June 30 – Rev. Laurie McKay

     Calming the Storm
     Come and enjoy a FLOAT after the service (KE Lounge)

July 7 – Rev. Peter Coutts

     Lessons from the Pasture
     A sermon that will be fitting as Stampede begins

Following the service on June 30th, there will be an opportunity to light a candle in memory of a loved one, as a prayer for our world, or in gratitude for the gifts in your life.

As we start our summer church services, we are in need of people willing to receive people in a warm, welcoming way.  If you can serve as a greeter or usher in the next few months, please sign up - a HUGE sheet is in the Foyer waiting for your name!  Thank you!!  ~ Deb

Serving in hospitality ministry

June 30:  10:00 am

Greeter: Brian Hawco
Ushers: Gail & Rene Prevost
Coffee Host: Linda Johnson
Shepherd: Loran McVittie

July 7:  10:00 am

Greeter: Opportunity Available - call 403.255.0001
Ushers: Opportunity Available - call 403.255.0001
Coffee Hosts: Opportunity Available - call 403.255.0001
Shepherd: Mark Rowe

As our wonderful BB4CK (Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids) ‘lunch making crew’ get a break at the end of another school year, we want to give a BIG THANK YOU to Marianne Attridge, Kate Azuma, Margaret Bates, Sibbie Borden, Audrey Cole, Sheri Coutts, Tasha Izett, Annika Koch, Pat Lomheim, Judy McVittie, Moira Ogg, Judy Roberts, and their fearless leader Sylvia Shaw.
These wonderful volunteers come out on Wednesdays to make and deliver lunches to one of the schools in our SW community. 
The photo above shows the group from last Wednesday with Heidi and Sage from BB4CK when they dropped by to thank St. Andrew’s for our support of this program.  For “sandwiches” read “lunches”!
In addition to preparing and delivering lunches each school week, the Guild financially supports BB4CK by donating $1600 each calendar year to help fund the program.
If anyone is interested in volunteering this fall, please contact Sylvia Shaw.  I don’t think the white hands in the picture above make many sandwiches, but YOURS might!
~ Deb

This Sunday you are invited to the Karl English Lounge to  join us for an old fashioned FLOAT!
(Come on… there’s a kid in ALL of us who loves a FLOAT!!!)

This year we will be celebrating Stampede with the AA Haddon Group on Saturday, July 6th  in our parking lot as they provide a Stampede BBQ ~ anytime between 12:00 - 3:00.   There are several opportunities to help:  parking attendants, set up and take down, and providing cookies or squares.  Please call the church office at 403.255.0001 if you can help out!!  And if you can’t help out but would like to support them, please come for a burger or hot dog and bring your stampede spirit!!

To give our church school leaders a well -deserved rest, there will not be any church school over the summer. Our Nursery staff - either Lilwen Henrichsen or Calysta Payne - will welcome all little ones and children up to the age of 6 in the Nursery.  Activity sheets (found at the back of the church) will be provided for the older children.

Mealtrain is a system that allows us to provide meals to those who need help at certain times in their lives. If you are someone who can provide an occasional meal ~ and are not on our current contact list ~ please speak with Joan Rowe.  We know some people like to cook but don’t like to drive.  NOT A PROBLEM!!   If you can make a meal, we will have someone pick it up and deliver it, or you can drop off a frozen meal to the church freezer.  I can be contacted by email at  mjrowe@telus.net, and by phone at 587-223-6243.
Thank you! ~ Joan Rowe, Care Share Coordinator, Mealtrain

Did you know that St. Andrew's has an informal golf league?  We play about twice a month, sometimes 9 holes and sometimes 18-holes.  An email is sent out to those who have expressed an interest in golfing and individuals can choose whether or not to participate on a given day.  Some of the courses we have played include Crystal Ridge, D'Arcy Ranch, Maple Ridge and Livingston.  We hope to try High River, Vulcan, Nanton, Confederation Park and Lakeview over the summer.  So far, we haven't spotted any bears!  If you would like to be added to the email list, please contact Terry Basaraba (terry.basaraba@gmail.com).

Family Ministry has secured our group campsite at Sandy McNabb Campground in Sheep River Provincial Park
(21 km west of Turner Valley) for August 23-25.
10 RV sites with power, and 4 tent sites have been assigned and there is ONE TENT SPOT LEFT.
Fees to camp are $100 for the weekend and payment is required to secure your spot.  E-transfer, cheque or cash is accepted.  Please contact Craig Murray at murraycraigjohn@gmail.com.
A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required for all campers and day visitors.  Passes need to be purchased in advance here: https://www.alberta.ca/kananaskis-conservation-pass 
Please note all campers and visitors are responsible for their own food and drinks. We encourage day visitors on Saturday and for Sunday morning worship.  Please RSVP to Craig Murray.
Craig, Inge, Lucy & Stephanie

The EDGE After School Youth Drop In Program  - CLICK HERE
GriefShare - CLICK HERE
Growing Generous Life Brochure - CLICK HERE
June/July ConnXions - CLICK HERE
St. Andrew's Nursery Information - CLICK HERE
Sunday Morning Bible Study - CLICK HERE
Youth Group 2024 Schedule - CLICK HERE

As part of the celebrations in honour of the 150th anniversary of the formation of the denomination, the ‘Committee on History’ has a commemorative project planned called PCC 150.  PCC150 asks members of the PCC to submit their recollections and reflections.  The stories do not need to be long (400 words maximum).  Even just a couple of sentences would suffice if they best capture your memory or your future goal as a member of the PCC.  You can send your reflection directly to Ian McKechnie (instructions in link below), or you can email them to ‘office@standrewscalgary.ca’ with the subject line PCC 150 REFLECTION, and we will gather them all together and send them as one submission, crediting you with the information you submitted.   Remember:  400 word maximum!    ~ Deb

 Rev. Laurie’s son-in-law (Athletes in Action - Soccer Ministry Coordinator - Youth Initiatives) has shared with us the current program offerings – feel free to check them out:

Soccer camp age 6-12 years old July 2nd-5th.
Please click HERE for the link to register

Basketball Club ages 10-17 years old. Saturdays 10am-12pm. July 13- August 31st.
Please click HERE for the link to register.

Soccer Club ages 8-12 years old.  Saturdays 6pm-8pm. July 13- August 31st.
Please click HERE for the link to register.

This is a special event co-presented by the queer/faith advocacy group, Affirming Connections, and the Affirming Network of Faith Communities in Calgary.  The Citywide Pride Gathering is a celebration of our diverse faiths and identities and will proudly proclaim the message and celebrate the reality that it is possible to be queer and to be engaged and affirmed in your faith, whatever faith that is.