Your ushers

• Sunday, May 13:
  • Jim and Cheryl Palmer, Wayne Dewart, Henk Riesebos, Cecil Mymko
• Sunday, May 20:
  • Dave and Judy Locking, Carolyn and Wayne Major, Carol Phillips

Your greeters

• Sunday, May 13:
  • Marg Simms, Mildred Campbell
• Sunday, May 20: -
  • Barb Neal, Lynda McGown

Serving in the nursery

• Sunday, May 13:
  • Debbie Hill, Jen Colson
• Sunday, May 20:
  • Ruth Downs, Nancy Fisher

Young Children’s Program for ages from JK to Grade 8 downstairs following the "Praise Time"

Leading With Care elders:

• May 13 to 19
  • Dot Joice, Ray Bauman
  • May 20 to 26
• John Hake, Dennis Wellman

Our main Sunday worship service is held at 10:30 a.m. in St. Andrew's imposing sanctuary. Our services feature a comfortable blend of traditional and contemporary music and worship. We also enjoy an inspiring message from our Pastor presented in a style that pleases.

We are a welcoming family of believers in Jesus Christ, sharing the love of God.

• Everyone, member and visitor alike, is warmly welcomed and made to feel at home. Greeters are on duty at all entrances. Please ask them if you need assistance or have questions.
• The door at the north-west side of the church is handicap accessible and you can reach our sanctuary and church hall with ease. Please note that we do not have handicap access to the lower level and our washroom facilities are limited. Our greeters will do their best to accommodate you.
• For the hearing impaired we have a special hearing assistive device that is linked with our sound system.
• Visually impaired visitors will be supplied with large print song and hymn sheets by prior arrangement with the church office.

Our services include:

• An organ and/or piano prologue of familiar inspirational works played by our accomplished muscians.
• Welcome and announcements from our Pastor followed by a call to worship.
• A quiet time of personal prayer in preparation for worship.
• A time to bring prayer requests and thanksgivings to the congregation for inclusion in the Pastoral Prayer.
• A time is set aside to greet those around you.
• Four contemporary or traditional praise songs accompanied by our praise team. During the last verse of the third hymn the children are invited to come to the front of the sanctuary. They will be invited to become involved in the children's praise song.
• After the last praise song there is usually a children's story and a prayer before the children go to Sunday School.
• Our small but mighty choir presents an anthem that is always warmly received and applauded by the congregation.
• The offering and offertory prayer. Envelopes are provided in the pews for visitors . Please fill in your name and address so that the proper tax receipts can be issued to you for income tax purposes. We appreciate your support of our church.
• The message presented by our Pastor or a carefully vetted guest minister or lay speaker.
• Closing hymn and benediction
• An organ and/or piano postlude.
• A fellowship hour in the church hall. Visitors are especially invited to attend and make some new friends in Parry Sound!

Nursery facilities and Sunday school activities are available during the worship hour any of our greeters will be happy to help.

On many summer Sundays our members are often outnumbered by visitors to our community. The St. Andrew's family welcomes them and we enjoy being a second church home for the many families that enjoy God's gift to our Georgian Bay community. Some of these families have worshipped with us for several generations. These families come from all walks of life from many church denominations. Each year we are pleased to welcome visitors who are not in the habit of attending church but that are looking for the support that a church can provide to those wrestling with life's problem.

Everyone feels at home at St. Andrew's!

We welcome children from kindergarten through grade eight to join us for a wonderful time of age-appropriate learning in a loving and safe environment. St. Andrew's is a "Leading With Care" congregation and all leaders are subject to a police check and two elders are assigned to supervise the classroom areas during use.

Children go to the Sunday School program immediately following the Children's Prayer which follows the Praise Team portion of our service.

For the pre-schoolers there is a fully staffed and equipped nursery where your infant will be well cared for during the entire service.

For more information contact Rob Kennedy

"Living 'By Faith'" series

• May 20th - Rev. Larry Freeman
• May 27th - Rev. Samson Javed (Pakistan Bible Correspondence Institute)
• June 3rd - Call Sunday
• June 10th &and 17th - Rev. Larry Freeman
• June 24th - Rev. Fred Stewart, Renewal Fellowship

Duties of Ushers

1. Bolded names are Team Captains.
2. Ushers unable to keep scheduled Sunday will arrange for spare, exchange with another usher or inform Team Captain.
3. Ushers to be at the church 25 minutes before start of service.
4. Give out order of service bulletins and other material as required.
5. Welcome guests and conduct people to seats where appropriate.
6. Take up offering (unannounced).
7. After prayer of dedication, place offering plates on edge of platform at front of Communion Table.