• Look for a letter in the mail for a breakdown of the cost and scope of the project.
• The Ministry Expansion Committee continues to meet, and the floor plan continues to be fine-tuned. The first meeting with the audio-visual contractor is this week.

Next steps
The Board of Directors is working with our District President, Pastor Jensen, to develop a call list from which we will extend a call for a Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision. We anticipate a call meeting within a couple months. Currently, four called workers, not including the called teachers of our ministry of Westside Christian School, make up our ministry staff. Here’s who they are and what they do.

• Pastor for Service and Outreach (Pastor Clinton Kreuziger)—Assists every member of St. Andrew in finding ways to serve in our ministry and leads our outreach efforts.
• Minister for Nurture (Mr. Mark Kjenstad)—Organizes and trains leaders for the DNA of St. Andrew (Growth Groups) and oversees children’s ministries (apart from the school).
• Minister for Worship (Ms. Naomi Laabs)—Designs our worship services and trains and equips musicians and others who serve in our worship ministry.
• Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision (currently Pastor Hunter)—Preaches three quarters of the services and guides the staff in developing and implementing our vision for ministry.

• March 12: The Hour of Sifting | Best Chefs Jesus Avila and Asencion Montenegro will serve pork tamales (GF)
• March 19: The Hour of Binding | Best Chef Gayle Frye will serve BBQ pork sandwiches (GF available)
• March 26: The Hour of Trial | Best Chefs Dan and Sarah Arndt will serve mac and cheese bowls (GF available)
• April 2: The Hour of Grieving | Best Chefs Dwayne and Stacy Kratt will serve a chicken and wild rice hot dish
• April 9: The Hour of Punishment | Best Chef Jane Dew will serve hot ham and cheese sandwiches (GF available)

Easter flower orders
We are already anticipating the resurrection of our Lord on Easter Sunday! If you would like to help decorate the sanctuary for Easter with the purchase of Easter flowers, please place your order by March 31. You can do so by filling out the online form here or by picking up an order form at the Welcome Center. Flowers can be taken home following Easter worship on April 20.

Worship check-in
If you worship on-site, please fill out the Connection Card attached to your worship folder. Online worshipers, please continue to check in here.

Weekend worship songs
Preview some of the songs we will use for worship on Sunday. Obviously ours won’t sound exactly like this, but listening to the links provided will certainly help you be more comfortable participating in the service.

“My Jesus” by Anne Wilson
“I Will Sing” by Sandra McCracken
“Before You I Kneel” by Stuart Townend, Keith Getty
“Goodness of God” by Bethel

PowerHour
The next PowerHour is April 4 with a fun theme of “Habitats of the World.” New friends are always welcome. PowerHour is at 10:15 in the gym. Go here to learn more about this ministry for children.

Children’s Ministries
Spring Break at Westside Christian will bring a one-week break for Plugged into Jesus and Musikgarten. Both ministries will resume March 23. St. Andrew is committed to helping children learn about Jesus. There are Sunday morning ministries for children from birth through high school. Contact Staff Minister for Nurture Mr. Kjenstad with your questions.

LifeBoat
We are docking the boat for a short break. LifeBoat will return on April 6 at 5:00. Contact Jessica Bohl or Hilary Griswold with your questions.

Service opportunity | Brat Fest
Brat Fest volunteers interact with the community and earn donations for St. Andrew’s ministry. Opportunities are from May 18 – 25, and registration begins in early April. If you are interested in Brat Fest, contact Pastor Clinton.

Service roles to be filled
Do you get the impression that there’s no place for you to serve? There is. Below are a few of the teams that could get you involved in service right away. See Pastor Clinton to serve.

• Audio—mostly turning mics on and off and up and down. It may seem intimidating, but it just takes a little bit of training.
• Sunday 10:30 AM slides—controlling what is on the screens. It’s mostly about paying attention and pressing buttons.
• Thursday ushering—helping worshipers get what they need and making sure service runs smoothly

Monthly Mission Partner
Our March partner is GiGi’s Playhouse, a Down syndrome achievement center in Madison. Down syndrome is very rare, but its population among the St. Andrew family is well above the average. GiGi’s recently sent a video to share some of what they do and express their gratitude.