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Opportunities
for Service at St. Andrew’s
We are a diverse community of faith called to serve .
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Leadership
Ministries
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Vestry
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Deanery Council
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Deanery Youth
Missioner
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Diocesan
Representative: Diocesan
Council
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Diocesan
Representative: Standing
Committee
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Liturgical
Ministries
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Eucharistic
Ministers
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Lectors
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Eucharistic
Visitors
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Acolytes
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Choir
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Altar Guild
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Nursing Home
Service Leaders
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Pastoral
Ministries
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Youth Mentors
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Support Groups
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Pastoral Care
Team (Eucharistic Visitors)
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God Squad
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Church Library
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Hospitality
& Outreach Ministries
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Coffee Hour
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Ladies Guild
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Community Lunch
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Cub Scouts &
Boy Scouts – Pack #17
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Fish Fry
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Community Store
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Food Pantry
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Outreach Task
Force
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Newfane Community
Food Pantry
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Christmas
Outreach Project
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Eucharistic
Ministers and Lectors
These members are trained to assist the priest at our Sunday
Eucharist. Some are also
licensed to be Eucharistic Visitors who are trained to share communion
at home or in the hospital with our sick and homebound parishioners.
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Music
Ministry
Our Adult Choir sings during our Sunday Eucharist and for special
services from the Sunday after Labor Day until the Sunday after Trinity
Sunday (usually the middle of June). Knowing how to read music is
helpful but not necessary.
We
also invite people who love to sing or play an instrument to join with
the choir occasionally. The
choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. Our Children’s Choir
sings once a month, sometimes with the adults, and sometimes on their
own. Children’s practice
takes place during Sunday School and after the service one Sunday each
month.
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Ushers
and Greeters
We have a group of individuals who regularly act as ushers.
These individuals greet everyone who enters the sanctuary,
distribute programs, choose members of the congregation to present the
elements, and pass the alms basin.
Our
greeters welcome every one who enters the church door, and they guide
visitors to coffee hour. Being
a greeter or an usher is a great way to meet members of St. Andrew’s.
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Coffee
Hour Hosts
The people of St. Andrew’s love to socialize, and our weekly
coffee hours from September to June provide a setting for a light snack,
coffee, tea or juice, and good conversation.
All are welcome and encouraged to stay for this time of
fellowship. Please join us for coffee and sign up for a turn at being a
coffee hour host.
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Ladies’
Guild
This group includes
all the women of St. Andrew’s. We have been active since the 1950’s,
assisting the church creatively, financially, prayerfully, and with the
ingenuity of elbow grease. We
meet regularly to work on crafts for the Annual Fall Bazaar and
luncheon, and we host the funeral receptions and special events. We
also enjoy social times together with day trips and outings.
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Men’s
Group
This informal group meets for breakfast on Wednesdays, providing
fellowship beyond Sunday mornings. They
provide solutions for world peace, politics, religion and professional
sports. The Men’s Group
also contributes to the parish by completing small but significant
projects around the church and grounds.
They are always looking for new “members.”
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Church
Library
St. Andrew’s is blessed with a library of approximately 800
books. There are 26
non-fictional categories of books donated to the church to assist us in
our spiritual growth. The
library is located in the Chapel and dedicated in memory of
a 13-year old girl and a veteran of World War II.
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Fish
Fry
It is no secret that the best fish fry in town during Lent is at
St. Andrew’s. This
historical annual event has run under the direction of vintage and new
leaders for many years. This
successful fundraiser has offered us the opportunity to host a major
community event, while strengthening the fellowship between parish
members and Scout families as we all roll up our sleeves and work for
the Lord.
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Community
Store
Located on
Main Street
in the
Village
of
Newfane
, the
St. Andrew’s Community store has served the Newfane and surrounding
areas for over 50 years. Parish
members staff this community thrift shop.
Some proceeds from the store are given to the church, which in
turn donates a portion to other local charities. Food Pantry patrons can
receive a voucher to obtain necessary items for free.
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Deanery
Council Representatives
St. Andrew’s is actively involved in the Niagara Deanery
Council, which consists of delegates elected to represent each parish in
Niagara
County
at the annual Diocesan Convention. The
delegates meet four to five times a year to attend to the business of
the Deanery. The October
meeting is an informational meeting chaired by the Dean to prepare
delegates for the Diocesan Convention.
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Food
Pantry
St. Andrew’s participates in a community-based food pantry to
provide grocery items to the many needy families in our community. Congregational
members regularly bring items or donate cash to this mission.
We also observe a monthly “Hunger Sunday” when we contribute
a collection of food and money to the community food pantry.
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The
Newfane Initiative: Habitat for Humanity
St. Andrew’s as joined with thirteen other churches in the
Newfane community to sponsor and support building homes for Habitat for
Humanity. We organize
fundraising, volunteer on the building site, provide meals for volunteer
workers, and develop educational materials for members of the community.
The Newfane Initiative built a house in Newfane in 2006 and has
just dedicated a new home, completed in time for Thanksgiving 2007.
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Scouting
We are proud to sponsor both a Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout
Pack. They are active in all
aspects of scouting.
Junior Girl Scout Troop 138 also meets at our church on Monday
evenings.
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Support
Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous, Alzheimer’s Support Group, and a Parent
Support Group are just some
of the different support groups that meet at St. Andrew’s.
(Contact the church office at 778-7633 or at office@standrewsburt.com
for more information.)
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Nursing
Home Prayer Service
St. Andrew’s leads a prayer and hymn service at the Newfane
Rehabilitation and Health Facility on the third Sunday of each month at
2:00 p.m. Two lay readers
and an assistant conduct the services, providing familiar music, hymns,
and assisting the residents with the service notebooks.
Many of the residents and their families look forward to this
time of music and worship.
Please
contact the church office at (716) 778-7633 or at office@standrewsburt.com
if you would like to learn more about any of these ministries.
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