May 30, 2006

Dear Saints Of Andrew:

THIS SUNDAYJune 4, 2006 8:00, 9:15 & 10:45 PENTECOST SUNDAY Nancy preaching She encourages us to wear red and yellow! The service will include a report on the “Sharing, Growing, Changing Lives”campaign.

*SATURDAY EVENING SERVICES START THIS WEEK June 3, 5:00, led by Rev. Michael. The services will be held in the Family Life Center.

*PIZZA WITH THE PASTORS June 4, 5:00-6:30 Designed For Persons Exploring Membership At St. Andrew’s Let Us Know You’re Coming Via Return E-Mail, Or You Can Sign Up As Late As Sunday Morning In The Hospitality Room.

*VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: HABITAT FOR HUMANITYThis Saturday, June 3 Contact Jim M.

*If you missed “DECORATION DAY,” we invite to check it out on the web site: www.standrewsomaha.net. Click on SERMONS. Many thanks to CARRIE T., who is giving volunteer management to the site these days. Unfortunately, there’sno way, at present, to give you a sense of the music you missed Sunday. The offertory, “Hymn To The Fallen,” touched many hearts, including that of youreditor.

*COMING JUNE 18 “THE DA VINCI SERMON”

*CHILD & YOUTH POLICY PROTECTION TRAINING:We will hold another Policy Protection Training for those who volunteer to workwith children or youth. If you have not been trained in the last three years,and plan on working with children/youth (i.e. VBS, Sunday SchoolTeachers/Helpers, Nursery, Youth Camps or Mission Trip), you will need to attendthis training. It’s Purpose: Our congregation’s purpose for establishing thisChild and Youth Protection Policy and accompanying procedures is to demonstrateour commitment to the physical safety and spiritual growth of all our childrenand youth as well as employers and volunteers. You will also be asked to fillout a background check.Share your lap with our babies! We are in need of volunteers to help in thenursery during out 9:15 and 10:45 services. Please contact Gina, our nursery coordinator, if you can give of your time to help. Please prayerfully consider helping out!

*The members of the SEASONED PERNNIALS Leadership Team would like to publiclythank Diane Moore for her past five years as team leader. She did an awesomejob. We would also like to welcome newcomers to the team – Dave and Ruth W. and Georgia and Steve C. If you are 55 or older, please join us for fun and fellowship.

*Pastor CHARLOTTE asks: Prayers of joy for Donelle and Nate U., in the recent birth of a son, Landon David. Prayers of joy for Kathy P. and family on her recent adoption of 6 month old Karli. Prayers for Zach G., whose counts have dropped low again; pray they will go back up. Prayers for Mary W., suffering with complications from cancer treatments (friend of Barb M.). Prayers for Anna S., preparing for neuro-surgery on June 12th (daughter of Carolyn and Kevin S.). Prayers of sympathy for the family of Dorothy S., in her recent passing (Clark S. aunt; Cami P.’s great-aunt).

*Acts 2:1-21 When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues,as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heardthem speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked,"Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs-- in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power." All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" But others sneered and said, "They are filled with new wine."But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, "Menof Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:`In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day. Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be
saved.' "

*BRD