Cross Currents February 2020

ST. ANDREWS’ PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

VOLUME 2020 | ISSUE 2 | FEBRUARY

PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Help spread the word! Registration for Kindergarten is ongoing. Preschool registration for Church and Staff members begins January 30. Currently-enrolled families can register beginning February 6 and open registration starts February 13. Contact the school office to schedule a tour, to pick up a registration packet (after 1/27/20) or for more information: 742-2969

ST. ANDREW’S PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN FAQS • We are a mission of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church • We serve over 250 children ages 2 through Kindergarten • We provide a developmentally-appropriate environment that fosters a child’s spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical growth during these crucial early years • Our curriculum is play-based, focused on Arizona Learning Standards, and individualized to meet the needs of all of our students • Christian education is an essential component in our classrooms and in monthly Chapel services, helping our little ones learn of God’s love for them • We grant over $1600 per month in Preschool scholarships and participate in the Arizona Private School Tax Credit Program for Kindergarten, opening our school to all families, regardless of financial means • Our low child:teacher ratio assures plenty of one-on-one learning, nurturing and teaching opportunities Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is happening now! Please help us spread the word about what an awesome school St. Andrew’s is!

• Kindergarten registration is ongoing • • Church and Staff member registration: begins January 30 • • Currently-enrolled family registration: begins February 6 • • Open registration: begins February 13 • Contact the school office to schedule a tour, pick up a registration packet for for more information at 742-2969 or visit sapctucson.org/school.

PACK ONE MILLION MEALS CrossCurrents (020349) February 2020 Published monthly except July by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 7650 N Paseo del Norte Tucson, AZ 85704 Periodicals postage paid at Tucson, AZ 85726-9753 POSTMASTER, send address changes to: CrossCurrents 7650 N Paseo del Norte Tucson, AZ 85704

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Join us for this missional collaboration to Pack One Million Meals!

Tuesday, February 4 - Saturday, February 8, 2020 Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene (500 West Calle Concordia)

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian non-profit charity committed to feeding God’s children, hungry in body and spirit. Volunteers hand pack meals specially formulated for malnourished children, and FMSC sends them to partners around the world where they’re distributed to orphanages, schools, clinics, and feeding programs to break the cycle of poverty. FMSC food has reached nearly 70 countries in their history. They also help hurricane victims and sent 1.5 million meals this year to the Bahamas. Each day 6,200 children in the world die due to hunger. You can help save a life!

We are looking for volunteers to sign up for one of the two-hour packing shifts and also have jobs that you can do sitting down! Please sign up at sapctucson.org! We really need a lot of help to make this event successful so be sure to invite your friends and neighbors! Thank you! If you have any questions, contact RuthAnn Smithrud at rsmithrud@sapctucson.org.

AMPHI CLOTHING BANK The Amphi Clothing Bank is in desperate need of children’s clothing sizes 4-18. The clothing bank serves the students in the Amphi District who need adequate clothing to prepare them to learn. Do your kids have clothes they have outgrown?

You can bag them up and bring them to church and drop at the donation tables or with Sandy Kreamer at the coffee cart.

For additional information contact Sandy Kreamer at sa nd ra k rea mer @g mail.com.

Thanks for any help you can give in helping all of God’s children.

JESUS TO THE NEEDY The team of Joe and Averyl Morris, our Moment for Mission partners this month, founded Jesus to the Needy in South Africa. Jesus to the Needy feeds, clothes, provides medical services and teaches hundreds of orphans, abandoned children and adults each week.

They provide school uniforms and sponsor an annual Christmas party for orphans, helping to restore the smiles to little children’s faces. They conduct large Smart Choices conferences for youth. They read Bible stories in Zulu reaching people for Christ, making converts and discipling people to follow Jesus. Visit jesustotheneedy.com to learn more.

ENCOUNTER JESUS Are you looking for a way to connect with Jesus on a deeper level? A new group called Encounter Jesus will be starting the first week of March.

The purpose of the group is to bring together people of all ages to engage in experiences that draw them into a deeper relationship with Jesus

FAITH THAT WORKS TUCSON We would like to thank you all for your support in our non-profit launch of Faith that Works Tucson! We are excited about some of our goals for 2020 and wanted to share them with you.

We look forward to taking the Mobile Shower Unit to Northminster Presbyterian Church and Catalina Foothills Presbyterian Church in hopes of recruiting some new volunteers!

We will be hosting a back-to-school event for the Amphitheater School District for their neediest families. We will be working in cooperation with the Amphi Foundation, district schools, churches, and others in order to provide a meaningful back to school event that would benefit their families in need.

We want to increase FTWT’s visibility and impact on the Tucson Community so on November 15, we will launch our first citywide Service Worship!

We would like to partner with an organization(s) for a Christmas outreach for those who are homeless in our community. This outreach would involve dinner and gifts for our homeless friends.

These are just a few of the events that God has planned for us! Thank you again for your generosity and prayers!

Faith that Works Tucson Board of Directors

and each other. The vision for the Encounter Jesus group is for people to engage in a relationship with Jesus and with each other outside of Sunday morning worship, and be focused on experiencing the living Jesus and not just reading about Him. Check the Weekly News for more information on time and place as we get closer.

Questions? Contact Shelly Akins at sakins@sapctucson.org.

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KINDERGARTEN PRAYER PARTNERS

It’s that time of year to start thinking and praying about being a Kindergarten Prayer Partner. Please consider being part of this ministry and walk alongside a child in his or her faith journey. This year’s class is large and we need twenty adults or youth. You are committing to pray for and with your partner, and the children commit to pray for you as well. If you have been a prayer partner in the past and want to volunteer again, please do so! Contact Shelly at sakins@sapctucson.org to volunteer or for more information.

VBS 2020

VBS DATES: JUNE 15-19 VBS REGISTRATION Children and volunteer packets are coming soon! Packets will be mailed out mid to late March. Registration is open March 29 - May 15 online at sapctucson.org/vbs.

HOLY MOLIES MOVIE NIGHT Holy Molies and their families are invited to a showing of Cars. We’ll meet in Room F on February 12 at 6:00, eat pizza and popcorn, and watch the movie. Bring blankets, pillows, and lawn chairs.

CONTACT SHELLY AKINS, Director of Children’s Discipleship Ministry sakins@sapctucson.org || 520-297-7201 x233 HEATHER BRANNOCK, Assistant Director of Children’s Discipleship Ministry hbrannock@sapctucson.org 4

MOONLIGHT DINNER & AUCTION APRIL 25 | 6:00 PM

Save the date for the Moonlight Dinner and Auction, the biggest youth fundraiser of the year! It is a huge event and we need your help to make it happen. Funds raised go to Youth Missions, Youth Scholarship, and our Youth Internship Program.

The Moonlight Dinner and Auction will be on April 25 starting at 6:00 pm in Friendship Hall. Please save the date and consider how you can volunteer or support this event!

30 HOUR FAMINE FEBRUARY 1-2

On February 1 and 2, our youth group is participating in World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine. It is not right that thousands of kids are dying from hunger each day. We are going without food for 30 hours to raise money so others can eat. It only takes $40 to help feed a child for a month.

Our goal is to raise $10,000 for these kids in need and with your help, we can change the world!

Here’s how you can help: Pray, and ask God to bless our students as they overcome hunger. Volunteer, come and join us during our famine weekend. Give, just $40 can feed and care for a child for a month. More information and online donation can be found at 30hourfamine.org or visit sapcyouth.com.

DONATIONS NEEDED! We are currently accepting donations to be auctioned off. Some popular items in the past have been timeshares, dinner parties, service projects, sports memorabilia, large diamonds, and private yachts. Please consider donating and attending our fun event! For more information for questions contact Tim Christian at tchristian@sapctucson.org.

SUPER SIGN UP SUNDAY MARCH 1 | 12:00 PM

Save the date for Super Sign Up Sunday! Every summer during July both Middle School and High School head to Forest Home Camp in the San Bernardino Mountains. It is an amazing week filled with zip-lining, hiking, blobbing, competitions,

friends, and worship. Spaces are limited and go quickly. Registration will open at 12:00 pm on Sunday, March 1. All of the forms will be available in the youth office and online at sapcyouth.com.

CONTACT TIM CHRISTIAN, Director of Youth Discipleship Ministry tchristian@sapctucson.org || 520-297-7201 x228 RICHELLE KING, Assistant Director of Youth Discipleship Ministry rking@sapctucson.org || 520-297-7201 x 208 5

SAPC LIBRARY Are you interested in some great storytelling?

The SAPC Library has just received a donation of Christian fiction. The books are located on the north wall of the main Library shelves.

Authors include: Davis Bunn, Irene Hannon, Harry Kraus, and Dee Henderson. Irene Hannon’s Men of Valor series are stories about three brothers, each serving in different branches of the military, and how they transition out of the military into their new civilian lives. Davis Bunn’s book, Rare Earth, is a thriller about different countries’ and the search for rare earth metals used in cell phones and other electronic equipment. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi, is a wonderful book about a Muslim who sets out to prove that Allah is real and Jesus is fake, but ends up accepting Christ as his Savior.

Jerry Jenkin’s (The Left Behind Series) book, The Valley of the Dry Bones chronicles the journey of a group of people who remain in California to do ministry after most people have abandoned the state.

Whether you enjoy reading fiction, non-fiction, biographies, or just want to conduct some research, stop by the library and see us. We are located off the SW Campus Gathering Place.

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YES YOUNG ENERGETIC SENIORS

YES will be meeting on Monday, February 17, at 5:30 pm. We are so pleased to have St. Andrew’s church members Ron and Sue Newberg and Albert and Anita Bickford from Wycliffe Bible Translators coming as our speakers. Learn the history of this wonderful group and also the amazing new avenues they are working in. We will be having a potluck dinner before our presentation, so bring a dish to share. Also bring your table service. Any questions, please contact Susan Quillen at 544-2790 or susie.quillen@comcast.net.

REGRESSIVE DINNER

Join us Saturday, February 15, 6:00 pm, for a wonderful three course meal… Backwards! We will begin our meal at one house with dessert and move through our courses while changing houses.

This annual event is a fabulous event to get to know people. So, if you are new to the church or have been here forever, this is an

opportunity to have some fun, meet some new people and then eat some fantastic food! This event is open to anyone 21 and over as attendees are encouraged to bring their own beverages. Water and coffee will be provided at each location. Cost is $20 per person.

RSVP to Pastor Mat Grover at mgrover@sapctucson.org.

DEACON BBQ SAVE THE DATE

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY

WIDOWS LUNCHEON

FRIDAY MORNINGS The ladies are back in full swing and looking into the Beatitudes. Each week they are doing one verse. Looking at the differences between the Greek and English makes these few verses come alive and they are life changing! If you’ve never attended, please consider joining these ladies.

They have worship, small groups, and lectures. They also have snacks once a month! They meet in the Friendship Hall, Fridays, 9:00 am -11:30 am.

For more information contact Jan Littlefield at: jan.littlefield@comcast.net or 299-6851.

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Women’s Bible Study continues to meet in The Gathering Place from 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm, with time for fellowship, discussion, and prayer. Study books are $10. Contact Linda Sebastian 299-3167 or LindaAndPhil2@gmail.com for information. Whether Bible study is new to you, or you’ve been studying for years, you are welcome.

Please join us!

The Widows of St. Andrew’s meet the first Thursday of each month at 12:00 pm for lunch. Please join us this month on Thursday, February 6 at Sullivan’s Steakhouse 1785 E. River Road (NW corner of Campbell & River). All widows are invited to enjoy lunch together. Please RSVP to Myra at myrachris@comcast.net or 744-9720 Upcoming Schedule: February 6 - Sullivan’s March 5 - Firebird April 2 - Tohono Chul May 7 - Wildflower June 4 - Persian Room

CPR/FIRST AID CLASS CONTACT CONNIE RANDALL, Director of Adult Discipleship Ministry crandall@sapctucson.org || 520-297-7201 x211

In Memoriam Annie McGary November 10, 2019

Alice Bostrom January 5, 2020

Dioney Evans December 3, 2019

Don Burke January 17, 2020

Barbara Wagner December 31, 2019

American Red Cross first aid training classes give you the information and the skills you need to help adults and children during many emergency situations. Get CPR certified – and be prepared to help. As part of our mission to train people how to respond to and prepare for emergencies, we offer CPR certification classes that can help you provide assistance when someone is faced with a cardiac or breathing emergency. To register contact Louise Doran 529-7748 or flwdad@ix.netcom.com CLASSES ARE FEBRUARY 8 CPR/AED Class 8:30 - 11:30 - $25 - Knox 10 First Aid class 11:30 - 1:30 - $25 - Knox 10 If taking both classes - $40

FINANCIAL UPDATE December total revenue Monthly revenue required Difference

$217,701 311,459 ($93,758)

Year to date revenue YTD revenue required Difference

$1,983,318 1,959,509 $23,809 7