Priming the Pump

The Electronic Communications Ministry
of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
15050 W. Maple Rd.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68116
Bruce Davis, Editor
Web site: http://www.standrewsomaha.net/
Access the monthly newsletter by this link:
http://www.standrewsomaha.net/downloads/Septprint.pdf
LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE GOD
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THIS WEEKEND
Saturday, October 18, 5:00
Sunday, October 19, 8:30 & 10:00
In the tradition of memorable St. Andrew’s theme songs such as “Take The A-Train” and “Live, Laugh & Love God,” each service begins with Adam Witte teaching us: “INVITE, GIVE & PRAY.”
WE WANT TO PUMP YOU UP! This weekend, we’ll be introducing you to celebrity guest instructors Hans & Franz. Be watching the mail this week for more information.
Bruce is preaching: IN BETTER HANDS
Heather Doll and Craig Bence will share two Natalie Grant songs, backed by The Ax Of The Apostles
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On Sunday October 11, we were blessed to participate in the baptism of Quinlan Daniel Graves, son of Christopher (Chris) & Tunicia (Toni) Graves.
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In case you’re wondering where keyboard maestro Leon Adams is these days, we received this from him this morning. He’ll be back with us at the end of the month: Greetings Bruce. The "Rave On" tour is going very well. All the shows have either sold out or near sold out so far. The band is rockin' and I'm still amazed of how many people are still Buddy Holly fans across the country. I'm in near Grand Rapids, Michigan now, and we have two shows scheduled for tomorrow and Friday. We have a nice tour bus just like the last tour I did in February. Tell everyone I said Hi and "RAVE ON!!!!!"
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Diamonds & Dungarees November 20th, Champions Run Country Club. Donations for the auction can be dropped off at anytime. The auction night goes something like this:
6:00 PM Pre-Party and Silent Auction
8:00 PM Dinner and Oral Auction
9:30 PM Dancing
?’s Contact Shawna or Corey Rector at shawnarector@cox.net or Mandy at the office.

Pizza with the Pastors: If you are interested in membership at the church, come to our Pizza with the Pastors night. It is this Sunday, October 18th from 5:00-6:30 in the lower level youth room. It is an informal, informational gathering to let you know about the Pastors, staff, ministries, and how to become a member of St. Andrew’s. To sign up contact: Mandy Barkhaus at: mbarkhaus@standrewsomaha.net Childcare is available upon request.

DIANA FAUST asks: Are You Getting Pumped Up?
Are you one of the 210 people involved in one of the small group Bible studies offered at St. Andrew’s? That’s right. We currently have 210 people participating in Bible Study. In addition, there are 26 people in our support groups, and many more in our fellowship groups. If you are not currently enrolled in one of the Bible studies, watch for details about upcoming classes in the bulletin, newsletter, St. A-Mail and on the webpage. New classes will be starting soon. For more information contact Diana at dfaust@standrewsomaha.net.

Three items From Youth Czar BOB DAVIS: Bridget Fitzpatrick from the Omaha Police Department spoke yesterday on the VERY important topic of Internet Safety. If you were unable to attend this presentation I would be happy to schedule a time to meet with you and discuss the topic. You can e-mail me at bobdavis@standrewsomaha.net to set up an appointment or feel free to give me a call. A special thanks to Deb Harding and Mandy Barkhaus for their assistance in making this presentation happen.

HIGH SCHOOL // October 17: Pam and Greg Twist have reserved a campfire spot at Vala's Pumpkin Patch for the senior high kids 5pm to 10:00pm. The cost is $12.25 to get in. I am asking that parents take and pick up their kids for this event……since Vala's is open 9am to 10pm kids may want to go early. I plan to be at the campfire from 5pm to 10pm to spend time with the kids, but this is not a church sponsored event and therefore St. Andrew's is waived of any responsibility for this event. In short, parents are responsible for their kids in regards to this activity.

MIDDLE SCHOOL // October 18: Service Project: Decorating Pumpkins with the residents of the Parson's House 1:15pm-2:30pm. Please bring your son or daughter directly to the Parson's House located at 14325 Eagle Run Drive 68164 (less than 5 minutes from the church) I have been doing this project with youth and the residents for the past three years. The residents absolutely love having us there! Please e-mail me to sign up….. Any questions let me know.

PRAYER MATTERS
Eleanor Davis is hospitalized with continuing heart problems.
Madonna Sappenfield is scheduled for surgery on October 15.
Gina Hansen is receiving cancer treatment.
Others being treated for cancer include: Molly Scritchfield’s Dad, Bruce; Sara Keim’s friend, Geri; Kevin Kathka’s mother, Deb.
Dee Harold’s sister-in-law, Sharon, is critically ill.
Virginia Hatcher’s father is recovering from surgery.
Bruce & Nancy Davis great nephew, John, is an NICU patient n Houston, Texas,
Kathy Raabe is waiting for test results.
Shawna Rector is scheduled for an MRI on knee, October 15.
We extend our sympathy to Kim and Michaela Christensen. Michaela’s grandmother has passed away, as has Kim’s uncle.

Please Pray with Nancy:

God, we bring to you these people who are finding life to be difficult today. We pray the blessings of your Holy Spirit on them and their families. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Paul pumped up the church in Thessalonica with this encouragement:
We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers.
1 Thessalonians 2:13

BRD