ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Welcome to our visitors. We invite you to join us for coffee and fellowship in the foyer following the 8 am service and in the parish hall following the 10 am service.
8:00 am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel: The Rev. Karen Swanson, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Choral Holy Eucharist, Chapel: The Rev. Karen Swanson, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Nursery Care and Sunday School for Preschool to 2nd grade in Room 1, Sunday School for 3rd to 5th grade in Room 4, Youth Sunday School in Room 5
11:45 am: Finance Committee Meeting Room 1
Name Tags: Everyone feels welcome when they can greet you by name. If you have a nametag, please wear it. If you need one, please leave a message for the church office (stambrose@mindspring.com or 574-1369). You may also leave a note on the administrative assistant’s desk; it faces you as you enter the church office.
Prayer Requests: Please write your prayer requests in the red Intercessions and Thanksgivings Binder in the Foyer. If you have an on-going prayer request, please leave a message for the church office (stambrose@mindspring.com or 574-1369). You may also leave a note on the administrative assistant’s desk; it faces you as you enter the church office. Thank you.
Prayer Chapel: Our small side prayer chapel is for everyone’s use, but we ask that adults accompany children. Please light only one candle at a time, do not blow out other people’s candles, and kneel–don’t stand–on the kneeler (Prie-Dieu). This will keep the chapel a sacred place for all.
Welcome to our visitors. We invite you to join us for coffee and fellowship in the foyer following the 8 am service and in the parish hall following the 10 am service.
8:00 am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel: The Rev. Karen Swanson, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Choral Holy Eucharist, Chapel: The Rev. Karen Swanson, Celebrant and Preacher
10:00 am: Nursery Care and Sunday School for Preschool to 2nd grade in Room 1, Sunday School for 3rd to 5th grade in Room 4, Youth Sunday School in Room 5
11:45 am: Finance Committee Meeting Room 1
Name Tags: Everyone feels welcome when they can greet you by name. If you have a nametag, please wear it. If you need one, please leave a message for the church office (stambrose@mindspring.com or 574-1369). You may also leave a note on the administrative assistant’s desk; it faces you as you enter the church office.
Prayer Requests: Please write your prayer requests in the red Intercessions and Thanksgivings Binder in the Foyer. If you have an on-going prayer request, please leave a message for the church office (stambrose@mindspring.com or 574-1369). You may also leave a note on the administrative assistant’s desk; it faces you as you enter the church office. Thank you.
Prayer Chapel: Our small side prayer chapel is for everyone’s use, but we ask that adults accompany children. Please light only one candle at a time, do not blow out other people’s candles, and kneel–don’t stand–on the kneeler (Prie-Dieu). This will keep the chapel a sacred place for all.
TODAY
Children’s Choir Practice: Sunday, February 17, 11:15 am, Chapel
Finance Committee Meeting: Sunday, February 17, 11:45 am, Room 1
Finance Committee Meeting: Sunday, February 17, 11:45 am, Room 1
NEXT WEEK
Presidents’ Day Holiday: Monday, February 18, Office Closed
Home and Hope Dinner: Tuesday, February 19 and Thursday, February 21, 6 pm to 8 pm, Hope Lutheran Evangelical Church, 600 42nd Ave., San Mateo
Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting: Tuesday, February 19, 6:00 pm, Parish Hall
Bible Study on Gospel according to John: Tuesday, February 19, 12:45 pm, Foyer
School Board Meeting: Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm, Parish Hall
Choir Practice: Thursday, February 21, 7:30 pm, Chapel
Beloved Community Training Day, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Saturday, February 23, 9 am to 3:30 pm, Grace Cathedral
Home and Hope Dinner: Tuesday, February 19 and Thursday, February 21, 6 pm to 8 pm, Hope Lutheran Evangelical Church, 600 42nd Ave., San Mateo
Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting: Tuesday, February 19, 6:00 pm, Parish Hall
Bible Study on Gospel according to John: Tuesday, February 19, 12:45 pm, Foyer
School Board Meeting: Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm, Parish Hall
Choir Practice: Thursday, February 21, 7:30 pm, Chapel
Beloved Community Training Day, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Saturday, February 23, 9 am to 3:30 pm, Grace Cathedral
ST. AMBROSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Study groups schedule
The Tuesday Bible Study group meets on February 19 from 12:45 pm to 2 pm in the foyer. They are reading the Gospel according to John and are at John 8:1. They meet weekly in the foyer from 12:45 pm each Tuesday.
The Monday study group meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. The next meeting is on February 25 from 7 pm at the home of Warren and Nellie Wong at 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City. They are currently reading the book “God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam,” by Mirabai Starr.
The study groups are open to any interested person.
Children and Family Ministries: God Creates and We Create
On Sunday, February 24 children and their families are invited to participate in two art projects to help decorate the Children, Youth and Family Office. One project is to create an ocean like collage of blue paint samples on canvas. To create the second project, a “reach for the stars” poster, the children will trace each other’s arms from elbow to fingertips, decorate the arms, and then glue them on to a dark poster board topped with glittering stars. Participants will meet at a rectangular table in the back of the Parish Hall at approximately 11:30 a.m., following church and children’s choir practice, and after all have had a bite to eat. Once the art projects are done, and until approximately 1:30 p.m., the children will be invited to play active games, indoor or out, depending on the weather.
Youth Group & Parent Meeting
The Sunday Youth Group and Parents will meet on February 24th at 9:00 am briefly after service to the announcements.
Signing Up for the Carbon Tracker
David McIntyre will be doing some presentations at St. Ambrose on how to sign up for the Carbon Tracker, but if you want to get started on your own, it’s pretty easy.
St. Ambrose Choirs
The Adult Choir rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7:30 PM. All interested singers (and would-be singers) are encouraged to attend. You are welcome to visit rehearsal to determine if you would like to join us on a regular basis. The Adult Choir sings for the 10:00 AM worship service
The Children's Choir will resume it rehearsals immediately following the 10 AM worship service. All children are encouraged to participate.
Please see Maureen Fromme if you have any questions, or email her at mhfromme@yahoo.com
Altar Guild members are needed
We need at least one more volunteer to serve in preparing the altar and cleaning up after the 10 am service. Altar Guild members serve once a month. If you are interested please speak with the Rector about how you may serve.
Sea Breeze School Fund Raiser
Help raise funds for our Sea Breeze School by having a meal at Mod on Tuesday, February 26thrd. Bring in the flyer and Mod will donate 20% of your bill to support Sea Breeze. Flyers are located in the foyer. You can also take a photo of the flyer on your smart phone.
The Tuesday Bible Study group meets on February 19 from 12:45 pm to 2 pm in the foyer. They are reading the Gospel according to John and are at John 8:1. They meet weekly in the foyer from 12:45 pm each Tuesday.
The Monday study group meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. The next meeting is on February 25 from 7 pm at the home of Warren and Nellie Wong at 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City. They are currently reading the book “God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam,” by Mirabai Starr.
The study groups are open to any interested person.
Children and Family Ministries: God Creates and We Create
On Sunday, February 24 children and their families are invited to participate in two art projects to help decorate the Children, Youth and Family Office. One project is to create an ocean like collage of blue paint samples on canvas. To create the second project, a “reach for the stars” poster, the children will trace each other’s arms from elbow to fingertips, decorate the arms, and then glue them on to a dark poster board topped with glittering stars. Participants will meet at a rectangular table in the back of the Parish Hall at approximately 11:30 a.m., following church and children’s choir practice, and after all have had a bite to eat. Once the art projects are done, and until approximately 1:30 p.m., the children will be invited to play active games, indoor or out, depending on the weather.
Youth Group & Parent Meeting
The Sunday Youth Group and Parents will meet on February 24th at 9:00 am briefly after service to the announcements.
Signing Up for the Carbon Tracker
David McIntyre will be doing some presentations at St. Ambrose on how to sign up for the Carbon Tracker, but if you want to get started on your own, it’s pretty easy.
- Go to: https://www.sustainislandhome.org/, which is the portal for the Diocese of California (the generic portal for non-church members would be: https://sanmateo.goco2free.org/).
- Click GET STARTED; create a household name, enter your e-mail, name, prove that you’re not a robot, and CREATE NEW ACCOUNT.
- As you move through the process, you’ll want to select your Parish (St. Ambrose) and City (Where you live.) The Parish pools all the members of the congregation together. The City gives you information for people in your geographic residence.
- After you’re in, you’ll answer some basic questions about your household and energy usage. The website can estimate your usage, but some things that you might want to gather before you start would be your usage over the past year of: water, electricity, natural gas, car mileage, and air miles.
- From there, the website gives you a report, and then information about how to make informed decisions going forward. This doesn’t need to be confusing and is something that we can easily do from a laptop during coffee hour at St. Ambrose.
St. Ambrose Choirs
The Adult Choir rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7:30 PM. All interested singers (and would-be singers) are encouraged to attend. You are welcome to visit rehearsal to determine if you would like to join us on a regular basis. The Adult Choir sings for the 10:00 AM worship service
The Children's Choir will resume it rehearsals immediately following the 10 AM worship service. All children are encouraged to participate.
Please see Maureen Fromme if you have any questions, or email her at mhfromme@yahoo.com
Altar Guild members are needed
We need at least one more volunteer to serve in preparing the altar and cleaning up after the 10 am service. Altar Guild members serve once a month. If you are interested please speak with the Rector about how you may serve.
Sea Breeze School Fund Raiser
Help raise funds for our Sea Breeze School by having a meal at Mod on Tuesday, February 26thrd. Bring in the flyer and Mod will donate 20% of your bill to support Sea Breeze. Flyers are located in the foyer. You can also take a photo of the flyer on your smart phone.
Ash Wednesday Services, March 6, 2019
The Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6th. Ash Wednesday Services of the Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of ashes will be held at 12:10 pm and 7 pm.
Daylight Savings Day, Sunday, March 10, 2019
Daylight Savings Day will be on Sunday, March 10th this year. Please turn your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night before your retire for sleep. This means you will get one hour less sleep before arising to join us for worship at 8 am or 10 am.
Bishop’s Ranch Fellowship Weekend, October 11-13, 2019
St. Ambrose is scheduled to go to the Bishop’s Ranch in Harrison House on the weekend of Friday, October 11 – Sunday, October 13. If you are interested in helping to organize this gathering or to attend, please speak with the Rector.
Forward Day by Day
New books for February, March and April 2019 are now available for pickup in the foyer.
The Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6th. Ash Wednesday Services of the Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of ashes will be held at 12:10 pm and 7 pm.
Daylight Savings Day, Sunday, March 10, 2019
Daylight Savings Day will be on Sunday, March 10th this year. Please turn your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night before your retire for sleep. This means you will get one hour less sleep before arising to join us for worship at 8 am or 10 am.
Bishop’s Ranch Fellowship Weekend, October 11-13, 2019
St. Ambrose is scheduled to go to the Bishop’s Ranch in Harrison House on the weekend of Friday, October 11 – Sunday, October 13. If you are interested in helping to organize this gathering or to attend, please speak with the Rector.
Forward Day by Day
New books for February, March and April 2019 are now available for pickup in the foyer.
Coffee Sign-Up Online
Coffee Sign-ups for 10:00 am can now be made online via Sign-Up Genius or by using the posted sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall. To sign up online go to www.signupgenius.com and enter stambrose@mindspring.com in the search bar.
Each family signs up once or twice per year. You can host it alone, or team up with another family. Directions for set-up and clean-up are available in the kitchen. It’s easy and we all enjoy this time of fellowship. Trades or changes can be made, so don’t hesitate to pick a Sunday. This sign up includes set-up and clean-up, please. If you have any questions, please contact Don Peter at (650) 685-0648.
2019 Worship Leader’s Preference Signup for 10:00 am. Services
Log onto Sign-up Genius to choose the day or days you prefer to be a Worship Leader. Pick the days you are available. We will incorporate your preference with the manual monthly assignment sheet.
The website is www.signupgenius.com
Enter: stambrose@mindspring.com in the search bar
Select the Worship Leader’s Priority Signup.
If you have any questions, please email stambrose@mindspring.com or call 650-574-1369.
Volunteers to give Eugene Hetzer a ride on Sundays
Long-time member Eugene Hetzer can use some transportation help on Sundays to worship at 10 am. The bus service is not very good on Sundays. Jim Neubert, who recently moved to Redwood City, had been giving him a ride, but can’t do so on a regular basis. If you are willing to give Eugene a ride occasionally, please sign up on the Volunteers to Give Eugene Hetzer a Ride sign-up sheet in the parish hall, or contact our Administrative Assistant, Margie Lee at stambrose@mindspring.com or at 650-574-1369 between 9 am and 1 pm.
Altar Guild Flower Fund:
The St. Ambrose Altar Guild prepares the altar and sanctuary for each service. As part of these responsibilities, the guild provides the beautiful flower arrangements for the sanctuary. These flowers are funded by individual donations. The cost of the altar flowers is $65 per week, but any amount is welcome. You may contribute toward flowers in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days, or in the memory of loved ones. To make a donation please complete the blue form in the flower pot on the credenza in the foyer, and place this blue form along with your donation in one of the white envelopes also found there. Checks are to be made out to St. Ambrose Episcopal Church. Please put “Altar Flowers” in the memo line. To complete your donation, put the white envelope in the offertory plate or on the desk of the administrative assistant, which is the desk facing you when you enter the church office. Thank you! Your donation is much appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to Charlene Adolph (650-504-5525).
Sign up for E-script:
Good news: SaveMart, Lucky, and Food Maxx have recently partnered with E-script. If you haven’t already signed up for E-script, please sign up under Group name: St Ambrose and Group ID #139618933. All your support helps.
Coffee Sign-ups for 10:00 am can now be made online via Sign-Up Genius or by using the posted sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall. To sign up online go to www.signupgenius.com and enter stambrose@mindspring.com in the search bar.
Each family signs up once or twice per year. You can host it alone, or team up with another family. Directions for set-up and clean-up are available in the kitchen. It’s easy and we all enjoy this time of fellowship. Trades or changes can be made, so don’t hesitate to pick a Sunday. This sign up includes set-up and clean-up, please. If you have any questions, please contact Don Peter at (650) 685-0648.
2019 Worship Leader’s Preference Signup for 10:00 am. Services
Log onto Sign-up Genius to choose the day or days you prefer to be a Worship Leader. Pick the days you are available. We will incorporate your preference with the manual monthly assignment sheet.
The website is www.signupgenius.com
Enter: stambrose@mindspring.com in the search bar
Select the Worship Leader’s Priority Signup.
If you have any questions, please email stambrose@mindspring.com or call 650-574-1369.
Volunteers to give Eugene Hetzer a ride on Sundays
Long-time member Eugene Hetzer can use some transportation help on Sundays to worship at 10 am. The bus service is not very good on Sundays. Jim Neubert, who recently moved to Redwood City, had been giving him a ride, but can’t do so on a regular basis. If you are willing to give Eugene a ride occasionally, please sign up on the Volunteers to Give Eugene Hetzer a Ride sign-up sheet in the parish hall, or contact our Administrative Assistant, Margie Lee at stambrose@mindspring.com or at 650-574-1369 between 9 am and 1 pm.
Altar Guild Flower Fund:
The St. Ambrose Altar Guild prepares the altar and sanctuary for each service. As part of these responsibilities, the guild provides the beautiful flower arrangements for the sanctuary. These flowers are funded by individual donations. The cost of the altar flowers is $65 per week, but any amount is welcome. You may contribute toward flowers in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days, or in the memory of loved ones. To make a donation please complete the blue form in the flower pot on the credenza in the foyer, and place this blue form along with your donation in one of the white envelopes also found there. Checks are to be made out to St. Ambrose Episcopal Church. Please put “Altar Flowers” in the memo line. To complete your donation, put the white envelope in the offertory plate or on the desk of the administrative assistant, which is the desk facing you when you enter the church office. Thank you! Your donation is much appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to Charlene Adolph (650-504-5525).
Sign up for E-script:
Good news: SaveMart, Lucky, and Food Maxx have recently partnered with E-script. If you haven’t already signed up for E-script, please sign up under Group name: St Ambrose and Group ID #139618933. All your support helps.
Mark Your Calendars
- Finance Committee Meeting: Sunday, February 17, 11:45 am, Room 1
- Presidents’ Day Holiday: Monday, February 18, Office Closed
- Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting: Tuesday, February 19, 6:00 pm, Parish Hall
- School Board Meeting: Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm, Parish Hall
- Bible Study on Gospel according to John: Tuesdays, February 19 and 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26 and 30, 12:45 pm, Foyer
- Home and Hope Dinner: Tuesday, February 19 and Thursday, February 21, 6 pm to 8 pm, Hope Lutheran Evangelical Church, 600 42nd Ave., San Mateo
- Beloved Community Training Day, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Saturday, February 23, 9 am to 3:30 pm, Grace Cathedral
- Children and Family Ministries: God Creates and We Create, Sunday, February 24, 5 pm., Parish Hall
- Sunday Youth Group & Parent Meeting: February 24th, 9:00 am, Parish Hall
- Vestry Dinner: Sunday, February 24, 5 pm, 887 Erickson Lane, Foster City
- Book Study: Mondays, February 25, 7 pm, 826 Phoenix Lane, Foster City
- Vestry Meeting: Tuesday, February 26, 7 pm, Parish Hall
- Ash Wednesday Services: Wednesday, March 6, 12:10 and 7:30 pm, Chapel
- Daylight Savings Begins: Sunday, March 10
- Lenten Lunches and Lenten Program: Sundays, March 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7; Lunches begin following the 10 am service, Lenten program begins at 12:00 Noon, Parish Hall
- Bishop’s Ranch Weekend: Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 13, Harrison House at the Bishop’s Ranch, 5297 Westside Rd, Healdsburg, CA 95448
- 170th Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of California: Friday, October 25 to Saturday, October, 26, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
- 2019 Annual Stewardship Dinner: Saturday, November 16, 2019, 6 pm, Foster City Recreation Center’s Lagoon and Blue Bird Rooms
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
Home and Hope - February 19 and 21: On Tuesday, February 19th, and Thursday, February 21st, we will be feeding up to 15 people---typically half of them are children--- at Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 600 42nd Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. If you would like to help by preparing a dish (it is not necessary to go to the dinner), serve, and/or clean up, please write your name on the sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall. Please contact Steve Yuen (341-1966, stevebyuen@aol.com) if you have any questions.
Second Harvest Food Barrel: Thanks to all who donate. We have a new barrel to fill! Please bring cans of food when you come to worship and place it in the Second Harvest Food Barrel in the foyer. Monetary contributions to Second Harvest may be made to St. Ambrose, designated “Second Harvest,” or sent directly to The Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, Attention: Donation Dept., P.O. Box 213, San Mateo, CA 94401-0213.
Second Harvest Food Barrel: Thanks to all who donate. We have a new barrel to fill! Please bring cans of food when you come to worship and place it in the Second Harvest Food Barrel in the foyer. Monetary contributions to Second Harvest may be made to St. Ambrose, designated “Second Harvest,” or sent directly to The Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, Attention: Donation Dept., P.O. Box 213, San Mateo, CA 94401-0213.
DIOCESAN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Two historic bishop elections happened on Saturday, February 9 in the dioceses of Northern California and Maine. Episcopal News Service covers both stories: The Rev. Canon Megan M. Traquair — first woman to be elected as bishop in the diocese of Northern California and The Rev. Thomas James Brown — The Episcopal Church’s only openly gay and married bishop currently leading a diocese (and CDSP alumni)!
Three things from the Bishop's Office:
- Is your church's disaster preparedness plan up to date? Looking for church communications ideas? Come receive this and other training alongside Bay Area Episcopalians at Beloved Community Training Day at Grace Cathedral on February 23. Preview sessions and register at diocal.org/beloved-community-training-day!
- Diocesan offices are closed for the holiday on Monday, February 18.
- Do you have an event you would like Episcopalians across the Bay Area to know about? Send it to the diocese to be posted in Upcoming Events of the DioCal Newsletter! Details at diocal.org/newsletter-guidelines.
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HIP Housing is a Non-Profit Organization in San Mateo County:
The purpose of this non-profit is to connect people with extra living space in their homes with people who are looking for a room to rent. A flier about HIP Housing is posted in the Parish Hall on the Community News Bulletin Board. To contact HIP Housing call 650-348-6660. To schedule an appointment to discuss home sharing opportunities or other available affordable housing visit www.HIPhousing.org. On this website you will also find information about Rooms For Rent Providers and Rooms for Rent Seekers.
Foster City Traffic Relief Pilot Program
At the December 17, 2018 City Council meeting, the City Council approved a 3-month Traffic Relief Pilot Program that will be implemented starting Monday, February 11, 2019 to address traffic congestion in our community.
The Pilot Program will seek to reduce cut-through traffic down the City’s main corridor by prohibiting left turns and u-turns from eastbound East Hillsdale Boulevard onto Edgewater Boulevard and onto Shell Boulevard during peak evening commute hours, Monday-Friday from 4 PM - 7 PM.
The City Manager may terminate the Pilot Program at any time if deemed unsafe. Please log onto https://www.fostercity.org/publicworks/page/traffic-relief-pilot-program-5 for more information.
The purpose of this non-profit is to connect people with extra living space in their homes with people who are looking for a room to rent. A flier about HIP Housing is posted in the Parish Hall on the Community News Bulletin Board. To contact HIP Housing call 650-348-6660. To schedule an appointment to discuss home sharing opportunities or other available affordable housing visit www.HIPhousing.org. On this website you will also find information about Rooms For Rent Providers and Rooms for Rent Seekers.
Foster City Traffic Relief Pilot Program
At the December 17, 2018 City Council meeting, the City Council approved a 3-month Traffic Relief Pilot Program that will be implemented starting Monday, February 11, 2019 to address traffic congestion in our community.
The Pilot Program will seek to reduce cut-through traffic down the City’s main corridor by prohibiting left turns and u-turns from eastbound East Hillsdale Boulevard onto Edgewater Boulevard and onto Shell Boulevard during peak evening commute hours, Monday-Friday from 4 PM - 7 PM.
The City Manager may terminate the Pilot Program at any time if deemed unsafe. Please log onto https://www.fostercity.org/publicworks/page/traffic-relief-pilot-program-5 for more information.
