Monday, September 21

The Electronic Communications Ministry
of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
15050 W. Maple Rd.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68116
Bruce Davis, Editor
Web site: www.standrewsomaha.net
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LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE GOD
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What a memorable weekend! It was wonderful to have The St. Andrew’s Singers back in action. Come join them for practice at 7:00 on Wednesday. And while I expected great things from Emily Koonce and Tara Stark on DEFYING GRAVITY, what they did with the song defied even those high expectations. The vocal performance at least met and perhaps exceeded what was heard at the Orpheum in May. Wow.
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Our newest members are:
TJ Butler and Angie Wroblewski TJ was in the Marine Corps and now works in sales at Nebraska Hearing Instrument. Angie is a manager at Gallup. They are engaged to be married in the spring.
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THIS WEEKEND AT ST. ANDREW’S
Saturday, September 26, 5:00
Sunday, September 27, 8:30 & 10:00
Nancy preaching: THAT’S LIFE
A message for people of all ages and stages of life on How To Get Older Without Getting Old.
Children’s Church School Classes meet during the 5:00 hour on Saturday and 10:00 on Sunday. Our Youth Education hour is 10:00 on Sunday
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There’s a feature article in the World-Herald today about the new Dean Hollis/Mark Roberts business enterprise: DiVentures. The article can be accessed via the World-Herald web site.
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This is kind of interesting. It was announced over the weekend that, as of 2012, the Nebraska Annual Conference will be sharing a bishop with the Kansas East and Kansas West Conferences. I don’t suppose that will have much of any noticeable effect on St. Andrew’s. I look at a map, though, and it’s a long way from Valentine, Nebraska, to Garden City, Kansas. I don’t envy the bishop who will be asked to cover all that territory, or the folks in Scottsbluff expected to attend a meeting in Topeka or Wichita! As of now, nobody knows where the bishop’s office will be located. The Kansas bishop currently lives in Wichita; the Nebraska bishop resides in Lincoln. I might add that Bishop Sherer retires in 2012, so whoever is covering the area, it won’t be her.
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BOB DAVIS writes:
Parents of youth of all ages please read!
DANGERS OF THE INTERNET! What every parent needs to know! Join us in the sanctuary Tuesday, October 13 (6:30pm -8pm) for a presentation by Bridget Fitzpatrick, and educational specialist with the Omaha Police Department. Ms. Fitzpatrick will show parents how easy their children can gain access to exploitive websites and images (over Facebook, Myspace, and cell phones!). We will be educated on the following topics: Risks and Dangers on the Internet, Signs That Your Child Might Be At Risk, When is Your Child Ready for the Internet, and My Space and Facebook use. The presentation is for adults only and is open to parents with children of any ages. Please RSVP by October 11 by e-mailing Bob at bobdavis@standrewsomaha.net
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READING THE BIBLE THROUGH THE YEAR
Morning Evening
2 Corinthians Ecclesiastes
9/21 13 7, 8, 9
Galatians
9/22 1 10, 11, 12
Song Of Solomon
9/23 2 1, 2, 3
9/24 3 4, 5
9/25 4 6, 7, 8
Isaiah
9/26 5 1, 2
9/27 6 3, 4
Ephesians
9/28 1 5, 6
9/29 2 7, 8
9/30 3 9, 10
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Let’s pray!

Lord God, I thank you for a GRAVITY-DEFYING weekend at St. Andrew’s. It was a thrill, seeing so many Saints of Andrew renew the covenant we have made with you and with each other. Using language from Acts 10, may our Prayers, Presence, Gifts and Service ascend as a memorial to heaven! You are very good to St. Andrew’s. Amen.

BRD