Thank you to all who contributed to the Thanksgiving Day Outreach by helping provide a Thanksgiving meal to the children of the Teen Challenge Learning Center and their families. It was such a blessing to be able to provide them with a place to come, build community, and enjoy time and a meal together, while giving God the glory.
Invite a friend or neighbor and join us this Thursday, at 10:00 a.m., for a special time of worship and praise.
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On Wednesday night over 80 children (Kindergarten – 6th grade) gathered together for a Thanksgiving Feast. Everyone brought their favorite side dish to share. We had everything from mac and cheese to guacamole, to turkeys made out of Oreos. Everyone had a great time eating a ton of food, and sharing things we were thankful for. It was an amazing night! Check out some favorite moments:
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Thank you to all who helped serve this Thanksgiving season! Amazing things happened because of your gifts of service and friendship.
The Teen Challenge Thanksgiving Service started off with God providing plenty of food through the St. Andrew’s Congregation, and plenty of helpers to load the food into the van. Lexi Larison organized the volunteers serving the food at Teen Challenge and Malia Griffice organized the volunteers working with the children. Teen Challenge staff were amazing hosts and led the adults in a Spirit filled worship service. As the sermon was coming to a close, Laura Johnson was used by God to bring a woman to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Praise be to God for calling us unto Himself, and praise be to God for making St. Andrew’s & Teen Challenge into one community.
The Post-Thanksgiving Worship Service at Village of Hope was another big success. Jeff Herdman and his Life Group coordinated the gathering of the food, the transporting of the food, and the serving of the food. Roughly 200 people were fed at the event! Janet McAnlis coordinated the watching of 53 children and they learned about Jesus healing the hurting. Donna Naccacia from the Village of Hope needs to be thanked, for without her the event never would have happened. Jason Griffice did the opening prayer, Kristel Miles led the worship band, Emily Schilling read the Scripture, and Laura Johnson preached on “True Discipleship”. It was a powerful and moving event filled with thanksgiving and praise as St. Andrew’s members joined together with residents of Teen Challenge, Heritage House, and Village of Hope.
Here are some quotes from the two events that give us snapshots of how God moved:
“We experienced more joy and gratitude this Thanksgiving because you gave us the opportunity to step outside our comfort zone and experience more of God’s unlimited life in Christ.”
“We have always wanted to serve on Thanksgiving but never got around to it. This Thanksgiving has been the most meaningful one we can remember.”
“My kids were scared to come and now are shocked at how many things they have in common with the kids here. I love seeing them have fun serving—really all they are doing is making new friends.”
“What an amazing day! We are so blessed to have been part of Teen Challenge’s Thanksgiving outreach. I hope we brought half the joy to our new friends as it brought to us!!”
A mom from Village of Hope: “Wow, there really are a lot of you who care about us.”
Thank you all for playing a part in God being praised through these two events.
Teen Challenge Thanksgiving:
Village of Hope Post-Thanksgiving:
Come to a special Thanksgiving Day service, full of worship and praise! November 24, 10:00 a.m., in the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary Choir, Brass Ensemble, and Children’s Choir will be leading worship!
There are also ways to serve this Thanksgiving! Click Here for more info.
Thank you so much to all of our volunteers who served on and off campus this Thanksgiving. Family’s lives were impacted because of all the food donations and the volunteers who helped. Thank you again for all of your help!
Join us for our Thanksgiving Service on November 26, 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Come hear Richard Kannwischer preach on his topic, “The Satisfaction Treadmill.”
Also plan to join us to serve our community this day. Click here for more info.
We have two opportunities to participate in community outreach this Thanksgiving! Join us at Teen Challenge to serve meals from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Or Come to St. Andrew’s to prepare baskets of food from 9:00-11:00 a.m. or deliver the food baskets to families in need from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. We also need donations of the following for the food basket prep:
* Turkey
* Mashed Potatoes
* Stuffing
* Green Bean Casserole
* Food Gift Cards
For more info or to sign up, please contact Jennifer Melton, 949.574.2273.
Join us for our Thanksgiving Worship Service and Serve Opportunity this year. Click here to find out more about serving our community.
Last Tuesday night the college group and young adult group held a combined Thanksgiving Feast in “The House” They expected about 45 people, but ended up serving dinner for 66! All sorts of old friends came to celebrate and be thankful together.
Big thanks to everyone for bringing different dishes, especially our turkey bakers!
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