St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

Boca Grande, Florida

December 30, 2021

• Return to 2 Services
• Sunday Worship Information
• Annual Giving Update
• Habitat for Humanity
• Life After Death Experiences
• Save the Date: Organ Dedication
• Financial Status YTD
• Bible Studies and Fellowships
• Upcoming Events
• Faithful Departed
• Prayer Requests & Prayer Lists
• News and Bulletin Submissions

WE RETURN TO TWO SERVICES THIS SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

SUNDAY WORSHIP INFORMATION

The Feast of the Epiphany

January 2, 2022

We hope you will join us for worship in-person (at 8:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m.) or online at 10:00 a.m. this Sunday. The link to watch "Live" is available below as well as a link to watch the service at your convenience anytime after Sunday afternoon.

Masks and social distancing are encouraged while on campus.

Click on the images below Sunday morning to be linked to

the Live-Stream service and/or the bulletin.

St. Andrew's

Volunteer Work Day

Saturday, January 8th

@ 8:30 a.m.

until completion (~ 3:00 p.m.)

This is a new home build, exterior wall sheathing work-day.

St. Andrew’s project coordinator is John Lovo you may contact him for additional information at (571) 213-5159.

The home is located at:

18077 Ardmore Ave

Port Charlotte

It's for a family of six selected by the County Family Selection Committee.

** IMPORTANT **  If you have not already done so, to comply with the HfH organization legal and insurance requirements to (annually) renew your VOLUNTEER APPLICATION for 2022 before arriving on the work site. The application process (initial or renewal) is now a fully on-line and simplified process. If you have not completed your renewal, please don't procrastinate! Thank you for volunteering your valuable time and talent for this very worthy cause.

LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCES

Tues., January 11, 2022

4:00 p.m.

presented by

Mary Neal, MD 

St. Andrew’s welcomes #1 New York Times bestselling author of “To Heaven and Back,” Dr. Mary C. Neal, as our first guest speaker in the ”Faith and…” speakers series. Dr. Neal’s presentation will be held in the church Tuesday, January 11^th at 4:00 p.m. and will be Live Streamed for those who wish to observe social distancing.

In addition, there will be a reception and book signing in the Chapter House (fellowship hall) immediately following Dr. Neal’s presentation.

Copies of “7 Lessons from Heaven” and “To Heaven and Back” are available for purchase through Amazon.com. The presentation and reception are free and open to the public.

Dr. Mary Neal is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon who drowned while kayaking on a South American river. She experienced life after death. When she first chronicled the unforgettable account of her 1999 kayak accident, the near-death experience that followed, her journey to heaven and her return to life on earth, she changed lives. But, after reading thousands of letters, she discovered she had yet to answer the biggest question of all: How does knowing there really is life after death change the way we live on earth today? This is what Dr. Neal will be addressing in her presentation. Her story gives reason to live by faith and is a story of hope.

ORGAN DEDICATION and CONCERT

February 11^th

4:00 p.m.

featuring guest artist, Jeremy Filsell

Our Feb. 11th we will dedicate our new Walker three-manual organ with a concert and reception.

Jeremy is the Director of Music at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, NY. He is acknowledged as one of only a few virtuoso performers as both pianist and organist. British-born, Jeremy leads the prestigious St. Thomas Choir or Men and Boys in New York City and is one of a remarkably few virtuoso performers who concertizes equally as organist and pianist and who often performs recitals featuring both instruments. Filsell’s discography comprises more than 35 solo recordings. His concerto repertoire encompasses Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven through to Shostakovich, John Ireland and Rachmaninov.

YTD Financial Status

Managing God's Gifts to Us

As of November 31, 2021 ...

• 2021 Operating Budget: $526,558

• Your Pledge and Gift offerings YTD: $517,187

• Total Operating Budget revenues spent for Outreach: $ 47,700

• Additional cash donations for the Red Bag Ministry: $11,330

(supports feeding the hungry in our community).

Thank you for your generosity and support of St. Andrew's 



Bible Study and Fellowship Links

Fridays @ 10:00 a.m.

Every other Monday at 9:00 a.m.

Next Meeting:

January 3rd

Tuesdays @ 8:30 a.m

Your prayers are asked for the repose of the soul of 

Jennifer Copeland Lilly

who returned home to God. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Please keep her husband, young children, parents (parishioners, Ted and Debbie Lilly) and the rest of her family in your prayers.

O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered: Accept our prayers on behalf of your servant Jennifer, and grant her an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of your saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Your prayers are asked for...

Announcements for the bulletin and newsletter are due by noon on Tuesdays of each week.

You can email them to Robin at mail@standrewsbocagrande.org 

Announcements may be subject to editing due to limited space.