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 This Week's Schedule

Monday, June 16—Al-Anon Meeting  7pm
Thursday, June 19—Train Club 7pm
Thursday, June 19—Choir Practice 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 21—Train Club 9am

 

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry:   The following items are currently needed at the food pantry:  peanut butter, jelly, boxed potatoes, spaghetti sauce, tuna, baked beans, condiments, cereal, rice, powered milk, soup, toilet paper, meals-in-a-can, mac & cheese and pasta.  Items may be placed in the basket near the front door of the church or call Beth Turner for pickup, 265-1372.  Thank you for your continued support.  God bless.

ACME RECEIPTS: We are still collecting the blue and white Acme receipts for St. Vincent de Paul.  St. Vincent’s receives 1% of the total purchase price.  There are no date expiration restrictions on the receipts.  Place any receipts in the food donation basket in the Narthex or give to Beth Turner.

Saint Andrew's Model Train Club - Kids and adults welcome.  June Meetings are scheduled for June 19 at 7pm and June 21st at 9 am in the Parish Hall.  Please call Bruce Turner (609) 265-1372 or Bill McBride (609) 914-0778 for details. 

AL-ANON:  Meetings are held in the Parish House on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  If you or somebody you know needs a support group to help deal with a friend, neighbor or loved one who has an addiction problem, all are more than welcome to attend.  Even if you are just curious about Al -Anon, please come.  For further info, contact the Church office at 267-0225, Polly Horvath.

UNDER-THE-SEA:  All Sunday School students are invited to our annual End-of-the-Year Breakfast Party next Sunday, June 15th, at 10am in the Parish Hall.  Good food & fun!

PARISH PICNIC:  Sunday, June 22nd at 10am will be our last Youth Service of the summer – it will be an outdoor service held at Smith’s Woods, Railroad Ave., Eastampton at 10am.  Sunday School certificates will be given out & the service will be followed by the annual Parish Picnic.  Games, food & fun!  Don’t miss it!  Sign-up sheets for the picnic are in the Parish Hall.

A MESSAGE  FROM THE CHURCH TREASURER:  The summer vacation season is upon us and it is a time to relax and refresh ourselves.  Unfortunately our church expenses and operating cost never take a vacation any time during the year.  Please make an effort to keep your financial support current especially during June, July and August.

SECOND ANNUAL CLASSIC CAR SHOW TO BENEFIT FOOD PANTRY:  This year's classic car show will be held from 2-5pm on Saturday, June 21st at the Westampton Diner on Rt. 541.  Rain date will be the same time and place on Sunday, June 22nd.  All classic cars 25 years and older are welcome.  Entry fee is $10 or a bag of groceries for the St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry.  We will have trophies to award and gift items to raffle off.  If you would like to donate any gift items for the show raffle, please contact Ed or Bonnie Micallef at 609-265-9602.

PARISH LIFE COMMITTEE:  A calendar has been placed on the bulletin board in the Parish House.  This calendar is maintained by the Parish Life Committee for all special church functions.  If your organization has an upcoming event to be placed on the calendar, please contact Claire Miller (609-424-0877) or Sharon Carr (609-267-3629).

BIRTHDAYS:  We pray God’s continued blessing on Gregory Bruder, Jeanne Vaughn, John Baker, Lynn Espenshade, Brock Jablonski, Chris Miller, and Erin Vaughn.

Altar Flowers:  Altar flowers given today by Mrs. James Shuman and her son Todd Shuman for the Glory of God in loving  memory of Edward F. Soren, Louise E. Soren and Myron S. Shuman.

Altar CANDLES:  Altar candles given today by  Janice Saunders for the Glory of God in loving  memory of  Esther Cochran Price Wright and David L. Cochran.

Short-Term Prayer List: Hannah, Lee Ann (Judie & Will Day), George Barber, Robert Betler I, Cole Bodine, Bill and Nancy Braddock (Kathy Murphy), Judy Briant (Pat Jackson), William Russell Bowker (Stacy McBride), Lucye Burrage, Edward Burroughs, Nancy Gsell Calcara, Patrick Callahan, The Callahan Family, Barbara Cantrell (Terry Jackson), Sandra Carranco (Mimi Phillips), John Connally, Lee Hein, Eli Conover, Jane Cook, Hilary Cox, Susan Danser (Carol Kensler’s friend),  Jean Dietrick (Buddy Miller), John Dodsworth, Bea Dowdy, Heather Earle, Eddie Espenshade, Eleanor Forbes (Colleen & John Riczu), Tina Fulkrod, Marissa Gayles (Beth Faniro),  Brittany Goldberg, Gregory Gsell, Herman Eickoff, Marilyn Hare (C. Kensler), Ruth Horn, Carolyn Horner, Charles Longstreet (Barbara Cotton’s brother),  Earl Lounsberry (Budy Miller), Perry Manzer,  Thomas McConnell, Mary McCullough, Carole Potter (Hal & Debbie Bozarth’s request), Frank Phillips (Mimi Phillips), Melanie Pielacha (Cyndie Regn’s cousin), John Priest, Cyndie Regn (Buddy Miller), Rebecca Saltzgueber, Mary Schafle, William Sharkey (Vicky Jarvis), Tracy Simons (Mia Baker’s friend), Barbara Signorelli, Barbara Smith, Patty Sporn, Jim Sweeny, Ken Trout, Mary Kate Trout, Meg Trout, Sean Trout, Zack Van Tine, Jessie Voinski Family, and Cyndi Zimmerman (Kathy Murphy). 

Remember in prayer our parishioners, friends, and relatives of parishioners who are serving in the armed forces of our country especially:  Christopher Allen, Brad Belfer, Robert Bromley, Bobby Burness, Dave Chaka, Matthew Cooper, Chantal Cragg, Chris Davey, Thomas Dill, Randy Eller, Jennifer Espenshade, BJ Frullia, James (Jimmie) Hambley, Patrick Holland, Robert Hood, Shay Howard, Dan Hummel, Matthew Kennedy, Adam Langborgh, Andrew Langborgh, Brian Lomonoco, Valentino Lopez, Robert McCullough III, P.R. Moore, Jessica O’Connor, Craig Pache, Duane Peterson, Patrick Reimer, Stacie Rembold, Terry Rembold, Nelson Rivera, Teddy Scott, Christopher Sheridan, Richard Suedekum, Cody Taylor, Ken Tucker, Ricky Urizzo, Travis Watts, Brian Wesley, Nicole Whitman, Greg Wildung, Corey Williams, and Allen Wurpel.

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad.  Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of  your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.