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April 8, 2021
Holy Week 2021
ST. A's NEWS
Downtown History Walk – Saturday, April 10th at
10 AM

St. Andrew’s members of all ages are invited to meet at the garden for a downtown history walk on Saturday, April 10th at 10 AM. Our own Marty Keil will lead the walk to teach us about nearby historical sites after Dorothy Bauer gives us a history lesson on our own Chapel.
St. Andrew’s 4th Annual “Texans Reaching Out” Fundraiser That's right, it's back! After not being able to have our Texans Reaching Out event last year, we are ready for a rootin', tootin' good time! Whether you were born & bred in Texas or got here as quick as you could, come celebrate Texas Independence in true Texas style with Tex-Mex tacos, plenty of liquid fun, a truly unique live auction, a 50/50 raffle, and music. Have a good time for a great cause on Friday, April 30 at 6 pm in the community garden. The event benefits local & international charities. Sign up and Get your raffle tickets at church on Sunday and at the church office throughout the week. Raffle tickets are available for $5 each or 5 for $20. Contact Ellen Stone or Kelly Follis for more info. Y’all come!
Trade Days are coming!!!

Mark April 24th on your calendars because St. Andrew's will have a booth at the Trade Days this year! We need volunteers to help run it though, so sign up today to give us a hand! We need 2 people per hour long shift. We'll have bookmark color sets to pass out, along with St. Andrew's postcards, as long as they last. If you are interested in volunteering, click here to sign up!
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It's Bar-B-Que time!!! The Guadalupe Valley Christian Counseling Center will host their annual BBQ fundraiser this Sunday, April 25th at Faith Lutheran Church from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. A ticket will get you 1/2 a BBQ chicken through the drive thru!!! Tickets are $8 or you can purchase at the window. Contact Claudia Gaytan to get your tickets!

If you are a part of the tech team click the link above to assign yourself a piece of equipment for the 10:30 am service on a Sunday or two. If you would like to be part of the St. Isidore Guild Contact Aaryn, Gil, or Charlene.
Grad Sunday is May 30th! If you have a St. A’s kid who will transition from preschool to elementary, elementary to middle school, middle school to high school, or is a graduate, send a picture and a short bio of them including what their plans are for the future to Charlene at secretary@standrewseguin.org by Thursday, May 27th.
Bishop High will join us November 28th for St. Andrew's Day. If there is anyone who would like to be received into St. Andrew's or confirmed, please contact Charlene in the church office. Classes will be scheduled at a TBD date.
Anyone interested in helping with maintenance in the Community Garden Contact Alan Cockerell. Thank you for your help to keep our campus beautiful!


Twelve Step Recovery

AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the Youth House on Crockett Street.
Weekly Schedule
SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021: SECOND SUNDAY of EASTER
9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II (Garden)
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II (Church)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021
10:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study (McKeogh Hall)
12:00 p.m. Service for Healing (Chapel)

THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021
8:00 a.m. Brotherhood of St. Andrew's (McKeogh Hall)

At this time, we have two in-person services. They are held each Sunday, one at 9:00 am in the Prayer Garden for an Outdoor Family Service and our Contemporary service at 10:30 am in the Sanctuary. A decision will be made at a later date about the Rite I, 8:00 am service.

If you are uncomfortable with physical return, you can still be spiritually present with us by joining us via live stream! CLICK ON ONE OF THE IMAGES BELOW to join us virtually on Sundays at 10:30 am as we worship Our Lord. All services are available any time after that on Facebook (click on Video tab), YouTube, and our web page under Sermons.
Pledges, Tithes, and Offerings
Ways to Give

Please consider donating to St. Andrew's by one of the options listed below.

  1. Click the "DONATE NOW" button at the bottom of this message
  2. Visit the Donate page on our website
  3. Set up bill pay with your bank
  4. Mail a check
  5. Drop off your check in our mail slot located in the window to the right of the office door.

Thank you for your help to fund the mission and ministry of St. Andrew's
Phased Reopening Guidelines
Reopen 1
Dear St. Andrew's Family,

Below you will find information regarding our worship opportunities and our safety requirements for the church. We have a responsibility to report this information to you, and we ask that you do your best to review the material.  Please know that your Office Staff has full trust in your love for your fellow congregant and that it is apparent in your actions that you have treated these guidelines as a covenant of love for your worshipping neighbor.  

As a reminder these are some of the requirements:

  1. All people over the age of 3 must wear a mask covering nose and mouth.
  2. Please remember to social distance. DON'T SIT ON THE BLUE TAPE IN THE PEWS.
  3. If you are not feeling well, please stay home.

When making the decision about whether to return for in-person worship or not, the new, vestry and diocesan approved guidelines Plan for Phased Reopening: Phase 2(b) will help you know what to expect and consider how this experience will be different from the last time you were here. 

In order to avoid disrupting the live-stream video and audio, we ask that everyone be in your seats no later than 10 minutes before the beginning of the service. Use those 10 minutes to thank God for your life and health, to listen to the prelude, and to otherwise prepare
yourself for worship.
Ministers in the Lord's Service
Celebrant-
Fr. Stephen Shortess

Lay Reader-
9 am- Colin Spencer-Dibble
10:30 am- Mark Willliams

Altar Guild-
Dorothy Bauer
Martha Bruns
Marty Keil
Linda Williams
Jackie Ball

Offertory Tellers-
Margaret Taylor
Syd Bauer

Ushers-
Carlotta Coffman
Margaret Taylor
Jackie Ball

Musicians-
Wendi Gustafson- Music Director/Organ

Leo Garcia- Choir Director/Cantor/Soloist
Ellie Follis- Soloist

Cameramen/Technicians-
Aaryn Perry
Gil Merkle
Jack Merrell
Warren Wundt
Betty Anderson
Will Follis

Sound-
Jim Anderson
Birthdays

Mark Gustafson- April 4
Tracy Donley- April 5
Wayne Beeman- April 6
Sally Swope- April 7
Debbie Pezzuto- April 8
Ben Gustafson- April 10


Anniversaries

Ronald & Laurene Irwin- April 12

If you have a birthday or anniversary next week and it's not listed, please call the Parish Office and leave a message for Charlene to add it to the list.
Bible Studies and Prayer Groups
IN OUR PRAYERS
If you or another member of the parish are sick or in the hospital and would like a contact from Pastoral Care, please notify the Parish Office. We don't want anyone to get missed! Contacting the office will ensure that Pastoral Care is notified.

If you would like to add a name, etc., to the prayer list, send an email to secretary@standrewseguin.org. If you have a pastoral situation that needs attention, please contact the parish office. 

If a member of your family is in the armed forces, please send their name to Charlene via email at secretary@standrewseguin.org or by phone (830-372-4330) so they can be included in the Prayers of the People each Sunday.
We all know that doctors and nurses are on the front lines of battling the corona virus. Although there isn't much we can do to help them physically while they help patients, we can pray for them. So we are asking all of you to Click here to sign up for a time slot to pray for them around the clock. This way we can make sure we have at least one person praying even for just a few minutes of every hour of every day. If you are not able to commit to a specific time, or if the slots are all full, please take a few moments to say one of these prayers each day for these wonderful men and women. Thank you!

Sanctify, O Lord, those whom you have called to the study and practice of the arts of healing, and to the prevention of disease and pain. Strengthen them by your life-giving Spirit, that by their ministries the health of the community may be promoted and your creation glorified; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Angels in blue gowns, They wear face masks instead of haloes. Their gloved holy hands administer to us Care we are too weak to provide for ourselves.
Without sleep, Without hope of a day off, In the face of ever-dwindling supplies, They risk their lives at every moment In order to save ours. Blessed are the hands, Rubbed raw from washing, That connect us to ventilators. Blessed are the feet, Sore and swollen, That tread the ER floors. Blessed are the eyes That have stared down death Hundreds, Thousands of times, And yet look upon each desperately ill patient And refuse to give up hope. God Most Merciful, Preserve the health and safety Of those who work so hard to preserve ours. Amen.– Cameron Wiggins Bellm
St. Andrew's dares to embrace its Episcopal Heritage by living out the Great Commission of Christ through the intimacy of community, discipleship, and service.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, a congregation of The Episcopal Church, and a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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