A Message from the Rector:
Dear Friends,
A phrase I hear frequently around the church is that our Christian faith is meant to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”
Archbishop Tutu’s prayer captures this sentiment which is also found in one of my favorite lines in the BCP which are in Eucharistic Prayer C: “Deliver us from the presumption of coming to this Table for solace only, and not for strength; for pardon only, and not for renewal.”
In peace,
Jen+
Disturb Us, O Lord
By Archbishop Desmond Tutu, adapted from a prayer by Sir Francis Drake
Disturb us, O Lord
when we are too well-pleased with ourselves
when our dreams have come true because we dreamed too little,
because we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, O Lord
when with the abundance of things we possess,
we have lost our thirst for the water of life
when, having fallen in love with time,
we have ceased to dream of eternity
and in our efforts to build a new earth,
we have allowed our vision of Heaven to grow dim.
Stir us, O Lord
to dare more boldly, to venture into wider seas
where storms show Thy mastery,
where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars.
In the name of Him who pushed back the horizons of our hopes
and invited the brave to follow.
Amen.
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Rector’s Office Drop-In Time
Rev. Jen has set her office drop-in day as Wednesday of each week from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. for anyone who would like to stop in and visit. You are always invited to make an appointment for a time convenient for you. Mondays are her Sabbath day. NOTE: No office hours on Wednesday, September 17 and Wednesday, September 24 as Rev. Jen will be away.
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 20
In-Person Sunday Morning Worship Service, September 21, led by The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Oldstone-Moore, 10:15 a.m. The beautiful altar flowers today are given by Joanne Haymaker in celebration of Bob Haymaker’s September 23rd birthday.
You can stream the service via St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Greencastle, Indiana Facebook Page. Click on this link to view the Live Stream. We will start the Live Stream 5 minutes prior to the start of the service.
Click here for the service booklet for September 21.
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ALTAR FLOWERS TODAY
The beautiful altar flowers today are given by Joanne Haymaker in celebration of Bob Haymaker’s September 23 birthday.
PRIDE BLOCK PARTY VOLUNTEERS
Join St. Andrew’s at the 2025 Greencastle Pride Block Party in downtown Greencastle on Saturday, September 27 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. The party returns to downtown on Indiana Street since its last event in 2022. We will have a booth at the celebration with information about our church and an opportunity to share that God loves you – no exceptions! Volunteers are needed to help us celebrate our witness as a loving and inclusive community of Christ. Duties will include handing out ‘swag” and information about the church, and being present with our neighbors. Sign up for an hour-long shift or drop by to say hello. Note the drag show performance will be between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. Questions? Email our intern, Meghan Mcconnell at meghan.mcconnell@gmail.com. Sign up in Hamilton Hall or email Meghan.
MINISTRY SCHEDULES AND EVENTS’ CALENDAR
Just for your information, if you go to the Saint Andrew’s website, you can find there the Ministry schedules for the current quarter and also a full events’ calendar.
TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY
The Book and Bible Group has begun again, meeting at 4:30 p.m. most Tuesday afternoons with Evening Prayer celebrated at 4:00 p.m. The next one will be Tuesday, September 23. We will discuss D. Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, at 4:30. All are welcome.
ALTAR FLOWER CALENDAR
An altar flower calendar is posted in Hamilton Hall. Sign up to sponsor the altar flowers to commemorate a birthday or anniversary, remember a loved one, or in thanksgiving for an important event. We ask a donation to help offset the cost of the altar flowers and other worship expenses. Be sure to tell the office your dedication so that it can be printed in the bulletin. Please make checks payable to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and in the memo field please put this information: Altar Flowers, person’s name, occasion, Sunday date you’d like for the flowers to be on the altar.
VESTRY MEETING MINUTES
If any of you are interested in what your Vestry is doing, there are two copies of each month’s minutes on the music stand in Hamilton Hall. Feel free to read and return!
SHOPPING LIST FOR NON-FOOD PANTRY
Please add Adult Pull-Ups (all sizes) and bed pads to your shopping list for the NFP for the month of September. If you are donating adult pull-ups/briefs, they should be the ones without tabs. We are currently overstocked in adult diapers and period products. Meals and conversation in Hamilton Hall are going well. Patrons are now able to pick out items they most need. Your contributions help our budget go farther in helping meet the needs of those in Putnam County. The next Non-Food Pantry will be Saturday, September 27 from noon – 2:00 p.m. If you can help with this ministry in any way, please contact Harriet Moore or Carl Huffman.
KROGER COUPONS
If you have any unwanted Kroger coupons, please bring them to Hamilton Hall and place in the window ledge near the “Little Library”. We would like to make them available to our Non-Food Pantry recipients so that they might be able to take advantage of them to help extend their food budget. Thanks in advance!
FREE DAILY DEVOTIONAL
We have some large print Day by Day daily devotionals in the sanctuary that you are free to take home for your personal devotions–and if we know that people would like copies, we can order the right amount. Many of you may also appreciate the on-line version of Day to Day. Click here.
ON-GOING COVID PROTOCOL
We continue to respond to both our county’s current CDC designation and to the current variant. Masking is optional. Decisions on COVID policy have moved from the Reconvening Committee to Rev. Jen and the Wardens.
Prayers and Reflections for This Week
We have heard that the daily reflections and scripture readings provided during Lent were appreciated. The meditations are written by persons from Gobin UMC and Beech Grove UMC. They will be in the newsletter each week. Whether you enjoy these every day or as the Spirit moves you, may this resource continue to bring you spiritual food for the journey. Blessings!
Click here to view the readings and accompanying links.
Non-Food Pantry Latest
Saturday, September 27
• Noon to 2:00 p.m.
There will be a distribution in Hamilton Hall and light lunches will be served inside. We are grateful for all those who have worked so hard to obtain supplies for the Non-Food Pantry. Items are having to be purchased from a variety of sources making it much more expensive. Donations to help offset this extra cost will be gratefully accepted!
Top 3 Needed Items
Your prayers are asked for:
Haile Bane, grandson of Joanne Haymaker
Beth Benedix, friend to many at St. Andrew’s
Jennifer Clarke, friend of Patti Harmless
Lynda, friend of Sarah Finlay-Black
Bob Eickhoff, friend of Warren & Connie Macy
The family of Jeanne Fitzpatrick
Katie Gleichman, relative of Jim & Cathryn Ensley
Jackie
Tom Kaiser, friend of Jen+ & Chris
Hansford Mann, friend of Joanne Haymaker
Teresa Masten, friend of Karen & Jim Mannon
Mickeal
Sally Motsch, friend to many at St. Andrew’s
Mary Mountz
Jeri Mucia, friend of Joanne Haymaker
Tom Mullen, father of Patti Harmless
Logan Murray, grandson of Dave & Sue Murray
Elizabeth & Natalie Sheffler, daughter & granddaughter of Page & Narda Cotton
Deloris Smith, friend of Emily Knuth
Skip Sutton
Larry Taylor, former member of St. Andrew’s
The family of Edith Welliver
Dwight Ziegler, uncle of Stephanie Gurnon
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Matthew’s, Indianapolis: Ms. Heidi Kauffman, Senior Warden.
Our companion dioceses: The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil: The Most Rev. Mauricio Jose Araujo De Andrade, Primate of Brazil and Bishop of Brasilia. The people and Diocese of Haiti and Saint Andre’s Parish and school in Mithon.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan.
Birthdays: Page Cotton, September 21; Chris Oldstone-Moore, September 27; Harriet Moore, September 27 .
Anniversaries: Steve and Kathy Jones, September 25.
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