Dear St. Andrew’s Family, In the last few days, under the leadership of our Vestryman, Chris Brooks, along with Kay Boggs, Deb Sprayberry, Doug Barnett, Carol Manning, and Sandra Anderson have met together to brainstorm ways in which we can serve each other in the days and weeks ahead. I am grateful for their leadership…
Dear St. Andrew’s Church Family, Desiring to be proactive in our response to the Coronavirus we have sought the counsel of medical professionals with regard to our common life at St. Andrew’s. As you might expect, they advised me to help diffuse the anxiety being felt by some by reminding folks that common-sense practices: washing…
Dear St. Andrew’s Family, Sometime this week, for the second time in a year, our clergy and the administrative staff that assist us will relocate our offices to a mobile office unit in our parking lot. Dwight, bringing a sense of merriment to yet another stressful experience, has suggested we set up remote cameras in…
Dear St. Andrew’s Family, As you look around St. Andrew’s one of the first things I hope you notice is the number of children and youth we have at St. Andrew’s. And from this observation, I hope you conclude that our children (and their families) matter. Their presence grows out of our commitment to incorporate…
Dear St. Andrew’s Family, After one of the wettest Decembers in history work progresses daily at our construction site. Much of it these past several weeks has taken place out of sight as the workers have been busy tearing up the concrete pad inside the portion of the Ministry Center that was salvageable. Huge trenches…
Dear Friends, Imagine standing on the shore of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus restored Peter or standing atop Mt. Carmel where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal. What would it be like to walk through the crowded markets of Jerusalem and up the steps to the Temple ruins or visit the village of Magdala –…
Dear St. Andrew’s Family, As we stand at the threshold of a new year, Jacqui and I want to say thank you for the innumerable kindnesses, support, and the way so many of you have rallied to our parish in this most unusual year. Because of both our Lord’s faithfulness and yours what could have…
Dear St. Andrew’s Family, First, thank you for your prayers these past few weeks. Jacqui and I appreciated them as we traveled through the Holy Land. The St. Andrew’s trip to Israel was amazing. There were 46 of us in all. The consistent comment from almost everyone was, “why did I wait so long to…
Dear St. Andrew’s family, If you are new to St. Andrew’s you may not know it but we are at the front-end of a building campaign called Imagine 2040. If you do know about Imagine 2040, it is helpful to have a bit of a review. Throughout our history God has blessed this church. He…
Dear St. Andrew’s Family, At our Vision Night this past September I presented to the congregation assembled our course for the next year. And at the center of our work this year is an intentional focus on local mission. Specifically, we are reaching out to our neighbors in proven ways offering both practical help where…
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