St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
We have very many special events coming up that will feed your soul, deepen your connection to our parish life, and draw you into our community. Here's a listing of a few of them. More to come ..... look for your Advent packet soon in the mail (or pick up at church).

God is doing something remarkable among us.
Come to these magical and mystical events
and make them memorable for us all!
November 25th - Christ the King Sunday
8 a.m. and 10 am. Bring your creche to church to be blessed and displayed.
December 2nd - First Sunday of Advent
Prepping our hearts for the year to come
4 p.m. Parish Christmas Party
with a Vegetable Soup Pot luck, Advent wreath making, Advent crafts, Decorating the tree and Parish Life Center.
December 24th Christmas Eve
two services
4 p.m. Christmas Pageant- a festive time, with lots of children, all participating in some way: telling the story of Jesus' birth, playing instruments, reading the lessons, and Silent Night by candlelight

10 p.m. "Midnight Mass" - a time of celebration and joy, with candlelight and glorious music. A well-loved tradition here.
December 25th Christmas Day
"Quiet" 10 a.m. service followed by Community and Parish Christmas Dinner
January 6th Feast of the Epiphany
It's more than three kings ...
February 2nd -- Feast of Candlemas & The Feast Day of St. Brigid
5 p.m. Contemplative Eucharist
This year we continue our tradition of inviting a veteran to offer the homily on the Sunday closest to Veteran's Day. You are in for a treat this Sunday! Mr. Milan Shepherd will share his insights and compelling stories about how we continue to be changed by the truth discovered within the stories of our veterans.
Preparing for Sunday
To read the lessons in advance, please click here.
To watch the video of Mother Barbara's sermon from last Sunday, please click below.
Worship Ministers
8 a.m.
Crucifer: Samantha Brown
Lector: Ivy Kraker
Celebrant: Mother Barbara
Homilist: Milan Shepherd
Eucharistic Minister: Sue Davis, Samantha Brown
Verger : Bill Gawors
 
10 a.m.
Altar Guild : Kathy Smith, Jennifer Romine, Edna Guido
Greeters : Dan Swab, Julianne Swab
Acolytes : Alexander Smeltz, Petra D’Annibale, James Williams
Lectors : Bill Hutchinson, Andrew Smeltz
Celebrant: Mother Pat
Homilist: Milan Shepherd
Eucharistic Ministers : Susan Briggs, Steven Nicola
Counters: Harold Herman, Ken Dotson
Coffee Hour:  The Sunday School Classes
Verger: Mike Rhodes
The Episcopal Home
Thanksgiving Offering
It’s time: 32 Seniors Need You. Our shared mission in our Episcopal Home provides a loving, safe home for up to 32 seniors. The average age of those seniors is 89! Our donations provide benevolent care to many who outlive their savings. Together, our 63 parishes share a mission in support of The Episcopal Home, providing community and safety. If every family in each of our 63 parish communities gives at least $25 (the price of one resident’s daily living cost), we can support this safe haven for another year. Thank you for your help. 
Kingdom Politics - On The Way

Be careful what you ask for, I reminded myself, because, you may actually get it. Yesterday, on Face Book, I invited suggestions for topics for future blog posts. Coming off of an 8-week series on the Way of Love in which each week's topic was...

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Our community meal teams work with SU students to provide extra food for our dinner guests and friends
Each month a team of St. Andrew's parishioners teams up with students from SU to provide additional food to our guests and friends. As part of SU's Food Recovery Program, students bring prepared yet unserved food from their cafeteria and we help box it up for "take-home" packages so the delicious food makes it way to those who need it and will enjoy it. It's great to find even more ways to support our community.
Another way to help our neighbors
Hounds Packs Program sends food home for the weekend for those children who are especially in need of this assistance. You can help out by purchasing food at Weis Markets and dropping it off in bins located in the store. It's an easy a way to make a huge difference in the lives of neighbor school children.

To learn more about the program, please click here.
Circles of Franklin County
Circles of Franklin County is a nonprofit organization that aims to build healthy relationships across the community and actively work with families and individuals as they fight to overcome poverty. Circles recognizes that fellowship is a huge way in which people view both themselves and their current conditions and so organizes a meal every Thursday night for those who are currently going through the program.

For more information, see Samantha Davis this Sunday in church.

To read more about the program, click here.
On a personal note, I'll be heading to the doctor's office in about an hour to have my cast removed! Hooray! Then onto a walking boot. Thank you for all your love and prayers and for faithfully sharing this journey with me.
With so much gratitude, Mother Barbara
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