Sunday morning Bible Study at St. Andrew's begins again this Sunday, September 20th at 9:30 a.m.

I had originally announced that we would be studying Matthew's Gospel, but realized that the group has studied Matthew fairly recently. Also, we are in the middle of the lectionary year (year C) in which most of the Gospel readings are from Mark, and that seems like a good reason to explore Mark more closely.

Who was Mark? What is different about his Gospel from the other three? Why does he spend half the book on the death and resurrection of Jesus? How does his message speak to us today? We will be examining these and other questions in our upcoming study of the Gospel According to Mark.

You don't have to be a biblical scholar in order to join us! We enjoy learning, growing, questioning, and exploring together with a diverse group on Sunday mornings before worship. We meet in the church parlour at 9:30 a.m. Use the parking lot side door, and stop by the kitchen for a cup of coffee before making your way up to the parlour.

As I sit here writing this blog in my office at the church, beautiful music is floating in from the church sanctuary. Gill and Brenda are practising for their concert later this month, and you won't want to miss it - It's going to be amazing!

Brenda Moats and Gillian Lyons will present a benefit concert for the St. Andrew’s Choir Robe Fund on Sunday, September 27th at 7:30 pm. You are invited to attend this wonderful musical event and to support the purchase of the choir’s beautiful new robes.

Tickets are $12 in advance from the church office, $15 at the door, $10 for students.

Don't forget that this is the Sunday (September 13th) that church school classes resume at St. Andrew's. Children from age 3 to grade 8 are welcome to join in our church school program. Feel free to bring your child or grandchild. And your children are welcome to bring a friend.

We use the Seasons of the Spirit multi-age curriculum, which includes biblical stories following the same lectionary readings that we use in worship. The program includes singing, crafts, and activities that encourage the children to explore the stories and lessons of scripture in a variety of ways.

If you don't have any children or grandchildren, we hope that you will still remember our church school this Sunday, and keep the children and teachers in your prayers. See you on Sunday!

September has arrived, so it's time to change our worship time at St. Andrew's back to 11:00 a.m. We hope that you will be able to come and worship with us this week (Sept. 6th) as we commission our teachers and leaders for the important ministry that they do throughout the year in our church and community.

Also, did you get your copy of "Glad Tidings" the magazine of our National Women's Missionary Society? If you got it, check out the first article in the Sept/Oct issue, written by our own Allyssa de Bruijn. If you don't subscribe to the magazine, check out Allyssa's article "Live the Faith" online.