"You are the light of the world."

February 5

The Fifth Sunday After The Epiphany

The Rev. John Henry, Celebrant

+The Holy Eucharist+

Rite I 8 a.m. | Rite II 10 a.m.

Masks are optional.

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite One

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. - child care in the nursery.

9:00 a.m. - Choir Rehearsal

9:15 - Adults - Morning Prayer & conversation in Pearson Hall

10:00 a.m. - Church School for Children, Lower Level

10 a.m. service in person & streamed via Facebook Live

Coffee hour following the 10 o'clock service.

Farewell to Deacon Mark & Jane Klamer!

Masks are optional.

Offerings



• Online: standrews-edwardsville.com/stewardship/

• Mail: Send your offering/check to St. Andrew's Treasurer, 406 Hillsboro Avenue, Edwardsville 62025.

The Week of February 5

• Monday through Friday - Daily 8 a.m. morning prayer and 5:30 p.m. evening prayer in the chapel.
• Friday, February 10 - 7 a.m., AA Meeting in Pearson Hall.

Looking Ahead

• Friday-Saturday, February 10-11, Winter Book Sale
• Tuesday, February 21, Shrove Tuesday (No pancake supper this year.)
• Wednesday, February 22, Ash Wednesday
• Sunday, February 26, First Sunday in Lent
• Thursday-Friday-Saturday, March 2, 3, 4 - 2023 Quilt Guild Show
• Sunday, March 26, Bishop Burgess visits St. Andrew's.

Farewell to The Reverend Mark and Jane Klamer!

Tomorrow, February 5, we say goodbye to The Reverend Mark Klamer and his wife, Jane Klamer. Bishop Burgess assigned Deacon Klamer to St. Andrew's last June. Deacon Klamer was sent to St. Andrew's to be mentored by Father Hankinson, as part of his preparation for eventual ordination to the priesthood.

However, in an example of the unpredictable nature of life as we know it, within three weeks of Deacon Klamer's arrival, Father Hankinson announced his departure from St. Andrew's. Deacon Klamer's role at St. Andrew's changed and grew in ways that none of us had expected. For the past six months, he has served, in effect, as our resident clergyperson. His contributions over that time have included--

• Leading formal lay Christian education and formation, including preparing the first candidates for confirmation and reception in many years;
• Starting daily observances of Morning and Evening led, primarily, by lay members of the congregation;
• Providing pastoral care;
• Organizing and coordinating the forms of liturgy, and providing a consistent ordained presence at Sunday worship;
• Delivering a three-part sermon series which became the focus of our Annual Stewardship campaign; and
• Providing guidance to the lay leadership, including a sometimes wayward Senior Warden.

We have also been blessed by the gracious and lively presence of Jane Klamer, who has become a cherished member of our community.

Deacon Klamer's presence among us was always intended to lead to a transition to his ordination to the priesthood, and most likely to his service in another congregation. Even so, we are sorry to see him and Jane leave us.

He will shortly be ordained to the priesthood, and will be assigned as priest-in-charge at St. Thomas-Glen Carbon. I know that all the members of St Andrew's join me in thanking Deacon Klamer and Jane for their service to us, and wishing them a happy and fulfilling ministry at St. Thomas. 

When the date for his presbyteral ordination is announced, we will pass that information along, with the hope that many people from St. Andrew's can be with him to mark the next stage of his ordained ministry.

Kevin Babb, Senior Warden, 2020-2023

It's a New Year and a New Vestry!

At the January 22 Annual Meeting, three new vestry members were elected by the parish: Michael Barford, Toby Griffen, and Fredna Scroggins. Also, Kevin Babb and Beverly Watkins were elected to serve as delegates to the Synod and Deanery. Fredna Scroggins is an alternate to these two delegates.

Following the annual meeting, the 2023 vestry met and elected the following:

• Fredna Scroggins, Senior Warden
• Carl Slaughter, Junior Warden
• Drake Depew, Treasurer
• Marty Cavanaugh, Clerk

You may contact a member of the 2023 vestry as follows:

• Sally Atwood - sallyatwood@gmail.com
• Mike Barford - michael.a.barford.il@gmail.com
• Heather Clausen - hclausen20@yahoo.com
• Drake Depew - drakedepew@gmail.com
• Liz Edwards - lizjayne66@gmail.com
• Toby Griffen - tdg@fanad.net
• Liz McKenney - elizabeth.mckenney@gmail.com
• Fredna Scroggins - fcs524@yahoo.com
• Carl Slaughter - email.carl.slaughter@gmail.com

The parish website has been updated with the three new vestry members' pictures. Follow this link.

And a Continuing Search Committee!

During the 2022 year, vestry members under Kevin Babb's leadership also served as the Rector Search Committee. At the end of 2022, some retired from the vestry but will continue on the Rector Search Committee. This is a list of the Search Committee members serving in 2023:

• Kevin Babb, Chair, Search Committee*
• Sally Atwood, member
• Heather Clausen, member
• Drake Depew, member
• Liz Edwards, member
• Liz McKenney, member
• Brian Pezza, member*
• Velma Schmidt, member*
• Carl Slaughter, member

*These search committee members are no longer serving on the vestry.

2023 Quilt Show

March 2, 3, 4

(Thursday - Friday - Saturday)



Mark Your Calendar! The 2023 Quilt Show is just a few weeks away. Entries need to be registered by February 17 and dropped off by February 26. Entries can be new or older quilts -- traditional or modern, or unique fabric art. Some quilts may be designated for sale.

Show hours will be 10 to 4 daily in Pearson Hall and the nave. Demonstrations and presentations of Quilts of Valor will occur on specific days. Admission is $5 per day.

Click below to print out the show brochure or entry registration form. Contact Liz Edwards or LaVernn Wilson if you have questions.

Parish Notes

• Coffee hour signups for 2023 are available so think about signing up for a date that is good for you now at this link.

• Gifts to the Glen Ed Pantry - Funding to provide food for needy families is an ongoing challenge. Please consider sending a check payable to the Pantry at 125 5th Avenue, Edwardsville, IL 62025, or donate online at this link to help our area families during this very cold weather!

St. Andrew's Communications

Communications Coordinator and Newsletter Editor-in-Chief, Marian Smithson

Newsletter Editor, Jane Weingartner | Newsletter Editor, Marianne Cavanaugh