St.

Andrew’s Episcopal Church Family

Ministers:
All the People of St. Andrew’s Priest:
Vestry: Rev. Carol Parker
Sr. Warden-Nancy Condron Rev. Steve Uffelman
Jr. Warden-Scott Cooper
Jerry Parker, Pat Tennant, Rector Emeritus:
Merry Kishbaugh, Bud Maxwell, Rev. Larry Ferguson
Seth Crawford, Irene Stiles, Jan Uffelman
Executive Committee: Deacon:
Nancy Condron Rev. Al Wintermute
Scott Cooper Rev. Janet Warner
Jerry Parker
Building Committee: Musicians:
Stan Wiggins Karen Berg
Secretary: Sally Burger
Debi Allen Gary & Rita Bowne

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am–noon Diocesan Web Site: www.episdioeo.org

Phone/Fax 1-541-447-5813 Diocesan E-mail: diocese@episdioeo.org
Web Site: standrewstoday.org National Church Web Site:
E-mail: standrews@crestviewcable.com www.episcopalchurch.org

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

East First & Holly St.
PO Box 299
Prineville, OR 97754

Mission: We, being in love with Christ,

worshiping as Episcopalians,
share our joy by reaching out to all and
caring for one another.
 Green Ministry Column
Green Ideas for the Christmas
Since Christmas decorations were in the stores
before Halloween, people have probably done
their Christmas shopping by now. In case there
is more on your list, some of these ideas might
be of benefit.
1) Plan the shopping trips so as to save gas
and time.
2) Buy gifts that have as little as possible pack-
aging, farmers markets have soaps, candles,
handmade items, etc.
3) Try to buy organic and local foods and items.
4) The old holiday lights use more electricity
than the new LED lights.
5) Create your own wrapping paper or pretty
cloth bags or use colorful sections of the
newspaper.
6) Give a coupon for time to spend together, a
chore to be done, a donation made, etc.
7) Buy a planted tree instead of a cut-down
Christmas tree but at least recycle the tree
afterwards.
8) Christmas cards can be recycled either with
mixed recycling or by sending them to St.
Jude's Ranch for Children, Recycled Card
Program, 100 St. Jude's Street, Boulder
City, NV 89005
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
Denise & Bill
Did You Know!!!
First Plate Offering The first plate offering each
month is deposited into the St. Andrew’s Discretion-
ary Fund. These funds can be accessed by our Min-
istry Team for community or individual needs in
emergency situations.
Offerings of Thanksgiving Offerings to the little
church go out into our community to assist those
that are in need. We call this the Outreach Fund or
the Birthday/Thank Offering.
A weekly e-mailed diocesan newsletter and an-
nouncements is available to all. Anyone who would
like to receive this newsletter needs to send their e-
mail address to Jeanie Senior, Diocesan Communi-
cations Coordinator at evangelist@gorge.net and
ask to subscribe. This will also be posted in the Fel-
lowship Room.
Coming Soon to
St. Andrew’s
Your Budget Committee Meeting. If your group will
be asking for financial consideration a written re-
quest with details needs to be turned into the office
no later then December 31st.
Also if you group/committee will be submitting a re-
port of your activities over the past year or your
hopes and dreams for the coming year. Please have
it to Debi in the office by January 5th for inclusion in
the Annual Meeting packets.
The date for the Annual Meeting will be announced
soon. Thank you for all your help.
THE JESUS LINE
The Jesus line is a group of lines
On the inside of a dredging barge
The dredge is used in the shallow straits
Where silt has filled up river’s charge.
I saw and heard of this wonderful barge
On the Hist’ry channel yesterday
Intrigued by the mechanism itself
The safety features they’d designed their way.
Every few feet along the bow deck
They’ve attached safety lines called “straps”
In case a worker should happen to fall
He could reach a strap to firmly grasp.
It’s the only thing that might save his life
For the dredger’s surf would force him through
Grinders . . . beneath the huge metal frame
Where the sand and bottom beneath are chewed.
“We call it the Jesus line”, he said
I’d not heard this term and I stopped to note
The “Jesus line” the captain explained
He’s the only one can save him . should he miss the
rope.
We all have a “Jesus line” each day
Not a visible one like this dredger crew
Just a reminder, when things go wrong
Jesus is there . . . just for me . . . just for you.
P.A.T. ©
Patricia Ann Tennant, January 2010.
 January
Date 1-02 1-09 1-16 1-23 1-30

Greeters

Musician

Worship
Assistant/

Lector Pat Tennant

Acolyte

Preacher

Worship
Leader
Deacon

Altar Guild

Hospitality

Flowers

Service

Please contact Cindy Wiggins regarding openings on the schedule.

Or visit our web site at: standrewstoday.org

Birthdays Dates to Note

Mary Moore 1-06
TBA 3:30 pm PCOM Meets
Doreen Seaber 1-10
Jean Gillis 1-11 4th 7:00 pm Worship Committee Meets
Alex Reimann 1-18 12th 6:00 pm Vestry Meets
Bernice Fickardt 1-21
Alvyne Leonard 1-22
Please let Debi in the office know if you
would like to use the building. If it is a non-
Anniversaries church meeting forms will need to be filled
out.
Lee & Marcia Kiefer 1-01
 December
Date 12-05 12-12 12-19 12-24 12-26
Christmas Eve
Greeters

Musician Sally Burger Sally Burger Gary & Rita Sally Burger Sally Burger
Worship Nancy Condron Cindy Wiggins Nancy Condron Nancy Condron Cindy Wiggins
Assistant/
Eucharist
Visitor

Lector Pat Tennant Gregg Henton Gregg Henton

Acolyte

Preacher Nancy Condron Scott Cooper Laura Cooper Steve Uffelman Paul Morton

Worship Carol Parker Scott Cooper Laura Cooper Steve Uffelman Paul Morton
Leader

Deacon

Altar Guild PolliAnne Grover Cindy Wiggins Dorless Reid Cindy Wiggins - Cindy Wiggins

Hospitality Wingtermutes Spreier Wiggins

Flowers Burger Johnson Mclain Christmas McCormack

Service HE MP MP HE HE

Birthdays Dates to Note

Les Allen 12-07 TBA 3:30 pm PCOM Meets
Gordon Moore 12-11 7th 7:00 pm Worship Comm. Meets
Casey Davenport 12-17 15th 6:00 pm Vestry Meets
Chloe Crawford 12-20
Dorless Reid 12-21
Sue Tennant 12-23
Janet Warner 12-25
Scott Cooper 12-26
Denise Steffenhagen 12-28

Anniversaries
Scott & Laura Cooper 12-05
Bill & Denise Steffenhagen 12-05
Keith & Doreen Seaber 12-08
 Meeting in Fellowship Sally’s Christmas Recital
Episcopal Church Women (ECW)

Each month on the first Thursday Sally Thursday, December 9th at 7pm.
Burger has suggested there be a no host lunch- All are Welcome.
eon. This is an opportunity for those who wish to
attend to meet in fellowship. The December
luncheon will take place on the 2nd. Contact Jean
Gillis 447-7125 for more information. Seeking to Serve
Discretionary & Outreach
Bits –n– Pieces Funds

Meeting times: The Worship Committee meets
the 1st Tuesday at 7:00pm. The Vestry meets
the 2nd Wednesday at 6:00pm. PCOM & Altar
Guild meetings will be announced in the bulletin.
Please check your weekly bulletin for any chang-
es.
Home Eucharist: if you are unable to attend ser-
vices and would like to receive communion at
home please contact: Debi in the office 447-5813.
Because of your generosity in October we were
able to help:
1 family with their rent
1 person with a night’s lodging
We thank you for your generosity and ask that
you continue to support and pray for those in
need within our community and the world.

Winter is coming…. October Financial Information

And we will have more people coming to the Total Income: $ 10,056.02 **
church for assistance. To help members of your Total Expense: $ 9,419.07
community, please donate to the St. Andrew’s Balance: $ 636.95
Discretionary Fund. These monies help people
within our community who are struggling finan- Date Attendance General Operating
cially. With the economy the way it is we have Funds/Donations
more requests then ever for help. Please note
your donations “Discretionary Fund” any help you 10-03 31 680.00
can give will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
10-10 20 364.00
Opportunities 10-17 31 1,208.50
If anyone is interested in being a server of 10-24 28 408.00
lunch at the Senior Center on the fourth Friday of
every month while representing St. Andrew's Episco-
10-31 28 307.00
pal Church, please call Al Wintermute at 350-3286.
The serving time required is 10:30am to 1pm and in-
cludes a free lunch.

Jeannie has read of a worthy project for the
Episcopal Church Women. A lady has people send
her grocery coupons which she clips and mails to
army bases in foreign countries for army wives and
personnel to save at the PX. A box could be set up in
the kitchen. Jeannie will mail them. Let her know of
any interest.
To meet our expenses we need to receive
$ 785.00 a week.
**Income reflects:
$ 125.02 to the Outreach Fund, $ 260.00 to St. An-
drew’s Discretionary Fund, $ 4.00 was donated to
the Lawn Care Fund.
We received an additional $ 6114.50 from the
Batchelor Memorial it was deposited to the Morgan
 St. Andrew’s Announcer
Minutes of the Vestry Meeting
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
November 11, 2010
Present: Jr. Warden Scott Cooper, Vestry members Seth
Crawford, Pat Tennant, Irene Stiles, Jan Uffelman and
Bud Maxwell.
Scott opened the meeting by leading The Vestry in the
Daily Devotions for Early Evening Prayer from the BCP.
Scott noted that two St. Andrews parishioners were elect-
ed to public offices on Nov. 2. Seth Crawford was elected
as a County Commissioner and Steve Uffelman was re-
elected to the City Council. St. Andrews is fortunate to
have members willing to serve community as well as
church.”
October Minutes: Bud moved to accept the minutes as
presented, Seth seconded, all in favor.
Finances: We received an additional memorial donation
from Bob Batchelor’s estate; this was deposited into the
Morgan Stanley Account. An update was given on the
number of commitment cards sent and received back.
Questions were answered. Jan moved to accept the fi-
nancial reports, Pat seconded, all in favor. It was report-
ed that the Money Market account is overdrawn on paper
by approximately $43,000. Sue Crawford will be asked to
come in and help straighten out this account.
OCF Grant: We received a letter from the OCF denying
our yearly application. Scott will follow up on this.
Central Oregonian: It was discovered that we are not on
the rotation to submit an article for the Faith Based Col-
umn. Scott will contact our clergy to see if anyone is in-
terested in being on the rotation.
Bishop Nedi: Bishop Nedi has requested to meet with
the Vestry on Tuesday, November 16th at 7pm. Collegi-
um will be held here on November 17th.
Seth mentioned the need for servers at the Senior Center
on the St. Andrew’s Friday which is the 4th Friday of each
month. Debi will send out an e-mail to all.
To the Worship Committee: The Vestry strongly urges
the worship committee to fill in the openings on the
schedule.
Meeting adjourned 7:50pm.
Next Meeting December 7th at 6:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Minutes of the Worship Committee Meeting
November 2 , 2010
Present: Anna Ferguson, Cindy Wiggins, Rev. Steve
Uffelman and Sally Burger
Anna opened the meeting with Prayer. The agenda was
set.
Advent Prayers: Eucharistic Prayer B and Prayers of
the People 5 will be used during Advent.
Christmas Eve: 10pm was tentatively set for the Christ-
mas Eve service. Sally will be checking with the Presby-
terian and Lutheran Churches to see what their times
are so we can avoid conflicting times and hopefully
share musical resources (choir members). Sally will get
this information to Debi who will e-mail it to the Worship
Committee. Instead of Carols being sung for 1/2 hour
before the service they will be incorporated into the ser-
vices. Sally has ordered the music “Mary did you
know?” to sing on Christmas eve.
Assistants: It was mentioned that at a recent Eucharist
service the Worship Assistant was not knowledgeable in
the position to assist with Eucharist service. Steve has
volunteered to work with those wanting to assist in Eu-
charist services. Anna will speak to Larry regarding
Worship Assistant training, we also have a manual from
the Diocesan Office on lay ministries.
Schedule: Scott Cooper has set up a web-site for St.
Andrews which includes an on-line schedule.
Diocesan Prayers: St. Andrew’s is on the list for Dioce-
san prayers on December 5th. The question was asked
if we would like to add something. PCOM will work on
this at their next meeting.
Lesson Intro’s: Cindy is working on November intro’s
and Anna will do the December ones.
Meeting adjourned 8pm. Next Meeting December
7th at 7:00 pm
Christmas Eve Services
Watch your Sunday Bulletin
for more information.