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Hello St. Andrew’s! We kicked off June with a fabulous Youth Sunday where we had many of our children and youth lead portions of the service, and we recognized our graduating seniors from high school and college. We were especially blessed from wonderful sermons by high school graduating seniors Rebekah Campagna and Harry Whaley, thank you both for your preparation and meaningful messages. And, a big thank you to Kristy Campagna for organizing such a wonderful event and to Julia Sanders for hosting the strawberry themed coffee hour to celebrate the occasion. It was all fantastic!

The summer months are upon us and many will be enjoying vacations and activities with planned time away. Church activities won’t be as prevalent, the choir and Sunday school classes are on break, and coffee hour won’t be as regular for a few months. And yet without these things, it’s a sweet time of the calendar year where it’s relaxed and quieter. We can anticipate and appreciate the faces seen on Sunday knowing we may not see them for a while between the comings and goings of summer plans. Although activities are scaled back, it’s never impacted the consistency of our services offered to the community, and there will always be someone at the door to give a smile and welcome those that enter our doors. Whether you are near or afar, I hope you remember that we are with you, and you are with us in spirit each Sunday as we gather. And I pray for a wonderful and memorable summer for us all.

Here are some of the latest highlights, opportunities, and dependencies as a church.

Highlights

Youth Sunday and special strawberry themed coffee hour. Thank you to all our youth that participated in the combined service on June 1. And a special congratulations to all our graduating seniors from high school and college. The next chapter awaits, and we pray for God’s blessings on your journey.

• Ascension Feast Day: Combined congregational service at St. James’, May 29. A wonderful time of worship and fellowship with a neighbor congregation.

• Spring Cleanup – May 3. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped to beautify the church grounds, especially Boy Scout Troop 220! We are grateful for your hard work!

• Open Mic Night for musicians at St. Andrew’s. This is a fun venue to play an instrument and/or sing in front of an encouraging audience, or a nice way to simply relax and listen to a variety of local musicians. Our next event will be June 16 th from 7-9pm.

• Brickside Grille, Sunday Brunch Partner – 15% of proceeds for meals on 2nd Sundays of each month. Next opportunity is June 8 th , and a tasty way to support our church!

• Boy Scout Project, clearing of overgrowth, add fencing, and wooden cross replacement for area in the church yard. Thank you to Boy Scout Garrett Hoopes!

  
  

Opportunities

• St. Andrew’s newcomer lunch – June 8th . A great opportunity to hear more about the

        St. Andrew’s community and connect with Rev’d Ben and others from the church.

• Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School: July 21-24, 9am-noon. Reach out to

        Kristy Campagna for information, volunteer help, and sign-ups.

Dependencies (items that impact our ability to accomplish opportunities/goals)

• Volunteers - We need you! Please consider upcoming events to lend a helping hand. If

       you need any guidance to align your gifts/passions to volunteer efforts at the church just ask Rev’d Ben or a Vestry member.

• Reminder to keep up with financial pledges, your gifts are important to the sustainability of our programs. Thank you!