Ready for the Annual Meeting This Sunday!
Weekly Sunday service information and parish news.
The Reverend Benjamin Hankinson, Celebrant
In light of the recent State of Illinois indoor mask mandate, all worshippers are asked to wear masks when attending church, including those who are fully vaccinated. We pray that through compassionate fidelity to the common good, we will see the present surge subside.
January 23 - The Third Sunday After Epiphany

Holy Eucharist | Rite II 9 a.m. (Sung)
Annual Meeting following Holy Eucharist.

Masks required. Service and meeting streamed via Facebook Live.
Coffee hour follows the 10 a.m. meeting

Virtual coffee hour chat available at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81076773055
Readings for Sunday, January 23

  • Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
  • Psalm 19
  • 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
  • Luke 4:14-21
Make Your Offering!
Mail: Send your check to St. Andrew's Treasurer, at 406 Hillsboro Avenue, Edwardsville 62025.
The Week of January 23

  • Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Holy Eucharist.
  • Friday, Fr. Ben will be out of the office as he begins a change of schedule with Monday as a work day and Friday a day off.

Looking Ahead
  • Wednesday, February 2, 6:30, Mid Week study returns.
  • Tuesday, March 1, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper canceled.
  • Wednesday, March 2, Ash Wednesday
  • Thursday, Friday, Saturday, March 3-5, Quilt Show canceled.
  • Wednesday, March 6, First Sunday in Lent
  • Sunday, April 10, Palm Sunday
  • Sunday, April 17, Easter Day
  • St. Andrew's Annual Meeting will be held in the church nave on Sunday, January 23, following Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m.
  • Annual reports from parish ministries are available at this link. Additional financial reports will be sent before the meeting.
  • Bring your cellphone or tablet to reference the reports at the meeting.
  • The meeting will be available via Facebook livestream for those who cannot attend.
  • A sitter will be available in the nursery from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Vestry Candidates for Election on January 23
Sally Atwood

Sally is a long time member of St. Andrew's who has served on the vestry before. She also taught Sunday School for many years when Riley and Ellen were young.

She is a guidance counselor at EHS and also a part-time staff member at the Edwardsville Library, usually working two weekday evenings a week.

Sally is the mother of two adult children, Riley and Ellen, and will soon be a grandmother as Riley and Lynley are expecting.

Sally felt that St. Andrew's was a good church for her children to grow up in and looks forward to serving on vestry again.
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Maxine Callies

Maxine Callies has been a resident of Edwardsville since 1966 when she, her husband, and three children relocated here. She gives credit to Liz Edwards for finding her church home, at St. Andrew’s.
Maxine was hired as the lone employee of SIUE Credit Union in 1968. She retired 38 years later. 

During this time, she served on the Illinois Credit Union Board of Directors, The Illinois CUPAC Board, and was on the staff of the Credit Union National Association Management School in Madison, Wisconsin for 12 summers.

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Liz McKenney

Liz McKenney is mom to Sami (14) and Evie (12) and has been married to Mark McKenney for 17 years. Liz grew up in the suburban Atlanta, GA area, while Mark was raised in Beaumont, Texas. They met while attending Tulane University and got married while in graduate school at the University of Florida.

The McKenney family joined the Episcopal faith in 2010, when they began attending St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Wimberley, Texas, near their previous home. Upon moving to Edwardsville in 2011, they were delighted to find an intimate, affirming, community-based parish in St. Andrew's.

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St. Andrew’s Postpones
Winter Book Fair


The St. Andrew’s Winter Book Fair has been postponed until February 25-26 due to the current spread of COVID. Hours on Friday, February 25, by reservation only, will be 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. On Saturday, February 26, hours are 9 a.m. – noon and reservations are not required.

Covid-19 precautions include requiring masks for all patrons and volunteers and a reservation system to limit Friday night participation to no more than 20-30 patrons at one time (depending on COVID conditions). Social distancing will be encouraged, and hand sanitizer will be available at the entrance and exit.

Book lovers may sign up for the sale online beginning February 11 using a link on the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church website. Those without computer access can call 618-656-1294 to make a reservation on Friday or attend the sale on Saturday.
 
Questions should be addressed to fair organizers Mike and Cindy Reinhardt who can be reached at 618-656-1294.
St. Andrew's Communications
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