Jesus makes great demands on us as his disciples. He doesn't expect us to do anything on our own. We are graciously given the Holy Spirit - guide, interpreter, counselor, and advocate. We don't have to try to follow Jesus on our own. We need to help each other - with the help of the Holy Spirit! 
To prepare for this week, you can read Acts 16: 9-15;  John 14: 23-29.

During Sunday Worship, here are activity sheets (based on today’s scripture reading) for all ages and stages:
3+   7+   Youth    Adult
Please join us for in-person worship at 10:00 Sunday morning or use the link below which will be updated Sunday morning by 9:30 am to take you to our live streamed service.

When congregations see the need for change, they often say “We have to do something but we don’t know what to do!”  Maybe that is what Jonah was feeling as he started his mission. How does a congregation imagine “the new thing” when they’ve never been there before?    

Listen to a portion of Rev. Peter's sermon here.

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 * denotes that ALL are invited to participate

Sun   (22)  * Sunday Morning Worship:  10:00 am
                        (Livestreamed & In-person)
Mon (23) * Christian Meditation Group: 10:00 am (Zoom)
Mon (23)  -  Side By Side:  3:30 pm (Zoom)
Tue   (24)   - Staff Meeting:  10:30 am (Zoom)
Wed (25)   - Side By Side:  3:30 pm (Zoom)
Thu  (26)   * Choir:  7:00 pm (Trinity Hall)
Fri    (28)   -  Youth Group - Trinity Hall:  7:00 pm
Sun  (29)  * Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 am
                         (Livestreamed & In-person)

As Peter has reminded us in worship and in his workshops, and as we heard in Tim Dickau’s workshop and sermon, being a missional church means looking outside ourselves.

We hope you all have a restful long weekend with your families! We will be back next week, May 27, and we have the amazing opportunity to join in on a viewing of “The Road”, followed by a discussion with the creators of the film. More information about the film and the event can be found in LINX or on our website! See you soon! 

The Mission Team at St. Andrew’s is proud to host the Stardale Women’s Group as they present a screening of their award-winning short film, The Road, followed by a question and answer time with the writers and actors:  

When:   Friday, May 27, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Trinity Hall  

Join us Sunday, May 29th and help co-create our sense of strategic direction with God, as an act of community and an act of faith, by naming the kind of world we, as a congregation, want to be a part of – think the Kingdom of God here on earth!  What cause/need can St Andrew’s get its heart behind? Church School and activities will be provided for children. We encourage you to attend in-person as it will be a much better experience for you, but a combination of live-stream and zoom break-out rooms will be available for those unable to attend in-person.

In last week’s LinX, there was an ‘ask’ by Heritage Seniors for people from the congregation to help  serve at the Strawberry Tea.  And there was an ‘ask’ from Betty Hill for Christmas Cards so she can continue on with her work of creating placemats for Christmas 2022.Guess what?   People from the congregation showed up to serve at the Strawberry Tea.  And Debby has 2 boxes of Christmas Cards in her office to deliver to Betty Hill.  
Luke 11, verse 9 says: "Ask, and you will receive."  Done… and done!

An inventory of our books was recently completed and although we’re pleased that the library books are being enjoyed by many of us, it seems that some of them are not on the shelves and have not been signed out.Please check your bookshelves, bedside tables, or wherever you stash your reading material to see if any of the following books are there. If you’re finished with them we’d be happy to have them returned to the library (there is a basket on the bottom shelf just waiting for them). If you’d like to hold on to them for just a little while longer, please either contact the office or Sylvia Shaw at sylvia.shaw@shaw.ca or by phone at 403-238-3369.  You may ask "How do I know if the book belongs to the library?” Check the inside of the back cover and you’ll see it stamped "St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church” with a pocket for a library card, which may or may not be there. A list of the missing books can be found at the following link ~  we’d love to have them back in circulation for others to enjoy.  Many thanks for your cooperation,  and happy reading!

Any St. Andrew’s student planning on attending his or her first full-time year of post secondary education in the fall of 2022 is eligible to apply for the $1,000 St. Andrew’s Youth Scholarship.  Application forms may be requested from Rhonda Wishart, Convenor of the Faith Formation Team which administers the scholarship (Rhonda.wishart@icloud.com.)
The application deadline is June 17, 2022.

The Synod Options Committee is working on putting together recommendations in a report for the Synod meeting in October and welcomes your comments, responses and questions. This report is concerning Camp Kannawin and Regional Staffing positions.  If you have input, please respond no later than July 30, 2022 by sending your input directly to Christine Ball:  christinealexisball@gmail.com  The hope and prayer is that presbyteries and congregations will take the time to read the report, and respond.   

Mental Health Week has ended, but the Mustard Seed is asking us to keep our most vulnerable neighbours in our hearts right now.