Bishop Samuel Lubogo Visits Mid-South Diocese

Bishop Samuel Lubogo of Source of the Nile Diocese Uganda is visiting the Mid-South Diocese after attending the International Convocation.  Bishop Lubogo is staying this week in Royston with Father and Mrs. Stanley Samuel.  He will minister this Thursday at 7:00 PM during the weekly meeting of St. John’s Eucharistic Fellowship and will then be our guest at St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday morning at 10:30 AM. 

Father Stanley extends a special invitation to all to come and join them in worship on Thursday evening to hear Bishop Lubogo.  For directions to St. John’s Eucharistic Fellowship, click here.

A New Online Service

St. Andrew’s is trying a new online service called MyChurch.Org.  It is a service designed to allow parishoners to connect online so as to share important information, prayer requests, and stuff of interest with one another.  It also allows the church the opportunity to provide important information to the congregation who are registered and to make others in our community looking for a church aware of our parish.

Two of the unique features of MyChurch.Org is that it provides an exceptional church calender program that will allow us to easily post and keep track of schedules and upcoming events.  Plus, ministry groups within the parish will be able to establish sub-groups for disseminating groups specific information to their ministry team.

I encourage all our members to please sign-up and give the service a try.  I think you will like it and that it is going to prove a valuable tool for furthering parish communication. 

To sign-up, click here.

This Coming Sunday at St. Andrew’s

This weekend Father Lem Anderson will be both the celebrant and homilist during our Sunday Eucharist Service starting at 10:30 AM.  Deacon Kerry Wells will teach the Faith Formation class at 9:00 AM.  Father Randall will be in Dayton, Ohio for the dedication of his brother’s new church, the Safe House of Worship.

Please pray for our clergy as they carry out their various duties and responsibilities. 

If you have a need during Father Randall’s absence you may contact Father Lem through the church office at 770-784-5100.

Rector’s Council Meeting

This coming Sunday, the Rector’s Council will meet at 5 pm in the Nave.  As we meet for prayer and to discuss the business of the church, we bid the people of St. Andrew’s to pray for us that we would be led and guided by the Holy Spirit in all things.

Missionary Visit Sunday

This coming Sunday, August 20, the Rev’d Larry Hardin will be speaking at St. Andrew’s during the Eucharistic service.  Rev’d Hardin and his wife, Barbara, and daughter, Natalie, are preparing to return to Nyharuru, Kenya in August of this year.  The Hardin’s oversee a very successful Bible college and seminary in Nyharuru as well as run Zion Farm Ministry Center which houses and supports short-term mission teams ministering in Kenya.  To learn more about the Hardins and their ministry in Africa visit Grace in Kenya.

Sunday Eucharist begins at 10:30 AM.

New Faith Formation Study

This coming Sunday, July 20, the Adult Faith Formation class will begin a new three week study on The Practice of Prayer led by Father Randall Allen.  The purpose of this study will be to examine prayer as it relates to its practice and content.

                  

Our next study will begin Sunday, August 10, with a four-week study on Personal Evangelism led by Father Guido Gonzalez. 

                       

All Sunday Faith Formation classes begin at 9:00 AM.  Nursery, children, and adult classes available.  Donuts, coffee, and juice provided.

Parish Council Meeting

All ministry leaders, please note that there will be a brief Parish Council Meeting immediately following the morning service on Sunday.

Refuge Crisis Pregnancy Center Snapshot

The Refuge Crisis Pregnancy Center is a pro-life clinic serving Rockdale County Georgia and surrounding areas in the preservation of life and the support of expectant mothers.  We are delighted to give the following report and to thank God for the excellent work being done by this agency.  Information below taken from Life Times Newsletter (July 2008):

January-May 2008

• Total Client Contacts - 1937
• Phone Calls - 1254
• Pregnancy Tests - 415
• Ultrasounds - 162
• Babies Saved From Abortion - 43

Current Needs

• Larger sized baby diapers and clothing
• Volunteers - For more information call 770-922-5939

Upcoming Fund Raising Events

• Cari Hilton Memorial Celebrate Life Golf Tournament, September 22, 2008.  For more information call 770-922-5939

If you would like to support The Refuge Crisis Pregnancy Center through regular donations or a one time gift, you may contact them at the following address: 1307 Milstead Avenue, Conyers, Georgia 30012.

Embracing Suffering

Bishop David Epps has an excellent article on “Embracing Suffering” posted today in our Supplement section.  To read the article go to http://fatherrandall.wordpress.com/supplement/bishop-david-epps-weekly-article/

10,000+ Hits

As of Saturday, July 5th, St. Andrew’s Journal clocked over 10,000 hits.  Since moving St. Andrew’s Journal from Blogspot to WordPress, the Journal has enjoyed a much greater readership averaging around a 1,000 hits per month. 

We are thankful to our repeat visitors and to all who find our website helpful and interesting.  The primary goal of the Journal is to provide news and information about the life and ministry of St. Andrew’s Church.  As a secondary goal, we seek to provide news and information of interest to both our parishoners and all who visit our website.