Fifth Century Mosaic of the Baptism of Christ, Neonian Baptistry in Ravenna,Italy. (Photo by Patrick Comerford, 2017)
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Weekly Sunday service information and parish news. |
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The Reverend John Henry, 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.
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January 9 - The First Sunday After Epiphany
Religious Study
Children's Church School classes suspended due to Covid-19.
Adults - Adult Forum in Pearson Hall
Child Care available 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist | Rite I, 8 a.m. | Rite II 10 a.m. (Sung)
In-person attendance for up to 75 worshippers | Masks required.
Facebook Live at 10 a.m.
Coffee hour following the 10 a.m. service.
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Readings for Sunday, January 9
- Isaiah 43:1-7
- Psalm 29
- Acts 8:14-17
- Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 : "You are my beloved son in whom I am well pleased"
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Make Your Offering!
Mail: Send your check to St. Andrew's Treasurer, at 406 Hillsboro Avenue, Edwardsville 62025.
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The Week of January 9
- Sunday, January 9 - Church School for children is suspended until Omicron settles down. Nursery care will still be available from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Sundays.
- Sunday, January 9 - Fr. Ben has been out of town for continuing education at Nashotah House this week and will be away for some personal time this weekend. Fr. John Henry will be celebrant and preacher this Sunday.
- Wednesday, January 12, Lunch Bunch at Sugo's, 11:30 a.m.
Looking Ahead
- Quilt Guild Zoom meeting, Wednesday, January 19, 3 pm.
- Annual Meeting, Sunday, January 23. Mass at 9 a.m., followed by a potluck brunch and the meeting.
- Annual meeting reports are due by Sunday, January 16. Details regarding submission were sent to ministry heads this week. Reports or questions should be sent to info@standrews-edwardsville.com.
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The Scarf Project Needs Your Help!
The Scarf Project, one of St. Andrew's outreach ministries, is asking your help for the needy in our community, including those who are homeless, during the current periods of extreme cold.
Diane Dudding, Scarf Project coordinator, indicates the following items are desired for the rack the project maintains at the Edwardsville city library:
- mittens*;
- gloves* with full finger covering;
- hats and ear warmers;
- scarves or shawls;
- warm socks*, including wool socks; and
- blankets or afghans.
You can help in one of these ways:
- Purchase items, particularly the starred items, and put them in the collection box in the cloakroom at church now or next Sunday; or
- Make a cash donation online now or quickly send/deliver a check to the church. Designate the gift for Outreach/scarf project. For online donations, be sure to indicate "Scarf Project/Outreach" in "Notes."
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Thank You for Your Christmas Offerings!
- Maxine and Doug Callies - Flower Guild in honor of Ed Pakovich.
- Heather Clausen, Heather Haskins and Emery Clausen - Flower Guild in honor of Linda Clausen, Helen and Stanley Ciba, Ed Haskins, and June Sisson and Outreach.
- Diana Enloe - Flower Guild and Outreach.
- Elaine Klaus - Music Fund in thanksgiving for Jeff, Angela and Paige, and Nathan and Joyce.
- Dana LaTempt and David Woelfel - Outreach.
- Lyndia Pezza - Altar Guild in honor of Dorothy and Donald Hallam, Music Fund, St. Andrew’s ministries.
- Sharon and Larry Reader - Flower Guild in memory of Janet Hetherington and Rebecca Reader.
- Velma and August Schmidt - Flower Guild, Music Fund, Altar Guild and Outreach.
- Robert Schultheis - St. Andrew’s Ministries
- Fredna Scroggins - Music Fund in memory of Mike Scroggins and Bill Burns.
- Margaret and Carl Slaughter - Outreach.
- Marian and Mike Smithson – St. Andrew’s Ministries
- Marilyn Strangeman - Flower Guild in memory of Harold Strangeman.
- Jane and Jim Weingartner - Altar Guild.
- Kay and David Werner - Flower Guild in honor of Joel, Mark, and Kyle; Music Fund; and Outreach.
- Cindy Yelverton - Altar Guild in loving memory of Ron Yelverton, Gene and Gerry Buehne; St. Andrew’s ministries, Outreach.
Note: Additional listings may appear in the next newsletter. Extreme cold and ice prevented a final visit to the church office this week to check for additional information.
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Presiding Bishop Curry Attempts to
Reclaim January 6 as Epiphany
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[01.06.22,The Living Church] January 6 will live forever in history as a red-letter day.
It is, of course, the day on which we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany — the visit of the three Magi to the Christ child. The beginning of the introduction of Jesus to the corners of the world.
Secular forces have a way of overwhelming religious observances. For most people, “Christmas” will first evoke images of presents under a tree, rather than of a Savior in swaddling clothes. Among Gentiles, the best-known Jewish holiday is Hanukkah — a December observance of relatively minor religious importance, supercharged by an accident of the calendar.
Epiphany has a head start of two millennia, but in the United States at least, January 6 will be indelibly stained for many years to come by images of hundreds of trespassers at one of the country’s most famous buildings.
“It never occurred to me, in my 68 years of living, that it would be necessary for me to stand up in front of the people of God and declare that it is necessary to reclaim Epiphany,” Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry said, at the beginning of an Epiphany sermon livestreamed from the Church of the Epiphany in Washington.
“But one year ago, on the Feast of the Epiphany, January the 6th, 2021, darkness descended the land and Epiphany was eclipsed at the Capitol of the United States of America,” he said.
Whenever Curry preaches or speaks, his words have far more power when they can be experienced directly, rather than read from a transcript. His ancestry includes enslaved people and Baptist ministers, and he evokes that heritage through thunderous cadences that alternate with near whispers. He earned the nickname “Royal Wedding Preacher” with a relatively tame 2018 homily that was seen by more people than any Episcopal sermon in history.
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St. Andrew's Communications
Communications Coordinator and Newsletter Editor-in-Chief, Marian Smithson
Newsletter Editor, Jane Weingartner | Newsletter Editor, Marianne Cavanaugh
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