Bells of the Bay go interstate!

St. And-rews’ child-ren’s hand-bell choir, the Bells of the Bay, traveled on March 29 to participate in the Young Ringers Festival in Westminster, MD.  The event was sponsored by Westminster Ringers, Inc. Five other youth handbell choirs also participated:  one each from Chesapeake, VA; Gettysburg, PA; and Hendron, VA; and two from Westminster, MD.    

 

The ringers—Ashley Alberts, Collin May, Rei Miller, Chris Ryan, and Katie Thomas—left the church at 6:00 AM.  Music Director Mary Ann Goodall drove the bells, while Susan May, with Amy Ryan riding shotgun, drove the kids.

 

Rehearsals and instruction began at about 10:00 AM.  Mary Ann reports that spirits were not high at the beginning.  There were complaints of “I’m lost!” and “I can’t do this!” and even tears of frustration.  But the St. Andrews young people persevered, even working through their break. By concert time—4:00 PM—Mary Ann was hearing comments such as “I can do this!”.  Indeed, our group performed very well, and at a new, higher level of expertise. 

 

Thanks go to our ringers, for their commitment to the handbell choir; to Mary Ann, for working with them; and to Susan and Amy for chaperoning.

 

Lock-In Sleep-Over—coming on May 3^rd!

 

All youth in our congregation are invited to a Lock-In Sleep-

Over that will be held in Fel-

lowship Hall overnight on Saturday, May 3.  The St. Andrews kids are welcome to bring a friend.

 

Everyone will meet at 5:00 PM on May 3 for a make-our-own-pizza supper.  After some free time for play, a movie will be shown (with popcorn served, of course).  Children in Grade 3 and younger will go home after the movie while the older children will spread their sleeping bags on the floor of Fellowship Hall in preparation for a good night’s sleep (!).

 

After breakfast on Sunday, there will be a short worship service at 9:00 AM, led by Rev. Coye.  Parents of children who sleep over are invited to attend that service.  It’s suggested that participating children go to their regular Sunday School classes on May 4, but go home afterward instead of staying for the regular 11:00 AM worship service. 

 

There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex.  If you’re the parent of a participating youngster, please consider being a chaperone.  You’ll also find a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for some food items that will be needed. 

 

P.S.  The children won’t really be locked in.   

 

 

Adult Ed.  opportunity:  How was the Bible translated into English?

 

How did the He-brew Old Testa- ment, and the Greek New Testament, come together as the English Bible we read today?

 

That’s the topic that will be explored in a three-part adult Sunday School presentation by Dean McBride on three Sundays in May:  May 11, May 18,  and May 25.  Its title is, “The Making and Remaking of the Bible in English:  From John Wycliffe to the ‘New Revised Standard Version’.”  The presenta-

tion will take place during the Sunday School hour (9:45–10:45 AM) and adults in all of our Sunday School classes are invited to attend.

 

Dean, who with his wife, Judy, recently joined St. Andrews, retired last spring as a professor of Old Testament at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond.  Dean served on the committee of translators that produced the successor to the Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the Bible (New Testament, 1946; Old Testament, 1952), the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) (1989). 

 

The individual sessions have the following titles:

 

● “Tyndale and Company:  Servants of the Word” (May 11)

 

● “The Theology and Politics of Royal Authorization of the English Bible” (May 18)

 

● “The Work of the Revised Standard Version Bible Committee of the National Council of Churches” (May 25)

 

Dean will illustrate his talk with historic Bibles from the library at UTS.

 

This is a wonderful oppor-tunity!  Please sign up for this presentation on the sheet on the table in the Narthex.  When we know how many people to expect, a meeting place of appro-priate size will be selected. 

Sunday School picnic scheduled for May 18^th

 

The annual St. Andrews Sunday School picnic is scheduled for Sunday, May 18, immediately following the worship service.  Be sure to mark the date on your calendar.  This is always a time of fellowship and good food.  Everyone’s invited. 

 

Plan ahead!     FRIDAY, JUNE 13   POTLUCK SUPPER & MOVIE NIGHT (“Second-Hand Lions”)   Beginning at 5:45 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  Meet the Poplin Family

 

If you’re a participant in SAPC’s Wednesday afternoon yoga class, then Kori Poplin needs no introduction.  Kori started the very popular class last September and its attendees have proved enthusiastically loyal.  Kori, her husband, Jim, and their four-year-old son, Nathan-iel, live near Kilmarnock.

 

Kori and Jim moved to this area in 2002.  They met in Arizona.  Kori grew up in Tucson and graduated from the University of Arizona, where she earned a B.S. in Health Science and Exercise Science.  She is now Well-ness Director at Rappahan-nock Westminster-Canter-bury in White Stone and Jim is the golf pro at The Tartan in Weems.  Nate attends pre-school at the YMCA.

 

In Kori’s work at RW-C she teaches three to four fitness classes per day, serves as a personal trainer, conducts an “aerobics for the mind” class, and plans and leads outdoor wellness programs.  She also helps with nutrition education and facilitates an exercise class for people with Parkinson’s Disease. 

 

Yoga, Kori says, is her “personal love.”  She teaches four classes per week at RW-C.  She feels that yoga’s emphasis on physical balance also lends itself to creating “balance” in life in general.  The class she leads at SAPC is, she says, her way of giving back to the church. 

 

The Poplins don’t have a lot of time when they’re all free—golf pros tend to be in demand during those times that most people consider family recreation time—but when they can get some time together, they enjoy trips to Hughlett Point Beach.  Nathaniel enjoys his toy trains and playing golf, soccer, or Frisbee.   

 

 

VBS ‘08   featuring. . .   POWER LAB:  DISCOVERING JESUS’ MIRACULOUS POWER     Reserve the dates!     July 21 – July 25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pray, even if. . .

 

Pray, even if you feel nothing, see nothing.  For when you are dry, empty, sick, or weak, at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to God, even though you may find little joy in it.  This is true of all believing prayer. 

 

Julian of Norwich

English woman mystic

1342-1416 

 

 

Best-gas-price finder    

         

The following link is provided by Mary Stewart, our church treasurer.  By putting in your home zip code, or the zip code of an area to which you will be traveling, you can get a list of gas stations with the lowest prices in that area.  You’re not going to find gas for $1.99 a gallon, but at least you’ll know you’re finding the best price that you can:  

 

http://autos.msn.com/ everyday/ gasstations. aspx?zip=&src=Netx

 

 

Single-Parent Family Getaway at church camp

 

A single-parent family getaway is offered on May 30-June 1 at Makemie Woods, the camp and conference center of the Presbytery of Eastern Virginia.  The camp is located about midway between West Point and Williamsburg.  “Good discussion, fun with your kids, time away from the world, and RELAXATION” are offered.  The cost is $90 for the parent and first child and $25 for each additional child over the age of 2.  For more information call 800-566-1496 or go to www.makwoods.org.  

 

  

Pain in children

 

When treating pain in children, it is some-times dif- ficult to obtain an objective and accurate measurement of the pain the child is experiencing.  The available methods of discerning the type and severity of pain do not apply to all age groups.  Therefore, it is often difficult for the parent(s) to determine the type of treatment that will be most helpful to their child.

 

An older child can report the pain and respond to routine questions.  If the child is still having some difficulty in reporting how much pain he or she is experiencing, numeric or pictorial scales may be used.

 

Some children may be too young to verbalize the feelings of pain.  A parent may notice facial expressions, crying, changes in sleep/wake patterns, or unusual behavior.  In some cases a child may guard the painful area.

 

Nancy Lee, R.N.

Parish Nurse