningham, Alex Cunningham
• Church School:
  • Holly Blaikie, Tamela Collrin
  • Next Week: Holly Blaikie, Tamela Collrin. Jordan & Candace Schriver

Children’s Choir – Practices start Oct 16 from 4:00 to 4:30. All children, age 3 through middle school are invited to come sing. New members welcome! For more information, contact David or Kathie Berry or the Church Office

College and Career Dinner – Sunday, October 25th at Jordan and Candace’s apartment. Drives can be arranged and diets accommodated.

Middle and High School Hike – Sunday, November 1st we are going for a hike out to the Maliseet Trail! Rain plans are in development. Please let Jordan know by Sunday, October 25th if you are interested.

Fall Indoor Yard Sale – Friday, Oct 30 6-8pm and Saturday, Oct 31 9am-1:00pm. As you prepare for Fall and Winter, please set aside clothing and household goods for this fundraiser. Monies raised will support local charities. Donations can be dropped off weekdays between 9 am and 1 pm.

Karon Croll Benefit Concert for Refugee Fund – Please note change of date to Sunday evening, Nov. 8th at 7:00 pm with reception to follow.  All proceeds from this concert will go to the Refugee Sponsorship Program at our church.  We would appreciate attendance and generous support.

Wellness Fair and Clinic – Oct 22 from 1 to 3 pm at Shannex Parkland. Space is limited, for further information please call Penny at 460 8546.

Take-Out Baked Ham Plate – Oct 23, pick-up at the Nashwaaksis United Church Hall 4:30-6:00 pm. Reservations only, call Rindy Austin at 450-7151.

Free Concert – Oct 25, 2pm Wilmot United Church by The La Tour Baroque Duo. Tim Blackmore – recorders and harpsichord and Michel Cardin on lute and theorbo

Fredericton Women’s Inter-Church Council – Annual Meeting on Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1:30 PM at Brunswick Street Baptist Church.

STU Dollard Lecture & Concert – Oct 27 at 7pm Margaret McCain Hall. Talk and musical performance entitled ‘Imagine the Real’: Fidelity, Improvisation, and Witness, an interpretation of the confessions of St. Augustine.

Refugee Sponsorship

The Session of Saint Andrew’s congregation strongly supports the sponsoring of a refugee family. About a year and a half ago a study group met for several weeks and looked at the issue of refugee sponsorship. The Mission Committee has discussed this at several meetings. At the September meeting of Session a recommendation to proceed was made. The first step is to seek a commitment of financial support. To that end we have distributed a sponsorship pledge form. In fact there are two forms with the hope that you might know someone who would also like to participate in the program. More information will be forthcoming. Copies of the form are available at the back of the church, in the Link and on the church website at http://sapc.ca/refugee-sponsorship/.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration of this matter.