Thank you to this week’s volunteers:

• Offering Receivers:
  • Bob & Marg Leonard, Roy Brostowski, Need a Volunteer
  • Next Week: Margo & Larry Sheppard, Al & Jean Boudreau
• Counters:
  • John Astle, Roy Brostowski, Calvin & Peggy MacIntosh
  • Next Week: Andrew Ottens, Larry & Margo Sheppard
• Scripture Reader:
  • Annette Stehouwer
  • Next Week: Need a Volunteer
• Greeters:
  • Bob & Marg Leonard
  • Next Week: Don & Lucille McCrea
• Coffee Hour:
  • Greg & Sheila Black
  • Next Week: David & Leslee Dell
• Nursery:
  • Need 2 Volunteers
  • Next Week: Sonya & Jeremy Burrill
• Church School:
  • Holly Blaikie, Tamela Collrin. Jordan & Candace Schriver
  • Next Week: Sheila Black. Jordan & Candace Schriver

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

Children’s Choir – Practice on Fridays from 4:00 to 4:30. New members welcome! For more information, contact David or Kathie Berry or the Church Office.

College and Career Dinner – Oct 25 at Jordan and Candace’s apartment.

Middle and High School Hike – November 1. Hike out to the Maliseet Trail. Please let Jordan know by Oct 25 if you are interested.

Fall Indoor Yard Sale – Friday, Oct 30 6 – 8pm and Saturday, Oct 31 9am – 12:00pm. 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.

Deadline for the next issue of “The Link” is Nov 1. Please send poems, stories, recipes and articles you think would be of interest to others to the church office.

Our congregation’s Mission Development & Social Action Committee will have cookie dough available for purchase in the Hall beginning this Sunday. $10/tub. (Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, Ginger, Shortbread)

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. 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. 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.
The amount needed for sponsorship is between $15,000 and $18,000.
Pledges and donations are now in the $ 15,000 range.

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

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

Families and Friends dealing with patients with Alzheimers – Wed, Oct 28th from 10:30 to 11:30 am at the Dr. Chalmers Hospital there will be music, seminars and refreshment for staff, clergy, congregations and the community. Topics will include ” The Spiritual Care of People with Alzheimers and “The physician side of Alzheimers”. Please see poster in the entry for more information.

Talk on Ethics and Dementia – Shannex Fredericton is pleased to present a talk by Professor Clive Baldwin in Governor Hall, on Thurs, Nov. 5 at 2:30 pm.