St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Beginning on Sun., Oct. 2, St. Andrew's will resume the popular Sunday night activities for all ages.  There is a potluck supper at 5 pm, followed by small groups for all ages from 5:30-7 pm.  Please join us!

This Sunday at St. Andrew's Rev. Otto will begin a short series entitled "High Holy Days and the Church," focusing on how the Jewish high holy days find fulfilment in Jesus Christ.  This Sunday we will consider Rosh HaShanah and the Passover as we celebrate holy communion with all Christians on Worldwide Communion Sunday.  Please join us at 10 am as we worship the Lord and seek to understand better the Jewish roots of our Christian faith. 

“Code Purple” is a program supported by the Newark Empowerment Center.  In the winter, when temperatures drop to dangerous levels, seven churches in the area open up, in rotation, for overnight housing of homeless people.  Volunteers are critical and are needed to support those events.  There are a lot of opportunities with varying amounts of time required.  Please consider helping our neighboring churches in this life saving program. Contact Tom Parkins (302) 731 8193 mrfizzix@aol.com

Think of "cold people" when you read or hear the term "code purple". The Code Purple ministry offers cold people, the homeless in our area, supper and an overnight, 6 pm- 6 am, in a safe, warm sanctuary when local weather forecasts predict 20° F or colder overnight. Eight Newark churches participate in Code Purple. As soon as NEC declares a "Code Purple" night, the host churches activates its volunteer staff.

The Volunteer Teams:

• Prepare supper and ready the dining area
• Set up the sleeping area for the overnight guests
• Greet guests and explain the rules; monitor behaviours
• admit late arrivals until 9 pm, when doors are locked
• stay from midnight to 6 am, in case a guest needs help; this team also prepares breakfast and sees guests out
• clean up

Contact Pam Crowe at 738-4794 to help.

Please spread the word that additional volunteers are needed to provide hospitality to people in need at the Newark Empowerment Center. Potential volunteers may wish to stop by the Newark United Methodist Church (back door entrance) Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. to see how the center functions and/or just contact the volunteer coordinator, Sheila Anderson, sbatree@hotmail.com to let her know when you may be available to assist.

Thanks to all for this outreach serving the needy in Newark.

As a separate note, Tom Parkins, Calvary Baptist, mrfizzix@aol.com, 302-731-8193, has now assumed the coordinator role for the Newark Empowerment Center and Code Purple Sanctuary.