Feb. 1 - Worship Comm Mtg., 7:15pm
Feb. 2 - Confirmation Class, 4:30pm
Feb. 4 - Blue Star Moms, 10am
Feb. 5 - Healing & Prayer Service, 8am
Feb. 6 - Stewardship Mtg, 7pm
Feb. 7 - Youth/Ed mtg., 7pm
Feb. 9 - Confirmation Class, 4:30pm
Feb. 11 - Men's Breakfast, 8am, Fellowship Hall
Feb. 12 - Church Council Mtg, 11:30am
Feb. 12 - Bkfst Taco/Baked Goods Sale
Feb. 14 - Evangelism Mtg,6:30pm
Feb. 15 - WELCA Bus. Mtg, 9am, Bible Study, 10am
Feb. 16 - Confirmation Class, 4:30pm
Feb. 20 - Mutual Ministry, 7pm
Feb. 22 - Ash Wednesday Svc.7 pm
Feb. 23 - Confirmation Class, 4:30pm
Feb. 29 - Soup Supper, 6pm
- Lent Service, 7pm

Ongoing:

• Every Tuesday - Christian Crafters 9 am
• Every Tuesday - Hand Bell Rehearsal 7:30 pm
• Every Wednesday Piecemakers 9 am
  
• Every Wednesday 6 pm Choir Rehearsal
• Every Wednesday 8 pm AA meeting, Activity Bldg
  
• Every Friday 8 pm AA meeting, Activity Bldg

2012 Lent Jesus: God's "Yes."
Ash Wednesday is February 22, and the service will be held at 7pm.
For all lent service after that, please join us for Potluck Soup Suppers at 6pm,
followed by Lenten Reflections at 7pm.
For in him, every one of God’s promises is a Yes! – II Corinthians 1:20
Feb. 29:God’s Promises to All Creation
Mar. 7: God’s Promise to Abraham’s Family
Mar. 14 Passover and God’s Promise to the Hebrew People
Mar. 21 God’s Promise to David’s Kingdom
Mar. 28: A New Covenant–God’s Promise to You
Holy Week is April 1-8

Fill the Food Pantry, February 8
Bring your items to church that day.
CRCC has received a matching grand for anything received in the months of March and April. We will start collecting this month and deliver it after our collection in March. The grant also covers monetary donations, so look for envelopes in this month's bulletins. Using bulk purchases and special opportunities for pantries, Ms. Schein at CRCC estimates that a $1 donation can buy $13 worth of food.

Dear friend –

You will find some good folks at St. Andrew Lutheran Church.

You will also find the good gifts of God. We've started seeing them everywhere - the amazing gifts of Jesus that we gather around in worship - the gifts God sends with us to share in our homes, workplaces, and community - and sometimes we can even see each other as gifts from God!

There’s one more thing I hope you will find at St. Andrew – a place for you. In our work in Jesus’ name, in our growing and sharing, and at God’s table, there is always room for one more!

In January and most of February, we are in the midst of the church season we call Epiphany. We tell the stories of the early part of Jesus’ ministry – lots of healing and teaching, mostly in Galilee. Then, on Ash Wednesday, we transition into Lent, a time to focus on the later part of Jesus’ ministry, as he teaches about the cross and travels to Jerusalem, where he will be killed. We observe Lent as a time of preparation to hear again and experience in our lives the most important story we know: Jesus’ death and resurrection, which we enter into in the services of Holy Week and Easter.

About this time last year, I took the opportunity in this article to mention some ministries beyond our community, and we had three people go on the partner-Synod trip to Costa Rica. So, if I hear about an opportunity, I will put it in print, and you can take it from there.
International: Crosstrails Camping Ministries have taken over the leadership of companion Synod and short-term mission trips:
Youth-to-Youth trip to Costa Rica, July 1-10
Missionary Support trip to Rwanda, July 28-Aug. 10
Partnership trip to Costa Rica, focusing on care for Nicaraguan migrants and refu-gees, Fall 2012
Retreats: for more information on retreats for all ages and the above trips, go to www.crosstrails.org
Nominees are needed for the next ELCA Churchwide Assembly, August 2013 in Pittsburgh, PA. Elections will be held in May. If you are interested in this or any other work at the Conference (20 churches) or Synod (150 churches) level, let me know.

Pastor Paul Miller

Altar Guild need Help!
Meet Gayle Adams after church on Feb. 19 in the library if you would be able to help with any of the following activities:
• Changing banners
• Preparing wine for communion
• Assisting with bread prep
• Setting out/clearing communion
• Posting hymns
• Prep church for funerals
• Decorating for holidays

To view the most recent St. Andrew monthly newsletter, click here.