October 2, World Communion Sunday at St. Andrew's Hespeler

As usual, there are lots of good reasons to be at St. Andrew's Hespeler on a Sunday morning. October 2 will be no exception. Here are some highlights: 

• We will be celebrating World Communion Sunday with a very special celebration of the Sacrament based on one of the most ancient written Christian liturgies ever found -- from a book called The Didache or The Teaching of the Twelve. We will learn a few things about what the very first Christians believed happened when they celebrated the Lord's Supper together.
• The Youth Band will be playing for the first time this fall: Remembrance (The Communion Song) (Matt Maher and Matt Redman)
   Special music of the day will include: Menuet en Rondeau & Air pour Zéphire (Jean-Phillipe Rameau), Thy Table I Approach (Jan Bender), Let Us Break Bread Together (Arr. Carol Tornquist) and Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (Henry Purcell, Arr. Cindy Berry) 
• We will have a chance to speed our runners and walkers who are preparing for the "Jeff-a-thon" on their way.
• We'll update the standings on the "Pie in the Face" race for Anniversary Sunday.
• Our sermon will explore some alternative and additional meanings hiding in our celebration of Communion.
• Sermon Title:

Pop Can Challenge

We Need Your Help!

This Sunday, October 2nd, the Sunday School children and                      Christian Education Committee are challenging you to bring us all of your empty pop cans.  There will be a trailer parked outside of the church where you can place your bagged pop cans (please only pop cans).                                      Help us fill the trailer on Sunday.

All proceeds from the pop cans will be given to the Jeff-a-thon, a fundraising event in memory of our friend, the Rev. Jeff Veenstra.  The Jeff-a-thon will support Presbyterian World Service & Development's Child & Maternal Health in Malawi and Afghanistan initiative.  

( click here for more info: Child & Maternal Health in Malawi and Afghanistan)

A couple of years ago the Christian Education Committee produced this video and today we are once again reminded of it!

More Craft Sale items are coming in!

Our craft sale is this Saturday, September 24th, 8:00 am - noon

at 58 Hammet St., Cambridge

All proceeds will help support Hope Clothing.

Lisa's Cookies: fresh baked Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hand crafted scarves

Hand Knit dishcloths

Homegrown (by a little boy) and waxed mini pumpkins.

Have you earned your Golden Ticket?

This Sunday during our Sunday School Kick-off Celebration we will get to see who earned their Golden Ticket!  One of the requirements was to come to church at least once in the summer (if you didn't manage this, talk with Joni, she just might count Sunday as your day in church because it still is summer!)  Don't forget to get your mom or dad to fill out your registration form, too.  There will be extras at church for those who forget. Make sure you talk to Joni before or after worship about getting your Golden Ticket.

We will have lots of fun with some guessing games and prizes.  And we can enjoy cake while we play!

Here's a picture of the two prizes that anyone holding a Golden Ticket can try to win.

Craft Sale!

Here's a sneak peak of some of the items that will be for sale at our craft sale!

Saturday, 

September 24th

8:00 am—noon

58 Hammet St.  

Cambridge

Proceeds will help Hope Clothing assist those in our     community who need some extra help clothing          themselves and their family.

September Series: If you build it...

Here is an introduction to our September series of sermons talking about important questions concerning church growth:



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