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Ministries Local Missions Church Wide Offerings Southwest Regional Missions Missionaries On-Going Projects Youth in Mission Presbyterian Women Parishes | Ministries St. Andrew is dedicated to serving a diverse group of missions in the community, as well as many important ministries within the church. |
| Local Missions SHARE YOUR CARE: St. Andrew has dedicated weekday use of our building to Share Your Care, a major local mission partner. Share Your Care offers adult day care services to developmentally disabled adults in Albuquerque. INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK: St. Andrew provides food, transportation and companionship to homeless families, alternating months with Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church. PROJECT SHARE: Since 1983, Project Share has been feeding Albuquerque’s homeless. A special Deacons’ project, each parish provides an evening meal once a year to the Project. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: In partnership with other local congregations, St. Andrew participates in constructing a Habitat house annually. SUPERBOWL SUNDAY: This is an annual hunger offering collected for local food projects. BREAD FOR THE WORLD: This is a letter writing campaign to our legislators on hunger/justice issues done at least twice a year or as needed when new legislation is introduced. |
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| Church Wide Offerings BASIC MISSION SUPPORT: We support the mission work of the Presbytery of Santa Fe, the Synod of the Southwest, and the General Assembly (GA) through our pledges. ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING: This Easter offering supports three GA programs: the Hunger Program (hunger, homeless and affordable housing concerns), Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (immediate disaster relief at home and abroad), and Self Development of People (grants to locally run programs and cooperatives). PENTECOST OFFERING: 60% of this offering goes to PC(USA) programs for youth ministries, Young Adult Volunteers in Mission and Child Advocacy. We retain 40% for local children at risk programs. PEACEMAKING OFFERING: On World Communion Sunday in early October, this offering is given. 50% supports the General Assembly’s Peacemaking Program, 25% is retained by the Synod and Presbytery for peacemaking projects and we retain 25% to support peacemaking at home and around the world. CHRISTMAS JOY OFFERING: During the Advent season we are asked to support faithful servants of the church in need and those who are being fostered as new servants at our racial/ethnic schools and colleges. The Joy offering is split equally between these two groups in our denominational family. |
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| Southwest Regional Missions CROP WALK: Crop Walk is an annual national ministry that supports Church World Service, especially the grassroots, hunger-fighting development efforts of partner agencies in 80 countries, by providing tools of hope that empower people to meet their own needs, and on-going disaster relief such as Katrina. Local CROP WALKs can choose to return 25 % of the funds it raises to local hunger-fighting programs. In Albuquerque these funds go to the Storehouse, St. Martins, Storehouse West, Project Share, and Cuidando Los Ninos. BORDER MINISTRY: Provides goods and money desperately needed during the summer to prevent border crossing deaths, thereby supporting peace and justice efforts at immigrant centers in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. We also promote the passage of just and fair immigration laws by contacting our congressional representatives. |
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| Missionaries St. Andrew also supports Missionaries Brees (in Pakistan) and Woodruff (in Brazil). |
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| On-Going Projects STAMP: “St. Andrew Mission Program” – a planned giving endowment to provide ongoing financial support to mission projects through individual giving. |
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| Youth in Mission Mission is an important part of church life at St. Andrew, and youth are no exception. Youth of all ages contribute significantly to St. Andrew’s mission in the community and in the world. MARIPOSA PROGRAM: Three times/year the Senior High Group works in the Mariposa Program (a children’s hospice at UNM Children’s Hospital). EL CENTRO NURSING CENTER: This nursing center for the very poor is nurtured and visited all year by our Mid-High Youth. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CHIMAYO: In the summer of 2005, the combined youth group began an exciting new partnership with the Chimayo Boys/Girls Club, working together to improve their facility and library. MARTINEZTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER: St. Andrew youth provide support and service to the Center by collecting school supplies, clothing, holiday gifts, food, books and other items throughout the year. Martineztown House of Neighborly Service MISSION IN MEXICO: In the second half of 2006, Peace Camp and Sunday School will focus on Mexico. Part of that effort is a planned mission partnership with an orphanage in Mexico! CHILDREN’S SATURDAY PARTIES: 4-8 year olds have fun and contribute gifts to local missions. |
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| Presbyterian Women With a more than 200 year history, Presbyterian Women (PW) support the church's mission, working for justice and building community. Beyond its annual church pledges to St. Andrew, through its PW pledge, provides additional support to the General Assembly (GA) Ministries’ budget. This undesignated gift, combined with PW chapter donations from around the nation, make up a significant portion of the GA’s Mission budget. Additionally, PW sponsors: FELLOWSHIP OF THE LEAST COIN PRAYER OFFERING: This is a worldwide Church Women United offering that emphasizes praying for peace and reconciliation. It funds special project grants for evangelism, service, women’s awareness, ecumenism, and relief throughout the world. BIRTHDAY OFFERING: Grants ($25K - $250K) fund an array of projects not covered by direct GA mission funding. Agricultural development, child care, justice issues, counseling, and women’s concerns are just a few of the types of projects funded. THANK OFFERING: As part of our tangible gifts of thanks, PW collects this offering which is used to support hospitals and community health programs for the most needy members of God’s community (40%). 60% supports new and creative ideas in mission. |
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| Parishes In order to provide more support, and a smaller community within the church, St. Andrew developed a parish system. There are four parishes, each served by a deacon. The parishes provide support for congregants needing extra help around an illness, or birth of a child. They provide fellowship through potlucks, and other get togethers, and they always remember birthdays and anniversaries with a card, or a call. |
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