Excuse me, how is it May already?

However this has happened, we are marching ahead as our program year comes to a close. Sunday School has already finished for the year and it's almost time for the Relay for Life Walk (May 18th), Graduate Sunday (June 2nd), and our Parish Picnic (June 9th).

But before all of that, we need to say farewell to a cherished church family member, Amy Tibbetts, as she heads off on her next adventure to be near family in Oregon. We are celebrating Amy's wonderfulness this coming Sunday, May 5th, after the 10:00 a.m. service in the Parish Hall. Come out and wish her the best in this next phase of her life. While she will be greatly missed here, we know she will do amazing things with whatever she does next. Fare thee well, Amy, and Godspeed.

If you have a Yahoo email account, you may notice some radio silence from the office. As of 3:00 p.m. yesterday (April 30th), emails sent from our standrews.net accounts to Yahoo accounts are being blocked by Yahoo as part of their efforts to crack down on spam/scam emails. We are working on fixing this, but if you have emailed someone at St. Andrew's and have not heard back, this is most likely why.

Feel free to call the office if you need a timely response to something (703) 455-2500.

(Our Constant Contact account has been authenticated, so Yahoo account users should still receive these emails just fine.)

Opening - Sing, ye faithful, sing with gladness (Hymn 492)

Sequence - All things bright and beautiful (Hymn 405)

Youth Musical Offering -  "The good Lord bless and keep you," sung by the children of St. Andrew's

Offertory Hymn - For the beauty of the earth (insert)

Communion - In your mercy, Lord, you called me (Hymn 706)

Communion - O Jesus, crowned with all renown (Hymn 292)

Closing - The spacious firmament on high (Hymn 409)

Choral Postlude - The Lord bless you and keep you (John Rutter, b. 1945)

Saturday, May 4th

@ 6:00 p.m. – Evening Prayer

Sunday, May 5th

@ 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist: Rite I

@ 9:00 a.m. – Bible Study

@ 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist: Rite II

@ 11:30 a.m. - Amy's Farewell Celebration

Wednesday, May 8th

@ 9:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer

Links to our online services and Bible Studies are available on our website.

Your financial gifts to St. Andrew’s are of vital importance to support our ongoing ministries and our outreach to the most vulnerable among us. Please continue to offer your faithful gifts by:

• Mailing your check to our church office (6509 Sydenstricker Rd, Burke VA 22015)

• Hand delivering cash or checks to the church mailbox (cash or check should be sealed in an envelope marked with your name)

• Using your bank’s online bill-pay feature

• Using St. Andrew’s online giving feature. You will be asked to provide your email address, an amount, date of gift, whether it is one-time or recurring, and a fund. In the fund box, you can click the arrow at the right-hand side to see the drop-down menu (the current options are Pledge and Plate Offering). The next page will give you the option of paying via your bank or debit/credit card. Please note that St. Andrew’s will pay fees on these transactions and you will be asked if you would like to increase your donation to offset these fees.

emily@standrews.net | www.standrews.net

(703) 455-2500