Interfaith Community Services
Food Bank:  We are still experiencing recent high levels of client needs and are in special need of tuna, jelly, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, canned spaghetti, rice, dry beans, fruit, cereal, canned chili, pasta, pasta meals, and canned meat.  Also, if your congregation, club, or business is interested in doing a special food drive this summer, please contact Terri Patt-Smith at 297-2738 x211. 

ICS Mobile Meals Drivers Needed:  Stay cool this summer by delivering Mobile Meals in your air-conditioned vehicle!  Mileage reimbursement is available at 50.5 cents a mile which is a ganga deal.  We need volunteers to cover for Mobile Meals drivers who are away during June, July, August, September, and/or October.  Children welcome to participate with a parent.  Training provided. 

Volunteer Drivers: Make a difference for seniors in our community every day.  As a volunteer driver, take recipients to and from medical appointments or grocery shopping.  Areas that need coverage include:  east of I-10 and south of River – zips 85705, 16, 18, and 19; east of Alvernon – zips 85710, 11, 12, 15, 30, 48, 49, 50 to Irvington and Houghton.  ICS offers mileage reimbursement for transportation volunteers.  Our system lets you volunteer when and where you are available.  Training provided. 

Make a Friend:  Be a Friendly Visitor with a senior or disabled person.  You’ll brighten someone’s life and you’ll enrich your own life by visiting with a recipient.  Arrange visits on your schedule.  Areas that need coverage include:  east of I-10 and south of River – zips 85705, 16, 18, and 19; east of Alvernon – zips 85710, 11, 12, 15, 30, 48, 49, 50 to Irvington and Houghton.  Training provided. 

Handy Helpers Needed: Groups or individuals interested in sharing their skills with household repair and yard work needed.  A lot of times, homebound seniors are no longer able to do necessary repairs around the house or maintain their yard.  Volunteers providing this service can choose when and where they work.  Areas that need coverage include:  east of I-10 and south of River – zips 85705, 16, 18, and 19; east of Alvernon – zips 85710, 11, 12, 15, 30, 48, 49, 50 to Irvington and Houghton.  Training provided. 

Health Advocacy Volunteers Needed:  If you have experience in the medical field or as a social worker, counselor, police officer or member of the clergy, or simply enjoy gleaning information from people, we have a place for you.  By interviewing recipients and completing evaluations, interviewers play a vital role in providing services.  Training provided.   

2008 “We Care” Golf Classic:  Don’t miss out on this popular event to be held on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at the beautiful Omni Tucson National Golf Resort.  Register online at www.icstucson.org or call the ICS office at 297-2738 x209.

Visit www.icstucson.org for more information or call 297-6049 between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Rides to Church Needed
Do you live in the area of Country Club of La Cholla? Do you attend the 10:45 a.m. Traditional Service? Do you have room in your car for others? If you answered yes to these questions, then please consider offering a ride to church to two of our members who reside at Country Club of La Cholla. If you can help, please contact Bill Gross at 297-3495 or bgross236@comcast.net.

A Stephen Minister is Waiting
If you are facing difficult times and would like to have someone to “listen” in a confidential, non-judgmental way, a Stephen Minister may be just what God ordered. Call Rev. Carla Williams or John Conn, Director of Caring Ministries at 297-7201.

Braille Volunteer Needed
Children’s Ministry is in need of a volunteer to assist a student in using a Braille Bible during the 10:45 Sunday school hour. If you or someone you know is familiar with Braille and would be interested in helping us out, please contact Special Needs Coordinator Julie Agan at 401- 2536 or julesrules729@yahoo.com. 

HIV/AIDS Ministry
Volunteer in this ministry of compassion and love. Contact Tom Berresford at 299-6578 or tomb1222@aol.com.

Preschool Fundraisers
The Fry’s Cool Cash program is returning again this year. If you are new to our school, Fry’s grocery stores help support local schools with cash. Our school is provided with a school ID barcode. This barcode needs to be scanned by the cashier to hook up your VIP card with St. Andrew’s.  After that initial scanning, every time you shop at Fry’s and use your VIP card, your receipt should say “Cool Cash Customer.” If it doesn’t, please ask them to re-scan or manually input our barcode number or ask the store manager to print out a copy of our barcode number. The school ID barcode printed below can be used by multiple people, so don’t hesitate to copy it or pass it along to your friends and family! Each VIP card is restricted to being linked to only one school. Can we earn the maximum $2000 this year?

Additional Opportunities to Help the Preschool Earn Money
Target will credit our school 1% of all purchases charged to a Target Visa card. Just ask the cashier how to link your credit card to our school. This is a national program so even Grandma and Grandpa can help!

Basha’s has already given us a group ID # (24744.) Tell the cashier to link this ID # to your “Thank You Card” and they will credit a percentage of your purchases to our school. Their program runs from September through March. Unlike Fry’s, you are able to link up to three schools to one “Thank You Card.”

Albertson’s has discontinued their Preferred Savings cards but will continue to support schools through their Community Partners Cards (same card as last year if you already have one). You just present it to the cashier when you shop. The Preschool has a limited supply of these cards now and have requested 300 more, so check with the Preschool Office to pick one up. This is an ongoing, year-round program. They pay the Preschool quarterly dividends. Last year St. Andrew’s Preschool and Kindergarten earned nearly $1000!  A percentage of all funds earned through these programs supports our scholarship fund.

Escrip – Go to www.escrip.com, click on “sign-up” and follow the instructions. Safeway, Macy’s, Office Max, and several local restaurants all contribute to this funding available for schools. Our group name is St. Andrew’s Preschool and Kindergarten / ID # 154274294.

Change for Children
Let’s build this school.  The walls must go up!  We will need desks, chairs, books, and chalkboards.  Together we can make this a reality.  By the time we have completed the check and change campaign, it will be dry enough to build the walls before the rains come again. The Ng’ombe School has the potential to transform the lives of these precious, loved children of the family of God.  Thank you for what you have done already.  Let us continue to move forward with checks and change to the Glory of God! Questions? Contact Rachael Vander Woude, 777-5804, or Barbara Janney, 575-1898. 

Help for Seniors and Caregivers
The Pima Council on Aging (PCOA) Ambassador Program provides information and services to seniors with just a phone call. When you or a friend, neighbor, or family member needs help, call your ambassadors, Jeri Fitzgerald, 744-4896, or Terry Lacy, 297-7201, and let us help. We can help take the frustration out of searching for information! PCOA also publishes a monthly newspaper for seniors called Never Too Late, available in the church office.

Welcome Table
Are you looking to fill an important need but have limited time to volunteer? The Welcome Table is looking for volunteers to help out for 15 minutes before and after either the 8:30 or 10:45 a.m. services. Stop by the Welcome Table today to sign up.

A Home for Your Used Eye Glasses
The “Leones de la Noche” chapter of Lion’s Club once again asks our church to collect used eyeglasses for recycling. Last year we collected 49 pairs of glasses from St. Andrew’s! Wow! The eyeglass collection container can be found in the church office. Questions? Call Renee Deeter at 954-3252

Hospice Help Needed
Volunteers are needed at Heartland Hospice. Call Susan Fahs at 325-2790 for information.

Do You Love to Cook?
We will offer a hot breakfast during Connections on the 3rd Sunday of every month. If you would like to help flip pancakes and/or cut up fruit, we need you!! Contact Merritt Cain, 544-4380 or mlpcain@yahoo.com.

You Are Part of a Caring Congregation
One of the ways our congregation cares is through Stephen Ministry. This is an important way that we express God’s love to those around us. Would you like to experience the satisfaction and joy of helping others? A new Stephen Ministers training class will begin in October. Call Peggy Comp, 825-2754, for more information.

Sponsor a Flower Arrangement
You can sign up to sponsor one of our Sunday floral arrangements. Look for the flower calendar in the Narthex, across from the elevator, to select a date.

Volunteer Mentors Sought
Volunteer Mentors Sought to Provide Support to K-12 Students by the The Interfaith Coalition for the Homeless. Click here for the details.

Ushers Needed
We need additional ushers for our 8:30 a.m. worship service. Call Tom Brock, PLUG Director, 529-0798 oremail to TWBrock@comcast.net

Volunteer Once in a Blue Moon
Like to volunteer but don’t have a lot of spare time? The Deacons have the perfect solution! We occasionally provide emergency meals for church members and friends in need. We are looking for volunteers whom we could call on to provide a meal (either grocery/deli prepared or home cooked) when needed. With a list of volunteers, the call for help would come “once in a blue moon.” To sign up, call Gail Jester at 299-2963 or Marianne Weeks at 797-1561. If you or someone you know is in need of an emergency meal (during an illness or hospitalization, for example) feel free to call the church office at 297-7201.  

Recycle Cell Phones, Ink Cartridges
St. Andrew’s Preschool & Kindergarten has joined the eScrip Recycling Program! We collect recyclable used cell phones and laser or inkjet cartridges. (Acceptable brands include Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson, Qualcomm, HP, Canon, Sharp and Lexmark.) When we send these in, we are rewarded with cash for our scholarship program. Bring your donated items to the preschool office so we can recycle them. Call 742-2969 for more information.

On-Going Volunteer Opportunity
Three-person teams from St. Andrew’s help sort donated clothing at the Gospel Rescue Mission every Tuesday morning. To join a team, call Charlotte Patt, 297-6632, or Ella Waltz, 297-5386.

Are You A “Ding-a-Ling”?
The Wittman Ringers handbell choir is in need of new ringers for the fall season. No handbell experience is necessary, but you must be able to read music. We rehearse on Tuesday nights. To join this fun, all-ages group, call Director Arlene Sturm at 887-8663.

Turn In Your Pop Tabs & Soup Labels
Pop tabs benefit the Ronald McDonald House and Campbell’s soup labels help the Menaul School in Albuquerque. Bring donations to the collection jars in Alpha every Sunday!