St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Groton CT

We hope you enjoy the worship service and will have time to join us in the Fellowship Hall after the service for a cup of coffee or tea and some good conversation.

• Large print bulletins and hymnals, as well as hearing devices are available. Please see one of the ushers.

• Childcare is available during the worship service.

Outdoor Worship Service & Church Picnic!

Sunday, August 29^th, 10:00 a.m. @ Admiral Fife Park

Directions to the park, and a sign-up sheet for the picnic,

are on the bulletin board outside the Fellowship Hall.

Session Meeting

This Tuesday, August 17^th, at 7:00 p.m.

Church Newsletter Deadline

The deadline to submit articles for the September issue of The Anchor, is Wednesday, August 18^th. Please email your items to Kelley (office@sapc-ct.org).

“Care & Share” Kitchen

If you would like to contribute homemade baked goods for the Pleasant Valley Church Soup Kitchen, please bring them here to our church by Thursday morning, August 19^th. Contact Martha Parker at 860-572-0296 or dmtknparker@sbcglobal.net to let her know you have left something.

Summer Discussion Group

Please join us Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m.!

Groton Food Locker

Please consider purchasing the following needed items the next time you shop for the Groton Food Locker: spaghetti sauce, jelly, canned fruit, Hamburger Helper, diapers – sizes 5 & 6. Of course, other items are always appreciated! You can leave your donations in the grocery cart and the Deacons will take them to the Food Locker each week. Thank you for helping out local families!

Backpack Drive

Groton Human Services has a need for 30 backpacks to be filled with back to school items! The Deacons will provide the backpacks – and we are asking you to provide the fill! We are collecting donations today through next Sunday, August 22^nd. The following items are needed: lined paper, notebooks, pens, pencils, markers, crayons, glue, scissors, and boxes of tissues. If you prefer to give a monetary donation, we will gladly purchase the items for you!

Please place your items in the Deacons’ grocery cart and we will prepare the backpacks for the kids and take them to GHS the week of the 23^rd. Remember how great it was to have a new pencil and a new box of crayons when you were a kid? Thank you for helping to make that memory for today’s children. If you have any questions, please call Tammy Gibbs at 860-572-4446. Thank you!

Sunday School Info

The new Sunday School year begins September 12^th! Sunday School classes are offered for children ages 3 years to grade 12, every week at 9:00 a.m. (Adults also meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Lounge with Rev. Mark.)

Information about the classes, as well as registration forms, are on the table in the Narthex. Pick up a copy of each today! Please see Donna O’Hanlon if you have any questions, or you may contact her at 860-381-5045 or christian.education@sapc-ct.org.

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Don’t ever spend Another nickel!

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church has pledged to support Compassion International by committing ourselves to Nabaje Afusa from Uganda . She is our symbol of those around the world who are less fortunate.

Our other symbol is the nickel. Let all your nickels represent the needs of those who hunger and thirst in our world. Save them and bring them to the church and place them in the barrel with Nabaje’s picture on it.

Through Compassion International’s Child Support program, your gifts will feed, clothe, educate and provide medical care for this little girl. Nickels only! Don’t ever spend another nickel. Let them be a symbol of all that God has given to you, and all that we have to share with those in need. If you are interested in supporting a child through this organization, please speak with Rev. Mark.