Parish Update
August 28, 2020

September Net Edition
Online Worship & Gatherings for the Week
Saturday, August 29th
@ 6:00 p.m. – Evening Prayer Service

Sunday, August 30th
@ 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer Service
@ 9:00 a.m. – Bible Study (Mtg# 142 074 0872; password: CMrCxTkf488)
@ 10:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer Service (also on Facebook)
@ 11:00 a.m. – Zoom Coffee Hour (password: 713988)
@ 9:00 p.m. – Compline with St. Phoebe's (via Zoom)

Wednesday, September 2nd
@ 9:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer Service
@ 10:30 a.m. – Zoom Wednesday Group Chat (password: 313159)

Note: When joining any of our Zoom meetings, please make sure your name is displayed.
From our Priest-in-Charge

Dear Friends in Christ,
 
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. - Romans 12:2
 
In our baptism and through our Baptismal Covenant, we are transformed and accept the invitation in our lives for transformative grace. This is not an active verb with us doing the work for transformation, but it is our acceptance of grace and willingness to be transformed.
 
Transformation is not comfortable as it calls us “out of the boat” as disciples. This pandemic will and is changing us as a society and as individuals. We have changed the way we work, socialize, go to school, worship, and live our daily lives. With this change comes the opportunity to accept God’s transformative love.
 
As we begin to launch our program year, we are making changes to how we worship, learn, and engage in fellowship. In the coming weeks you will hear about outdoor worship, continuing worship online, new formation opportunities, and new fellowship endeavors. We can also say, transformed worship, transformed formation, and transformed fellowship. We do not always like change, but know in the midst of this time is an opportunity for Christ’s revealing love to move in and through us.
 
As we continue in our ministry and worship, amidst so much change, know that the never-ending gift of Christ’s transformative love is at work. That same word for transform is what we use when Jesus was “transfigured” or “transformed” on the mountain with God’s revelation and a glimpse of the kingdom. We go forward, One Together, in the knowledge of God’s presence with us always and in the knowledge of the one constant on whom we rely, Christ Jesus.
 
I look forward to worshiping with you this tomorrow and Sunday. Until then, I am, 

Faithfully yours,

Will

The Reverend William L. Packard
(571) 449-7438
For pastoral emergencies, please call (571) 336-6509
Volunteer Opportunity: Greeters & Ushers

We are planning to begin Sunday outdoor services soon in the front parking lot, and we will need Outside Ushers to assist with directing traffic and helping worshippers find their seating spaces, and Greeters to give a warm, socially distanced welcome. Reservations are required for worship services to ensure socially distanced seating and contact tracing. As we will need several Outside Ushers and Greeters at each service, please consider assisting if you are able to do so.

Contact: Doug Wood (jrwarden@standrews.net)
Blessing of the Backpacks

Kick-off Sunday will be on September 13th and with that we will have our annual Blessing of the Backpacks. We have not finalized the details on this just yet, but stay tuned!

Contact: Amy Dutton (amy@standrews.net)
Godly Play Break

Godly Play is taking a late summer break, but we will be back on Sunday, September 13th. We are also starting at a new time: 11:00 a.m., right after the 10:00 a.m. service. We hope to see you all there!

Contact: Amy Dutton (amy@standrews.net)
Find us on Facebook

Have you found us on Facebook yet? Our worship services and more happenings at St. Andrew's are available on the St. Andrew's Facebook page. Follow us and share with your friends!

Contact: Emily Nein (emily@standrews.net)
Online Giving

During these unprecedented times, we are called into community in unprecedented ways. 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 mail box (cash or check should be sealed in an envelope marked with your name)

  • Using your bank’s online bill-pay feature

  • Using an online portal (through the diocesan office) for electronic giving. Go to http://bit.ly/DOVChurch. Make sure the fund option says “My Church” and the memo field says “St. Andrew’s, Burke”. The next page will give you the option of paying via your bank account or debit/credit card. Please note that St. Andrew’s will pay fees on these transactions and the fees are higher for debit/credit cards than they are for bank transfers.
Contact: Michelle Ramsdell (michelle@standrews.net)
Prayer List

Please keep these members of our community in your prayers: 
Madeline Akins, Michael Arnold, John and Janet Carver, Carol Cobb, Chris Conrad, Larry Dickerson, Dale Dickey, John Dunham, Phil Dunn, George Duvall, Vivian Eggers, David Graves, Lori Hardin, Bill Hartig, Susan Henderson, Linda and Ed Hunter, Jack Keyser, Katie Kurz, Dale Leonard, Ryan Martel, Gunnar and Heike Mayer, Regina McCombs, Nadjla Miller, James Padgett, Leean Palmgren, Pam, Philippa Pearce, Mary Lu Powell, Marie Reba, Col. Terry Rice, John Strong, Maureen Sullivan, Douglas Taggart, and Bette Williams

Contact: Deborah England (prayer@standrews.net)
emily@standrews.net | www.standrews.net
(703) 455-2500